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August 1862

Wednesday 13th

Wind NE & N. Clear & pleasant. Broke up & inclosed Turnip Patch, Worked Peas & Sweet Potatoes Tom B Taliaferio came here & we went to Capt Marshall’s They have not returned from the Eastern Shore with good yet. The fight was at Orange Ct house. We drove the Enemy into Culpepper & Captured 3 or 4 hundred prisoners, a Genl Prince & Twenty Nine other Officers amongst them.

Thursday 14

Wind SE Clear. Began to Thresh Wheat. Threshed 51 Bu and a load or two of Oats. Mrs Perrin and Emily Kemp spent the day here.

Friday 15

Wind NE Cloudy & cool. Threshed out the balance of White Wheat 64 1/2 Bushels which with 51 Threshed yesterday makes 115 1/2 which is all from 65 sowed. Great Farming !!! Maria went to Belle Farm. She heard that Farley & her Baby were both sick – they are much better.

Saturday 16

Wind N Clear & cool. Threshed out Mediterranean Wheat 25 Bushels & 107 Bushels Oats. Maria spent the day at Wilsons Creek. Mr Curtis has gone to Richmond with 75 Head of Beef Cattle which he bought in the County.

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August 1862

Sunday 17

Wind NE Cloudy & cool. We staid at home till Ev.g when we rode to Mr Selden’s. they got home from Richmond a few days since and brought Bob with them, he looks dreadfully. I did not see Mrs Selden but Maria says she looks very badly and is greatly distressed at poor Lewis’s death.

Monday 18

Wind NE Clear. Stacked Oats straw, Harrowed & chopped Turnip patch, Put up the frame of a straw house. I got Richmond papers of 16th Inst by K Sinclair sent by Warner. He reached home this morning

Tuesday 19

Wind NE Clear. Planted Turnips. Made straw house and put wheat chaff away in it. Sent three hands Joshua Wm & Alick to assist in threshing Sister Anns Wheat. I went to Guinea there heard that the Yankees were again landing a large number of troops at Yorktown supposed to be a part of McClellan’s forces from James River which position he is said to be evacuating. I cant concieve what object they can have in coming to York Town unless it is

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to steal ^ the balance of the Negroes here and to Forage upon us and devastate and destroy all our property. For they cant intend are [“On To Richmond”][underlined] via York River again after having failed by that route so signally before.