Wen 1. |
Rain last night a small shower this evening, a very warm day I went to Bro Adams, to the funeral of Sister Seay a good many persons Bro Allen preached it etc I went to Cty Line Bro Bray preached Thomasia & some of the children went to meeting they baptized 15 or 16 persons Leroy Gatewood was one of them & rain last night saw a drove of mules out in the rode toping tobacco worming ploughing corn E Field weeding etc etc etc |
Th 2. |
Raining hard now Rained a few drops rained hard clouded up to night warm day I went to cornfield & shot at some crows put up some telegrafs etc James H Terrell came with a horse kit & soled him to me for 12 1/5 dollars payable 6 months I pulled 2 watermellons ate one Finished ploughing corn by Mt Airy gap weeding corn by the shop ploughing the sweet potatoe patch |
Fr 3. |
Cdy most of the day warm we went to Mr Gouldins & stayed till evening saw Charles wife Charles halling his wheat to turn but we went to Bro Saml's in evening ploughing tobacco by barn weeding 5 potatoes etc |
Sat 4. |
Fair very warm day we rode to Mr Wheats Bro S threshed his wheat saw Mary Terrell at W - Edmond stated that the river was pass foarding so we did not go to meeting weeding tobacco by barn etc |
Sun 5. |
Rain a good one in the evening Bro Saml Molly & Betty An I went in carriage to Carmel dro[v]e Ben Bro Taylor preached we got some peaches at T Castle Saml stoped at Providence the river is riseing saw Louisa Gouldin Ann & Emily at Carmel |
M 6. |
Fair we rode to the isle and foard found the river high went back to Bro Saml's saw tom he crossed the river we walked to look at Bro Samls cattle cutting rail timber & malling workg in tobacco etc |
Tus 7. |
Fair warm I rode to the river its falling very fast went back to Bro Semls Sam came over from Providence Bro S threshing his wheat came by T Castle & home to night stoped at Ma,s Sister Sarah is sick & Llewellyn brought kin up home Louisa Ann & ET at Ma,s spoke to Bro Saml to have a pr shoes made malling rails near out gate in Rive[r] field no.1 workg in tobacco etc |
W 8. |
R. in myh shop straped a D plough for me & workg on Edmonds H card etc I sent to J Dickinson, for some Buck - wheat one peck sowed it by the house etc I went to Ma,s Sister Sarah sick went to Mt Airy for my Ben bull put him in Ma,s pasture saw Canfield the Gouldins went to Anna,s Terrell threshing her wheat & oats Edmond dined hear went home to night - I budded some peaces & pair on walnut posimon ash & Hay shyuck.workg in tobacco sowed raked in some Buck w by the house S. patch grubing by Canfields cutting & malling rails |
Th 9. |
Rain a light shower Thomasia & I went to Terrells store & bought goods to the amount of $4.31cts & 1/2 lb candy 10 cts. pd for candy we went to Ma Edmond went down & home Clarence was at Ma,s I went to E Field by Canfields etc Miss Dukes at Bro Samls commenced fallowing by Canfields grubing etc deown there cutting & malling rails etc etc shelled cornsent to mill etc etc |
Fr 10. |
Fair warm sent 2 hands to Old Mr Southworth's to help to thresh out oats etc Joh I went to Mr South. Edmond & Clarence are hear to night with dogs to go coon hunting I went to E Field gave Kitty mare some medicine to night. shelling corn sent to mill for Mr Taylor brought up fish from Ma,s fallowing grubing toping & worming tobacco etc etc |
Sat 11. |
Fair mild day I pulled 21 watermellons Clarence & Llewellyn went coon hunting Edmond & his set [setter?] went over to Mr Gouldins he had a piece scantling for axle tree 50cts swaped some iron 20 lbs Robinson at work for me done up my ploughs etc he had 16 lbs iron for the iron that he furnished Clarence hear to night sent a water mellon to Mrs Southworth,s etc I went to E Field & Ma,s Mony [nickname for Edmonia] Harris at Ma,s last night fallowing workg in blacksmith's shop on ploughs Bob & Wm worming & suckering tobacco |
Sun 12. |
Fair warm i went to Cty Line with children Bro Philips preached text 6ct 6v 1st Timothy Bro Allen at Bethany at protracted meeting I have been poly ever since dinner - gave horse medicine Wm Terrell at meeting Bro Williams from Baltimore at Bethany |
M 13. |
Rain a light shower sent to Mr Wiltcherts to get his waggon got it & brought up the mashine & planted it etc etc I stoped at Ma,s the Talleys went home Charles Harris at Ma,s this evening, the Bohs went to scool to day Llewellyn lost one weak by sickness. gave horse medicine finished worming tobacco etc planted the mashine etc sent to Mr. Wiltcher for wagon sent dash-board to barouch etc |
Tus 14. |
Fair warm most of the day I threshed my wheat faned out the forward 14 1/2 bushels chafted the other threshed 3 stacks oats etc John & Saml came to day went fishing this evening Ma,s hands helping sent to Depot for logs got 50 sent to mill for [M??] & Fam from Barn EF threshed wheat & threshing oats faning etc |
W 15. |
Fair mild day I finished threshing my oats & carryed the mashine down to E Field & planted it to thresh Ma,s wheat & oats got a note from Mr Willshere sent his wagon home etc Louisa Gouldin & Lucy came up & spent the day James T Redd & family at Ma,s & Betty Redd I pulled 30 or 35 watermellons John & Saml went home finished threshing my oats faned out my wheat 18 or 19 bushels carryed the mashine down etc |
Th 16. |
Fair, rained last night a pretty shower, warm day. I went to E Field threshed Ma,s wheat & oats I dined at Ma,s James T Redd wife & child is there Betty Redd went home Molly sick Taylor & I walked on the river I got a plank out of the river threshing wheat & oats for family etc etc |
Fr 17 |
Fair Edmond Redd came to breakfast James T Redd came up we went squirl hunting John & Saml came over James & his family came up at night we pulled 13 water mellons etc J S & I killed 2 mocks snakes [moccasins] at Indian hill faned out 25 bu wheat & 30 bu oats for Ma, sowed turnip patch ploughed & raked it over fallowing toping & suckering & worming tobacco etc |
Sat 18. |
Fair cool day James Taylor John & Saml went down to lookfor snakes they went home I carryed James & wife & child to Ma,s I went to Ma,s & E Field put a lock on door or fixed it walked to stoar & back I went to see Walker Terrell was not at home - fallowing worming tobacco etc E Field |
Sun 19. |
Fair cool day I went to Carmel Bro Estice red a chapter & Bro Luck prayed collected 50 cts of Mr Charles Woolfolk for well received a girl of coller to day I went to Ma,s James & I walked to Mr Taylors saw J Tate there - Llewellyn Smith at Anna,s pd Norma 16 cts for tar |
M 20. |
Fair very cold morning cold enough for frost had a fire in the house to warm by James Taylor & wife went to Mrs Terrells this evening from Ma,s I walked incorn field shot at a crow etc went to E Field Bob fallowing I gathered & put away 3 basket of apples in the shop fallowing warming & suckering tobacco cutting hay sowing turnip seed in tobacco patch stoping at pigs out corn field etc |
Tus 21. |
Fair mild day I made 2 dryers, put away a basket of apples in ship I went to Terrells store bought goodsto the amount of 81 cts some cotton for the girls at Bro Samls went to Winstons shop had an old shoe nailed on ben - went to see Henry Martin saw [Gleng?] land looked at his cattle saw Martin at Davy Cobbs is to come to work next week at 75cts a day saw Miss Lucy Addams in the rode. Robinson came to fix my Barouch to night Lucy Lit at Ma,s fallowing sowing turnipseed in tobacco patch pulling fodder commenced cutting hay etc |
W 22. |
Rain a few drops a small shower last night cdy most of the day I covered the dash board to barouch Thomasia & I went to Providence this evening saw the Dr & Tom the Dr promised me some wheat for seed - sent a hog to Mr Harrises Fallowing worming tobacco b Anna,s sent Mr Harrises hog home |
Th 23. |
Rain last night a pretty shower. rained a few drops to day a pretty shower at Bro Samls I went to Bro Samls for my shoes & Llewellyns stoped at Linnaus' met with Edmond Winston & wife at Mr Bs gate the girls & boys went to Mt Olivet to meeting protracted brought some money from Bro Samls to Sister Sarah saw Lucy Lit at Ma,s Rose Calf got choked with a apple Kitty unchoaked it finished fallowing by Canfields worming & suckering tobacco shocking fodder etc sent to Depot for a letter etc |
Fr 24. |
Rain a few drops we went to Mrs Terrells & spent the day sent Joh to Dr Gouldins for 11 bu rye a sheep etc James Taylor at Mrs Terrell,s saw Walker Terrell spoke to him about old mare says if she fails to fatten etc he ratheer loose the sale of her - than take her back James mad. middle of a mll got a churn from store 1 dollar cost sent to Dr Gs for sheep etc worming & suckering tobacco faning wheat etc etc |
Sat 25. |
Fair very warm d I went crow hunting in corn field killed a crow I rode to Ma,s this evening saw Edmond at Ma,s Llewellyn at Ma salted Ma,s cattle her bull has been shot by Hoke at Tates, sent to Chesterfield for box & bed sted caught 2 pigs in cornfield - put them up in pen etc Jessey got back with bed steds etc 3 tumblers broke put chalf in a pen etc made a stack of hay at barn catching pigs pulling fodder this evening halling up hay etc sent to Chesterfield etc |
Sun 26. |
Rain a heavy one this evening warm day a good deel of thunder & lightning Thomasia Harriet & I went to Cty Line to meeting Bro A at L Creek Bro Wood spoke I pd frank Mrs Morises 80cts that was due him for ditching James Taylor & wife at meeting |
M 27. |
Cdy day a little rain Thomasia & I went to Ma,s to see about the ful [fool?] [alroony?] I went to E Field through Ma,s pasture, groun[d] cutting knives etc Peter is up, sent a letter by him to Wm Dandridge about his things - house hole furniture raining know [now] fast suckering tobacco worming etc pulling fodder river field shocking etc put the 2 pigs in pasture marked them |
Tus 28. |
Rain till12 or nearly cdy evening cool faned out some wheat & sent it to mill 5 bu sent corn to mill put 5 bu forward wheat in bags to send to mill & 7 of ball head wheat Martha & Llewellyn had a to do or fuss I rode to E Field worming tobacco stoped at Ma,s salted her cattle J Smith at Anna, sent to Wm R to have some irons mended Mr S,s waggons shelling corn faning wheat sent to mill wheat 5 bu & corn for Mr Taylor & self worm & suckering tobacco E Field - |
W 29. |
Cdy morning fair evening we moved in the new house to day I rode to Ma,s this evening saw James & Sally they went back to Mrs Terrells went to mill Mama sent her wheat up & faned |
Th 30. |
Fair warm day I sent 12 bu wheat to Jerrald,s by Robert in Mr Wilcher's wagon Ma, sent 20 bu had my mules to wagon I went to Anna to [note?] her to send her hands on the rode tomorrow went to Canfields John Dickinsons & Tates went to Providence, Thomasia & children went to Providence Lin came in his new gig finished worming tobacco shocking fodder etc |
Fr 31 st |
Cdy day Robert came with the flour from Jeralds, workg on rode by the mill got to Mt Airy gap, Anna failed to send & Tate & Canfield he worked on short time Mr S. at Anna,s workg on main road - |