M 1st |
Fair cool day Edmond Redd commenced work for Ma, chinking Ma, house Mr. Tom [inserted "Dick"] Fox came for 2 puppies ? he dined hear John & Joh had a fuss at spring Mama killed a calf for beef Edmond pd 50cts Put 2 cart lodes turnips in seller covering them etc ploughing for corn on river cutting & halling wooed Peter shoe makg |
Tus 2nd |
Fair a large frost cool morning Edmond & I hewing plates for stable sheds hued 2 & part of the 3rd Pines helped Aaron to make a pair shoes for Mr Southworth, Miss Henry came to have her horse shod Mr Dabney came to night & took my boots along to patch fixed the farm pen at stack sent the Dr wheat mashine & fan wagon etc home got a 1/s of a small beef of Mama it weighed 52 lbs Edmond 1d halling wood Peter shoe making fixed farm pen etc |
W 3rd |
Fair a cool day north w win I borrowed $100 of Mr Wadkins to day and gave it to Bro Saml to carry to Richmond to Wm G Dandridge for order I carryed Harriet to Bro Samls to go to Richmond Mrs Trainham had a child this morning. I went to Linnaeus Miss Chiles there carryed Bettys trunk from mill Edmond hewing, hewed 2 logs Swann sent his wagon down to iron Edmond 1 d cutting & halling wood makg shelter at Ma, for milks cows faning wheat at Ma, to send to mill |
Th 4th |
Cdy a part of day cool & windy I helped Aaron about wagon & a pair shoes for Toms horse Tom came up Mr Dabney came with my boots & cut out 2 pair shoes one for Thomasia & one for me Miss Southworth came over to night Bro Saml & Molly & Harriet went to Richmond cutting & halling wood covering turnips ploughing grubing etc |
Fr 5th |
Fair a cool day I sceaned [skein is cast spindle on wood] Wm wagon axle trees & went to Canfields to get him to help put on tire killed 6 birds saw a turkey at ivy hill Black sow had pigs 3 in hog pen, put her in pasture Tom Grimes came by & Dr Flippur halled 2 loads manure on high hill to top dress the wheat cutting & halling wood, ploughing for corn on creek fallowing |
Sat 6th |
Fair, very cold morning, the mill pon[d] froze across last night I went to Ivy hill look for the turkeys, a very large frost. Canfield came up to help Aaron put on a tire for Wm Swann I went to Carmel Bro Trice preached Bro Harris was there John Hackett & Linel Cobbs Henry Frith Clarence & Eugene came over with Llewellyn - got 3 pigs from Landora, that ran off killed one hog at Ma, cutting & halling wood shoemaking etc. |
Sun 7th |
Fair cool morning I went to Carmel Bro Trice preached & Bro Harris Bro Ts text Zechariah 13 ct 1st verse Bro Hs Rev 22 17th berse Wm Swan & Mrs Swann got letters or asked for them Dr A, & Lin, came by from Mr Craters - Bro Saml got back from Richmond & was at meeting Tom Coleman died last night Son of Mrs Nancy Coleman |
M 8th |
Fair mild day I went to Goldans ville to the election & voted for Summers Watts Baxter Crutchfield & Daricotte John Watkins voted Daricott ? at Goldans ville saw Martin craned one end of the house for Mariah Peter broke down my cart wheel craned a part of the house on the hill halling leaves getting wood Joh started to Amhurst to be hired out |
Tus 9th |
Fair cool killed 13 hogs this morning hung them up by the kitchen to spend the night I went to old place for barell etc cot my papers at Anna, Mr South - went to Richmond or started to day killed hogs 13 cutting & halling wood at Ma, by tick spring as it is called |
W 10th |
Rainy day very moderate weighed my hogs the first weighed 124 lbs 2nd 124 3rd 123 4th 121 5th 120 6th 117 7th 116 8th 110 9th 107 10th 102 11th 96 12th 93 13th 57 lbs makg 1408 lbs killed at Mama the meeting broke at Cty Line to day very few persons I am toled Bob & Aaron wroking this evening on ploughs 3 horse getting wood at Ma, shelling corn etc cut out 13 hogs etc etc |
Th 11th |
Fair mild day a very large frost & cool morning I shingled around chemney double house & commenced stable by the ice house halled the logs for it Bro Robt Cobbs brought a steer home at 11 dollars -3 years old next spring doing upploughs Bob ploughing this evening halled logs wood etc |
Fr 12th |
Fair a large frost John & I finished putting up the tops to stable hewed the rafters etc Allen brought my note that Williams had Mr Martin came will let him ha[ve] a horn of powder 18 3/4 cts Dr says he will come to work tus day Thomasia lode up Tom Grimes - & Llewellyn went hunting spoke to Mr Southward about his steer Fallowing cutting & halling wood at Mama, & Roburt helping aaron in the shop working for me |
Sat 13th |
Fair cool & windy finished hewing down the stable & sawing the corners got a pr shoes - new from Mr Dabneys broges [brogans?] Llewellyn & Dabney went hunting I have herd 6 persons wer killed at Boling green election fighting cutting & hallingwood for Ma sent 3 bu wheat to Mill to grind for the Negroes Lanzy went to his wifes house halled a lode rafters etc |
Sun 14th |
Fair very cold day the coldest we have had for a long time I went to Cty Line Bro Allen preached I walked to Mama, Lewis Redd & Frith wer there going to Richmond tomorrow went to Bro Saml to night-- |
M 15th |
Snow a little cdy & cold I borrowed Ma, horse & went to Mr Fountains paid him my account $8.62 1/2 cts in full saw Mr Nelson & Blunt at Mr Fountains went to Bro Saml saw him at rail rode & Wm & Henry Frith went down with Lewis & Johnes I dined at Bro Ss carryed a coat to MIss E Chiles to make it cost $2.30 cts Bro Saml paid me $15.16 cts the ballance brought a pair shoes to half sole patched ice house etc Bob ploughing the upper part of the meadow for tobacco grubing it etc cutting & halling wood at Mama, etc. |
Tus 16th |
Fair very cold day the ice 1-1/4 to 1/2 inches thick on ice pond John & I cuppled the rafters and put them on the stable I went to look for my turkeys killed a squirl Edmond Redd came over walked to Mrs dabneys to neight with John Edmond lost his whitedog cuttin & halling wood for me Aaron ironing my new rake |
W 17th |
Cdy and very cold day gotting ice 1/2 filled the ice house I walked to Mama, a Mr Padison came for money for Mr Linch Cobbs that I was to pay for Hackett paid him 17 dollars and 75 cts owe him 45 cts borrowed of John $9.12 1/s cts 2 beggars came a woman & Boy the 5 game them 25 cts Edmond went home this morning cut out 2 pair shoes Aaron & Moriah halled 2 or 3 lodes brush to stable getting ice house half full ice from 2 to 3 inch thick & very firm & clear |
Th 18th |
Fair very cold Edwin Fitzhugh came over to Ma, with Edmond Redd last night I started to Taylors ville to the sale got to Mama, came back went hunting with Edwin & Edmond we crossed the river on the ice & killed 3 birds fixed up the bell etc Mr G. came to have his horse shod cutting & halling wood at both places etc etc |
Fri 19th |
Fair a cold day I went to Chiles burg to sale bought a yoke steers for $21.05cts & a black yearling for $3.45 cts Paid the money to Coghill Paid Dabney $2.50cts for making shoes Paid Nimrod Dickinson $1.00 for 30 rails brought by Martin. bought 52 1/2 cts worth of lining of gatewood for coat 6 cts worth cakes at Gatewoods, Tom Grimes came to night -- John & Llewellyn went sale Lanzy shoeing for himself cutting & halling wood |
Sat 20th |
Fair milder finished getting ice filled the house I walked to Ma, saw Mr Martin & Lewis I killed a hair 2 birds give one to N.S. Thad & Charles came up this evening I paid Old Lucy Grany $1.00 & Sparks 27 1/2 cts for a ditch Peter had 40 cts worth floower [flour] 20cts saw Williams gave my note for 11 dollars for steer finished getting ice sent to mill for meal worked my new steers |
Sun 21st |
Cdy cool day I went to Carmel Bro Lowery preached but a few persons Bro Saml Edmond Charles Edwin & Thad came up this evening and spent the evening went back to Mama, Molly Gouldin came up to Ma, & old Milly |
M 22nd |
Snowy day the snow fell about 4 or 6 inches & very dry I put a shaft to my barouch Edwin Thad Edmond & Charles came up to day I went to Ma, hitched up my sley, Edmond & among them broke it I hitched Davy to sley, left it at Ma,s brought Bessy up from Mama, Aaron & Bob shoeing horse etc cut out a pair shoes for Llewellyn lent my gun to Edwin Fitzhugh geting wood at Mama, short wood |
Tus 23rd |
Fair cold Charles & Thad came up to dinner Edwin Fitzhugh & Edmond Redd came at night to spend the night I am quite poly all day chilly and sore etc etc Edward Cobb paid of his shop account getting short wood at Mama. |
W 24th |
Fair very cold morning & night the coldest we have had for along time Edmond & Edwin put on the irons on Barouch shaft they rode up in my slew went down to Ma, in it to day. John went to Tates wedding Mr Evins, sent to mill for meal etc cutting wood etc bob makg pr shoes for Llewellyn |
Th 25th |
Rain this evening near night John went Cty Line t meeting but few persons Tom Grimes came by this evening I am a little better to day Johnny has been poly all day Lanzy went to his wifes. |
Fr 26th |
Cdy most of the day I quite poly, ann Emily & girls came to Mr Gouldins to day or yesterday Old Ant Milly came up to day |
Sat 27th |
Cdy a drop or two rain Tom Grimes came to night & [stayed] Sparkes came with my shop key Harriet came from Wm Talleys, the girls came to Mama, this evening the Talleys |
Sun 28th |
Rain quite hard this morning a sleet rainy day fine rai[n] I took a doce Blue mass [mercury-based medicine] & oil this morning [caster oil?] |
M 29th |
July Ann etc Foggy day most of the snow melted last night I have felt better today mild day Edwin Fitzhugh sent my gun home to me Lanzy came to let me know that the hireing at Hatches tomorrow Bob went for his wife & children Englands brought her to Mama,s got a letter of D[r?] |
Tus 30th |
Foggy day I went to Hatches to the hireing Dizy hired for 20 dollars came by Ma, & dined saw Ann Emily & others Thad came up went hunting I brought up his files & my hamer he gave me |
W 31st |
Rain most of the day I filed up the hammer that Thad gave me Ann Talley Edwin & Thad rode up this evening went back to Mama,s to night mild day very damp & Mr Taylor came up to day to the old place in wagon John went to Mr Carters to hire Ambrews he asked $50 beeting plaster etc. |
Year End Accounting for this and other years - for helpers
A table of days
240 Fair days
66 Rains / 44 cdy days
6 snows / 4 hails
4 foggy d / 1 clear d
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