Sun 1st |
Fair cool day Ella & I went to Carmel in Buggy Linnaeus came by went to meeting Bro Broaddus preached & took a collection for association. I put down $5. - My mare sick drenched her etc etc Wm Talley at Ma, |
M 2 nd |
Fair cool day I white washed the front side of the house went to Cty Line this evening there were 4 persons baptized this evening - Lewis redd came by with me home My mare Betsie was very sick drenched her once or twice sent to store for whiskey for horse ploughed tobacco weeding etc. |
Tus 3 rd |
Fair cool Thad came up to help about wheels to boat we went to mill to turn axle for boat Lewis went home to day. Fountains cow is in my cornfield to day or yesterday John went to Winstons to see about horse power. I went to Ma, Sister Sarah gave Harriet a frock - ploughed the tobacco fallowing & weeding tobacco etc |
Wen 4 th |
Rain it commenced in the night & rained till dinner moderately thad came up & dined Ben Anderson came to see about renting land etc Fountains cow in my corn field distrowed [destroyed] a good deel corn etc halled a lode wood fallowing grubing halling rails between Anna, & out gate to do up that fence |
Th 4 th |
Cdy day Mr & Mrs Dandridge came up to day this morning little Matty came with them Mr Martin came to se me about renting a house & land etc pd him 25 cts for Davy Cobb. put up the fence from out gate to Anna, halled rails etc Anna, house & Mr Taylor helped to put up the fence & fallowing grubing etc sent to shop for plough etc |
Fr 6 th |
Fair mild day I rode to Ma,s & Anna,s my horse got away ran to ivy hill shaved Mr Hill saw Mr Harris & Carter Willy came by & brought me a paper & letter of Mr Stanard for some seed wheat Dandridge & I walked to the river I handled a blade to cut bushes cut some at rock spring etc Kitty S came over to supper fallowing grubing weeding tobacco etc killed lamb |
Sat 7 th |
Fair Mr & Mrs Dandridge went to Providence this evening in buggy - cutting weeds & bushes by the spring Llewellyn got a hot out river this evening went to shop had heal put on plough, of steel Llewellyn & Jessy cutting down pines fallowing on swamp below old ice pond grubing etc cutting bushes etc sent shop |
Sun 8 th |
Rain a little this evening we went to Cty Line Bro Phillips preached - Bro Allen spoke meeting will go on tomorrow spoke to the Dr for his wagon to bring mashine home from W |
M 9 th |
A few drops rain thundered & lightened a good deel I rote a letter to Mr Stanard about seed wheat cutting bushes briars etc John went by Providence to get mashine Horse power picking wool etc let John Wadkins have 25 cts. fallowing grubing & cutting bushes on meadow weeding tobacco etc |
Tus 10 th |
Rain a little I went to Providence to carry a letter to [?] Dandridge to carry to Richmond for Mr Stanard brought a twig of Was cherry home budded 5 trees by the barn stopped at Anna, shaved Mr Hill etcc carryed Thomasia to Napoleon Lucks to sit up with his wife Bro Poindexter & Broaddus came tonight collecting for seminary - sent to Mr Harris for some guano got 98 lbs sowed it for turnips etc sowed turnips sowed turnips finished fallowing grubing washing wool cutting bushes etc etc etc |
W 11 th |
Rain showery Bro Poindexter & Broaddus went to Ma, this morning I put down $50.00 for the collage I went to N Lucks for Thomasia I fixed a ring on [sneed?] mended etc etc Lucy R Lucy S came up to day Lucy Lit came with Harriet to night fallowing grubing cutting the bushes & weeds on swamp etc |
Th 12 th |
Cdy a few drops rain I made a frame for Thomasia to quilt carryed Thomasia to N Lucks to sit up to night fallowing grubing cleaning off banks bushes etc halled a lode oats from lore barn |
Fr 13 th |
Fair I went to Mama, saw the Dr he was going to see Winston about shoeing his horses John WIlly & Jimmy came up after walnut timber for Ella went after Canfield to fix my barouch mended purch [perch] iron etc etc Bro Lowery came to spend the night cutting bushes fallowing finished on this side of the meadow & commenced the other side, grubing etc etc |
Sat 14 th |
Fair we went to Bro Saml in morning Bro Saml went to the division at Carmel Lewis & Edmond were at the mill saw Mr Davist at Anna, etc sent to the Dr for Mashine horse power put it down etc sent to Providence for mashine grubing etc etc |
Sun 15 th |
Fair warm day I spent the day at Bro Saml the boys went to meeting at Mt Olivet came over to night Tom Grimes hear got a letter of J E Brooke for 5 bu wheat |
M 16 th |
Fair I put down the mashine Mr Carter came by went to Mt Airy Canfield & Mr Southward helping to thrash wheat thrashing to day split the whirl [end of shaft?] Canfield put on 2 bands etc etc Thad came up this morning with Lucy went to Ma, to night ploughing wheat put up 2 stacks straw etc |
Tus 17 th |
Rainy day rained most of the night last a good rain worked on boat wheel a little & wheat fan handle carr [carried] Thomasia to Mr Lucks Mrs Luck is very low met Dr Swan faning out wheat both kinds rant it out of the chalf [chaff] etc |
W 18 th |
Fair finished thrashing my wheat up here & thrashed Mr Southward wheat & oats moved down to Ma, & put down the machine John got [Cathy?] Thad came up to night John struck bench etc etc etc went to N Lucks for Thomasia Mrs Luck died last night threashing wheat moved the machine to Mama. |
Th 19 th |
Fair very warm day went to Ma, threshed her wheat & oats & carryed machine to my barn threshed the mammouth wheat put it in barn threshing wheat at Ma, my barn etc etc |
Fr 20 th |
Rained a few drops this evening very warm day finished getting out my wheat & oats at lower barn & moved to Canfields threshed one or two stacks I saw G Kean & a gentleman pass by barn Wm Harris came to night for my saddle saw a great many fox grapes etc threshing wheat at Canfield |
Sat 21 st |
Rainy most of the day moderate rain finished threshing wheat at Canfields this morning sent the horse power to the Dr or T.C. negroes had holiday Dr Anderson came to see Anna quite sick Bro Saml came to Mama, & Emily Talley Llewellyn went to mill for meal in little cart Bro Saml bought a carriage in Richmond for 160 dollars - left it in town he bought a buggy etc finished threshing wheat at Canfields sent mashine home John went to Cty Line or started |
Sun 22 nd |
Fair warm we went to Cty Line Bro Allen preached text John 8th Ct 24 verse Lucy Lit went with us to meeting we walked down to Ma & Anna, she is better a good deel cousin Mary at Ma, |
M 23 rd |
Rainy this evening I went to Bro Saml after Mary she did not come Betty & Sam at Mr Talleys brought over some goods to Anna,s for Bro Samls - invited the children from Bro Ss to party I stoped at Anna,s shaved Mr Hill Miss Lanes went to scool to day saw Linnaeus & Mr Terrell brought Louisa T over to day Mama, had 3 bu wheat borrowed ploughing tobacco weeding etc brought a plough from old place Mr Southward faned out his oats & wheat with my fan |
Tus 24 th |
Rainy morning we got ready to go to Cty Line to temperance meeting gave it out I went to the mill to meet Mary saw Louis & Carter & Willy Harris, river pass foarding etc worked on wheel for boart [boat] etc Mr Soughward faned out his wheat John went to Cty Line ploughing tobacco weeding etc etc |
W 25 th |
Cdy day warm I went around corn field killed a crow hung him up etc Edmond came over we rode to Providence for freezer etc Lucy came up to night John went to shop & Mill I pulled a tooth for Anna fallowing weeding tobacco cutting bushes etc etc sent tomill for flour etc. toping tobacco etc etc |
Th 26 th |
Rain a little I went to Mama, & to old Mr Taylors to look at his corn went to Anna left a letter there to go to Depot - letter to Mr Brooks Molly & Betty Gouldin came up this morning makg a cake etc we walked to the river Mr Carter passed by John went patroling etc fallowing 2 ploughs sent to shop for plough grubing |
Fr 27 th |
Rain a little in the evening I went to T. Castle for a [Saphia?] the Dr. gave Thomasia brought it in ox cart Mary is quite sick had a party the Terrells & family came Miss Dukes & 6 from Bro Samls came from Ma, & Anna,s etc Very warm day fallowing grubing etc. |
Sat 28 th |
Rainy day a heavy rain 2 Miss Dukes & 2 Terrells spent the night & day hear Thad & Sam came up this evening Clarence & Eugene are here. Mary is a little better this evening faning out my seed wheat Ball Head 61 bu |
Sun 29 th |
Fair Clear after sun rise I spent the day at home the girls & I walked to see the water at rock spring the water is very high indeed as high as it was in April carryed my fence away & Anderson,s bridge to day Emily Talley & Sam & John came up in evening John going to spend the night went to spring after super |
M 30 th |
Fair a little cool the River is falling very fast. the girls - Mary Betty Emma & Louise went to Mama,s this evening Mary got wet crossing the meadow swamp John & boys went hunting killed 3 squirls with rifle Sam came up to night so spend the night Mr Tate & 2 boys Brooks & Evins came to work commenced moving the tobacco house Tate went to make a coffin for Croly worked till 1/2 pass 9 ock killeed a lamb cutting rail timber worming Tobacco & cutting logs for tobacco house |
Tus 31 st |
Fair warm day Mr Tate & Evines came & worked on old house pulled it down & moved it or most of it sawed down the corner I went down to Ma, with Sam & Johny went to Anna, shaved Mr Hill saw Mrs Davist she came with Miss Mary & Molly Minor Miss Dukes came to Ma to day got over the river this evening Thomasia went to Mama, Louisa came up with us I went down to meet them etc moving tobacco house and halled logs to barn etc fallowing worming tobacco etc |