Tuesday, December 9th, 1862

To day I traded what interest I had in and to a tract of land known as the Dobie tract to Joseph Wright for which [he] gave me a roan horse about 4 years old, which I named Rattler, and twenty five dollars in cash. I sold my interest only in said land and without any recourse on me as to little or any thing else. Charley Lund left on the cars for Houston to attend to some business for the concern. Weather changeable and pleasant.

Tuesday, November 18th, 1862

To day I went up town and attended the auction sale of the goods belonging to Joseph Richardson, & while there purchased a few articles for which I paid the cash. weather cloudy and warm with occasional showers of rain.

Friday, October 31st, 1862

To day Frank Hitchcock came over from Houston on the cars and deposited with me $15,500 to purchase cotton with up the Country [i.e., Houston County]. I am busy assisting Frank in getting his things out of the Warehouse to be shipped over to Houston. The boys are still hauling corn. weather clear and pleasant. Thus I close the jottings for the month of October.

Sunday, May 6th, 1860

To day I returned home from Crockett and loaned Mrs. Hall $75 in cash. weather changeable & warm.

Tuesday, March 13th, 1860

To day still in Crockett and in the morning on my motion the Court quashed the bill of indictment in the celebrated Whitwell suit. In the evening I paid L.A. Miller $105.75 in cash for my note executed to him the day previous for the horse Mustapha, thus making the horse cost in cash $105.75. Weather cloudy & cold.

Saturday, March 10th, 1860

To day we commenced to plant corn in the old ground with two plows running. In the evening Sam* Sharp & John Wootters came out from Crockett; Weather clear but cold. I paid Bill Hicks in cash $1. on a/c of rails.

*This Sam Sharp is a 2nd great-grandpa to the Keeper of this family history blog.

 

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YAZOO DEMOCRAT [Yazoo City, MS], March 10, 1860, p. 3, c. 1. Our neighbor grows eloquent and witty over a grape vine chair, and talks also of "grape vine committees." She thinks that grape vines are better adapted for the manufacture of chairs and wicker work than for hanging Yankees with. She also hopes that because she happened to be born in the "good old Dutch city of Albany," she may not be made a victim of the "Grape Vine Committee." We have always had our opinion of Yankees, for our own part, and that is, that as long as they behave themselves they are as good as white people, and consequently, we are decidedly opposed to hanging innocent Yankees on grape vines.

Sunday, February 12th, 1860

To day Darby split 37 rails, which made 100 in all and for which I paid him cash. Bill split 150 rails and Albert commenced his patch. weather fair.

Monday, February 6th, 1860

To day I went to Crockett. it was very cold & cloudy. while there I collected from R. DOUGLASS 73¢, and paid out 30¢ to MCLEMORE. at home Albert at work in the clearing.

Thursday, February 2nd, 1860

To day I loaned to L. E. DOWNES [$_____] in cash, he going to Galveston. I also wrote to Mr. WRIGLEY at Liberty to send negro woman Rachael home, and I returned home in the evening finding all well and Albert at work in the clearing. The weather had moderated considerably but still cold & a frost at night.

Wednesday, February 1st, 1860

Still in Crockett and to day I purchased a negro woman named Louisa for which I paid in cash [$1250?]. at home Albert at work in the clearing. The weather still cold & hoary frost at night.