M 1. |
Rain Hail etc commenced hailing I – worked on my wagon moddle sent Llewellyn to Tom Smiths with $60.42 cts the money that I owed Ben Vass the girls came up from Ma, Mary Betty & Betty G. sent Bro Saml wagon home etc {sent wagon home burning plant bed etc |
Tus 2. |
Fair windy day the girls went to Ma, I carryed Mary to Ma, on ben went to store carryed Noah a iron to have 2 made by it, saw B Trevillion, I bought a pack envellopes for Bety G gave 5 cts, I went to Ma, to put on a lock on dining room dore Spencer came by borrowed 1 bu cole for Wiltshire Tate John came to see me about renting corn land etc {Cutg wood striping tobacco E field halled a lode wood straw etc |
W 3. |
Fair cool morning I went to Ma, & put a lock on lore house door Molly & Betty complaining L Terrell came for me we came back I rented him the land from shop to black smith shop & to gate Clarrence & Llewellyn came this evening H & John went to se Mr Hatton Joel Lucks son came with an account {striped a little tobacco burnt a plant bed sowed cabbage & tobacco seed on it halling wood etc |
Th 4. |
Snow it comenced in the night & snowed till the evening it melted narly as fast as it fell in places it was 2 or 3 inches deep melts quite fast Clarrence went home for some money came back to night Bob cut out a pair shoes for Harriet & made them I cut out a pair for Fanney {Bob shoe making striping tobacco at E Field |
Fr 5. |
Snow it snowed in the night & a little to day cool day Llewellyn & Clarrence went after turkeys to day I rode Davy went in Spotsylvanea I rode to Terrells to shop & to Ma, I helved 2 new axes one for Jessey & Henry {cutting & halling wood malling etc shelled a turn corn for Mr Taylor etc |
Sat 6. |
Fair a cold morning I went by Ma, & got a letter from Betty carryed one for the Dr & Barbara, saw the Dr at his gate, John went with me to Carmel, Bro Dickinson – preached, I pd $4.00 for firt qr to church Bro Saml, & I dined at Ma, Sister S & Betty G went to Mr Harrises Mary & Betty at Ma, {shelled corn sent to mill for Mr Taylor & self cutting & halling wood for Mr Taylor put up 4 sows to fatten halled a lode tags in pen made a floar in the shelter |
S 7. |
Fair a mild day Thomasia Lizzie & I – went to Carmel Bro A Dickinson preached took a collection for Colporteurs [those hired by a religious society to distribute Bibles or tracts] I put my name for $5.00 we went by Providence & dined Mary & Betty went home from Ma this evening John came from Dr, , Lins to day, Ma, ewe has 2 lambs |
M 8. |
Fair a pretty day I went by Ma, & to Dr Lins saw him at his new ground went to Bro Saml, gave him a drawing of 2 springs that he is to attend to in Richmond Betty rote a note to Betty G, got some golden rod from Dr Lin,s the boys got back with 11 turkeys 3 geese & 3 chickens loss one Turkey they know not where {halled a load straw halling wood etc malling wood rails etc cuting etc etc boys came w turkeys |
Tus 9. |
Fair windy & cool s.w. wind Clarrence & Llewellyn found there turkey at T.S. Lucks, killed there fowls & started to Bro Saml, with Sal, L Terrell brought my boots home, do not fit. he commenced ploughing by spring & shop & grubing etc. I made 4 hoe helvs etc etc John & James started to scool to Mr Anderson. {Bob ploughing cutting & halling wood |
W 10. |
Fair and windy cool evening I went to Ma, to shop Noah shifted one shoe on ben saw S Swann at store laid out 25 cts in store L Terell hair hunting & ploughing etc – 2 Quarlses came with John & James one of Ma, sheep died in the ditch etc (hird Mr Tom Goodwin is dead bitten by (snake rattle) {Bob ploughing on high hill grubing halling wood straw etc etc |
Th 11. |
Fair a very cold night & day I went to – plant bed in slash Ma, hands helping stoped at Ma, Ma, went to mill to see Mrs Collins I carryed a iron to hook to alter saw John Anderson at store Jack went with him home I went to the plant bed. Ewe had a lam the first of mine {Burnt a plant bed in Ma, slash with my hands halling wood for Mr Taylor & Livy straw etc Ma, sheep got in ditch & died yesterday |
Fr 12. |
Snowy day a col day the Snow about 1 or 1 1/2 inches deep & snowing I fixed to go to Bro Saml, Llewellyn & Clarrence came to day made out rather badly with turkeys they brought up some oysters had some for dinner put my sheep in next to barn to night {finished burning plant bed in slash halled tags in the hog shelters shellled corn etc |
Sat 13. |
Snowy & fine rain it snowed in the night snowy day the snow about 3 or 4 inches – deep a crust of the top I made a pattern for my spring to wagon Harriet & I went in sley to Bro Saml, got there at night Betty sick Bro S, got from Richmond {Bob made a pr shoes for Lizzie. |
S 14. |
Fair after the morning the snow melted some, spent the day at Bro Saml, Betty is out to day. we came home this – evening Saml came from Uncle John's to d Clarrence is hear |
M 15. |
Fair mild day the snow melted a good deel to day Llewellyn went to look for fowls on [dam?] Clarrence went over home this morning I went to Collins etc, shop put Noah makg my wagon springs he foarged out 2. went back this evening saw Saml Swann B. Trevillion at store & others I bought things to the amount of 31 cts a lam has a leg broke splinted it etc etc {shelled corn sent to mill cutiing & haling wood oak etc cutting short, Lanzy is laid up to day (mended meet House key) - |
Tus 16. |
Fair a cold morning the snow melted a good deel to day windy d I went to the shop & store bought a paper nedles 6 cts saw S Swann J Hackett etc at store I caught the turkeys 18 turned out 8 packed the fowls in barrells 20. Clarrence came with springs to go on carry all Llewellyn came to night I went to Harris ice pond {getting ice off of my pond killing turkey & geese for market etc |
W 17. |
Fair a cold day I fixed up the Boys carry-all springs etc went to ice pond & bated some birds this evening Bob carryed the fowls to Depot 20. Thomasia got a letter from Barbara & bundle & letter from John to Llewellyn Clarrence workg on carry all I have 4 lambs mine {sent Bob with turkeys etc to Depot halling ice etc |
Th 18. |
Cdy day cool I went to Ma, & to Collins – shop went to Mr Harris ice pond the ice is 1 1/2 inch thick Llewellyn & Clarrence started after fowls with Davy Bro Saml, came up this evening I set a trap under rock indian hill. A P Luck got 2 pigs at 1 d. 2.00 {getting ice got it all getting wood etc etc etc etc |
Fr 19. |
Hail Snow rain etc all day sleet etc I made several dead lights [non-opening plain glass panels] and put them in the windows the Boys got home to night with there fowls Cousin Frank Thompkins came with them going to pick the fowls to night {shell corn cutting wood etc |
Sat 20. |
Snowy morning it snowed last night it is about one or two inches deep Llewellyn Clarrence & Cousin Frank started to Richmond with Sal & carry-all with fowls they killed them last night 41. I went shop had my – sley iron mended started on spring [catlens?] in the bed frolicked all night carryed Lizy to Bro Saml & left her there to night got some tobacco seed of Lewis Sam was at Ma, to day – Mr Purkins son is dead carryed him to Bro Watkins {sent corn to mill for Mr Taylor & self cutting & halling wood halled straw etc |
S 21. |
Fair mild I went to Carmel in my sley Bro Poindexter preached Bro Saml & I dined at Ma, left my sley at Ma, saw Nelson there L B Anderson came by to day |
M 22. |
Snowy morning cdy & cool day I helved an ax & ground it for Bartlett made an egg box put 3 eggs in it left it in hen house, it commenced snowing in the night melted etc some worked over wagon etc Bartlett went to mill for 5 lbs cotton at 15 cts a lb. I bated some pattridge, in pines there are 15 in a gang {cutting wood halling rails to fence in blade stacks fenced them in by R spring |
Tus 23. |
Fair a very cold morning cool day I went to the store & shop saw Mr Harris N Luck L Terrell & others Collins has not yet got back from – Richmond had his pockett picked of 75 dollars I put a duck leged hin in shop with [derba?] ruster Cousin Frank Tompkins came up from Richmond to day went home this evening went to ice pond twice {getting ice it is about 1 1/2 & 2 inches thick |
W 24. |
Fair cold morning cool day I have been poly to day & last night, finished filling ice house to day, Llewellyn & Clarrence came this evening. Dr Lin came by to night & [s]tayed a while – {Finished getting ice getting wood straw etc |
Th 25. |
Fair cold morning & night last mild d John McL, Anderson came & spent the day Clarrence went home this evening I went with John to store met with the Dr I bought 5 yds cloth at 11 cts 55 cts came by Ma, Llewellyn went – down to Ma, gave Llewellyn 2 bu corn to grind for Sal sent it to mill {malling rails halling to fence in fodder stacks cutting wood etc |
Fr 26 |
Fair cool day Thomasia & I went to Dr Lins & staid a while went to Bro Saml, & staid till evening Edmond – Thomas & E Taylor came this evening to Bro Saml, Lewis came over this side of the river {cutting & halling wood halled rails etc fenced in fodder stacks etc etc etc |
Sat 27. |
Fair a mild day hird frogs hollar birds singing I went to the store shop etc saw Saml Swann B. Trevillion Anderson etc I went by plant bed in slash fenced it sowed it in tobacco seed cabbage & lettuce Lewis Redd borrowed my steel – trap I carryed 2 to shop for him to mend I made a box for sheep & one for rens [wrens?] or Black birds put it up walnut tree. I trimed grape vines etc saw Garriet at shop {shelled corn, cutting malling rails fenced in plant bed at Ma, slash sowed it, halling wood for Mr Taylor & Liv straw etc |
Sun 28. |
Fair a mild day the snow melted a good deel we wen to Elon Bro Baptis preached tex 1 st Corin 3 ct last part of 22 nd verse all are yours Bro Saml people wer there the Taylors Mr Kid etc Molly sick Clarrence came to night or this evening E. Redd at meeting the past winter has been mild |