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W 1. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I rung 30 hogs & carryed a part to E hill some ran off Thomasia went to E hill this evening Susan S, is hear to night cutting up carriots John at Mt Airy {cutting up carriots E hill halling & putting in gully. halled up hay & put up one stack |
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Th 2. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to E field & ran a worm of fence for Anna, & mine – finished sent Joh & Henry to Carmel to help about the hall I went to Carmel saw Bro Peniton & Wm Quarles at work there Susan & Pertha are hear – & John Swann, & J. Dickinson came to night with John {sent 2 hands to Carmel halling rails & runing fence in frunt of Anna, 2 fences etc halled racks to put in corners etc |
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Fr 3. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Terrells mill for plank got 280 feet L Terrell thrashing – at Wm Terrells I sent the wagon to Carmel with planks by Bob I fixed in the corner stones on lane by Anna, cutting hay at L Grove etc Joh S went home & John D. this evening I sent a plank to Carmel for steps. {ploughed & wed tobacco by Katy, house weeding by barn cutting hay L Grove sent Bob to Carmel with lode planks – |
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Sat 4. |
Fair/Cdy Rain a f drops/Cdy./Fair I went to Carmel in gig Billy Quarles & Bro Peniton working on hall Bro Fox preached etc – Bro Saml, at Carmel I gave 15 cts for minutes to day {ploughing tobacco E field by gap Mt. A. weeding opening hay shocking etc L Grove hay enough to make one large stack |
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Sun 5. |
Rain a few drops/Fair/Cdy/Fair I went to Carmel carryed John Mahon & George Buckhannon Bro Poindexter preached a colered man belonging to – John Scott spoke or preached a good discorce this evening – Thomasia went to E hill & spent the evening, John is with Joh I tole Bro Wortham to put my name for 12 dollars makg 22 dollars in all for paster & mishon |
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M 6. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to E hill diging troft ivy hill I carryed Thomasia & Liz to Bro Addams saw Andrews girls got some vinegar pd 75 cts for it carryed a letter to store for Llewellyn & Harriet S. Southworth came for hands to thresh wheat. {ploughed peas tobacco sweet potatoes weeding etc diging sider troft sent 4 hands to Mr Southworth to thresh wheat [chiseling wood log out for trough?] |
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Tus 7. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to the mill a Mr Perkins came to see me about overseeing I got some corn of him in the mill am to sell it & have the corn for $4.00 a barrell Thomasia & I went to Mr Southworths this evening he finished threshing his wheat this evening Henry & Edmond helping to day got some beens {wed over the tobacco & sweet potatoes sent 3 hands to mill to shel corn weeding greens |
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W 8. |
Fair/Cdy Rain a L Shower/Cdy/Fair It thundered very heavy this evening below this the rain went round Mrs Swann came & – spent the day Thomasia went up to E hill with her I went they are beeting sider 2 hand to Canfields Wm Robinson came by after corn I pulled a dozen watermellons S, Edmond had a fight B.S. {sent to mill & shelled the corn 8 bus in all sent Lanzy & John to Canfields to thresh wheat planted beens & corn in tobacco land weeding corn by the spring etc |
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Th 9. |
Fair warm day/Fair/Fair/Fair I went for Dr Anderson to see Elizabeths chile has a rising on neck Linnie cut her fingers in the cutting box mashed 2 off the – ends Lizzie carryed her to barn Miss Mary came down sent to Mr S, for paregorick Boys went to E hill & came back {cutting bushes etc out of corn on swamp & L Grove patched up fence by L Grove Bob fallowing on fallowed ground E field sent to mill for turn meal etc |
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Fr 10. |
Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair I put a hoop on tub etc rode through E hill to look at stock got 2 letters from Harriet to day comeing up in the morning {Bob fallowing weeding corn on meadow halling manure to cow pen or turnip patch by ice pond |
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Sat 11. |
Cdy a light shower/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Depot for Harriet & Miss Emma Pendleton they came from Richmond Har brought up the trunks in cart H & P went to E hill. sent James to Sam Swann for Lard failed to get it. I got a letter from Money Gouldin. John Holliday died to day {weeding corn grubing E field fallowing etc ploughed in some manure for turnips by ice pond halling manure etc sent to mill for saw dust. |
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Su 12. |
Cdy/Rainy evening/cdy/Cdy We went to Carmel to s.s. I had 10 or 11 S. to day 4 absent one of the Boys gave me a large peach John & George went S.S. Miss Pendleton went to S.S. |
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M 13. |
cdy & windy/Rain hard/Rain all night/Rain had a good rain I went to store got a barrell for Joh Swann to – put sider in H & Emma P & Boys – went to Anna, to see Misses Addams, Edmond Redd came by Mr Taylor. {halling rails & patching up fence by L – Grove etc spring striping tobacco etc etc etc |
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Tus 14. |
Rain/cdy Fair/Fair/Fair Dr John Redd & Saml came – over the Miss Addams came & spent the morning 5. Dr & Saml, went to Providence this evening I rode to – E hill ground cutting knife. {striping tobacco I ground cutting knives etc |
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W 15. |
Fair cool/Fair cool/Fair cool/Fair I went to Mt Airy engaged 5 barrells corn of John Dickinson at $4.25 cts a barrell Saw Mr Harris comeing from mill Edmond Redd came & dined I promised him 50 bu oats at 40 cts a bu & to let his colt & mule run in E hill at $2. a month Joh Swann is hear to night Sally & S. came over {halled a lode rails & wood Joh is malling rails scraped out yard at E field fallowing grubing etc ploughed rode by Anna, |
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Th 16. |
Fair cool/Fair day/Fair cool/Fair Edmond sent his colt & mule to pasture at E Hill at 2.00 a month each Bettie & Cary – came over James went home with Cary this evening Bettie is hear Joh S. & John went to store & E hill wed tobacco E field by – Mt Airy Gap {fallowing E field weeding tobacco E field & by Anna, ice house garden etc malled a few rails |
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Fr 17. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Bro Saml, to see Sister Sarah & Louisa they came down from the springs on thear way home Bettie went over with Eugane this – morning Sutton Orvil came by today Harriet & Emma Pendleton went to Providence this evening sent a cart to – E hill & some apples for sider to make vinegar sent to John Dickinsons for 5 barrells corn {sent to E hill a cart etc grubing fallowing sent to pole Cat for 5 barrells corn etc |
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Sat 18. |
Fair warm/Fair day/Fair/Fair I went to Mr Phillip Samuel S. & left word for Mr Samuel about bond ete I stoped at store & bought hat at $4.25 cts got a letter from Mr Hart for money Mr Dickinson John came to borrow wagon etc etc Bro Kelin Luck is dead {fallowing E field grubing sent 2 turns of corn to mill went for meal this evening |
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Sun 19. |
Fair warm/Fair day/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel S.S. Bro Fox preached Bro Lowery was there etc Emma, Pendleton went George B – went. James E De garnett was S.S. – Billy Noel & 3 others. missing to day Cary came with us his horse left him at Carmel John went home with him this evening Coulin lectured on Baptism at Lukes – |
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M 20. |
Fair warm/Fair day/Fair/Rain I carryed Linnie to Providence saw Mrs Dandridge & Eugane after his horse Cary last. Dr A in Richmond I carryed Harriet & Emma Pendleton to Bro Saml, I dined there saw Sister Sarah. Mr Kimbrew came from meeting at St Lukes Cary came over for Bettie, trunk sent my hands to help to thresh wheat & oats etc John Holiday is dead {fallowing E field grubing etc [cleaning?] on fence |
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Tus 21. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to E hill with Edmond R Mr Southworth beeting apples at E hill I struck down the tobacco hear John & James wer at E hill {struck down tobacco Sedar vale fallowing grubing cutting on fence etc E field |
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W 22. |
Fair/Rain a few drops Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Bro Saml, for Mrs Pendleton & Miss Emma, & Harriet – Eugane came & brought Mrs P a letter meeting at Lukes Milly Anderson is converted I hear saw Dr A, he came from Richmond to day we went for ox grapes I sent to Bro Saml, for trunk I sent to E hill for a barell sider for vinegar Dr John Redd pulled a L tooth for me to day {boolked down my tobacco E field most of it fallowing ploughing & weeding tobacco by house |
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Th 23. |
Rain a shower/Rain Fair/Fair/Fair cdy I started to Lukes to meeting with girls got wed [wet] by Malerys etc came back I went to E hill for basket apples for Mrs Pendleton Anna & Miss Mary came down – N Luck had my hands to put in a log by Canfields. sent Henry to Depot with a letter Miss P {finished boolking tobacco striped a little ["for" lined through] fallowing etc weeding tobacco ploughing etc |
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Fr 24. |
Rain a hard one/Rain/Cdy/Fair We had a heavy rain to day striping tobacco finished in the barn hear I rote a lettter to Mr Hart in answer to his Mr John Dickinson borrowed my wagon & sent it home to day {striping tobacco ploughed a little E field |
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Sat 25. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I put down the mashine carryed Mrs Pendleton to Chesterfield Depot she went down to Richmond I gave son John 50 cts to by butter of Mrs Dickinson I fixed the Drum this evening. {put down the wheat drum cleaning out barn shed etc fallowing sent to the mill for meal sent corn etc etc |
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Sun 26. |
Fair pleasant d/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel S.S. We have 113 scollars Dr D gave notice of a singing at Carmel next wednesday James went to Elon & Lukes I hear that Barbara Redd Bettie Noel Milly Anderson & Sarah Duke are converted Bro Davis came to dinner preached this evening to the negroes Lucindia, funeral John is hear to ngiht I got 12 chickins of Mr Martins man 13 cts a piece |
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M 27. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I fixed bench E field barn & rail pen etc in shed Harriet & Emma & James went to Lukes Eugane & Clarrence went up for prayer about 20 persons Mr Fil Samuel came to day & took in Mr Suttons bond – $187.20 oes me 6 cts I went to Mr Wm Terrells & paid him the intrust on 4 bonds amounting to one hundred and 27 dollars & 20 cts –paid Mrs Mary Cobbs 7 dollars & 29 cts on her bons. got sugar etc at store to the amount of one dollar & 20 cts {fixing at barn to thresh wheat makg baskets etc Bob ploughing ploughed turnip patch & sowed it raked in seed etc halled a lode rails etc worming & suckering tobacco etc |
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Tus 28. |
Fair/Rain a hard one/Rain/Fair I commenced threshing my – wheat threshed 4 stacks Mr S – sent 2 hans John Brown is hear to night. Mr Canfield helping Mr Holliday came to barn etc stayed a while Miss Moriah Hill came to Anna, Anna, hands helping had a very heavy rain this evening & to night Harriet Emma & James went to H Lukes. I sent to Mr Southworths for 2 lbs of tallow pd 25 cts. {fixed & commenced threshing wheat threshed my white wheat & one stack of red may – |
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W 29. |
Fair mild day/Fair/Fair/Fair I threshed 5 stacks wheat to day have (one more to thresh bearded) – Mr Holliday went from Anna, this morning. Canfield & John Brown helping and Anna, people Pollus & Tom Benton & Joh Swann came to – night. 2 H. Harriet & Emma & James went to Carmel to singing this evening I received a paper from Lucy Holliday has John, death in it {threshing wheat E field 5 stacks to day |
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Th 30. |
Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair threshed one stack wheat etc finished threshed 2 stacks oats. John Brown & girl helped & Anna, 3 or 4 boys Betty or Anna came home to day from Cousin Robert Tompkins one of his sons came girls went to Anna, to night – {worming tobacco E field threshed wheat & oats – faned out a few stacking straw |
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Fr 31. |
Fair/Fair Rain/Rain/Fair I went to Bro Wortham, to see him about the deed of land at Carmel P. Burruss was there met John McLaughlin Anderson I pulled 10 watermellons this evening we walked to Locus Grove had a row at Boling Green with Yankeys last week or Monday last {faned out the dirty wheat 4 bushels or 5 ploughed the tobacco E field & weeding & worming same |