Su 8 I came home from Ohio ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Mo 9 I handled my axe and ground It and went to Knottsville and got my boot mended and wound up James Richmonds business ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Tue 10 I was fixing a gate and Reason McDaniel came to work for me and we cut briers bushes and made fence and I went to Richmond,s farm after my oats and got nine and 1/2 bushels ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- We 11 We made fence cut fence roes and halled some wood ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Thu 12 I helped A. Smeathers role logs John cut fence roe ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Fri 13 We cut fence roes tore up fence laid worm and then E. McDaniel and my self went to Mrs. McDaniels after her bull ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Sa 14 I went to a sale at (G ?) Mcdaniels

March 1857 Su 15 I went to Hawesville with (Wm ?) McDaniel to see (smeared letter ) E Douthitt concerning a report raised about a deed he claimed to have. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- M 16 I went to a log roling at Charles Pain and then we finished at 1 oclock and went to help Ben. Shadwick finish roling logs John cut a few corn stalks when I got home we made fence ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Tue 17 I went to mill at Wm Winklers with wheet John halled a few rails after dinner we made fence ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- We 18 I helped Thos. Adams and Eph. Mcdaniel role logs we finished at half past 2 oclock and then I made fence John halled rails all day ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Th 19 I fixed some logs and went to the blacksmith shop to get my plows sharpened and John cut briers and bushes and in the evening John went to Yelvington after Dr Bennett for Mr Gatewoods child ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Fri 20 I started at 12 oclock last night to Yelvington after a catheter and had to go to Owensboro to get it and got back at 8 oclock and then we worked with the child a good while and I got home at 11 oclock and cut some logs and roled out of the fence roe and John halled some rails and I built fence and fire broke out at Allens and Gatewoods and I went and helped fight fire 3 oclock in the evening until about 3 or 4 oclock next morning John watch our fire. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Sat 21 I helped S. W. Allen build fence where it was burned and tore out at dinner we sent after John and oxen to help hall rails after we got done the fence I halled some wood for S. W. Allen and G. Gatewood ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- Sun 15 - The Douthitt he went to see was probably his cousin Martin. Mon 16- Ben Shadwick was a neighbor (#419 in 1860 census age 34 (2nd) wife Elizabeth (Barker) age 20) He was also a brother to Davis's aunt-by-marriage , Catherine Shadwick Douthitt. There are a number of Paynes in the neighborhood. C. H Payne age 33 was # 648 in that census. Davis is #645. Matilda O'Brien age 47 lives with him and his family and may be the "Widow OBryan" Davis sometimes mentions Fri 20 - A medical emergency and a fire! Our boy had an exciting day. Does anyone know what sort of catheter would have been commonly available for sale or how it may have been used? I believe that they frequently cleared land by cutting off all the trees and brush. Rolled it into huge piles and burned them. If they weren't careful the fire could get out of control.