Th 1st |
Cdy most of the day & very mild day I finished sowing clover seed sowed ? bu this season working on ox cart body Dr A came by this evening says my cow Buffalo Bow had a calf 5 day a go at T Castle - put the hogs in pasture opened the ditch by the house halled a stack of fodder from Caseys & all of the shucks grubing etc. |
Fr 2nd |
Rain Lewis came & got 2 lbs shot & a gourd of powder borrowed
Tom dined hear Charles Gouldin borrowed 1 lb shot & 15 caps working a
little on cart body & put up Cate today |
Sat 3rd |
Rain hail & snow cool disagreeable day I lent Charles Goulding my gun today. 2 buzzards or eagles killed a pig for me to day 5 weaks old set a trap for them plaining up slats for cart body Purkins went to see his father about some oats for me Set 1 hen in hen house 13 cts cutting & halling wood |
Sun 4th |
Cdy cool day I went to Carmel Bro Harris preached communion day |
M 5th |
Snow hail etc covered the ground working on cart body Bob made a
hamper |
Tus 6th |
Cdy a little rain fine I went to Linnaeus carryed him some potatoes
& Catsuip [ketchup] Brought Prince ? I went to Bro Saml for a crib Mr
Matthew Anderson [Mathew D. Anderson, Thomasia's younger brother] came up
this evening lent Charles my sham ? |
W 7th |
Rainy morning fair evening Mr Mat Anderson & Miss Harriet went to
T Castle Llewellyn went with us I saw the cow & calf the little buffalo
I took my sheep off my wheat have 2 calves on it now cutting rail timber
commenced on Ken Gouldins land |
Th 8th |
Fair a fine day frogs hollowing working on cart a little Mama['s] cow
came up to water & feed ?? Llewellyn went to W Terrells |
Fr 9th |
Cdy most of the day I have been ploughing till dinner I went to see
Bro Balack he cut his throat this morning the Dr sowed it up Miss Betty &
Emmy went to see Mrs. luck & Anna came hear this evening to see Thomasia
ewe has lamb |
Sat 10th |
Cdy most of the day I made a coffin for Sally['s] child it died this
morning 1 weak old worked ox cart a little sent to T Castle for cow &
calf Buffaloe sent mair to Swanns shop I had 2 old shoes nailed on 6˘ price I
welded 2 links in chain |
Sun 11th |
Fair till evening cdy evening I spent the day at home to day |
M 12th |
Cdy a few drops of rain I went to the Boling Green collected 16
dollars of Mr Kean gave it to Mr Hart & tole him to send me sugar &
coffee received of W Wright $3 for working on road. Dr Gouldin pd 10 dollars
to me [Dr. Thomas Warren Gouldin, 1811-1884] for Martin we are ?? in full |
Tus 13th |
Rain showery I commenced sowing oats sowed 5 bushels raking them in
on fallowed land John Hackett came I pd him $2.98 cts for John Chandler Bro
Woodson came by |
W 14th |
Rainy day workin on cart body Bob finished my fish trap - Prince
& Kate [dogs] |
Th 15th |
Rain fine I worked on the body for a little made a nag shelter Ira
came up to bring the children shoes etc. Pr & Cate |
Fr 16th |
Rain a little this morning Fair evening I went to Mr Gouldins to have
my hair cut & cut his turned out Princetta Charles & I yoked up my
little stears & hitched them to the cart. Mrs Dickinson came over - Anna
went to Richmond I have 2 more lambs |
Sat 17th |
Rain a hard shower it thundered & lightened a good deel cdy
morning I went to the Depot Beaverdam Pd Philips 75cts for shoeing horses
last year bought a curry comb & buttons pd 18 3/4 cts had my boots
retacked pd 12 1/2 cts I bought some things of Hatches for Llewellyn &
Squaire rule buttons cakes pd $2.23 1/2 cts for the hole cap 62cts square
75cts rule 2/6 ˘ |
Sun 18th |
Rain a little in the morning fair evening I spent the day mostly at home Mr & Mrs Dandridge came up to stay a day or two Miss Luck & Ella came up went back to T Castle |
May 19th |
Fair cool morning a pretty day William Dandridge & myself went
duck hunting came by Mt. Airy & Annes |
Tue 20th |
Rainy evening Thomasia & Mr & Mrs Dandridge went to T Castle
in the Dr Carriage ? I went down in the evening Mr. Anderson & Miss
Harriet Anderson were married by Bro Gates I came home in the night |
W 21st |
Rainy day a avery heavy rain cleared of [off] in the night I went to
T Castle to dine spent the night I pd Miss Eliza Chiles 2 dollars & 50
cts infull for making 2 coats |
Th 22nd |
Fair cool day I came up home this morning went to Anna's started her
clock the Louisa people went up this morning by the bridge water is high |
Fr 23 rd |
Fair & large frost I came up from T Castle I went back at night
Imade a martin box Mrs Carter & Miss Ella went to T Castle & dined |
Sat 24 th |
Fair mild day Mr & Mrs Anderson started for the west Dandridge
& wife went to Richmond I came up home for Mama's carriage carried it for
Thomasia We came up to dinner I sowed the plant bed in the garden ploughed a
squair for potatoes cutting brush to cover plant bed etc. |
Sun 25 th |
Rainy evening I spent the day in the house mostly Harriett fell back in the fire |
Mon 26 th |
Fair & cool windy day I putup a martin pole & box at Mariah's
house Llewellyn came from T Castle went to scol [school] this evening herd an
English Sandy? Worker |
Tus 27th |
Snow a little very cool morning the ground hard frozen very cool
& windy day I put the sides & bottom on ox cart body (very windy
indeed) |
W 28th |
Rainy snow fell last night about 1 1/2 inches it drifted 3 or 4
inches deep - a constant north east win the win has been at the north most of
the year there is snow in banks in corners of fence etc I sent Jeff to
Purkins for 10 bushels oats at 35cts a bu set a trap for a mink I killed a
roster [rooster] & hen |
Th 29th |
Cdy morning fair evening rain last night there is snow in banks to
night - I burnt the straw by Mama's house etc commenced Mr Adams, ['s] wheel
took one to pieces - Mama & Mrs Mercy came over |
Fr 30 th |
Fair a pretty day I cut a log for cartting put the sweet potatoes in
hod bed in new garden 1 bu planted about 4 rows of Irish potatoes, purple
sking |
Sat 31 st |
Fair mild weather I have tomato plants up I went to carmel Bro Harris
spoke Bro Carpenter was at Carmel trying to make up a scool singing Bro Sam
came home with me carrying some eggs home mink killed 4 hens setting set a
trap for him 1 pd JT Anderson $1 to pay for mothers Journal pd H Lowery 20cts
for commisheon pd S Gouldin 5 cts for money borrowed I put my name on the
little box for 2 dollars Dr Gouldin & Louisa came up to Mama s |
Sun [end of month comment] |
A very wet & cold month the last March rain or snow every 2 or 3 or 4 days in the month |