Archibald Newton McLarty Diary

May 1847

Built some fence and wint to cort lay in the woods that night thunder and rain hurd the wolves at our camp.

2. Sabath at home to day very sore eyes cloudy.

3. Planted my sweet potatoes cloudy and very cold.

4. Built fence to day very tired to night clear

5. Built fence to daycloudy with rain.

6. Roled logs for E. Maxwell clear day.

7. Burnt some of my new ground rain.

8. Worked on my nurcery and went to Georges rain.

9. Sabath day came home from Georges cloudy. 10. Worked in my new ground burning it off-clear.

11. Burned at my new ground-clear very tired.

12. Burned at my logs in the morning and worked at my cotton in the evening --clear.

13 Plowed my orched corn clear and cool.

14. Burned at my clearing and warm.

15. Burned at my clearing and warm.

16. Sabath- went to Wilson- clear rain and hail at night.

17. Commenced planting my newground-rain in the evening-Mr. Bated died to day.

18. Planted at the newground -- some rain.

19. Planted to day clear and cool.

20. Burned at my newground-very tired to night-clear and plesent day

21. Burned at the new ground cloudy.

22. Burned at the newground heavy rain to day.

23. Sabath day at home to day--clear

24 Planted corn to day-clear.

25. Planted corn to day went to see George in the evening rainin the evening.

26. Went to Georges to day and to the mines wet day.

27. went to see George to day found him better rain to day.

28. Went to Smiths Mill with wheat---came home after night clear day.

29. Worked over my sweet potatoes and cotton clear day and very worm.

30. Sabath day went to church to day but ? not get in the house clear and warm.

31. Plowed for granpapclear and warm day

Contributed by Sandy Whittington