Sun 1st |
Fair mild I went to Carmel Bro Lowery preached a good sermon we took a collection for the managers for the fair collected some 4 or 5 dollars Mr John B Chandler got back yesterday from California saw him to day I paid 25 cts for Bro Saml & 12 1/2 for Bro Estice Betty Redd came to Ma, |
M 2d |
Cdy day foggy morning I made a hot troft went to the Depot with Sister Sarah she is going to Richmoned - Dr Anderson came by Mrs Southward had a chile this morning before he got there Mr Hackett made a cow stall at the barn saw Moncure at Depot & Mr Peniton & others finished 2 rakes etc lime at Depot Jefry cut out Mariahs shoes fallowing by Canfields halling leaves etc etc Wm Swann got home to night from Amhurst - halling leaves 7 loads |
Tus 3rd |
Rainy day fine rain, brag bit Harriet [his daughter Harriett Samuella Redd, 1844-1888] I shot him with peas put Kate cow at the barn made a pen around the shelter etc working on the garden at Mama, putting in new post. Wm Swann got home last night. fallowing for oats halling leaves to stack 8 loads halling wood brush etc etc |
W 4th |
Rainy day I went to Swann, shop had my mair shod 2 shoes saw Wm about his land he is to let me know tomorrow whether he will sell or not -- Anna sent her account to me for a settlement -- Edmond Redd came over to night ploughing my meadow by my barn for corn, halling leaves for Ma, 8 loads 1 for me working on garden etc. |
Th 5th |
Rain fine I went to the sale at R Hacketts with Edmond bought 6 pigs ??for the diner at Jerico Xmas bought some barrells etc $6.08 1/2 cts for all Wm Gouldin & Edmond dined hear to day Sister Sarah got back this evening Bro Calviness preached at Carmel to day a very few persons sent to the sale for pigs etc ploughing finished the meadows & commenced on the hill by cherry tree after shoe making grubing etc. |
Fr 6th |
Rainy day heavy rain cool day, shelled corn, killed a shote [shoat, young pig] I cut out 4 pair shoes for the women for Bob to make - shoemaking shelling corn making baskets etc killed a pig etc |
Sat 7th |
Rainy day fair to night I went to Jerico 2 more met at Tilers Wm Swann came by to see me about his land river is rising, rained all night last night sent to mill for meal halling wood etc etc |
Sun 8th |
Fair a cold & windy day I went to Cty Line - Bro Allen preached text Ecclesiastic 9th chapter 10th verse [Eccles. 9:10] but few persons at meeting Dr Anderson went to see Mrs Allen she is quite sick - Thomasia & I went to Mama, this evening Miss Henry & Betty were there Sarah E Redd |
M 9th |
Fair very cold morning and cool day Wm Swann came down to breakfast, and soled me his land for twenty six hundred dollars to give possession on or before the first day of March I want to pay the money by that time if required I went to Boling green saw Dr Gouldin and Wm Dandridge Thad went down with me he is going to Dr Gouldins Old Jasper is dead I bought a bit 75cts & dozen ?? 10 halling wood fixing to kill hogs grubing gathering turnips halled 2 loads - |
Tus 10th |
Fair, cool day, I went to Edge Hill William went hunting with me I killed 1 bird. William came over to see Mama, paid Anna in full to day - all accounts for Land etc etc Sent Ana a lode turnips halled 4 or 5 loads to the seller cut of the tops killed hogs 5 for Ma 7 for self Mr Lucks man brought me some bones to day paid him 25 cts for 100 weight owe him for 25 lbs. Edmond came over for Betty she came over to spend the night with us. Pd Anna $1.00 15cts/bones 100 lbs killed hogs 7 halling turnips ploughing sent to Depot for lime etc etc |
W 11th |
Fair a cool day Edmond came over for Betty Redd. I carryed her by T Castle & Mr Butlers & home I got a sheet of wading of Ella & carryed it to Mr Butlers for Miss Eliza to put in wais coat. I helped to tack down a carpet at Bro Saml - a new one came home to night weighed my hogs 7 1 w 128-1-112-1-91. 1-70-1-66-1-65-1-70 makeing 622 lbs. ploughing cut out hogs makeing a colt pen or shelter grubing etc. 1379 lbs pork for 1851 |
Th 12th |
Fair mild day I went to Wm Swanns looked at the lines etc rode up to Chiles burg or gatewoods saw Captain Bibb & S Coleman. He came down to W S & we went hunting this evening I killed 5 birds 1 hair Swann killed a snipe made a hog pen by the barn etc Llewellyn went to Mr Gouldins tohave some cloth ?? he will spend the night. Ben Vass is married cutting & halling brush covering turnips makeing coalt shelter grubing etc H went to Depot |
Fri 13th |
Fair cold day Rained last night Edmond came over with his dogs we went hunting caught a squirl sheep etc Charles Gouldin was along saw Captain Bilab by shop I shot at crane on swamp - Thad came up to night from Dr Gouldins. sent to Depot for bran etc etc Mr Hackett & Roburt working on the garden at Mama, halled leaves to coalt pen grubing by spring etc. |
Sat 14th |
Cdy and cold very cold night last Bro Saml Edmon & Mr Gouldin came by we went out hunting started a hair etc Bro Saml & Edmond dined hear, we went to Jerico. Edmons case came up & was decided about 18 persons at meeting a Mr Seldon joined to day. a drove ofhots went to T Castle etc etc etc etc working on the garden at Ma halled a lode straw down & a lode of stalks & small wood & cutting wood |
Sun 15th |
Fair mild day I went to Carmel to meeting Bro Harris preached his fair well sermon he went to Mr Worthams, expects to come up to Ma, tomorrow walked over to Ma, saw Mr Harris at Ma, he bought pork for Ma at 6 dollars - |
M 16th |
Rain a little I went to T Castle to get some hogs for Mama, got 7 estimated 1118 lbs at 6 dollars a hundred killed them this evening - paid for them borrowed $27.00 of Mr Harris pd $67. - Mr Terrell bought 13 hogs with Trevillion - for 1900 lbs at 6 dollars hundred. Mr. Hill. House - soled the ballance ofhis hogs in Richmond - Bro Harris Mrs Wortham & Mrs. Burrus dined at Ma, I dined there - Wm Terrell says he will lend me money to pay for land - killed hots & ploughing by the spring etc etc etc etc etc |
Tus 17th |
Fair, cool day. I weighed MaMa, hogs the 7 weighed 1200 lbs. one weighed 206 salted it up. I went to Edge Hill to stop the ice pond stoped it Bob carryed Bro Saml hogs from Swann, to the mill. Wm went to the mill. mary Minor - came to Mama went home this evening------cut out meat, halling wood, working on the garden etc etc |
W 18th |
Fair, mild a large frost, I put up 3 sows old bet to fatten swaped a sow & pigs with Mama for a sow Norman sent some bones down paid him for 120 lbs 32 1/2cts 8 cts over. fixed rolers on a bed for Mama, Wm swann & Martin went to Richmond carryed wheat down - Thad & I went hunting in Coalmans 32 1/2 bones 120 lbs cutting & halling wood for Mama,H. working on cart tung for Mama. 148 |
Th 19th |
Rainy day John cut his big toe off with an axe sent for Dr Anderson
Thomasia - put the piece on Dr put ona [bode?] etc Edmond came by went to
Winstons shop to Southwards. He has some 4 hundred turkeys to carry to market
I went to Mama an owl caught a duck last night worked on the cart tung cut a
little wood shelling corn etc etc etc etc |
Fr 20th |
Fair mild I went to the sale at Wilson Quarles, Bro Saml bought me an anvile for $1.60cts Bro Sam bought some poark at about 6 dollars a 100 sheep soled for $1.75 cts straw stacks $1.50 cts put my steers at work to day - - cutting & halling wood etc |
Sat 21st |
Fair a large frost mild weather Bob went to Mr Quarles with H for his things brought my anvile home I went to Jerico got a pair shoes of Tyler at $1.25cts for Llewellyn. Mr Martain came by sick Wm Swann came from Richmond Mr Burruss & John Quarles were inniciated to night & the name of Mr Taylor proposed. A very full meeting cutting & halling wood etc. |
Sun 22nd |
Rain saw a rain bow this morning. I spent the day at home, Roburt & Hackett came by this morning Mama, - horse is sick ----- |
M 23rd |
Fair a very windy day cool I went to Edge Hill to see Wm about the diner at Jerico - saw 2 turkeys went to Vinkner Cobbs saw W Terrell etc lent my Barouch to Sister Sarah Thad broke the top they went to Chesterfield to fix for the fair Edmon Redd came to dinner went home this evening I sent for Dr Anderson to see or dress John's toe Ella is so sick he can't leave - cutting a halling wood some short packing it up by the house halled some leaves to the hog pens halled a load or two of light wood etc. |
Tus 24th |
Fair a cold day Dr Anderson came to dress John's toe. Hackett gave the people holiday to day halled a load of leaves & covered the potatoes in the sellers etc. I went to Mama, she paid Fox $1.00 for the ditch hellped to tack the carpet I went hunting saw 2 flocks of birds by fatteys etc. $1.00 halled a lode or 2 of wood & feed down sent to mill for meal flour etc |
W 25th |
Cdy day very cold morning & night last the coaldest day we have had this winter Linnaeus & Edmon came by - Bro Saml came & stayed a while I went to Anna, to judge some hay for Mr Hill Bro Saml & Emily Betty & Lucy came over this morning for Xmas preasont |
Th 26th |
Fair mild I carryed Betty Gouldin & Harriet to the fair at Chesterfield paid out $1.75cts in the fair room Tom & Man & Edmon came by this evening went back to T.C. a great many persons at the fair Thad came to spend the night lent my mules to get to fair |
Fr 27th |
Fair mild day large frost I went to Mr. Quarles to hire Jim he was to let me know at Jerico tomorrow. My mair fell down with me an roled on my ancle & hurt is a good deel - Bro Saml came hear in the evening. Betty & Emily Gouldin & Molly & Betty Redd came over in the evening went back to Mamas' Bob killed 2 shotes for the dinner at Jerico |
Sat 28th |
Rainy day Mr Hackett & Llewellyn went to Jerico & carryed 2 pigs for the dinner at Clarrence came back with Llewellyn. Charles & Thad came to night for molaces I gave them 2 qts they sent a piece of shot upto me from Jerico |
Sun 29th |
Fair mild lent Thad my mule to ride to Cty Line - Bro Cobiness preached Frank came up to see me I rote a letter to Mr Hill to hire him out Clarrance spent the day hear Jeff & Nelson came to see me to day. pd Jeff 10cts -- Jeff wishes me to hire him for the next year |
M 30th |
Cdy cool day Mr Hackett went to hire Jim they asked 50 dollars for him he went to see Mr Duke to hire Jeff he was not at home- Mr Tyler came & dined hear brought myh shot account. Betty Redd came over & dined Molly & Betty Gouldin came this evening are going to Wm Swann, to a party to night - - Bob halled several lodes dirt to trash pen for Mama |
Tus 31st |
Snowy day it commenced last night Wm Terrell came to day & brought me $1000 lent it to me Wm Swann came this evening - Molly & Betty came from Edge Hill this evening to Mama, Mr Hackett went to Hatches to the hireing to try to hire a boy but failed - Lewis Redd got to Mama, to night snow fel about 2 inches deep |
1850 A table of the days
220 Fair days 3 out of the no. clear ---
40 cloudy days ---
93 rainy days -
11 snowy dayss or snow
1 hail
365
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Crops made in 1850 - wheat 250 bushels. oats 100 bushels corn 137 bls. potatoes 80 bushels. turnips 100 bushels large 3 bushels dried peas black eyes - beans cotton sweet potatoes etc etc etc etc etc