Sat 1, |
Rain/cdy/Fair/Fair Mild I went to Edge hill & moved my potatoes etc from cellar went back in the evening & brought down the fowls. Mr Jessey Hulett came to see me about hireing Aggy Lewis came & dined {moveing things down sent the Dr, wagon home etc Lanzy came home halling wood brought down cutting box & oats etc |
S 2. |
a lare frost/Fair/Snowing/F I went to Carmel Bro Taylor preached Text 7th ch 1st Corin 29. & 30th verses communed I gave 12. cts to P. Sister S & Bettie & Emily went to Carmel in Bro S, carriage Bro S, Eugene & Clarrence cme hear to day went back in evening went to see Mrs Taylor with Thomasia & Bettie to night she is very poly Mr Southworth was there. |
M 3. |
Snow & Rain/Snow/Snow/Mist T. Redd & Lewis R came & went to Mrs Terrells to night Dr Gouldin came up to night from ["home S," lined through] Charles & Wm came with wagon I stayed in low house with Dr Gouldin went to Edge hill and put a glass in in sellar window put glass in chaimber window etc etc {cutting wood on meadow halling etc brought down some things from Edge hill etc |
Tus 4. |
Snowing/Fair/Fair/Fair The ground nearly covered with snow, it melted very fast. Dr G sent his wagon back home Robert – went with the wagon as far as Milfoard bridge the water was high Mr Gouldin came over from Bro Saml, Dr & Sister S. bought Robert for $1000. James T Redd & Lewis came spent day James hired Aggy for $15. carryed her to Bro Saml Charles went J Hulett came to try to hire Ag – {Brought down 19 hogs from Edge hill killed 17. put them in corn house to night put 2 in pen etc |
W 5. |
L frost Fair cold w/Fair/Fair/Fair Cold morning large frost I weighed my hogs & pigs 17 weighed 1234 lbs. Mr Taylor had 3 they weighed 231 lbs I examined the secretary & found a check to amount of $2.50 & $37.58 cts in cash. sent for Mr Harris he & Mr Wiltshire estimated the fodder 6 stacks 3750 lbs. I went to Edge Hill for tools to make a coffin for Mrs Taylor she died this morning Mr Tate & Southworth came to help Mr Dickinson & Davis came to see about there fodder. Mr Sutton moved to day I sent two carts to Huletts with Mr Gouldins things Dr Gouldin Mr Gouldin Sister Sarah & Bettie Redd went over to Bro Saml, {sent to rail rode cutting & halling wood etc etc |
Th 6. |
Fr/Cdy/Rain/Cdy Rain cool day Mr Tate & I finished the coffin for Mrs Taylor Bro Phillips came & preached her funeral I went by Edge Hill & to Cty Line to the burrial Jessey got barouch & carry Harriet & Evvy Lina Taylor to Cty Line. came by – the store bought some cheese 3 lbs 12 cts pr shoes $1.25 one bottle turf oil 25 cts [Dove & Co. in Richmond sold turf oil to help cure bruises, sprains, burns, ulcers, wounds etc. in man or beast] $1.87 {made cow pen by End field & straw rack & put the cattle in put straw in rack Bob & Robert went to Cty Line to burrial & to dig grave etc |
Fr 7. |
R cdy/cdy/Fair/rain Mild day Mr Dickinson sent for his fodder to day carryed 2 stacks away Mr Davis chose his stack I picked one for Billy Quarles 600 lbs. I went to Edge hill carryed a bond for the rent of Edge hill to Mr Sutton Llewellyn went went up for me. I put 7 glass in harness – shop windows Bob went to Mr Southworths for 2 sides Leather price $3.00 each $6.00 May day had her 4th calf male pale red. {cutting & halling wood brought down 4 bags bran from Edge Hill sent sausage meet to Providence to grind |
Sat 8. |
Fair cold/Fair cold/Fair/Fair windy Henry enquired for safe Edmond Redd came & dined he had a horse trade with Brook Mrs Southworth & Susan came over this evening Susan spent the night Mr Taylor brought up May day & calf {shelled corn commenced on new sent to mill cutting & halling wood put some in cellar hallling for Mr Taylor Lanzy laid up |
Sun 9. |
Cdy/Cdy cold/f & cold/cdy snowed a few flakes Cdy d I spent the day at home Dr – Gouldin came to night from Bro Saml, Ann came with him to Bro Saml, the most of us are complaining with bad coals etc |
M 10. |
Fair cold./F. cold/Fair/Fair a very cold day. & night last I bought a chain of Robert gave him 25 cts & a coffee mill for chain Dr Gouldin went down carryed Robert had my cow pen moved to E field barn put the cows in etc made hog pen by out gate etc put a brush around cow pen. A Mr Durett came & collected $10.75 cts for W. W Smith for repairs fof buggy Ct Buttler came by barn {moved cow pen made hog pen halling wood brush etc |
Tus 11. |
Fair cold/Fair milder/Fari/cdy A very cold morning & night last rather milder Cleaned out harness shop put Bob makg – Johns shoes I helped. brought down my out hogs put them in pen out gate made bed etc for them sent to Edge Hill for corn Mr Taylor went to store for 5 yds yellow flannel at 30 cts a yard {Bob shoe makg cutting & halling wood halled some corn down from Edge hill |
W 12. |
Fair cool/Fair mild/Fari/Fair a pretty day mild evening. Mr A P Luck came by said the Dr had filled his ice house Mr Sutton getting ice. Thomasia got a letter from Harrriet Ann. I went to Edge hill for my work bench & part of tools etc Llewellyn & James dined at Mr Suttons to day put up bench in harness shop Harriet is laid up with bad cole etc. I put on flannel last night draws [drawers] have pain in ne [knee] Mr Davis got his loom grind stone etc he got a wagon lode straw from my barn. Mr Sutton borrowed 1/2 br corn in years {Bob shoemaking. cutting & halling wood etc halling corn from Edge hill etc |
Th 13. |
Fair mild day/Fair/Rain/Cdy Cool morning I fixed up my bench in – harness shop vice etc carryed hogs to out gate Bro Saml, & Sister Sarah came & spent the day I sent a letter to Cousin Edmond Tompkins for sugar by Bro Saml, Edmond came to night John went to Providence to try to – borrow a little sugar failed getting it Llewellyn went to John Dickinsons to night. {shoemaking, stoped ice pond old fish pond sent for some turnips at Edge hill shelled a little corn etc |
Fr 14. |
Rain mild d/cdy/Fair/cdy I made a last for Lanzy nearly 14 in long he went to his wife, house the other day I made a rat trap put it in barn turned out sow through out gate Edmond went home Nancy Ballard came to day {shelled corn tyed up a little tobacco. cutting & haling wood Bob shoemakg cut out Lanzy,s shoes L. Bettis etc |
Sat 15. |
Fair/cdy/Fair/cdy Mild day I made a bird box put it up locus tree in yard fixed up bee hive etc I went to Edge hill soled Mr Sutton my top stack for 1/- foot it measured 99 feet Llewellyn came home Nancy went to Anna came back to night. James rode to Bro Saml, came back. I pd Jos Dabney, Brother $5.00 for him for footing & pair boots Sally Southworth – came to night. {Bob finished Lanzys shoes 13 1/2 in long shelled corn sent it to mill sent a bag for Sally sent for it this evening made straw rack filled it with straw cutting & halling wood etc. |
Sun 16. |
Fair/Fair/Cdy/Fair a mild day I went to Carmel Bro Poindexter – preached text Matthew 13th chapter 3 to 23 verses the sower & the seed. Bro Saml, Sister Sarah - Mary & Bettie wer there went by Providence to dine Page Sutton came by Miss R Adams came from Anna, . Nancy hear to night |
M 17. |
Cdy/Cdy R a little/Fair/cdy Cold day commenced diging a ice house on my land opposite Anna, one that I commenced years before. gave Lanzy his - shoes had 6 hands diging ice house Dr Anderson came to Anna,. Llewellyn went to – Dr L B Andersons. Bob & I fixed loom in sellar {diging an ice house on my land near Livvys house |
Tus 18. |
Fair cold/Fair cold/Fair/Fair I went to Edge hill & to L Terrrells Mr Sutton burning plant bed near out gate Edmond came to breakfast. I went to the store A & H, [Anderson & Hulett] bought goods to the amount of 16 cts Collins gave me his shop account against me amounest to $23.46 cts. Dick Dickinson came to night Llewellyn came from Dr L {diging ice house it is about 11 feet deep halled wood |
W 19. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair cool morning mild day finished diging the ice house. Joh Terrell came by looking for Llewellyn he went to Dr L to night Dick went home this evening I put a lock on gate by – Anna, I went for Wm Quarles & Chanler to work on ice house comeing in morning {cutting poles for ice house halling etc diging falce bottam |
Th 20. |
Fair/Fair/cdy/Fair Mild day windy s win Mr Quarles & Chanler came to work on ice house commenced the frame out of white oak logs got them from river by Big rock Dr Chanler came to night. {cutting logs for ice house halling same halling wood a lode rocks etc |
Fr 21. |
Rain/Rain/Rain/R Lightened thundered etc Dr Chanler went to N Lucks from hear Mr Quarles & Chanler working on ice house sent John to Bro Saml to borrow some nails 10 lbs Clarrence is hear to night {sent Jessey to Depot Chesterfield Cox sent him back. cutting & halling wood grubing in E field |
Sat 22. |
Rain a litle/hail a little/Fair cold/cdy mild day Clarrence went home John got from Bro Saml with 10 lbs 8d nails ["d" stands for penny; 2 1/2 in long] borowed I went in woods for oak logs cut down 2 sent them to mill for larths I went to mill spoke to Mr Buckhanon for a puppy black bull, saw Emond etc Mr John Terrell Wm P Terrell came down in the woods wants money. I put on a lock on the dary. Billy Quarles & Mr Chanler went home about 11 ock. I went to Edge hill bulked down a a part of my tobaco Mr Sutton sent for the barn key put a part of his tobacco in the barn the river is quite ["poly" lined through] high sent Jessey to Depot for sugar got one barrell & 100 or 110 lbs from Cousin Edmond Tompkins sent an order for the year – {sent to Depot went in woods for some timber for larths carryed 2 stocks to mill cutting & haling wood stoping ice pond etc |
S 23. |
Fair cold/F nearly a clear day/cold Fair/Fair cold night last cold day I spent the day at home the ice 1 inch thick on pond Mr Wiltshire & wife at Anna, to day I hear. |
M 24. |
a l frost Fair cold/Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair a large frost I went to Wm Talleys & dined he is going to Town the last of the weak or first of next I went by Mr Browns – saw Dr Lin went to Mrs Burruss, stoped at the mill offered the miller 12 1/2 cts for 30 fowls sent him word I would take them in morning Edmond came by carryed Llewellyn to Mr Suttons to night. Thomasia had 20 turkeys killed to day {cutting & halling wood halled a log for slabs sent Bob to mill |
Tus 25. |
Fair cold/Fair/cdy/cdy mild I went to the mill for some fowls got – 26 of Mr Buckhannon gave 12 1/2 cts each Mr Quarles & Chanler came this morning commenced at 10 ock put up rafters & weatherboarded one end put on larths etc I went to the mill this evening to have a log sawed in larths & tryed to get some planks met with Lis – Cobbs riving slabs or boards {dug a hole in ice house put in poles flore etc sent a barrell fowls to Depot turkeys etc moving Mariah things etc sent to mill for larths etc etc |
W 26. |
F/cdy/cdycdy & misty I went to slash for some timber cut down a slab tree & a tree for larths halling to mill etc Mr Sutton came to see me about house etc Page Sutton – her sister came to night or this evening I went to the mill to see about sawing Wm Robinson came to see about Sallys house etc Mr Quarles & Chanler riving slabs etc {cutting & halling logs to house & mill got some larths from mill chinking ice house with straw etc halled some things for Moriah she moved down this evening |
Th 27. |
Rain/Rain/Rain/Rain Mr Quarles & Chandler went home this morning worked till 10 ock or ¼ after Page Sutton went home this evening Llewellyn went with him Eddy Sutton is hear Mr Taylor went to Edge hill & took down the tobacco {halled the larths to ice house shelled corn Moriah finished moving took down the tobacco at E hill etc etc |
Fr 28. |
Rain cdy/cdy/foggy/cdy I went to Bro Saml, & dined Bro S promised to send & help move my tobacco etc tomorrow the River is high Eddie Sutton went home this evening H went with Her came back Clarrence & Eugene came with John Jimy they went koon hunting to night with 2 Suttons & Llewellyn sent Henry to Providence to borrow wagon to help move met John McL Anderson at Dr Lins {Bob shoemaking & Jessey striping tobacco halling – wood & a lode corn from Edge hill - |
Sat 29. |
damp day etc/fair a part of day. R to night/F/a little cool to night the boys came from koon hunting this morning staid out all night all but Llewellyn. Cary came over & spent the day he & Boy went home this evening Dr Anderson sent his wagon to hep to move my tobacco & oats, 2 lodes tobacco and 4 lodes oats. lent Mr Sutton 3 hampers of corn. I went by store bought goods to the amount of $1.22 cts pd for them went by L Terrells bought 4 1/2 lbs candles of Mrs Terell pd her for them 75 cts, gave William 5 cts. the river is very hight up to rock spring & rising recd a letter of A P – Luck {halled my tobacco down from E Hill to E field barn halled 4 lodes oats Lanzy halling wood went to mill carryed 6 bushels to mill corn. |
S 30. |
F cool/F/F/cdy Cool day I went to Carmel met with the seston, one or two went to Carmel & went back home Edmond & Llewellyn – went to Mr Suttons came to night – Miss Samuel & Brother came by this evening. |
M 31. |
Fair cool/F windy/F cool/F Bro Saml sent his wagon over to help move me cleared the barn & halled 2 lodes corn A. P Luck came I pd him $4.00. Billy & I slabed one side of ice house Mrs Harris came from Anna, Page Sutton hear to night Harriet & Lizzie at Mr Suttons went to Mr Pennys. got 15 lbs nails f. store {moveing cutting & halling wood got a lode larths from mill sent Henry to store for 15 lbs nails at 6 cts. |