| 1st F |
Snow rain most all day ["comenced" lined out] commenced snowing last night Snow about 1 inch deep shucked out moar than 1/2 of the corn at the stack last night Humphrey & Archy stayed all day helping shel corn and cleaned out the stables etc 2 shelling corn |
| 2nd S |
Cdy day a Snow last night about 1 in Mr Vass came up & 5 hands to day to shuck corn they will finish it to night Mr Vass dined hear to day going to give a supper the snow is all gone A Beggar came I gave him 15 cts I am a little better to day 2 making the farm pen halling wood |
| 3rd Sun |
Fair I am better to day walked out twice to day Brother Harris Dr Gouldin & S Gouldin came over this evening - meeting at Carmel corn halling etc |
| 4th M |
Fair a south west wind cool I patched the corn house and Bob halled up 4 loads corn 3 & a 1/s barrells in a load makeing 14 bls halled a load of wood 2 halling rails ploughing grubing etc |
| 5th T |
Fair cool windy day Mr Terrell Walker came & dined brought a piece cloth from Mrs Gatewoods - Lewis helping Mr Martin from Breakfast halling up corn 3 loads Mr Martin patched the corn house Bob Walker & halled 2 loads poles 2 killed a beef the old black steer grubing ploughing halling wood etc |
| 6th W |
Fair cool day Mr Carpenter came hear today and spent the day halling corn 4 loads 2 of mine & 2 from the pile of Brother Saml, corn 7 bls corn for my part makeing all of the corn halled today 10 1/2 barrells Mr Martin and Lewis about the house 2 cutting brush to c[o]ver the greens grubing halling wood etc |
| 7th T |
Rainy day a sleet Jas Carpenter went home he carryed my rifle & Doepter [diopter, gun sight] but he came home again. Lewis working [with] Mr Martin about kitchen fixing cow shelter or stalls at the barn shelling corn getting wood etc 2 shelling corn etc etc |
| 8th F |
Fair a large frost a south wind Finished haling up corn halled 5 loads making 17 barrels & 1/2 17 1/2 put up 2 or 3 for S. Redd. Lewis helping Mr Martin about the kitchen Tom. Edmond T. Redd came hear this evening W Swann suped with me to night Mr Martin is done work hear. - 2 tied up 2 black steers halling rails about the fence by the shop |
| 9th Satur |
Fair a large frost. out away the stalks and made the pen put the cattle in the pen at night halled a load or 2 of wood we went to T. Castle to dinner Mr Noell & Miss Fanny came over to T. Castle 2 halling rails to run a Fence from the shop to the corner of Mama,s fence by Thackers. about the fence from the shop to dabs house takeing it down and putting it up again |
| 10th Sun |
Fair a large frost cool day spent the day at T Castle & came up this evening Dr Anderson rode out twice to day |
| 11th M |
Rain d went to Depot for a clock & to have a coat made by Allen at $5.50 cts. the lining he furnishes for 1.50 cts bought a coffee pot [cham?] & tin cups etc saw George McLaughlin & others at the Depot. sent to mill for meal & with corn covering turnips & patching the garden halling wood etc Llewellyn went to Depot with me 2 about the fence by the shop halling wood. |
| 12th T |
Snow it covered the ground very cold evening a north wind a Mr Blades came down to look at my buggy making a lane for the cattle to go to water halling wood etc I covered over the potatoes etc I set up my clock & set it agoing 2 finished the fence by the shop stoping the ice pond halling rails wood etc George Gouldin died in the morning the 12th December 1843. |
| 13th W |
Clear not a cloud to be seen see a reely very cold day & night last. Dr G came back from his Fathers - halling wood & 2 loads rock for the kitchen. about the stack fence etc 2 cutting & halling wood rakeing leaves etc |
| 14th Thur |
Fair cold day Dr Gouldin came over this morning to look at my pigs he wants 4 & Lane 1 Canfield 5 I went to the mill to day sent by Robert Cobb to W Dandridge for a barrell flour halled 2 loads rock finished the stack fence to the swamp halling durt for craming 2 halling wood cutting wood rakeing leaves etc |
| 15th Fr |
Fair warmer I went to the Depot Bever dam had 3 pair shoes boots cut out to be made for $1.50 a pair bought 25 cts worth in the store halling cornstalks halled a large rock for the kitchen halled wood etc lent Thacker a drawing knife Canfield had 4 pigs at 1.25 cts a piece. 2 working the black steer halling wood leaves etc |
| 16th Sat |
Rainy day makeing a back to the kitchen & craming it halling wood etc Thacker & family moved to day 2 getting wood etc |
| 17th Sun |
A little showery warm I staid at home all day Dr Gouldin & Lucy Robinson is quite sick Davy carryed the ballance of turkeys |
| 18th M |
Fair cloudy in the morning I went to Brother Samuels & to T Castle Dr Anderson had a sheep stolen from him about the kitchen etc 2 runing a fence from the porsimon [persimmon] tree to the corner of the fence by my house halling rails etc |
| 19th T |
Cdy a little shower I went to Edward Swann's sale & to Wares for my coat came by Mrs Terrells I lent Brother Saml $2.00 pd Mr Ware for my coat $7.00 Bob & Lewis about the kitchen halling wood etc cutting & halling wood malling rails etc. |
| 20th W |
Cdy in the morning clear evening warm or moderate weather halled a large rock for the [corn?] house working on the house Bob Walker & Lewis halled 3 loads rock I hurt my side lifting Katy & Ma ar to be [swund? summoned?] up for burning rales [rails] by the r [road?] 2 getting wood malling rails halling wood logs for house block |
| 21st Th |
Rain in the evening I went to Charles Thompsons sale I bought some hoes & spades & horse shoes etc $6.50. for the things. putting a back to Moriah's house halling dirt wood etc shelling corn 2 getting wood malling rails rakeing leaves etc |
| 22nd F |
Rainy day finished the kitchen chimney. Bob & Lewis working on it to day drawing etc halling wood cutting on the rode by the shop. Hill's shelling corn 2 getting wood hickry halling etc |
| 23rd Sat |
Cdy day getting wood for Xmas halling it etc I am quite sick to day mostly in the bed I ground a axe & two pair sisors etc Linnaeus came up to day 2 halling hickory wood etc cutting wood etc put up a pair horse blocks |
| 24th S |
Cdy We went to T Castle |
| 25th M |
Cdy staid at T Castle all day Bob & Jessey fixed or fixing the kitchen |
| 26th T |
Rain day J Carpenter came down to Mama,s brought 2 papers and my rifle etc Moria moved in her house |
| 27th W |
Fair I came up home and went back to T Castle |
| 28th T |
Fair warm or fine day came up home with Thomasia I saw Mr Harris & Dr Gouldin at Mama, Dr Gouldin went to T Castle in the morning Bought Sister Sarah, land at the valuation price or agreed to buy it when [Mama?] & I sebtled |
| 29th F |
Fair We went to Brother Saml in the morning & spent the day |
| 30th Sat |
Fair cold windy day Dr G & Louisa came to S Redd,s L R & Dr G went to the Depot to the hireing they brought me a pair of boots from Tylers |
| 31st Sun |
Fair cool day a west wind we came home from Hybla [accounting
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