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Sat. 1. |
Cdy cool/Fair cold/Cdy cold/Fair Mr Southworth said it snowed a little this morning I went to – Carmel carryed my bible in gig Linzy Terrell came to see me about mule money sent a message to Bro Saml, he was at Carmel but few persons Bro Fox spoke etc. Smith came by this evening John went to Mr Buttlers this evening – black sow had 8 pigs has 5 now {shelled corn sent 3 bu to mill sent again this evening for meal & flour got 3 barrells halling rails made hog pen & fixed to kill hogs put 12 in the pen etc. halled a lode leaves makg double fence around cow shelter etc chinkd a part with leaves |
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Sun 2. |
Fair cold/Fair very cold/Fair/Fair Harriet & I went to Carmel to S.S. I had 3 scollars. Bro Taylor – preached text Revelations 3 ct 21st v – a good sermond Ben Lowery married a Miss Spicer Sally S came over H & Sally went to Anna to night. |
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M 3. |
Fair/Fair/Cdy/Cdy I went to mill to see about flour saw John Williams I had 12 hogs killed rakg leaves & working on cow shelter etc Thomasia went to Mr S, Sally went home this morning. ["Ben" lined through] Tom Sakery is dead died ["drunk" lined through] or was poison by negro {killed 12 hogs rakg leaves halling & makg up etc cow shelter with tags cutting wood halled a lode straw E hill brought a cart lode greens from L Grove |
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Tus 4. |
Snow ground nearly covered/Fair/Fair milder/Fair I worked on cow shelter finished it with tags etc went to store spoke for 3 big & 3 S, boxes to pack tobacco in – went to see Mr Luck Mrs Luck was there. Joh Swann came this evening is hear to night John stoping ice pond by spring I weighed 12 hogs or pigs weighed 1090 lbs sow has 5 pigs in fatnen pen {putting greens away from L, Grove 2 or 3 lodes halling wood pine & oak cut out 12 hogs & salted it up cutting wood working on cow shelter etc |
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W 5. |
Cdy cool/Cdy cool/Cdy/Cdy I went to E field barn packing down tobacco in wet straw etc sent to Store for 6 boxes cost $3.00 to pack tobacco in etc Edmond R, came to night dun horse Harriet & James went to Providence to carry sausage meet to grind H is there to night Joh Swann went to E hill this evening John went with him sow has 3 pigs in fatnen pen {halling wood cutting covered greens etc packing tobacco down etc put a lode straw in farm pen rakg leaves etc |
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Th 6. |
Fair cool/Cdy day/Cdy/Fair Harriet came home Miss D, & Emily Anderson came stayed a short time James went to Providence for sausage (meet, & carry all) Edmond Redd went to sale he offered me a trade for his dun horse. Dr Hancocks sale – I worked on shelter nearly finished went to E field barn to look at my tobacco fixed for prizeing Mr Fountains man brought 2 chairs home & carryed one back. (Anna dined hear to day.) {halling wood cutting rakg leaves working on Cow shelter halling leaves craming sheler with tags halled a lode brush – halled a lode of straw from E hill etc |
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Fr 7. |
Fair cool/Fair mild/Cdy/Cdy I went to see Bro Cobbs to get him to do some plastering he came up this evening & made up some morter got a barrell of lime from Anna, halled a lode san etc etc John went to mill for meal etc I offered Anna a sow & pigs for 10 dollars to d Mrs Tom Spicer is dead above Landora shoemaker [Jane Grannell Spicer, 1819–1860] {cutting & halling wood rakg leaves etc halled one lode halled a lode san Bob made a pair draw bars etc to go at farm pen E field |
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Sat. 8. |
Rain a little/Cdy/Cdy & cool/Fair Mr Cobb came to work patching walls etc Henry helping Cousin Robert & Frank Tompkins came from Anna, brought her horse home he wants E hill I went to Anna & dined we went to ice house etc Bob put up draw bars at farm pen I put my cavs under shelter to night etc {Cutting & halling wood shelled corn sent to mill did not get meal Bob put in bars |
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Sun 9. |
Fair mild/Cdy/Cdy mild/Cdy I went to Carmel S.S. had 10 or 12 Sc, Dr D opened the scool etc had but a few members etc H went to Cty Line with Anna, James went to Carmel I went to see Mr Taylor we went to E field I saw Dr A he spoke for some seed corn |
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M 10. |
Rain a litle/Rain a L/["Cdy] lined out]Fair/Fair Mr Cobb came after breakfast & worked to day fixed fire place in chaimber etc I had ice house loged up etc Tom Hacketts negro is to be hung {halling brush to barn halling wood put a lode straw in rack cutting wood loged up ice house etc Henry working with Bro Cobb makg wash for hogs etc |
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Tus 11. |
Fair/Snow a few flakes/Fair/Fair I went to E field barn & prized a box of tobacco & sent it to Depot by Bob Betty Ann brought Thomasia a pair of ducks John went hunting with – Mahon Lanzy lost his axe big sow has pigs & old one Mr S is gone for turkeys {prized a box tobacco & sent it to Depot sent a letter for Llewellyn cutting oak wood short halling same halled 2 lodes leaves rakg etc |
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W 12. |
Fair cool d/Clear/Fair cool/Fair I went to big rock had bars cut etc for farm pen I went in E hill & Mr Southworths to look for my pigs saw them not Sally is hear Thomasia had a preasant from Richmond B & Ella. found Lanzy, axe etc saw Joh {ploughing E field meadow, cutting wood by big rock, halling leaves etc, put straw in rack, put away a lode turnips etc, put a set of bars at farm pen, raking leaves etc |
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Th 13. |
Fair/Fair/Fair mild/Fair cold n I made 2 stools for H to scrap etc made rat trap & set it in corn house E field Bettie or Anna came to make a bargain for Sow & pigs S & 8 P for $8.00 H went to Mt Airy with Betty to night Sally is hear. & John Dickinson L Terrell came by on h for his Brother {halled poles to ice house & lode tags craming it or chinking. finished fallowing meadow E field. halling short wood & a lode rails for wood cutting by big rock rakg leaves H & John went to look for pigs – |
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Fr 14. |
clear cold/Fair/Fair old/Snow let Anna have a sow & pigs for eight dollars she got them this morning Sally S, went home this evening & John D [Jeobiny?] went with him to night {halling old rails & short wood & turn brush to barn fixing to kill hogs in morning put hoop on barrell etc cutting wood malling chinking ice house halled leaves straw etc brought down a lode corn from E field c house |
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Sat 15. |
Snowy day/Snow 10 or 12 in/Cdy/Fair cold Snow some 10 or 12 in deep I killed 6 hogs went to look for sows & pigs & carryed them under shelter saw 2 strey cows in my field Joh went to look for shotes saw 5 E hill I pulled a tooth for James to night put the hogs in sellar Bob shoe makg. John at Mt Airy {killed six hogs shelled corn sent to mill halling hay looking for pigs etc |
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Sun 16. |
L Frost Fair very cold m/Fair milder/Fair/Fair Harriet & I went to Carmel S.S. about 11 or 12 persons went in sleygh had to build a fire after we got there Dr D red etc., I had 2 Cows put in my pen milked one to night etc we had but one S.S. scollar to day H did not teach |
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M 17. |
Fair/Fair/a little Cdy &/Fair cold I weighed 6 hogs weighed 647 lbs – cut them out sent a letter to L Terrells from his sone got 1 lb salt peter & yd caimbrick Tom B Anderson came up & spent the day went back to Providence caught 7 pigs to day {cut out hogs 6 salted them etc cutting wood halled a lode sent to mill for bag meal sent Jessey & Henry for pigs they caught 7. in Mr S, . one died 5 are in E hill put straw in rack etc |
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Tus 18. |
Snow a few flakes/Fair/Fair/Fair I put down carpet in chaimber etc went to Mr Buttlers met with L Cobbs got John's coat & waiscoat I went to ee Bro Saml saw Pat Pendleton, they came up – Sunday helped to nail a carpet at Bro Saml, . Mr B k 30 hogs to day {cutting & halling wood caught 5 pigs from E hill put a shelter over them etc |
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W 19. |
Rain fine misty/Rain fine misty/Cdy misty/Rain I went to John Quarles, lane to see about cow – caught a Hair. the Cows belong to Dervin got them away to day met Mr Harris he invited me to dine with him xmas John went with me to Hackneys {cutting & halling wood halled a lode leaves to hog pen put straw in rack etc sent sausage meet to Providence to grind by Henry |
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Th 20. |
Cdy Fair/Fair mild/Fair mild/Fair I went to E field barn & put up the tobacco & faned 5 bu wheat & sent it to Quarleses mill for the people the snow melted a good deel most of it gone on southsides had carpets shaken Harriet & James went to Bro Saml – Lewis came over & borrowed saw Miss Mary went to Richmond Mr S got back {halling wood faned wheat & sent 5 bu to Quarleses mill put up the tobacco etc cutting wood & shakg carpets etc etc |
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Fr 21. |
Fair/Fair mild/Fair mild/F. I worked on cow stals at E field Stack I had the 2 cavs left in pasture to keep them from my stacks – Jessey went to Quarleses this evening for flour. Harriet & James got back from Bro Saml, {shelled a little corn cutting & halling wood halling leaves makg cow stals etc sent to Q for flour |
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Sat 22. |
Fair mild/Fair day/Fair cool/Fair I worked on cow stals halled 3 loads leaves chinked them etc Thomasia got a letter from Llewellyn is going to come up in morning – Jessey came with flour to day stayed all night at mill Edmond is hear to night Mr B Spicer came to hire women sent to store for paper tacks – {shelled corn sent to mill came from Quarleses with flour cutting & halling wood halling leaves etc makg cow stals etc |
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Sun 23. |
Fair cool/Fair/Fair/Fair I sent Jessey to Depot for Llewellyn he failed to come I went to Carmel S.S. had 7 or 8 scollars John came with me home – H went to Cty Line with Anna – Emily Redd & Miss P Pendleton came to night Wm Swann is at Bro Saml, |
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M 24. |
Fair L Frost/Fair cool/Fair/Cdy cool I worked on sheds or stals Bro Swann came to see me I went to Anna, with him to dine Mr Harris & Charles & wife & Miss Green & others wer there Wm went to E Hill to night with Tom Swann Mr Perkins came to hire a woman. sent to Depot for L Redd & Tom Pendleton {halled a lode corn to corn house from E field shelled some sent to Terrells sent to Chesterfield for Llewellyn & Tom Pendleton pulled out a little ice to day cutting & halling wood short working on cow stals etc |
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Tus 25. |
Snow a few flakes/Fair/Cdy cool/Fair I made a bottom in wash bole etc Tom P. gave me some caps & shot – L & Tom went hunting a while saw 2 Miss D,s pass by E field they went to Mr S, I Expect & sent to Depot for Francis L gave – me a almanac. |
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W 26. |
Fair a large frost/Fair cool/Fair cold n/Fair I went hunting in E hill & Lowerys Mr H, & Landora saw 2 turkeys killed a fesant Bro Saml came over Edmond & Cary went home to night or this evening I gave a pig to Bettie Redd or Anna, to day Golans–ville store was burnt down last night & all Wrights goods etc etc Llewellyn pd me fifteen dollars – & 50 cts money borrowed. Barbara sent a box of figs to Thomasia |
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Th 27. |
Fair cool/Fair/Fair/Fair Llewellyn & Tom & James went to Providence hunting killed 10 birds Harriet went to Mr Wiltshires to dining day with Anna, R Redd Duggins & Ct Symms at Anna, Llewellyn pd me $1.01 cts to day – owed for tobacco |
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Fr 28. |
Cdy cool/Cdy day/Cdy/Cdy Ct Buttler came to day I pd him my last years account for sawing etc $6.00 I went to E hill & Mr Harrises & to Landora saw 3 H Bob had my cart to move Mary to L Cobbs – Tom P. Llewellyn & H went to Bro Saml, this evening. Trible & Thacker came to hire girls etc |
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Sat 29. |
Cdy cool/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy I commenced getting ice halling with cart & wagon sent for Lanzy he was at Tom Gatewoods failed to come I let Robert have some Leather he helped to get ice this evening. John broke in ice pond 2 or 3 times L sent carry all home a letter came for Tom P. sent it to Bro Saml,s {getting ice halling with cart & the wagon this evening Robert helping this evening etc |
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Sun 30. |
Hard Rain/Rain cool/Rain/Snow I went to Carmel S.S. had no scool Bro Saml, Sumner preached text 12 ct Romans 11 verse had 55 or 60 persons a rainy day |
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M 31. |
Snow 3 or 4 in deep/Fair/Fair/Fair I had some sedar hewed for gates working on one for cow stal etc Lanzy has failed to come Sent a letter to Cedar fork for the Edition of Am Planter to discontinue the paper Llewellyn & H are at Bro Saml, yet – {shelled corn sent to mill had to send 2. halled a lode sedar larths for gates cutting wood etc put a lode straw in rack etc etc ["Tus. 1." entry started here, replaced by entry in year 1861: " Tus 1. Yanky Fair very cold/Fair/Fair/Fair Jany 1861"] |