November 1857 S 1 I staid at home all day -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- ---------------------------------------------------- Mo 2 I helped William Winkler on his house and John cut and halled some wood and halled some corn -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- ---------------------------------------------------- Tu 3 I helped Willam Winkler on his house John dug potatoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- ---------------------------------------------------- We 4 I helped William Howard pi?? his house John lazed around nothing done -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- ---------------------------------------------------- Th 5 I worked on William Howards house John dug potatoes and halled a load of corn -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- ---------------------------------------------------- Fri 6 I finished Wm Howards house It rained nearly all day -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- ---------------------------------------------------- Sat 7 It rained nearly all day and in the evening I went to Hawesville on business -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- ---------------------------------------------------- Sun 8 I came home from Hawesville ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Mo 9 I helped Wm Winkler cut crib logs John halled corn ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Tues 10 We helped William Winkler score logs John halled logs for him ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Wed 11 I helped William score logs John halled logs for him ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Thu 12 I went to Hawesville to mill John helped Wm Winkler hall corn and pumpkins ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Fri 13 I scored logs Wm Winkler John halled for him ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Sat 14 We went to Ohio County

November 1857 Sun 15 We staid in Ohio ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Mo 16 We came home from Ohio John halled some corn it rained a part of the day ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Tues 17 I went to Ruben Barker to build a chimney and he was not at home and I went after him and laid the foundation John finished halling William Winklers logs and rock at dinner and halled some wood and corn ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- We 18 I worked on Ruben Barkers chimney John cut and halled wood ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Thur 19 It snowed and turned very cold nothin done but cut wood make fires and feeding ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Fri 20 We halled some wood and corn it is very cold ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Sat 21 We cut and halled some wood and after dinner we killed 2 hogs assisted by William Winkler and then I halled a load of corn ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Sun 22 I went and fed my hogs over the creek Mo 23 It is very cold we commenced gathering corn assisted by William Winkler and got 3 loads for me and one for William ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Tue 24 I helped Archibald Smeathers raise a corn crib we did not get done John halled wood ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Wed 25 I helped Arch Smeathers finish his crib ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Thur 26 I went to work on R Barkers chimney commenced at dinner John and E McDaniel helped William hall corn ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Frid 27 I helped William raise his crib until dinner and I went and finished Barkers chimney ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Sat 28 We cut some wood for Mrs McDaniel and helped Hardin McDaniel Shuck corn ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------