Tuesday, May 10th, 1864

To day the boys are at work planting out tobacco plants. Billy Stewart & Billy Cundiff left for Crockett. I attended the mill and ground 12½ bushels of corn. At night a traveler stopped with me. Weather variable & cold so much so as to require fires for comfort.

Monday, May 9th, 1864

To day the boys are at work in the lower field. I attended the mill and ground 14½ bushels of corn. Billy Stewart and Billy Cundiff came out from Crockett and stopped with me for the night. I delivered to Mr. Cundiff's wagon (which was driven by Mr. Lane) all of his Cundiff's flour amounting to 913 lbs of superfine 60 lbs shorts and 12 bushels of bran. I also let Billy Stewart have 2 bushels of meal. Weather cloudy & cool with occasional showers of rain.

Sunday, April 10th, 1864

To day I remained at home writing letters. Nellie* [Mary Alexandrien Sharp nee Lemaire] & Roberta [Roberta Downes Halyard nee Hall] came up in my buggy. they did not remain long, but rode my horse Hawk back to Mother's [Mahala* Sharp Hall nee Roberts]. Mr. Cundiff came out with a wagon load of wheat, which he left at the mill and returned home in the evening. Weather clear & rather cool.

*This Nellie is a 2nd great-grandma to the Keeper of this family history blog. Mahala is a 3rd great-grandma, and is Nellie's mother-in-law. 

Friday, February 27th, 1863

To day the boys are still at work in splitting & hauling rails for a cow pen. I am busy in erecting a railing around the grave of Charley Hall's child, also in gathering rails & other material at the old place, all of which I had hauled home. I took dinner with Mr. Cundiff at Mother's [Mahala* Sharp Hall nee Roberts]. he came to see me in relation to some business. weather changeable and rather cool.

*This Mahala is a 3rd great-grandma to the Keeper of this family history blog.

Friday, August 29th, 1862

To day we left the camp at Davis' and drove 27 miles to Huntsville, where I stoped at Sims Hotel for the night. On the road I met Mr. Swilley and purchased from him a rash of flour to be left at my house in Liberty. At Huntsville I met W.H. Cundiff & learned all the particulars from old Houston County. weather cloudy & rainy all day. Expenses 75 cts. Ther: 84°.