| 1st W |
Fair a very large frost like a snow & cold morning & night last, saw ice the ground had a smart crust on it Mr Martin commenced the kitchen cutting the logs bought them of Mr Luck and gave him $2.00 for enough for the kitchen Mr Martin commenced work after dinner. diging irish potatoes finished diging the large patch put them in the shop rakeing over the wheat Martin & self went to the slash [swampy woods] to look for timber 2 sowing wheat by the rock halling corn cutting down etc |
| 2nd T |
Fair warm a heavy rain last night - Mr Martin cutting poles X finished Bob & Lewis are halling to day halled 5 lodes with Oxen & horses I sent Walker to T Castle for 5 bu of wheat he brought 5 bu of forward wheat got a turn flour shucking corn put up the stalks 2 halling corn setting up cutting down halling manure etc |
| 3rd F |
Fair a little cool. finished halling the poles about 2 Oclock Bob Lewis & Walker helping Mr Martin worked 1/2 of the day sowed 1 bushel of wheat on the potatoe ground for me rakeing in wheat ploughing etc halling corn shucking grubing in new ground Mr Martin and self went hunting I killed a partridge & squirl I lent Mr Martin 5 $ to day 2 halling manure out setting up corn etc |
| 4th Sat |
Snowing a good part of the day cool commenced snowing at night again sowing wheat & finished at the potatoe patch picking up the potatoes halling corn wood etc from the new ground Mr Martin went to Fredericks Burg I put 1 barrel of sweet potatoes in the triming shop or shed room 2 halling manure setting up corn |
| 5th Sun |
Snowed a little cold day snowed last night a little cleared of in the evening a north wind cold crust on the ground |
| 6th M |
Fair cold the ground frozen all day in the shade a north wind Thomasia & self went to Mrs Vaughns I went to tan yard bought 2 sides of leather gave $3.25 cts halling corn from the new ground halled a load of wood commenced sowing wheat at new ground Bob sowed it 2 halling manure setting up corn dig, potatoes hilled a beef the old white seer [steer?] |
| 7th T |
Snow & rain a little I have been in the house all day nearly had something of a chill I sawed a barrel in two Sowing wheat Bob sowed it in the new ground halling corn cutting down brought over some straw for cows Marthy went to T. Castle this eve for harness 2 diging Irish potatoes halling corn etc |
| 8th W |
Fair a north west wind I went to Edmond Terrells to see his steers & to T Castle Sally Lewis [horse] fel on my leg or ancle Mr Martin sowed my wheat the last finished sowing halling up corn Walker helping Mr Martin about the shop got 2 trees for slabs Peter cut out 2 pair shoes 1 for Bob the other for Walker 2 finished diging potatoes halling corn scatering manure etc |
| 9th Th |
Cdy cool John came up Llewellyn went with him home finished rakeing the wheat at new ground Walker helping Mr Martin to get slabs diging potatoes etc Bob went to Brother Saml for a clock Bob stayed all night at S Redds the clock has not come 2 Finished sowing wheat shucking corn Peter went to Canfields to kill a beef |
| 10th Fr |
Fair rain last night warm day a south wind Mr Martin is sick halling up corn pulling it off etc Bob commenced fallowing on my land for oats commenced in the evening Thomasia is weaving wove 1 1/2 yds -- 2 halling up corn rakeing wheat shucking corn etc finished potatoes |
| 11th Sat |
Rain 1/2 of the day commenced in night comenced a pair of shoes We went to T Castle in the evening shucking corn I promised Martha a lashing 2 shucking corn etc |
| 12th Sun |
Fair cool we came home from T. C. S Redd & Mrs Harris dined at T C Mr T |
| 13th M |
Fair rather warmer a south wind. Bob & Lewis are helping Mr Martin to put up the kitchen fallowing putting away the greens sent 3 bushels of wheat to mill sent the bonds to cort by S. Redd 2 halling corn shucking corn rakeing wheat. commenced fallowing or listing for corn grubing halling wood etc Mama & Anna went to B Green to be guardian for her child came home |
| 14th T |
Fair cool north wind Mr Martain finished the log part of the house Bob and Lewis worked with him. fallowing finished putting away the greens sent to mill brought a lode of plank and flour got cogs for fan I went turkey hunting in hanover [county] Jessey cut out a pair of shose got 14 planks from the mill {ploughing grubing halling shucking corn malling rails |
| 15th W |
Fair till evening commenced raining. huing joist for kitchen Bob helping went for slabs & carryed a stock to mill for rafters Walker helping Bob this evening fallowing shucking corn halling etc July Ann has been laid up for several days Miss Moriah dined hear to day 2 ploughing grubing malling shucking corn putting away the greens etc |
| 16th T |
Rainy day. I cut out 2 back bands for plough gear working on them carryed a stock to mill for the house brought 8 planks from the mill shucking corn halled a lad [load?] of corn over 2 shucking corn shelling etc |
| 17th F |
Rain mostly fine rain working on my back bands mortised a pair of hames [for harness] fallowing a little halling wood etc shucking corn Walker helping Mr Martin to saw and get slabs 2 halling wood ploughing shucking corn malling rails etc |
| 18th Sat |
Fair quite warm I went to Mr Ware to have a great coat made he is to make it for 7 $. halling up corn shucking etc Mr Martin carryed my horse to the mill to sell or try made a owl trap we went to T Castle in eve Linnaeus & Mrs Dandridge came up Brother Sam came by 2 shucking corn ploughing malling halling wood etc |
| 19th S |
Fair frost I went to Carmel Brother Harris preached text Rev 3rd Chap 20th verce Dandridge and self gathered some peas black put on a new pair of pants to day |
| 20th M |
Rain I went to T Castle to get some money of the Jerico Estate got 147. $ 27 cts Mr & Mrs Dandridge & Louisa went to richmond fallowing halling corn halling scantling from the mill for kitchen Lewis helping Mr Martin Bob [c]arryed a plough to shop to strap the bar 2 shucking corn halling cutting down etc ploughing |
| 21st T |
Rain and wind I went hunting in the evening killed a partridge & 2 squirls. Thomasia went to T Castle in T. Castle carriage went to see her Uncle John [likely Dr. John Montgomery Anderson, 1805 - 1857] Brother Davis & humphreys came by to day. Lewis working with Mr Martin. Halled 2 lodes for the house one of slabs and poles – Mr Luck gave me some poles for hog pen halling corn cutting down shucking 2 halling leaves for hog pen halling corn wood etc shucking at night |
| 22nd W |
Fair a large frost halled a load of slabs Lewis helping Mr Martin halling up corn listing shucking corn [a lister cultivator was a double plow with divided moldboard] 2 finished shucking corn ploughing malling etc |
| 23rd Th |
Fair warm day I went hunting in Goodwins caught nothing listing & fallowing cutting down corn halled a load wood to make a fire to heet rock for scalding hogs etc etc L helping Mr Martin 2 halling & housing corn malling etc put up 8 loads |
| 24th F |
Rain this morning & last night halling up corn fallowing etc shucking corn shelling a turn of new corn Lewis helping Mr Mar 2 halling up corn 3 l [loads] put the tobacco in the shop ploughing malling rails etc |
| 25th Sat |
Fair rained last night put up some turnips halling up corn off of S Redds land fallowing in the evening killed a hog at night 2 finished the corn put up 50 bls. ploughing malling etc fixed to kill hogs |
| 26th Sun |
Fair a frost. I am confined to the house mostly to day a headake & Fever meeting at C Line Lewis preached |
| 27th M |
Fair cool day north east wind killed hogs 9 to day moved the cow pen ploughing halling wood cutting down corn sent Martha to T Castle for physick and other things ["in" lined out] I have been in the house nearly all day. Thomasia bought 2 ducks of Thacker at 2/ shucking corn gave Mrs Vaughn 2 $ to pay for weaveing 2 killed 16 hogs ploughing grubing halling wood Fleming went in hanover to work |
| 28th T |
Fair a cool day I am still poly Dr Gouldin was to see me weighed 10 hogs weighed 950 lbs halled 3 lodes poles for the kitchen fallowing halled 2 loads corn Lewis commenced work with Mr Martin about 12 Oclock 2 ploughing cut out hogs 16 weighed 1456 lbs halling grubing etc |
| 29th W |
Rain a little in the morning listing by Canfields halling corn Katy lade up Ivy Ann & Martha helping about the fat sausage meet & cooking etc shelling corn Lewis helping Mr Martin about chim [chimney?] got a drake of Louisa Dr G came to see me sent to T. Castle for physick calomel & Do pd [paid for same, ditto] 2 ploughing grubing halling wood rails etc |
| 30th T |
Fair 3 hands came from T. Castle to help about the corn going to send them supper halling from over the rode sent a turn to mill. Lewis helping Mr Martin Katy lade up gave her doce oil 2 Robert lade up halling grubing |