| 1st F |
Rain commenced in the night with thunder & lightning showery day halled the chaft and fodder from shop and put it up in the barn picking the turnip patch over put a floor in the hog pen by the barn I went to the mill and had a turn of corn ground Walker & Lewis came back this morn 2 worming and suckering tobacco malling etc |
| 2nd Sat |
Fair warm I went to Carmel to meeting Brother Harris preached Behold how good and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity etc [Psalm 133:1] Broth H bought land Anna was baptized. We went to T Castle worming tobacco picking the turnip patch 2 malling worming and suckering tobacco |
| 3rd S |
Fair very warm I went to Carmel with Tho. Brother harris preached in the morning Text Joh 22 ct 21st verse part of it. Dick preached in the evening text John 3 ct 2 nd verse or we know that thou art a teacher come from God |
| 4th M |
Fair very warm I went to Mrs S Terrells with Thomasia & children I bought a mair for 65$ of Mr Lewis (Sally Lewis is her name) fallowing cutting rail timber picking over the turnip patch 2 worming tobacco cutting malling grubing etc |
| 5th T |
Rain in the evening very warm fallowing cutting rail timber grubing on the fence by the out gate I sent Walker to Mr Harris for some corn got 3 lbs a $3.00 a lb {malling rails cutting grubing etc |
| 6th W |
Rain in the evening a little Thomasia went to T Castle is quite sick I went to see Dr Gouldin he is quite sick I went to T. Castle in the evening fallowing grubing worming Tobacco Thomasia took Calomel at night 2 malling grubing cutting etc Peter went with Mr Morton [t]o get some timber for ice house |
| 7th T |
Rain in the evening I took quinine poly I came up home after Breakfast I went to the shop to have Sally shod with one shoe in front I sent 30 bushels of wheat to the Depot 2 grubing commenced pulling fodder Peter is with Mr Morton huing Mr Marton comenced work for Mama on the ice house |
| 8th F |
Rain a little I went to T Castle I sent Bob to the Depot with 26 1/2 bu of wheat making 56 1/2 in all malling cutting grubing etc I was taken w chil 2 sent 30 bu ff wheat to depot pulling fodder worming & suckering tobacco sent Joh to work in the place of Peter |
| 9th Sat |
Fair cool windy north wind finished fallowing worming tobacco malling etc Thomasia and self came up home to day and back to T. Cas 2 worming tobacco Peter and Mr Marton is getting shingles or blocks for shingles |
| 10th Sun |
Rain a little very cool day cole enough for a large fire I went to Bever Dam & went back to T Castle no preaching |
| 11th M |
Rainy day very damp & cool I came up home through the rain & sent all of the bonds belonging to the estate of S Redd that I had to coart by S. Redd I went back to T Castle at night malling grubing moved the hog pen in the yard Barbara went to Richmond 2 halling poles for the ice house worming & suckering tobacco etc Fleming came back from Depot or Burruss.-- |
| 12th T |
Rain cool day we came home this evening from T Castle malling rails cutting rail timber grubbing etc went hunting with Tom Llewellyn & William on River 2 worming halling logs for Ice H |
| 13th W |
Rainy day fine rain Mr Gouldin bought Thackers corn for $2.12 1/2 cts a barrell halled 2 pine stocks to the mill grubing etc 2 finished halling the logs for ice house. Mr Marton commenced work on the ice house & pulled down the old kitchen |
| 14th T |
Rainy day a hard rain in the evening. makeing wash & mats etc malled a few rails etc Mr Morton getting out shingles at the shop cleaning out the house pulled it down etc |
| 15th F |
Rain in the fore part of the day cleared of in the evening Pulling fodder commenced etc 2 pulling fodder fixed a tobacco scaffold Fleming is helping Mr Marton about the shingles the River is up out of banks |
| 16th S |
Fair warm day we went to T. Castle in the evening pulling fodder worming tobacco stacking fodder etc I killed 2 squirls 2 suckering tobacco halling timber Mr Marton & Fleming getting timber for shingles etc shocking fodder |
| 17th S |
Fair I went with Thoa to Carmel no preaching the river being up prevented Brother Harris from coming over I saw Kr Korbs at T C he gave me some powder & shot. came home evening |
| 18th M |
Fair very warm indeed I caught the Black Steer and tied him by the barn pulling fodder shocking etc 2 worming halling logs to mill Peter broke a leg F & Mr Marton is at work on the old kitchen fixed the sider press etc |
| 19th T |
Fair quite warm we went to Dr, Gouldins etc spent the day made a pen around the oat stacks etc pulling fodder shocking etc 2 halled 2 logs to the mill pulling fodder worming Tobacco Fleming and Mr Marton is working on house ice etc etc |
| 20th W |
Fair very warm I started to Richmond got as far as T Castle and was taken sick & came back Dr Gouldin came over 2 pulling fodder Peter & Joh & Fleming are helping Mr Marton about the ice house loging it up in side stacking etc fodder |
| 21st Thur |
Fair very warm I am on the bed turned out the two heffers in end field pulling fodder putting up a stack in front of the house the first 2 pulling fodder helping Mr Marton about the ice house |
| 22nd F |
Fair warm I had a chil that lasted about 3 hours with vomiting I took about 3 table spoons balls [full?]of salts and quinine pulling fodder stacked a stack on Bro Ss land 2 Mr Morton finished loging up the ice house in side pulling fodder etc filling up around the ice house etc |
| 23rd S |
Cdy day damp shelled a turn corn worming & suckering tobacco shocked up fodder in the evening etc 2 about the ice house F & Joh about the f |
| 24th S |
Fair very warm I took salts Brother Saml came to see me & Miss B Hill & Mama came over in the evening & staid a while Molly came to go to scool |
| 25th M |
Fair very warm took 6 grains blue mass and salts to feel better this evening Dr Gouldin and Simon came to see me pulling fodder stacking etc put up one stack 2 Fleming and Joe helping Mr Martin about ice house |
| 26th T |
Rain very hard in the evening Dr Anderson Dr Gouldin and Linnaus came to see me I am better takeing quinine Lewis was taken sick gave him a doce of calomel I sent Dr Anderson home in my barush [barouche] - pulling fodder shocking etc - a very windy day turned cool 2 Pulling fodder on the River helping about the ice house |
| 27th W |
Fair very cool day a north wind I took a doce of salts. I have been up most of the day. pulling fodder on the rode commenced using a stack of scotch oats. - - 2 pulling fodder Fleming working on the ice house with Mr Martin |
| 28th T |
Fair frost cool day I rode out Linnaeus came by Mr & Mrs Gouldin & Miss Mary Ann Temple & others came over in the evening pulling fodder stacking etc Lewis is a little better 2 Cutting tobacco pulling fodder etc etc Mr Martin & Fleming is about the ice house |
| 29th F |
Fair rather warmer Miss Mary Ann Temple & Sister Sarah Mama & Brother Saml Dined with me Thomasia is patching old coat I have staid in the house nearly all day to day - Lewis is still laid up 2 about the ice house Mr Martin & Fleming put on the rafters & sheeting it over |
| 30th Sat. |
Rain in the evening we went to T Castle to see the Dr he is rather worce he was leached in the evening finished pulling fodder worming and suckering tobacco etc I gave Mr W Terrell $5.00 for [le?] 2 finished stacking fodder blades 4 stacks in all |