W1 |
Cdy Rained a few drops a very cool day we went to Providence & spent the day saw Sam A there Dr Anderson gave me a posting paper the saw etc gave me 2 kinds of wheat that came from Mr Stabler pulled fodder in the garden rakg the fallow lane worming tobacco L Grove cutting a little malling rails |
Th 2. |
Fair a large frost I saw (ice) cutting tobacco I went to Ma,s & E Field & to the turn out Huletts for guano got 13 bbls- 2 tuns met with Bro Saml & Cousin Fanny Taylor Ann & Mr Tally allat Ma,s the girls went to my barn- saw edmond turn-out cutting tobacco at E Field cut moor than half halled 2 loads guano from hanover |
Fr 3. |
Fair mild day I lent Sally to Ma to go to CarmelBro Wm Thoma[s] was ordained by Bro Burrows Jeter Broadd[us] Allen Sumner Manly etc Bro Jeter preached this evening - a good many persons Bro Saml,s folks wer there the Thomas from Richmond wer there Baly came to night - hanging tobacco at E Field rakg etc etc brought up a lode of peas etc |
Sat 4. |
Fair mild day Thomasia & H & I went to Carmel Bro Bidding preached morning & evening H went to Providence John & Jimy went to Bro Saml,s Wm Quarles at meeting - E Tally at Ma,s hanging tobacco shelled a turn corn sent to mill rakg worming tobacco |
Sun 5. |
Fair warm we went to Carmel Bro Thomas preached a great many persons we went to Elon Bro Biddin[g] preached this evening girls had Sal at Ma, gave a letter to Bro Thomas to go to Richmond |
M 6. |
Fair very warm day. Lewis borrowed a trowel to patch the parloere at Ma, I went to E Field faned out 18 bushels of Matthews wheat washed & s sowed near a bushel by Canfields etc siftered 2 bags & 2 barr4lls guano sowed a part of a bag etc set out some hair grass by barn etc (wheat sowed 1 bu) faned out 18 bu wheat sowed 1 bushel washed 3 bushels in brine siftering guano etc cut a little tobacco [wheat sketch] |
Tus 7. |
Fair warm day I went to E Field & sowed 2 bushels of wheat plough it in Aunt Lavinia [perhaps Frances Lavinia Taylor, 1836-1869] came to Ma, for Cousin Fany Molly & Betty & Emily came to Ma,s Ma, is quite poly went to old place sent to Depot for 100 bags (wheat 2 bu) cutting tobacco housing etc washing wheat [to prevent smut] sowed 2 bushels sowed guano suckering at Locus Grove |
W 8. |
Foggy morning warm day I went to Ma, she is better Miss Ralph spent the night here the girls went to Mt Airy to dine Mr Talley and & Ann came to Ma,s I carryed Thomasia to Mr Southworth this evening Columbia came with Harriet - Mr Hancock bought land of N Luck Canfield spoke for 8 bushels wheat (3 bu wheat) hanging tobacco washing wheat I sowed 3 bushels wheat Bob killed a shote to night |
Th 9 |
Fair warm foggy soon in morning I went to Ma,s this morning for 2 pigs could not be found I sowed 3 bushels wheat etc ploughed it in Mr Talley rode ben to Mrs Cobbs to see about oxen he came hear & spent the day Ann Emily Betty Red & Lucy came they all went back to night to Ma, Canfield got 10 bushels of wheat from me to day. Mary at Ma, sick (3 bu wheat) sowed 3 bushels of wheat ploughed it in washing wheat etc cutting tobacco at Locus Grove etc halled a lode or two up hear put it under shelter in a pile |
Fr 10. |
Fair warm day I went to Ma,s & to E Field sowed 2 bags of wheat 3 1/2 bu Molly Betty & Betty Gouldin came up & spent the day - Thomasia & I walked to ma,s with them. Met with Ann Emily & Lucy I went by Hancock, to see about his land he was at the Depot Betty made some tomatoe pickle. Mr Talley went home this morning (wheat sowed 3 1/2 bu (13) 13) Sowing wheat 3 1/2 bu ploughing it in etc washing wheat hanging tobacco on scaffold |
Sat 11. |
Fair warm day I went to E Field & to old place Mr T. cutting tobacco etc we went by Ma, & carryed Betty over Home, Thomasia stoped at Dr Lins & spent the evening Bro Saml went to Ma,s for Molly & Betty Gouldin they met with Mr Holiday he got to Ma,s at night. Thomasia came in Bro Saml, carriage John got back from Richmond at night wheat sowed 3 bu showing wheat 3 bu cutting tobacco & hanging, rakeing over the wheat land etc ploughing in the wheat except land between posimon & cherry tree |
Sun 12 |
Fair cool morning we spent the day at Bro Saml,s etc went over to Providence in the evening. Betty G & Maryh went to St Lukes - John McL was at Bro Saml, came yesterday evening Saml came to Ma,s to see Mr Jack Holiday |
M 13. |
Fair cool morning we came up home this morning Dr A gave me some wheat that came from the patent office Cut mountain wheat [white wheat] Bro Saml came by Ma,s this morning & to night he went to the Boling Green to day sent Aggy to Richmond to Barbara - I pulled a tooth for Martha Landora wheat sowed 1 1/2 bu sowing wheat 1 1/2 bushels beeting up guano etc washing wheat etc |
Tus 14 |
Rainy day Hail somevery coolday cold to night I made a ring for Betty Gouldin to d commenced a anker for Bettyu Redd wild gees passed to night snow birds about swung up some tobacco at E Field in barn |
W 15/ |
Snowed last night the house tops fences etc was covered with snow this morning Very cool day a north win I cut all of my tobacco & covered it with brush had Ma,s cart halling brush & mine saw a large flock of wild gees John T Redd at Ma,s to day horse left him for home halled 2 loads wood finished cutting my tobacco & covering it |
Th 16. |
Rain a little raining tonight cool d I went to Ma,s for 2 pigs (male & female) swaped with Ma, - went to E Field etc Ann & Emily went home this evening from Ma,s Molly & Betty G came to Ma, ma had her land posted to day at store - Clarence & Cary came for girls Clarence went back Cary came hear girls at Ma,s Lanzy has been laid up for several days. I sent the measures of the people & boys lent Ma my rake they commenced rakg for wheat Bob rakg for wheat halled over 3 loads of tobacco & hung it on scaffold brought up cows for hogs made a shelter for my Pigs - |
Fr 17. |
Rainy day rained most of the night last a heavy rain to day I made 3 rings etc Cary went home this evening. shelled corn etc shelled 2 or 3 barrells of corn to day - |
Sat 18. |
Fair mild day I went to Ma,s gave Betty a ring & one for Betty Redd Bro Saml came for themI saw Mahon at E Field he & I went to look for slab trees Mr Longden sent for my cart - is to give $20. for it - Mr Evans Miltoncame for the cart I went to Canfields to see them about his turkeys I wheted Xc [cross] saw halling up the tobacco & hanging at E Field - sent to mill for meal |
Sun 19. |
Fair smokey day I went to Carmel Bro Thomas preached - he is going to be at Bro Worthams till Xmas Thomasia & I walked & rode to Ma,s I rode Mr Duke at Carmel - river up |
M 20. |
Fair smoky a small frost Mahon came after breakfast & went to work getting slab timber hitched up ben [welle Laub?] cut down 4 trees Ma, had Sally Lewis wheat sowed 2 bu riving tobacco sticks hanging tobacco etc sowing wheat 2 bu rakg in etc halled 2 loads slab timber |
Tus 21. |
Fair smoky. Mr Mahon came to day I hitched up Washington steer & Ben went for a lode of slab timber they ran away broke the yoke I made one & makg another sent one to Wm Robinson and iron to make wheat sowed 2 bu halled a lode slab timber washing wheat sowing ploughing etc sowed 2 bushels |
W 22. |
Fair mild day I hitched the young steers I halled a lode of slab timber Mahon & I sawed down one tree I went to Carmel to prayer meeting Mrs Quarles joined the church this evening I came by Providence Bro Thomas read there tonight Mr Mahon getting slabs wheat sowed 2 bu sowing wheat sowed 2 bushels siftering guano halled a lode slab timber etc |
Th 23. |
Rain a pretty shower this evening a hard wind etc I went to look for some wild gees saw a flock in the river by big rock went to E Field to put up the tobacco Mr Mahon worked on slabs till dinner I stoped at Ma, Lavinia died at Providence this morning rakg by Dabs brought up fan faning out oats & baging 130 b put up the tobacco |
Fr 24. |
Fair a cool day I borrowed Mr Wiltshires wagon & sent 130 bushels of oats to Depot in ox cart & wagon & brought a lode of tobacco up hear to E Hill dug my seed irish potatoes & put them away - the tobacco got hot in barn Dr Lin & Moncure spoke on politicks at Hancocks sent to Depot with 130 bushels oats hanging tobacco diging irish potatoes etc etc |
Sat 25. |
Rain shower I rode to Ma,s this evening Baly saw 11 or 12 turkeys on the river sent Ma,s pigs home Wm Robinson had 1 1/2 bu of wheat $1.50 a bu brought up a lode of tobacco & put it in the barn halling up tops & commenced the stack - sent to mill for Mr Taylor |
Sun 26. |
Rain a little this evening I went by Ma, to see her this morning sick in the night the Dr came to see her I went to Cty Line Bro Allen preached - Thomasia & I went to Ma,s this evening Lewis Redd was there - |
M 27. |
Rain a little cdy d sent Mr Ss turkeys home Mr Mahon came to breakfast wants sheep H went to Mrs Ss to night Llewellyn went to Bob Farishes on his way to Richmond going down in his wagon to the Fair & to try to get in business I Laid up most of the day halling up tops and stacking brought up the last corn from E Field for hogs |
Tus 28. |
Fair cool & windy finished the top - stack killed a mutton commenced shucking corn for hogs finished halling up tops & stacking - at E Hill halled a lodewood poles & killed a mutton |
W 29. |
Fair a large frost & cold morning saw ice I went to E Field & to Ma,s Thomasia went to work a piece of cloth diging Ma, Ma,s potatoes - sent Mahon a 1/2 of mutton 25 wheat sowed 25 bu sowing wheat & guano by Dabs house on stony hill washing wheat beeting up guano etc scraping up manure & halling out halled a lode of corn & commenced shucking sent Jessy to shop with yoke iron sent to mill for meal - |
Th 30. |
Fair cool morning & evening I went to E Field faned out 14 bushels of forward wheat for seed Spencer had 2 calvs hitched to day Thomasia & I rode to Mr Addams, this evening - I put on an iron on ox yoke made of [gum?] Mr Southworths turkeys are hear tonight I rode to E F in ox cart sent fan to E Field and faned out 14 bu - wheat sowing rakg halled up 2 lodes corn shucking to night |
Fr 31. |
Fair a cold and windy day. Rained last night I went to Ma,s and to E Field sowing guano & wheat by Cabbins etc Mrs Harris at Ma,s & C - Llewellyn got back from Richmond this evening a great many persons at the fair H went with Columbia saw bartlett about pistol wheat sowed 28 1/2 bu sowing guano & wheat sowed 3 1/2 bushels and ploughing it in etc diging sweet potatoes & housing etc etc etc |