Tus 1st |
Fair cool Mr Hanes cleaned out the well at Mama, he is to come ditching in a day or two- finished the top stack at Mama, Lewis Redd came over to breakfast he is on his way to Fredericksburg halling fodder finished the stack at Mama, etc etc |
W 2nd |
A few drops rain this morning I went to look for a squirl I went to
the Depot for my papers & to see wood folk about marl [soil of clay &
lime, used as fertilizer] etc saw Mr Fountain near Carmel Martin working on
sextons house Cousin Mary Ann is at Mama, Mr Jones Bivcon came to Ma, for
money |
Th 3rd |
Fair, a cool day. I went to Bro Saml carryed a letter & bundle for Bet & a bag of wool to swap Bro Saml expects to go to Richmond to morrow to sell Mama, - my wheat Brol saml sowled some mutton for 3 - and $2.50cts a piece came by Linnaeus, Mr Hanes - came to Mama, to ditch commenced below the spring Finished my top stack - diging potatoes at Mama, Irish a poar turn out working on cart body Hackett went to Winstons & Cobbs etc. |
Fr 4th |
Clear a little frost this morning so says Mr Hanes he is ditching [a
drainage system for wet land] above the spring I rode down to hickry woods
killed a squirl at T.C. got some peaches off a tree Hackett & Roburt
working all day on cart body Peter halled a load or 2 of wood etc |
Sat 5th |
Fair I went to Carmel drove Mama, carriage Sister Emily & Sarah went we chose Bro Warlthall for pasture [pastor] Bro Fox preached Hackett went to Chiles Burg to muster - commenced cutting down corn around the house & halling it up to Mama, stack setting it up & ploughing for wheat in new garden & by mama, -- |
Sun 6th |
Fair cool day I went to Carmel with Mama, Bro Fox preached a good sermon my paper has an account of an hail storm up the country some timesince the pieces fell weighed from 1 to 1 1/2 lbs, it tore the crops to pieces |
M 7th |
Fair a large frost it pintched topacco potatoe vines etc a cool day, north win Bro Saml came over to Mama, & brought the wheat moneyh - paid me 45 dollars owe me a dol - Mama, wheat came to 60 odd # Sister Emily spent the day at Mam, Finished beeting a tun of guano to day, ploughing front of Ma for wheat halling wood corn etc. |
Tus 8th |
Fair a large frost killed a great deel tobacco etc for many a person
in the nabourhood commenced sowing guano in the field toward Canfields sowed
3 bags & ploughed it in etc. Mr Noel spoke for 5 bu wheat gully at $1.25
a bu |
W 9th |
Fair all most clear a frost small one. rather warm - I commenced sowing wheat sowed 3 bushels & 1 peck - of bald head wheat on the guanoed land sowed 3 bags guano & ploughed it in working my horse & Mama, together wheat 3 bu sowing wheat ploughing for wheat by the house at Ma, halling up corn cuttind own etc commenced stacking tonight at Ma. |
Th 10 th |
Fair warm day sowed 3 bags guano & ploughed it in sowed 3 bushels
Mammouth wheat on guanoed land raked it in commenced ploughing in black
bottom & halling up the corn etc etc |
Fri 11th |
Cdy rain a few drops this evening finished sowing the guano sowed 2
1/2 bushels mam - wheat in black bottom I went to Mr Gouldins to Bro Saml,
for my gig carryed some chinkapens [chinquapins] to the children. Jasper died |
Sat 12th |
Fair I went to Chesterfield Depot there was muster [civilian military
muster] there to day I bought oil & tea 1 lb for Bro Saml I bought
handkerchief $1.50cts makeing $2.50 cts laid out for self gathered some
apples Hackett went to Jerico sowed 1/2 bu wheat wheat 1/2 bu |
Sun 13th |
Fair cool day I went to Cty Line Bro Allen preached Mr Gouldin dined hear home this evening my coal [cold] keeps me very poly |
M 14th |
Fair very dry weather I have had a coal for one month still poly --sowing wheat on the swamp & fresh land on the swamp sowed 4 1/2 bu Mam wheat Mam [Mam crossed out] dug my potatoes Irish at at new garden 10 or 15 bushels - dug sweet cart load 20 bu very small potatoes I paid Mr hanes 2 dollars 50cts for ditching for Ma. wheat 4 1/2 bu sowing 4 1/2 bu rakeing ploughing diging potatoes shucking corn to night etc etc |
Tus 15 th |
Fair cool morning I went to T. Castle & Providence & to Mr Butlers for my pants got them from T Castle all gone over to E. Anderson, I killed 1 squirl & 2 birds - put up Mama, & my cattle in the pasture fromout of the road put mine in corn field Martin got a sash plant [plank] of me 15 in wide 7 feet 5 in long cattle out of the road sent the double ploughs to shop ploughing for wheat by coalt pen halling of the corn & dug Mama, potatoes sweet, cutting down corn shucking to night |
W 16 th |
Fair warm I went to Chesterfield Depot & from there to Richmond went to Wm Dandridge, & to see Lucy Carter John T Anderson& Sady spent the night at Wm Ds, I paid $1.37 1/2 cts Fair [fare] Mr Hackett sowed 2 1/2 bu M wheat wheat 2 1/2 bu ploughing by the corn house cutting down corn halling it up etc Hackett sowed 2 1/2 bu wheat M |
Th 17 th |
Fair very warm day I spent the day in Richmond bought goods to the amount of 35 dollars bought V Cobbs a saw 2 dol 25cts Hackett some clothes pants waistcoat & cap - 2 d 3c went tosee Thad Hackett sowed 2 1/2 bu wheat wheat 2 1/2 bu ploughing sowing wheat, 2 1/2 bu Mam cutting & halling up corn shucking etc |
Fr 18th |
Rain a pretty shower last night had none in Richmond I came up home & brought up a good many things I gave Uncle Billy a bu wheat gully Hackett sowed 1 1/2 bu wheat Henry from Mt Airy brought over a hamper bones wheat 1 1/2 bu ploughing sowing shweat 1 1/2 bu cutting down & halling up corn shucking etc etc |
Sat 19th |
Cdy most of the day I sent 25 bags to Depot to got to Richmond for lime sowing wheat 4 bu Mammouth, we went to Bro Saml in the evening Molly complaining - wheat 4 bu Finished sowing my field till I got some manure to finish sowed 4 bu m sowed by my shop halling up corn shucking etc etc |
Sun 20th |
Cdy day rain a few drops I spent the day at Bro Sam he went to Carmel Bro Fox preached we came home to night Molly confined to bed - Harriett brought a pair pigeons from Bro Sams. |
M 21st |
Fair a large frost white cool day an owl came after the fowls last night. I made a neting - nedle [netting needle used to repair nets] to net a burd bag I went to Wares to look for the turkeys killed a squirl saw 3 ducks on the river - shot at them I met with Mr Tate by Cobbs [fence?] Kady laid up to day made 2 hot pens one for Mama, for wheat cutting down corn etc etc. |
Tus 22nd |
Clear day mild I went to look for Turkeys in - Tribbles saw there tracks went to Eyeland by Tates - I killed a squirl let Uncle Wm Taylor have 1 bu gully wheat. ploughing by Mama, ploughing cutting down corn halling corn & shucking corn |
W 23rd |
Fair mild Edmond Redd came over to hunt. he went home to night Sister Sarah is makeing or netting a burd bag for me, sent to Depot got salt sugar & molaces left my shot & leather in Richmond - Mama had 5 bushels Mam wheat to sow sowed 4 1/2 bushels rakeing it in etc. Rose cow came home Peter pd 1 16 leather 20 cts. Dr Joh 12 1/2 cts wor ploughing by hen house at Ma, dug irish potatoes 13 bu 6 1/2 my part sowing wheat 4 1/2 by Mam shucking corn tonight etc 4 1/2 bu wheat |
Th 24th |
Rain showery evening it thundered a good deel I have been working on myh bird-bag left it at Mama, Sister Sarah is to net a top piece for it Sister emily is at Mama, [Sarah Taylor Redd, 1808-1886; Emily Harris Redd, 1806-1881] sent some Mammouth wheat to the mill to grind ploughing rakeing in wheat 3 bu mammouth for Ma, sent the ploughs to shop put the corn under the shelter at my stack halling up etc etc 3 bu wheat |
Fr 25th |
Rain a shower thundered put straps to a bird bag for Sister Sarah, Bro Saml & Edmond came over to look for the turkeys started one I killed 2 squirls, Bro Saml 6 or 7 - saw a good many in Mr Harris,s woods - brought the flour home from mill A smokey day - measured up 5 bls corn to feed on sowing wheat at Ma, 4 1/2 bushels rakeing it in ploughing & halling up corn at Mama, 4 1/2 bu wheat |
Sat 26 th |
Rain a little cloudy I washed my guns & went hunting with Edmond & Hackett I killed a turkey gobler 4 birds & a hair Edmond crossed the river at west field & went home Frank came up from Richmond I paid Henry 25 cts. for bones ploughing rakeing in wheat1 bushel [?] cutting down & halling up corn etc 1 bu |
Sun 27th |
Fair cool windy day I gave Bob 1 dollar Frank came over to see me about [ab?] on his sale, sent a letter down to Barbara & 50cts. I gave Frank 50cts I went to Cty Line Bro Cabbin preached Bro Allen spoke for some wheat |
M 28th |
Fair a very large frost, saw ice cool finished my bird bag & went hunting I killed 3 ducks & 1 bird killed 2 ducks atone shoot saw 8 or 10 ducks Billy Fox came to see about ditching Malery is at work for Anna. sowing wheat showing wheat 3 bu Mam ploughing by Dabs old house halling up corn shucking to night 3 bu |
Tus 29th |
Fair large frost caught a hair in the bed had a race Bro Sl went with
me I went hunting this evening shot at a gobler in Mt Airy killed 3 squirls
hair saw some ducks in [Jask hole] Bro Allen sent for some wheat 4 bu gully 2
mammouth Mama had 4 bu mammouth to sow Mr Fleming Farish came to get me to
send for some guano for his mother 22 dollars worth pd me the money put up
Mama,s hogs 6 in no Fox the ditcher commenced ditching for Ma above the
spring 3 cts a foot for that part |
W 30th |
Fair, cold morning, a large frost. Ma had a small beef killed, I took a quarter of her, it is to be weighed it weighed 35 lbs I sent to the Depot for lime it did not come brought up a bag of shot & sole leather, sent a letter to Dandridge for Farish I went hunting for the turkeys did not start them. commenced on the new corn shelled a turn to day ploughing by fish pond laying of the land to sow lime & shucking corn to day at my stack shucking to night |
Th 31st |
Fair mild we went to Cty Line Bro Cabbings exibited his gods etc Bro Allen pd me $10 for 5 bu wheat the ditcher got up to the fence to day ploughing by barn at Ma, halling up corn shucking etc 2 pens corn at myh stack Ma went to meeting |