Day Journals of James T. Redd - May 1850

W 1st
cro blines etc
Linnaeus
ploughing corn

Fair a cool north win Lewis & I went to make some crow blines [blinds] made 2 Lewis painted the safe over twice Linnaeus came this evening
finished ploughing for corn commenced planting by the barn at Mama, halling out manure to corn field putting it around the corn hills etc.

Th 2nd
water mellon seed
2 crows killed
planting corn

Fair cool day a frost Lewis finished painting the safe I planted 3 or 4 rows water mellon hills I commenced a bea hive a new fashion one Hackett & I killed 2 crows at bline
rakeing & planting corn finished my field all to the new ground

Fr 3 rd
bee hives
finished planting corn

Fair a cool morning mild day I made a bee hive for Mama finished planting corn at the new ground planted some peas put up a pair draw bars at new ground of locust post halling manure to cotton patch and pea & potatoe patch

Sat 4th
$10.50
cow died
peas

Rain a small shower or 2 I went to Carmel Bro Harris preached Text Titus III ct 8 verse [Titus 3:8] I pd Bro Harris 8 dollars on the little book & Wm Swann $2.50 for Bro Harris Mama, best cow died this evening with colick planted peas halling manure to cotton patch ploughed it & halling straw etc.

Sun 5th
cows

Rain showery we went to T Castle left a part of the children at TC & went to Carmel Bro Harris preached Bro Walter Cobbs funeral sermon - Ro Harris is at T.C. came up home this evening Billy & Martin had a dispute & turned out the cows from the barn in pasture

M 6 th
1 crow
fencing
cows

Fair a pretty day I went crow hunting we killed 1 crow Edmond came  & brought my shot home, shot at a eagle I fixed the frame for the vines to run on etc cool to night repaired the fence around the garden & put up a pair draw bars fencing by fish pond pasture fence at Mama sent for Rose & [Enimora?] at T Castle Rose is very [pale??]

Tues 7th
killed 1 crow
coop
turned out 8 calves in the woods
2 coalts
potatoes etc

Fair frost in the morning I went crow hunting killed 1 crow went to Wm Swanns I made a double coop -- turned out Mama, calves on the woods 1 heffer white & red spotted white face red eyes 1nd W & red years [ears] red about the eyes 3d deep red, 4th small spotted R & W white face R years [ears] 5th red & Bernder [brindle?] steer 6th red & white bull white face red eyes 7th white & red heffer tale blaze face & red years & 8th red & W small bull white face Red years turned out [my?] 2 coalts in Mama, pasture Dr Anderson started to see Stapler in
ploughed potatoe patch at my garden ploughed my cotton patch etc ploughed Mamas & planted a part planted Irish potatoes by Peters house

W 8th
Bro Butlers $1.50
potatoes cotton etc

Rainy evening I went to Linnaeus & to Bro Saml he came over with me & dined & is going to spend the night - went to Mr Bartlett for my coat pd $1.50 cts to MIss Eliza Chiles left a summer wais coat to make got some salsefy [salsify - root vegetable aka oyster plant] seed of Mr Butler planted etc planted cotton hear & at Mama, I planted sweet potatoes & irish potatoes at new garden halled out manure planted beans butter beans

Th 9 th
Bro Saml
sheared my sheep
turkey 21 eggs
ree planting corn

Fair cool evening it rained a good deal last night Bro Saml went home this morning. Charles Gouldin came for my owl R. Hackett has him. I went to the mill got out the hogs out of oat patch & sheared my sheep to day ree planting corn etc etc etc Nancy B came by - set a turkey on 21 eggs fencing grubing ree planting corn sheared sheep etc 9 in all

Fri 10th
glass 4
sheep

Rain a shower or 2 cool day I killed a hen for dinner at Carmel tomorrow I made a box for bea hive I borrowed 4 glass of Anna I went to the scool house parted my calf Blossom
ree planted corn sheated Mama sheep markd [branded?] a ram lam[b] for ma halling manure to the garden for carrot patch etc ploughed a patch for potatoes at Mama, & peas corn

Sat 11 th
a Temperance meeting at Carmel
Robin steer
Paid K Evins 50cts 58 cts

Rainy most of the day very cool weather Hacke[tt] went to Carmel Martin came from Richmond & spoke a very few persons there - there was a meetintg appointed next Monday week at Carmel Fatty, dog bit one of my hogs very badly. makeing a cow pen on my land in the field next to Canfields halling 2 oats sent tomill put up Robin steer to day for getting in my wheat patch I paid Kemp Evans 50cts in part for getting slabs - 500 at 25cts he owed me for wheat 58cts still owe him a ballance 17cts Dr Anderson came back from [Stapeers??]
cutting rail timber makeing a coow pen halling rails for it etc halled some manure to pen patch black peas [black eyed peas?]

Sun 12th
T Castle
seed

Fair a large cool day Roburt Hackett came hear to day we started to Cty Line & turned back meeting disapointed painted the house & it is wet - we went to T Castle the Dr gave me some seed that came from Washington improved white corn Lucern gras seed [alfalfa] &  book

M 13 th
planted seeds cotton
Lucern
rye grass
black peas
Edmond
weeding corn
Depot

Fair mild I planted a few hills cotton seed in the garden 2 rows lucerne seed in myh garden halled a load of Sams from the mill & a load of manure sowed a few perennial rye grass seed - all from U.S. Patent Office planted my black peas by Goins house. weeding corn Edmond came here this morning for owl commenced weeding corn by Marick, house ploughing sent to Depot for things iron hoes plates etc etc etc

Tues 14th
Thomasia W SS
E R
planted my improved corn
[sketch of corn cob]
hanks

Rain y evening rained very hard Thomasia went to Wm Swanns this evening, sent Barouch for her this evening Edmond came I cut his hair
Rain very hard I planted my improved corn in the garden subsoiled it Lewis et breakfast hear this morning borrowed my shot belt Mr Quarles came tonight to spend the night 48 hanks for Livy to dye
weeding corn in my field

W 15 th
(hog)
leaves
draw bars ?
greased har
and

Rain fine Edmond started home by island ford spent the night hear Fatty. people made peace with a hog this morning. N. Quarles spent the day hear to day - halling leaves to the cow pen makeing draw bars malling rails etc. Bob greased my Barouch harness & top to day

Th 16th
cultivater

Fair making a cultivater for Mama set out a row greens in the garden E [yorks?] malling rails cutting fencing sent to mill for railings & a piece of cantling [cantle is raised curved part at back of horse saddle] for Ma to make cultivater ploughing & weeding corn by Anna

Fr 17 th
[bracket]

Rain a shower or 2 I patched up the wether boarding on shed room etc Edmond came by saw Mr Gouldin at Ma weeding corn by old hen house at mama, --

Sat 18th
Boling green to muster
30 cts
2 puppeys

Fair most of the day I went to the Boling Green to the muster mustered Llew-en & Hackett went down spent 30cts got 2 puppeys of Dr Gouldin a dot & slut. had a band of musick at the green - Dr Anderson came hear to day & brought a bond for me
weeding corn Negroes had the evening

Sun 19 th
Bob & Bart
75cts

Fair cool a frost we went to Carmel Bro Harris preached went to Land Dorah to preach a funeral pd Bob 50cts wheat money & Bartlett 25 cts

M 20 th

Fair a fine day we went to Carmel to the turn out of the Sons of Temperance wehad a large crowd & speaches Martin SUmner & [Leer Ame T??] & {Mallmer?] at Carmel Bartlett & Bob worked in my shop to day worked on Mama, work Moly - Paid Bartlett 62 1/2 cts Mama, has a new horse gave 95 dollars bay - John is his name

Tus 21 st
Linnaeus
Bro Saml
Mama
[drawn bracket]
set out tomatoe
plants

Fair cool day enough for frost Thomasia & I went to Linnaeus & Bro Saml came by Mr Buttlers got his wais coat of Miss Eliza Chiles paid her 50cts for makeing it. dined at Mama, Molly has a head ake Ann went home from Mr Gouldins he went with her I set out some tomatoe plants manured them with guano watered them etc
weeding corn at Mama, coaltered my potatoes & ploughed some land for tomatoes etc etc weeding them

W 22
Mrs Terrells & dined
To 1 new shoe or more

Fair cool day we went to Mrs Terrells & spent the day Molly went with us I bought 1 gallon of vinegar of Wm Terrell pd 25cts for it. got my sheep of Mr Gouldin skered [scared] him & his horse ran away got loose from buggy sent mare to shop had a shoe nailed on weeding corn patching the holes in fence at the mill etc.

Th 23 rd
Mr Gs
& Mr Dukes
weeding corn

Fair cool day I went to Wm Gouldins I even went to Mr Dukes to get him to bill a bond for the Dr Molly went to Mama, this morning Edmond came over to Mama, this evening I planted some cymblings & carrots etc weeding the potatoes

Fr 24th
Turners corn etc

Rain a little to night thundered & lightened to night I went to John W Turners to get some corn & try to sell old dick horse engaged 2 loads corn at $2.50cts a barrell Mama had a swarm of beas went off had them hived weeding corn halling manure to potatoe patch

Sat 25th
T Castle
45cts
potatoes

Raining very hard thundered & lightened a good deel & I put a glass in window at Mama, I went to T Castle gave the Dr a check for money etc went to Jerico I pd 45 cts pd for month
planting Irish potatoes at Mama, planted peas etc

Sun 26 th
Funeral sermond

Rainy morning fair eve Thomasia & I went to Cty Line Bro Fuller preached Mrs Coalman, funeral, text 15ct 1st Corinthians 26 verse [I Corinthians 15:26] a great many persons at meeting

M 27 th
had a tooth extracted
grans etc
oats
potatoes

Fair mild weather I put a [spring?] to Mama, bell & pastured it up Dr McKenny was at Mama took the impression of Sister Sarah mouth pulled a tooth for me & one for Molly Mama, new horse came to day a large chestnut sorrel mare set out grans [grains?] at Mama  & hear set out a few tomatoe plants etc Mr Kean came by Mama, bushing oats cutting rail timber wood etc halling etc weeding corn by barn setting out potatoe plants etc.

Tus 28th
plants
butter beans
hogs to mill

Fair warm day I sawed up all of the garden rails at Mama, to day set out some potatoe plants & cabbage planted butter beans Sister Sarah & Molly went to Mt Airy this evening
weeding corn halling logs to mill 2 for Mama 1 for me from shop by Anna

W 29th
John Dickinsons
waggeon
weeding corn

A few drops rain warm weather I went to John Dickinsons to see about Mama, sheep it thundered this evening cdy evening Sister Sarah & Molly read new horse to River w Harris came to Mama, sent to Wm Swanns for his waggon to go for corn tomorrow weeding corn by fish pond & Dabs house

Th 30th
Turners for corn
Wm S had my cart
a swarm bees

Fair warm day Hackett & Roburt went to Turners for a load corn got 8 barrells at $2.50cts a barrell went to Wm Swanns wagon 5 horses I hived a swarm of bees at Mama, in new hive made a frame for a bee house at Mama, Wm had my cart & steers to got to the Depot Sister Sarah & Molly went to Wm Swanns - Edmond came over and is hear to night weeding corn & cotton sent to Turners for corn 8 bls

Fr 31st
$376.
$160.
Bro Saml
[drawn bracket]
bee hive

Fair Dr Anderson came by & paid me 396 dollars the Jerico moneyh I went to John Hacketts & paid him 160 dollars one bond for a male the other money lent (75 each bond went to Mama Thomasia worked a piece cloth Bro Saml came for Molly Mrs John Swann at Mama (Molly came over, Edmund went home) I swung up Mama bee hive to night wed the corn at new ground on the road weeding by Canfields