Day Journals of James T. Redd - September 1855

Sat 1.
worked on road
went to Carmel
50cts
Temperance meeting

Fair warm I went on the road Anna sent Garland today - finished workg on road about 3 or 4 ock I went with Ma, in buggy to Carmel had no preaching pd Bro Anderson $3.50 money for well I pd 50cts mine collected 50 of Bro Sam the well is finished - very cool water I went to Smiths scool house to temperance meeting B & T Spicer - B Jones & Dr Lin spoke had an addition there this evening working on the road finished

Sun 2.
Carmel
Bro Coleman
resigned

Fair warm a few drops rain at night very windy evening I went with Thomasia & girls to Carmel Bro Coleman preached and quite the church etc. Mr Terrell & girls went to Providence to dinner

M 3.
water shelf
girls
Mr Taylor 82 lbs
tobacco & Fodder

Rain quite a heavy one this evening very warm day thundered etc Imade a shelf to go to new house Louisa & Miss Dandridge came this evening in wagon Joh & James went back home gathered peas etc sent Mr Taylor 82 lbs flour worming tobacco etc wetting fodder by the shop etc

Tus 4.
cow choked
cutting blade
Llew Bro Ss
sent to mill
tobacco

Rainy day fine rain a cow May day got choked with an apple unchoked her sent to mill I ground the cutting blade ran rench through & gaped it etc Llewellyn went to Bro S,s yesterday saw a great many bats several thousand pass bro Saml,s sent corn to mill etc wormed & suckered the tobacco halled a load wood

W 5.
Ma,s
E Field salted cattle
Mr Terrells
calf
[calf sketch]
tobacco etc

Rain a hard shower cdy day I rode to Ma, & E Field salted my cattle etc got a parce[l] fox grapes etc [Concords] I went to W Terrells to see about getting Horse etc to cary Louisa & Miss Dandridge to Warlers to the association met Mrs & Miss Terrell at his gate went to see Mr Martin to get him to work gave his children 10 cts. Lizy hurt her head this evening fell down Emma has her 5 calf fema[le] suckering & worming tobacco etc

Th 6.
girls to meeting
Bro Saml &
girls
barouch
tobacco

Cdy I carryed Louisa & Miss Dandridge to Warlers to meeting Llewellyn went to Sister Sarah in buggy the girls & Llewellyn went to Mrs Hills I came back in the buggy with Molly Bro S & Betty came by I gave 50 cts to indian mishon greased & balcked the dash board worming tobacco etc

Fr 7.
Bro Saml & girls
Dr G
Louisa &
Miss Dandrigdge
grass seed
cow pen

Fair a little cool I went to Ma,s with Bro Saml & girls saw Dr Gouldin at Ma, he says the fish costs $[6?].75 cts the rye $1.00 a bu he carryed Lucy down Bro S & girls went home the girls Louisa & [Marceller?] [Marcella?] went to Providence this evening I carryed the[m] they got back from Mrs Hills about 7 ock the Dr gave me some Rescue [fescue?] grass seed this evening Marcelius & Lin & Tom at Providence halled rails & made a cow pen & sowed one in turnips between this & shop pulling fodder by shop on new ground

Sat 8.
rescue grass
seed sowed
Cty Line
JHS broke
his gig
ploughing & sowing
grass seed
Depot
pulling fodder

Fair warm day I gave Bob a peck of Rescue grass seed to sow he ploughed the the land etc near the corner of my field near Ma,s Thomasia & I went to Cty Line Bro Manly preached a good sermond Text Matthew 10 chapt. 28v James H Smith got a fall-out of his gig broke both of his shavs etc [shafts] Betty G sent to borrow my mules ploughed a piece land for R grass seed sowed them sent a box eggs & butter to Depot pulling fodder finished new ground etc shocking fodder etc gathering peas etc

Sun 9.
Cty Line meeting
mules & horse

Fair warm day I went to Cty Line with Harriet Bro Manly preached in the morning I dined with Bro Smals folks Molly staid at home Bro Allen & Crocket spoke in the evening sent from Mr Gouldins for my mules & from Providence for Sally Lewis a good many persons at meeting

M 10.
meal etc

Rain a warm day had a head ach most of the day Henry is laid up with ear ache sent to mill for meal Kitty S came to night with watermellon sent to mill for meal pulling fodder etc

Tus 11.
Mahon
Bro Samls
meeting
potatoes irish
Fodder

Fair a very warm day I went to see Mr Mahon to get him to work promised to come in the morning went to Bro Saml & dined the girls & Boys at Lukes at meeting it broke up this evening I came by saw them & the Taylors at meeting house saw Charles & girls by shop Mr Wright cut my hair this evening commenced diging my irish potatoes halling fodder etc

Th 13.
Ma,s
work on barn sheds
a large snake
[snake sketch]
Fodder 2 stacks
Tobacco

Rain raining now hard a few drops to night Fair most of the day a very warm day we went to Ma,s & dined I have been at work on the shed new barn planking it up etc Mr Mahon came about 10 ock I killed a very large Mockerson Snake Ma,s swamp stacking fodder 2 stacks cut 4 poles & halled them down & some planks etc cutting tobacco E Field shocking etc

Fr 14.
E Field
Bro Saml
Tops etc
[calf sketch]
corn to mill
tops etc

Rain fine most of the day I went to E Field & planked up the back shed etc saw Bro Saml & Cary going for vinegar Lanzy halling poles for tobacco scaffold cutting tops by the shop went to Ma,s saw Miss Harris May day has her 2nd calf yesterday male calf. shelled corn sent to mill for Mr Taylor & self shelled a turn for Ma,s cutting tops shocking fodder etc

Sat 15.
E Field
salted cattle
Joh Terrell
James Southworth
$1.00
corn
tobacco
scaffold

Rain most of the fore noon, cdy evening I have been at work on the barn shed fixing up scaffold I salted the cattle at Ma,s Joh Terrell came with Llewellyn went to Ma,s to night Mr James Southworth came beging for Bever Dam I promised him $1.00 shelling corn putting up tobacco scaffold & fixing tears in shed etc halling poles from Ma, for scaffold etc etc worming tobacco etc

Sun 16.
Carmel
[fish sketch]

Cdy most of the day we went to Carmel Bro Manly preached Bro Phillips & Fox wer there Bro S & folks wer there Joh went to meeting & home

Mon 17.
E Field
E Terrells
Charles & W & girls
tobacco

Fair warm day I went to E Field workg on sheds went to E Terrells to the sale Mr Tribble bought the land $5.67 cts Charles came up this morning went down with me to Anna,s Charles & wife Betty & Emma G & Betty Redd came up to night - worming tobacco stacking fodder or shocking tops

Tus 18.
Charles
girls to mill
tobacco

Fair very warm d Charles crossed the river to go home. I went to E Field workg on the sheds Mr Mahon went home to night I carryed the girls to the mill in Barouch stoped at Ma,s this evening Betty rode my horse, worming tobacco and cutting etc put it in barn sheds etc

W 19.
E Field
Ma,s
Tobacco

Rain most day fine rain I fixed to go to the protracted meeting at Carmel I rode to E Field & Ma,s worming tobacco Anna has a horse from J H Smith suckering & worming tobacco E Field put up the tobacco off the scaffold

Th 20.
Carmel to meeting
buggy brake
honey
tobacco etc

Cdy a shower I went to Carmel to protracted meeting with Ma Bro Baker preached Bro Davist spoke & Ma,s buggy broke on the way I walked fro[m] the corse way home by Providence I took Honey out of bee house hanging up tobacco EF suckering tobacco got a log for stakes etc

FR 21.
Carmel
Mr Taylors cow
Carmel meeting
tobacco
2 stacks fodder

Cdy morning and a fair evening a little warmer I put on my flannel this morning Mr Taylor bought a cow of Anna, I went to Carmel Bro Baker preached Bro Davist spoke Bro Saml & Betty wer there I dined with them we had very good preaching suckering tobacco at Edge Hill put up 2 stacks fodder river field no 1

Sat 22.
Carmel meeting
Providence etc
1/2 bu corn for Ma,
cutting tops
1 stack

Fair cool evening day I went to Carmel Bro Davist preached etc Bro Baker some excitement I went to Providence Thomasia & children went down in evening stoped at Ma, she & Sister S went down in buggy Bro S & Molly wer there Ma, has a 1/2 bu corn cutting tops river field shelled same corn for Ma, 1/2 bl put up a stack fodder etc

Sun 23.
Providence
Carmel

Fair a cool day we went to Carmel Bro Baker preached Bro Davist spoke, a great many persons there. Thomasia & I came away in recess to Providence & up home to night.

M 24.
Ma,s
Carmel
Bro Harris
corn to mill
2 st fodder
hogs

Fair most of the day I went to Ma,s went with them to Carmel Bro  Bitton preached in morning & Bro Saml Harris preached in the evening came to day Bro Davist went home this evening - Bro Sam & wife at meeting I carryed a basket of peaches to the Dr my hogs in Landora - shelled corn & sent it to mill put up 2 stacks fodder cutting tops etc sent to lookfor my shotes etc -

Tus 25.
Carts to the Depot
Carmel meeting
Depot
guano & goods

Fair cool day - or rather pleasant day I borrowed Ma cart & steers sent the 2 carts to Depot for things that came from Richmond pots ovens etc etc etc etc etc 2 sacks salt barrell of nails etc Llewellyn & John & I went to Carmel - Bro Bitting preached in morning & Bro Baker this evening Bro S & girls at meeting I ate with them Bro Harris came up to Ma,s to night etc Mrs Burrows Bro Allen at meeting sent to Depot for guano & goods etc pulling fodder & cutting tops etc

W 26.
W. has been sowing
wheat for more than
a week
Bro Harris
Hogs out etc
E Field
tobacco etc
owls etc
rain
tops
tobacco
Depot

Rain warm d a few drops to night thundered etc Mr Wiltcher has been sowing wheat for more than a week Bro Harris left Ma,s this morning & Sister Burrus this evening sent for my hogs this morning in Southworth & Wiltchies's etc I went to E Field gettingtobacco sticks & cutting tobacco etc etc sent to Depot for a fun Mexican guano. I hird several owls hollow this morning is an omen of rain etc [owls hoot when increased humidity makes them restless] cutting tops tying up etc cutting tobacco E F getting tobacco sticks sent to Depot for guano etc

Th 27.
rake
2 B 1 S
3 tuns guano
Amous
Depot
tobacco
fodder

Fair mild day I made a box for Harriet repairing rake I went to look for turkeys in Ma,s I killed 2 birds & 1 squirl I sent to the Depot for guano got the last 3 tuns in all one paruvian & 2 Mexican Amos came with John - home sent to Depot for guano getting tobacco sticks hanging tobacco E Field pulling fodder E  Field

Fr 28.
killed turkey
5 lbs
[turkey sketch]
sugar
Mr Gouldin & Sister Emily
tobacco
fodder etc.

Fair cool morning I went over the river & killed a turkey hen finished the rake Mr Mahon came let him have 5 lbs sugar at 10 saw Mr Kean at Anna, & Mr Gouldin & Sister Emily at Ma, Tom came up this evening Ella sent for her yarn etc Llewelly & John started to Bro Saml to night cutting tobacco pulling fodder at E Field etc

Sat 29.
Bro Saml
fodder
hogs etc

Fair cool we went to Bro Saml's got there to dinner Bro Saml & Boys went to Fork Church Louisa Terrell was at Bro Saml's - pulling fodder at EF looking up hogs et put up some in a pen in orchard

Sun 30.
Bro Saml
Bever dam

Rain most of the day the girls & boys went to Fork Church they have an organ in church - Bro Saml & I went to Bever Dam had no preaching we got wet going home