Fr 1 st |
Fair mild & very pretty day James Taylor Redd [1829-1898] & self went to the sale at Mr Hattons sowled my sorrel mair to Mr Sea $40. I paid Wm Swann $15 is part of my shop account & cow etc pd Wright my tacks for 1849. $10.58 1/2 cts Edmond & Lewis came over tonight Lewis went to Mama, Edmond & James spent the night or is to do it Peter had 1 gl molaces finished fallowing at the mill commenced in front of thehouse cuttng & malling halling etc. |
Sat 2nd |
Rain a showery evening I went down by Canfields to see the Huntsmen with Edmond & James I went to Carmel Bro Lowery spoke Bro Harris is sick Mama went down in my barouch I caught a hair raised it with puppies gave bob a bowl molaces for working in shop part of a day X mas Mr Talley & Family came to mama, tonight Purkins came by to night going [above?] fallowing at mama, worked Betty Purkins to the plough this morning ploughs very well cutting & hacking wood & straw etc. |
Sun 3 rd |
Fair Rained last night windy day cool James & I went to Carmel Bro Harriss preachedhe is very much complainging Bro fox spoke His wife had her leg broke a few days back A Negro man died at Land Dora to day Captain Bill is a little better to day J T Anderson is sick Thomasia & I went to Mama, this evening Mr T & girls walked as far as gate |
M 4th |
Fair very cold day & night last I went to Mr Dukes paid him Jeffs hire and William fifteen each $30. Mr Talley & James came over this morning I went to look for my sheep byh the [ivy??] hill Mr Talley looked at my trees & agreed to bud one half for the other Linneaus came by to night and set a whikle sent Joh to Tates- commenced fencing by out gate to day malling & halling rails |
Tues 5th |
Fair a very cold morning & night east cold day shot at a halk Mr. Talley came over & dined he got 3 lbs nails of me 18cts. for them made a box &put in 13 turkeys 2 ducks etc. Saw Bro Sam at Mama's turned loose a hair sent for my sheep brought them home from Mr Harris, fencing halling rails malling etc. |
W 6th |
Fair very cold mornign & night last cdy evening I sent to Depot a box fowls to go to Dandridge I fixed up my 2 gates raceed a hair to night etc James & Lewis went to Mr Harris coarting L.H. shelling corn fencing halling rails halled 3 or 4 loads manure to wheat patch ball-head etc.sent t mill |
Th 7th |
Fair mild day cool morning got a few loads of ice - Mr Talley came over to spend the night fencing finishing the pasture fence halling rails ploughing in the evening halling wood for mama |
Fr 8th |
Fair mild day Mr Tally went to Mama, this morning & to Mr Gouldins this evenign I went to Canfields with James & Lewis pd him $15 for Mama for 6 barrells corn Edmond & Molly came over to Anna, James came over to day & set a while - looked at plot of land etc. ploughing grave yard at Mama, for corn cleaned up the yard cut some seders [cedars] etc Peter halling wood sent to mill for 2 bls flour etc. |
Sat 9 th |
Rainy day & south east win beeting out oats halled 1 or 2 loads straw. beeting out oats etc etc |
Sun 10 th |
Fair windy I went to Cty Line Bro Darist preached Thomasia & I walked to Mama, this evening the girls walked over etc. |
M 11 th |
Fair cool day I went to the Boling Green pd Wood Wright $10.75cts for corn bought at Joh Hills sale pd Kasey bond of $0.30cts pd Man Anderson $5.50cts for 3 pair shoes pd Noel for trees $4.25cts pd him $9.20cts for scooling he pd $8.80cts for wheat bought in 1848. pd Wright 25cts spend 50cts the girls Ann emily Sister Sarah & Molly spent the day hear cutting & malling by the mill ploughing by grave yard etc etc |
Tus 12th |
Fair pretty day Ann & Emily & children went to Mama, this morning Wm Day & Sons caught a fox to day ran him by the tree 4 times carryed him home alive in my bag sent to mill for meal & cotton seed cutting & malling by mill ploughing by Mama |
W 13 th |
Cdy most of the day mild & east win the Talleys went to Mr Gouldins this morning a dentist came to Mama to day Mr Kinsey Miss B & H Hill got back this evening from Scharlottsville ploughing cutting & malling by the mill commenced triming around the fence |
Th 14th |
Rain a very heavy one it commenced in the night rained till after breakfast I trimed up my apple trees etc Sister Sarah & Molly went to Mr Gouldins this evening sept [settled?] with Canfield in full. halling rails by the mill commenced fencing halled a load wood |
Fr 15th |
Snowed a few flakes to day a cool windy day Thad & I trimed a row of 2 of apple trees in a field - halling rails by the mill & fencing finished the fence on the road to the mill - halling wood etc commenced malling again grubing etc. |
Sat 16th |
Clear carcely a cloud to Mr Gouldins had hair cut Mr Gouldin & I had a settlement gave my bond for 60 dollars he took in his bond $21.56cts & $9 for a cow soald a year or two ago I went to Jerico a Mr Ivens joined I pd 25cts & Linnaeus 22 1/2 cts for barly - pd Tyler $10 for 2 pair boots got a pair of shoes for Thomasia had a speach from F Scott. 22 persons at Jerico Jas T Redd at Bro Saml, halling wood for mama malling burning brush etc |
Sun 17th |
Clear most of the day Tomasia & I went to Carmel Bro Harris preached Bro Fox spoked. Ann Emily & Molly & James came from Bro Sam |
M 18th |
Fair most of the day clouding up for rain this evening Day & J Winston fox hunting to day did not start I went to mill sent for meal & cotton got 35 lbs cotton last years crop cotton I burried some apple sprouts cat heads etc on the gully by the stack malling by mill fallowing by w hill grubing etc burning brush etc etc |
Tues 19th |
Fair cool win north w win windy day made a leavil to leavil land etc ploughing by the ivy hill for oats & brakeing out balks in corn field at mama, commenced ploughing by by Canfields for corn grubing malling etc. |
W 20th |
Fair cool morning frost a pretty day Day came over and started a fox I saw him cross my field they caught him by Canfields dog fox Thomasia & I went to Mr Gouldins & spent the day left the carriage at the mill ploughing grubing & mallng by Canfields etc |
Th 21st |
Cdy most of the day I went to T. Castle saw Mis Eliza Chiles went to Mr Buttlers for my wais coat black sasimer [cashmere??] charged 50 cts. went to Bro Saml James went down to Richmond to day Linnaeus & Mary went down Wm Swann spoke to me for 30 apple trees & 30 peach at 12 1/2 cts a piece - Canfield came to look for some meet that he says was stole ploughing grubing & halling wood burnted the meadow etc. |
Fr 22 nd |
Cty till evening fair evening I went to the Depot & from there to
Richmond to the laying of the corner stone of Washingnton monument saw
General Taylor and about 20 or 30 thousand persons out. I dined at Mr.
Dandridge & I spent the night pd Wm Dandridge $10.37 1/2 cts for things
bought sugar salt cotton wool board & left 4 dollars with him to pay for
the Republican I paid 1.87 1/2 for going and coming from Richmond. I paid
Sturn 60 cts poastidge |
Sat 23 rd |
Fair cold morning & cool day I came up home from Richmond saw
General Taylor at Chesterfield Depot & was interduced to him |
Sun 24 th |
Raining tonight cdy most of the day, cool day I went to Cty Line Bro Allen came up from Richmond & preached to day I paid Wm Robinson 50 cts for work done for me last year of a night |
M 25th |
Fair mild day I sowed the piece of wheat below the out gate in clover seed - guano was sowed on the land I trimed up some apple trees in the orchard & nursey ploughing burnign bruish etc by Canfields on the steep heill John Anderson came up & dined I cut his hair Harriet went to T Castle |
Tues 26th |
Fair a very warm rain last night had shower a veryh pretty day hird a dove coo set a hen to day on 15 eggs I went to the scool house saw Mr Noele he says Bob Hackett is very sick Al Hackett went to see him I went to Mr ? Lucks for some apple tree grafts got 5 kinds I trimed up my apples trees & went to River by Jack hold cutting ploughing grubing burning brush halling wood etc. ploughing by out gate for corn etc. |
W 27th |
Fair mild commenced sowing oats sowed 8 bushels ploughed them in commenced by ice pond Day caught a slut fox in E Terrells I saw him by Canfields Mr Noel brought some apple twigs from his house ? apples sowing oats ploughing halling straw cutting burning brush etc Peter putting up pasture fence etc |
Th 28th |
Rainy evening showery day lightened a good deel to night I saw nearly 100 gees go by to the west Day & Butler wer Fox hunting did not start. saw Kemp Evans about swing slabs turned out my coalts to day put thum up to night ----N Quarles came with Llewellyn home ploughing in oats by ice pond rakeing etc sowed 4 1/2 bushels sowed some clover seed by ice pont & finished halled a load or 2 manure to peach orchard & cutting etc on the river --- |