Sat 1st |
Fair a large frost & ground frozen cold night I sawed bens horn off it bled a good deel. went to Ma,s Bro Saml was there He & I went to Carmel Bro Thomas preached Bro Turner sent some potatoes to Ma, Bob saw some wild turkeys Jimy went for Harriet John Swanns & Tom S came to let me know they wer going to saty all night - halled 3 loads wood finished diging sweet & irish potatoes - Bob ploughed a patch for my new wheat sowing & ploughing in wheat etc |
Sun 2. |
Fair mild day Tom Swann went home this morning sent this evening for Harriet she came with Susan we went to Carmel Bro Thomas preached a good sermond Bro S - at meeting & John I Luck gave me some Fillmore tickets. [former President Fillmore ran as a third party candidate for the American or "Know-Nothing" party; Buchanan was elected to office] |
M 3. |
Rain a tremendous big rain this evening commenced in the morning. I went to E Field beet up some guano Lanzy halled a lode manure to E Field for my Cat Mt wheat etc Mr Keans child was burried at Mt Airy to day - sent my tools to E Field wheat sowed 1 bu beeting up guano etc sowed 1 bushel ploughing in etc halled 2 loads san & one of manure |
Tus 4 |
Rainy most of the day I went with Mr Wiltshire to Goldans ville to the Presidential Election & voted for Millard Fillmore Mr England brought some wheat for the Dr Cat Mt wheat - shelling corn and cutting down corn cutting & halling Poles to make a pen to shuck corn in etc put up my tobacco in barn |
W 5. |
Fair cold & windy d Tate brought my leather home 2 ides & one skin black, one I went to E Field and commenced planking up the shed nailed up one got 3 planks of Ma,s I went to Carmel to prayer meeting Bro Thomas came up to Ma,s I stayed till after supper Mr Fountain lost his Daughter Eleven years old made a pen for the corn of logs pine halling up corn shucking etc |
Th 6. |
Fair the ground frozen this morning cold most of the day shucking corn. Thomasia & I went to Ma,s this evening - I went to Hancocks & L Terrells & Farishes to look at his hogs. Saw E Cobbs. I marked my 2 pigs Jack & Lucy. 3 1/2 months old. halling up corn shucking corn etc etc |
Fr 7. |
Fair mild day - I wentto E Field sowed my champion wheat sawed the Cat Mountain and Redd,s white & Zimerman sowed 2 loads fo forward wheat & ploughed it in went to Ma,s carryed Columbia Swann to Mrs Cobs on her way home Mr Hancock had 1/2 bl corn Mr Taylor a turn Mahon came to E Field where I sowed my wheat (wheat sowed 31 bushels) shelled corn sent to mill for Mr T & Mr H sowing wheat Sowed a bushel finished halling up corn and shucking etc halled a lode wood etc. |
Sat 8. |
Rain this evening mild d I hitched up mark steer & sent him down Hills shop for a lode fodder etc works well Thomasia and I went to Dr Lins to see his cild [Herman Boerhaave Anderson, 1856-1924] went to Bro Saml & dined - Molly & Betty in Richmond or neighbourhood saw Tom at Lins the Dr, Llewellyn killed a phesant yesterday John went to Bro [C?s] for cards. halled a lode fodder halling up corn shucking etc sent to mill for Mr Taylor - |
Sun 9. |
Fair a cool day I went to Ctyh Line Bro Allen preached Mr Wright's sone was thrown from his horse to day or Joh C, Hores I rode to Ma,s saw John L Talley he was at Ma,s came with Lucy |
M 10 |
Fair cold day saw hore frost I went to L Terrells to get him to pay my taaxes at coart went to E Field & planked up the shet next to the code Bro Saml came to Ma,s for his pigs stoped at Ma,s halling up corn shucking halled 2 loads wood etc |
Tus 11. |
Fair a very large frost cold morning I moved some of my things out of the shop Mr S,s horse is quite sick Edmond Redd came to trade steers I went with him home to look at his we did not trade stoped at Ma, Ella sent a piece of beef by Llewelllyn Bob ploughing by Anna, E Field for tobacco. cutting down halling up & shucking corn. got over the swamp back of the kitchen |
W 12. |
Fair a very large frost cold morning I went to look for a rogue at old Mr Ss he killed a hog for him they found him this morning I went by Mr Ss to look at his horse Terrell & I went on together as far as his house saw Mr Howard he went with me to Ma,s & to look at my chimney at E Field I bargained with Mr Hancock for his 10 acres of land for Ma, at 10 dollars I went to see Mrs Rinnols to try to get some bricks went to the prayer meeting at Carmel, saw E R at store he had mules Bob fallowing at E Field halling up corn shucking etc workg mark steer |
Th 13. |
Fair,frost cold morning.set the hands - getting rales for a hog pen I commenced makg a rale body to hall rails & wood Susan S. came hear to night. with harriet Old Dick White is dead cutting rail timber and malling halling rails commenced the hog pen fed them in it - cutting down corn |
Fr 14. |
Rain a few drops a large frost this evening I finished the cart body to night put up my hogs 18 large size. Old Mr Southworth's horse died to day Bob went over to burry him - H & John went to Bro Samls this evening Old Mr Bob Wood is dead finished ploughing tobacco lot at EF. put up my hogs made a shelter & halled a lode of leaves for a bed halling up corn etc made or finished hog pen etc sent to the mill |
Sat 15. |
Fair cool day I had a small beef killed Emma,s calf I put 5 shotes in hog pen to fatten & I fixed the shelter for the hogs cut ditches & put up brush I rode to Ma,s Ann & Emily came to night rode to E Field to look at my wheat I fixed poles in cart & sent for brush killed a beef put away the greens, fixed hog shelter halled a lode brush & 2 of wood. sent for the ploughs at E Field |
Sun 16. |
Fair cool day I went to Carmel Bro Thomas preached. Ann & Emily & Mrs Moasby wer there Bro Saml & girls & John & Saml went to Ma, to dine the girls got back from Richmond Saturday, George Carter is coming up shortly |
M 17. |
Fair windy day cold Thomasia & I went to store Collinses & bought goods to the amount of $3.70 cts saw Robert Terrell at store & Linzy Sister Sarah & Lucy went to Dr Gouldins to day - Robert & Moriah are goingto Richmond to night workg on cart body horse cart etc Joh Swann came to help Llewellyn to make hen house commenced ploughing for corn by out gate field no[.] 2 commenced halling off corn & halling up etc shucking corn etc halled a lode of wood etc sent a piece cloth to store etc |
Tus 18. |
Fair cool day I finished the cart body & halling up corn with the horse cart. Thomasia & I went to Bro Saml,met with Bro Saml & betty at Ma,s Betty came to stay a while - Betty Anderson was married this morning [Bettie T Anderson 1837-1910? wed Charles James Terrell in Hanover County,Va.] & traveled the Boys went to Scotch town last night to a party. Bro S altered his horse this evening - ploughing for corn - halling up corn with 2 carts shucking to night pull off corn etc |
W 19. |
Fair cold day large frost the ground frozen all d - in the shade of Mr Mahon came to day to look for work Charles & Clement Harris came by - I went to Carmel to prayer meeting stoped at Ma,s Betty R is there Columbia came to night Joh & Llewellyn makg hen house - halled a lode wood halling up corn 2 carts - fallowing shucking to night |
Th 20. |
Fair cold morning a large frost I went to Ma,s & breakfast went by old shop for slab timber Jon Swann Mahon & Llewellyn helping sawed 3 trees down mahon riveing slabs rove 300 an over Bob halling up the corn with ox cart pulling off shucking to night etc Jessey going to Depot for Moriah coming from Richmond - |
Fr 21. |
Rainy day. Mahon came to breakfast - shucked a little corn & went home Joh S. - helping to shuck corn we filled the pen to night sent 4 bu forward wheat to mill 13 in all shucking corn, halled a lode of wood etc shelled corn sent to mill for Mr T. & carryed 4 bu wheat |
Sat 22. |
Fair, mild day, I went to Ma,s to the old shop for slabs halled 2 loads in each cart. Mr. Mahon nearly finished saw a great many persons passing the rode Bro Addams halling up corn from new ground Mrs Walner Cross died shucking corn halling slabs timber & sent to mill for flour |
Sun 23. |
Cdy Rain a few drops I went to Cty Line Bro Thomas preached Bro Allen went to preach the funeral of Mrs Cross. Columbia Swann & Harriet went to meeting Bro Saml came by & went to Ma,s Thomasia & I went to Ma,s this evening Molly Betty Barbara& Emily wer there Emily came up to night Jessey & Bartlett went to Bro Samls for shoes withou [leave?] Mr Wm Hancock died to day |
M 24. |
Fair mild day Mr Mahon came to work we fixed 3 joice over the corn pen and rove out the slabs moving timber out of shop Thomasia & I went by Ma,s for Molly went to the store & bought things to the amount of $7.55 cts Mary came home with us Edmond came & Barbara Sally G - I gave the men & boys there shoes - Llewellyn carryed leather to Fletcher to make a pr shoes Mr Addams brought up a lode corn Sister Sarah & Lucy got back from Dr Gouldins halling up corn finished pulling off halled alode joice etc shucking |
Tus 25. |
Rainy ay I striped the shop Mahonwent home after breakfast Llewellyn carried Molly & the girls to Ma,s Edmond went home I sawed out a comb for Sister Sarah finished halling up corn shucking halled a lode wood etc Bro Addams brought a lode |
W 26. |
Fair mild day I went to Ma,s and to Golans ville to the sale Alburt Lowery bought the land adjoining me, gave 9 dollars & 5 cts an acre 230 acres James D bought Redds at $18.2 cts an acre - Joh Swann came to work on hen houses covered it. Sent 1/2 bl corn to mill for Hancock shucking corn etc halled a lode wood |
Th 27. |
Rain a few drops a mild day Mr Mahon came to work we pulled down the shop cut some new logs & commenced putting up again by walnut tree by house Joh Swann finished his house by barn & went home wiltshire went to sale Old Ws dogs killed 2 sheep for Ma sent one up hear halling shoplogs & a lode wood 2 young hogs finished shucking corn made nearly or quite 100 bls - put the cattle under the shelter to night with sheep |
Fr 28. |
Rainy evening a very large frost I put up the shop the body Mr Mahon helping had to get a new log. Thomasia went to Providence & spent the day brought up Cousin Emily - As, cloth Columbia came to night sent Llewellyn to Dukes for bricks failed to get them brought over a pr shoes etc Mr Taylor had a bushel of old corn for his hogs John Hackett very sick. cut out hogs & weighed them 2 w 112 - shelled a turn of corn & sent to mill halling the timber for shop halling leaves horse cart striping tobacco at E Field etc |
Sat 29. |
Rainy morning fair evening I went to Ma,s she gave me a note of 100 to by land with I went to Winstons to get bricks he is burning. Howard is to come to Ma,s thirsday to work. John Hackett died last night stoped at store got 3 yds triming & 12 1/2 cts Bob saw 2 turkeys back of the shop I went to look for them Mahon went home (old sow has 12 pgs) she had 37 in 12 months) halling wood leaves striping tobacco E Field |
Sun 30 |
Fair a large frost cool day Thomasia Columbia Harriet & I went to Elon to meeting Bro Thomas preached & Bro Fox & Allen spoke Bro Thomas was to preach Mr Hacketts funeral 3 ock this evening we went to Bro Samls & dined Miss Duke Fanny Noel & Miss Spicers wer there- |