1. Tus |
Fair cold/Fair/cdy/cdy A large frost cold morning finished covering the ice house Chanler came about 9 ock worked till 1/2 an our by sun I walked to mill to see about – weather boarding saw Mr Longden Wm at mill Harriet & Liz came from Mr Suttons Thomasia & Liz went up this evening Anna Redd went to Mr S, she rode through the wheat patch horse mising etc both going & comeing Page Sutton went home {got Mr Southworths wagon & halling corn with cart etc cutting & halling wood Page Sutton & Edmond & Llewellyn went to Bro Saml, |
W 2. |
Cdy/Rainy evening/cdy/Rain Billy & Mercer came by went to Mr Harris I went to Edge Hill brought down my tools & timber out of shop. Finished halling the corn brought a lode from Blacksmiths shop I put the two buttons on doars & lock on safe Page & Llew went to Bro Saml yesterday came back this evening fox hunting Page went home to night Bob bit Liz in mouth. Mr Sutton had 6 flour barrells corn in years. {moving finished the corn sent Mr Southworths wagon home halling rock to Marthea, house etc cutting & halling wood packed up boards etc etc |
Th 3. |
Mild & cdy day rain a little/Fair/cdy Raining Workg on ice house leveled it chinking it etc Edmond came to night gave May-day some copperas to night runing a rock warl [wall] in front of ice house {cut some poles levelled the ice house filling up around the house, halling wood poles etc |
Fr 4. |
Frost Fair cool/F/F./F. I worked on ice house finished gradeing & soiling & turfing page sutton came to breakfast went with Edmond home he came back to dinner Llewellyn went up with him I went to mill to have a log sawed in weatherboarding for ice house. I saw Ct Buttler at mill Right Eliott Clark etc I made a han barrow Edmond carryed a dog over to his h {Fixing ice house turfing & filling it etc cutting & halling wood etc |
Sat 5. |
Fair cold morning/F./cdy/clouding up I went to Carmel Bro Poindexter was there had a conversation with the members I put down my name for $25.00 Bro Saml came by with me went to Anna. This evening. The Suttons wer hear Archy hear to night. Harriet & Lizzie went to Edge hill {shelled corn 1 1/2 bu sent to mill for Mr Taylor cutting & halling wood send 6 bu for self. |
Sun 6. |
Cdy misty/cdy snowed a L/F. snowed a little at night/ F I went to Carmel Bro Poindexter preached text Matthew 13 ct 24 to 30 verses but few persons Bro P came with Bro Addams he did not stay to meeting – Joseps T Terrell came this evening sent for Llewellyn at Mr Littons I hav hird that Silas Gouldin is dead lived a very short time a few days – the Dr G went to see him |
M 7. |
Fair cold m/F/a little cdy/F I had the barn cleaned out put garner [grain] up loft Brought down my little wagon Boys – pulled it down I put it in the Barn- Mr Sutton gave me his bond with his wife & Mr Samuel security to bond, - saw Mrs Sutton Mr S commenced ploughing to day Bro Saml & Edmond dined hear to day went to Anna, to hire negro. Mr Sutton gave me some tobaco Seed orinoco [bright leaf tobacco] I got a note from Wm Talley to d Joh Terrell went to Dr Lins, Harry Winston died [Harry Robinson Winston, 1848-1859] Joh went for coffin {cleaned out barn, burning plant bed on the River for tobacco brought down wagon |
Tus 8. |
a large frost cdy/cdy/Rain/hailed a little to night Raining I finished weatherboarding my ice house went to River to plant bed above Big rock sowed one 1/2 of it in tobacco seed cabbage & Lettuce etc burning etc etc Dick Dickinson - & Page Sutton came last night {cutting & halling wood burning plant bed on river & sowed about one half of it in tobacco seed etc etc |
W 9. |
Rainy day/Rain/Rain cdy/Raining I mened [mended] up a slai [stay?] for Thomasia with whorl [whale] bone Page went home & Dick Llewellyn went with him carryed gun. Bob shoemakg etc – Mr Taylor hat [had] 1/2 lbs sole leather {cutting & ["hal" lined through] wood, Bob shoe making, in shop. Shelling corn halled a stack of old fodder down from Edge hill |
Th 10. |
Fair cold/Fair cold & windy/Fair/F. I went to Meadow Joh malling wood rails etc I walked to Mr Sutons delivered J Turners – message Mr Sutton striping his tobacco in the cellar L came home this evening {shelled corns ent 7 bushels to mill got 1 bag of meal cutting & halling wood maling etc Bob shoemakg |
Fr 11. |
Fair/Cdy/Snow a little/Cdy I went to the mill to get some tobacco staves met with Mr Dickinson weighing his corn Saw Ct Buttler Harriet & James went to Bro Saml, Emily came with them Clarrence & Eugene ar hear went with Page koon hunting to night the Dickinsons ar hear Dick & Llewellyn went to W Terrells. 2 beggars came by & dined I gave them 25 cts went to store bought 5 glass 25 3 lbs red wood all cost 44 cts. {Bob shoemaking, cutting & haling wood halled a lode leaves & put them in ice hous etc |
Sat 12. |
a few flakes snow/cdy evening cool/cdy/cdy I fixed up some rust in old house had a lode poles halled for it Robert came up from the Dr, brought me a letter from the Dr Page went up home this morning & Clarrence Eugene & dickinsons went this – evening had drag etc Harriet & Emily went to Edge Hill & spent the day there. John at Mr Dickinsons with Archy Sutton. I gave Henry 16 cts for 2 brooms – {Bob finished shoemaking cutting & halling wood malling wood rails etc sent to mill for meal |
S 13. |
cdy cool/cdy/Fair/cdy I went to Cty
Line Bro Phillips spoke & Bro Allen I went by Edge hill spoke to Dr Swann
to send Dr Win to Bro Saml, Edmond came for Emily this evening Uncle Anderson
came over last night |
M 14. |
Fair large frost/F/Fair mild/Cdy I went to E field barn faning wheat sent 18 1/2 bushels to Depot. White wheat baged 50 bushels red, faning up the screaning,s James carryed a letter to Bro Saml to go to office for Barbara. Edmond came over to night to molaces stew at fitzhughs the Dickinsons Southworths etc ar there Dick John & Hamlin suped thear & several girls, stewed the candy hear wheat weight 1095 lbs. {Faning wheat sent 18 1/2 bu to Depot cutting wood halling etc |
Tus 15. |
Rain/cdy/cdy/Rain I sent 25 bags red wheat to Depot to be sent to Dandridge & Hart (weight 3020) I handled an ax for Joh my old ax – I went up to Edge hill for my boat it was full of water padle gone saw a lam with Ewe Harriet & Susan at Mr Taylors with Evy she is sick I gave James 30 cts to by ruster pd 25 cts to Frank for makg pr shoes {sent 50 bushels wheat to Depot baged about 18 bu of screan & durty wheat, cutting wood malling rails - |
W 16. |
Rain morning/cdy Rain/Rain a little/F I patched up troughts at barn sawed off Hhd staves got 20 from Mr Buttler 4 7/8 w 14 feet long 1/2 in thick I laided worm of a fence from Anna, garden to old barn swamp runing by Old Dabs house I have 2 lambs I cut James, hair. Harriet & Liz at Mr Taylors {shelled corn sent one barrell to mill got some tobacco staves halling rails to fence from Anna, to swamp malling Bob got some hoops |
Th 17. |
F/cdy/Rain a little tonight/Rain I jointed 25 or 30 tobacco staves finished a bird box hung it up by shop Page came by I saw 3 men going to Mr Suttons came by hear Bob commenced ploughing for tobacco by Livy,s house caught the duck-leg sow [short legged] at Brooks, & brought her down put her in a pen by smoke house, Thomasia went to Providence I went to see Trainham at Jerico. Ella gave me a drake. Lewis was Prov. {went to Edge hill for hog, halling rails wood etc sowed a plant bed in tobacco cabbage seed etc on river above big rock |
Fr 18. |
Rain Rainy day/Rain/cdy Raining/Cdy, I have a very bad cole & calf. [cough] I tacked down a new carpet in dining room Archy Sutton came to day shooting at the robins a great many, Mrs Sutton complaining L went to store & got a pr shoes etc ground cutting knives {shelling corn malling rails grinding axes etc & fencing a little halled a lode rails or wood. |
Sat 19. |
Rain/Rainy/cdy & foggy/Rain a little I went to store carryed Harriet bought a frock for Thomasia & 12 yds curtain do – Edmond came to night sent John to store for his saddle & bridle traded horse for mule sent to Depot for a box [chainny? China?] I have a very bad cole & hoarceness. {halling rails cutting & malling etc sent to Depot for Box chiney etc |
S 20. |
Cdy/Cdy/Fair/Fair Edmond went home this morning I went to Carmel Bro Poindexter preached text 13th chapt Mat 31 & 33 verses Harriet went to meeting Bro Saml Mr Kid wer at meeting Mr Sutton came in evening wants tobacco sticks. Arch was hear Page & Dick & John Dickinson came to spend the night. |
M 21. |
Windy clear cool/clear cool/clear cool/Fair I fixed large boards on ice house and trimed up the trees from Anna to ice house fencing Dick & John Dickinsons spent the day hear Llewellyn went to Mr Dickinson, & James Eddy Sutton Susan & Sally are hear to night blacked there faces. Put the sheep in pasture cow & calf etc H got 2 bails cotton from store $1.20 shall [shawl] $3.00 $5.40 {cutting rail timber malling halling rails wood etc ploughing this evening for tobacco by Liv House & barn |
Tus 22. |
Cold morning Fair mild/Fair mild/Fair smoky/F I went to meadow whare they wer – burning a plant bed cut down a good many briars sent 18 bushels wheat to the Depot gave Llewellyn $5.00 he went to Depot took the cars for Richmond – Bro Saml came by & dined Thomasia & I walked to Mr Dickinsons this evening he came after we started home H went to Mr Taylors to day Llewellyn pd Sturn my postage account in advance 70 cts. Uncle Anderson came hear to day {Burning plant bed in meadow sent to Depot. 18 bu wheat ploughing for tobacco E field etc etc |
W 23. |
Fair a mild pretty d/Fair/F/Fair I went to meadow & sowed a tobacco bed covered it etc went in slash picked out a tree for pails for garden went to see Liston Cobbs to get him to do some rock work Mrs Wiltshire & Mrs Southworth wer hear this evening I fixed up garden gates etc {prepaired & sowed a tobacco bed on meadow etc fallowing cutting & halling wood from slash sent 6 bu corn to mill halling rails wood etc |
Th 24. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Snowing Mr Sutton came to borrow 1/2 bl corn Frank came for it I pd him – 25 cts. The balance of shoe money – I went to the slash for some slab timber halled up 2 lodes rived out a good many this evening nailed up some on garden. John killed a mad dog in Anna, Sellar a cut yeared yellow dog a large dog. I caryed Thomasia to Mr Suttons Mrs Sutton had a baby this morning a girl H at Mr Southworths to night – {Bob fallowing by out gate & barn E field – malling rails cutting wood halling halled slab timber fixing to scaffle [scaffold] a house at E field |
Fr 25. |
Snowing/cdy/Rain fine/Raining snow about 1 or 1 1/2 in deep melting Susan & Sally S, Johnny Wiltshire Miss Newton Bro Saml Barbara Emily & Lula Edmond Cary & E Tomas Redd came over to the children, party 2 Suttons & E Taylor etc most of them going to stay all night. Miss Bettie Hill came to Anna, to night {halled 2 lodes fodder old from Edge hill & cutting & halling wood etc |
Sat 26. |
Sleet Rain/cdy/Fair/F. the snow has melted a great deal Bro Saml went home 12 ock Lewis came he the 2 Edmonds & all the company went – home this evening. I patched up the garden nearly around with it Bettie Hill came down this evening & stayed till night – {cutting wood halling etc from slash |
Sun 27. |
Fair cool m/Fair/Fair/F I met Bro Taylor going to Cty Line in Dr D, carriage I went to Carmel & from there to Bro Saml, cossed at island foard got my feet wet. Mr Carson came from Elon to Bro. Saml,s the girls went to meeting – Evvy Taylor came hear to night & Milly-jane they have a lam at house have 7 in all. |
M 28. |
Fair mild/Fair mild/F/F I fixed up the lot fence between the Barn& garden. Patched up the garden, rived some slabs etc laid the worm of a cow pen by Livvy, house made a pair bars etc put them in by Anna, . 2 Miss Dickinsons came this evening Dolly is sick to night. James carryed Evy Taylor to rail rode-bridge. Milly Jane went over to cook for Mr Taylor. John went to carry a letter etc to Bro Samls one for James T Redd & one for Llewellyn he is – going to Richmond Bro Watkins came by {Bob put in bars by Anna, etc cutting & malling rails in slash halling to Livys house - |