| 1st T |
Fair very cool day a north wind weeding corn planted water mellon seed we dined at Mr Lucks 2 weeding corn prized tobacco 114 lbs the balance is two dry to prize-- |
| 2nd F |
Fair warmer a south west wind weeding corn planted peas ground peas planted water mellon seed at Mama,s I finished my cultivater Mama went to Richmond to June meeting 2 weeding corn Mama went to Richmond put a new lock on the corn house but it was two late to save the corn after it was gone out |
| 3rd Sat |
Rain in the evening warm day a south west wind weeding corn using the cultivater made a hog pen at the barn and put the boar in it helped to set out some tobacco at Mama, I went to Carmel Brother Dick preached tex John 15th 9 verse Katy and Martha went to Mr Talleys 2 weeding corn (planted out some tobacco) by the shop the first - choped over the tobacco patch by the barn |
| 4th Sun |
Fair quite warm a south west wind I went to Carmel Brother Dick prea[ched] |
| 5th Mon |
Fair a south west wind We went to T. Castle Oliv and Mr Terrell were at T. Castle Dr and Mrs Anderson came from Richmond Frank came up a day or two ago weeding corn etc 2 weeding corn |
| 6th T |
Fair warm day west and north west wind weeding corn finished Brother Sam, lot bob broke a tooth out of rake wed my wheat in the garden 2 weeding corn on the river ploughing tobacco land Mama came back from Richmond |
| 7th W |
Fair cool day a north east and south east wind weeding corn finished the bottom by the cherry tree 2 finished weeding corn the first time hilling tobacco hills weeding cotton potatoes etc hived a swarm of bees |
| 8th T |
Fair warm day a south wind weeding corn cotton etc Miss H Anderson and Louisa came up to day a day or two Cassy Gatewood was married the 8th [Cassandra "Cassie" Gatewood, 1817-1900, wed Hiram Oliver.] 2 finished weeding the sweet potatoes and Irish commenced weeding the corn over again Fleming went to Mr Gouldins to work this morning Mr Harris and wife came by etc (prized tobacco 120 lbs. |
| 9th F |
Fair warm day a south wind weeding corn commenced in the new ground finished weeding cotton I went to Mr Lucks to the sale all the things were soled. 2 weeding corn I gave Peter a licking and he ran of Fleming came back this evening between 3 and four O'clock-- |
| 10th Sat |
A small shower very warm day a south wind weeding corn in the new ground I sent Walker to T Castle for 5 gal molaces Linaeus came up for the girls I cut his hair windy d Canfield repaired Mr Durriots carriage spring and used my cold. Bob helped he repaired my double plough and rake tooth 2 weeding corn at the Ivy hill sent for cotton at Mr Lucks etc |
| 11th Sun |
shower very winday a south wind the wind blue hard all night Dr Anderson came by |
| 12th M |
Cdy day cool a east wind weeding corn finished the new ground commenced on the rode I gave Dr Gouldin Mr Lucks and Mr Burruss' bond to try to collect sent to mill for the meal shelling corn Katy laid up to day sick 2 weeding corn commenced throwing the dirt to some of it at the Ivy hill prized tobacco 45 lbs |
| 13th Tus |
Fair a south west wind weeding corn Tomasia and self dined at Mama, to day prized 100 lbs of my tobacco in Mama,s hhd 2 weeding corn prized tobacco throwing the dirt to the corn rakeing it etc |
| 14th W |
Fair very warm west wind finished weeding corn wed the sweet potatoes runing the cultivater over the corn Received a letter from Fredericks burg Peter is in jail, and was put in Saturday Linnaeus came by I went to Dr Gouldings 2 weeding corn shelling & fixing a beam to the tobacco prize |
| 15th T |
Fair du south west wind I went to Fredericks burg or a part of the way as far as Alsops about 7 miles this side Mr Gouldin went with me - weeding corn etc 2 weeding corn |
| 16th F |
Fair a drop or 2 of rain a west wind we went in Town this morning after Peter came home with him etc paid 7$ and 75cts for him Dr G and my self 2 weeding corn etc |
| 17th S |
Rainy day a east wind I had a chill and fever Lin brought Llewellyn home, I turned Peter out. George Allen is at T. Castle - weeding corn set out some tobacco plants by the kitchen sent corn to the mill shelled a turn of corn - thining corn etc - - - 2 set out tobacco plants hilled tobacco hills by the old kitchen |
| 18th Sun |
Fair a west wind I believe I was quite complaining staid at home I sent to T. Castle for some physick took it at night |
| 19th M |
Fair a south wind or S East wind halled some manure to a tobacco patch by Canfields ploughing it etc weeding corn sent to the mill etc I cep [kept] my bed nearly all day George Allen dined hear to day Dr Anderson came by to day he says I must take more physick 2 weeding corn |
| 20th T |
Fair cool a east wind or nearly still poly weeding corn finished hilling tobacco hills by Canfields weeding Irish potatoes by the house 2 weeding corn |
| 21st W |
Rain commenced about 12 O clock a east wind weeding corn finished the potatoes sent Walker to Brother Samls for his Bill and a bushel and 1/2 of buck wheat he did not get the bull shelling corn set out the tobacco patch by Canmfields etc the Miss Tompkins came hear a while I took calomel [mercurous chloride, a purgative] that night 2 weeding corn set out tobacco plants by the old kitchen etc |
| 22nd T |
Fair warm a west wind weeding corn and Artichokes ploughed and hilled up the farm pen for Tobacco Dr Anderson came by this evening to see me I took a doce of salts to day [Epsom salts taken as a cathartic] 2 hilled the pumpkin patch for tobacco ploughed the potatoe patch and cotton patch. |
| 23rd F |
Fair warm a south west wind weeding corn raking etc July Ann is laid up Sister Emily and Brother Saml dined hear Ann came over but went back 2 weeding the patches by the house |
| 24th S |
Rain in the evening a little a west wind very warm weeding corn setting out tobacco plants Dr Anderson came by and bought me some black peas that came from the South Dr Gouldin came to see me Wesley Wright came by with an order of cort for appointing me servayer of the rode from Cross rodes below Hills shop to the mill Mr Gouldin, 2 commenced throwing the dirt to the corn on the river finished weeding the corn the 2nd time finished the patches etc |
| 25th Sun |
Fair a south or s west wind I staid at home Dr Anderson came by to see me |
| 26th M |
Rain in the morning very hard a great deal rain. a south east wind Finished setting out tobacco plants se[t] out tomato plants thining corn etc 2 halling leaves set out tobacco and finished setting out reeplanted etc |
| 27th T |
Cdy rain a little a south est wind finished thining corn weeding corn planted pearl beans in corn field I sent a calf to turn out to go to Richmond the small cows calf reeplanted sweet potatoes the calf sold for 2$ a day or 2 after. 2 reeplanted potatoes weeding tobacco I hived a swarm of bees etc |
| 28th W |
Rain a little in the morning wind warm weeding corn in the new ground rakeing on the rode etc prizeing tobacco carryed over 100 lbs I fixed the prize yesterday a [2] weeding corn throwing dirt to it wed over the tobacco etc |
| 29th T |
Rain a little in the evening a south west wind. Edmond S Taylor dined hear to day Aunt Mary Aunt Emily and Emily Tompkins came yesterday to Mama, [likely Amelia Harris "Emily" Taylor, 1789 - 1873 and Mary Taylor, 1778-1854; Emily Sophia Tompkins, 1821-1852]weeding corn on the rode finished rakeing the corn. prized tobacco 74 lbs makeing 274 lbs in all - of mine the good tobacco 2 weeding corn throwing the dirt to it etc thined out my watermellons |
| 30th F |
Fair warmest day we have had a south or S east wind Commenced cutting wheat weeding corn sent to mill for meal etc 2 weeding corn prizeing tobacco 100 lbs cutting wheat by the shop etc Aunt Mary and Aunt Emily went home this evening with Emy & Sel |