1st W |
Rain a very good one a very little at Bro Sams we went over spent the night George Tyree is quite sick – he died in the evening - & 2 of Bro Sams children fallowing pulling fodder etc finished the road to day about 9. ock - |
2nd Th |
Fair very warm day we came home this evening Bro Sam gave me a poland cock [had tuft of feathers on head] thunder & lightning a good deel to night. fallowing pulling fodder etc etc |
3rd Fr |
Fair warm day we went to Sister Coalmans & spent the day Miss H A Anderson came down fallowing pulling fodder etc |
4th Sat |
Fair warm day. fallowing. grubing. about fodder finished diging the potatoes in the garden dug 11 1/2 bu dug my potatoes from the balls. Some large ones put them in the seller in a small box I made 29 1/2 bu potatoes in the new garden |
5th Sun |
Rain very warm day we went to Carmel Bro Harris preached Text Psalms 9th ct 17th verse I went over to see John Dickinson he is quite sick Ella Anderson had her first child to day a daughter - - Carter at Mt Airy is very sick . . . . |
6th M |
Fair very warm day Io made a gate for Mama got a dish of sweet potatoes to day the first halling logs from Cobbs halled 2 pulling fodder putting it under shelter etc etc – Anna dined hear to day |
7th Tus |
Rain a little this evening we went to Mrs Terrells spent the day left Miss H Anderson there halled dirt in the kitchen made a new floor halling logs etc pulling fodder |
8th W |
A small shower halled 2 logs from Mr Harrises gathering dried peas pulling fodder finished the gate the meeting has been going on for more than a week at Warlers |
9th Th |
Rain a very hard rain I went to Wallers to meting Bro Phillips preached pulling fodder |
10th Fr |
Fair cool win from the north got 4 stocks dead ones. pulling fodder halled one to the – mill this evening. I killed a halk he caught a chicken - - - |
11th Sat |
Rain a showery day cool day halling logs to mill – gathering peas shocking fodder soled Peter 25 cts worth leather he paid me 14 cts. . |
12th Sun |
Rainy day cool day I spent the day at home gave Tom Horse a dose of salt peter. . . . [potassium nitrate, diuretic] |
13th M |
Fair I went to Chiles Burg received 10$ pf him, Jas Gatewood halled a load of leaves pulling fodder commenced stacking etc |
14th Tus |
Fair cool day I went to W Noells & to the Depot Hackett Pd me $9.50 cts the bal for my gun I am to give him 2 dollars to boot between my pistol & his gun. got a turn of corn from Mama, 1/2 bl – pulling fodder |
15th W |
Fair cool I went to Richmond spent the – night at Wm Dandridges took the cars at Huletts. – pulling fodder etc |
16th Th |
Fair I spent the [day] in Richmond I laid out about – 75 dollars spent the night at Wm, Dandridges. pulling fodder finished pulling - - - - |
17th Fr |
Fair fine weather I came up home bought 2 pair boots etc etc pd 2$ 20 cts to go down cutting tops commenced to day bringing up fodder etc |
18th Sat |
Fair mild weather sent for the Dr to see Thomasia cutting tops put up 2 stacks fodder shocked the balance of the fodder. - - - - - - meeting commenced at Carmel to day Bro Allin to preach |
19th Sun |
Rain a little this morning I went to Carmel Bro Estice preached in the morning Text Romans 3 ct 21 & 22 verses Bro – Allen preached this evening good many went up to be prayed for I professed convertion |
20th M |
Fair cool day I went to – Carmel Bro Allen preached in the morning Bro Haris in the evening 4 or 5 profesed conversion Anna Anderson & 2 Miss Burrusses Miss Moncure etc Preachers went to Mama, cutting tops putting up fodder etc |
21st Tus |
Fair mild weather I – went to Carmel Bro Allen preached Text Matthew 12th ct 30th verse Bro Harris preached in even Tex Luke 19.27 verse 16 or 17 persons talked to the church Sister Sarah & others cutting tops. . |
22nd W |
Fair we went to Carmel Bro Allen preached Text Luke 13th ct 24 verse – we went to baptizing Sister Sarah Mony her sisters & others wer baptized 18 or 20 in all – cutting tops stacking fodder finished stacking blades 4 sts |
23rd Th |
Rain this evening I went to Carmel Bro Allen preached Text Luke 14 ct last part of 18th verse Edmond Redd & B Quarles profesed convertion finished cutting tops sent to mill for meal |
24th Fr |
Rainy most of the day I went to Carmel Bro – Allen preached Text John 7 ct part of 37 verse Bro Harris spoke from the 27 verse of the 19th Matthew Charles – Gouldin John & Sam Redd & others talked the church & were received tying up tops halled some rails to the stack Bob helping to stack Mama, fodder sent to – shop 3 ploughs to do up. . . . . . |
25th Sat |
Fair I went to Carmel Bro Allen preached Mrs Anderson & daughter and Bro Carpenter came home with me Bob helping to stack Mama, top fodder gathering peas - |
26th Sun |
Fair we went to Carmel Bro Allen preached baptized 25 or 26 persons Charles Gouldin John & Sam Redd & others – Miss Lord among them |
27th M |
Fair halled up my tops and stacked them Mama, cart & have helped Miss Harriet Anderson went to Bro Sams - |
28th Tus |
Fair warm day finished the foddow stack part of it tel down stacked it over commenced rakeing fallowed land for rye gathering beens etc |
29th W |
Fair cool we went by T. Castle & Miss Buttlers & to Bro Sams he & children went to meeting at Bethlahem rakeing for rye commenced ree ploughing for wheat dug potatoes at the stack 3 1/2 bu gathering purl beens etc |
30th Th |
Fair ploughing for wheat commenced sowing rye sowed 1 1/2 bushels ploughing it in gathering beens – [page of stray numbers inserted here; appear to be related to bushels and dollars] |