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1 st M |
Rain in the evening ploughing corn peas etc finished weding cotton and potatoes sweet Dr Gouldin came for the land tax I planted some apricot seed |
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2 nd Tus |
Rain a little in the evening I went to Degannatte, to by 10 bu corn bought at 2 $ a barrell. Weeding potatoes ploughing potatoes etc sent my cutting knife to mill for Winston to alter it etc |
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3 rd W |
Rain a little to day weeding potatoes nearly finished worked the tobacco by the shop ploughing pumpkins commenced I walked to the mill |
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4 th T |
Fair I went to Dugarnattes for 5 bls of corn pd 10 $ for it Miss H Anderson & Louisa came finished weeding the tobacco and pumpkin patch ploughing corn Canfield pointed 2 ploughs |
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5 th Fry. |
Fair ploughing with 3 ploughs borrowed one of Mama commenced weeding corn again I [keep?] 2 cows in the pin with the bull Livy took him |
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6 th S |
Rain a little shower in the evening I went to Carmel Bro Harris preached text Ephesians 5 th ct 8 th v pd Bro Harris 4 $ my subscripsion ploughing corn weeding etc we went to T Castle |
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7 th Sun |
Fair Thoa and I went to Carmel had 2 sermonds Bro Harris preached Text Isaah |
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8 th M |
Cdy day Commenced cutting oats end field Wash came about 1 ock commenced cutting in the field by my house on the line by Anna, land |
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9 th T |
Fair very warm d Mr Swann spent the day hear Wash is ploughing with the 2 horses etc cutting oats etc |
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10 th W |
Rain a fine shower this evening cutting oats on Anna’s lot wormed over the tobacco ploughing the corn by Dabs. |
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11 th T |
A drop or two of rain cutting oats finished Anna, land ploughing in the morning I saw Anna this evening etc |
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12 th F |
Fair warm d Thomasia & my self went to Mr Martins this evening cutting oats on the mane rode Canfield done up 2 ploughs Wash to help him |
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13 th Sat |
Fair very warm d I halled a log to mill to be sawed ¼ in finished cutting oats to day ploughing the corn Wash went home this evening Anna dined hear to day |
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14 th Sun |
Fair warm d We went to T. Castle spent the day there |
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15 th M |
Fair warm day I wed over the yard commenced stacking oats put up a large stack ploughing corn weeding etc I turned my calvs in Mama,s pasture. |
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16 th Tus |
Fair very warm sent corn to the mill and brought my cutting knife home botched up ploughing finished on the right side of the path weeding corn I am about a cart body for Mike etc |
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17 th W |
Fair cdy morning Wash went home this evening about 2 hours by the sun ploughing weeding corn this morning halling oats put up 2 stacks ruffle oats all grone on my land working on cutting knife |
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18 th Thu |
Fair warm ploughing in the morning weeding or choping corn halling oats put up 2 stacks halled all of of Anna, lot land Linnaeus came to see the children John and Louisa dined hear to day finished the cutting knife made a yoke for Mama |
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19 th F |
Fair very warm finished stacking oats put up 2 stacks of scotch oats ploughing this evening wormed over the tobacco Linnaeus dined hear to day Dr Anderson sent his carrage up to have the tire out – fixed the cutting knife etc Friday night very warm indeed |
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20 th Sat |
Fair warm d finished ploughing corn done up the fence from the out gate to my watermellon patch turned the cattle in etc We went to T. Castle this evening Miss & Mrs Dandridge are there |
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21 st S |
Rain a little hear. a fine rane at T Castle we went to Carmel Bro Harris preached text Ecclesiastes 3 ct last part of the 15 th verse Bro Harris Mr Noel & Buttler dined at T. Castle - |
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22 nd M |
Rain a little this evening very warm day (cdy day ploughed 2 potatoe patches by Dabs cutting hay chopping briars etc I put up Sal put tipler with her |
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23 rd T |
Rain a good one this evening Thomasia dined at J Dickinson’s I went over in the evening Mr & Mrs Cizer spent the evening cutting hay etc sent to T. Castle for 3 bushels of wheat red wheat sent to mill etc |
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24 th W |
Rain a little very warm Miss D & Mrs Dandridge & H. Anderson spent the day hear to day I pulled 2 water mellons had 3 to day to eat Wash came to day about Eleven Oc finished cutting hay chopping corn etc |
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25 th Th |
Fair I went to the Bever Dam Depot for a pair of shoes I bought a pair gave $1.50. had a pair for Thomasia made went by Dr Goulding,s ploughed the sweet potatoes and warked them over commenced the cotton suckering the tobacco |
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26 th F |
Rainy evening a heavy rain and east wind blows very hard wed over the cotton sowed turnip seed in the cotton patch and potatoe patch suckered the tobacco ploughing the potatoes Linnaeus came for my barush and mare to go for Olivia washed {Wash?] worked till 1 or 2 hours S {?} |
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27 th Sat |
Fair cool day moved the cow pen ploughed it up sowed turnip seed etc halling hay to the barn shocking it up etc sent a stock to mill for scantling etc W Dandridge came by this evening |
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28 th S |
Fair We went to Cty Line to a protracted meeting Bro Lewis preached in the morning Bro Powel in the evening a great many persons at meeting |
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29 th M |
Fair We went to Cty Line Bro Harris preached in the morning Bro Billingsly preached in the evening H’s Text 55 ct Isaah 6 th verse B’s Text Luke 18 th ct last part of the 1 st verse wed over my tobacco put up 2 stacks of hay |
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30 th Tus |
Fair we went to C. Line Bro Lewis preached in the morning Billy & Martha Katy went to meeting finished ploughing the potatoes Irish chopping corn toping tobacca etc |
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31th W |
Fair I staid at home today most of the day I went to mill to see about the planks I am poly Bob & George went to meeting finished chopping corn etc |