Sat 1. |
Fair a warm day I went to Carmel no preaching Bro S & S wer there I came by store bought 2 hats ones for John & one for self wais coat etc to the amount of $2.44 cts James went to Mrs Hattons is very low. {ploughed tobacco ground ditching by spring halling out manure etc |
S 2. |
Cdy most of the day cool day John & I went to Carmel I had a new scollar George Quarles I have 5. Bro H Lowery – preached Bro S at meting I dined at Ma, Thomasia went to see Mrs Hatton |
M 3. |
Fair cdy evening & morning I sowed a bl plaister on oat land by out gate etc – Llewellyn came from Linnaeus, went out to try to collect his accounts Thomasia & I went to see Sister Cobbs Flem I went to Bro Addams, James went with Dick {sowed 1 [tearce? terrace?] plaister 500 lbs ploughing on river ditching by rock spring & ivy hill halling out manure for tobacco L |
Tus 4. |
Rain to night we went to Providence it rained & we staid there Llewellyn was there Mr Quarles & Chandler workg on a shed to chaimber etc the Boys staid hear {ploughing on river ditching halling out manure etc |
W 5. |
Rain most of the night last & a good deel to day we came home from providence this evening the Dr gave me some Black peas & bent oat grass I brought James from Ma, he has the measles we think L at Ma, thundering & Lightning to n {shelled corn hung up the tobacco in the barn ditching fencing sent a log to mill for tobacco staves - |
Th 6. |
Fair most of the day, looks like rain to night. Ma, sent for me to prize her tobacco went down packed it in my barn it was two high. I dined at Ma, Ella was at Anna, {ditching on river flat no. 1. field. sent 4 1/2 bu corn to mill halling out manure moved fence back of stack & barn malling wood etc |
Fr 7. |
Rain in morning Mrs Hatton died this morning 1/2 passed 11. ock Thomasia & I went up to night got there late 2 Miss Smiths wer there etc {ditching halling manure ploughed turnip patch by barn etc |
Sat 8. |
got a letter from B. Terrell Fair warm I fixed up some benches Bro Allen preached Mrs H,s funeral we went to Mr G Tompkins to berrial Boys went up this morning left Thomasia Jimy there this evening I brought some grass from Mr Tompkinss sented. {ditching halling manure etc ploughed pea patch etc |
Sun 9. |
Fair mild day, I went to Carmel & carried the children to scool few persons there Thomasia came home this evening – I got a letter from Mr Wright. Llewellyn came home & went again - |
M 10. |
Rain this evening warm thundered and lightened etc I went to Mahons Malerys met Edmond went to Dr Lins spoke for 16 lbs cotton at 9/d saw L at shop saw Mahon at Mrs Burruss, want him to make Hhd, Thomasia & I went to Providence Miss Moriah came we stoped at Ma, & suped Miss Moriah T. at Ma, {ploughing on river struck down tobacco striping at E Field etc Lanzy halling manure got a – log for hoop poles |
Tus 11. |
Rain most of the day Mahon came & worked on tobacco Hhd, put up one, all to head, made 2 large hoops etc {striping tobacco at E field throughing up manure etc rove out tobacco staves etc |
W 12. |
Fair a cool day Thomasia & I went to store bought glass putty fish calico etc laid out $3.40 cts had my horse shod before by Garland we went to Mrs Terrells & spent the day I stayed at the store this evening left tin there {striping tobacco ditching ploughing etc halling out manure |
Th 13. |
Fair cool morning I wennt to Providence for corn the Dr got back from Richmond went to T Castle and got 2 1/2 bushels seed corn Burruss corn went over the River & killed a koon found him up oak tree in Mr Burruss' sent a letter to W H Wright {ploughed a pea patch by tobacco ground rakg corn land on meadow ditching halling out manure shelled corn etc sent to mill 7 bu a turn for Mr T, |
Fr 14. |
Rain morning & evening I puttid up some glass 2 beggers came gave – them 22 1/2 cts 1/2 bu corn etc I went to Bro Saml, went by Dr Lins pd money $2.00 for cotton Saml came over with me met Clarrence Mr Smith & Llewellyn {planting corn in meadow halling out manure rakg corn land |
Sat 15. |
Rain this morning hard thundered etc Sam & I went fishing Edmond came by he & Saml went to Ma, , I fixed rattle trap it etc Llewellyn – came to night H & John went to [Ana?] Hattons H stayed. let Mr B Trevillion have 1 bu seed corn {halling manure cutting & malling rails etc |
Sun 16. |
Cdy day Thomasia John & I went to Carmel had no preaching my class wer all there Bro Saml was there Clarrence came to Ma a cool & damp day Uncle Wm is very low indeed Ma got a letter from cousin Harder |
M 17. |
Fair cool I plained up staves for a hhd. Carryed Miss B. Hill & Harriet to Elon to a temperance meeting at night Saml, Dr Lin & Bro Bitting spoke etc I got home about 12 ock at night – Rained in the night I planted a [?] of G corn from Mrs Hattons. Uncle Wm D Taylor died about 11 ock to day [William Day Taylor, 4 Apr 1781-17 May 1858] {planting corn by Rock Spring & ploughing etc halling manure etc working garden planted or sowed some fine bent oats in garden & planted 16 rows watermellon hills etc |
Tus 18. |
Rainy evening Thomasia & Liz & I went to Bro Saml, came to Linnaeus & spent the day Bro S went to Richmond for Molly left Liz at Lins & Llewellyn brought cotton home Lewis at Ma, hived a swarm of bees {planted pumpkins cymblains etc halled manure to tobacco ground etc ploughing corn land sowed guano on tobaco bed |
W 19. |
Rain light showers. Robert brought up Ma, horses hitched them to my – carriage I carryed Sister Sarah & Miss Moriah to Taylors – ville to the funeral of Uncle Wm Taylor, Mr String fellow preached a good many persons went by the old place to burrial etc Betty & Barbara wer there brought Liz home etc {striping tobacco E field halling out manure cutting & halling rails etc |
Th 20. |
Fair windy day fixed up horse lot etc L Terrell came to ree plant corn finished I got up some hogsheads staves or hoops – Miss Moriah Thompkins came & spent the day Sister Sarah came after her I – planted the new watermellon seed & 8 hills of Gwaltmeys kind, {patched up up lot rakg tobacco land reeplanting corn finished striping tobacco etc etc |
Fr 21. |
Fair a cool windy day very cool to night I planted some watermellon seed worked – over the hills Mr Harris came by pd me for – his pigs $4.50 cts Old Lucy came I pd her $4.00 for waiting on Martha twice etc I gave in my list to Mr Sheppard Saml & Llewellyn went to the Dr, {ploughing on river reeplanting corn picked over plant bed fencing by barn at E field halling out manure weeding sweet potatoes etc |
Sat 22. |
Fair a cool day I planted some – watermellon seed carryed Bro Saml some stoped at Ma, Miss Moriah T is quite sick Betty Redd was there sent for Mrs John Swann I went to Hulets & to Bro Saml, stayed till evening went to Elon Bro Baptis preached tex Search the scriptures. [John 5: 39] Jessey Hulett pd me 25 dollars Mr Spicer pd 25 d I pd Fletcher $1.50 sow at the mill got her back broke Thomasia H. & John, went to – Miss – Ann Hattons H stayed Mr Hill at Anna, & some King William folks. {planting corn on the River halling out manure plastered tobacco bed etc |
Sun 23. |
Fair morning cdy evening a drop or two of rain, Miss Hency was married to Wm Wiltshire this morning at 9 ock at Anna, good many persons I sw Lewis Hill. I went to Carmel very few – persons there I had but one scollar Ren – meeting at Anna, this evening Bro Phillips preached girls from Bro S wer there Sister Cobbs died is [in?] day |
M 24. |
Rain this evening warm & a windy day went to Ma, & stayed a while Mary & & girls from Bro Saml, wer there Clarrence & Tom Swann the weding folks – passed by to Wiltshires hird that Mrs Cobbs was dead sent boys for Harriet Thomasia & I went to Sister Fleming Cobbs funeral she was burried this evening Bro Allen preached the funeral Sally Southworth came with us. sent pig to Mr Harris. |
Tus 25. |
Rain showery day warm I fixed up a win rattle mill. [wind mill?] on hill hill in the corn field sowed all my fine bent oat grass seed on meadow by rock spring Nat Wheat & Jane Bibb gone to be married [Nathaniel Fleming Wheat, 1839-1898, married Jane Eliza Bibb, 1831-1870 on 25 May 1858 in Halifax, N.C.] I went to Ma, & to Mr Taylors saw Mrs Swann & Betty Redd went to E field for big oil tin to put lye in my water mellon vines comeing up [weak lye acted as lime does]– {planted cotton hilled up potatoes sweet, planted – corn on river ploughing by rock spring I planted – some tomatoes plants by R spring sowed grass seed halling manure wood etc rails etc |
W 26. |
Fair cdy evening I worked on tobacco staves Llewellyn got back to night from Dr L, I went to plant bed etc went to Ma, the girls went from Ma, to Bro Saml's he came for them. I planted some cantalops seed, musk, cucumber seed in my garden finished planting corn etc {made a pen put up turkeys finished – planting corn by R spring halling out manure ploughing tobacco land scattering manure grubing tobacco land |
Th 27. |
Rain a shower cdy day I went to Golans ville to Election voted for Seay, pd him my Tax for last year $27.61 cts. pd tax on Edmond Redds children laid $1.76 Llewellyn went to Ma, Wm Robinson & I set up one Hhd at night gave H 13 cts she went to store with S, Sarah. . sent Rose. red heffer & little steer to Mr T {ploughing tobacco ground set out a few plants halling out manure shelled corn sent to mill |
Fr 28. |
Rain a little this evening I went to Ma, Borrowed $5.00 of sister Sarah went to H Martins saw his colt. went to Woodson Wrights & pd him $26.00 tax money saw – Henderson, Joh Terrell & Joh Swann we had milk & straw berries to day {ploughing tobacco land choping etc setting out halling out manure etc |
Sat 29. |
Rainy evening cdy day I planted out some tomatoe plants we went to Bro Samls met Bro S & Betty on mill hill H & James stoped at Dr Lins Charles Taylor at Bro S, left in evening {ploughing & setting out tobacco all day |
Sun 30. |
Rain a little Bro Saml & I went to Carmel G Quarles is missing from school Bro Thomas preached text Hebrews 7. 24-25 th meeting at Elon Bro Saml Molly & girls went to Elon Bro T was to preach etc etc we came home this evening brought some cherries for Ma, |
M 31 |
Raining very hard to night thundering cdy cool I rode to Mr Harrises Thomasia & I went to Ma, Thomasia & Betty went to Mr Taylors I went to E field sent a litter [letter?] by Wiltshire to the Dr, for Sister Sar. went to Mr Taylors Liz came down by self {Llewellyn came to Ma, Miss Moriah at Ma, Ma, pd me one dollar for cotton. {ploughing new ground by middle gate for tobacco setting out etc etc halling out manure for tobacca - |