Friday, July 6th, 1866

To day I am at work at the warehouse. Hicks still hauling lumber from the flat boats. Col. Wrigley left on the train for Beaumont. The hands finished shingling in the wood shop. Florence [aka Pet aka Fawn aka Florence Mahala Hall] missed the fever. Weather variable and hot with showers of rain. Ther: 86°.

Monday, June 11th, 1866

To day I am at work at the warehouse. Hicks & Steve are engaged hauling shingles from the [rail]cars. The Str. Royal Arch arrived from Galveston and by her I received a barrel of ice to cool the parched tongue. Ed. Jones took dinner with me. My Cough & itch is but little if any better. Weather variable and hot : Ther : 88°.

Saturday, June 9th, 1866

The forenoon of to day I worked at the warehouse. The evening I spent at home and painted another shutter. The cars brought me from Beaumont 32,000 shingles, which Hicks is engaged hauling. I am yet suffering with the itch and cough. I however missed the fever again. Weather variable and hot. Ther : 86°.

Tuesday, November 26th, 1861

To day I am busily engaged in the store. The hands finished the shingling in of my house. weather changeable & rather warm. 

Monday, November 25th, 1861

To day the steamer Ruthven left for Galveston. Business dull. The hands are still engaged in shingling my new house. weather cloudy & rather cool.

Saturday, November 23rd, 1861

To day there is but little doing in the way of business. The hands are still engaged in shingling my new house. weather changeable & cold with frost at night.

Friday, November 22nd, 1861

To day the Steamer Ruthven arrived from Galveston, bringing but little freight. James McDonald* left for home. The hands are getting along very well with shingling my new house. at night I had to turn out as a patrol and while out a severe norther came out with a torrent of rain. after the rain subsided there was a severe frost at night & very cold.

*Nephew of Mahala. He was killed in Arkansas during the war between the states.

Thursday, November 21st, 1861

To day I am busily engaged in selling goods. My new house is progressing slowly. the hands commenced shingling it in. weather cloudy & warm.

Friday, February 15th, 1861

To day Bill finished hauling shingles. we are still at work on the mill house. ground 1½ bushels of corn. weather cloudy & cold with a strong wind blowing from the North.

Thursday, February 14th, 1861

To day we are still working on the mill house. Bill hauling shingles. I ground 7 bushels of corn. weather clear & cold with a very high wind blowing from the S.W.

Tuesday, February 12th, 1861

To day Mr. Hepperla returned to Crockett. Father [Joshua James Hall] came up to see us. We are still at work on the mill house. Bill is still engaged in hauling shingles. Florence has another spell of sickness & is quite fretfull. weather cloudy windy and cool.

Monday, February 11th, 1861

To day Mr. Hepperla came out to see me and remained all day. We are still at work weatherboarding the mill house. Bill commenced to haul shingles. Mr. Leaverton returned my wheat fan and I paid him $17.50 for ginning cotton. weather clear & cool.

Wednesday, October 17th, 1860

To day I commenced to build a garden screen. Albert went for the wagon & hauled one load of shingles & returned the oxen to the field. weather clear & rather warm.