Th 1st |
Fair a cool morning I saw ice nearly 1/8 inch thick & it thundered & lightened towards the north to night I went hair hunting with puppys I caught 1 hair started 8 or 10, killed 2 B in Mt Airy near the River cut a load of brush or two & done up the mairs stable sent Anna, part of the corn made by Cobbs 6 bushels of shelled corn cutting down & halling up corn |
Fr 2nd |
Fair a large frost I sowed 3 bags guano weighing 478 lbs ploughed it in etc sowed 1 bushel & a half 1/2 gully wheat raked it in etc. I went to Mr Gouldins he cut my hair I spoke to him for the mill lot of land to sow inoats and to do up the fence etc I went to Jerico pd 15 cts to the ?? Martin Henry & James Tompkins joined to night shucking corn ploughing in g and rakeing in wheat etc. Hackett went to west field & got 1/2 bl corn 36 lbs beef of mama. |
Sat 3rd |
Fair a fine day we went to Cty Line to a temperance meeting had several speakers from different persons Mr Minor etc etc had a large dinner etc etc we went to T Castle in the evening ["Bro Sam Mr Gouldin dined there Thomasia and I went to Carmel" - this phrase was lined out] Bro Harris preached Bro Walker Cobbs died this morning sowing guano 3 bags 312 lbs ploughed it in the land since wet sowed 1 bu & a peck of wheat dug one or 2 rows potatoes pulling potatoes |
Sun 4th |
Fair mild Thomasia & I went to Carmel Bro Harris preached text John 15 ct 14th verse Bro Sam & Mr Gouldin dined & Molly at T.C. we came up home a Miss Pemberton was baptized to day & joined the church |
M 5th |
Fair warm day I carryed a cow & 2 steers to Loweries sale.
brought them back again Hackett went with mee to sale & Purkins I sowed a
bag of guano & about 1/2 bushel gully wheat I road the dun H [dun horse]
Mama Sister Sarah & Mary Eliza McGehee went to Dr Gouldins had my horse
to draw the carriage |
Tues 6th |
Fair warm day smokey halling manure from the kitchen on the road for
the ball head wheat I have 2 qts mammoth wheat & about 1 1/2 gallons of
ball head commenced ploughing in horse bottom for corn |
W 7th |
Fair warm I sowed 2 baskets guano & 2 qts mammoth wheat A& some hall head wheat finished sowing wheat finished halling the corn in the field in the road I went hunting killed 2 birds Swan sent for 2 planks for felloes?? caught a hair with pupeys shucking corn halled a load wood halling up corn ploughing for corn |
Th 8th |
Rained last night a little & a little this evening Thomasia & children went to W Swanns spent the day I carryed her up & brought her back again Edmond Redd killed my dog Fly with a rock finished shucking all the corn at the stack & put it up 15 barrells in the corn house & 6 barrells short corn [stalks under six feat] brought over the calf from mama, putting up the corn shucking etc |
Fr 9th |
Cdy day I went down to the new ground & gathered all the corn & shucked it out Mama had her part of the shucks I killed a small beef this morning buffaloe calf Hackett went to west field to night. Fixed to kill hogs in the morning if cold enough halled a load or two wood etc etc finished shucking corn this evening |
Sat 10th |
Fair cool Purkins came for his part of the corn he got rather over 6 barrells for his part made over 12 barrells at the new ground I halled a stack of straw to the barn Bob ploughing for corn etc. I killed 5 birds & a night halk plouging putting up corn halling straw etc etc |
Sun 11th |
Fair cool Thomasia & I went to Cty Line Bro Allen preached text Matthew 18 ct 34d 4th 5th 6th 7th & 8th [Mathew 18: 4-8] walked over to Anna I lanced Sylveys foot |
M 12th |
Fair cool day I went to the Boling Green to coart paid Dick Bridges $1.00 for planter [word lined out] farmer Mama at home this evening commenced killing some of my hogs going to kill about 6 to night Hackett went to west field for a turn of corn got 1 bl in all commenced putting the corn stalks in the ground at the new ground |
Tus 13th |
Fair a large frost I cut out 6 hogs this morning they weighed about 85 a piece I saw Miss B Hill killed her 4 birds for Miss Swann went to Mr Gouldins etc. Edmond Redd came over with Bro Sams horse I have been fixing all the evening to go to Richmond fixing the pole etc leathers sent Wm Swann 4 bu wheat at $1.25 cts a bu 2 gully 2 matthews sent to mill for meal & chop cutting down & burying corn stalks etc. |
W 14th |
Fair warm most of the day Thomasia & Llewellyn & self & child went to Bro Sams got Mary Minor & went to Sister Sophis Redds [Edmond's daughter] Borrowed one of Bro Sams horses & W Swanns harness put 2 horses to Barouch sent Jeff & cart to hall leaves for Anna finished cutting down stalks at new ground & commenced ploughing |
Th 15 th |
Fair we spent the night at Sister Sophia, Thomasia & I went to Mr Johnsons & looked at his trees etc etc spent the day at S Redd - finished ploughing at the new ground with 2 furrows Bob & Mr Hackett helped Anna to kill hogs & she sent Gloster to work in their places |
Fr 16th |
Fair mild we went to Richmond & to Wm Dandridge I commenced trading spent the day in town gloster cutting for me in Jeffs place ploughing on the swamp & cutting down & halling up stalks Ihalled her a load wood etc etc |
Sat 17th |
Cdy day we spent the day in Richmond nearly through with our trading Thomasia & I went to White Hurce [Whitehurst] to have our likeness taken it being so cloudy he failed to take it |
Sun 18th |
F Cdy most of the day - I went to the 1st church with Thomasia Molly
& Wm Dandridge & Llwellyn Bro Taylor preached James T Redd went he
dined at W Dandridges & with Lewis Redd spent the day in town |
M 19th |
Fair I bought me a large gun from Tyler for 15 dollars on credit of a few months we came out to Sister Sophias I spent the night cutting & halling brush for shelter sent for plough to shop it was pointed & straped ploughing sent for a load rails for farm pen shelled a turn of corn new corn |
Mon 21st |
Fair cool we started & came on home this morning left my over coat at Bro Sams to be sent to Miss Eliza Chiles to make etc I shot my big gun at a black 100 yards & hit the black I killed a hare with it etc washed it etc sent to Depot for things sent Bro Sams horse home & W Swanns harness home digging up dirt by Annas halled a loard |
Remainder of November is missing |