M 1 |
fair day the wind in the morning was at north it worked round to the South & S.E. after breakfast Mr Taylor started to work for me to day by the year at Eighty dollars. Edmond Redd came and dined I went with him to Ma,s I hired Joh & he wants Wm & Mr Gouldin Peter saw Mr G at mill Ct Buttler says I can get as many slabs as I want. Miss Moriah Thompkins at Ma,s Sam went to the University to day Molly & Betty went to Mr Goul [Sam at UVa 1854-5, 1962-40] Peter cut out a pr shoes for Llewellyn & brought mine Lucy R went to sool Fredericks Burg cutting & halling wood grubing burning brush back of shop ground an axe for Mr Taylor he is cutting etc |
Tus 2 |
Cdy & cool the win at the east or S.E. I went to Bro Saml's for the children Bro Saml going to Richmond met Lewis at river Molly & Betty at Mr Gouldins I saw dr Lin I hird Tom has sold his land for 12 or 14.00 dollars fenced in turnip patch & put lam in shed etc I made troft for beef to drink Hugh White came for tax. moved fence around turnip patch cutting rail timber at new ground by shop halling wood for Mr Taylor grubing |
W 3 |
Cdy mild day east wind halling logs to mill I went to new ground & cut off 6 or 7 logs carryed 4 to mill halling slabs to out gate corner of main field getting rails slab timber Tate is to get me some slabs for 1/- a hundred and I saw the timber Bob brought up a lode planks I saw Miss Moriah T. at Ma,s saw E Cobb he went to Bro Samls for girl. gave Joh 6 cts for brum [broom] shelled a turn corn for self & one for Mr Taylor sent 4 logs to mill cutting & malling rails by Cobbs or old shop grubing etc |
Th 4 |
Foggy damp day sent 4 logs to mill halled slabs planks 5 home. I carryed my account to Anna $37.05cts got some slab timber saw L Buttler at the mill sent corn to mill saw Mr Thompson mooving to day his family etc halled 4 logs to mill halled back lodes slabs & 5 planks cutting rail timber by old shop malling rails & grubing by my shop |
Fr 5 |
Cdy day mild & damp the wind north or north east I went to Ma,s saw Miss Moriah Tompkins went to Mr Gouldins for cap of John's I stoped the ice-pond in pasture this evening Llewellyn shot 2 squirls etc halled logs to mill 5 or 6 halled 3 loads logs to mill 5 or 6 cutting malling etc old shop grubing by my shop |
Sat 6 |
Rainy day fine rain allmost a fog mild & N.E. wind Mr Thompson came by soled Mr Southworth his turkeys at C field stoped ice pond I went to Carmel Bro Anderson & Estice red & prayed but few persons Saml Swann at meeting halled dirt to ice pond halled 2 loads leaves halling slabs & cutting & malling rails & grubing etc |
Sun 7 |
Fair a very warm day a sough or S.E. wind Thomasia & children went to Providence I went to Carmel. Thomasia went in the Dr Carriage Bro Coalman preached I went to Providence Bro Saml & Betty went by & spent the evening Sturn brought up the papers to meeting the Dr made Thomasia a present of a coat for Llewellyn Jessey came for House key left the meet H locked |
M 8 |
Rain Hail it commenced raining last night, rainy day Tom & Ct Buttler went to cort Dr Lin & Mr Trainham came to Providence to day we come up home to night the Dr made Thomasia a present of some money to get a frock 10 I received 55 cts for things bought for children. Mr Taylor & hands getting leaves Joh malling |
Tus 9 |
Rainy most of the day it rained nearly all night last, commenced prizeing tobacco lugs etc, commenced slabing the back cow shelter etc ground my Hatchet prizeing tobacco moved the straw at lower barn out shet to make stalls under for horses halling rails alond [along] the lane from out gate down towards Canfields malling etc grubing etc |
W 10. |
Fair west win I started to hewing slabs and cut & mashed my hand very bad sent for the Dr he came up & put sticking plaster on sore etc I saw Mr Thompson pass by Llewellyn went with Miss Hency to King Williams Mr Gouldin came by I put a layer of tobacco in Hogs-head the hands are triming around the fence from out gate to mill sent 5 days feed of corn for horses to be ground inchop for same I pulled tooth for Joh halling rails & grubing etc |
Th 11. |
Snowed a little last night rained a little to day - cdy day a little cool my hand has been easy today quite painfull last night Ma, sent for Joh to kill a beef etc halling wood hickry etc halling rails next to Canfields triming around fence etc |
Fr 12. |
Foggy morning fair the ballance of the day 1 very miled & pretty day S.W. E. at night Kitty S came to night halling rails finished triming around the fence by Canfields |
Sat 13. |
Rain in evening a shower a mild pretty morning S.W. wind I went to barn tohave beef fed Lanzy brought chop from mill sent Jessey to E W Burress with his account & for the papers - they are at Providence my hand is swolen a good deel sent to mill shelled corn halling wood cutting and mallingrails old shop grubing by my shop etc sent to Depot etc etc |
Sun 14. |
Fair a cool day the ground froze up last night Edmond Redd came and staid till evening Linnaeus came by Mr Taylors this evening a north wind |
M 15. |
Fair cool I sent Jesey to Bro Samls for tobacco seet & guano got Tobacco seed, Mr Harris came & dined, Bro Saml came to dinnerfrom Terrells,got a hat like mine etc says I can get a bag guano gave Mr Taylor the Tobacco seede cutting rail timber etc malling rails halling etc etc grubing sent to Bro Samls for Tobacco seed |
Tus 16. |
Fair mild day cdy morning soon. Mr taylor went to chop the line between her & Sister Sophia & to burn plant bed below my new ground by old shopsent Jessey to Bro Samls for a bag of guano borrowed 137 lbs Thomasia got a letter from Molly. halled a load wood short burning plant bet etc grubing sent to Bro Samls for guano etc |
W 17. |
Fair smoky mild day I sent 5 bags of Hills guano 1/2 turn to sow onwheat, on the rode by old shop. sowed some guano on plant bed & tobacco seed back of my new ground - Sister Sarah & Molly Lue walked up hear this evening Thomasia gave Mr Taylor a pass or note for Old Jenny to gogree yesterday the note was written Edmond Terrell is very low sowed 5 bags artificial guano on wheat by old shop sowed pland bed halling weed grubing etc |
Th 18. |
Fair a frost mild pretty day rather cooler to night sent to mill for meal sent corn to Providence for hominy I walked to sand back today sent horse for Sister Sarah to go Terrells store. sentto mill halling rails next to Canfields cutting & malling rails by old shop grubing by my shop |
Fr 19. |
Fair mild day went to Ma,sent a piece of beef hear sent for turnips Molly & Betty Red came to Anna,s to day Thomasia went to G Southworths this evening they have scarlet fever there a great deel about cutting rail timber malling & halling railsfrom old shop Hills to Canfields grubing by my shop |
Sat 20. |
Fair mild day pretty day indeed sent for the Dr to see my hand he came Llewellyn came back from King William after staying 10 or 11 days - made my horse sick etc while at Mr Trents - lent Kitty S my old 1/2 bushel sent Mr Taylor 87 lbs flour Mrs Trent came up with Miss Hency - sent to Terrells for 33 cts worth sugar etc asked & strung the meat cut a passel of short wood cutting pines back of shop grubing halling long wood etc |
Sun 21. |
Rainy morning windy evening a S.E. wind very warm for the season Llewellyn rode to Ma, & Anna,s |
M 22. |
Rain Thundered & Lightened a good deel last night a very hard wind blew down fencing etc fair cool & windy day Mary & Betty R came up this morning faning my wheat etc Saml Swann came to night with Llewellyn John started to scool to Smith to day - sent to Depot for bags did not get them Edmond Terrell died to day faned out my wheat grubing cutting etc |
Tus 23. |
Fair a cool most of the day, shelled corn to day killed 9 turkeys goblers Bob made a box to put fowls in Molly & Betty went to Ma,s to night Llewellyn went down with them Tom S went away this morning hird E.T. died yesterday shelled corn put up the fences that blew down a night or two ago halling rails, malling, grubing etc sent some corn to mill for chop & wheat etc |
W 24. |
Fair snowed a little last night cool day Dr Lin came by on his way to Mr Harrises old Mr Southworth got back from Town sent a box turkeys to Depot sent for bags failed to get them the girls went from Ma,s to day to Terrells store, Llewelly went to Providence to try to get in to go to scool to Saml Swann at Carmel sent to Terrells for the ballance of molaces 1 gal. sent to mill brought the cotton home faned out my rye bu sent to Depot for bags & to carry fowls malling etc |
Th 25. |
Snow ing this evening cdy day Thomasia and I went to Mr Harrises - ice pond the ice 1 1/2 in thick I went to Ma, met with Miss Hency and Clarissa coming up hear Molly & Betty at Ma, Kitty Southworth came over Mr S got 6 dollars 75 cts for his tobacco Miss Mary H lent me a book malling rails halling etc finished grubing etc burning brush |
Fr 26. |
Rain & Snowed a little to day getting ice from Mr Harrises pond 6 loads very cold this evening & windy Llewellyn came from Providence the Dr has consented to take him provided S Sann can teach him Lattin - he borrowed Mr Southworth cart and started to Providence with planks & came back from Rock Spring Kitty S came for meal 4 q Ma, got 800 lbs pork from Richmond $6 1/2 a H pd getting ice from Mr Harrises 6 loads trimed a way to pond etc |
Sat 27. |
Fair a cold day very cold night last I finished getting ice to day Ma,s cart came tohelp got got 3 loads from her Harrises the ballance by the spring Llewellyn started to see Saml Swann he went to Carmel Filed the ice house cutting & halling wood burning brush etc |
Sun 28. |
Hail Snow & Rain, it commenced snowing this evening it rains quite hard now 7 ock Charles Gouldin cm up & staid till evening went to Anna,s the girls went to Cty Line from Ma,s |
M 29. |
Snowed a little very windy day cold I went with Mr Taylor to look at some plant beds next to ivy hill sent Llewellyn to see Saml Swann he went to Providence killed old Sam sent for Mr Wiltcher he rode a letter to Mr L. M. Coleman about beef put the wheat in my bags 28 bu 14 bags cutting short wood etc sent & halled Mr Taylor some wood halled up some slab timber up home killed a beef lam etc Roburt came to help about beef. |
Tus 30. |
Fair a cool day killed the 3 pigs 14 bags wheat to Depot got 15 bags Llewellyn & John came this evening to spend the night sent wheat to Depot, killed 3 hogs cutting wood etc |
W 31. |
Fair a very cold morning & night last I weighted the 3 pigs - for Mr Taylor they weighed 95 - 84 - 57 - 236 lbs in all John went home this morning Llewellyn went to Bro Saml,s for books & I rode to Ma,s saw Ann Talley the girls ar there Molly quite sick Ann came from the Dr.s last night sent the hogs to Mr Taylor & 1/2 bu salt Old Mr Southworth got some slabs for me to lay at 1/ a 100 shelled a turn corn sent 3 hots to Mr t & 1/2 bu salt halling wood etc cleaned off a plant bed the other sie shop Bob went to cut out Mr Ts hogs, grubing etc |