Tus 1 st |
Fair very warm d I went to Ma,s borrowed $1.50cts of Sister Sarah paid Miss Mary Grubbs $1.45cts for weaving cloth I went to Canfields to look for Tate I went to see Tate he was sick family promised to come to set up hogshead Ma, turned 2 hogs in my pasture Anna spoke to mee to rent old place Joh laid up with biles weeding corn etc |
W 2 nd |
Rain a few drops it is very warm day I white washed the new house & part of chamber J Smith came with Llewellyn home went to Ma,s finished the corn by the shop & house grubing in river field loar one moved hog pen made troft etc. |
Th 3 rd |
Rain a right pretty shower tonight it thundered & lightened a good deel very warm I white washed the chamber & Tate came this morning & went back I sent a hogshead & timber to Tates J Smith went to scool cutting bushes by R Spring grubing on meadow sent to Tates |
Fr 4 th |
Fair a cloud went around S.E. thundered I went to Terrells store this morning saw Dr I went back this evening got 2 hats 2/- & pr shoes 75cts $1.41cts saw the Dr this evening saw Mr & Mrs Harris she went to Ma, I went by Ma, & Halls Trainham at store & Crt Bib cutting bushes by Rock Spring shelled corn & sent to mill brought up some slabs grubing on river |
Sat 5 th |
Fair mild day I went to Carmel preaching b J D.C. meeting at our Division room 6 persons installed or 5 I stoped at J Hacketts he pd me $2.50cts 50cts over I pd it to Lucy for Martha Llewellyn at Mr Gouldins cutting bushes grubing stacked a stack of hay |
Sun 6 th |
Fair warm I went to Carmel Bro Coleman preached commenced to day Bro Saml, family at meeting Molly A Mc at meeting Thomasia went to Cty Lineto Sundy scool Clarence & Llewelln went to Carmel in cart Saml G went home this morning Sister Sophia Betty is very sick Edmond came from Richmond to d |
M 7 th |
Rain this evening a pretty rain hard - wind I went down to loar barn & put the horse power down and cleaned up etc Peter was at Barn put fork & sweep by prize put a loft to stable gave horse medicine to night Lucy R came to Ma,s fixing prize & mashine down striping tobacco etc shelled corn & sent to mill |
Tus 8 th |
Fair cool day I went to loar barn & fixed the mashine for threshing halled a lode of oats home carryed some planks down saw Lucy at Ma,s Thomasia & children went to Ma,s this evening I gave my horse some medicine to night sent to Depot for sugar & a gallon ofoil of sturn halled manure to turnip patch ploughed it up etc grubing put scaffold etc at barn ready to thresh wheat & sent to Depot for sugar oil etc got 1 gallon |
W 9 th |
Fair cool morning I went down to barn to thresh wheat threshed Ma,s Anna,s & Mr Southworths rye and commenced on my rye saw Lewis pass the barn saw Ella & Miss Miss Agness threshing wheat rye etc lower barn Ma,s Anna,s & Mr Southworths |
Th 10 th |
Fair mild day I went to lower barn & finished threshing rye & oat Garland helping to day the balloon man is to go up to day threshing rye oats etc |
Fr 11 th |
Rain a shower this evening a few drops in morning warm I went to lower barn had the straw put on and made division in the barn etc threshed Ma,s oats etc faned out some oats etc Anna had a 1/2 bu lime 25 cts. stacking straw threshing oats for Ma,s etc I made a bridle for John grubing etc white washing etc |
Sat 12 th |
Raining this evening a good deel thunder & lightning very warm it rained last night a pretty rain I went to FlemingCobbs he is prizeing tobacco went to Winstons shopsaw Bro Estice W Harris & others Mr Winston staked a wheat on mashine I sent to Chesterfield for him went down & took off wheal etc saw Charles at Anna,s stoped at Terrells store bought a umbrella $2.12 1/2 cts went store this evening bought white wash brush & paper pens 46 cts shaved Mr Terrell he has sore hand Llewellyn went to Smith bought knife he went to Bro Samls hird Barbara at Lins shelled corn sent to mill & to Tates for hogshead sent to Winstons shop a wheel grubing rakg turnip patch sowed guano & turnip seed sent to Depot for Winston |
Sun 13 th |
Fair warm day we went to Cty Line Mr Duke & Joh Gatewood wer baptized this morning Bro Allen preached Bro Saml Betty & some of the boys at meeting Wm Dandridge was there saw Carter H etc Edmond came to night |
M 14 th |
Fair warm day I fixed the tobacco prize & white washed the new house went by Halls to let him know about renting a place went by Terrells store to Clinton Luck saw him about tobacco hogshead etc got a pair shoes that were half soled at Terrells sent an account there by Jessey for T to carry to cort to L V Cobbs for collection Edmond Redd went home this morning sent 50 cts to Norman for Tar fixing prize grubing etc. |
Tus 15 th |
Rainy evening a hard wind thundered & lightened a good deel Mr Luck came to let me know he could not help about the tobacco threshing his wheat white washing etc We expected Carter Harris & wife to day warm day palled 7 or 8 watermellons had the patch wed over Llewellyn sick staid at home grubing on hill beyond rock spring white washing the garden pails etc |
W 16 th |
Fair most of the day a small shower this morning Thomasia & I went to Bro Saml, stoped at Lins saw Tom dining day at Dr Nelsons Wm Dandridge & Barbara at Bro Samls Betty & Emma Gouldin etc at Bro Ss I took a game of marbles threshing wheat at Bro Samls grubing halled a lode of oats up etc etc |
Th 17 th |
Rainy morning the best rain we have had for a long time I went to Halls for the tobacco put it in the barn sowing up blocks for prize blocks. stoped at Ma,s Miss Agness & Lucy & Mony came up this evening went back to Ma,s Llewellyn went to Providence for wheat borrowed 3 bu of the Dr. carryed it to Jerico shelled corn striped tobacco sent to Halls for tobacco sent to Tates for a hogshead & to mill for meal etc grubing etc |
Fr 18 th |
Fair cdy evening I went to lower barn & to Terrells store saw Sam Redd w took a game of marbles B. Trevillion & wife at store went to Mr Lucks he came to help prize the tobacco took one prize & halled some dirt to seller Wm Robinson came to set down his work etc sent to Jerico to see Mr Lane about flour etc filling up seller prizeing tobacco grubing etc |
Sat 19 th |
Rainy morning cdy evening I put some tobaddo in hogshead I went to division room met with Mr Noel & E B Mr Noel & I went to Bro Samls & to Little Eagle Division Wm Dandridge & Sam joined there this evening Mr Duke spoke for some rye gave the hands holiday this evening Southworths horses got in my corn prizeing tobacco grubing cutting etc gave the hands the evening |
Sun 20 th |
Fair mild day I went to Carmel Bro Coleman preached good many persons John & Saml came up with me the girls wer invited by Providence John went home Thomasia went to Cty Line James H Smith promised to join our division old Aunt Sally Steptoe died this morning at Mt Airy |
M 21 st |
Fair warm Charles came up I cut his hair Sam Charles & Llewellyn went to Terrells Saml, horse left last night for home I went to barn & to new ground by old shop prizeing tobacco stoped at Ma,s I hird that Miss Ivy Dickinson was dead died yesterday prizeing tobacco and cutting pines by shop & grubing down new ground by Tates cleaning the yard at barn |
Tus 22 nd |
Fair a little foggy in the morning warm day I prized tobacco to day Lucy R & Mary Gouldin came & dined John S Talley dined hear Mary went with him home I sent Llewellyn to Bro Samls on his way to Taylorsville for money I went to Terrells store bought 3 yds cambrick 25cts box matches 2 cts 27 cts saw Mr Luck at store & Walker Terrell came by G Southworth about tobacco etc cutting pines by shop prizeing tobacco grubing at the new ground etc etc |
W 23 rd |
Cdy & smokey I sen[t] for Mr Wiltcher's wagon brought up my mashine & put it down halled some oats etc Lewis Redd & Bro L B Haly came to night Louisa Terrell came this evening Johbrought her sent for wagon brought up mashine put it down grubing etc etc etc |
Th 24 th |
Fair cdy morning warm the Dr sent Archy & Harris upto threst wheat commenced after breakfast - threshed all but myh guano wheat. Ma,s hands came Lewis & Haly went home this morning threshing wheat sent to mill for meal faned out the May wheat & baged it about 5 bushels |
Fr 25 th |
Fair very warm day I finished threshing wheat carryed the mashine down to barn etc went to mill to see about grinding wheat saw Buttler Diggins etc Thomasia Louisa Harriet & Llewellyn & myself went to Tom Gatewood,s to te amount of $4.88 cts drove Benhorse Mr Southworth went to Richmond or started finished threshing wheat sent the hands home wagon etc cutting rail timber malling etc grubing etc |
Sat 26 th |
A few drops rain very warm day thundered a little my Horses got in corn I went to Division 5 members I proposed the home of James H Smith Bro S & Mr Noel wer there saw old Mr Taylor made a bargin with him am to give him $80.00 he is to live at old place faned out & sent 12 1/2 bu wheat to mill broke cart down Louisa at Ma,s Mary & John Talley came over to Ma,s, Ma, gave me $1.00 to by 2 glasses at Gatewoods halled 2 loads rock to seller faned out 12 1/2 bu wheat and sent it to mill etc cutting malling etc fencing etc |
Sun 27 th |
Rain a few drops this evening very warm morning we went to Cty Line Bro Allen preached under the arbour Bro Phillips preached inthe house in eveing Joh Terrell came with us home Bro Saml & Edmond came by to eat watermellon etc Rob Terrell is in saw him to day |
Mon 28 th |
Cdy Rain a little fine I pulled some watermellons Joh went home this morning John came for Louisa this evening Llewellyn went down with them I went to Gatewoods for the things I bought Friday. Got a pan 27 1/2 cts & the difference in [?] glases 12 cts. got a $1.00 worth of looking glases for Ma, pd him the money put a parth in the seller cutting & malling cutting & malling rails fencing near ivy hill to keep my horses in grubing etc white washing etc |
Tus 29 th |
Cdy day I carried my [Roil?] fan down to barn & faned out some rye sent to mill etc Thomasia & I went to Ma,s I rode to mill. Clarissa & Lucy & Harriet went to mill weighed Anna spoke to me about Hall Louisa went to Mr Gs lent Wiltcher my sledge hammer shelled & faned a turn corn sent it to mill borrowed Ma,s cart pulling fodder faned out some rye etc |
W 30 th |
Fair cool morning I put a walnut top on little table and varnished it etc put 2 baskets apples in shop pulling fodder cutting & malling sent to mill for meal |
Th 31 st |
Fair cdy morning I patched up 2 tables etc went to Terrells bought 2 buckets 25 cts 3 yds of bed tick 15 cts makg 95 cts ploughing down new ground grubing etc pulling fodder & shocking etc |