Wednesday, December 5, 2012

1862 December 6 Campbell County, Va.

[from the diary of George W. Dabney, clerk in Campbell County, Va.]

6 Saturday
Clear & cold--finished  hgs
39 hogs wd 5029 av 130
Joe's 226  Liars 130
Flems not killed  having
lately pigged.
  Servants clothes cut out &
distributed where urgently
needed, and money given in
lieu except to Joe & Fleming
Lias to have Flour
tho' Flemg got fine coat in
town when up last week, and
Joe's hogs salted down for him.
Spencer recd $20 and the rest
$10 each--new arrangement
about raising hogs by servants
--each one to have a pig to be
raised on share--
--also, servants clothes to be next
year made on the farm.

MSS 3315

No comments:

Post a Comment

Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.