Th 1st |
Rainy day fine rain I went to E Field to perizeing tobacco turned out one hogs head of leaf prizing the lugs Mr Harrises Franklin ploughing for Anna prizeing tobacco halling out manure in orchard by barn Jessey ploughing in orchard rakg up manure carryed tobacco down to E. Field |
Fr 2. |
Rainy night last Rain this evening - I sent to Mr G Southworth for his cart he sent a boy with it sent 2 Hogs heads of tobacco to Depot it will go down the first freight next week I carryed my shirts to Bro Saml for Betty to make Charles Gouldin is there Sister Sarah came home John Lewis brought his Edmond came by - I pd Bro Saml 50 cts for Miss Grubs prizeing tobacco sent it to Depot cutting rail timber evening |
Sat 3 |
Rain a hard shower I went to Carmel Bro Anderson red etc appointed a committy to go to Warlers about choosing a paster etc Charles came with Bro Saml & Sam to meeting I paid old Lucy $6.00 tonight Columbia Swann came with Harriet this evening Catherine Taylor came this evening. Sent the bulls to Ma,s pasture cut the boys hair sent corn to mill ploughing in orchard planted peas 2 kinds by peach orchard & laid off the old sweet potatoe patch for cymblings halling out manure etc |
Sun 4 |
Cdy morning I went to Carmel Bro Fox preached Ma went I Dickinson teacher was there to day going to teach tomorrow Miss Fanny Noel at Providence |
M 5 |
Fair cold morning a frost they say i made a box for tobacco etc the Dr came to see Thomasia T. has rheumatism I saw 2 owls one yelling one there wer two, Lanzy moving the bone/guano etc out in corn field H went with Columbia home came back to night Planting corn on the swamp back of the kitchen east side rakeing etc halling out manure etc |
Tus 6. |
Rain a little cdy day I went to E Field & put the ballane of the tobacco in box put 70 lbs of Ma,s tobacco in m box & 33 lbs of Lanzys Wm put a bl of tobaccco etc Lanzy Lanzy carryed them to Depot Dr came to see Thomasia Edmond came to night I made a bout for John Tate came by planting corn by kitchen ploughing in orchard sent to Depot |
W 7. |
Rain most of the day cool I went to Depot on the way to Richmond went down pd $1.25 fair I went to Mrs Dandridge,s & to Sister Sophia,s Wm D sick or poly, malling rails halling manure to E Field for Tobacco - |
Th 8. |
Rain in morning at Richmond & Hear cdy d - Edwin Thomas carryed me to Richmond horse capered etc I soled 2 of my Hhd tobacco for $183.12 cts bought 2 pr shoes $3.50 cts. 25 cts for for cakes etc Mr Carter sent his Horse to Wm I went out to Mr Carters bought hoes knives etc $5.25cts halling rails on the creek fencing etc etc |
Fr 9. |
Rain in evening fair morning I went to Richmond with Mr G Carter in buggy I went to ware house to have a box & Barrels of tobacco sold it soled for $4.40cts a hundred - bought hats for boys for $4.00 bill at Hartwell & Co. $3.67 cts met with John T Redd in Richmond - I came up home in evening saw Uncle Boncars Betty Redd hear to night came to day bought Ma bottle of bitters 30 cts.Sister S 1/2 do. lemons 3 cts 18 cts plantg corn halling wood rails etc etc |
Sat 10. |
Cdy day, cool day Betty went home this evening Llewellyn & Harriet went with her I sent Jessey to the Depot for trunk sent a note to the Dr Thomasia is quite poly I went to Ma,s this evening pd Sister Sarah [Sarah Taylor Redd, 1808-1886] $16.10 cts for Mr Geo Carter carryed bitters shoes etc down Miss Ball at Ma,s this evening my old sow had 16 pigs to d. only 10 or 12 alive - Katy & Bartlett went to Dr Goudins to day planted peas on the orchard & corn etc stoped at 12 or 1 ock halling wood etc |
Sun 11. |
Fair cool morning I sent for the Dr to see Thomasia Tem he came & Linnaeus Thomasia took 5 grains quiniac [quinine?] threw it up etc Ma & Sister Sarah cam[e] up. Clarence came with Llewellyn & went to Cty Line Bro Sam[l] & girls & John & Sam came up this evening - Kitty & the old Lady came over Kitty is hear to night I pd Wm 50 cts inpart for tobacco |
M 12. |
Fair Dr A & Lin came to see Little Thomasia she is very poly Llewellyn went to Bro Saml for Harriet Mary & Betty came to night |
Tus 13. |
Fair warm day Dr Liln came to see Thomasia Ella & Miss Fanny Noel came in the evening - Thomasia Temple departed this life at 4 ock this evenilng sent to Mr Martin for him to make the coffin Ella sent to Billy Quarles ploughing in peach orchard finished planting corn halling manure in cotton patch halling - cymblain hills - |
W 14. |
Rain a few drops this evening Mr Martin & Billy came & made a coffin for Thomasia I borrowed Mr G Southworth's berouch to carry the corps down to T Castle Ella sent her carriage up for the girls and we went to T Castle & burryed the child Bro Saml & Sam & Cary came planted cymblains seed poughed the cotton patch ree planting corn halling manure etc |
Th 15. |
Rain a little this morning Molly & Betty went with me to Collins store bought a frock for harriet black etc pd $2.06 cts. Eugene & Cary came for the girls they started & met with Barbara came back John came with Mrs Dandridge planted cotton ree-planting corn etc. |
Fr 16. |
Rain a shower this evening I got up some timber for 1 ge hopper Mary & Betty went home this morning - Llewellyn went with them. Mr Wright& Cogyell came on a electionn earing trip Miss Fanny Noel & Ella came up this evening I planted watermellon seed for Thomasia in peach orchard Mr Mahon came for 1 bu corn sent 25 cts to store for soap sent Lanzy to Depot for Flour & fish meal etc commenced fallowing for Tobacco by barn E Field ree planting corn weeding irish potatoes etc |
Sat 17. |
Fair a little cool I walked down to river chinch bugs in oats I went to look at my wheat went to E Field rode to mill saw L Terrell & John Dickinson at the mill saw Blunt workg on bridge on the hanover side went to store saw a large turtles head at mill - I Planted water mellon seed Mr Southworth had 1/2 bu potatoes & axle tree finished ploughing the tobacco lot at E Field finished weeding the irish potatoes by the shop cleaned out the barn at E Field ploughing irish potatoe patch for peas at E Field |
Sun 18. |
Fair warm day I went to Carmel Bro Rubin Foard preached 2 sermons to day - the members from Warlers wer there Bro Saml & girls- wer at meeting [Wallers Church in Partlow, VA-Spotsylvania Co.] brought a letter to Mrs Dandridge from Mr D Llewellyn went to Cty Line sunday scool |
M M 19. |
Fair warm I sent Llewellyn to Mrs Terrells he pd Wm $120 dollars I went to John Dickinsons & with Harriet & Jimy to scool to Miss Rolph he is to take H for 15 dollars & Jimy for 11 dollars 10 months - I pd John Dickinson 60 dollars part of guano I pd John Dabney $3.63 cts for shoes etc John & Saml Redd came over this evening Saml fell in river Barbara went to Providence this evening in the Drs buggy - halled a load of manure in garden & ploughed one square for greens commenced weeding corn etc. |
Tus 20. |
Fair warm day Mr Mahon came to work finished the gate & gate post etc John & Saml went home this morning John went to see Mr Hancock about going to scool he went to Mt Airy to scool - Llewellyn went to store sent 1 1/2 bu corn to mill for Mr Mahon shelled corn & sent to mill etc weeding corn halled 2 gate posts & gate to the barn |
W 21 st |
Fair a warm day Mr Mahon & I put up a gate at the barn carryed him across the river this evening Miss Hency walked up this evening put in 2 gate post, by the barn at E Hill sent 1 1/2 bushels corn to mill for Mr Mahon shelled corn & sent to mill for Mr Taylor Catherine Taylor came back with her mother. Sent to mill weeding corn put up a gate by barn sent corn to mill for Mr Taylor |
Th 22. |
Fair a cool morning cool most of the day I fixed a bottom in the Refrigerator etc went to Golens ville to the Election voted for Joh Sey J Burruss, Kean, Moncure, Winn, Samuel etc stoped at the store bought a coat 75 cts 2 vials vermyfuge [Vermifuge, to heal those suffering from worms/parasites] 50 cts Mr T went to Elections, voted for Sey. Weeding corn sent water to tobacco - bed watered the bed at new ground |
Fr 23. |
Fair mild day I fixed the ox cart tung or nose piece I went to Mr Buttlers carryed 2 coats to make I pd Miss Eliza $2.00 the ballance due her went to Bro Samls Edmond laid up with biles. Betty sick - John & Samuel went to Richmond I spent the day at Bro T,s went by Dr Lins - saw Ribble there the Dickinsons rode up this evening a while Llewellyn went to Depot for Joh Collins in the ox cart weeding corn etc etc sent to Depot |
Sat 24. |
Fair warm day very dry I went to Ma,s & to plants beds by old shop Sister Sarah came up this evening Mony Gouldin came to night Sam Swan Joh terrell & Collins at Anna,s Llewellyn keeping store for Collins I pd Lanzy 75 cts - weeding corn planted peas at E Field halled a lode water to plant bed watered the peas |
Sun 25. |
Rain a drop or two I went to Cty Line Clarence came by & John Terrell this evening they went to Ma,s to night I pd Bob $1.00 pd Robert 35cts. for shoemakg Bro Allen preached Bro Sey is eleccted sheriff. |
M 26. |
Fair a cool day - I workg on shalf to barouch I went to Ma,s this evening met with Billy R & Mony Gouldin & Clarence went to old shop to water the plant bed put 3 bls water on. went to look at my wheat came back saw a croud at Ma,s Miss Rolph the Misses Dickinsons & Miss Chatman sent to Mr. Wiltchers for wagon Llewelly at Ma,s halling manure to E Field for Tobacco reeplanting corn the cut worm cut it off watered plant bed |
Tus 27. |
Fair cold morning windy evening mild I fixed up a box & put 3 1/2 dozen chickens in it to sent to Richmond sent 6 lambs & a box chickens to Depot - Thomasia & I walked down to Ma,s saw Miss Mary Hill. Mony - went to Depot & took the cars for the Dr,s Sister Sarah & Llewellyn went to Bro Worthams Joh Dickinson came with the boys to night ree planted peas corn & halling manure to E Field sent lambs to Depot |
W 28. |
Fair it Rained a little last night a pretty shower it thundered & lightened I put a shaft & bar to the barouch etc ree planting corn back of ice house the cut worms wer worst than I ever saw them halling manure to E Field |
Th 29. |
Rain a small shower. cool to night & windy we went to Bro Saml,s this morning Bro S & I went to tobacco beds he has a good many plants. Edmond has a morgen horse - Harried at Mt Airy Llewellyn at Ma,s my colt has a very sore leg & lame halling manure E Field watered plant bed reeplanting corn etc |
Fr 30. |
Rain a few drops very dry indeed & cold day windy I went to see Mr Martin about colt pd him one dollar for his work on coffin I looked at his steer they wer in Mr Keans wheat patch Mr Martin is sick abed - Mr Wiltshire came I pd him 3 dollars for Miss Mary Grugs he went to looki at the colt put a poltice on sent Mr Wiltshires wagon home this evening I stoped at store soled Hancock 10 lb corn at 3 dollars halling manure to E Field ploughed the sweet potatoe beds over finished ree planting corn ploughing the orn etc |
Sat 31. |
Fair afrost very cold morning cool day. windy poaltest the colts leg etc I went to Carmel had no preaching Bro Estice red a chapter etc I went to Providence to dinner Mr Harris & Ribble wer there Mr H went to Mr Edm Andersons. scattered the manure at E Field ploughed it in weeding corn ree-planted peas etc etc |