Sun 1. |
Fair very warm day I went to Carmel to meeting Bro Coleman preached. I met Bro Davist going to Beverdam Moncy at Providence Bro Saml & Molly & Sam at meeting Bro Camp Kitty S dined hear to day - I collected one dollar & a half for well at Carmel |
M 2. |
Fair warm I went to Ma,s & E Field Dr A & Dr Lin wer at Anna, to see Lucy - Quarles very sick I went down this evening Edmond Redd came by & went to look for Negr woman above hearleft his mule hear ploughing corn the river finished by ditch E Field weeding corn put guano around some corn etc ploughing tobacco by Anna,s etc |
Tus 3. |
Rain a pretty shower its raining now warm I wed my rose bushes etc at rock spring wed my watermellon patch & the pepper & potatoes etc set out some potatoe plants irish cutting wheat Edmond came & went home finished weeding corn at E Field cutting wheat Edge Hill setg out tobacco shelling corn etc ploughing tobacco E Field ploughing corn etc |
W 4. |
Rainy evening a heavy one Mr Hudson & Thacker came by & dined and went to hanover I rode to steep hill gathered some R S. grass seed gave H some wheat to sow sent to Mill for meal cutting wheat ree planting tobacco etc thined cotton etc etc |
Th 5. |
Rain a heavy rain at Bro Saml's I went over in the evening for a pr shoes for Thomasia spent the night John sick finished cutting wheat ploughing corn cymblain & thining corn etc |
Fr 6. |
Rain a good one I came from Bro Samls after breakfast cameby T Castle home brought a pr shoes for Thomasia I went to Carmel to attend to well had a heavy rain at Carmel John hanes is to dig it Bro Anderson Stevens & J W Turner wer there saw John Quarles & J Chanler fixed the lot fence & Bars thining corn etc. |
Sat 7. |
Rain showery morning a heavy rain last night cool day the river is a riseing, right full, I rode to Ma,s pasture etc salted stock, came by Ma, matching trees apple thining corn planted pirl beans cutting oats that church bugs dried up halled a lode feedeing onthem cleaned out barn shed etc put manure around young trees in orchard- |
Sun 8. |
Fair cool Harriet & I went to Cty Line Bro Allen preached Ann Talley at meeting Mr Talley sent us some apricotts Louisa Terrell Misses Burrows & Dandridge wer at meeting came from Providence |
M 9. |
Fair a cool day - Thomasia Lizy & I went to Terrells store & bought some goods to the amount of $2.96 I went to Mr Harrises - he is cutting his oats - promised to send me his male hog went to Ma,s s ate some frozen apricot cream Ann at Ma,s went to E Field to see July Ann & her house etc she is sick sent a plough to Wm sweet potatoes weeding peas etc |
Tu 10. |
Rain a light shower warm I wed my seed potatoes etc seat to Mr Harrises for a male hog put him pen on swamp with white sow I went down to E Field & put a part of a cover on Bobs house saw Smiths at Anna,s sent to Terrells bucket etc 58 cts Finished ploughing the corn onthe river. wed peas etc weeding tobacco by Anna,s manuring the greens in garden |
W 11. |
Rain soon in the morning. it rained last night a pretty rai - I went to T Castle carryed the children met with John & the Dr I shot some birds got some plums I went to steep hill gathered my R garss seed went to Ma,s got a pine splilnter out Melys throat etc etc went to E Field weeding tobacco etc sent cotton to Miss Mary G ploughing corn tobacco cotton etc weeding tobacco cotton etc etc |
Th 12. |
Fair very warm day Thomasia & I went to E Field to the tobacco lot weeding etc sent for Old Lucy to see Martha she has a girl Ann at Ma,s I halled up 2 loads wheat ploughing & weeding tobacco by Anna ploughed irish potatoes etc ploughed cotton peas throughing the dirt to the corn back of the shop etc new ground some of it is silking tassling etc. |
Fr 13. |
Rain a heavy rain this evening I set out the ballance of the potatoes irish Charles Gouldin & Saml C came from Solselvania [Spottsylvani?] Edmond & Llewellyn came while at super [supper] I rote a letter to Sister Sophia about renting Locus Grove & a letter to Mr Wm Dandridge ploughing cutting out sent to mill for corn meal etc |
Sat 14. |
Fair warm day Bro Saml & Edmond went home this morning Llewellyn went with him Edmond I went to Carmel Bro Bray preached they are diging the well at Carmel we had a a meeting of the Sons & broke up the Division Ann & Lucy came up this evening & stayed a while Wm Robinson came to put old shoe on Ben cleaning out the walk in garden cutting oats etc |
Sun 15 |
Fair very warm I went to Ma,s to carry Sister Sarah to meeting Ann & Lucy went in buggy - Bro Samls family was there wer at meeting Bro Coleman preached Bro Lowery was there Joh & Jimy Terrell came & spent the evening - Peter is up |
M 16. |
Fair warm day I went to Ma,s brought up arole cloth from Ma,s that came from Providence salted the colt Ann at Ma,s I brought up a twig of the Queen apple & budded 2 or 3 trees. [May Queen, yellow eating apple] parted calf Ma,s July Ann laid up to day I wed potatoes etc etc Simon came to know if he could cut oats ploughing tobacco weedeing etc cutting oats etc etc halled up 3 loads wheat finished |
Tus 17. |
Fair a very warm day indeed I rode to Ma,s this evening Anna & Betty G wer there & Nancy B. went to see July Ann laid up salted my cattle at Ma,s or a part of them ploughing & weeding tobacco cutting oats on meadow etc. |
W 18. |
Fair very warm day I pulled off my flanel it thundered & lightened rained went around Ella came up & stayed a hour or two left my burraws at Anna,s - I made a halter for a calf with tacks in it etc [for weaning] ploughing tobacco & peas weeding & cutting oats by the house shop |
Th M. |
Fair very warm day indeed finished cutting oats John came up I cut his hair I went to Ma,s & by the old place & home rode to pasture this evening Ann came to to Ma,s from Mr G's ploughed peas finished cutting oats weeding tobacco etc etc sent to mill meal |
Fr 20. |
Rain this evening a prett rain windy a very warm day. Ann & Lucy came up and spent the day Sister Sarah came for them to night Llewellyn went down to Ma,s with Lucy Annworkg on Johns jacket wed over the tobacco by the barn ploughing & weeding cotton killed church bugs weeding yard out etc. |
Sat 21. |
Rain it rained this evening a heavy one raininghard now I patched up my harness & had it greesed warm day Mr T gave the people holiday I went to Bro Saml's this evening got a pr shoes for Harriet had very little rain there John Noel there saw Hudson by Mr G's shop Betty gave me some apples Llewellyngot his chicken money $2.25cts for 15 c ploughed wed cotton people weeding there patches etc |
Sun 22. |
Rain a little this morning, cool day cdy, it rained most of the night last night the river is quite full - sometalk of the bridge at Andersons going away I went with children in barouch to Cty Line Bro Allen preached communed this evening I dined with Ann & L I walked to river at san bank meeting |
M 23. |
Fair most of day, fine rain this morning or misty I went to Cty Line bro Bray preached in morning Bob Barrows in the evening Llewellyn carryed Sister S in my Barouch I dined with them Anderson's bridge went off last night. meeting patched up the fence byh Moriah, house wormed tobacco by Anna,s and weeding corn by shop |
Tus 24. |
Fair very warm day I put a part of the hogs in pasture by the barn on H Creek etc I went to Cty Line Bro Burrows & Bray preached Marshal at meeting - spoke to L Terrell to lend me 19 dollars promised to lend it etc dined with Ma, & girls patched up the pasture fence put hogs in a pen ploughing & weeding tobacco by Anna,s sent to Depot for meat & sugar |
W 25. |
Cdy part off the day a drop or two of rain at Cty Line warm day I went to Cty Line to meeting Bro Bray & Burrows preached some excitement. I borrowed 28 dollars of L Terrell to pay Hudson for his work. Marshal gave me his account Susan Southworth went with us to meeting Edmond Redd came tonight Charles Gouldin is to be married to night. shelled corn sent to mill for meal workg tobacco halled up oats put up one stack etc |
Th 26. |
Rain little a very heavy rain on little river I carryed Ann & Harriet to Mr Talley's Mary Louisa was there etc left H at Mr Ts to stay a [w]hile Sam & Betty came down from Charles' wedding - ploughing & weeding tobacco ploughing corn E Field |
Fr 27. |
Fair very warm day Saml C Redd came by [nephew Samuel Cornelius Redd, 1835-1911] we went to Cty Line to meeting Bro Barrows & Dickinson preached Bro Baker & Battle spoke one or two professed conversion Bro Saml's folks came down from the weding this evening & Charles ploughing area & weeding potatoes etc irish at E Field |
Sat 28. |
Fair very warm d I fixed a rench for Ma,s buggy & greesed it etc the Dr came by to see Lizzie Saml came by to night from meeting I stayed at home to get up oats packedup the shed nearly full Ma,s carriage was brought upto mend by Robinson - ploughing corn halling up oats 10 & 12 loads |
sun 29. |
Fair very warm d - I went to Cty Line Bro Dickinson preached in house & Bro Baker preadhed at Stan a great crowd several persons talked to the church H Marchal 2 of L L Terrells sons & Luke & Bro Allens nepew & others John & Saml came by after I left- |
M 30. |
Cloudy a part of day Rain a few drops very warm day thundered & lightened I went to Cty Line Bro Bray preached Bro Dickinson spoke this evening Dr s family was there I dined with them I hird Ct Mundy was killed near Gordonsville yesterday - I brought Rob Anderson by sent him to the mill Ma,s carriage & Anna wer sent up hear to be mended by John halling up oats finished put up 3 stacks etc some in shed etc working tobacco etc. |
31 Tus. |
Rain a heavy rain in Hanover Thomasia & I went to Bro Saml & dined Bro S in Richmond Molly helped to fix Thomasia, bonnet a pretty rain hear warm day Llewellyn went to Cty Line shelled corn sent to the mill toping tobacco ploughing corn by Mt Airy [?] E. F. worming tobacco etc |