M 1st |
Rain a shower Ann & Emily went to Taylors ville to go to Richmond Mr Noel & Miss Fanney came in evening Mr Talley & Ellen Temple & Mr Kid went home we came over this evening stoped at Ma, , saw Louisa |
Tus 2. |
Rain a shower this morning a warm day I fixed the closet & red washed the bricks etc Llewellyn came on Bro Saml horse & went back etc rote a letter to Wm Dandridge – to get a tun of guano for tobacco Cousin Nancy Radford at Ma, Money w\Redd went to Washin to be married [Edmonia B. Redd, 1836-1861, married Gustavus G. Carter]{choped over tobacco hills & ploughed patch by house & choped it in etc weeding corn etc made white wash. |
W 3. |
Fair warm I commenced white washing my new house sheared my sheep etc Mr Silas Mahon from King William came to look at my land {weding corn sheared sheep the wool on two ewe lambs weighed 18 1/4 lbs borrowed a pr shears of Mr Southworth |
Th 4. |
Rain a little this evening Mr – Mahon started home this morning Georgy Gouldin came up this morning Dr Lin got hear to dinner went to see Mrs Brown this morning at Mr Carters L Redd got back from Bro Saml – there are some chinch bugs in my oats {coaltering & weeding the meadow corn |
Fr 5. |
Rain showery morning I went to Ma, saw Cousin Nancy Radford & Cousin Woodson & Louisa went to look at my wheat it is very indiferant Thomasia went down this morning & I went for her in barouch Tate came by hear & Ma, {weeding corn in meadow set out about 3000 tobacco plants watered these by the house & kitchen & plastered – them Bob rakg by Anna, tobacco lot shelled corn sent to mill for Mr Taylor |
Sat 6. |
Fair a cool day I carryed Harriet by Providence, I went to Carmel Sam went with me to Providence. James Luck read a chapter Sam prayed but few person at meeting. Cousin Nancy radford & daughter left for home Mr Valentine Morias & Mrs Terrell at Providence sent home this evening Sam at Ma, {prepairing land by Anna, for tobacco sowed guano etc weeding corn in meadow |
Sun 7. |
Fair mild weather I carryed a letter to meeting for Llewellyn to Mr Richinson got a letter from Wm Dandridge about guano etc Bro J George preached Bro Thomas spoke Bro Allin & Fox wer there, Mr Smith & Eugene came home with me from Carmel James T & Lizzie has hooping cough Clarence came this evening from Ma, Molly was at Ma, to day Edmond at Ma, |
M 8. |
Rain a few drops very warm day I rode to Boling Green spoke to Hays for one tun guano & bl fish guano $60. fish $6. had a deed recorded of Hancock saw Dr Gouldin Mr Goodwin & Hart & Hays etc I left my account with Mr Kean for road plough etc {ploughing at E Field for tobacco sowing guano & choping hills etc weeding corn |
Tus 9. |
Rain a shower this evening set out some tobacco plants I went to look at my wheat went to Ma, Lewis Redd painting the house at Ma, I made a box for chickins to go to town {ploughing tobacco ground E Field guanoed a part & choped it setting out tobacco plants E Hill weding corn by rock spring & barn |
W 10. |
Cdy morning thundered & Lightened this evening, very warm day I set out – all the land in tobacco that was ready at E Field &, E Hill, I carryed Sister Sarah to Carmel Bro Thomas spoke etc I received 2 letters one of Wood & one from Gooch all of Louisa Cty met with Dr Lin he went to Providence Susan Southworth is hear Lewis {setting out tobacco EH & E field sent to Depot for meet guano & fish sent a box chickins to Town, weeding corn getting land ready for Tobacco E Field |
Th 11. |
Rain a few drops very windy day – I trimed some peach trees, set out some tomatoe plants watered them, it rained – last night some I rote 2 letters one to Mr Wood the other to Mr Gooch all of Louisa Cty Llewellyn carryed them to Depot had a pr pants cut & coat by Valentine price $1.00 Kitty S – passed by {Lanzy went to Depot for guano brought up seven bats sowing it by barn E Field ploughing it in weeding corn sent to Ma for collard plants & Mr S, set them out |
Fr 12. |
Fair cool Lewis came & painted the mantle piece in parler Wm Robinson came to set down work I made a latch or spring to out gate went to E. Field there are 15600 hills ready to plant with What is plated [planted?] J D cam by saw Mrs Southworth at Anna, etc Edmond & Tom Swan came with L to night {getting land ready or choping for tobacco weeding corn between this & rock spring shelled corn 4 bu sent to Boulware, mill L & Frank |
Sat 13. |
Fair cdy evening warm day Edmond Redd & Tom went way this morning – Llewellyn & John to Terrells pond I carryed Thomasia & H to T Castle met with John McL I went to E Field & to out gate put a latch or spring to gate the bridge was let yesterday evening at Buttlers mill I stoped at Ma, I got Hays note {rakg & loled [holed?] tobacco ground below barn ploughing & manuring etc beeting up the guano ploughing or coaltering corn weeding etc etc |
Sun 14. |
Fair a very warm day I carryed H to Cty Line Bro Allen preached L went with Sister Sarah. horses & mules got in corn & oats to night Rain a little in the night Ct Bibb at meeting. |
M 15. |
Rain this evening a good one hard – win thunder & lightened a good deel – Rain last night a heavy one set out tobacco plants E Field & E Hill etc {set out all the hills in tobacco at E. field & Replanted patch over reeplanting E. hill put up fence by barn set out about 1000 plants to day |
Tus 16. |
Fair very warm day windy evening I drove Davy down to Mr Taylors he cut some capers went to old place twice to day. stoped at Ma, went cross the river for straw berries {set out some tobacco plants ploughing the Tobacco lot at old place halling out the manure etc thining corn picked the plant bed running cultivater in corn field - |
W 17. |
Rain a little this evening a warm day I fixed a box in spinning wheel wed my tomatoe vines etc I went to prayer meeting Bro Thomas spoke – Ella was there got a letter from Bro Lowery & a Wm Smith Glouster about land Tho got one from H. Ann Texas [sister-in-law Harriet Ann Anderson, 1807-1889, married Major Matthew Dawson Anderson, 1807-1889—on 30 March 1849. By 1857, they were in Guadalupe, Texas.] {shelled corn for Mr Taylor & sent to mill sent for self commenced throughing dirt to corn out gate weeding corn by watermellon patch |
Th 18. |
Fair most of the day warm I went to plant bed Clarence came to get me to pull a tooth Mrs Southworth came this evening Martha Lambert & Joh Hulett had a horse whiping Challus Luck came with boys or John. Llewellyn went with Clarence to Ma, perhaps home Wm R shifted 2 shoes on ben {ploughing corn by rock spring weeding corn etc |
Fr 19. |
Rain a little this morning I went to Providence carryed some letters to reed went to Mr Buttlers fot my wais coat of Miss Eliza, went to Bro Saml, & dined {shelled corn Bartlett went to Bro S for Ma, fish & lime ploughing runing cultivater finished weeding corn thining etc weeding tobacco choping up missing hills at E Field |
Sat 20. |
Fair windy day Jessee ploughing corn I rode to Ma, Edward Brook T. came L went with him to look for chickens etc went to E Field sowing guano etc I went to Mr Southworth, to get the price for his land etc Miss Jones at at Anna, - I got a note from Enquirer office for advertising my land for sale $8.12 I rote a letter to Wm Smith & one to Bro Lowry about land {ploughing the tobacco land E. field sowing guano choping up hills weeding etc ploughing corn thining & weeding peas |
Sun 21. |
Raining now commenced this evening Hailed some large balls hard wind etc thunder & lightning a good deel H L & I went to Carmel Bro Thomas spoke on temperance good many persons I lent Bro Saml 50 cts gave Valentine 10 cts to pay for stamps Wm Quarles oes me.5 ct – change Aggy came up from Richmond to day with Billy Ms Brown died to day at Mr Carters |
M 22. |
Fair cool day a very hard rain last night washed a great deel I went to E field setting out tobacco saw Dr Anderson at Anna, Thomasia & I went to Mr Taylors saw Dr Anderson at Anna, Thomasia & I went to Mr Taylors & Ma,s spent the evening – hird of Mrs Browns death to day {planting tobacco reeplanting at E Field & E Hill |
Tus 23. |
Fair a cold morning hird there was frost I went to Ma, & patched the plastering in lower house Thomasia & children came down spent the day covered Sophia etc I went to store E Cobbs Wm Terrells looking for tobacco plants sent to L Cobbs by Lanzy. Sally S came to night {prepaired the land at E Field for Tobacco sowed guano etc beeting up etc weeding tobacco E. hill ploughing tobacco Mr Taylors land, brakg out balks in corn field etc |
W 24. |
Fair cool day I went to Mr Southworth for tobacco plants had the promise of some went to Ma, & to Providence for syrp for Fannie Edmond Redd came to dinner I went to Carmel Bro Thomas spoke a Miss Peniton professed convertion I met with Dr Lin & Wm Quarles & Llewellyn went to Mr Talleys for one of the girls to come to Ma, {ploughing corn with 2 plough & weeding tobacco at E Field & finished the piece by middle gate put a little guano in my corn |
Th 25. |
Fair a warm day I went to Ma, & patched the plastering in loar house shed went to E. F. setting out tobacco weeding etc I guanoed my tomatoes cucumbers etc rock spring Julia Ann laid up thined watermellons {setting out tobacco E field got plants of Mr S. weeding some ploughing corn 2 ploughs |
Fr 26. |
Fair warm I had my water mellon patch ploughed wed over a part & thined etc I went to E Field looked at my wheat went by store saw N Luck Mr Halladay & Lucy got to Ma, to day {ploughing corn in meadow weeding tobacco E Field choping off hills |
Sat 27. |
Fair a very warm day I worked over my water mellon patch I went to Ma, to see Lucy met with Mr Talley Wm Ann & Emily Mr Kid etc Lucy & Emily went to Bro Saml, - I trimed Mr Talleys hair Llew went with E B Talley lookg for chickens etc Lanzy & Livy cutting Ma, wheat {ploughing the meadow finished it. Bob killed a lam sent Ma, half picked over Mr Southworth tobacco bed etc manuring corn etc sent to mill for Taylor |
Sun 28. |
Fair till evening thundering rain a few drops I went to Cty Line Bro Allen preached Clarence John came by – Mr Talley Holliday Kidd & Wm T walked up this morning Bro Saml John & Clarence came from meeting & went to Ma, this evening Tom & irish |
M 29. |
Rain a good one this morning – warm I fixed Bobs sythe cradle etc I went to the mill to see Terrell they have striped a part of bridge stoped at Ma, saw Mr H. Talley, & Lewis Redd at Ma, Edmond came to night late {setting out tobacco reeplanting |
Tus 30. |
Fair, cool this evening, Mr Holliday – Mr Talley & girls all went to Bro Saml Edmond went from thear to Mr Johnsons for tobacco plants Lewis went From Ma, Mr Taylor killed his [foice? fierce?] dog thought to be mad cutting wheat etc {I made rake cutting wheat by Canfields cut the forward wheat – 128S. 105 or 108. Matthews ploughing by barn |