Tues 1 st. |
fair a little cooler north win Thomasia & Barbara & I went to Mrs Terrells Mr T & I went to see Mr Martin. We caught 3 fish. Louisa Terrell came over & spent the day Finished cutting my rye ploughing the corn by barn in orchard & on long gully towards G Ss weeding peas thined the corn in apple orchard |
W 2. |
Rain showery morning Mr Mahon came to get some shingles to patch up the barn sheds at E Field I carryed Thomasia & Barbara to Ma,s this evening Louisa came this evening from Mr Terrells Mrs Dickinson was at Ma,s this evening I wheted the X [cross] cut saw & sawed some timber for shingles sent to store for 6 lbs shingle nails. Halled 3 or 4 logs to barn for shingles we[r] small ploughing the corn in orchard etc choping over tobacco hills & weeding etc |
Th 3. |
Fair a warm day John came up in buggy to carry Louisa to E Andersons. I carryed Barbara in the Barouch & dined there came by Bro Saml & brought Molly over to Ma,s Sister Sarah Emily & Betty came up & spent the day hear Mr Mahon getting shingles & patching sheds ploughing corn halled up wheat by Canfields |
Fr 4. |
Rain a light shower thundered etc I went to Ma,s & E F patched the sheds etc Mahon went home this evening Molly & Betty are makg striped silk frocks Llewllyn went to Harrises spring to speaking & pick nick Mr S came this evening shelled corn for Mr Taylor & self halling up wheat ploughing & weeding tobacco E Field |
Sat 5. |
Fair warm day I went to Ma,s & Bro Saml was there we went to Carmel Bro Fox preached we had a sale of the things in the Division room came by Ma,s sent to Mr S for a yoke of steers belonging to Mr John Longden & put them to work halling up wheat & weeding tobacco & ploughing corn etc |
Sun 6. |
Fair a warm day I went to Ma,s went to Carmel the girls went Bro Fox preached we walked to ma,s this evening Joh Collins was there Molly & Betty walk with us a part of the way - |
M 7. |
Rain in evening carryed Harriet by store carryed the horses to Ma,s for the girls Molly Betty & Emily Betty came up with me Mr Grantlin came & [stoped?] the girls they came up in the evening in barouch halling up wheat & poughing etc |
Tus 8. |
Rain most of the day a very hard rain this evening set out some potatoe vines etc watermellon vines etc a pedler in oil cloth came by. sent to Landora for tobacco plants & set out some sent the cart for them etc |
W 9. |
Fair a warm day I carryed Mary Betty & Emily to Ma,s in barouch measured up 25 bushels of corn for Mr Hancock went to Locust Grove setting out tobacco the hogs got in my oat patc[h] I made a rack for the swamp by the Rock Spring H at Mt Airy Llew at Ma,s sent to Landora for tobacco plants setting out etc sent to Providence for plants could not get them etc set out some greens in garden |
Th 10. |
Cdy day pleasant day my hogs got in my oat patch Thomasia & I went to Ma,s this evening Edmond came by & went with us I rode to mill carryed Betty Molly & Betty went across on the bridge Sam came over Sister Sarah & Emily rode to the mill Betty weighed 106 lbs Molly 95 Emily 110. John Dickinson came with the boys sent to Landora for tobacco plants & to L Cobbs reeplanting thining cotton etc ploughing corn etc |
Fr 11. |
Rain fine rain shelled corn and sent 1 barrell to mill for Mr Hancock sent some for self Thomasia & I went to Mr Harrises I went to look at his steer he came down with me I gave him 30 dollars for his steer - he carryed some potatoe vines to set out etc Thomasia has Headake Joh Swann is hear to night shelled corn sent to mill 1 barrell for Hck cleaned up the barn at E. Field to put the wheat in ploughing cotton patch corn etc choping the tobacco ground at E Field |
Sat 12. |
Fair warm I went to Carmel to division room met with Bro Saml etc came home & we went over to Bro Saml. John is at home Bro Saml brought up some plough points for me 1/2 dozen $108 cts cost he pd Bro Wortham 12 1/2 cts for me we stoped at Dr Lins in the evening. halling up wheat EF weeding cotton ploughing etc |
Sun 13. |
Rain a pretty shower at Bro Saml in evening the boys went to church. I had head ache meeting at Looks etc |
M 14. |
Fair a very warm day we went to Mr Edward Andersons & spent the day Wm Dandridge was there Dr Terrell & Charly I sent for bags of salt by D - looked at Mr Andersons cattle came to Bro Saml's at night finished halling up the wheat, at E Field ploughing corn etc |
Tus 15. |
Fair very warm d I went to the turn out & to Mr Noels to value a parcel of hogs that the Cars ran over put the sow at $8. & the others at $6d a piece John went with me carryed my hoes to Bro Saml,s I came over to Ma,s & home I went to Mr Harrises for a steer & brought him down this evening Thomasia & children has not got home yet Harriet was sick etc Bro Saml this morning Mr Harris is quite poly with disentary Jessey laid up today cutting oats on the river |
W 16. |
Fair a very warm day Thomasia & children except John came home to day from Bro Saml, Barbara & Emily came over John & Saml came with Thomasia as far as mill I rode to Ma,s pasture Miss Hency went to see Mr Wiltshire's daughter. turned out steers one got in river ploughing corn cutting oats etc weeding cotton |
Th 17. |
Fair a very warm day windy H & Barbara went to Mr Harrises Llewellyn went inmyh barouch to Mr Talleys with Sister Sarah & Emily Talley Thomasia & I went to Bro Joel Lucks this evening I killed a snake in the river cutting oats by rock spring on the meadow etc ploughing corn by Southworth |
Fr 18. |
Rain a pretty shower to night thundered a good deel Lightened etc a very warm day in deed Lucy Robinson & Henry Curtis came from Kentucky got to Ma,s this morning to breakfast I went to Ma,s to see them & dined Curtis went back to Depot on his way home Cincinnati, O he is keeping a book store Canfield lost his horse Columbia came to night Mr Mahon came to breakfast this morning got 1/2 bu corn got 25 bags from Depot shelled corn for Mr Taylor & self & Mahon sent to mill cutting oats on river beyon the high hill no 1 field. |
Sat 19. |
Fair cool & windy pleasant day I went to Bro Taylor Lucks & Ct Bibbs to get a han[d] to cut oats the Ct promised to send Monday - Mr Mahon came & cut from 9 ock till 1 hour by the sone this evening Mr T Jones came by with a note from Hudson to me Llewellyn got back from Mr Talleys this evening Barbara Harriet & Emily went to J Dickinsons Mt Airy there was a great crowd at Mt Olivet shelled a turn of corn 3 1/2 bu sent to mill brought up the meal ploughing a little etc getting oats on high hill |
Sun 20. |
Fair a pleasant day Thomasia went to Providence I went to Carmel Bro Fox preached went to Providence to dinner Billy Quarles at Providence John & Jimy went to Mr Taylors Barbara & Emily went to Ma, |
M 21. |
Fair cool a pleasant day. Ct Bibb sent a hand to cut oats Denis is his hame finished the field next to the river no 1 cutting back of the shop John & Sam wer at Ma, this evening & carryed Barbara & Emily home Molly is quite sick faned out 27 bushels oats & baged them cutting oats ploughing corn etc |
Tus 22. |
Fair a warm day we went to BroS,s in the evvening and Harriet Betty Barbara & Emily went to Mr Talleys to a party John & Sam went & Llewellyn & Lucy went in the morning Barbara D & Louisa T at Bro Saml Billy & Mercer putting up a house at Bro S,s the old meeting house Ma, had a sheep killed by a dog or dogs. Mr Mahon cutting oats finished by eleven oclock Ella & Mony has a son a piece finished cutting oats & ploughing corn etc |
W 23. |
Fair warm day I came over home from Bro Saml w[e] stoped at Lins gate saw Tom Llewellyn was at Bro Saml, with head ache Thomasia went to Mr Southworths this evening I saw Mr S at river halling up my oats with Mr Wilshire, wagon & my cart halling up oats cart & wagon |
Th 24. |
Fair a pleasant day finished halling up the oats & rye in the field no. 1 I went to Ma,s & to the mill Blunt was under pining the bridge mud [sill?] saw Tom Terrell etc Llewellyn came home Ann Dickinson came this evening I carryed Roxilla to Ma,s pasture put the Cows in oat field & horses & mules stacked the rye halled one load of oats & put them in barn to cut up halling oats etc |
Fr 25. |
Fair warm day I made a arm to wagon & sent it home sawed out axle for horse cart went for Roxilla and brought her home - Llewellyn went to the store John to Bro Saml,s I rode to Canfields saw Terrell. Spencer came in to Miss Marry Hill she is to give $1000 for him Talley S came to night. finished halling up the oats sent wagon home fencing by out gate next to Ma,s working on garden etc shelled a turncorn sent to Offley mill |
Sat 26. |
Fair warm day I made a axle to horse cart & linch pins etc Charles Harris came with a note for me to sine for steer $30. Llewellyn went with him home John & Jimy went to Bro Saml,s this morning H went to Miss Cobbs Swann S came home with her Mr Taylor gave the people holiday after finishing the fence etc fencing finished etc |
Sun 27. |
Fair a warm day - we went to Cty Line to the ordination of R Holy Bro George preached Bro Manly spoke & others Wm Dandridge & wife came with Bro Saml, family Linzy Terrell sent for Davy mule to night |
M 28. |
Fair a very warm day I went to Cty Line with Llewellyn H & John & Jimy Bro Manly preached his text Romans 6 Ct 14th verse Bro Parish spoke etc Bro Jeter George spoke etc I rode to Ma,s & to E Field weeding tobacco etc I sent Pat to Ma,s pasture sent for her this evening etc Lucy gave me Ann's fan to mend ploughing tobacco at E Field sent to mill for meal could not get it wed seed potatoes etc |
Tus 29. |
Rain a pretty shower a good deel of wind Lucy Robinson came & stayed till evening I went to Ma,s with her went to E Field & took off the box of the mashine to send to Maddox. Llewellyn went to Cty Line Bro Saml folks at meeting to day shelled a turn of corn & sent it to mill & got meal weeding tobacco at E Fields finished there commenced at Mr Taylors ploughing |
W 30. |
Raining to night at very hard win lightened a good deel very arm day - I went to Cty Line Bro Parish preached 2 persons went up to the anxious seet I came home to diner Llewellyn went this evening has not got back ploughing & weeding tobacco at Locus Grove. |
Th 31. |
Fair I went to Cty Line Bro George preached a good sermond Tom Terrell spoke to the church & 2 [ladies?] I hird to day that Charles & Willy Gouldin died a few days ago (Charles) Sundy they are all sick Anna & Moriah went down to weight on them finished weeding the tobacco & weeding the cotton etc |