August 1857 Su 2 I went to West point to meeting ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Mo 3 I came home and stopped at Knottsville and voted got home about 3 oclock and it rained from that until night John hoed tobacco until the rain in the garden ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Tue 4 We ploughed and hoed tobacco a part of the day it rained 3 showers and I wrote 2 lettes for E. McDaniel ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- We 5 We ploughed and hoed tobacco a part of the day and in the evening I went with P. E. Douthitt over Blackford John hoed tobacco all the evening ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Thu 6 P. E. Douthitt and myself came back at dinner and went over and halled and stacked wheet for George Husk John hoed tobacco ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Fri 7 We finished stacking wheet for G Husk P.E. Douthitt and John helped me We finished about 4 . 1/2. oclock John quit at dinner and ploughed and hoed tobacco I went with P.E. Douthitt a hunting ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Sat 8 I went to Ohio after Elizabeth John hoed tobacco