Sun 1. |
Fair a cool day I went to Carmel Bro Thomas preached his text was the X of Christ, commenced, a good many persons Bro S & Boys wer at meeting Emily & Barbara went from Ma, I gave 6 cts [?] porc pd $1.25 to Mr Buttlers Edmond for Bartlett borrowed it of Thomasia |
M 2. |
Fair a very cold day & very windy a north west win cold night last & windy. I went to Lowerys where they wer malling rails went to my plant bed covered it with cedar brush I went – to traps caught a large cat in box-trap turned him loos moved steel trap Llewellyn went to Ma, carryed 2 letters one for Dr Spindle & one for Harriet Ann {cutting & halling wood, covered plant bed with pine & Cedar brush, out gate Lanzy malling rails etc Mr Ls land |
Tus 3. |
Fair a cold night last quite a cold d I carryed barouch to Ma, & carryed Emily Tally to Bro Saml I came back to dinner went to Ma, this evening Molery went to Ma,s & gave her some jaw I sent to have a tree cut out of rode met with Malery I had a little chat with him about his conduck at Ma,s Ewe has a lam {fencing it blew down yesterday cutting & halling wood etc halled a lode straw sent 6 bushels wheat to mill & 1 bu rye 1 of oats & som heat [wheat tolens?] for chop |
W 4. |
Fair a cold morning mild evening I went to Ma, & cut down a ded – cedar in grave yard cut off 2 stocks & 2 small ones 7 feet long Thomasia & girls & Llewellyn went to Providence I went down to Providence got there about 12 ock. Mrs Anderson is there Tom Smith came hear this evening to see me for Vass Edmond came to night, commenced sowing oats – {sowing oat this evening rakg in in etc sowed 9 bushels cutting down stalks – carryed a oak stock to mill & brought tobacco staves sent for a bl flour etc |
Th 5. |
Rain moderate, commenced 12 ock. cool – morning, Edmond & I went to my Trap caught a musk-rat, by toe cut it off promised Edmond a lode straw Mr Tom Smith came to bring Vass, note Howard came & went back home Thomasia went to Ma, to warp a piece cloth etc dined at Ma, sent barouch for her etc Llewellyn went to Bro Saml, this morning {Bob Sowed 5 1/2 bushels oats raked them in ploughing this evening halling – stalks cutting down etc Lanzy malling rails etc etc etc etc etc etc |
Fr 6. |
Fair a cold windy day, I finished my horse cart saddle makg britching for cart [breeching strap, enabling horse to brake the load] I went to store bought collar $1.25 cts – hames 50 cts 2 pair traces $1.20 curry comb 12 1/2 cts. $3.07 cts $3.07 – saw Wm Noel at store I went by Tates etc {shelled corn 4 bu sent to mill etc ploughing grubing halling rails to fence by gate By Ma, Lanzy got some hook poles malling rails etc etc |
Sat 7. |
Fair a cold day I finished britching for H. cart went to E Field let Edmond have a waggon lode straw Mrs Southworth came over this evening Miss J Bibbs is in the way I went to Ma, E Tally is there {cutting rail timber & wood halling etc halled 1 or 2 lodes rails & L Straw from E Field ploughing this evening malling rails etc |
Sun 8. |
Fair cold day Llewellyn & I went to Cty Line Bro Allen preached Sister S& Emily Talley wer at meeting - |
M 9. |
Snowy day snow fell about 1 1/2 inches or 2 deep melting a good deel a south west w. John Tate came to make hhd he & I set up 2 I went to Robt Andersons with John & James to scool went to store bought a tin bucket & almanack gave 39 cts pd him for things bought the 6th of the month & gave him $5.00 Llewellyn went to Mr Southworths I moved big steel trap {cutting & halling wood from L, malling |
Tus 10. |
Fair cold morning & night, last, mild d the snow melted a good deel to day – I found my ewe got hung in fence Joseph T. Terrell came hear to day etc John Collins came by. Linzy Terrell – came for net lent it to him. Bro Saml came up this evening from Ma,s boys went to scool d. Lin came by {cutting & halling wood malling rails fallowing & ploughing for oats etc etc |
W 11. |
Rain this evening, Snowing to night cool evening I went to River & pulled out my boat & chinked it oiled my trap etc sowed a plant bed in Ma, I went to the mill to have my cedar stocks saued Sister Sarah & Emily went to Mrs Terrells {repaired the fence by the Barn sent 2 Hhd to E Field & carryed 2 cedar stocks to the mill for post burnt a plant-bed at Ma, sowed tobacco seed in it etc sowed 4 1/2 bushels oats rakg in etc grubing malling rails halling wood etc etc got my shovel from Depot |
Th 12. |
Fair a cool day cold morning a small sprinkel of snow last night some of the ground now ["last night" lined out] I carryed some leather to Fletcher to make a pr boots for Edmond & a pr for Harriet stoped at Ma, Mr T & I went to E Field to look at the tobacco. Hardiman came for a long plane borrowed it Thomasia & H went to Mr Southworth this evening I bated trap with parsnip {ploughing, grubing, amalling, halling rails |
Fr 13 |
Snowing to night, cdy day, cool I cut & hued 4 laths for shop worked on hen house etc Edmond came to night Sister Sarah & Emily came & spent the day Susan & Sally Southworth came to night {shelled corn for Mr Taylor & self sent to mill sent for chop this evening etc cutting & halling wood rails etc ploughing grubing malling etc |
Sat 14. |
Fair most of day snow fell last night about 6 or 8 in deep, 1 foot in places melted a great deel I mended a iron belonging to sleygh Thomasia & I rode to Ma, in it & borrowed her buggy & went to Bro Saml, & spent the day Mr Thacker brought my grine stone home with him from Bro Saml {Bob patched my boot, cutting & halling wood, malling, halled a lode straw |
Sun 15. |
Fair mild day cool evening I caught a Musk Rat in steel trap, Young Rose had her first calf female, I went to Carmel, Bro Thomas preached a good sermon to day, Sister Anderson came this evening |
M 16. |
Rain a little this morning mild day I went to E Field to prize tobacco commenced prizeing I weighed 657 lbs & put the most of it in the Hhd Bob finished chimney for Julia Ann Cousin Saml Andrews came to ma this evening Llewellyn went down to catch an owl commenced feeding Emma {prizeing tobacco repairing chimney etc halling rails grubing etc Bartlett went to Providence for medicine & potatoes |
Tus 17. |
Fair mild day I went to E Field to prize tobacco. weighed 488 lbs came up to dinner, Mrs Anderson went away to night I cut my 2 Hickery sticks at ivy hill Edmond at Ma, George S is halling manure from Lowerys for 2 d Cousin Saml Andrews went from Ma, to d {ploughing for oats halling rails straw etc prizeing tobacco grubing etc etc |
W 18. |
Fair windy d mild d I went to – E Field finished prizeing the Hhd – put in 330 lbs that I weighed to day makg in all 1475 lbs in Hhd Wm Quarles came by for oats Edmond Redd came to barn and got a 1/2 wagon lode straw, Mr Southworth horse came by the barn (Hamton) {Sowing oats 15 bushels rakg in halling rails on the river by H. Creek grubing prizeing tobacco etc |
Th 19. |
Rain a little to day cdy & windy a part – Rain last night it thundered etc I went to E Field weighed my lugs to put in my Hhd I stoped at Ma, going to have her tobacco prized Emily T at Ma,s {I sent Bob to Depot to carry a hogshead of tobacco the best prizeing lugs cutting |
Fr 20. |
Fair mild day after morning I went to E Field & finished prizeing tobacco – put 126 lbs of Garlands & 394 lbs of Ma, sent it to Depot I bated steel trap with a fish Edmond came to night I pd Tom Jones $4.00 for Hudson – {shelled corn sent to mill prizeing tobacco sent to Depot ploughing for oats grubing sent for Edmond, boots at Fletchers |
Sat 21. |
Fair a warm morning I went down to E Field with Edmond, Canfield – came up with my wheat 10 1/2 bushels wheat he borrowed last fall I put a bottom in a cask or tub & comenced prizeing Ma, tobacco I weighed it, it weighed 707 lbs leaf, Robert helping to prize. Collins came by barn Llewellyn got a letter from Garriet H at Mr Southworths Miss Ralph there {Bob sowed 8 bushels oats rakg in prizeing tobacco for Ma, halling straw etc grubing etc |
Sun 22. |
Fair a large frost cold morning the ground frozen some I saw a musk-rat on river Thomasia & Llewellyn & I went to Cty Line Bro Allen preached Dr Winn gave me an account on Clarissa Gouldin of $6.00. Bro – Saml came by & Tom Swann Llew went home with Tom |
M 23. |
Fair mild day smokey I caught a minck in steel trap sent for the Dr to see Lizzie he came this eve-ning found my knife by Rock spring I went to E Field & finished prizeing Ma tobacco sent it to Depot by Charles Bro Saml & Molly came to Ma, Lewis came Sister S & Emily went to Providence sent a letter to Depot for Mr Gouldin Lanzy went to help Canfield to hall his wheat to rail rode. I went to my – tobacco bed out gate comeing up Miss Ralph starts home to day {ploughing for oats faned out 25 bushels wheat for self and 8 bushels dirty wheat prizeing tobacco for Ma, halling for Canfields grubing etc etc etc etc etc |
Tus 24. |
Rained a little in the evening & a hard wind went to Bro Saml, in the evening on our way to Richmond I went to E Field & put Garlands tobacco in the hhd or box 145 lbs leaf 25 lbs Julia Ann, & sent it to Depot by Lanzy sent 9 bags wheat to Depot caught Koon {Commenced ditching with the – Boys Edmond had his boots – to ditch in sent to Depot, sent – Garlands, & Julia Ann, tobacco down ploughing for oats |
W 25. |
Fair Thomasia Lizzie & I went to – Taylorsville, Clarence went to bring the horse back Saw Uncle Wm & E Carter Taylor & E. T. went down to Richmond, pd $1.60 cts we went to Wm Dandridge, to stay Emma had calf male by (Prince Charles) {rakg in oats 11 bushels on swamp back kitchen, ditching in meadow |
Th 26. |
Fair cool day spent the day in Richmond, had a Hhd tobacco soled it soled for $13.1/4 1290 lbs. soled to Thomas $170.92 nete procedes $167.00 - $167.00 {rakg in oats 10 bushels ploughing ditching etc |
Fr 27. |
Fair a cool day I went to ware H had my tobacco & Mas soled Ma, soled for $13 1/4 687 lbs $94.45 cts my Lugs Ma, & Garlands soled for 9 1/2 weighed 1005 bought by Christian Charges $6/45 cts net procedes $183.47 cts Garlands tobacco soled for 12 1/2 145 lbs & 70 lugs soled for 6 1/4 $21.04 Dr Paterson. bought a plough cast been & 3 Points $4.60 we had out likeness taken cost $3.50 cts {sowing oats sowed 9 bushels finished by ice house haling out manure on corn land ditching got the colt at work with Mat shelled corn for Mr T & self |
Sat 28. |
Fair cool day I pd $4.50 cts for 1/2 tun plaster to Mr Clabern I bought goods of Grubs to the amount of $4.00. pd Wm Dandridge $10.00 we came up to the junction & Clarence went down for us went to Bro Saml Sister Sarah & Emily T, came up from Town {ploughing rakng ditching halling manure etc |
S 29. |
Fair a cool day cold evening I – went to Elon to meeting Bro Bitting & Thomas preached I went in the wagon with Bro S Sister Conelia & Betty etc Mr Kid went to Bro Saml Cousin Joh Taylor was there the Martins came to day we – came home in the evening Edmond came with Llewellyn I pd Betty Redd $3.00 for John Trainham |
M 30. |
Fair cool morning I went to Ma, pd her for her tobacco $120. pd Garland for his tobacco 28. dollars & Julia Ann $1.10 cts for her tobacco I pd Collins $30.00 went to Ma, & mill Betty & Molly at Ma, sent to Bro S, for trunk B. came over {ploughing in orchard for oats etc ditching halling manure to corn field sent 2 walnut stocks to the mill & brought scantling home |
Tus 31. |
Fair mild day I fixed up 2 cedar post sent to mill for post & sent to Depot 17 post. I went down to see Mr Woolfolk, he promised to send them down for $1.00 – for Wm Dandridge. Miss B Hill & Molly came up this morning Miss Hency & Columbia came & spent evening Mr Howard came I went to Ma, with him Ma pd him $5. for bricks sowing oats 6 bushels in orchard ploughing cotton patch ditching workg garden etc |