Th 1st |
Fair warm day we went to Mama, & worked a piece of cloth & dined Ann Emily & Lewis were there Llewellyn went to scool to Miss E Gatewood to day with Harriet & Barbara John carryed my mare to Depot to have her shod round Ben Anderson came to see me about renting land etc gave the hands holiday Bob cutting Mr Southward, wheat etc |
Fr 2 nd |
Fair a little cool north west win I fixed a cradle for John cutting oats by Canfields Mama Sister Sarah Betty Gouldin Ann & emily came & spent the day went back this evening Bro Saml brought Molly to Mama this evening cutting oats commenced by Canfields |
Sat 3 rd |
Fair I went to Ma, & Anna, shaved Mr H Mandy Tompkins at Anna, I went by Providence for a bundle for Sister Sarah carryed it to meeting - Ann & Emily went to meeting Molly has head ach I stayed to the meeting of the sons gave 6 cts dues got it of Bro Saml Bro B preached Terry joined the sons this evening Henry Clay is dead Cutting oats finished the field by Canfields cutting at Ma, halled 2 lodes of wheat in barn front of house |
Sun 4th |
Fair warm went to Carmel Bro Broaddus preached text John 3 ct 14 & 15 verses John Dabney dined hear to day we walked to Mr Southwards barbara & Harriet walked to Ma, to see Molly Lewis & Edmond were at G Southwards this evening |
M 5 th |
Fair very warm d I have been halling up sheat ball head halled up my seed wheat & packed in in Lanzy July Ann & Jessey helping the rest of the hands cutting oats at Ma, John L Talley came up for a sample of wheat for his father Harriet went to Terrells to night the Talleys went home this morning - halling up wheat cutting oats etc halling up bull head wheat |
Tu 6 th |
Fair most of day thundered a little very warn day I went to Ma, saw Emily & Molly at Ma, went to Mr Gouldins to have a wais coat cut out white, Mr G came by Barbara went to Ma, Susan Southward came to night with Harriet I cleaned out rock spring etc halling up wheat bull head cutting oats etc |
W 7 th |
Fair very warm day I walked to Ma, & Anna, shaved Mr Hill Molly & Barbara came up with me saw Wiltcher at barn went to look at corn etc etc cutting oats finished halling up Mammouth wheat sent to shop for 2 ploughs single had them pointed |
Th 8 th |
Fair very warm day I had my watermellon patch wed a part of it white washed the frames in yard sent to Providence for the Dr, to see Milly Jane Molly & Bare [Barb?] hear finished Ma, wheat up hear commenced at old barn halling up B killed the halk ploughed potatoes ploughing corn nalling up wheat etc etc |
Fri 9 th |
Fair warm a little foggy this morning I worked on cutting box ground the blades etc fixed a grass blade etc etc Molly went to Ma, this evening saw Emily came a part of the way for Molly Sister Sarah is sick Dr Anderson came to see Milly Jane finished halling up my wheat & commenced halling up the oats & ploughing the corn Mr Southward saw a runaway today |
Sat 10 th |
Fair warm day I went to Ma, & Anna, shaved Mr Hill went to Bro Saml, to see about refrigerator carryed a letter from Molly saw Linnaeus Dr A came by this morning I got a letter of Wm Swann Emily & Molly rode up this evening & staid a few minutes I cleaned out spring etc etc halled up the oats at lore [lower?] barn put them under the shed ploughing corn etc sent to shop with plough |
Sun 11 th |
Fair very warm day we went to Cty Line to meeting Bro Allend preached Bro Saml & Edmond came by & dined carryed Barbara home with them we walked down to Ma, this evening at Ma, |
M 12 th |
Rain a fine one this evening very warm day hundreds & lightened a good deel I went to the Depot bought 2 pairs pants of Valentine pd Sturn my poastage act bought some matches for Sister Sarah etc. I dined at Mama, to day planted pirl beens [like pintos] in tobacco patch halling up oats from Mama, ploughing corn |
Tus 13 th |
Rain a little this evening cdy & thundering etc I went to Windsons shop hired his horse power for 4 1/2 cts a bushel to thrash out etc came by Mr Taylors got some apples cambe by Ma, white washing smoke house etc Set out some tobaccoplants weeding tobacco etc raked a square in garden etc |
W 14 th |
Rain this evening I went to Anna, & shaved Mr Hill came by Ma,s set out cabbage plants in the garden & manured them with guano. Llewellyn staid at home today runing the fence by rock spring to river cleaned out spring John went to Mr Carters to see about thrashing his wheat weeding tobacco ploughing corn ploughed a turnip patch 3 H.P. fencing etc set out greens etc etc |
Th 15 th |
Fair I white washed the moke house & closet & put the hogs in the pasture on the river wheat field I rode to mill put Llewellyn across saw a bote below the mill Thomasia & I went to Ma, Molly went with us to orchard for apples Nancy at Mr & Sister Emily killed a lamb fencing on meadow halling rails etc faning out wheat to go to mill killed lamb |
Fr 16 th |
Rainy evening Mary M came up this morning I got a letter from J. T. Ander about a Farmer. John Tate came forhis lamp [lamb?] & turnip seed got a boat out of the water etc cutting grass ploughing - corn weeding tobacco etc |
Sat 17 th |
Rainy morning cdy day cool etc I went to Mr Terrells for Harriet I went to Anna shaved Mr Hill saw the Gouldins there Miss Betsy Molly went to Ma, to day I got a receipt of sends for a farmer ---moved cow pen & hog pen etc sent to mill for flour etc. |
Sun 18 th |
Fair a little cool this evening we went to Providence saw Louisa Terrell & John stoped at Ma, saw the girls Molly & 2 Gouldins D went to see Turner Doswell he is very sick |
M 19 th |
Fair a little cool to day I walked down to Ma, with Harriet - saw Sister Emily & girls at Ma, Mrs Southward came over this evening - brought some apples I gave her some turnip seed. wed my watermellon patch or a part of it. Harriet went to Mrs Southwards tonight commenced fallowing by the barn & rock spring ploughing tobacco weeding Lanzy cutting hay etc |
Tus 20 th |
Fair I rote a letter to Mr Bernard i sent some wheat to him carred it to Bro Saml to got to Richmond saw Mr Gouldin at Bro Saml Melly went home yesterday evening Sam came for her I rode the sorrel colt to Bro Saml dined there ploughing tobacco & potatoes fallowing etc weeding tobacco etc. |
W 21 st |
Farm warm d I walked to Ma, & Anna, shaved Mr Hill went to orchard & scool house weeding watermellons etc sent to shop etc fallowing grubing & weeding tobacco etc |
Th 22 nd |
Fair very warm day I made a churn stop & felloe for 5th wheal to Ma, carriage went to Ma, & orchard etc Terrell got to Anna, with machine Thad Fitzhugh got to Mama, this evening sent to mill killed lamb fallowing cutting hay at old place |
Fr 23 rd |
Rain a little this morning. I went to the Depot in barouch Thad went with me to Depot (warm day) got a pr suspenders of Valentine brought up a box of timbers & lambs & 3 hats for children Thad came up this evening my hands helping Anna to thrash her wheat & cutting hay etc. |
Sat 24 th |
Fair warm day Mr Gouldin came & brought my nails home that he borried I went to Ma, & to Anna, shaved Mr Hill Mr Addams was there Thad & I went to orchard Ma sent for her wheel I put 12 rings in the hogs noses cutting hay at old place halled up 2 or 3 lodes etc hilling potatoes etc. |
Sun 25th |
Rain this evening we went to Cty Line to meeting Bro Allen preached in the morning bob Coleman in the evening great many persons Edmond Redd came by Dick Bullard was at meeting |
M 26 th |
Rain a pretty shower & hard win We went to Cty Line Bro Allen preached - good sermon text the new birth, Robert Anderson talked to the church. this evening. right mart feeling [manifested?] had part of our dinner stolen Ben Anderson came to see about land etc walked over corn field saw my steer at Cty Line had him turned in pasture etc sent tomill saw wheat from Anna 2 1/2 bu cutting hay weeding tobacco etc ploughing peas etc. |
Tus 27 th |
Fair I went to Cty Line Bro Allen preached Bro Davist spoke etc Llewellyn & John went to meeting Robert Anderson went to be baptized. fallowing weeding tobaccohalling up hay put up a stack by the barn & sent after flour to mill |
W 28 th |
Fair warm day I rode to old place to look for sheep put them in pen etc (saw some of my plants going in cart etc) went to Anna, shaved Mr Hill - Molly & Betty Redd Betty & Emma G & Charles Gouldin came up in boat & walked up to house Thad came sowed turnip seed walked to river rode down to isle and back got a bundle from Richmond by girls fallowing grubing weeding tobacco ploughed turnip patch & sowed guano sowed 1/2 of patch killed lamb cutting hay stacking etc |
Th 29 th |
Fair Thad stayed here till evening & went to Mama, we went to Ma, Betty Redd & B. Gouldin wer there Molly at Mr Gs sick - Lucy R & Mary Lucy & Sally came up to Ma, Thad & I went to orchard after horse pasture apples turned black cow out in pasture fallowing grubing cutting hay finished a stack my negro women went to meeting Mr Southward has put up 2 stack sheat at my barn |
Fr 30 th |
A few drops rain we went to Cty Line Bro James Coalman preached a good sermon we came home after the first sermon Llewellyn went & John Mr Southward put up a small stack oats sent to shop 2 ploughs 3 H shears put up a stack or two of hay weeding tobacco etc |
Sat 31 st |
Fair a little cool to day I went to Carmel Bro Broaddus preached Nelson Cobbs & Daughter got a letter to join Cty Line stayed at the division - went to Providence saw Wm Dandridge & Barbara etc Lewis came with Tom ate some water mellons etc weeding peas tobacco & ploughing Bob & Lanzy went to meeting Cty Line |