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W 1. |
Snow drifted very cold/Fair/Fair very cold day/Fair very cold n the Snow commenced in night & stoped about 9 ock it drifted from 1 to 2 feet in places. made 2 bolts & patched up steps at barn striping tobacco etc fixed a horn for James T Redd – hird Mis Ann Hatton died to day [Ann Hatton, 1810–1860] {striping tobacco put a lode straw in rack packed some in barn etc etc |
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Th 2. |
L frost Fair very cold/Fair cold/Fair very cold/Fair I went to Bro Saml, met Llewellyn by Canfields comeing home quite poly, Bob complaining I carryed a pr boots to Bro S, to strech Dr Chanler fixed Marys tooth etc very cold night last a very large frost cold day I went to Bro Saml, in S. {cutting & halling wood ivy hill etc |
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Fr 3. |
L Frost Fair very cold morning/Fair/Fair milder/Fair I cut down some trees in the spring woods for wood rails etc Edmond Redd came Llewellyn went to Walker Terrells in my sleigh John & Edmond walked there I caught 2 of my hogs that have been missing for 12 months put them in pen rose cow got choked to night I ran a ramrod down her throught & unchoked her Mike Johnson & Lady passed to night etc Llewellyn rote a letter to Mr Carter I offered him Edge hill this year free of charge house garden & [tree?] patches Harriet went to Providence Thomasia had head–ache to night – {shelled corn sent 1 bl to mill cutting in spring woods malling halling etc caught 2 hogs put them in pen etc |
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Sat 4. |
Fair very cold/Fair morning/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel no preaching Bro Anderson red ct Joh Swann came this evening Mr Harris sent Mr Luck by to see about his wheat I met – L Terrell by John Quarleses L & John came back James at J Dickinsons had my gun {put straw in racks malling spring woods cutting pines etc halling wood etc |
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Sun 5. |
Cdy cool/Cdy milder/Cdy the Snow melted a good deel/Raining I went to Carmel Bro Fox preached but few persons Joh Swann spoke to me for E hill Llewellyn went to Mr Dickinsons he & Dick went over to night wants to go to pole. cat Wm Robinson came by wants corn (Mr Buckhannon died to day) |
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M 6. |
Rain Snow melting a good deel/Cdy/Cdy mild/Fair I have been quite poly to day faned out some wheat for Mr Harris – sent steer to T Castle to brake I hird that Landon Berkly,s Daughter got burned to death hoops caught a fire or under them I hird that Mr Buckhanon at mill is dead Bob had 1/2 soles H came home this evening from Providence Mr Buckhannon was burried at Cty Line to day {striping tobacco faning wheat for Mr H sent a ox to Toping Castle this evening to brake etc |
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Tus 7. |
Fair/Fair mild/Fair/Cdy I sent 6 bushels wheat to mill for Mr harris 1 1/2 bu corn to Sally Mr Kean Wiltshire & Moncure came to see me on some of Anna, business about land Thomasia got a Letter from Miss Bettie Hill sent Joh to Landora with iron for wedges {faned & sent 6 bushels wheat to mill for Mr Harris 1 1/2 bu corn for Sally cutting rail timber malling near ivy hill |
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W 8. |
Cdy cold morning/Fair/Fair/Fair cold night I have been malling rails to day & Joh Lanzy & Bob Joh Swann came to see about Edge hill Miss Goodwin came to see Harriet this evening there is not much snow have 7 lambs E Redd came by & offered us a cow – {put a lode straw in rack put some pine tags in hog pen sent to mill for meal Jessey went to E hill for planks etc out of Moriah, house malling rails cutting halling grubing etc etc |
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Th 9. |
Fair cold m/Fair mild evening/Fair windy/Fair I went to Mr Southworths & borrowed his (wagon body) sent John & James to Bro Saml for Edmonds cow Ar S. Llewellyn came home & comenced striping my tobacco, I filed the wagon with tobacco to night etc Edmond Redd came by on a little grey mule Bob went for wagon body fixing to go to Richmond Bob has 15 lbs tobacco 69 lbs L {malling rails, cutting, halling rails to Locus Grove for a double fence packed tobacco in wagon ploughing etc |
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Fr 10. |
Fair cold/Fair cool/Fair/Fair I started the wagon to Richmond with a lode tobacco 5 H Llewellyn went with it I went to Mrs Burrusses cleaning around fence by store & Anna, fence saw L Terrell B T Trevillion at store cow of Edmonds went home boys at J Dickinsons to night {sent a wagon of tobacco down halled a lode straw in rack or to rack cutting malling on rode near store halling rails to L G halled a lode wood etc |
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Sat 11. |
Fair cold morning/Fair/Fair cool/Fair I have been cutting & malling on line at Locus–Grove went to the store saw Joh Swann & R Anderson Anna advertized ther 70 acre lot by L Cobbs sent to Bro Saml, for Edmonds cow dig not get her John is over there John Dickinson went over with them he staid hear last night I got 2 large wedges [gluts are large wooden wedges] from Wm Robinson & shovel he mended {cutting rail timber wood etc malling & halling at Locus Grove on line fence |
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Sun 12. |
Fair cool/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Cty Line Bro Davis preached Bob got home this morning or last night brought a ceg sugar box candles soap etc from Wm Dandridge, John came from Bro Saml, I went to see Mr Taylor he started to Cty Line came back complaining of the cole etc I received a letter from Emily Talley. L sent up 10 $ |
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M 13. |
Fair cool/Fair/Cdy/Fair mild n I went to Rob Anderson, gave him 2 letters & $10. to pay Miss Bettie Hill for Harriets scooling $9.00 went to L Terells sent a message to Fil Samuel & Sutton etc about rent went to look for Edmonds Cow found her at Bro Saml, sent Henry & James for her Saw Bro Saml, etc saw Miss Eliza has the shop at rail rode Peter came over for me to pull his tooth broke it off. J Tate came by L Grove swamp {sent Mr S, wagon body home put straw in rack cutting & malling Locus Grove halling rails etc |
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Tus 14. |
Fair mild day/Fair Rain to night/Raining/Snowing I went to E Hill to see L Terrell went in Mr Harrises saw one turkey Terrell is ploughing etc E hill killed 2 hogs – the wild ones cutting at L Grove on the swamp back of the house Joh Swann is hear to night burnt field back of S. h. L Grove Emily Anderson 2 Southworths & Jenny Wiltshire are hear to night Llewellyn came up to Porvidence & went back to town sent his carpet bag up {malling rails cutting etc finished on line fallowing for corn halling rails grubing etc killed 2 hogs this morning |
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W 15. |
Snow fell 2 in deep/Rain Cdy/Cdy/a few flakes snow Fair The snow melted in places, shelled – corn sent to Terrells mill for meal – cut out 2 hogs 65 lbs each – 130 lbs Joh Swann, Susan & Sally Southworth are hear, Emily & Jenny went to Anna, John has a sty on right eye Bob 1/2 soled my shoes {cut out 2 hogs 65 lbs each shelled corn sent to T, mill for meal halled a lode wood or 2 shoemaking etc |
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Th 16. |
Fair snow melted a good deel/F/Fair cool/Fair Joh Swann went home this morning I went to Locus Grove finished cleaning around fence malling rails Mrs Southworth came to see Sally she has mumps – Susan went home Lizzy went to Mr S, gave Linnie a doce blue mass {halling rails with wagon & cart wood etc malling rails cutting rail timber near ivy hill halled lode straw etc |
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Fr 17. |
Fair/Fair/Cdy a little F/Snowing I staked off the line from corner by Anna, orchard to woods, made a rail body or repaired it, the Dickinsons came J. & H. Sally is a little better malling rails Ct Buttler came by Sutton sent for turkeys & carryed back 4 one or two more than he had Jack Dog got back to night {Bob & Edmond halling rails wood etc cutting & malling rails in spring woods & pines etc |
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Sat 18. |
Rain/Rain cdy/Cdy/Fair cool I seent to Bro Saml, for Llewellyn James did not get back and Llewelly came from Providence to night I sent corn & wheat to mill I finished roler etc to cart body I made a ox bough etc {halling straw for cows & horses, cutting etc Bob mending collars etc |
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Sun 19, |
Fair cold/Fair cool/Fair cool/Fair cold w cool I went to Carmel with Llewellyn Bro Taylor & Broadnench or some such nam preached an English man but few persons – Harriet has the mumps Susan came to see Sally to day Fountain Smith at meeting Tom Vanentine etc |
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M 20. |
Fair cool morning/Fair/Fair/Fair I commenced the fence the other side of Locus Grove on swamp moved the cross fence etc Joh Swann came to see me about E hill John Mcl, A came & cleaned my Clock cut my hair etc went by store etc John brought my m Box & $35. tobacco money {halling rails to Locus Grove halling wood etc maling rails fencing L G commenced on 2nd swamp Mr Taylor is moving his fence off my land for Anna |
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Tus 21. |
Fair/Fair mild day./Fair/Cdy I laid the worm of fence L Grove & went to E hill with Joh Swann rented him the house & lot in frunt of house to shop for $50.00 $50.00 gave him the keys I went to show Joh the plant land Saw Mr Southworth & Vink Cobbs Mr S, came for Sally S, Mr Taylor fencing for Anna took fence of my land I got a letter from L Holiday Llewellyn & John went to Mr Dukes {cutting rail timber malling halling rails & fencing L Grove fallowing for corn etc etc |
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W 22. |
Rain/cdy Fair/Fair mild/Fair I made 3 S. trees took down tobacco in both barns & boolked it etc Llewellyn got back to night Miss Ball Emily Anna & Jenny came down to see Harriet Anna spoke to me about land etc etc Mrs Sally Terrell died to day [Sally B. Terrell, 1788–1860] {took down tobacco at E field & in this barn Cedar vale put straw in rack packed – away tobacco etc |
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Th 23. |
Fair mild & windy/Fair day/Fair/Fair I took down the tobacco in the old ice house & packed it in shop Llewellyn has the boys striping, 4 boys, sent corn & cotton to mill in carry–all halling rails finished on line L Grove Mr Southworth came. Susan hear to night Edmond came. he wants to board. {struck down the ["to" lined out] tobacco out of ice house & shelled corn sent 1 bl to mill cotton etc cutting & malling rails halling rails to Locus Grove |
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Fr 24. |
Fair cool/Cdy red struck sun set clear/Fair/Fair I carryed Thomasia to Mrs Terrells to the burrial, we dined their, Ella was there, Mrs Kean was there, Sam Terrell & Mrs Lumpkin. I went by ivy–hill in Edge–hill & to Locus Grove, Bob ploughing in frunt of the house. {Bob fallowing for corn L Grove cutting & malling rails striping tobacco 4 boys, halled a lode straw – |
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Fr 25. |
Fair cool/Fair cool./Fair cool/Fair cool I went by Edge hill saw Mrs Swann in new house they moved yesterday Sent them 3 glass to put in window went by Chilesburg or Gatewoods store went to Smiths shop paid him my account $20.00 for repairs of gig etc spring etc had a iron altered & brought it home its for – my wagon 2 clips etc I came by Mr Keans – he was in Richmond saw Mr Kean Llewellyn went with Bro Saml, to Elon & home to night {fallowing L Grove malling rails cutting halling wood striping tobacco halled a lode straw in rack |
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Sat 26. |
Fair cool/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Elon, Linnaeus spoke etc I
went to Bro Saml, John McL A, & Dick Dickinsons & Llewellyn went Dick
came with L home to night. Mary got a letter from Town J G or some one elce
Cousin Lizzie Doswell is dead died a short time ago [black hand sketch and
text about Lizzie Doswell is line through "mistake" is added] |
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M 27. |
Fair windy d/Fair/Fair/Fair warmer I ran the worm of the line fence nearly to Anna, scool house from 2nd swamp in pines burnt the swamp & field Locus Grove Dick went home this morning Robert carryed down some potatoes for Dr Gouldin to see wants to by Bob carryed plate to shop Wm, killed 5 turkeys & sent them to Mr Southworth to carry to town {ploughing L Grove malling rails fencing halling R striping tobacco Lanzy did not come home to day |
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Tus 28. |
Fair/Fair warm/Fair warm/Fair warm I have been fencing at Locus Grove Mr Kean came to make a surstipicate [certificate?] for Mr Holiday went home this evening. Thomasia Llewellyn & baby went to Providence & spent the day Bob brought a P shear got a letter from Cousin Edmond Morris {halling rails with wagon & cart fencing etc malling rails Lanzy came to day |
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W 29. |
Fair/Cdy a drop or 2 rain/Cdy/Cdy Rain a little I ran the fence around Locus Grove & to Anna, garden saw her looking at fence etc she went to Mr Southworth Llewellyn got a note from Tom to goo down to Richmond. hird dove hollar & snipe {Bob halling rails in wagon & E in cart halled from slash & spring etc fencing Locus Grove & from corner to Anna, garden cutting & malling rails |