W 1st |
Clear cool morning mild day raked & halled 4 lodes leaves. Mr Martin came to work after breakfast we slabing the shed put u all the slabs, Sister Sarah Ann Emily & Lucy came last night from Dr G,s Molly went home yesterday Emily & Lucy walked up this evening halled 4 lodes leaves halled wood fallowing grubing etc cutting sent 4 hands to help Mr Taylor to shuck corn he finished to night put davy at work this evening ploughing 3 mules |
Th 2nd |
Fair cool Mr Martin [riving?] slabs & putting them on etc made yoke I went to old place for lode slab timber I went to Mr Taylors and bought his corn for 16 cts a bl paid him $1.00 for Ma, I patched the corn house at old place I gave Mr Taylor my note halled 2 lodes leaves ploughing grubing rakg leaves put away the corn at old place halled 2 lodes shucks & fodder from old place |
Fr 3rd |
Rainy day a very heavy rain I cut out 4 pairs shoes for Bob Lanzy July Ann & Martha I went to Mr Taylor and cleaned his clock. dined there gave him my note for corn $49.87 1/2 cts Bob & Lanzy shoemaking & shucking corn etc etc |
Sat 4 th |
Cdy day very wet rained hard last night river is up sent Bartlett to Providence John McL Anderson has a [hope?] & Betty Anderson I went to look for sow & pigs saw the caught the sow went hunting after pheasants Bob mending pr shoes for me Bob made pr shoes for Martha Lanzy halled 5 loads some wood rakg leaves etc a list of days up to today 214 fair/87 rainy d/38 cdy d/2 H d/6 snows in d/2 clear d |
Sun 5th |
Fair cool river is quite high I went to Carmel Bro Broaddus preached Bro Fox was at meeting |
M 6th |
Fair mild day frost etc I went to Anna, shaved Mr Hill he is very poly saw Sister Emily at Ma, halled 2 logs to mill & 1 up here for slabs etc saw Mr. Goodler & Ct Bibb I pulled a tooth for Harriet halled 2 logs to mill 1 up here cutting wood grubing and raking leaves etc etc |
Tus 7th |
Fair mild day I went down to old place halling logs Bob & Jessey went [wi? with?] halled 5 logs got 11 planks found my rake at Anna, - et dinner at my barn halled 5 tops tomill cut down corn stalks at Mr Taylors stoped the ice pond to day cutting wood etc Mr Hall halling down his corn |
W 8th |
Fair mild day rained a little last night I went to Ma, Emily Sister Sarah & Llewellyn went to Mr Talleys to day I went to Mr Taylors for shucks saw Hall I burnt the field by big swamp Dr. Anderson sent Charles by to see about carriage tung Mr S came for wheat halled 2 loads shucks and 2 lodes leaves 1 of wooed fallowing 3 mules cutting down corn stalks at old place 23 loads leaves halled |
Th 9th |
Rain, very damp day I made a foot stool planking up the sides fo stable made 2 windows on this side Mr Southward went to Richmond or started to d. Bob mending Thomasias shoes fallowing halled 3 loads leaves one of shucks picking up corn stalks etc etcv rakeing leaves etc etc |
Fr 10th |
Cdy cool I halled 2 l leavs 3 logs to mill carry log chain broke & hurt my left hand Sister Sarah & Llewellyn got back to day brought up 11 planks 14 feet long 13 inwide - red a letter for Cousin Thomas Redd killed himself axidently halled 2 loads leaves & 3 logs to mill carryed a turn corn to mill shelling to night halling wood cutting grubing rakeing leaves etc etc |
Sat 11th |
Rain Hail & Snow a little the ground is very wet I nailed up the planks on shed & fixed door for me in shed loft etc Mr Southward got back from Richmond this morning I cut out a pr shoes for Louisa to night [histed?] up some tobacco sent 2 bu wheat to mill & corn by Lanzy, Bob makg his shoes, shucked a little corn |
Sun 12th |
Fair cold morning I went to Cty Line Bro Allen preached Bro Coalman was there & prayed etc etc etc |
M 13th |
Fair cool day I went to Ma, she gave me a piece black leather I carryed some leather to Smiths for 2 pairs shoes went to Anna, and shaved Mr Hill went to Mr Taylors fixed his clock Mrs Taylors gave me some peas for seed I went to Smiths & pd off my account & bought some things pd him $8.37 cts bought a hat & cap for boys halled w loads one of shucks hallilng wood cutting etc rakg leaves etc 1 made 9 key to yoke etc |
Tus 14 th |
Fair cold I went to Ma, saw Bro Saml & Edmond there, we went to Mr Buttlers I left cloth for a coat to be made in the Xmas went to Bro Saml and dined Bro Saml has a new horse grey pacer he sent a coat by me to Mr Taylor Lucy R got a letter from P. Fitzhugh, I bought a set of wagon hubs of Thacker for $2.00 Bob moved hog pen by the kitchen & pened in cow pen made a rack in cow pan 2 of leaves & cutting & halling wood & halled 2 loads leaves etc |
W 15th |
Snowed a little this morning I went to Milton Browns sale bought some ploughs wheals & hogs etc leather axe etc I went by Bro Saml this evening for a frock for Harriet I paid E.C. Taylor 14 dollars pd Mr Watkins 20 dollars on Johns account pd him $11.64 cts for steer and 6 dollars in trust money ploughing halled 2 1 leaves cutting & halling wood etc grubing |
Th 16th |
Hail snow & Rain it rained all day I went to Browns to sale carryed 2 carts Ma,s & mine I bought 2 hogs makg 7 in all I gave 9 dollars for the two bought today gave my note for $56.93 cts Bro Saml security and 1 for him - got hear at 8 ock tonight got a set of wagon hubs of Thacker shelling corn cutting etc sent to sale for things |
Fr 17 th |
Cdy morning clear eavning I made a pin or two & put on cart tung on wheels got at sale went to out gate looking for hogs etc etc etc etc etc halled 2 loads leaves tohog pen & calf pen rakg leaves cutting & halling wood shelling corn etc to night-----etc |
Sat 18th |
Fair windy day I started to Carmel to the division saw 8 or 10 turkeys at Dr,s gate went by & John,s gut shot at one killed a bird went to Providence to dinner Dr pd me $53.89 cts the money that came by old Frank John sent a frock to Thomasia and a stick to Johny saw Miss Moriah at Ma, Lewis Hill came up Bob went to old Southwards to kill hogs this evening Bob & Lanzy went to mill for plank brought up 29 planks sent down 2 turns corn & some for chop grubing rakg leaves etc. |
Sun 19th |
Fair mild day I went with Thomasia to Ma, went to Anna, shaved Mr Hill saw Lewis Hill there. Miss Moriah at Ma, walked down on river etc. |
M 20th |
Fair mild day windy I worked on the stable shed planked up this end set 2 traps for owls made one trap bod old Lucy came to see me the owls killed 1 or two guinea I cut out 5 pr shoes to night Lan Mo Ca Jes Bar halled 1 load leaves raised the dam ice pond cutting & halling wood grubing moved 2 hogs out of pen |
Tus 21st |
Rainy most of the day I started to look for my pigs rain drove me back I gound & whet my chisels & killed 7 hogs this evening Jacob Stevens came to borrow a plane I pd George Grimes $1.00 part for ditching Halled 1 load leaves Bob shoemakg shhelling corn killed 7 hogs etc etc |
W 22nd |
Fine rain a little sleet cold & disagreeable day cut out 7 hogs the seven weighed 691. House H 118, 74, 94, 110, 99, 100, 106 lbs - went to Trevillions went to Geo Englands pd him $4.50 cts for leather bought some time ago, went to see Martin spoke to him to night a cart body for $4.00 Vink Cobb wants to hire Agnes for $10. & Tate. I pd Anna $10. for 2 bls flour pd Miss Henry $2.50 I cought an owl in steel trap set it to night cutting out hogs cutting & halling wood etc. |
23rd Th |
Rainy day, fine rain & sleet. I went to look for my hogs brought up sow & 8 shotes pub them in pasture stoped the holes etc Stevens brought my plane home Llewellyn went to Ma,s Pd Geo Grimes 84 cts. cutting wood halling etc etc short wood Polly at Ma, is sick |
Fr 24th |
Rain a little cloudy day warm halled 2 loads leaves I went to mill for meal & chop halled a load wood etc I went hare hunting Mr Terrell with me caught 1 H killed 2 B I pd Dabney $1.00 for shoes Mr Wilcher gave me change for 5 dollars halled 2 l leaves cutting & halling wood patched up the stable lot etc etc |
Sat 25th |
Rainy day Xmas day I paid Wm Robinson 25 cts for ptg ploughs in my shop gave Lanzy a pass to go to Richmond gave him 50 cts & his watch |
Sun 26th |
Fair mild day we started to Bro Saml,s got to river it was pass foarding I left the barouch at mill we walked to Mr Gouldins and dined Wm & John Lewis came there & Anderson Mr Gouldins lent us his barouch to go to Bro Samls Betty & Emma went with us to Bro S. I stoped at Anna, & shaved Mr Hill Miss Mary gave me some matches I pd Fleming 75 cts for back lons [pd Wm Robinson 25 cts for ptg ploughs - phrase lined out] |
Tues 28 th |
Rain morning & evening we walked up to Lins & saw Sturdivant the speaker at Lins, Miss Duke and Tom & others had no speaking came back to Bro Saml,s Mr Noel was at Bro Saml in the evening John and I went to Humanity hunting I killed 2 birds etc |
W 29th |
Fair cold day John and I went to Mr Butlers Lee and John went with me after birds I killed one and went back to Bro Samls and dines, we came to the river in buggy & sent it back Bob had my barouch at mill stoped at Anna,s I received a Family Bible of Mr Hill this evening got a bridle of Fleming for one & a quarter etc saw Wm Thacker at Mr Buttlers |
Th 30 th |
Cdy Rain a little this evening I went to Mama,s & old place Mr Taylor moving down to Dr Buttlers Tom Grimes came this morning we went hair hunting caught 1 hair I cut out a pair shoes for self Bob makg them saw John & Fleming etc hiring at Hatches |
Fr 31st |
Fair mild day I went to Mr Gouldings saw Louisa Terrell and Molly & Betty at Mr Gouldins went as far as Jack Martons with cart after hogs Martin from home did not get them bob brought up 8 planks & meal Frank Dickinson is hear came this morning John made a axle tree & hooks etc paid him 47 1/2 cts owe him 15 cts -- Bob finished my shoes halling up fodder straw & went out west field for pigs etc etc |
1852 Fair days 217 |