October 1858 Su 17 I went to meeting ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Mon 18 I attended presbytery we got through at 11 oclock at night. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Tu 19 We came home ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- We 20 I fooled around awhile and helped William finish faning his wheet and then helped James Richmond fix for dobing his house John shelled a turn of corn ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Th 21 John went to mill and then went over blackford with S W Allen to kill a sheep and in the evening Sam went with me to Ohio after my cattle ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Fr 22 We came home with our cattle John and William met us at Jesse Haynes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Sat 23 I helped James Richmond dob his house John cut corn awhile and fooled about ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------

October 1858 Su 24 I went to Wm Winklers ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Mo 25 I blocked out a buggy tung and went and helped Wm Winkler take his steer home and after dinner I helped J Richmond pint his house John cut corn ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Tue 26 I finished James Richmonds house at 9 oclock and went to S W Allens he is sick after dinner I helped Charles Payne chop John cut corn ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Wen 27 I went to Owensboro a trading It rained a part of the day I took Mother Black down there ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Thur 28 I fixed up my wagon and after dinner I helped Wm Winkler get out rock ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Fri 30 James Richmond and myself hunted for rock and in the evening we halled some wood ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Sat 31 I went to help William hall pumpkins and I had to go see Pleasant at Wm Jones he is very low John helped William until dinner after I left

Sunday November the 1st 1858 Sun 1 I went to stay with Pleasant ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Mo 2 I had to stay with Pleasant ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Tues 3 I stayed with Pleasant he is no better ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Wed 4 I came to Gatewoods sale and went on home and went back to see Pleasant ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Thu 5 I staid with Pleasant ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Fri 6 I came home and helped W Smeathers raise a crib and went back over the creek ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Sat 7 I staid with Pleasant ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- Pleasant Evan Douthitt was Davis' younger brother. He survived whatever illness he was suffering from.