Th 1 st |
Rain morning & evening a good rain this evening I put a spoke in Ma, gig wheel, faned out my oats 36 bushels. I caught sow & pigs in the pen put 8 inpen by ice house Llewellyn did not come home to night Mr Southward got part of his oats out of my barn fallowing by Canfields worming & suckering tobacco topings etc & faned oats etc 36 bu |
Fr 2 nd |
Fair I went to Landora to look for my pigs Wiltcher, went to Ma,s & old place saw Wiltcher there fallowing by Dabs house 2 ploughs I put up a basket apples in shop Mr Southward got a lode oats to go to Depot fallowing worming tobacco & suckering toping etc |
Sat 3 rd |
Rain a good one at Carmel not so much hear I went to Carmel Bro Coalmond preached he joined our division this evening he went to Providence am to give 80 cts for 15 bu rye fallowing worming tobacco shelled corn sent to mill for meal |
Sun 4 th |
Rain in the morning I went to Carmel Bro Jones Tiberius Grackus preached text John 7 ct 17 vers 5 preachers preasant |
M 5 th |
Fair very warm day I sent Bob to Chesterfield Depot for coal meat & sugar moal Board for Wm Robinson Dr A came by I faned out some wheat durty put oup my oats etc sowed a turnip patch ploughed it etc moved cow pen commenced pulling fodder, sent to Depot - fallowing, worming tobacco, faning wheat |
tus 6 th |
Fair very warm d I took my flannel off to night went to look for Merryman found him at Mr Harris,s went up to T. Luck Miss Agness Tunstel & Lucy Robinson came & spent the day Betty G at Ma,s, went down by Canfields where they wer fallowing fallowing pulling fodder |
W 7 th |
Fair very warm day I went to Terrells store bought 1 bridle bit 2/3 d 5 boxes blacken [shoe polish] 25 cts one box matches 2 cts 3 nutmegs 6 cts went to Mrs Cobbs let her know about corn rode to Canfields fallowing near Canfields my hogs got in Ma,s field to day - fallowing pulling fodder shocking etc |
Th 8 th |
Fr Rain a few drops this morning cool most of the day I went to Mrs Cobbs for 7 bls of corn gave my note for 30 dollars 10 bls corn Thomasia borrowed Ma,s horse we went to Providence this evening the Dr was at home I sined a paper to mak path - River lawful fence etc went for a lode of corn 7 bls fallowing pulling by shop ice house etc. [insert "Church History" document ] |
Sat 10 th |
Rainy morning cdy most of the day I finished chalfing my wheat up hear made about 280 bushels up hear faned out 12 bu & sent it to mill with corn etc Kitty & Mrs Madison came to have a letter rote faning out wheat sent to mill putting away the chalf etc etc |
Sun 11 th |
Fair cool day I started to Lukes went to mill deep foarding saw Mr Martin at the mill Mrs Southward & family came over this evening Miss Kelly |
M 12 th |
Fair cool I went to Bro Samls met the Gouldins on the way to scool Bro Saml carryed Betty. Mr Noel at Bro Saml meeting goiong on at Lukes & Olivat Mr Lane had a chill to day Sam & John turky hunting to day -- worming tobacco suckering etc opened & shocked some fodder etc etc |
Tus 13 th |
Fair we went to Ma, this evening saw Bro Saml & Mr Gouldin got back from Dr Gouldins I went to Terrel[ls] store with Mr Harris from Anna,s Anna [was?] Garland Bob laid up to day worming & suckering tobacco pulling fodder etc etc etc etc |
W 14 th |
Rainy evening showery Thomasia & small children & I went to Bro Samls Louisa Terrell came to Bro Samls we stoped at Linnaeus out the rain a few minutes John at Lins pulling fodder worming & suckering tobacco etc |
Th 15 th |
Fair mild weather I went to Mr Harrises forBlack Merryman put 2 cows in pasture by shop had a good deel of wind - broke my tobacco etc Anna rode up this evening finished worming over tobacco pulling fodder shocking & stacking I pulled & cut tops of my Collins corn etc |
Fr 16 th |
Fair warm cut the piece of corn by ice house to shop & back of kitchen put up one or two stacks fodder pulling fodder back of kitchen & cut the tops stacking fodder finished a stack this morning stacking [lined out: "one to ??] sent corn to mill & shelled etc got w bls flour from mill |
Sat 17 th |
Fair mild day I went to Carmel Bro Coalman preached but a few persons staid at the meeting of the sones or 10 persons at the meeting Mrs George Johnson was carried toher farthers [fathers] this evening a corpse Bro Valentine at meeting this evening I fixed Ella a table at Carmel meetng put up 2 stacks fo fodder cut some tops & shocked some fodder |
Sun 18 th |
Fair warm day I went to Carmel Bro Rice from Stanton preached twice exlant preacher, a great many persons I am to give him 3 dollars for his church in Stanton meeting |
M 19 th |
Rain this evening I went to Carmel Bro Rice preached twice to day Bro Sumner spoke Bro Brock preyed 2 girls came up this evening Bro J. T. Andersons daughter professed conversion this evening I went with Ma, & Miss Agness Tunstel meeting pulling ofdder cutting tops stacking fodder 2 stacks |
Tus 20 th |
Rain this evening I went to Carmel Bro Sumner & Rice preached & 3 persons talked to the church John B Chandler & Tom his brother Mr Anderson & Wortham went up as anxious for sons. SIster Conelia was at meeting to dayh Llewellyn went to Bro Samls, meeting put up one stack fodder cutting tops etc etc |
W 21 st |
Fair mild I went to Carmel to meeting Bro Rice & Sumner preached Mr E Wortham joined the church & Miss Kelly, several persons went up to be prayed for I ate with Bro Samls folks Molly at meeting Clarrance came to night with Llewellyn cutting tops etc etc |
Th 22 nd |
Rain a few drops I went to Carmel Bro Summer & Rice preached several persons nelt for prayer etc 3 persons spoke to church going to baptize in the morning John Q rose for prayer Bro Allen was at meeting spoke etc received a letter of Mr Willshare about wheat. I ate dinner with Bro Saml Sent Bob to John Ts for 25 bu rye got it at 80 cts tying up tops pulling fodder cutting tobacco hung it in house |
Fr 23 rd |
Fair cool day I went to Oxford [Oxford Mount Zion Baptist Church in Ruther Glen, VA] to the baptizing Bro Coalman baptized his first 7 in all Mr Wortham Tom & John Chanler John Hargrove Octavia Anderson & 2 others wer baptized John Quarles joined the church to day Thomasia went to meeting with Ma, children stayed at Anna, Clarrence came to night a Miss Kelly Methodice talked to the church finished cutting tops and pulling fodder made tobacco scaffol raking by loar barn & commenced sowing rye |
Sat 24 th |
Fair I went to Carmel Bro Rice preached morning & evening Thomasia went Providence in the evenintg I went there tonight Sister Conelia & Bro Saml stoped at Providence good many persons there to day good preaching etc cut forks for stack frame hung up some tobacco on scaffold cut some tobacco sowed some rye suckering tobacco etc etc etc |
Sun 25 th |
Fair I went from Providence to the Baptizing John Hackett & Lusious Anderson 2 Miss Kelleys & 8 negroes wer baptized Bro Rice preached in the morning meeting broke up this evening & I ate with Ella, we came home this evening Molly & John stoped at Providence Ann & Emily wer at meeting at Ma,s |
M 26 th |
Fair mild I borrowed Ma,s cart & steers & Anna,s to carry my wheat to Depot faned out 90 bu sent 64 1/2 bushels to Depot one of Anna, steers broke off one of horns I bound it up & turned him in the pasture hitched up one of mine & carryed the wheat to lore barn swaped steers with Anna, faned out 90 1/2 bu of wheat sent 64 1/2 bu of wheat to Depot suckering tobacco etc |
Tus 27 th |
Fair warm I faned out 17 bags white wheat sent it with the bags from loar barn to Depot sent 60 bushels stoped at Ma,s Bro Elliott Wortham came to day for 25 bushels wheat gave me an order one Edwin Wortham in Richmond working on rake etc sent to Depot rakg by Anna,s faning wheat & suckering tobacco etc |
W 28 th |
Rain a little to night fair day I put folks [forks] in ground for stack frame sowed bag rye by Dabs house Miss Agness & 2 Miss Terrells came to night cutting tobacco put up the tobacco off the scaffold rakg in rye cutting tobacco pulling up stack fodder put up tobacco etc etc |
Th 29 th |
Fair cool day I started to go to Richmond went as far as Chesterfield my wheat did not go down I paid Sturn my account in full $2.64 cts Garland went to Chesterfield with trunk I bought a pair of lines 1/- pd. put up stack frame etc the Terrells went to scool this morning sowing rye put up the tobacco halling poles etc for stack frame sent to mill for meal etc. |
Fr 30 th |
Fair Frost it pinched the tobacco potatoes etc very cool morning with
frost commenced stacking tops Mr Wiltcher spoke for 50 bu wheat at $1.30 cts
a bu Mr F Smith came by to see about Tates account James McLaughlin came with
Llewellyn halling up the fodder & stacking mkg frame etc cutting tobacco
etc etc |