1st M |
Rain till dinner commenced in the night a sleat in the morning – haleld 6 loads leaves this evening. I cut put 2 plough bridles comenced them etc [bridle fitted with blinders] |
2nd Tus |
Fair cold & windy I went to Bro Saml, & to Bro Harris went hunting rakeing leaves 14 loads I fixed Moria, chimney this evening Bro Sam says I can get a cow |
3rd W |
Snowy evening Thomasia & I went to Mrs Swanns I went to Cobbs for a load of blocks or chips halling leaves 12 loads 2 loads of wood put up my sheep to night |
4th Th |
Rain & hail shelling corn 2 turns sent to the mill halled a load of pines & a load of timber from the shop put it in the barn – making a pair of bridles snow fel about 1/2 inch deep |
5th Fr |
Fair I ground 2 axes & put a handle in one ground the cutting knives sent to mill for meal sent corn for chop etc cutting halling wood etc |
6th Sat |
Fair, Cold, a large frost I went to Carmel about 10 persons no business done getting wood halling etc fixing to kill hogs – Marcellus Linnaeus & Ben Vass dined hear We went hunting killed 3 birds |
7th Sun |
Fair very cold morning I spent the day at home had a turkey for dinner Thad is hear to night |
8th M |
Rain, hail & Snow a rainy day killed my hogs to day 8 in all shelled a turn of corn faned out som screaning or wheat taileens [screenings are a mix of dust, chaff, wed seeds, broken grains, etc. ; tailings are things that don't pass through the first screen of a sifter; left-overs] I gave Thad 18 3/4 cts for work etc |
9th Tus |
Foggy day I weighed my hogs weighed 1052 lbs cut them out etc halled a load of wood & brush etc sent to T. C. for sage & to Mrs Swanns for the cloth rakeing leaves etc etc Mama killed her hogs to day |
10th W |
Fair I have a pain in my back all day halling leaves 12 loads in the sheep pen - |
11th Th |
Fair cold I spent the day in the house Hackett lost his rideing mule to day rakeing leaves. halled 6 loads fenced in the stack this side |
12th Fr |
Fair, cold, I have the back ache halling wood cutting etc rakeing leaves etc |
13th Sat |
Fair I caught a cow of Mr Napolen Luck gave 10 $ or am to give I sent 3 bu corn to the mill 2 1/2 bu of wheat for Xm,as brought up chop etc rakeing leaves halling etc halled 8 loads [missing text] cow & calf home [. . . ] the stable chinked it [. . . ] and a lode pines set them by the barn |
14th Sun |
1 bird Rainy day a sleet hail in the night still raining – there is a drove of hogs at the depot Bever Dam |
15th M |
Snow about 2 inches deep commenced sowing at 12 ock [missing text] halling etc [from here to the entry for 19 December most text is missing; the remaining words are: "the dary is eve- or the by – blew it to 3 in wood ng bird shelter Chiles Gatewood & him credited od shel a gate t up ing hall- a gate 5$ 2.75 cts for s to"] |
19th Fr |
Cdy most of the day cold cutting wood halling etc I sent corn to the mill for chop & meal brought the flour |
20th Sat |
Fair & Cdy very cold day cutting oak wood for the house the children went to the party at Mt Airy in Mams carriage |
21st S |
Fair very cold day in deed I spent the day in the house or at Home the geranium froze last night |
22 M |
Fair, not so cold _ I spent the in the house mostly complai[ning] halling wood for the House cutting & halling hay straw etc shelling corn to night Winston came back from Richmond |
23rd Tus |
Fair Minor came for a note I went to T Castle & to John Jacketts & Garritt Hacketts looking for hands cutting wood halling etc |
24th W |
Snowy day melts in places halling hay & straw the most of the day halled a lode of pines set them around the cow pen & stable gathered up the hoes 4 hilling hoes 3 mat axes 1 grubing hoe 4 rakes etc sent 3 bu & a peck of corn to the mill got meal & a side of leather from England Canfield dined hear to day & got 3 [clasps?] & 5 lbs of sugar Peter got 3 lbs sugar |
25th Th |
2 birds A misty cold day Xmas day we went to T Castle W Dandridge & Barbara came up |
26th Fr |
Cdy & cold I rode to see Joh Hackett about hiring some boys in Richmond I came up home in the evening to give out some feed went back to T. C. |
27th Sat |
Fair Dandridge & I came up home to get the dog & gun killed 2 birds went back to T. Castle to dinner Marcelus & Linnaeus came home in the evening |
28th Sun |
Fair mild weather we came up home this evening Ed Anderson dined at T. Castle |
29th M |
Cdy. we went to Mount Airy to a dining day. – came back to night - - - |
30th Tus |
Fair mild I went to Dukes & Goodwins to Browns etc looking for hands Ben Vass came to work to day I paid Mr Johnson $5.12 1/2 cts for Zac Terrell bridled the mule (Matilda) cutting wood etc |
31st W |
Fair cool morning I went to Mr Keans Collected 10 $ of his son cutting wood [missing text & remaining text in account data: putting new links in an ox chain; welding a plow bolt; altering a cutting box handle; shifting irons on a double bar; beeting out a double plough point; putting 2 prongs on manure falk or hoe; mending spring; pointing & straping double plough; 2 new shoes on both horses; new bolt in plough; 5 or 6 new links in traces; straping & pointing sing plough and pointing & beeting out another; shifting irons on single tree; pointing 2 single ploughs; cut[ting] a screw over; shifting shoes on Tom in front; pointing & beeting out par of double plough 5 links in chain drawing out ring etc; beeting point out of double plough; laying bar pointing & strabing; pointing single plough; straping & pointing double plough; etc., with note saying "Pd the above in full February 10th 1847 Canfield Dr To cash 67 cts I gave Jessey an order on him for the money. July 29th 1847 Miss B Hill Dr To mending a brace 25 cts James T Redd Dr To S Gouldin for 1 bu of wheat to be turned [insert: scrap of paper in different hand writing, no date: ave made to pay for the land . . . for it we had as well sell it. . . trher time I wrote to you some. . . our Oats and Tobacco but have. . . en since I wrote you wood that. . . at their market value We must. . . and if you cannot make the. . . at their market value We must. . . and if you cannot make the. . . due please let us hear from |