1st Sat. |
Cdy warm a south win I – went to Carmel Bro Harris preached Text 1st Thessalonians V chap. 1 verse very few persons pd my subscription to Bro Harris – gave John T. Anderson 2 $ to pay for sothern planter – Anna came home Dr Gouldin sent Edmond – up with letters etc halled a load of 2 of straw hay fodder ec halling poles to cram the new house Moriahs - - - I pd Mama, subscription for Bro Harris 4 $ - - for which she is Dr - |
2nd Sun |
Rain last night Fair day – I went to Carmel Bro Harris – preached Text god requires the past. [Ecclesiastes 3:15] |
3rd M |
Fair a large frost cold morning mild day – Nelson & Jeff came home this morning I grown [ground] the cutting knives etc Thad to Noell for a bolt for plough m board ploughing for corn by my peach orchard grubing on Mama fence lent Anna my cart & steers etc |
4th Tus |
Fair mild I went to Bro Listern Cobbs bought a sow for 5 $ I am to
pay the money to |
5th W |
Fair mild a south win – I sent to my sow put her in a pen I made a trap for a halk & set it he caught a chicken ploughing halling rocks out of the field in gully, etc etc shelling corn halled 2 loads wood |
6th Th |
Fair cool north & south & west win ploughing halling rocks wood etc sent a plough to shop grubing shelling corn Thad working comenced yesterday |
7th Fr |
Snow a few flakes I went to the [Ofly?] pond hunting saw 1 turky, killed a halk and 6 birds went to Depot bought a lock 75 cts & 1 lb shot 8th 5 cakes 5 cts saw Linnaeus at the mill ploughing grubing halling – wood sent corn to mill & - got a plough from the mill – I pd Hackett 1 $. Mama pd me 4 $ money borrowed. |
8th Sat |
Cdy A few flakes snow we went to Bro Sams & spent the night halled a load of shucks to Linnaeus, & brought one – home sent Jeff to Depot Bever dam to have a horse shod Tom was shod all round & the mare befoar |
9th Sun |
Fair cool I went to Dr Darricotts vorrowed his dog Molly he is to send her over We came up to Lins & spent the night - |
10th M |
Fair very cold day last night was a very cold night – I came home & we went went to the Boling Green collected 45 $ of Gouldin part of Frank hire collected Flemings – hire for Mama got some money for Mr Gouldin etc cutting & halling wood – covered the turnip patch |
11th Tus |
Fair very cold day getting ice I halled a load of manure & put it on my gully wheat Nelson burnt his foot last night laid by this evening Bro Sam came by this evening says he will take 2 or 3 cows to winter Ann & Emily came over this evening spent the day - |
12th W |
Cdy the weather is moderated a little. I went to L Cobbs to see him about – his cow, left prince with him for his benefit etc etc cutting wood for Anna cut from 2 to 4 cords halled 1 load halled 1 load wood hear |
13th Th |
Fair mild Emily went [to" lined through] over to Mama, this morning I went hunting in hanover – killed 2 birds I made a cart body out of an old one cutting wood halled 3 loads for Anna making 4 in all – halled 2 loads to the house |
14th Fr |
Fair mild we went to T – Castle to a dining day the Dr's burth day. Mr Gouldin came for his money got at cort ploughing triming around the fence by Cobs shelling corn etc etc |
15th Sat |
Cdy most of the day warm I put a handle to plough ploughing sent to mill – triming around fence by Cobbs put up sow in the pen |
16th Sun |
Cdy a few drops rain Rain last night a good one I went to Carmel Bro Harris preached went to J Hacketts to preache a funeral sermon |
17th M |
Rain last night a little in morning I went to T Castle Dr went to Richmond Tom went with me to L Cobbs & to Allens – working on cart body etc cutting rail timber for new ground fence by L Cobbs triming around fence etc beeting out buck wheat |
18th Tus |
Foggy morning cool evening I went to N Lucks & to John Dickinsons to kill a beef ploughing halling straw put Blossum in the barn shed |
19th W |
Fair cold day I went to Lilburn Allens for shucks for Linnaeus I bought his old house for 7.00$ carryed 3 cows to Bro Sams came by Linnaeus, loss Jeff went to S Gouldins in the night looking Jeff halled a load shucks & fodder to Lins |
20th Th |
Fair cool morning south w Trainham came by. cutting poles for hin house. Mama borrowed 1 lb nails for Martin cutting & halling wood etc ploughing this evening – prince came home this evening |
21st Fr |
Fair mild weather I went to Mama. saw Bro Sam & Mary Eliza McGehee there halled a load wood & ploughing by log piles sent Thad & Nelson to Tanyard for my bellows brought sheep skin etc |
22nd Sat |
Fair mild weather Dr Gouldin came up for Lucy I maid a trap for wild animals ploughing halling leaves etc |
23rd Sun |
Fair mild weather Thomasia and I went to Cty Line Bro Phillips
preached – Mary Eliza & |
24th M |
Fair mild day I faned out & sent 20 bu shels & wheat to mill brought up meal etc ploughing grubing etc Sister Sarah Ann & Emily came over to a candy stue |
25th Tus |
Cdy rain a little I went to the river set 3 or 4 traps bated with a fish & posimons Mr martin working on a satch for this house ploughing halled 3 or 4 loads straw down to barn halled a load straw etc |
26th W |
Rainy evening I went to – Bro Saml gave him 5. dollars to by me a coat $5 dollars for Sister Sarah 3$ for Hackett ploughing cleaning around the fence by Cobbs |
27th Th |
Cdy day warm Mr Williams came to make a bargain – with me about chimney I am to give him 3 dollars to finish the chimney – Mr martin & I moved the closet door to day etc Williams had a pair 1/2 sowls at 12 1/2 cts. malling rails halling – wood cleaning around fence |
28th Fr |
Fair mild weather Mr Martin went for a load of bricks brought 250 Mr Williams came to work on the chimney Bob helping him we chinked the house sowled Martin a pair pants for 3$ - - - grubing at the new ground etc etc etc |
29th Sat |
Fair cool day a west win Williams workin on chimney finished the rock part cutting & halling wood halled a load san etc grubing – craming the house to night |
30th Sun |
Rain & hail a little to day I went to Bro Saml received $4$ of him from Lewis Hill He pd Mason 20$ for the hire of boy John for 1847. he bought me a coat in Richmond for 5$ - - Thomasia went with Mama to Mr Harrises |
31st M |
Fair mild weather – I went to S Allens & picked out a passel of bricks – Martin went with me rode flirtella ploughing grubing at new grown [ground] commenced to day shelling corn etc etc |