Archibald Newton McLarty Diary
October 1848
Sabath day cloudy
Went to the general election- Harlson and Willimson for congress Harleson 47 Williamson 15. Came home haled 7 loads of corn.
Puled corn for pap.
Haled corn for pap.
Shucked paps corn.
Cribed at paps corn.
Do Do ( the Do is used as ditto )
Commenced gathering my corn to day.
Commenced gathering my corn.
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Gathering corn.
Do Do
Commenced halling corn W. Maquirk shucked.
Went to the Shaws.
Sabath day.
Halled corn-Wilsons boyes helped me.
Finished halling to John Endsley shucked Mary and Archy went to scool.
Jeames Endsley shucked.
Had my own corn shucked-my crib full and some left.
Cribed corn
Do Do
Sabath day.
Put up shucks.
Went to S. W. M Lartys to make shoes.
Made shoes.
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Went to Jeames Cort -sold apples.
Sabath day David and Selina White came last night to se us.
David and Selina returned home- I helped Willis Finch with his saw mill.
Went after my (most of this page faded)
John Endsley died this month
Contributed by Sandy Whittington
