Day Journals of James T. Redd - October 1848

1st Sun

Shower very warm Dr Anderson came to se Johny he is very sick he is taking tarter water [diuretic] & sent to T Castle again to night to let the Dr know how John is

2nd M
Jeff

Rain the heaviest rain I have seen for a long time a good deel thunder & lightning lightning killed a woman at Mr Ed Fountain, this morning Mr Martin went hunting for turkeys. started Jeff on his cruches – setting up corn shucking etc Dr came to see John Miss Harriet came up to sit up

3rd Tus
2 B
Bro Sam
Corn

Fair warm day I killed 2 birds Mr Martin Bro Sam & self went turkey hunting we started a flock scattered them etc Miss H went with Tom to T Castle Dr Linnaeus came to see John - - Anna came to spend the night – halled 2 or 3 cart loads of corn & put it in corn house halled 2 loads poles & wood etc shucking corn etc

4th W
2 turkeys
wheat
1 1/2 bu

Cdy morning Mr Martin & I went turkey hunting I killed 2 Mr Martin killed one shucking corn sowing wheat on the hill ivy walnut tree I sowed 1 1/2 bushel ploughing it in Mama halling her wheat to rail rode

5th Th
Bro Sam
wheat 1 bu

Fair I went to Bro Sams to carry a letter to get some things from Richmond – Dr Anderson & Linnaeus came to see John Mr Mat Anderson came for Miss Harriet Ann Sowing wheat 1 bushel rakeing it in etc halled a lode corn shucking to night

6th Fr
2 bu
wheat

Fair cool Dr Anderson came to see John he is better this evening – sowing wheat rakeing it in etc sowed 2 bushels halling corn from by Cobbs shucking etc I went to the mill for double bat shucking corn sowled Peter 85 cts worth leather

7th Sat
7 B
2 squirls
1/2 bu wheat

Fair I went hunting this evening with Thad I killed 2 squirls 7 birds Dr Anderson came to see John he is much better no fever sowed 1/2 bushel of gulley wheat raked it in halled a load corn sent to mill etc etc

8th Sun

Fair I went to T Castle to see about some wheat for Dr Gouldin he sent for 2 bu Matthews wheat Mr Noel sent to know if he could get 5 bushels wheat. I rode John out to day

9th M
2 1/2 wheat

Fair sowing wheat sowed 2 1/2 bushels Mr Hill got back yesterday to Mt Airy shucking corn opening water furrows etc etc sent Mr Noel 5 bushels wheat at 95 cts a bushel of $1.00

10th Tus
wheat
peck
e B
1 sq

Fair warm I sowed 1 peck wheat finished that field all to the manured ground ploughing the ground & manureing it for the mamouth wheat shucking corn putting stalks away I went to mill twice to turn some post for Anna I killed 3 birds 1 squirl

11th W
3 B
wheat 1 bu m

Fair I faned out 3 bushels wheat for Mama & sowed – the most of it. Mr Noel had 3 bushels more wheat to day I killed 3 birds Sister Sophia came up to day to Mama, sowing wheat rakeing it in sowed 1 bushel Mathews wheat in black bottum halling manure etc etc & a load corn sent to mill

12th Th
3 bu
1 1/2 bu wheat

Fair a large frost I faned out 3 bushells wheat for Mama sowed 2 bu fencing, sowing wheat sowed 1 bushel, sent to mill for meal halling manure & a load corn. parted the calvs etc sold Mr hill my bricks for 20 dollars

13th Fr
1 bu

Fair a frost Sister Sophia & children went over to Bro Samls faned out 1 bushel wheat for Mama sowed 2 or 3 bushels sowed a little wheat 1 peck ploughing it in opening water furrows in wet botumn started Nelson to ploughing

14th Sat
1 1/2 bu wheat

Cdy most of the day we went to T Castle & spent the night sowing wheat 1 1/2 bushel ploughing it in on the ditch I went to Mr Martins for some apples

15th Sun

Fair warm to day I went to Carmel Bro Harris preached text Mark 5th ct 36 verse we came up home from T Castle – Mr Cinibrow & others dined at T Castle

16th M
1 bu wheat
5 B

Fair very warm day I sowed 1 bushel wheat ploughing it in rakeing opening water furrows etc halled a load corn shucking corn etc I killed 5 birds

17th Tus
36 lbs beef
1 1/2 bu wheat

A few drops rain a very hard win warm Anna killed a beef I took a quarter 36 lbs – 5 cts – I went hunting killed a crow – Sowing wheat 1 1/2 bu rakeing etc cutting corn etc

18th W
1 1/2 bu wheat
wheat 9 bu
3 B

Fair a very cold day digning sweet potatoes sowing wheat sowed 1 1/2 bushels ploughing & rakeing etc I went to John Dickinsons for money for 9 bushels – wheat pd $5.95 cts I took a note on Mr Martin for 2 $ and 50 cts I killed 3 birds

19th Th
potatoes

Fair a large frost I finished diging sweet potatoes sowed a little wheat rakeing etc sent to mill for meal – halled a load corn from new grown shucking corn etc I sowed 2 bushels wheat forward – purple straw – measured Mama, - Anna, corn

20th Fr
Bro
Guano 700 lbs
[black hand sketch]

Cool & windy day We went to Bro Saml I went to Verdon for 700 lbs guano pd 21$ for it or am to pay went by Jas Matthews for wheat came home & went back to Bro Saml, Mrs Wilcher died to day 3 ock [Bellus?] cutting & halling corn went for guano etc etc

21st Sat
2 1/2 wheat

A small shower I went to Bro Sams in the evening I faned out 2 1/2 bushels of wheat for Mama & sowed 3 bu. cut Thads hair etc ploughing back of peach orchard for what cutting down corn halling opening water furrows etc

22nd Sun

Fair a very large frost indeed we ame home this evening spent the day at Bro Sams – Mr Williams came down went to the Junction

23rd M
1 B

Fair warm day I went to the river saw some ducks – shot at 2 killed 1 bird – ploughing cutting down corn halling etc Mr Harris is halling bricks for Anna

24th Tus

Rain this morning & last – night a very pretty shower Edmond came to go hair hunting I caught 3 hairs started [8610?] ploughing shucking corn – cutting down etc started 2 ploughs lent horse cart to Anna

25th W
3 bu
10 bu coal

Fair warm day I faned out 3 bushels wheat for Mama sowed 2 1/2 let William Swann have 10 bushels of coal I sowed 2 bushels wheat – rakeing it in ploughing – cutting down corn shucking I halled a load this evening

26th Th
corn
1 B

Rainy morning a heavy rain last night I put away 3 or 4 horse cart loads of corn halled one load halled 2 loads brush mended the shelter etc shelled a turn of new corn sent to the mill I went to Wares hunting killed 1 bird started turkeys Mr Moncure sent to know if he could get some wheat

27th Fr
1B
2 sq

Fair Thad & I went to look for the turkeys I killed 2 or 3 squirls & one bird finished halling corn from the new ground shucking picking over the potatoes etc rakeing wheat in

28th Sat
2 1/2 bu wheat
20 bu sowed

Rain a shower in the evening we went to T Castle Tom went for Harriet Ann Sowing wheat sowed 2 1/2 bushels rakeing it in etc ploughing in a part -

29th Sun

Fair a very pretty day I spent the day at T Castle we came up home in the evening brought up 2 bushels of Mathews wheat – wheat

30th M
2 1/2 bu
shoes
[shoe sketch]
Bull

Fair warm day I faned out 2 1/2 bushels wheat for Mama & sowed it – shucking corn halled 2 loads ploughing etc etc I cut out a pair shoes for Llewellyn Peter is to make them put up my bull in the lot -

31st Tus
12 B
43 in all

Fair, warm day I went hunting & killed 12 birds saw a large gang ducks – ploughing cutting down corn shucking etc etc Mr Tools came to Mama to take her likeness & Bettys