Sun 1. |
F mild/Fr/F/F I went to Carmel Bro Poindexter spoke to S. scool Bro Broaddus spoke & preached communed to day gave Bro Valentine a letter of dismission 2 dickinsons & Joh Brown hear to day Barbara & Cary – went home this evening Bro Saml went to Providence I pd 13 cts to poar. Walked to plant bed Thomasia H & Mrs Swann |
M 2. |
Fr and frost./Fr/F mild/F I made a pattern for wagon spring – perch spring I cut some potatoes etc manuring – them etc, went fishing with Thomasia Mrs Swann Emily A & S. Southworth & Harriet & Liz. The Dr & Ella went to town Mary & Bettie Redd wer to go to Lizzys cow ["sent" lined through] runing in hear {ploughed pea patch ploughing for oats E hill etc sent to mill corn & wheat 13 bu w halling – manure putting drill for potatoes irish by carriage house |
Tus 3. |
Fair warm d/F/F/F I went to E hill sowed some Timothy seed fished some Mrs Swann went home this evening H & James went with her Mrs Sutton came down this evening I went up to E hill sowed some seed etc Edmond came this evening brought me some pumpkin & c seed Bettie Hill sick {finished planting irish potatoes by carriage house halled manure sowing oats 7 bushels etc ploughing by rock spring grubing choping watermellon hills over. |
W 4. |
F warm/F,/F/F I went to E hill to sow grass feed finished sowing oats & grass seed to day Thomasia & H went to E hill this evening Edmond went to store this morning Lewis R at Mr Suttons crow, hunting {Sowing oats 5 bushels sowed timothy seed etc grubing oat patch & swamp by ivy hill ploughing for corn ivy hill picking plant bed etc |
Th 5. |
Fair/F/F/F I went to Bro Wm Smiths to have a spring made. Met with John S, pd him an account of Bro Luck & Buttler for makg wheals pd $10.80 I went by Cousin F Tompkins cousin – Elizabeth T has her arm broke. Wm Noel & P Luck are hear to night saw Mr Ball I planted 105 hills of water mellon seed {ploughing ivy hill grubing picked plant bed Joh choped over my water mellon patch I plantd Lanzy halled a lode sedars butter been poles |
Fr 6. |
Fair warm/F/Fair/F. I went fishing caught a turtle twice he got away both times caught 8 or 19 pirch pike a Mr Wm Tiler canditate came by went to Mr Suttons Mr & Mrs Sutton went to see her mother, H went to Mr S, - Miss Eliza sent my satten waiscoat – Noel & Luck went to scool. {fonished ploughing by ivy hill spring rakg it etc, halling out manure E field for tobacco etc shelled corn etc |
Sat 7. |
Clear Clear warm/Clear/F/F I went to Mr Smiths shop to get a – spring cost $1.50 cts 4 bolts 5/d $1.83 saw F Tompkins at shop put springs on wagon etc the cars killed 2 horses cuppled Mr String-fellow Mrs – Nelson & others Claudius Anderson came looking for Dr Linnaeus Anderson Thomasia went to N Lucks Mr Sutton Sally Southworth is hear L Terell had one load chaff $1.50 {shelled corn sent to mill for meal & flour 2 bls – planted corn by ivy-hill sent oats 5 bu to mill some rye & wheat for chop ploughing by fishing hole on river below ivy hill planted peas - |
Sun 8. |
F warm/F,/F./Fair I went to Carmel Bro Fox opened the scool I had 2 scollars Clarrence Smith & Tuning had but 7 scollars 3 teachers. Llewellyn came this evening he had the mumps last week Page is hear to-night [Page Tillman Sutton, 1841-1919] |
M 9. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/F I went to river Page & Llewellyn – wer there all went to mill fishing this evening H & Southworths I went to Edmonds spoke for a bed of tobacco plants Redd came by Edmond & Clarrence hear to night altered 2 hogs etc I gave my horses some sulfer to night {ploughed land on river planted it in corn & pumpkin seed reeplanting corn halling out manure sent to mill for chop |
Tus 10. |
Rain warm/Raining/Raining/cdy I went to Mr Dervans se him about guano went by Clifton & Dr Terrells – to Mr Minors saw his calvs asked $10. apeaice Mr Minor went to see Mr Stringfellow at Dr Nelsons Mr S is very – low I went to Bro Saml, & dined Mr Kid Bro Saml, & I went to plant bed Lizzie cow Bet has her first calf red white face {ploughing by spring for corn planted some corn by old Barn swamp ree planted etc |
W 11. |
Cdy cool/cdy cool/cdy cool/cdy I went to new ground by Hills shop sowed it in Timothy & clover seed met with Billy Quarles & I put handls in 2 hoes steel on I gave Llewellyn 55 cts & order for $5.00 on Bro S. he went to Bro S, with Clarrence going down to Richmond {finished planting corn by spring reeplanting ploughed sweet potatoe patch by house |
Th 12. |
Cdy cool/cdy cool/Fair/F I went to the mill for my pants Miss Eliza made saw Mahon & Canfield took the sweet potatoes out of bed & planted in hills right of f of house {hilling potatoe patch planting potatoes ploughing in manure E Field barn scattered manure |
Fr 13. |
Fair warm/Fair warm/F./Fair I went to Edge hill in my oat patch came down by plant bed etc Wm Talley came brought some papers I sined one we walked to old place & to plant bed Susan Southworth – is hear to night. Wm went home this evening {fallowing tobacco patch by E field barn reeplanted corn weeding commenced by Anna, shelled corn etc |
Sat 14. |
Fair warm/Cdy/Cdy/fair I put spring box in ditched around it I went to store got 2 pair shoes I shal send them back Uncle Anderson & Martha came over to day {fallowing by Martha, house for tobacco ree-ploughing weeding corn planted peas finished the patch shelled corn sent to mill for Mr Taylor & self |
Sun 15. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel taught S.S. had 2 scollars carryed H & James Bro Fox preached Bro Saml went to Providence, Thomasia H & I walked to E hill went to look at my wheat went by Mr Southworth, going to the S.S. John Brown & girls, Sutton has his cattle in my clover patch |
M 16. |
Fair/Fair cool/Fair cool/cdy I went to store with Thomasia bought goods to the amount of $4.24 cts. pd 15 cts for cakes etc carryed shoes back brought mine home Mr Smith came by I gave bond to Bro Luck $20.72 cts Tate came for hides for Joh M Thomas one cow 1 calf Edmond came by went to store {ploughed & manured the tobacco ground by Anna, garden & my barn got it ready for setting out tobacco plants weeding corn by grave yard down the bottom etc |
Tus 17. |
Cdy cool/Rainy evening/cdy cool/Rain I rode up to Edge hill got my B. S. key sent to E hill for (scantling for roler 3 pieces, set out some tomatoe plants Emily Anderson & Sally Dickinsons are hear to night {ploughing tobacco ground by Babby, house etc weeding corn shelling corn halled a lode of wood some scantling |
W 18. |
Rain a heavy one/Rain cdy/cdy/cdy Billy Quarles came staid till evening l sent his stack fodder to his house in 2carts. Gave Billy some beets & tomatoe plants Emily & Sally & Ida went home this eevening girls had a party this evening I fixed up some butter been poles in garden etc N Luck passed by lookg for sheep killing dogs {Set out tobacco by barn shelling corn etc Bob made a hamper fixed up butter been poles etc sent Billys fodder home sent Jessey to Depot to see if guano came. |
Th 19. |
Rain/cdy thunderd/cdy/cdy I worked on frame for roler maple timber Lemual Luck came by to day Miss B Hill & girls came this evening from Anna, {Bob ploughed pen by E Field barn rakg etc got a log for roler halled some manure from Locus grove halling out rotton straw etc |
Fr 20. |
Rain showery/Rain showery/cdy/cdy I went to Bro Saml, he is prizeing his tobacco Mr Carson was there I bargained for the mill calf $10.00 brought over some straw berries – I rote a leter to Mr S Magruder for 1 1/2 tuns guano. Saw Wm Thacker at rail rode spoke to him to do some work cut Bro Saml hair. Ella was hear this evening Mr Sheppard came to take a list of my popety. {rakg tobacco land halling out straw halled a lode poles for garden weeding corn |
Sat 21. |
Cdy or foggy warm/Fair warm/F./Rain I went to Bro Joel Lucks etc pd him my account of his sisters bond $7.69 1/2 cts took in Bro Saml account $42.73 cts came by store or shop got pr shoes for Lizzie Anna, Redd came home. Sister Sarah Ann & Emily came this evening Robert – came up brought some corn for Sister Sarah I rode to plant bed & mill etc I nailed on slats on butter been poles etc {weeding corn wed irish potatoes by kitchen ploughing tobacco ground etc ploughed pea patch & planted in texas peas [likely, black-eyed peas] |
Sun 22. |
Rain/Fair warm/fair/F I went to Landora to meeting – no preaching Dr Lin came by I went up with him Mr Wiltshire & Mrs W came by on down, the girls went to Anna, to old place to look at calf. |
M 23. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Sister Sarah & Ann went down to Dr Gouldins. Emily went home carryed tomatoe vines home Mrs Swann sent for tomatoe plants etc – I went to railrode & to Bro Saml, went on with Emily Talley pd Bro Saml, 10 lbs nails that I borrowed pd him $7.76 cts he oes me 2 dollars. I came by Dr Lins saw Mr Noel & Mr Fountain {ploughing tobacco land by Martha, house getting the ground ready by Babbys house set out some tobacco & weeding corn etc |
Tus 24. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to railrode by Hulett saw Edmond Malery etc guano did not come Mr Minor sent my calf over red one (arshire) [Ayrshire dairy cow] am to give $10.00 I went with Thomasia & Harriet for straw berries ivy hill saw page S. & John went with P Luck home I gave Tate John lode chaf this evening {weeding cotton rakg & ploughing tobacco land by out gate E field set out some plants got them from Hanover weeding corn etc etc |
W 25. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Bro Saml, carryed Thomasia & F & Linnie Joh Taylor came there – I sent my hands to Edmonds to weed corn there – I sent my hands to Edmonds to weed corn Barbara came with us to night picked up some papers at rail rode {Bob ploughing by barn E field for tobacco. . . . sent hand to Edmonds weeding cotton etc etc |
Th 26. |
Fair warm/Fair warm/Fair w/Fair I went to Golans-ville to Election – voted for Goggin Dejarnett & Tyler [Virginia gubernatorial election, John Letcher defeated William L. Gogin by a slim margin; Daniel Coleman Dejarnette was elected in the 3rd Congressional district] John came by L Cobbs with me – went to see Joh Cobbs Mrs Sutton & family hear to day Miss B. Hill I pd Hancock 25 cts pd J T Luck 10 cts Miss Mary Hill & Bettie came down this evening. Bro Peniton wants to rent Edge Hill for next year & Dervin John went to Bro Saml ["Thomasia & Barbara & I went to ivy hill straw berries" lined through] made misstake of one day {ploughing tobacco Land by Anna, & barn E. F choping hills sent to rail rode etc |
Fr 27. |
Fair warm/Rain warm/Rain/Fair Thomasia Barbara & I went to ivy hill for straw berries. A Mr J W Singer came to sell apple trees for Mr Crane & co. I bought 20 trees at 25 cts he dined hear {prepairing ground for tobacco by ice pond etc weeding corn etc halled a stack fodder the last I have |
Sat 28. |
Fair cool/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Bro Saml caryed Barbara & Harriet my horse cut capers at the hill at Canfields & mill hill in hanover my guano came 1 1/2 Tuns I borrowed Mr Buckhannons buggy to carry girls to Bro Saml, he was in Richmond saw Bro W Smith at mill wants – Millers cow {planting tobacco E field & by old fish pond brought 1 1/2 tuns guano from Huletts saw Dr Nelson there |
Sun 29. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair warm I went to Carmel to S scool Jessey drove the Barouch John & Jas went but few persons meeting at Elon to day I got a note from Wm Taller he has acted badly I am very sore |
M 30. |
Fair w/Fair warm/F warm/Fair I spoke to Mr Taylor about corn he aid he would quit etc came back I carryed Thomasia to Bro Saml, meeting at Elon brought Harriet over Saml Anderson at Bro Saml Mr Buckhannon soled Mr Geor Southworth cow Milly he has my calf sent for Ram G.S. {finished ploughing tobacco land by draw B old Barn swamp hilling etc worked some peas etc Beeting up guano wexing [waxing?] with plaster sowing by Martha, & Livys house ploughing & rakg etc sent for sheep Mr S. sent corn to mill |
Tus 31. |
Fair warm/cdy/cdy & windy/Rain a heavy one I rode to Edge hill looked at my wheat it has chince-bug in it. Suttons hog in my corn field put them in pasture Harriet went with Emily home this evening Providence {ploughing in guano for tobacco E field rakg etc choping hills etc beeting guano etc |