Saturday, June 29th, 1861. All the men in the Faceville district mustered at Mr. Butts mill No about 50 J. F. Stanton was here Dr. W. Thomas went to Chattahoochee to meet with Miss Adalin Riviere his sisterinlaw to bring her home with him. I let the negroes work in their crops today till it rained and then set out vines Mother received a letter from B Willy J. Ingram who is in Va. I got a letter from James Thomas from Pensacola Sunday, June 30th, 1861 A dedication of the new church in hack took place today Another pretty hard rain fell today Bery Freeman started to Hack, his hors got sick and he was disappointed T. D. Sanders, B. Rogers, J. Fain, W. Thomas A Shaw and myself was out all knight Saturday patrolling Monday, July 1st, 1861. Sticking out vines again today the ground is wet I had a severe head ache Wm B. Freeman was toknight Tuesday, July 2nd, 1861. Aunt is in a fine humor no rain but all day warm and cloudy finished sticking out potato vines kill 2 sheep Aunt went to Mr. Wrights J. F. Stanton plowed August corn Wednesday, July 3rd, 1861 It rained all the evening come in a very good time for we had just set out potater vines nothing else of importance occurred only Aunt was in a fine humor Thursday, July 4th, 1861. Rained all night last night and rained till 12 oclock today then held up till night commenced again raining now at 8 1/2 Mr. S. Patterson and Miss B. Blewet came here today Mr. H. Thomas came here, I replant the ground pea patch with peas Stanton and myself stoped with H. D. Thomas this evening and eate some water melons Friday, July 5th, 1861. Marked the calves 8 in No spaid and marked pigs 4 sows finished replanting the pinder with peas Miss B. Bluet remained all day with Aunt Stanton killed a hawk Dan, Jake and myself eate an orange melon at the gin house togeather Sunday, July 7th, 1861. S. P. Richardson preached no rain but very hot Mr. W. C. Thomas dined with us and remained a good part of the evening which was very pleasant to have his company Stanton and all the boys called at Mr. F in the evening Monday, July 8th, 1861. Commenced to plowing in the new ground cotton for the first time since it was planted commenced to plowing the ground peas the 4th time nothing els of note only Aunt was quiet again Miss B. Bluet went to Beries Tuesday, July 9th, 1861. Aunt N Got up in a hostile mode and give every thing dinky as she call it She give Stanton a big scold Miss A. Revire come to stay a few days Dr. Thomas come ova Killed 2 sheep for market Andy and Henry helped about it Wednesday, July 10th, 1861. Aunt N give Stanton another tremendus break down this morning it rained this morning at 2 oclock a good deal of thundering and lighting H. D. Thomas killed a hawk Misses S and M Fain was at Mr. H Thomas I called and spent a pleasant evening with the girls and all the rest It rained again this evening, a heavy rain Stanton went to Bain Bery went to Bainbridge and got Aunt 2 gallon jug full of whiskey for the fourth time this year Thursday, July 11th, 1861 Aunt Nancy got up before sun up and commenced to quarreling She got wors fast till she got to the top notch Got corn from J Ingram 9 1/2 bu amounting in all 40 bushells for the wives of the soldiers Friday, July 12th, 1861 Bought of William Wright 1 buggy at $10 to be credited on a note I hold of B. B. Wright Aunt is a little calm Saturday, July 13th, 1861 Capt W. D. Griffin held muster at the steep head a general turn out os the dis I went to Mr. B. B. Wright and beat apples for cider. Mr. B. B. Wrights mare died, cost two hundred dollars. Dr. W. T. Thomas mustered Miss A Rivire went to Dr. Thomas I went to W. B. Freeman for dinner they had finish before I come Sunday, July 14th, 1861. William B. Freeman is here today Aunt is in a quarreling mode again as bad as ever To knight H. D. Thomas had an ague which lasted about 2 hours Rev. Fag and Lady dined with us J. F. Stanton superintend a singing at the church a very nice collection of the young people, and all behaved well but J Fanin and J Askin were a little disorderly
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