M 1st |
Fair a very large frost cold morning I worked on shop etc moved in big house to day - I went to store borrowed Hulettw gig & went to James Lucks to see his bricks they are qite soft. He was from home saw Mr Doggett got 3 lbs of chees of Collins gave 16 cts halling leaves ploughing striping tobacco etc at E Field rakg leaves etc |
Tus 2. |
Rainy day I went to Ma,s saw Ann & Emily makg cake went to E. Field striping tobacco sent Llewellyn to Providence to try to get the Dr,s wagon failed to get it Tom Swann came tonight striping tobacco at E Field etc etc |
W 3. |
Fair a very windyh day cool the win blew down shop shed hog pen etc sent Mr Taylor 1/2 bushel of corn old Mr Mahon came to work after breakfast till night Sister Sarah sent for Barouch to go to Chesterfield going to Richmond Columbia came to night striping tobacco E F. finished the tobac in the house halled a lode wood pup up fence |
Th 4. |
Fair a cold day Mr Mahon came to work workg on shop put up rafters etc commenced makg a box for tobacco out of slabs Mr Tom Howard came to go to work at Ma,s - was not ready went back let Mahon have 5 lbs of new bacon Tate came for a hide Dick Wiltchers fel off horse & the wagon ran over him shelled corn & sent to the mill for Mr Taylor & self striping tobacco E Field sent to store for 4 lbs nails |
Fr 5. |
Fair a cold morning large frost Mahon & I made a box carryed it to EF & filled it with tobacco sent it to Depot this evening Mahon & I putg hinges on the dore E Field saw Ella & Lucy & Emily Talley & halled a lode wood etc boxed up some tobacco & sent it to Depot cutting wood etc etc etc |
Sat 6th |
Fair cool day Thomasia & Llewellyn went to Bro Saml,s carryed some clothes over. Ann & Emily went over. I went to Carmel Bro Thomas preached. I gave 57 cts for stove pipes stoped at Ma, lent Lucy my mule borrowed her horse John Llewellyn got a pair shoes from fletchers killed a shote ploughing cutting down stalks etc ditching on meadow halling wood sent a lode to Mr Taylors & halled a lode of straw |
Sun 7. |
Fair & very cold day the ground frozen all day a large frost we went to Carmel Bro Thomas preached. Mr Moncure's wer there from Richmond we went by Providence & dined Linnaeus was there Lucy gave me a ticket to her weding |
M 8. |
Fair very cold large frost. I had old Brown killed he is a very fin beef, I went to Ma,s to warn her hands to work on rode tomorrow went to Anne,s [James?] John Dickinsons & canfields Lewis Redd came over for some varnish let him have the gig stoped ice pond Dr Gouldin & Money came up killed a beef stoped ice pond halling wood etc |
Tus 9. |
Fair very cold day frost & night last the river frozen a cross. Thomasia & I & Llewellyn went to Bro Saml, I came back to work on the rode commenced at the bridge saw Betty & Emy Gouldin Mry Duke at Bro Saml, he went to Carmel to mishon meeting. his horse left him & came home from Carmel I went to meet Thomasia went to rail rode saw Mr James with mules I gave Betty her money she is makg cake. Bob killed Mr Taylor's hogs this morning worked on the rode to day Lanzy halling wood fixing to kill hogs etc etc etc |
W 10. |
Fair cool day frost etc killed 21 hogs. Mr Mahon came gave him an order for 1 bushel corn. - I went to Mr Hancocks bought things to the amount of $7.78 cts and bought a cow for $15. - had a trade dogs with him gave Dido for a puppy sent for him to night brought the cow home. bought goods at store to the amount of $1.22 cts saw L Terrell Mr Holliday came to Ma,s this morning commenced fixing a plant bed near the out gate near L Terrells R Anderson moving to Hancocks sedar fork. Killed 21 hogs halling wood workg on plant beds sent for cow & goods |
Th 11. |
Rain till evening cut out my hogs weighed them 21 weighed 2464 1/2 lbs Mr Taylor had 2 they weighed 241 lbs & a qr of beef it weighed 140 lbs at 6 1/2 cts a lb. Thomasia Llewellyn Harriet & I went to Bro Saml's to Lucy R Redds weding she was married to Mr Holliday [niece Lucy Fitzhugh redd, 1839-1916, married to William Jaquelin Holliday, 1829-1918] we came over home - just before day - Cousin Patrick Fitzhugh & wife & 2 daughters came up cut out hogs 21 they weighed 2464 1/2 lbs. shelled corn & sent to the mill |
Fr 12. |
Fair cool Thomasia & I went to Ma,s to night stayed till after supper Lucy Holliday started home to night Bro Samls folks uncle Johns girls cousin Lud & Cate Morris wer there Tom etc etc Mr Terrell came & borrowed a pr wedges Cousin Patrick went to rail rode - he broke his carriage pole horses started at cars took down the tobacco in barn striping burryed 2 children of Martha,s halled a lode wood |
Sat 13 th |
Fair a pretty day L Terrell came by tracking Colemanshogs stol some fowls etc I went to Ma,s Dr Gouldin & Frank went home Mr Bruce Baker & went to rail rode & to Richmond I spent the day at ma nearly Aunt Eliza Taylor came Cousin Lud & Miss Pearce & Cousin Cate Morris went to the meadow Cousin P & T went to R Andersons - craming the house at E Field to strip tobacco in cutting & halling wood craming house at E Field did not finished quite - |
Sun 14. |
Rainy morning a heavy one Cousin Patrick & family came up in the evening. I went to Ma,s with him came up to night Cousin Mary & Page are hear |
M 15. |
Fair a cdy evening I carryed Cousin Mary Elizabeth to Ma,s in my barouch - CousinPage rode my horse down I lent Sally Lewis to cousin Patrick to drive to Bro Saml I went over with him Sister Sarah went saw Mr [Cimbrew ?] was at Bro Saml,s etc Edmond T. Redd the weding folks left Bro Saml, this morning - mending the road between this & Ma,s in Ma,s near meadow |
Tus 16. |
Fair a fold day - I went to Ma,s to see Cousin Patrick he & his family started home Llewellyn went down with them on Selebrater I went with Edmond to store sined a petition for post office seder folk I went to sale R Winston's bought 2 ropes one black & tekol [teak oil? goldent] for 90 cts. Edmond Thomas & John came up to night with there fiddles the girls came to Ma,s cutting & halling wood |
W 17. |
Fair very cold evening & morning etc Edmond John & E Taylor went to sale R Winstons his land soled for 10 dollars & 30 od sents - an acre sale going on today Thomasia & I went to Ma,s Molly went home Betty was there I killed a crow shot at 2 ducks etc etc etc saw fore cutting & halling brush for back of cow shelter set it up etc |
Th 18. |
Fair a very cold day. I went hunting killed a sparrow puppy ate it up or ran off with it. I put hinges & lock on Llewellyns hen house children stoped going to scool to day. I patched up the cows shelter gave puppy a lashing - Lanzy broke the bed coming from Ma,s shelled corn for self & Mr Taylor sent to mill halling wood for Mr Taylor brought up my bed from Ma,s Lanzy broke it at gate - sent 2 bushels wheat to mill |
Fr 19. |
Fair cold day & night last I went to Ma,s & to store bought sugar cambrick etc to the amt of $1.19 cts Edmond went to Winstons for corn etc I went to E Field - faning out wheat 43 bags Betty Redd & Emy Gouldin came up to night - halled a lode rails to garden & planks to barn to cover the corn faning out wheat etc |
Sat 20. |
Rainy day a sleet this morning a heavy rain I rote a letter to Wm Dandridge for some iron & cole sugar etc & sent it to Depot Jessey brought up a letter & account of my tobacco 335 pounds of leaf $7 3/4 500 do of Lugs $5.90 cts. freight etc $3.97 cts nett proceeds $51.48 cts.sent to Depot cutting & halling wood etc |
Sun 21. |
Snowed a few flakes cdy day cold I went to Carmel Bro Thomas preached but a few persons I lost my barn keys Betty Redd & Emma went to Ma,s Lucy Lit got to Ma,s this morning |
M 22. |
Cdy snowed a few flakes of snow a very cold day & night last I lost my barn keys went to Carmel for them found them at home stoped at J Hacketts went by Mr Longdens after money - saw the Dr going there to see negrowoman. I stoped at Ma, sent 4 bu wheat to mill faned out 2 bushels wheat sent 4 to mill there is 6 bu at mill. cutting & halling wood etc |
Tus 23. |
Snowing morning very cold day indeed & windy I went to Ma,s to shoot her bull shot him twice, below Dabs house on swamp I went to ice pond the ice is quite thick Columbia came to day I halled some brush to cow shelter & stoped the hole between stack & shelter Baly came for me this morning, saw Charles Harris pass by cutting short wood - oak halled 2 lodes and put it in end room etc halled a lode to Mr Taylor |
W 24. |
Fair cold & windy d I went to R Winstons for ropes had my horse shod before with 2 old shoes I offered $1.25cts for coffee mill corn grinder went to store bought a pr gloves etc to the amount of $1.28cts I went to Ma, carryed Betty her cambrick she got a little from Bruce cutting & halling wood shelled corn & sent to mill got flour etc |
Th 25. |
Clear day moderate wether. I rode to store bought 2 papers tacks 4/d 1/3 yds black gaues at 9/d saw Mr Taylor at store came by Ma, Betty wants to get home I sent John down with Sally he came back. I went to Columbia & Harriet to Mr Harrises to party and brought horse back Sent Mr Taylor 94 lbs flour to day I bought a corn grinder for $1.25 of R Winston J Swann agent Livy was married tonight to Jessy |
Fr 26. |
Fair mildday I set the hands getting ice nearly 5 inches thick Tom Swann came last night with girls. Ben Vass came hear to day. We went to Mas to dining day Miss Rolph & Chalmon at Ma,s Betty Redd went home this morning great talk of an insurrection had Ma,s cart hallingice & Robert. getting ice 2 carts halling cleaned out ice house |
Sat 27. |
Fair. cool morning getting ice finished filling had Ma,s cart got hear 11 ock. We all went to Bro Saml,s in the evening Columbia & H rode horse back I made spike to push out ice etc Polly was married tonight Henry at Bro Saml was married halling ice finished filling ice house ice from 4 to 5 inches thick |
Sun 28. |
Fair mild day I spent the day at Bro Saml,s Edmond John & Saml went to Trinity church & went to Mr Talleys - Bartlett came & brought a screw plate $3.50 cts asked for it |
M 29. |
Fair a mild day - Thomasia Molly Betty & Columbia walked down to Mr Noels & spent the day saw the deranged woman |
Tus 30. |
Fair mild day - we came over home this morning met Dr Lin & Tom over the river Molly & Barbara came over to Ma,s I have been patching up my harness etc |
W 31. |
Cdy day cool I turned out old Southworth's cows out of my field had the fence done up by Moriah house we went to Providence & dined Miss Moriah Valentine at Providence Columbia & H stoped at Ma,s - saw Butler at the Dr,s - halled rails & done up the fence by Old Southworths |