Day Journals of James T. Redd - December 1846

1st Tus
7 hogs

Hail & rainy in the evening I patched my cart and went to T Castle for 2 hogs killed 7 hogs to day fixed lock for Anna halled a lode of wood

2nd W
Leaves 6 lods
1281 pork

Fair mild I cut out my hogs & weighed them 7 hogs weighed 939 lbs – 2 drove hogs weighed 342 lbs ploughing finished the meadow fallowing etc halled 6 lodes of leaves

3rd Th
7 Leaves

Fair to hard rain last night I went to Mr Keans Hackett & I we started the turkeys in Wares halling leaves 7 lodes

4th Fr
shop
3 sq

Fair mild day working on my black smith shop chinking it – Robert helping I fixed Mama, lock on smoke house ploughing sent to mill for meal. brought up 9 rafters – went hunting killed 3 squirls -

5th Sat

Fair cold day I went to the Depot bought some pading for a coat am to give 62 1/2 cts. Pd Allen 25 cts for cutting out wais coat - - ploughing halled 4 lodes of straw covering turnips etc went to Carmel Bro Harris preached got home at night

6th Sun

Rain a litle I went to Carmel carryed Molly Ann & Louisa to meeting Bro Harris preached Text James 1st ct 27 [?] verse W Terrell dined hear

7th M

Rainy day rained allnight last night greesed the Barush top shelling corn halling wood etc - - - I wheted 2 saws & patched a cheer [chair] - . . . . . . . .

8th Tus
1 tur

Rain in the evening I carried my cloth to Eliza Chiles to make I shot at a turkey 3 times I went to Bro Saml & dined I killed a Turkey, by Lanes weighed 13 lbs – craming shop finished the in side

9th W
1 turkey
2 leaves

Fair I went hunting killed a turkey both weighed 13 lbs. – rain last night Hackett killed 2 turkeys. got brush to cover the turnips halled 2 lodes of leaves - - - - - - - put hen in hog pen by the kitchen

10th Th

Rainy day sent to mill halled 2 lodes wood faning out wheat screenings put the cows under the barn & the mule & mair – with the horses put the bull at the stack 

11th Fr
2 leaves

Fair cutting wood rakeing leaves halled 2 lodes leaves & 1 of wood I went hunting shot twice at a turkey started 5.

12th Sat
1 S

Fair cool morning I went hunting shot at an old gobler Tom dined hear to day I killed a squirl. fallowing for oats the broom straw field cutting & halling wood rakeing leaves etc

13th Sun

Fair cold I went to Carmel to the prayer meeting Edmond Redd came over with his dogs -

14th M
8 H

Fair cold a large frost yesterday and to day Edmond Taylor Hackett & I went hunting caught & killed 8 hairs sent to Wm Swanns for hog put him with bet ploughing halling wood rakeing leaves etc I have a head ake

15th Tus

Fair cool day fallowing cutting halled a lode of leaves & covered the beets at the barn I moved the clock in the chaimber

16th W
1 H

Fair cold I went to Mr Lanes killed a hair – cutting wood ploughing halled a lode of straw – rakeing leaves etc etc Bet took boar

17th Th

Snow commenced last night Rain & Snow all day very windy sent to mill halled a load of wood tyed up 8 brooms still snowing

18th Fr

Fair. snow fell about 2 or 3 inches deep. I went hunting killed 2 squirls started 3 turkeys halling wood cutting etc etc putting up fences that blew down

19th Sat
shoes

Fair cold halled 2 stacks of hay & all. cutting & halling wood patched my bridle Jessey making a pair of shoes for me

20th Sun

Fair cold day I went to Carmel Bro harris preached I went to T Castle & spent the evening John is quite sick -

21st M

Fair I faned out 3 bushels of wheat & sent it to mill brought uo a lode of slabs. halling wood etc cutting the Ladies came over from Mama, to help to quilt

22nd Tus
[white hand sketch]
[8?]

Fair mild weather large frost Hackett & I went hunting by Dukkes. killed 6 hairs & 4 squirls sent Swanns hog home children went to Mt Airy for a party Ben has quit hear to night halling wood cutting etc

23rd W
coat

Fair cold I went to Lins farm & to Bro Saml came by Mr Buttlers to get my coat halling & cutting wood etc

24th Th

Fair cold I went to Linnaeus and by Dr Terrells Pd him $3.12 1/2 cts in full – by Browns left a pair of boots to be 1/2 sowled went to the Depot Pd Phillips 5 $ 51 cts shoe account – sent to mill for flour & meal halling wood etc etc

25th Fr

Fair mild weather Mr Hewlett sent ox brought over his slut Rose Anna dined hear to day I mended Hacketts fun to day -

26th Sat
11

Fair mild weather I – went hunting in hanover with Bro Sam Hackett & others caught & killed 10 hairs & a bird Anna gives a molaces stew to night -

27th Sun

Fair mild – I went to Cty Line Bro Powel preached

28th M
shoe thread

Fair warm day I went to Hatcher to the hiring hired 2 boys 1 of Mrs Piddy for 20$ 1 of Mr Duke for 5$. W Terrell carryed Louisa home to stay Jessy had a ball shoe thread at 6 1/4 cts.

29th Tus

Fair mild I sent to Wm Noels. I went to T. Castle to a dining day - - - - -

30th W

Fair warm day shower last night ploughing by the new barn for corn Joh dug a gate hold I put one post in commenced raming it etc etc Mama had a ball shoe thread

31st Th

Fair a south wind – very warm foggy morning I went to the rail rode to pay for Anns passage to Richmond gave her a dollar & a quarter I went to Mr Noels, to get his dog Claton finished putting in the gate post & raming them ploughing fallowing etc