Day Journals of James T. Redd - February 1855

Th 1.
Tobacco bed
John
Shoemaker
plant bed etc

Fair cold morning I counted the slabs 150 in all burnt a plant bed back to the shop sowed it in tobacco & cabbage seed etc John Thomas came over this evening with Llewelyn & went back to night Bro Saml went to Richmond yesterday got his shoe maker home now burnt & sowed a plant bed tobacco & cabbage sent tomill hallilng wood etc

Fr 2.
Letter from Anna,
Store 25₵
girls went home
Depot rye
Letter
Depot

Cdy most of the day cool day I received a letter of Anna about Locust grove children Money etc Llewellyn went to Terrells for 25 cts worth of sugar saw Bro Saml at store he carryed Molly & Betty home this evening sent Bob to Depot with 15 bags rye 1620 w received a letter from S Coleman about beef Thomasia got one from Harriet Ann sent 15 bags rye to Depot cutting wood etc covered plant bed etc etc

Sat 3.
Boling Green
Dr A. qr beef
Carmel
burnt & sowed
the plant bed

Fair cold & windy day I sent Llewellyn to the Boling Green to try to sell some beef went to Dick Ballards the Dr came to see Old Jessey at Mariah,s house promised to take a qr beef sent to Carmel to Bro Anderson has a supply of beef sent to Anna, for Harriets books etc burnt a plant bed and sowed it in tobacco seed etc cutting wood halling etc sent Jessey with a letter to Carmel to Bro Anderson

Sun 4.
Dr Rice

Fair, cold day, windy I spent the day a home Llewellyn went to Ma,s to dinner is there to day night. Dr Rice preached at Carmel

M 5.
qr beef 134
456 lbs in all
Ella etc
gatewoods
rails mill etc

Snowed a few flakes cdy most of the day I weighed the beef sent the Dr A one hine quarter it weighed 134 lbs the other weighed 136 lbs one quarter front 144 - 132 makg 546 lbs Ella & Emily came up to day & spent the day brought 2 pieces cloth. sent Llewellyn to gatewoods to try to sell some beef borrowed Mr South. cart to sent Dr,s. shelled corn sent to mill malling rails by shop & burning brush halling wood with Merreman etc

Tus 6.
Ma,s
Anna &
Miss Moriah etc
ice
Robins
ice at Ma,s
rails etc etc

Snowing a little most of the day, very cold day & a very cold night last, I walked to Ma,s through G.S.s sent down my cart & hands to get ice for Ma,s its 3 in chick from old fish pond. Ann Talley, Miss Moriah & Columbia came up this morning with me went back to night - I saw a great many robins in my pasture back of the shop sent cart & 3 hands to Ma,s to get ice, malling rails burning brush etc rakg the new ground etc

W 7.
Snow
very cold day

Snow day fine snow it snowed last night the snow is about 2 1/2 in deep very dry & cold snow. cutting & halling wood - cold day. Mr Wiltcher, wagon went to Richmond cutting & halling wood a part of the day halled 3 loads

Th 8.
cold day etc
night last
halling wood

Snowed Hail & rain a little cold day a brisk win north W cut a lode short wood very cold night last halled 2 loads wood for Mr Taylor & one for new house

Fr 9.
Dr A & shoes etc
Dr. pd me $5.00
Chesterfield
mill wood etc

Cdy & cold windy etc Dr Anderson came to see Miss B hills Jessey came by & got lether to make Harried a pair shoes by Jack I walked out in the pasture & into Mr Harrises saw a turkey track the Dr pd me 5 dollars 3 & 25 cts for Duke & 1.75cts for himself Llewellyn went to Chesterfield to try to sell a qr of beef sent to mill halling wood cutting etc

Sat 10
hair
Terrells store 50cts
K. Evins 50 cts
wood etc

Fair cold morning milder evening the snow melted a good deel I caught a hair sand bank etc I went to Terrells store bought a bottle of George W Mercent's gargling oil [liniment for man Y beast] 25cts & one of Mexican Mustang Linement [also for man & beast; mostly crude oil] 25 cts pd for them & pd Kemp Evins 50cts in full for cutting hay etc cutting wood oak short halling etc

Sun 11
Kitty
Lizy sick

Fair cold morning pleasant evenint Kitty S spent the evening hear - Llewellyn went to Ma,s this evening Lizy had a year ache very bad

M 13.
Ma,s
Sister Sarah &
Ann went to Mr T.
ice
Mr Southworth ill
Dr A
rails
ice etc

fair mild the most of the day Llewellyn came up with Ma,s horse & got my barouch to carry Ann  & Sister Sarah to Mr Talleys I went down in barouch went to barn saw Charles Gouldin, went by Ma,s ice pond they are gettingice John & Jessey helping Mr Southworth getting ice from myh pond etc Dr A came to see Jessey the ice on my pondis 5 in chick Lanzys toe is getting better Bob mended John's shoe halling rails by Anna,s & a load wood sent 2 hands to get ice at Ma,s grubing etc back shop etc

Tus 13.
Doil
J H Smith
Emily at Ma,
cutting etc
rails etc

Snow, Hail, & Rain it Rain most of the day - moderate went to see Jessey he is very poly saw Mr Doils agent came by & James H Smith came to get a scollar etc Llewellyn & Sister Sarah & Emily Talley are at Ma, cleaning up the bottom by plant beds back of the shop Bob 1/2 soled Henrys shoes malling rails cutting & burning brush etc etc

W 14.
rain bough etc
Bro Samls
came by isleland
foard
beef etc

Foggy morning rained a good deel last night rained some to day it thundered & lightened this evening saw rain bow etc I went to Bro Saml, sent for Mr Trainham to run a chimney dined at Bro S,s Molly had bile [boil] on face I came by T. Castle saw Ct & Buttler sent word to Tom about money etc cut out a piece beef malling rails wood burning brush etc sawed up short wood

Th 15.
[black hand sketch]
Henry from
Bro Saml
leather
Mr Southworth
coffin
corn etc

Hailed & rain etc cdy day Harriet Ann Katys child died this morning had coal etc Henry came from Bro Samls to see Jessey sent a pair ov leather for shoes for Llewellyn sent a piece beef to Bro S. Old Mr Southworth came and fixed up ice house worked 2/2 day I helped to make a coffin for child Bob & Llew helped shelled corn sent tomill grubing & sawing logs halling rails etc etc

Fr 16.
Ma,
Mr Southworth
Mr Gouldin
Saml sick
Dr Lin
Luisa has some
planks
tobacco

Cdy most of the day I carryed Ma, flannel [?] saw Emily T & Mrs Swann at Ma,s I rode tomill left my horse went to Mr Southworth saw Edmond there went to Mr Gouldins & dined Sam is very sick Charles is poly, Dr Lin came to see Saml I brought a bundle over for Sister Sarah Louisa has a 2 some [Thomas Robley Gouldin 1855-1934; his older brother was John Armstead Gouldin, 1852-1920] sent for Sister Sarah & Molly Sue prizeing tobacco sprinkled it grubing burning brush etc sent for chop, halling rails wood etc

Sat 17.
Henry 25 cts
racks 2
Mr Taylor sick
Dr G,s
prizeing tobacco
wood etc

Fair windy day cool Henry brought up lode of planksI pd him 25 cts he rain against Mr Southworths horse & hurt him etc prizeing tobacco sent 2 racks to Anna,s Mr Taylor laid up to day with dropsy [edema] Dr came by & went by to see Mr Taylor I rode down this evening Sister Sarah & Emily went to Dr Gouldins. prizeing tobacco & bulked down the ballance watered it etc Lanzy halling wood for Mr Taylor grubing malling etc

Sun 18.
Carmel
Edmond & Clarence

Fair a mild day I went to Carmel Bro Coleman preached Bro Fox prayed Thomasia & children went to see Mr Taylor Edmond & Clarence came over tonight Jimy soled a ruster for 25cts [at age 6]

M 19.
Edmond got
3 turkeys
Clarence & Llewellyn
Dido
prizeing tobacco

Cdy day finished prizeing tobaccco finished etc I caught 3 turkeys for Edmond he is to give $1/, a piece lowed him 1 1/2 $ I am to have his lard at 10 cts. Edmond went home this morning & Clarence & Llewellyn went this evening carryed Dido home to put up sent some milk to Mr T Mrs S about his plant bed finishede prizeing tobacco malling grubing halling wood burning brush etc

Tus 20.
Depot
Mr Taylors
shoes etc
Tobacco to Depot

Fair cool windy day - I lined my hogshead & sent it to Depot to be sent to Wm Dandridge I walked down to Mr Taylors Thomasia & Harriet walked to Ma, Llewellyn came with his shoes sent hhd tobacco to Depot malling wood & rails grubing etc July Ann laid up

W 21.
new ground
Anna
Llewellyn
ploughing

Fair cool day windy hacked away the planks under shelter commenced ploughing in new ground by the shop Anna came up to see Jessey - Sent Llewellyn to Mr Halls for rent money failed getting it John staid home sore throat moveing logs in new ground by shop malling rails wood etc halling ploughing new ground grubing burning brush etc

Th 22.
Mr South plant bed
Mr Taylors
Letter
a Lamb
Dido
plant bed
ploughing etc

Fair a pleasant day I went to help Mr Southworth to burn a plant bed howed it up this evening sent Llewellyn to look for Mr Hudson I went to see Mr Taylor he seemed to be better the Dr came by Thomasia sent a letter to Clarissa a ewe has a lamb Dido at home last night put her in the barn Mrs S gave me a rail cut burnt plant bed and the brown straw on the fresh land grubing ploughing malling etc.

Fr 23.
went to Mr Taylors
Ma,
Susan & Sally
corn
leaves etc
ploughing

Cdy day a few drops rain cool & windy to night looks like rails I went to see Mr Taylor came by Ma,s Miss Moriah & Mrs J. Swann wer there Ma has a turky house up by old hen house Susan & Salley are hear to night Wiltchers and his wagon passed by Mr Southworth ordered to [stop?] shelled corn sent to mill halling
wood & leaves to cover ice & shortwood ploughing malling grubing etc

Sat 24.
snow
Carmel to Division
fence & parth
halling wood etc

Fair Snowed last night the ground nearly covered cold morning, I went to the Division met with E Burruss & E Wortham Anna has stoped up the rode from Locust Grove Joh & Lanzy halling wood for Mr Taylor 2 loads halled a load straw cutting grubing malling ploughing etc etc

Sun 25.
Cty Line
Dr
Mr Taylor is better

Fair cool I went to Cty Line saw S Swann the Dr came by to see Jessey he is very weak I went to see Mr Taylor Mrs C Swann & daughter came up this evening

M 26.
Bro S
To sale
Dr N
6 sheep
Bro Samls boots
scool
ploughing etc

Fair a very cold day - I went to Bro Samls, carryed a pr boots had them half soled went to Dr Nelsons to sale Mr Edwin Wheat bought the land for $1895. dollars cash Ma bought 6 sheep for %$16.50cts I bought a pig of Ct Buttler for 1.00 came by Bro Samls & dined Molly sick etc John teaching scool Betty is going to him Llewellyn went to see if J Smith would take him Tom Swann came with him to night grubing halling ploughing etc burning brush etc

Tus 27.
Terrells store
58 cts
$10.09
Winston
Llewellyn went to shool
Mr Taylors etc
lamb

Fair a very cold day as cold weather as we have had I think this winter I walked up to Terrells store bought some cloth etc 58 cts pd for them I borrowed $10 of Thomasia pd Tom Swann $10.09cts for R. B. Winston shop account spent 19 cts for Thomasia Llewellyn started to school to day to L H Smith he has 32 scollars I went to Mr Taylors the Dr came by I went to see Jessey. ewe has a lamb malling grubing halling rails poles etc etc

W 28.
went to Dr Nelsons
for sow & pigs
$10.25
3 beef hides
Mr Taylor
Winstons

Fair a large frost this morning & a large one yesterday. cold day - & night sent Bob for sow & pigs Dr Nells sow & 9 pigs Bro Saml I bought them for me cost $10.25 Wilson came for my hides got one ox hide & two cow hides to tan on shears I went to see Mr Taylor his is better - Z Terrell took his sone home from school sent a axe to Winstons shop. Sent for hogs sent corn to mill for chop halled a lode leaves in hog pen & some poles finished laying the worm of fence etc [split-rail fence that zigzags] put up nearly all rals grubing cutting etc