Sun 1st |
Rain a hard shower I went to Carmel Brother Harris preached he came home with me - Dr came to see Babby [baby] |
M 2nd |
Fair a cool day north win Bro Harris went home this morning I cut a bunch of the Big wheat cutting wheat cut the gully wheat 35 ?? shocks cutting the Matthews wheat etc cutting clover |
Tus 3rd |
Rain a pretty shower I set up my wheat shocks & cut the mammoth
wheat 10 shocks 16 in all I saw garleck ? canie & Carter Harris this
evening |
W 4th |
Fair most of the day it thundered very cool morning cool day cutting wheat Sister Sarah & Lucy dined hear to day Roburt commenced cutting about 1/2 past 2 ock finished cutting the Matthews wheat & the gully wheat 28 shocks by canfields commenced cutting sed shuck Peter had 2 lbs sugar at 16 3/4 cts 1/2 sowled a pair of shoes charged 16 cts |
Th 5th |
Fair cool day very ool night & mornings Henry Vass came to work for me he worked till 11 ock taken sick & went home & I moved the timber under the sheds I went to Mamas for a cow & calf she lent me cutting wheat nearly finished the sed shuck is not worth cutting careely? |
Fr 6th |
Fair mild day cdy evening I cleaned out the barn & commenced halling heat halled 5 loads matthews & 2 loads mammoth wheat - girls came over this evening from Mama & Miss Henry Henry Martin brought Blossom home today finished cutting wheat - halling wheat mammoth & matthews 7 loads |
Sat 7th |
Rain a pretty shower this morning W Terrell came for his money pd him
$5.33cts for planks bought last fall pd Vinkner Cobbs $4.30cts pd him a 9
dollar note owe him 83cts Ann Emily & William Talley came to Mama, this
evening. got a 1/2 bl meal & 1/2 bl chop from mill |
Sun 8th |
Rainy morning 1 ock I went to Cty Line Bro Brown from Lexington Mr Gouldin dined hear |
M 9th |
A small shower warm day I hired Annes hands Patsy & Sylvia after breakfast till night Thad & Dab helped to thin corn Thad went to depot for bundle got 2 pair lines for 20cts. I send to Dandridge for harness leather 1 side - ploughing corn in manured land thining corn by ice pond & by Cobbs 1/2 done that piece |
Tues 10th |
Rain showery Henry Vass ploughing cornfield finished the manured corn & ploughing by ice pond Llewelly stayed at home with soar leg - ploughing thining corn finished by Cobbs thining on the road Sylvia thining corn to day |
W 11th |
A shower rain finished thining corn in field on the road - halling up wheat finished the matthews 4 load Miss Mercfy seeper is at Mt Airy. ploughing corn by ice pond thining etc etc |
Th 12th |
Fair a very warm day I sent to the mill for meal got 1 barrell of meal - halled up all the gully wheat 3 loads halled up 5 loads medertaranean put it under the shelter ploughed watermellons halling wheat |
Fri 13th |
Fair very warm indeed I halled all the wheat in my field 3 loads meaertareanean 2 sed shuck halled 2 loads from new3 ground by Cobbs - halling wheat ploughing corn by Anna, fence watermellon vines etc. |
Sat 14th |
Rain a fine shower this evening I have been quite poly all day - finished halling wheat - halled 3 loads Mrs Jones died today by Beverdam - finished the wheat sticking under shelter cutting clover etc |
Sun 15th |
Fair a cool day I took a phyisick [medicine, especially a cathartic] last night & this morning Mama & Dr A came hear to day Sallys chile William Franklin died to day - - a funeral was preached by Bro Harris of Bro Estis Elliott |
M 16th |
Fair cool day I went to Mrs Pattersons to hire Nelson came by S Cobbs
cutting oats commenced Saw Bro Sam at Mamas & Molly burried Sallys child
this evening Katy & William are sick - |
Tus 17th |
Fair cool most of the day Mr Evans & Nelson came to cut oats cut all cut all ripe 1/2 day cutting cutting hay this evening - Roburt came over to plough here Bob ploughing by S Cobbs. John Anderson [Thomasia's younger brother John McLaughlin Anderson, 1832-1881] came to spend the night. cutting oats hay etc plouging |
W 18th |
Fair Dr Anderson came by left medicine for old Lucy at L Dickinsons - finished ploughing 4 furrows by S Cobbs commenced in my new ground ploughing & weeding & thining - sent Rose & Emma to T Castle. Sent to mill got a turn meal - shocking hay this eveining ploughing & weeding corn |
Th 19th |
Fair very warm day finished ploughing new ground weeding &
thining the corn 3 ploughs running finished new ground & commenced my
field on main road 1 day for Roburt - |
Fr 20th |
Rain a very pretty rain Wm Swann & wife came & dined Louisa Terrell came this evening I finished weeding the corn at new ground Mr Evans came to cut oats commenced after Breakfast & cut till 12 or 1 oclock. rained & he went home Roburt ploughed 1/2 of the day weeding corn ploughing on road at front of the house finished weeding on road at new ground |
Sat 21st |
A shower I went to Lins & to Bro Sams saw Southward he is makeing a stable for horse is to come Monday Roburt ploughed to day by the house Bob had 1 lb sugar weeding & choping corn ploughing by the barn & house tying up oats etc. |
Sun 22nd |
Fair I spent the day at home Llewellyn went to T Castle & to Carmel to Sun scool. The Dickinsons came over this evening |
M 23 rd |
Fair I pointed a plough Robert ploughing for me Mr Evans came to cut oats cut today finished cuffing tying up etc cut some hay - I spoke to Mr Harris or authorised him to get me I turn gwano with Mr Wartons sent to mill got 1 bl meal 2 turns Mr Hill lent me his papers I went to T Castle & Providence looking for planter - ploughing by the house & on the road throughing [throwing] the dirt to the corn & brakeing out balks etc - cutting & finished the oats |
Tus 24th |
Fair I went to the shop to carry Mr Hills papers Sylvy came to work after breakfast worked till night weeding corn by the gate & by dary [dairy] & smoke house I wed my watermelons vines weeding & ploughing the garden ploughed the greens ploughing corn on the old road etc weeding etc Roburt ploughing to day |
W 25 th |
Fair warm Thomasia & I dined at Anna, with Miss Mary Leeper and Mrs Hill old gloster worked to day for me weeding corn & peas & potatoes finished ploughing this field - ploughing weeding corn etc |
Th 26th |
Rain a shower this evening & last night gloster & Sylvy worked hear to day - wed the potatoes & cotton - I pointed a plough ploughed the cotton patch etc road to the new ground this evening ploughing weeding cotton etc Colra is still rageing in Richmond worst than ever |
Fr 27 th |
Fair warm gloster & Sylvy worked to day weeding corn I went to James Matthews to see the poney ? Providence rakeing corn weeding - I finished halling up oats 3 cart loads put up 1 stock halled 1 load to the barn I brought Rose & the buffaloe home |
Sat 28th |
Rain till dinner I put my hogs in my wheat field by Canfields and the mare & coalt we went T Castle in the evening Ella sent her harness up I beet out my bawl head wheat & some of the mammoth fenced in my oats & shed of the barn halling rails etc |
Sun 29th |
Fair We spent the day at T Castle Linnaeus & wife [Edmonia Thomasia Trevillian Anderson, 1826-1910] came over. We came up home this evening Llewellyn went to Sunday scool left him at T Castle bear bit a pupy very hard this morning - put the males in the pasture |
M 30th |
Fair warm day weeding corn ploughing by ice pond ploughing weeding corn etc. |
Tues 31st |
Fair most of the day it clouded up this eveining I rode Bet Mare to
the new house at Providence Jack Matthews saw her Tom & Lewis came hear
to night brought Llewellyn home lent my cart & steers to Anna to hall
slabs from mill |