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1 st M |
A north east & north west wind Fair a fine day I went to W Terrels to get him to hire me a hand at Popler Inn [in Caroline County] I sent Lewis to the depot for a bl flour & cotton & wash stand for Dr Anderson Frank came to see me Bob listing on the hill by the 2 nd posimon tree mama hired Joh to Mr Harris shelling corn |
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2 nd T |
Rain a little hail I went to the mill with Thomasia & children went to Mr S Gopuldins Dr Gouldin & Carpenter dined with him I saw Winston & W Swann at the mill [Grebin?] Spencer brought 2 hoes & a spade down from Mr Watkins listing halling wood etc had my hair cut to day William Swann & Winston joined the shop at the mill shelling corn Mama has an overseer Johnson |
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3 rd W |
Fair killed 3 hogs this morning pulled the old kitchen down patching up the fence on the hill by the fodder stack made a fence around the stack I saw Dr Gouldin S Gouldin & Mr Harris at Mama,s there was something said about sebttling with Mama & about Dab |
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4 th T |
Fair cool day weighed my hogs – 3 weighed 204 lbs making 1154 lbs in all sent Lewis to T Castle for ashes carried the Dr’s wash stand ploughing etc I went to [“the Depot” lined out] Chesterfield for a coat frock pd. 5.00 for it and to Terell Cobbs and hired Bartlett for 471/2$ he is to be sent Monday morning I met Dr Anderson at Hills shop |
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5 th F |
Fair cold day I went to the mill to see S. Redd he did not come I saw Henry Martin talked about swaping a horse for a mule John & Lewis are at work at the new ground malling rails cutting etc ploughing grubbing etc Mama lade up with cold W Smith came to see the corn in shop |
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6 th S |
Fair cold day a large frost I went to Carmel Brother Harris Preached Text 23 Psalms 6 th verse let Brother Harris have a mad axe [type of adze; user straddles a piece of timber and swings towards himself] for 90 cts Mrs Coalman name was taken of the church book I saw Terrel Cobbs got of of the hire of his negro Bartlett ploughing grubbing halled a lode of wood |
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7 th Sun |
Fair we went to T Castle I went to Carmel Bro Harris preached Text Philippians 2 nd Chap part of 12 verse & 13 verse spent the d night at T. Castle concluded to take Bartlett |
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8 th M |
Fair cold I came up home Swaped John for a mule got or am to get 30$ to boot on 60 days work of Mr Martin Henry Bartlett came home to day. Ploughing grubbing etc Sent a mall to mill for Bro Harris at 90 cts. |
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9 th T |
Snow and rain in the evening I came up home from TC & went back at night Vinckner Cobbs came up and ordered Bartlett home cutting wood halling etc |
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10 th W |
Cdy till the evening I came up home & went back for Thomasia. I saw Mr Harris & Mr Martin at the shop or near the division of the negroes of John, estate took place to day I went to T Cobbs to see him about his negro he takes him from me & hires him in Richmond for 60$ he is off of the bargain {met Mr Moncur sent 2 turns of corn to the mill - - brought meal & chop Bartlett went home this morning - Billy |
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11 th Th |
Fair cold day I went to Brother Saml & to Edmond Barkleys & hired a hand Billy for 45$ hired a boy of Landon Berkley 7 1/2 dollars hat & blanket. George cutting malling halling wood I went to Mt Airy to hire Lewis Sancho my pointer puppy was pupped to day 11 th Jany 1844 |
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12 th F |
Rainy day I went to the shop had the mare shod in front Billy cutting shelling corn etc I went to the mill to see if George came with the cart. – he did not come to day Bob is sick to day - |
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13 th Sat |
Fair windy day pleasant weather cutting halling wood etc I run up Marias chimney to day George came home this evening saw N Luck & R Cobbs at the shop |
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14 th Sun |
Cdy day mod. [moderate] weather I went to T Castle in the evening to get some spirits of turpentine for Llewellyn [used for muscle aches, toothache, etc.] Billy went to hanover to day |
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15 th M |
Rainy day fine rane malling rakeing leaves ploughing a little striping tobacco in the barn I made a pair mule hames [2 carved pieces of wood attached to the collar, to which traces are attached] & altered a coller for the mule |
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16 th T |
Rain fine I carried a pair of hames axe & shovel to the mill to Winston Tom dined hear Ed. T. Redd is hear to night striping tobacco malling hallalling wood rakeing leaves |
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17 th W |
Rain till evening winday Edmond is hear I cut out a pad for a cart saddle & made it nearly britchen [part of the harness that fits over the rump and keeps the saddle from moving forward] etc for the same got 2 buckkles from S Redd malling rakeing leaves halling leaves wood sent to mill for meal 2 bags carried corn etc striping tobacco in the morning |
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18 th T |
Fair winday day fixing cart saddle cutting malling halling wood leaves etc rakeing I ground my axe Wm Harris came by Thomasia went to T. Castle to wash cloth Tom came up with Edmond T. Redd to stay all night |
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19 th F |
Fair a fine day large frost I went to the mill with Tom & Edmond T. R had 2 rings & holes for cart britching made finished the cart britching I am takeing some physic malling rakeing leaves cutting etc Anna came to Mamas to day Edmond & Tom went home in evening |
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20 th Sat |
Fair cool day I went to the mill carried a bag of cotton Llewellyn went with me I saw Mr Luck H Lowery pass my new ground Mr Luck killed my turkey says he will give me one malling rails cutting rakeing leaves commenced ploughing in the evening |
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21 st Sun |
Snow commenced last night fel to day from 2 to 3 inches deep Dr Gouldin came by this evening to tell about my pointer puppy |
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22 nd M |
Cdy day I went to Dr Gopuldins started the turkeys shot 5 times at them saw my puppy saw Mr harris at the mill etc Cutting halling wood etc Dr G cut a stack on the rode to day I went to T Castle this evening for physic etc saw Miss E {?] Mr & Mrs Terrell. |
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23 rd T |
Cdy rained nearly all night fair in the evening cutting malling rakeing leaves etc I got a pair of hames from the shop Fleming brought them up |
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24 th W |
Rain a little fair evening warm I carried a axe to the mill shop. Cutting malling rails rakeing leaves etc |
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25 th T |
Fair cold day a north wind I saw Mr Martin & John horse at Mr Martins. Dr Gouldin dined hear to day We went to Mr Cooke’sto see his cows or to by a cow. Got a shovel & chop axe from Winstons at the mill cutting malling rails rakeing leaves sent to mill for cotton I made a shaft to my Baruche |
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26 th F |
Fair a cold day coldest day we have had Miss Mary Ann Temple & Sister Sarah dined hear to day I ground my chop axe chisels etc halling wood cutting etc etc
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27 th Sat |
Fair hardly a cloud very cold day I walked down on the river & to the mill from there to new ground old Mr Gouldin came up this evening to the Dr,s cutting malling rakeing leaves p[i]cked out a plant bed etc Tom has the distemper a swelling under the throat etc |
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28 th Sun |
Snow about 1 1/2 inches deep commenced about 11 ock Thad dined hear to day cold weather stoped snowing at night moon & stars are shineing out now |
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29 th M |
Fair cold day very cold morning I finished the shaft Bob broke my hors cart axle tree to day cutting & halling wood etc I went to T Castle carried Llewellyn sent Rose down to stay a day or two Mr Martin gave him a [certy fy?] about John |
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30 th Tus |
Cdy snowed a little I am helping Mama to get ice from the fish pond in my cart – Mama, horse cart I went to the mill carried a letter for Mr Gouldin from the Dr Mr John Gouldin killed 45 partridges Monday went home to day |
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31 st W |
Fair cold getting ice and finished getting sent to mill for meal I went to the mill with Dr Gouldin saw W Swann L G etc etc killed 2 turkeys one of mine a gobbler weighed 16 lbs [groze gross?] 13 neat one for Mama |