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1 st M |
Fair cold day a large frost north wind Dick barking the joice halling joice rails etc by Canfields ploughing fencing etc I sold my buggy to E C Taylor for 87 1/2 $ he pd me 10 $. We went to Dr Gouldins for 2 owls let Dr Gouldin have 1 lb nails lent him my steel trap to catch owl Bitley asked for a wife |
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2 nd Tus |
Fair cool day a frost Mr Martin & Dick drawing shingles sawing etc I sent Billy to T Castle for 6 bu of wheat ploughing rakeing planting corn etc I went to the mill to have my wheat ground – Mary G. Taylor went over to Hanover in the buggy Bro Saml came over this evening rode my horse to Goldnsville |
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3 rd W |
Fair a south wind a fine day Mr Martrin & Dick getting shingles I ground some paint & painted the carrage and baruch shaft etc ploughing rakeing planting corn sent to mill for flour |
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4 th Th |
Fair south wind Mr Martin and Richard getting shingles I took my corn out of the corn house & put it in the open rakeing planting corn etc halling wood I went to Bro Saml for a bu seed corn borrowed his saw I spoke to Dr Derricotte for a bu corn |
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5 th Fr |
Fair a warm day Mr Martin and Richard getting shingles planting corn Bro Saml kind planted on the rode by Canfields Martha has been in bed 2 d Louisa came over to Mama’s to d |
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6 th Sat |
Fair warm put up the corn in the corn houses stuck the peas etc {I went to muster at C Burg with Dick We went to Edmond Anderson’s in the evening |
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7 th Sun |
Fair foggy in the morning Ed Anderson and self went to Carmel Bro Harris preached Text John I went back to Mr Andersons etc |
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8 th M |
Foggey in the morning warm went to Carmel to a temperance meeting Mr Daricott spoke and Bro Williamson & Sumner 8 new members joined I went back to Edm Anders I bought a ax of Mr Anderson pd 15$. The Blacksmith spoke at the B Greene to day |
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9 th Tus |
Fair warm I came home this morning left Thomasia & child at Mr Anderson’s Tom came up this evening halling rails planting corn planted apple seed etc Sister Emily came over to Mama,s to day the old goose had 9 goslins |
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10 th W |
Fair very warm I went by Ed Anderson’s & to J. T. Andersons staid all night I had the sorrel horse shod 2 shoes in front carried some lettice over the river planting corn |
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11 th Thu |
Fair very warm d I came up home with Llewellyn from Verdon I came by E. An,s for a steer brought him home halled a stock to mill halled a load rafters sent Billy to Dr Darricotts for a bushel of corn plant Dr Gouldin pd me 48$ 50 cts for Lewis Hill the hire of Frank Mr Martin sawing & getting shingles etc |
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12 th F |
Fair very warm day Mr Martin getting shingles sawing I put the potatoes in a hot bed in the garden planting corn commenced on the stony hill side I killed 5 crows made a hoe helve |
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13 th Sat |
Fair very warm Rose had her 2 nd calf a bull calf I planted watermelon seed sugar coar [corn] 20 hills I went to Ed Anderson’s & by T. Castle Llewellyn & Tom went to T C Mr Martin went to muster Finished planting corn all the ground ploughed planted some yellow corn I brought to Bet cow and turned her in the pasture |
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14 th Sun |
Fair very warm d. We came home this morning |
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15 th M |
Fair very warm d Mr Martin & Richard getting shingles ploughing for corn burning brush halling logs etc I covered a part of my artichokes Bro Saml came over I cut his hair |
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16 th Tus |
Fair very warm day I went to T Castle for potatoes and a pig Henry Clay ploughing burning brush Mr Martin & Richard getting shingles finished the timber that was halled killed 5 crows |
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17 th W |
Rain a small shower in the evening Mr Martin & Richard packing away shingles halling logs for shingles getting etc ploughing burning brush grubbing etc |
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18 th Thu |
Rainy day cool Richard working on my wheels etc Canfield commenced work after 8 Oclock till diner he pointed 2 ploughs altered my [scanes?] on the little cart halling rails for cow pen fenced in my tobacco bed at the new ground etc I made a axel tree to little cart The Buffle low had her 2 nd calf to day. |
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19 th F |
Rainy day cool Richard working on a pair wheels Canfield & Bob ironing my cart wheels cleaned out my stable made a cow pen on my land finished my cart axle tree Tom went home |
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20 th Sat |
Rainy day cool d Richard finished my wheels Canfield & Bob working on my wheels throwing up manure in farm pen etc Pd Miss Riddle $1.07 cts for weaving cloth made Mike a bridle |
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21 st Sun |
Cdy d we went to T. Castle & To Carmel Bro Harris preached Text 2 nd Peter 3 ct 11 & 12 verse’s Dr Phillips came over with Lin |
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22 nd M |
Fair warm I went to Mr Ware’s to carry a coat got 6 years of corn of him Thomasia & self went to mill to way I got cabbace plants set out several rows of plants halling ashes to M A with his manure I finished Mikes bridle Canfield worked on some rails till breakfast Richard getting shingles lent my own to L Cobbs |
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23 rd T |
Fair warm Mr Martin & Richard halling logs to the mill for wether boarding & rafters halled 3 loads I sent 2 bu potatoes to Edm Andersons ploughing grubbing throwing up manure etc |
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24 th W |
Fair very warm day Mr Martin & Richard halling logs getting shingles etc ploughing burning brush grubing etc a Whig diner at Golans Ville I put sweet potatoes in hot bed |
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25 th Th |
Fair warm I went to election voted for Brodus the poles Sawne – 122” 65 Richard & Tom went to Golans Ville Mr Martin getting shingles & D till diner ploughing grubbing burning brush I sold 2 bu potatoes to Dick White Pd the mony Pd Allen 25 cts. |
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26 th Fr |
Fair warm Mr Martin commenced work after breakfast hewing joice etc ploughed the cotton patch commenced planting I halled some manure to my apple patch |
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27 th Sat |
Rain evening hail etc Mr Martin worked 1/2 of the day worked on the safe etc Dick went to T., ville after breakfast ploughing for corn fallowed the land by the sho[ commenced on the hill planting cotton shelling corn throwing up manure halling manure to apple patch |
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28 th Sun |
Cdy cool day I went to Cyt Line Bro Smith & Davis spoke |
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29 th M |
Fair Mr Martin D Dick about the house putting up the joice etc {rakeing for corn grubbing in front of the house I sent George to T Castle for corn and plaster I boiled tobacco to soke corn in halling manure set out cabbage plants |
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30 th Tus |
Fair fine day Mr Martin & Dick cuppleing rafters halled a log to the mill planting corn roled it in plaster rakeng etc sokeing corn etc sold Canfield 1 bu potatoes |