Th 1st |
Clear a north win a pretty day I went to T Castle the dr and I had a settlement 24 dollars for plough Wright etc he paid me my shop account 56 dollars 5 cts John came up with me home Mr Taylor came up to old place in Dr wagon Lewis R at Ma, & Mr Talley etc Julia ann came to live at $25.00 sent to mill went for my sow 5 + pigs 2 sows & 8 pigs |
Fr 2nd |
Cdy d Rain a little to night I rode to Mama, saw Wm Talley & Lewis & Edwin & Thad Fitzhugh & the Talleys at Ma, 1 measured the ditch Parks cut Anna, part 126 yards at 2 1/2 cts a yard $3.16 cts Sparks part 73 yards at same pd him 50cts owe him 15cts let Thad 2 gallons molaces 3/3c a gallon to night going to hav a stew at Mama, I rode to Mr Taylors to day & pd Edwin $1, money borrowed. sent corn to mill halled a lode of spoke timber from Cobbs patching farm pen etc |
Sat 3rd |
Snowy most of the day I went to Mas & to Carmel Bro Broaddus spoke 12 person Hacketts case was brought up I paid Bro Valentine $5.00 2 for himself & 3 dollars for Bro Broaddus for last years preaching paid him $1.00 for a memoir of H Broddus Tom Grimes came & Lewis & E. Fitzhugh spent the night went for 2 lodes spoke timber Cobbs |
Sun 4th |
Fair cool day I went to Carmel Bro Broaddus preached. I paid Aaron
$5.00 to fair expences home gave him a pass paid Bartlett $12.00 for Mr Minor
for old castings though don't like to do business on Sundy |
M 5th |
Cdy Snowing 9 ock to night I went to Mr Hardymans to by Mr Taylors & to Ma Ann Talley & girls Lucy R & Mary came up home with me Llewellyn went to T Castle the Dr is moveing to Providence. killed 2 hogs in tobacco house ploughing grubing etc. |
Tus 6th |
Snow fell last night 4 inches deep melting a good deel to day Edwin Fitzhugh came up in sley we cut it down etc Ann & girls went to Mama,s this evening Thad came up & dined etc drawing off my accounts etc weighed 2 hogs 1st w 153 lbs 2nd 132, 285 in all. cinked [chinked?] the edoble hous[e] to day beetg plaster etc sent to mill etc |
W 7th |
Fair I went to Mamas & went to Mr Hardymans in sley with E Fitzhugh and collected the shop account 44 dollars & 73 cts pd him for feathers $2 2 lbs butter 2/ we went to Mrs Lucks Mary & sh pd her shop account $9.44cts Simon taylor brought his dog over that cost him $48.50cts Edwin & Thad dined here I went to Mr W Southworth he pd $6 part of his account Thad killed a pigeon of mine sent Wm Swanns smiths tools to Depot in ox cart by Bob cutting wook oak etc |
Th 8th |
Fair a cold day or morning & night I rode to Ma, (Ann & I went to Mt Airy in sley) let Thad haf flask of powder worked on stable a little Miss Betty went to Sharville [Charlottesville?] Thad dined hear to day cutting & halling oak wood |
Fr 9th |
Snow a few flakes I went by Ma,s & old Mr Taylors to N. Lucks hepd me $2. sho account owes 12cts now went to N Cobbs he pd me $3.62 1/2 cts pd $10.50 cts for Tom Grimes - $7.50 for Mr Henry Martin went to Mrs Terrells pd Wm Terrell $80.40cts interest money, pd Mrs Terrell $18 & Miss Pamela Terrell $10. in part of her 19 saw Mr Addams at Winstons shop Pd Mr Martin $3.38cts he has Plasant Tyres account $1.38cts to collect - I am to pay Bro Saml $1.50cts for N Cobbs mended barn key cutting & halling weed pine Mr Noel came here to day |
Sat 10th |
Snowy day I went by Mr Taylors & to Mama, Thad & Llewellyn went to Mr. Gouldins Thad on his way to Bro Saml Edmond sent for broad axe & square I split out some spokes etc sent 2 axes to Winston to do up Ann Emily & girls went to Bro Saml yesterday & Edwin went with them cutting & halling wood |
Sun 11th |
Fair mild morning & a cool evening I rode to Providence saw the Dr went in sley - I have quite a cole in B |
Mon 12th |
Fair very cold day I rode to Mr Taylors, saw Mr Tate & wife there saw Mr Clemond Harris on his way to Mr Talleys to teach scool left my sley at the mill & walked to Mr Gouldins sister Emily scalled her feet a few days ago going to have a party there to night Llewellyn went Dick Wadkins came for - John Wiltcher is about to bind him over to the piece I went to Canfields to borrow his cart to carry wheat to Depot faning wheat at new barn fan 42 bushels & put it in rale rode bags |
Tus 13th |
Fair a very cold & windy day west win I went to look for my sheep found a part of them in Terrells - carryed them home got Mr Taylor to salt them I went to Winstons shop had 1 shoe nailed on old one John Wadkins got back this evening he & Wiltcher had a corn promise to day -- Lanzy broke his axe to day cutting & halling wood |
W 14th |
Fair a south west win I went to Bro Joel Lucks he pd shop account 1/3d saw his steers that he wanted to sell came by Ma, barn & Mama, faning out my wheat etc Faning wheat to day |
Th 15th |
Fair mild Thomasia & I went to Providence I went to Mr Quarles & to Bro Saml & dined Bro Ss came over with me to T. Castle & went back I stoped at Mr Butlers Miss Eliza expects to finish my cote Saturday evening we came home Miss Southworth came to stay with children sent to Depot 50 bu wheat sent to Depot 50 bu wheat put away chaf etc etc |
Fr 16th |
Cdy most of the day, I went to Ma, Edwin & Thad came from Mr Talleys saw N Luck at my Barn sent 60 bu wheat to Depot makg in all 6639 lbs of wheat borrowed Anna, cart & Canfields I carryed 12 sheep to old place sent to 60 bu wheat Depot hung up some meet etc got ashes Mr Southworth, hickory |
Sat 17th |
Fair mild we went to Bro Saml in the morning I rode horse back sent to mill for meal cutting & halling wood etc found black sow in Hardman. |
Sun 18th |
Snow & rain day a sleet Charles Gouldin came with a note for Ma, to Bro Saml housed all day |
M 19th |
Sleet very cold day I spent the at Bro Saml, wheted a saw for Edmond - a Peddler came to Bro S's - Korfman cutting wood for Mariah |
Tus 20th |
Fair very cold night & morning I came over home this morning very bad travelin Edwin went over with me to Bro Saml getting wood etc etc |
W 21st |
Fair most of day cool spent the day at Bro Saml Edwin went to Mr talleys in the evening. Struck some planes for Edmond. cutting & halling short wood for the house etc |
Th 22 |
Fair very cold snowed a little last night I came over home this morning gave out 4 [goler?] etc went back to Bro Saml. Sent 1 log to mill & sawed off 3 or 4 more |
F 23rd |
Fair Bro Saml & I went to Mr Noels in sley I went down on cars to Richmond Linnaeus went down went to Mr. Dandridge to spend the night I soled my wheat to Mr Warrock for 98 1/2 cts a bushel saw John McAnderson getting wood etc |
Sat 24 |
Fair I spent the day in Richmond I bought 3 bu clover seed $5.50 cts or 6 dollars - I pd Dandridge $40. pd carter $25 for Sister Sophia Redd Rent for land & house bought goods at Chenery to the amount of $6.14 pd $3.92 cts to E A Gallaher & Co. Pd. P.D. Bernard $3.00 pd $3.00 on the cars for going and coming spent $2.45 cts ? $9.50 cts I saw John & Saml went to Aunt Mary, [Mary Taylor, 1778-1954] Mr Bernard gave me some Doura corn [sugar millet] I got $93.38 for wheat cutting & getting wood cut down a hickry for axle trees etc etc |
Sun 25 |
Fair cool day I came up home with Harried S. Redd got my breakfast at Mr Noels - we dined at Bro Saml & came over home in the evening went by Lins etc I lost my raffers [rafters?] at Wm Dandridge, John Wadkins has a horse hear that he bought of his Uncle |
M 26th |
Fair mild I went to Anna, s pd Miss henry $50.00 for Anna, money Mr S. Hill sent her by we went to Mama,s - lent Edwin Fitzhugh my saddle to go to Dr. Gouldins Wm Talley went with him - I rode John,s horse to Ma,s workin on the Double house. Crained one rum [room] etc. Mr Southworth went to Richmond yesterday with beef etc Llewellyn went to Mr Gouldins for a puppy cream colour craned one end of the dou house etc. |
Tus 27th |
Fair, cool day. John Watkins hitched his horse to my gig this morning & went tradeing I rode to Mr Dukes to see him about sending Llewellyn to scool he has 10 or 15 scollars He has 15 dollars a scollar cutrting rail timber & burn brush etc I patched the ice house |
Wed 28 th |
Fair a large frost I went with Llewellyn to Mr Dukes to scoool cut the ice on the river 6 or 7 inches thick near the bank James McLaughlin is going to Mr. Duke - commenced slabing the stable by the house John Watkins got back this morning traded his horse for a mule cutting & malling rails halling wood etc etc burning brush etc |
Th 29 |
Fair mild I sawed down the dore to stable John W went after my gig this evening, I went to Mr Joel Lucks & bought a yoke steer am to give 20 dollars half of the money to be paid next fall ten dollars to be pd. in one or two months am to swap 2 turkeys with him - Mr Wilson came for hides got 3 sheep skins 1 to tan with wool on had a small skin of Wm Swanns - John & [rose?] some slabs I saw a gang turkeys near Mr Lucks. I put 3 or 4 lodes ice in house it is very thick covered it over with 3 lodes leaves & halling rails to make a pen around the stable to put a cow and beef in - malling rails etc etc |
Fr 30 |
Fair mild I set a steel trap on swamp for a mink sent for a yoke steers and swaped 2 turkeys with Mr Lucks, we yoked up the steers & tide them to the tobacco house. faced the house by ice house and fenced it in etc sent 4 bags to Mr. Gouldin sent for the fish roe at Mr Gs. ssent wheat & corn to mill to grind for chop for beef etc etc Tom B Anderson came this morning I cut his hair sent to mill for cotton meal [cotton seed meal used for fertilizer & feed] & sent John & Bob for steers etc. |
Sat 31st |
Rain a little I went to Carmel Bro Broddus preched text Colossians 3rd chapter 2nd verse A Hacket, case came up to day it lade over to next meeting I stayed to the meeting of the Sons Bro Saml is W. P. [worthy Patriarch, group leader] I pd 59 1/2 cts to Swann I gave 35 cts to Bro Stevems for repairing church etc Llewellyn went with Ma to meeting Burnt a plant bed & sowed tobacco seed on it |