Day Journals of James T. Redd - August 1844

1 st T

Fair very warm d We went to C Line Bro Harris preached in the morning Text Acts 13 th ct last part of the 26 th verse Billingsly preached in the evening text 3 ct Titus 8 verse halling manure out on the wheat land weeding potatoes Irish

2 nd F

A drop or 2 of rain a very warm day I saw Mr Vass etc Mr Harris at the shop Canfield is ironing Dr Andersons cart commenced fallowing for wheat grubbing and scattering manure Walsh & Billy cutting pines rail timber etc

3 rd Sat

Fair I went to Carmel Bro Harris preached Text Hebrews 10 th ct 25 th verse [“chose” lined out] We chose 2 decons Bro H Lowery and W Swann agreed to do up the well [“He” lined out] We went to T Castle cutting scraped out the yard Mam’s hands helped grubbing scattering manure etc Walsh went home this morning

4 th S

Fair we went to Carmel Bro Harris preached Text Proverbs 29 th ct 1 st verse came by home this evening

5 th M

Fair cool nights I saw Mr Martin & Harris Mrs Dickinson and Miss Fox came over this evening {cutting pines weeding Irish potatoes etc

6 th Tus

Fair commenced raining a little at night Mr Martin worked on the barn doar garners [storehouse doors] etc finished them Bro Saml came over to day wormed succered & toped the tobacco to day cutting etc

7 th W

Clear [s]carcely a cloud cool day Thomasia went to Dr Gouldin’s spent the day Frank carryed her over the river halling rocks for the barn halled 8 loads cutting grubbing for corn etc

8 th T

Fair Mr Moncure Harris & W Swann met at Mama,s with Bro Saml and Anna to sebtle got my hat of SR. halling rocks 6 loads cutting sweeping out the yard etc

9 th F

Fair warm day Mr Harrises mashine came last night got out my wheat and 2 stacks of oats Mr Vass & Trainham dined hear Dr sent up 4 hands to help about the wheat

10 th Sat

Fair most of the day rain a drop or 2 I went to mill – started to Mrs Andersons broke down the harness mended it etc cutting above the ice pond finished the swamp by the cow pin malling rails commenced etc grubbing suckering & worming tobacco Walsh left this evening etc

11 th Sun

Fair cool day We went to T Castle spent the day there Tom & Lin went to the camp meeting Kings Chpr Ann Cizer has a child.

12 th M

Fair cool I went to the Bolling Green a great crowd I collected 15 $ of L Hill Pd Richard Bullard 6 $ the balance sent George to Bro Saml to help about the bricks worming & suckering tobacco cutting etc

13 th Tus

Fair I sent Bob to Carmel and went down my self they have finished the well etc malling rails grubbing etc

14 th W

Fair I altered my cutting knife. dined at Mama’s cutting malling rails grubing etc

15 th Thurs

Fair I went to the mill W.S. had a sebtlement with his negroes etc. – working on Mikes cart – cutting malling rails next to the rode grubbing etc etc

16 th F

Fair very warm day I went to Carmel to a protracted meeting Bro Phillips & Harris preached we went to T Castle in the evening malling rails cutting rail timber grubbing etc

17 th Sat

Fair I went to Carmel Bro P and H preached I went back to T. C. malling rails cutting rail timber grubbing etc

18 th S

Fair we went to Carmel a great crowd Bro Sumner preached

19 th M

Fair very warm foggy in the morning I came up home in the morning & evening I went to Carmel Bro Phillips & Sumner preached – fine sermon – malling rails cutting grubbing

20 th Tus

Fair a drop or 2 rain in evening We went to Carmel Bro Sumner and Phillips preached the meeting broke up this evening (Sum Text 9 Acts, 6 v malling rails cutting grubbing lent Vass $2.00. at meeting

21 st W

Fair very warm day we went to T Castle this evening to carry Mary to get a seed out of her nose came back this evening I lade off my stock frame diging the holes etc malling rails grubbing etc

22 nd T

Cdy a little fine rain, finished putting in the folks [forks] of the stack got 3 new ones etc malling rails grubbing etc pd Sister Sarah $50.00 to day money I collected for her

23 rd F

Fair finished my stack frame halling rails to the stack grubbing etc

24 th Sat

Fair We went to Bro Saml in the evening halling rails to stack frame finished the pen around it cutting down pines etc grubbing etc

25 th Sun

Fair I went to Taylors Ville to meeting Bro Sumner & Stark preached a great many persons went back to Bro Samls

26thM

Fair I went to Taylors Ville Bro Jeter preached in the morning Text come to my feast [possibly Luke 14:15-24, the Parable of the Great Banquet] Bro Harris preached in the evening text Luke 14 th ct 17 th verse I bought a cutting knife of Bro Sam I am to give 18$. cutting malling rails etc

27 th Tus

Fair. Commenced pulling fodder and cutting Tobacco a few plants Rennals pd me 10 cts for Jointing wheal etc

28 th W

Fair had a shower of rain last night I went to the meeting at T. Ville Bro Jeter preached Text if the richeous scarcely is saved whare shas [where shall] the ungodly & siner appear [I Peter 4:18-19] Bro harris preached in the evening text we see Jesus [possibly Hebrews 2:9] Edmond C. Taylor got converted sent Bob for a cutting knife at Bro Samls worming etc suckering tobacco toping etc

29 th Thu

Fair I have been at work on my cutting knife all day nearly Mr Harris came to the shop Bob halled a lode of rails to put on tire for my wheals & Mama’s Canfield put on the tires to day worked half of the day Bob & Robert helping about the wheals pulling fodder

30 th F

Fair most of the day a drop or 2 rain this evening We went to T. Castle To see the Anderson’s came back this evening pulling fodder brought over the cutting knife

31 st

Cdy a little rain I went to Carmel Bro Harris preached We Went to T. Castle in the evening pulling fodder