Day Journals of James T. Redd - August 1846

1st Sat

Fair I went to Carmel Bro Toby preached Text 2nd Timothy 4th Ct 6th & 7th verses – Bro Harris & he came up to Mama Dr G got a leter – of dismishon [churches granted letters of dismission when a member was accused of behaving immorally but the accusation had not been proved] sent my hands to help get out Mama wheat planted the machine at my barn this evening

2nd Sun

Fair cool wind We went to Carmel Bro Toby preached Text latter clause of the 22 vs 8 ct Jer came home.

3rd M
Wheat

Fair finished getting out my wheat. S Gouldin send 5 hands to help – faned out 4 1/2 bushels machine went to L Gouldins to thrash -

4th Tus

Fair sent 4 bu & 3 pecks wheat to the mill – hands went over to the Gouldins to help get out wheat I went to mill this evening Bro Sam came over with girls. weeding beets etc etc

5th W

Clear day warm We went to Mount Airy & spent the day & to T. Castle H A & L Terrrell are very sick Bob & Joh are cutting hay weeding beets etc etc

6th Th

Fair very warm day we came up home & went back in the evening. Miss Moria Tompkins & C. Swann dined hear to day – cutting hay finished in the field by the barn etc etc Ann & Emily came to Mama to day

7th Fr

Fair very warm day & night I went to T. C W Dandridge came up to S. Castle halling up hay put up 2 stacks from the meadow wed over my garden etc I went to T. Castle

8th Sat

Fair warm day I came up home I pd William Dandridge 40 $ on account due him Ann & Molly went with me to T Castle to set up made a cow pen ploughed on & rakeed it over put up a stack of hay

9th Sun

Fair I went to Bever dam to meeting Bro Philips preached Text 1st Peter 1st dr 24th verse – went back to T. Castle – Ann & Moly went to meeting -

10th M

Rain a little Rain the first of the night last - - - raked over the Turnip patch & sowed it coltered it over reeplanted beet patch & cotton patch with turnip seed diging potatoes in the garden gave the mare some medicine to night

11th Tus

Fair Thomasia went to Mama & dined – grubing put it 2 gate post by the shop raming etc

12th W
Fallowing

Fair warm day Ann & Emily spent the day hear finished raming gate post sawed off log for rafters sawed ends gate post etc sent to mill for carry log brought up plank etc & a plough – commenced fallowing by Canfields. grubing et

13th Th
2 logs

Fair very warm day sent to the mill for carry log halled 2 logs to mill Canfield treding out wheat - - fallowing grubing etc etc

14th Fr
child

Fair very warm day halled 2 logs to mill brought up 9 planks for window sash – brought a log from Mr Harrises – fallowing grubing etc Martha had hir 2nd child last night

15th Sat

Fair warm – fallowing Ben rode my mule to Spot'van,[Spotsylvania] sent a stock to mill this evening brought scantlin Dr G came to Mama, for Louisa Canfield beet out a how Winston a plough

16th Sun

Fair warm We went to T. Castle I went to Carmel Bro Fox preached Ben came home with mule

17th M

Fair a few drops rain to day. cutting weeds for manure fallowing grubing etc Tom came for my gig

18th Tus

Fair Rain last night a hard shower I went to Cobbs for a stock halled 1 to mill Tom came for gig – fallowing the young mule is at it with Pall picking up apples Linnaeus came to see Moly

19th W
Bull

Fair I went to T. Castle for my bull – fallowing grubing etc Lewis came for the plains Dr went to Richmond yesterday

20th Th

Fair – killed squirl - - I made a water stay – fallowing grubing etc

21st Fr

Fair Cdy night a drop or two of rain at night putting hinges on gate fallowing grubing etc I halled 1 load rails for corn pen

22nd Sat
Bull

Rain a pretty shower this evening thunders & lightens etc fallowing brubing etc gave them holiday this evening

23rd Sun

F. it is raining now a litle We went to Cty Line Bro Powel preached

24th M

Cdy I went to Cty Line Bro Powel preached in the morning Bro McDonnald - - Commenced pulling fodder

25th Tus
27 bu

Rainy day - - faning out wheat faned 18 bushels made by Cobbs 5 bu sweepings of the yard etc making 27 1/2 in all faned out

26th W

Rain most of the day faning out wheat measured up 17 bushels red wheat

27th Th

Cdy We went to Cty Line Bro McDonnel preached in the morning Bro Phillips preached in the evening Text John 17 ct 15th verse fallowing grubing etc

28th Fr

Rain a pretty shower I went to meeting Bro Billingsly preached strive to enter at the strate gate etc [Luke 13:24] All hands went to meeting

29th Sat

Fair we went to T. Castle fallowing grubing etc

30th Sun

Rain in the evening – I went to Taylors ville to meeting Bro Broadus preached Text is there any balm etc [Jer 8:22]

31st M

Fair very warm we came up from T. C. pulling fodder etc