W 1 st |
Fair cdy evening I went to the fair grounds spent the day a great many persons supposed to be about 30000 at fair Bro Saml & Boys wer down malling & halling rails & finished stacking the blades in |
Th 2 nd |
Fair went to Sothern Planters office pd my subscription $2.00 for 53 & 4 pd for the week by mail 30 cts in all. Saw Dr G at fair Kitty staid hear to night - with Thomasia halled manure ploughed 2 squares in garden grubing etc Bob finished the potatoe hole at Moriahs 4 |
Fr 3 rd |
Fair the fair broke to day James T Redd got premion on water gate $20. I got my things out of fair grounds & Bro Saml bought a Devon bull [English red cattle] 40 dollars Kitty staid with Thomasia grubing Bob workg on potatoe hole etc |
Sat 4 th |
Rainy morning I went to the cars before day got on pd a man 10cts for trunk etc came to Chesterfield & Sister Sarah lost her trunk etc Wm Swan came up with Bro Saml Llewellyn and Clarence staid to bring up Bro Samls & the Dr. bulls they went to Sister Sophia,s cutting & halling wood grubing on river etc etc |
Sun 5 th |
Fair cold day a large frost the ground frozen on top etc Lizy is quite sick sent for the Dr Lin came & staid till evening gave the child phisick etc went to Providence Wm Swann was at meeting went to Mrs Swanns Old Mr Hutcherson d to day |
M 6 th |
Fair very cold the ground frozen a large frost I went to Terrells store bought a bit $1.38 & 2 pairs shoes $1.38 cts a piece went back this evening got a box caps 2/3 d brought a shirt home expect to send it back I killed a bird & hair saw Saml Swann Wm S & Wm Harris at store all went to Mr H,s Columbia came to day etc my chickens got back from Richmond bought coat $5.25cts sent corn to mill put away the greens halled a lode brush cutting wood halled 2 or 3 loads manure for wheat over meadow grubing etc |
Tus 7 th |
Fair cool I started to Bro Saml,s met Clarence by Anna,s Llewellyn sick we came back I went over to Bro Saml,s & spent the night saw Dr Lin at Bro Saml,s he staid till bed time fallowing on River field for corn, burning brush cutting & malling rails etc halling wood etc |
W 8 th |
Fair large frost cool day I came over from Bro Saml,s went to the sale at Mrs Molly Lucks bought 3 hogs for $9.15 cts & 4 for Ma, pigs $1.35 cts each $5.40. 2 axes 15 cts Mr Gouldin came by & Bro Saml Thomasia & I went over to Bro Sam,s in Barouch for Llewellyn in the evening to spent thenight fallowing burning brush halling manure in corn field malling rails etc sent to Depot for things |
Th 9 th |
Fair cold we came over from Bro Saml's Mr Goulding & Betty came to Bro James we came over home this morning John & I shot a lark a piece I went up river hunting, show a hair & bird nailed up a troft etc fallowing halling manure sent to Mrs Lucks for 7 hogs sent Ma,s 4 home cutting & malling etc |
Fr 10 th |
Fair frost finished putting away my corn put up 30 bls making in all 119 bls in house I went hunting killed 1 B. went in Ma,s on river the Halls hunting birds Llewellyn went to Terrells for powdeer had none old Mr Southworth went to Richmond I sowed 3 pecks winter oats & some golden & Texas & Calif finished putting up the corn 30 bls makg 119 in house 150 in all |
Sat 11 th |
Rain it commenced last night a good rainI sent to mill prizing tobacco & faning wheat gave Ma, 6 bu at market price about 2 dollars a bu went hunting this evening killed 1 hair 2 B. shelled corn sent to mill etc prizing tobacco finished one hogshead faning wheat Ma had 6 bu putting away turnips etc |
Sun 12 th |
Rainy day commenced in the night spent the day at home Old Mr Southworth & Kitty at home to night from Richmond |
M 13 th |
Fair mild morning I had a hogshead put up old Mr Jones came with Mr Hudson's tools he and his apprentice came to work commenced about 2 ock & stoped 1/2 hour by sone workg in cow shelter etc Edmond came over to night putg up hogshead workg on cow shelter halling wood malling rails halling etc malling grubing by shop |
Tus 14 th |
Fair cool day windy Mr Hudson & Thacker worked on shed to day put it up & framed the post etc Edmond went home this morning Lewis came to night from Ma,s - Molly at Anna,s & Charles there last night, faned out the wheat in chalf Molly went to Ma,s tonight halling wood workg on cow shelter grubinb burnt the ends of post |
W 15 th |
Snow the ground nearly covered in places. Hudson & Thacker workg to day - hewed rafters for shelter & joist Wm Swann & Minon came up to breakfast Lewis went to Ma,s the Miss Swanns & Garlick at Anna, last night gave Wm some years of corn improved white killed Kate cow for beef sent to the Dr's to know if he wanted a qtr beef sent to Mr S, for 25 cts lard killed a beef fallowing grubing cutting & malling halling rafters hay etc |
Th 16 th |
Cdy most of the day & very windy & cool I went by Ma,s to Mt Airy to the sale pd W Right Ma,s tax bill Molly & Betty G at Ma,s Miss Leeper & Anna at Mt Airy I bought 16 turkeys for 87 1/2 or 88 cts wheel 50 cts and sundries $1.35 cts cotton 2 bags 91 lbs $1.35 cts Wm S Tally is to take 1/2 the Turkeys stoped at Ma,s saw Mss Mary Hill at Anna etc packg or putting turnips away fallowing halling wood etc |
Fr 17 th |
Fair cool day windy I carryed Thomasia to Ma,s Mollly & Betty at Ma, went to Mt Airy gave my note for things bought & for Wm Talley's things $2, and some sents. Wm took 8 turkeys at 88 cts - I brought 9 turkey home my bill $10.25 1/2 cts the workmen at work to day one shet put rafters etc on I carryed a quater of beef to Dukes at Mt Airy it weighed 65 lbs 5 cts $3.25 cts. put the cattle under shelter to night etc Bro Saml came by the barn this evening Wm Talley went from Ma, fenced in shucks & top stack fallowing sent to Mt Airy for Turkeys & halled logs for potatoes |
Sat 18 th |
Cdy most of the day finished the shelter frame for the cows made a troft we went to new ground by Hills shop & cut & hued 6 logs brought them up to Posimon Hill etc halled a lode rock from the black smiths shop Thacker went home 12 or 1 ock & H in evening - stoped at Ma,s Bs Betty G went home we walked a pat of the way to M with her lost hatchet found it again Miss S & Leeper went home to day sent a qr beef to E Burruss Clarence & Eugene came with Llewellyn shelled corn sent to mill etc halled a lode logs for house fallowing grubing etc sent to Depot with beef |
Sun 19 th |
Fair cold day I went to Carmel Bro Coleman preached communed to day Molly & Betty Ann went with Ma, John came to Ma, to diner etc |
M 20 th |
Fair cool day I went down to Posimon Hill took down the shop & moved it by the posimon tree & put it up Mr Hudson worked 1 d and Thacker from 10 or 11 ock till night John Dickinson bought MH Airy to day for 7 1/2 dollars pr acre sent Bartlett to Providence for Hive-syrup [blend of maple syrup and honey] etc saw Molly & Miss Mary H at Ma,s sw G Kean I found a letter in my coat pocket for Mrs Swan pd Kissy 10 cts for Hamer halled a lode wood halled house to Providence Hill fallowing sent 2 hands to G Southworths to shuck corn workg strawberry plants etc |
Tus 21 st |
Fair cool morning I went to Posimon Hill finished fraiming the house chinking etc borrowed some oil of Anna, came by Ma,s Molly came up this morning went back to Ma,s this evening Thomasia & I walked nearly to Ma,s with Molly - sent a letter to Mrs Swan by Lanzy the workman H & T working on ice H put on 2 corses they finished hear to night and went to James Southworths oiled the clock etc etc etc Llewellyn started to scool to day falloing grubing etc halling wood brush etc workg straw berry plants |
W 22 nd |
Rainy in the morning fair after breakfast etc I went to Bro Saml,s for his harness carred JImy to stat till we get back from Dr Gouldins borrowed his harness stoped at Ma,s I went to Ma,s this evening for braces & singletree Sister Sarah & Molly wrighting letters to go to the Drs etc sent Jessey to mill & to T Lucks to carry Mr Hudsons tool chest & to the Dr,s for beef money - sent barouch pole to Canfields to mend carryed some coal saw Kean & the Buttlers surveying land by Canfields Bob his - my soes to mend Bob made John a pr shoes - fallowing ground high hill near rock spring beyond the spring halled rails to makg a hog pen back of garden swamp halled 2 loads leaves etc cutting |
Th 23 rd |
Fair a pleasant day we fixed and started to Dr Gouldins. Thomasia Harriet Thomasia & Lizy - stoped at Terrells saw Sister Sarah & Molly & Mr Gouldin at Terrells Thomasia get a vale 3/9 d We got to the Drs before sun-set saw Betty Redd & all, a Miss Broaddus etc Bob went out to main road drove Ben & Betsy fallowing cutting and halling wood grubing etc |
Fr 24 th |
Rainy most of the day a Mr Withers came by Dr & dined left a pr ducks Dr G & I went to look for the turkeys passed by the Academy saw John Taylors estate getting wood etc |
Sat 25 th |
Rain a little in evening the Dr & I went hunting I killed 7 or 8 birds we went to the mound and dined got Franks dog ploughing cutting and halling wood grubing etc |
Sun 26 th |
Fair cool day the Dr was called out I rode Franks horse to Liberty meeting house Betty & Frank went in the Dr,s carriage the girls went in carriage Bro Trice preached communed etc |
M 27 th |
Fair a cool day the Dr got back this morning Betty & girls went to scool, we came up to day came by the bull - church & Bruks bridges etc came by Con-Cord Bro Colemans stoped a while at Terrells store hird Tom was sick fallowing grubing cutting halling wood etc etc |
Tus 28 th |
Fair, large frost cold most of the day put the carpet down on chamber floor I went to Ma,s carryed her bridles went to Bro Sams carryed his harness he was from home Mr Minor dined there Lewis went to Mr Gouldins this evening rode in barouch to sops sent a bundle to Bettie G brought Jimy home Sister Sarah & Molly went to Mr. Harrises came by Dr Lins for a bottle phisick for Molly George Southworth sent for the big ster yards [steelyard balance] saw John at Lins fallowing the high hill for corn halling rails for hog pen cutting & malling grubing etc. |
W 29 th |
Fair a large frost the ground frozen cool day I turned out one hogshead tobacco put one under the lugs made hog pen larger and put 8 hogs up Thomasia went to Ma,s to work a piece cloth Betty G & Molly at Ma,s Wm Talley came for his turkeys at Ma,s enlarged hog-pen put up hogs 8 ploughing this this evening halled rails to hog pen sent to mill etc halled a load brush leaves to hog pen grubing etc |
Th 30 th |
Fair cool day set up the loom & I went by Ma,s saw Cousin Fanny Thomkins & Mr Harris Betty G & Molly at Ma,s I went to Terrells bought 1 pound of pepper 18 cts pd him 24 cts for a pair scisors for Louisa shot at some birds by hog pen I brought my gun from Ma,s fallowing cutting & halling brush to turnip patch cutting grubing etc killed 3 house pigs this evening |