1st Th |
Cdy commenced raining at night I went to Taylors Ville to the hireing bought a cow for 13 $ and 15 cts a mountain cow paid the money cutting by the stack - |
2nd Fr |
Fair windy & warm Thomasia went to Mount Airy going to spend the night – I went to the mill malling rails grubing put a stack of oats in the barn |
3rd Sat |
Fair mild weather I went to Carmel Bro Harris Preached a good sermond Thomasia came home this morning Ben & Bob went to Taylors Ville for my cow & calf I ground the cutting knives gave 25 cts to the church to day and calf |
4th Sun |
Fair mild we went to Castle T & I to Carmel Bro Harris preached Text Third Epistle of John 8th ver we came home this evening |
5th M |
F. cool morning Simon & I went to Joneses to the hireing & have come by Fulsturs mill malling rails grubing etc shelled corn |
6th Tus |
Rainy day sent corn to the mill brought 8 planks & chop etc faned out my oats 24 bu in all 24 bu mild day |
7th W |
Foggy morning fair evening mild weather I made a t trough for Blossum & a rake for Thad – rakeing leaves Thad helping |
8th Th |
Fair mild I went to Mr Coalmans & to John hacketts to hire some boys rakeing leaves Thad & Ben halled 5 loads |
9th Fr |
Cdy mild Mr Gouldin came over to have a sebttlement he still ows me 18 dollars & 58 cts – malling rails wood etc – burning brush etc (commenced snowing at night & snowed very fast trill midnight |
10th Sat |
Snowed last night about 3 inches deep - - - - Fair we went to Bro Saml & spent the night hall wood straw & a load of planks from Dabs house - - - - |
11th Sun |
Fair cool wind etc Mr Nowel came to Bro Saml this evening we came home |
12th M |
Fair cool day I went to the B. Green collected Franks hire $124.38 cts. pd A Dick 35 $ for hire of Horses & Allen 22$ 75 cts for Vinkner. sent 5$ to Richmond for Thomasia taxes 15$ 50 cts for bills etc etc $2.50 halled a load of planks from Dabs house malling grubing etc sent 5 $ to Dandridge for Thomasia Franks hire 124$ 38cts |
13th Tus |
Fair cool. I went to T Castle for the Dr to see Mary E. Redd & to S Cobbs to see Mr Lane's calf & over the River to Lanes Dr A came to see Molly malling grubing |
14th W |
Fair cold morning a south wind I swaped cows with Mr Lane He is to give 1 dollar to boot I got my calf from home this evening – from Cobbs made a troft. - - malling grubing etc Peter had 87 1/2 cts of leather of me this evening Thad had a pair half soles |
15th Th |
Fair I went to the sale at Hudson I bought a Cow gave 7 $ and a quarter sent for her did not get her I pade $1.11 cts for Mr Vass malling grubing etc |
16th Fr |
Rainy evening I went for my Cow & brought her home (Cherry is her name) halled straw wood etc shelled corn to night Thomasia went to Mt Airy to fix the cloth. |
17th Sat |
Rainy evening Mr Lane came for his cow to day Dr Anderson came to see Molly – turned out Livy in the stack – grubing halling wood sent to mill for corn meal sent corn for chop |
18th Sun |
Fair & cold a north wind, we went to T. Castle I went to Carmel Bro Harris preached Text Psalms 51st 12 & 13 verses came home Dr Anderson gave me E.C. Taylors deed |
19th M |
4 fish Fair cold day halled 2 logs to the mill brought 2 loads of planks back – burning brush I burnt the field for oats – caught 4 fish in the net |
20th Tus |
Snow comenced about 3 ock & still snowing about 6 inches deep I went to Mrs Cotes hired a boy for 10$. getting ice burning brush etc |
21st W |
Rain Fine a sleet the snow fel six & 1/2 inches striping tobacco etc I made a pair of steps - |
22nd Th |
Fair mild weather I caught a pike I sowled 6 turkeys & 4 ducks 50 cts for turkeys 18 3/4 for ducks striping tobacco halling wood I made a calf pen under the shelter Sal died |
23rd Fr |
6 larks 19 x 6 aH1P. Fair very cool morning I shot 6 larks cut down a sedar tree for stakes for the garden finished striping tobacco halling wood shelling corn etc |
24th Sat |
Fair very cold morning & night (last.) sent to mill for meal & chop sent corn for chop etc halling wood Bob went to see his wife killed 19 larks & 6 sparrows |
25th Sun |
Fair a south wind the snow melted a great deel to day. I went to Cty Line Bro Smith & Davist red & spoke & prayed dined at Mama, |
26th M |
Fair very mild getting ice malling etc I caught a hare & a opossum made a fence around the swamp for the cattle to drink |
27th Tus |
Cdy I went to Mrs Coats, to see about my negro - - - halling straw & hay all day & a load of leaves grubing etc |
28th W |
Fair mile I worked my mules to the cart halling wood & rocks for shop chimney - - Mr Trainham commenced the shop chimney Mama, hands are helping to work John & Martin came home to day - - ewe had a lamb that died Male |
29th Th |
Cdy Mr Trainham working on the chimney, halled dirt & rock etc to day cleaned off a plant bed grubing halling wood to burn the plant bed |
30th Fr |
Rain in the evening I burnt a plant bed & sowed it halled wood for it Mama gave me cabbage seed to sow next to Cobbs for 200 bricks gave $1.00 for them. Mr Trainham runing up the chimney caught 1 fish |
31st Sat |
Fair mild I went to Carmel Bro Wit preached - - came home to dinner & went to T Castle at night halling wood grubing etc covered a plant bed etc Trainham patched the plastering in this house |