Day Journals of James T. Redd - July 1853

Fr 1st
Rain Hail etc
warm day
[black hand sketch]
cutting oats
[black hand sketch]

Raining a very hard rain win etc the win blew down my fences & trees etc a great Hail Llewellyn went to Lins for arrow root [used for people recovering from illness] failed to get it very warm day 2 of the warmest days I think I ever saw faning & beeting out wheat in barn etc. I cut Hs hair etc Mrs Tom Chandler died to day of flux cutting oats I ground Lanzys blade etc fencing by shop cow pin etc Mr B Winston lost 3 Negroes by lightning

Sat 2 nd
Mr Terrell
$1.00
69 cts

Fair Mr Terrell came this evening and got 2 axle trees $1.00 I went to his store and bought a waiscoat 69cts trimings etc came by Ma, Mr Swann & Mary at Ma, fencing ree planting tobacco setting up shocks wheat thining cotton etc.

Sun 3 rd
Carmel

Fair warm day I went to Carmel Bro Coalman preache3d. Sam C. Redd at meeting & Charles, Louisa Terrell. Molly went from Ma,s John Chiles at meeting

M 4 th
Mr Butler
Bro Saml
oats

Rain a shower this evening I went to Mr Buttlers carryed a coat & waiscoat to make saw James Doswell went to Bro Saml saw Sam Betty gave me a book mark Molly at Ma,s I gave the colt a drench copperas cutting oats etc etc

Tues 5 th
5 bu W
oats

Fair warm day Llewellyn sick the children went school & Molly went home to day from Ma,s John lost my knife cutting oats on river about 1/2 of them left on ground by gust etc

W 6 th
wheat
wheat & oats

Rain a shower this evening stacking wheat in barn shed & barn patched up cart body runing 2 carts etc etc Llewellyn went to Dabneys halling up wheat 2 carts finished cutting oats & shocking etc grazing cows in river field

Th 7 th
Dr
wheat
halling up wheat

Fair Dr Anderson came by to see child finished halling up the ball head wheat up hear & 3 loads of mammoth put in a stack pole etc etc etc halling up wheat wormed the tobacco ploughed the sweed potatos patch

Fr 8 th
shoes
wheat halling

Fair warm d I caught Livy takg Flour Llewellyn went to Mr Cooks to have pair shoes made carry upper leather Sister Sarah rode up this evening finished halling oats & wheat up hear finished halling mam wheat put up 1 big stack finished halling up my oats put up 2 stacks put up some in barn hav some to stack weeding sweet potatoes worming tobacco etc

Sat 9 th
Ma
T.s
fence
wheat etc

Fair very warm d I put the horses & cows in oat field halled up my wheat by Canfields Llewellyn went with Sister Sarah to Mr Talleys brought Lucy to Ma,s halled a load rails and patched fence by the barn weeding potatoes finished halling wheat by Canfields brought up a bag wheat old

Sun 10 th
Cty Line
Bro Saml

Raining to night a good deel win thunder & lightning a good deel I went to Cty Line Bro Allen preached Bro Davist spoke etc Bro Saml came by with me went home this evening

M 11 th
Ma,
mill
Terrells store etc
tobacco
potatoe plants

Rainy this evening warm day I went to Ma,s to look at her calvs went to mill & to Terrells store Sister Emily & girls & Ma went to store I bought 2 1/4 yds linen 22 cts yd I workg on gate ploughing tobacco setting out sweet potatoe in the patch weeding tobacco etc

Tues 12 th
Dr. A
62 1/2 cts
$1.00
Ma,
fencg
tobacco
wheat & corn
1 turn

Cdy most of the day Dr A came by Llewellyn went to Terrells and got a hat 62 1/2 cts went to Mr Cooks got pr shoes $1.00 carryed leather to have a pair made for self I rode to new ground set up som wheat etc stoped at Ma, Mongumry at Anna,s halled cow pen to river and made up the fence etc ploughing tobacco finished weeding etc faned out 3 1/2 bu wheat at old sent it tomill got a turn of meal out of the mill

W 13 th
Temper meeting
Thomasia had her
likeness taken
wheat
corn & tobacco

Fair a little cool to day I put my hogs in pasture by barn we went to St Lukes to the temperance meeting Mr White & sturdivant spoke great many persons I stoped at Ma,s saw Mr Mongomry Thomasia & children had their likeness taken Mr Harris came by finished halling up whet 4 loads from new ground ploughing corn weeding tobacco etc

Th 14 th
Horse power
$25.00
Ma,
Anna,
Canfie
[black hand sketch]
corn
tobaces etc

Fair mild day I went to see Wiltcher about mashine bought horse power for 25 dollars spoke to Mr Southward about corn went to Ma, Anna, & Canfields went to old pace Dr came by Ellen Gouldin is dead ploughing corn wed tobacco & peas cutting ploughed potatoes at Anna,

Fr 15 th
$7.20 cts
wheat 4 bu
1/2 bu corn
pgh corn
oats 1 stack

Fair I went to old place let Hall have my part of oats 18 bu in all at 40 cts a bu got corn from there & some wheat from new barn 2 1/2 bu faned out 4 bu in all went to mill got 1/2 bl meal out mill Anna corn ploughed by barn ploughing corn put up stack oats weeding potatoes at Anna,s 1 swing gate at Ma,s cuttin ghay Lanzy

Sat 16 th
Buttlers
Bro Saml
ploughing

Rain a little shower saw rain bough this morning I went to Mr Buttlers for coat was not done went to Bro Saml,s & dined made a ring for Betty went to Mr Gouldins this evening cut Edmond hair. ploughing weeding corn & potatoes at Anna,s sent to mill for flour

Sun 17 th
Anna
Lucy &

Fair warm I spent the day a home Kitty brought over a little honey Anna and Betty came up this evening my mule went in Mr Southwards John went to Mr Talleys with Lucy old Lucy came to Katy &

M 18 th
Ma,s
Winstons shop
Emily
plg corn etc

Rain a little shower this evening I went to Ma,s saw Emily Talley there went to Winstons shop about wheel saw Martin Harris etc at hop stoped at Terrells store sent to Terrells for grass sythe blade put Davy to work etc Robinson ptg plough ploughing corn weeding etc thining corn cut some hay etc

Tus 19 th
tobacco plants
grass blade etc
turnip seed
cow pen etc

Rain last night a good deel thundered & lightened a good deel raining now rained a little this morning set out tobacco plants Garland set out his patch I made a sneed [snead or snath, shaft or handle of scythe] for grass blade cut a little grass etc. ree planting tobacco ploughed turnip patch front of house sowed it this evening halled rails & made cow pen by barn fencing on loar river F. ploughing corn this evening with Davy

W 20 th
Frank Ditcher
Mr Buttlers
Bro Saml
hay
fence

Raining showery most of the day Morrises Frank cutting hay to day I made a sneed to brier blade I went to Mr Buttlers went to Bro Saml,s he in Richmond the Gouldins at Bro Saml, Sister L gave me $1.05 cts to by 2 waiscoats cutting hay 3 hands fencing by rock spring

Th 21 st
hay etc

Rainy most of the day rained all night sent & halled the hay of the meadow 22 loads. handled an axe grinding etc Robert ground his axes etc halled the hay off the meadow on hill side by rock spring grinding axes

Fr 22 nd
Merryman
store
$2.33
Ma,
Dr
cutting, fallowing etc

Cdy d Rained a little I went to look for Merryman found him at T. Lucks went to Terrells store got a coat etc on credit $2.33 cts came by Halls & Ma,s went down this evening Mr G fallowing Dr came by Wm Robinson came for turnip seed cutting pines shocking hay fallowing worming tobacco fallowing lore barn 3 mules

Sat 23 rd
Watermellon
Ella
meeting etc
mashine
hay etc

Fair I pulled a water mellon the first Ella came up & spent the day hear I went to Carmel to the Division 10 persons at the meeting E Burruss is W.P. [worthy patriarch of Sons of Temperance] sent for horse power at Landora sent for mashine cutting & cutting hay opening hay halled some hay out of the pasture etc

Sun 24 th
Cty Line
Dr A

Fair I went to Cty Line Bro Haly preached & Phillips & Davist communion day Edmond at meeting. Dr came by & dined etc Mr Montgomery at meeting

M 25 th
Bro Saml
Verdon etc
Homses etc
spoke for me
finished the corn
Hry Frank

Fair warm looks like rain to night I went to Bro Saml & borrowed his buggy John went with me to Verdon [in Hanover County] to look for a wheel for horse power went to Homses he is to send to Fredericksburg for one for me went to Trevilliions to see his mashine etc spoke to J. T. Anderson for 30 bu rye stoped at Ma,s Llewellyn didn't get home to night from scool finished ploughing the corn cutting hay Frank came about 10 ock to cut hay cutting & turning etc etc

Tus 26 th
Dr Lin
Letter
4 watermellons
tobaces & hay

Rainy a very heavy this morning & evening washed a good deel & sent this evening for Dr Lin he came to see Lizzy quite poly [daughter Elizabeth Barbara] I commenced a letter to Lewis R I have a ring of Molly's to pollish & made of shel Llewellyn did not get home pulled 4 watermellons etc ploughing tobaces weeding & cutting hay etc Frank worked about 1/2 of the day

W 27 th
Dr A
Frank
Ma,s
D.P.
[neck hpd?]
grass blade
cutg pines

Rain a shower to night Dr Anderson came by this morning & evening sent for Linnaeus this morning could not come I gave Frank a note amounting to $1.75cts made axe handle for Bob etc I went to Ma,s borrowed her gig carryed some caimbrick [cambric, lightweight cotton or linen fabric] for Emily to hem went to Chester field Depot S Terrell sent for grass blade this morning Anna came tonight & Clarence with Llewellyn cutting pines grubing in front ofhouse etc opening hay etc etc

Th 28 th
Dr A
Sister Emily & Molly
Sister Sarah & Emily
Grimes
cutg hay etc
colt

Fair sent for Dr. A he came up this morning to see Lizy she is very sick sent for Sister Emily & Lin Llewellyn went for Mary Minor Sister S & Emily came in evening brought my hankerchief,s Tom Grimes Anna going to spend the night Sister Emily & Molly came to spend the night cutting pines hay etc Bob fallowing by pearch or chard old dabs house I gave Telly [colt] some medicine tonight

Fr 29 th
Dr. A.
Mrs G
shop ac
corn 1 bl

Rainy morning till evening Dr came up this evening to see the baby H. & P. at Anna,s Sister Emily went home this morning Molly hear to day Llewellyn & Tom went hunting Tom worked part of day in shop etc sent to Mr Southwards for one bl corn at 3 dollars corn 1 bl cuttng pines choping in cornfield etc etc shelling corn at Mr Southwards

Sat 30 th
Llewellyn to Mr Cooks for shoes
John & Molly
4 wa
hay

Rain a little shower I sent Llewellyn to Mr Cooks for pr shoes he failed to come home sent Bob to Bro Saml,s to look for him found him there etc etc John T came for Molly they went home Ann Talley at Bro Saml pulled 4 watermellons Dr came by cutting pines grubing & opening hay & drying it sent Bob to Bro Saml,s

Sun 31 st
Carmel
Anna
Llewellyn

Fair warm day Anna came last night & spent the night I went to Carmel Bro Broaddus preached Ann came from Bro Saml,s Llewellyn got back to night from Bro Saml, Mr Southward dined hear to day Kitty came to night to sit up Miss Mason was hear this evening
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