Sat 1. |
Fair warm I carryed Ma, to Carmel Bro Thomas preached & sent in his leter of resignation when his time is up expect to – paint the house, make arber etc {weeding tobacco E field halling up oats etc |
S 2. |
Fair warm, I carryed H. John & Liz to Carmel. Bro Thomas preached Saml C Redd got a letter to join Elon. Bro Saml & girls dined – at Ma, went home this evening they constituted the church at Elon this evening. Saml was chosen decon. & Dr Dickinson at Carmel Rain a little last night a good one over the river I put down $1. for ptg the church |
M 3. |
Fair. I looked for Mr Harris to come to look at land etc he failed to come. Mrs Southworth & Susan came this evening – Dick Dickinson came by stoped at barn {killed a mutton male weeding tobacco halling up oats & packing them in the barn put some shingles on barn this evening etc |
Tus 4. |
Rain showery light, I went to see Bro Fleming Cobb he had a fall some time ago. got some good – apples. went to store bought 2 1/2 yds calico for 25 cts left it there. had 4 springs made for little cart price 25 cts for makg. got 2 1/4 lbs steel of Terrell at 12 cts a lb put them on the cart etc I pulled a wtermellon the first Mary Louisa is sick {halled up 2or 3 loads oats ploughing & weeding tobacco E field had a hog to die down there. |
W 5 |
Rain a good one this morning & last night it is raining now saw a rain bough to night from the moon. I went to Carmel to meeting Bro Thomas spoke but few persons there sent a letter to Barbara from Thomasia Mrs Hill came up to Anna, from Richmond {shelled a turn corn striped out some tobacco & put it in barrell worming tobacco etc etc |
Th 6. |
Fair, I fixed on a nose piece on ox cart sent for Dr to see Thomasia she has a daughter [Linnae Bates "Ninny" Redd, 1857-1935] I went to Bro Saml, for Sister Conelia carryed Lizzie over to stay a short time the river has backed up to rock spring or rode Molly is quite sick Mrs Southworth came over to day {worming tobacco at E field – cutting rail timber in slash malling rails halling to fence the yard at E field |
Fr 7. |
Fair cool morning I went to E field to look at my hogs 25 in all Bob commenced fallowing to day next to Mt Airy gap I went to Carmel to prayer meeting Linnaeus was there Lucy R H came up this evening {halling rails to E field finished – halling up oats at E hill 4 loads etc fallowing for wheat weeding – tobacco grubing etc |
Sat 8. |
Fair mild day I carryed – Ma, to Carmel Bro Thomas preached. all day meeting Bro Saml came for Sister Conelia this evening. finished halling up oats to day etc I patched up my harness {fallowing fencing the yard in at E field barn. finished halling up oats etc weeding tobacco etc |
Sun 9. |
Fair very warm day I carryed – Llewellyn & Jimmie to meeting Bro Thomas & Bitting preached a great many persons there to day Bro Saml & part of her family at meeting Saml at Ma, a young Norman professed convertion to day I pulled 2 watermellons this evening |
M 10. |
Rain a few drops warm day I went to Carmel with Llewellyn Bro Bitting & Thomas preached two good sermons Miss – Baugh nelt for prayer Bro S, & Molly at meeting Mr Duke I lent Saml my umbrella {fallowing weeding tobacco etc at E field. |
Tus 11. |
Rain to night a pretty shower it thundered & Lightened a good deel it very warm day I carryed the children to meeting Bro Bitting preached 2 sermons Miss Bough Sizer & Burruss went to anxious seet etc Mr Peniton a good deel feeling in the congregation sent a plought to Collins shop[ {fallowing weeding tobacco etc Lanzy halling rails to Julia Ann house |
W 12. |
Fair warm day I patched up my harness carryed boys to Carmel Mr Noels son was kicked by his horse etc. Cousin Hardin at Ma, she went to Carmel etc workg on bar to her carriage Bro Saml & Betty came to Ma, {fallowing weeding tobacco etc |
Th 13. |
Fair very warm day I finished the bar to Cousin Hardins carriage Mr L Coleman Bro Bitting preached 2 sermons 3 ladies went to anxious seet Cousin H sent a frock to Lizzie {fallowing E field finished weeding tobacco by Mr Taylor toping at E Hill morning |
Fr 14. |
Fair a very warm day. we went to Carmel Bro Bitting preached the meeting broke up this evening Bro Thomas went to Providence the Gouldins came up to day Lucy & Money are at Ma, Lucy had Sal sent a tribble bar [triple bar?] to Collins shop with iron to iron it {fallowing grubing weding tobacco toping at E hill & E field - |
Sat 15. |
Fair a very warm day Clarence went to Ma, & home I went met with John & Saml John cut my hair I went to E field fallowing etc Ella & Louisa came hear this evening fallowing by gap Mt Airy – Llewellyn got coat of John. {fallowing grubing by Canfields primeing [pulling ripe tobacco leaves off] toping & worming tobacco |
Sun 16. |
Rain this evening a good shower I went to Carmel Bro Miller preached Bro T spoke we came to Ma, & fed the horse & carryed Lucy Lit to Elon the church was orgenized & Saml set apart for Decon Bro Saml & family wer there Bettie & E Gouldin, wer there I brought Lizzie – home |
M 17. |
Rain a few drops or small shower, warm, I had a head-ache all day. borowed Mr C, wagon & carryed mashine down to E field & planted it etc sent the wagon back {carryed mashine down etc worming tobacco etc |
Tus 18. |
Rain a pretty shower the win blew very hard thundered a good deel the owls hollowed a good deel this morning [sinc?] for rain (or storm) quite poly to day Ma, & Sister Sarah came up gave them 2 watermellons sent Llewellyn to see Mr Martin he failed – {toping worming tobacco etc fallowing E field etc |
W 19. |
Fair mild day I rode to E field saw Bettie Gouldin pass Sister Sarah & Lucy went to Richmond I killed several tobacco flies I pulled 16 watermellons {fallowing worming tobacco toping & grubing at E field |
Th 20. |
Fair pleasant cdy morning I went crow hunnting set a steel trap in walnot tree I went to Ma, & E field Mrs S, came over this evening Miss Hency says there wer rocks throughen [thrown] at school House by boys {fallowing weding tobacco E field toping worming primeing etc |
Fr 21. |
Fair, pleasant, cool morning I – had sellar cleaned out raced my horse etc went to E field & to Tates etc the Gouldins walked up this evening Saml C came we went to Ma, with girls & came back – sent Lanzy to Carmel to make arbour. {fallowing weeding tobacco sent corn to mill for Mr T & self halled a lode san in seller etc |
Sat 22. |
Fair mild day. Saml went to Ma, & home this evening. John went to Bro Saml for Lizzies – clothes. Tate came to help me about mashine some one shot his cow or cows, we put shome shingles on shed. I fixed – mashine down sent to Depot for 1/2 gallon oil {fallowing weeding tobacco put down machine |
Sun 23. |
Fair Rained last night a pretty shower. we went to Cty Line to day Bro Foard preached there wer several preachers. baptizing there this evening. Llewellyn – borrowed Mr Andersons wagon & hithced my mules to it & carryed the Gouldins Ema Money & Lucy |
M 24. |
Fair pleasand I went to E field fixing horse power. Dr Winn came to fix Lucys teeth, he pluged one for me. Aunt Fanny Tompkins & Cousin Lucy Taylor came to ma, & Emily Wm & Ellen T – Talley John Redd Joh Collins & Ware etc came to Ma, this evening. I saw some grown Patridges {fallowing weeding tobacco toping sent to shop 4 [bulls?] altered etc |
Tus 25. |
Fair mild day a prospect for Rain I fixed my drum etc commenced – threshing put up 5 stacks straw nearly finished the wheat nearly in the barn Mr Southworth sent 2 hands between 3 & 4 ock Cousin Lucy & girls went to Bro Saml, John – went to Mr Adam's, to trade horses Llewellyn & the Gouldins went Marwares [Miss Wares?] weding {threshing wheat fixing etc |
W 26. |
Fair mild day cdy most of the day. I went to E field finished threshing my wheat 8 stacks straw Anna – had her mule hurt this evening Miss Ware was married last night to Dr James Llewellyn got home about day {finished threshing my wheat and – commenced halling Ma, to barn etc |
Th 27. |
Rainy day the ground is wet shelled corn faning wheat etc I made a light rake & top for James Tom Luck went home this evening {shelled corn 4 1/2 bu faning wheat bushels through chalf etc |
Fr 28. |
Fair Rained most of the night last warm day. I went by E field & to the Store Collins saw B Travillian & his twins I bought saddle bridle & martaingale [martingale: set of straps, one end attached to reins, the other to girth – to prevent horse from raising head too high] & 2 pair shoes matches $11.69 – went to J Swanns saw E Cobbs spoke for seed wheat 25 bu went to Bro Addams, to look at his coalt I offered to take $50. to boot. went to Ma, this evening saw Mr Kid J Talley Louisa Gouldin etc went to Providence to see the Dr about pattern right saw Miss Eliza Mrs Gentry & Miss Valentine at Providence saw Bro Saml at Ma, to night. (worming toping suckering tobacco E field halling wheat from Ma, to my barn sent 4 1/2 bu corn to mill |
Sat 29. |
Fair mild day warm morning I went to E field & threshed Ma,s wheat Louisa & girls came up this evening {threshed Ma, wheat toping tobacco |
Sun 30. |
Fair cool morning H & I went to Cty Line to meeting on Horseback Bro Foard preached morning & evening preaching in woods a great many persons Bro Saml came by Bro Addams trade horses with Andrew Addams I gave Bro S my accounts for takg Julia Ann |
M 31. |
Fair a very cold morning I looked for frost I went to Mr Buttlers carryed linnen to make coat went to Dr Terells looked at his carriage. went to Collins shop by old place etc Lew went to Cty Line {fallowing worming toping & suckering tobacco E field & E hiill sent 6 bushels of wheat to mill 391 lbs |
September
Tus 1. |
Fair a very cool morning I patched up the barouch & carryed H & James to meeting Cty Line Bro Foard preached several persons – went to anxious seet Tomas Awl & Miss Nancy Hawle was at meeting Miss James came with up [us?] this evening Lanzy went for the flour {fallowing worming toping & suckering tobacco sent to the mill |
W 2. |
Fair I carryed Harriet & Miss Mary Jones to Cty Line H. went with Mary home. 3 persons talked to the church 2 Lucks & Allen Ella came up this evening {sent a pot butter to Chesterfield – sent to mill for meal fallowing worming tobacco pulling fodder commenced by Rock spring |
Th 3. |
Fair I went to Goaldans ville to Election voted for Morris Charles for C, Turney [county attorney?] met with the Dr notifyed the hands to work on rode in the morning Lucy & Bettie G came to day & spent the day got a note from Dr Terrell about carriage I can get it John went to Cty Line for Harriet sent bull home Colemans, {fallowing by barn E field finished by Canfields pulling fodder etc |
Fr 4. |
Fair cdy most of the day worked on main road Anna failed to send till late I saw Saml Anderson & S Redd I went for carriage Dr Terrells {working on road worming tobacco shocking fodder etc |
Sat 5. |
Fair warm day Bettie Gouldin came & spent the day Lucy came & went with me to Ma, Ma went with me to Carmel Bro Thomas preached I borrowed $5 of Bro Hargrove & pd it to church – Bettie Ann came to day from Richmond I patched my harness carriage washed it etc worked on road & by rock spring & [main?] etc {working on roads fallowing putting up fodder etc |
S 6. |
Rain a pretty shower this evening warm I carryed H & Betty Gouldin in carriage to Carmel Bro Thomas preached tex 1st Corinthians 3 ct 11 verse Llewellyn carryed Lucy G & John in barouch. ben came from shoe baptizeing this evening at Oxfoard audained Dr Dickinson for Decon - |
M 7. |
Fair a cool morning & evening I gathered apples & put them in the shop patched it up, sent to mill for stabs [slabs?] & put a loft in shop etc I carryed Ben to shop had his shoe taken off & put on again I spoke to Ct Buttler for corn at $4.50 cts a bl I bought things in store to the amount of $4.80 cts {pulling fodder washed & greased carriage harness patched it etc halled wood slabs etc etc |
Tus 8. |
Fair a cool day we went to Carmel to association Bro Baptis preached a great many persons at Meeting – Bro Whites & Tod came home – with is [us?] Wm Richinson Eugene & Cary came with is George McLaughlin at meeting {pulling fodder put up one stack |
W 9. |
Fair cool day Bro Tod & Whites went to Carmel the Whies & Goodwins came to night John & brother Bro Broaddus & Burruss preached & in evening Bro Dickinson Sumner Jeter & George spoke on Sunday scools etc etc Old Mr Vivion Jones is dead died in slashes {puling fodder shocking etc sent to Butlers mill for 1/2 bl meal |
Th 10. |
Fair, cool, very dry & dusty – we went to Carmel had quite a confusion, cut off Billingsly from the association, . Bro Whites & Goodwins went to Carmel – the meeting broke this evening a great many persons there got my linen coat {put up a stack fodder & all went to meeting etc |
Fr 11. |
Fair warmer I went to Ma, & E field brought up a part of my hogs hav 25 in all. gathered some apples & put them in the shop went to look for hogs this evening brought the hogs by ivy hill through Ma, pasture Jimmie went with Cary Dr G w home {put up a stack fodder patched up fence pulling fodder etc |
Sat 12. |
Rain showery a pretty shower warm foggy morning I went to E field for the tools stoped at Ma, all the hogs up but one & that at E field Lucy & Money went to Bro Saml, & came back {put up 2 stacks worming tobaco at field suckering etc etc |
Sun 13. |
Rainy most of the day a heavy rain I started to Cty Line & came back on account of rain |
M 14. |
Fair warm I went to Mr Longan John pd me for ox – cart bought of me last year twenty dollars $20.00 in full I stoped at Ma, John Mc brought up Louisa Terell & Emily Anderson Eugene came I took some honey about 1 bu or 1 1/2. out of the bee house James Cobbs died to day died in faith {worming tobacco suckering etc at E field & E hill |
Tus 15. |
Fair a pretty day warm I went to Chesterfield Depot & took cars – went to Richmond pd $1.40 cts fair saw James T. Redd explained my mashinery to him went to Wm dandridge, carryed some honey etc to them {worming & suckering tobacco at E field & E hill sent to mill for 1/2 lb meal. out mill |
W 16. |
Fair cool cdy evening I bought a saddle gave $6.00 bought hubs & spokes for $4.00 gave Wm Dandridge $4.00 to pay Mr Carrie for makg 4 springs & pd Clarkson & Co $1.42 cts I had a race with cars pd $1.40 cts fair. {worming & sukcering tobacco at E field & E hill etc |
Th 17. |
Fair very warm day I went to E field in tobacco patch stoped at Ma, Sister Sarah & Money came up this evening & stayed a while – started to Providence to carry a pot of butter etc gave it to Susan & Boneypart {worming & suckering tobacco at E field & Locus Grove pulling fodder etc |
Fr 18. |
Rain a few drops very warm I worked on Mrs Southworth, table John Saml & Cary came to day we went to Ma, this evening to see Thad he came up to day sent to Depot for things etc {worming & suckering tobaco L Grove pulling fodder Sent to Depot for my trunk etc etc etc |
Sat 19. |
Rainy evening very warm We went to Bro Saml in the morning Betty G & Saml came to dinner went to Ma, & Mary & Betty came from Mr Talleys home Dr Duke came {pulling fodder worming tobacco at E field |
Sun 20. |
Cdy foggy day cool I carryed Mary & Emily to Elon Dr Lin & Bro Thomas spoke on temperance H went to Bro Saml, Mr Duke went home we went – back to Bro Saml. |
M 21. |
Fair a cool day we came home from Bro Saml I went to Ma, saw Bro Saml Sister Conelia Betty & Mrs Swann Thad came home with us {pulling fodder worming tobacco. sent to mill for meal 1/2 bl of Buttler |
Tus 22. |
Rainy most of the day cool Thad borrowed Ben & saddle & bridle & went to Bro Saml, I got 4 springs from Mr Southworths that he brought from Richmond cost 4 dollars Mr Wiltcher went to his place to fallow land for wheat I finished Mrs S, table {worming tobaco cutting tops etc |
W 23. |
Fair a cool day very cool to night hird a wile goos going south to night I carryed spokes & hubs to Bro Lucks to have set of wheels made he was from home I went to Carmel Bro Anderson & Dr Lin spoke. carried – some letters down gave them to J T, h Llewellyn carryed some chickens to Depot {pulling fodder shocking same worming tobacco at E field & E hill etc |
Th 24. |
Fair a very cool morning grazed – frost I went to see Dr Lin met him by Mr hainses he went to Mrs Burruss gave me some medicine to take for my leg. I went to Ma, & to old place to see tobacco Sister Sarah came up this evening {finished pulling fodder stacking put up 2 stacks cutting tops worming tobacco & turned the cows in side hear to graze |
Fr 25. |
Fair cool day I went to E field Commenced cutting tobacco at E field and houseing it in kitchen I cut some tops near out gate Thad Fitzhugh went to Depot on his way to Cincinatta to studdy medicine borrowed my barouch I sent Jessey to Dr Lins to know about phisick {cutting tops cutting Tobacco at E field & houseing, stacking fodder to night etc |
Sat 26. |
Fair cool morning Llewellyn went to association at Taylors ville I went to Cty Line Bro Allen preached had several caces up Marcial & others – I spoke to Bro Luck about wheels etc I went to E field {worming & suckering tobacco at E field etc got one barrell corn of Ma sent it to mill for Mr Taylor & self |
Sun 27. |
Fair warm we went to Cty Line Bro Allen preached Sister Mary Browns funeral text St John 17 ct prt of 24th verse Mason Dillard came back to the church again |
M 28. |
Fair warm I cut a good deel of tobacco at E hill 7. cart lodes I went to Ma, to see James Taylor Redd he & family came from Mrs Terrells & went back to night (Edmond was there he bought a cow of Terrell at $35. for beef, Llewellyn went to Providence {cutting tobacco at home worming etc worming at E field etc etc etc |
Tus 29. |
Fair cool day finished hanging tobacco, that was cut yesterday I went to E field saw Betty she spoke to me for Locus Grove to rent it, etc I went to look for the turkeys {cutting tobacco E field worming & cutting tops hung tobacco stacking fodder to night. |
W 30. |
Fair a frost cool day I went to look – for ducks & turkeys, I went to E field & to Ma, carryed Lizzie to see Ma, I went by Hacketts sale Mr Fountain bought Jerico Dr Anderson bought Hackneys John Quarles bought the old place for 7 dollars pr acre. mill sole for $450.00 I went to Carmel with Dr Lin he came with Bro Jones, they both spoke in – meeting, saw Edmond Thomas Redd & Saml at Anna, got a note from Hart Hays & Co {cutting tobacco at E field worming – cutting tops putting up a stack blades |