26th I have been busy Planting corn today
27th do do do Received from John
Muncaster $10
28th Finished Planting field of Corn near the Methodist Church
Rained in the evening
29th Too wet to Plough at work in New Ground Raining Nearly all day
30th A Pleasant day Helped to hurry Mrs. Ann Powell in the evening
Took supper at J Higgins Received from Royal Utley @23.75 Amt of note due _
Estate also from G B Martin $6 do do do with this ends the Month of April
it has been a verry Cool wet Month very unfavorable for farming and although
the spring was forward we are but little farther advanced in farming than we ·
should have been by the first of April although it is warm and Pleasant now
- the Ground is so wet that it will he several days before we can Plant corn
again and I fear we will have a very wet spring and summer if so there will
be verry little corn Raised on the low ground and river bottoms as a great
Portion of the Bottoms are now covered with water and the river still Rising
May lst Sunday I Helped to Eurry John Jones this Morning Attended
Church at ll and Elder Thurman Preached nent to Hrs. Allins in the Evening
do A Beautiful day
2nd I have been busy in the New Ground Breaking do ·went to Hosea
Smiths in the Evening Paid Person Latta Qh?.25 amt of order of J M .
Euckman & Co . _
3rd at work in the New Ground a Pleasant day ·
hth Commenced Ploughing Corn Ground today
fth `Uent to the Bend of Highland in the evening Received from v
J Mcfride {2.2E ant of execution in favor of wlh`HcCauley
oth I have Been Laying off Corn Ground today
Yth Went to Corrydon to the Election a verry large crowd and Rifle
jhiskey had the ascendency Received today Ql went to Church in the evening .
Elder Wheeler Preached
Sth `Yent to Cypress Church in the Morning Elder Utley Preached dc
9th I was Plantinj Corn until l2 Oclock went to Henderson in company *
with Q Y Eankin in the evening 'Ment to circus on Toard Floating Pallace
atTy&t
1Cth iemained in Henderson to hear the candidates for Governor speak
Tr. Icjcffiu the derocratic Candidate spoke first and was followed By Mr.
Zell t '’o· · opposition Candidate They were Foth able Hen
lltt l have been Zunnini off Corn Ground Today Went to Hosea Smiths
in tue evoninq `{ent with G B Tertin on a fools chase at light