Locus Year. a great many they die in about 6 weeks or so
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Fr 1. |
Fair/Fair cool/Fair cool/Fair Mr R Tompkins walked down this morning Columbia went back with him Harriet went to E hill is there to night I rode to E hill to look at clover went in pasture & plant beds saw – Roxella cow in pasture {ploughed & manured garden halling manure for tobacco at E field ploughing cotton patch thining corn cutting up blue thisle etc |
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Sat 2. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel & in sight of – the Depot looking for Joh he went to Depot for things meet & salt, 2 sacks 186 lbs bacon, sent to Providence for it, it was not there, but a few persons at Carmel no preacher Dr Dickinson red chapter etc Bro Tom Smith was at meeting going to call Bro Williamson for paster at Cty Line they want him at Carmel sent 2 bu corn to mill for Jerry for Sally Bro Saml, went for Mr Tompkins & Miss Moriah Columbia & Joh are hear went to mill Miss Nancy came, {ploughed tobacco ground by barn & cotton patch pea patch & s potatoe patch halling manure sent to Depot for salt etc |
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Sun 3. |
Fair/Rain a shower/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel Bro Luck James red a chapter spoke a good while – Bro Dickinson spoke etc we had 51 – scollars preasant the Miss Dukes wer at meeting Susan & Saly went with us, or as we went. Joh & Columbia went home Thomasia went with them Fanny at E hill. Wm Robinson came by |
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M 4, |
Cdy Fair/Fair/Cdy Lightning etc/Cdy I went to Bro Saml carryed Thomasia Mrs Swann & Columbia met – with Mr Tompkins, Mr Noel & girls came this evening. Mary is going up with them to Wm I brought up a bag of meal from mill Bro Saml offered me a plenty tobacco plants {choped over tobacco ground by house scattering manure & ploughing in at E Field halling out manure E Field thining corn at L Grove. |
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Tus 5. |
Rain a shower/Rain a shower this evening/Fair/Fair Edmond Redd came and borrowed my harness bench lent Canfield 1 pcek salt Mr Tompkins Miss M Columbia & Mary M Redd went to Wm S, Amhurst I wed some of my watermellon vines Emily A & Harriet went to Miss Burruss, to spend night James went to Dr Lins for medicine for Thomasia & H. I planted some pop corn E Field {ploughing tobacco land E field sent for a lode clover E Hill – |
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W 6. |
Fair/Rain a little cdy/Cdy/Fair I finished my tobacco land – E Field ready for setting planted some irish potatoes E Field black rough & ready I went to gate to see Miss Nanny, pictures etc Miss Mary came down Thomasia finished a bonnet for Miss Mary I have been – poly to day I went to E hill to look at my wheat & oats. Joh ploughing his tobacco lot {Finished prepairing tobacco Land E field ploughed potato patch planting wed the Cymblaings etc Commenced throughing dirt to Corn L Grove this evening thining corn etc |
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Th 7. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I finished planting irish potatoes at E field Thomasia went to E hill Susan S is hear to night I patched a plough handle {ploughing corn L Grove back of house thining corn planted Irish potatoes & wed peas etc |
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Fr 8. |
Fair/Fair windy & cool/Fair/Fair I went to L Grove weeding my water mellon vines throwing dirt to corn by house & on meadow by – spring have 3 plough runing H at Mr S, saw a letter from H A Anderson to Ella {ploughing corn by L Grove & spring wed. cotton & potatoes weeding corn by spring – sent corn to mill 4 bu |
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Sat 9. |
Fair/Fair windy/F/F I worked my watermellon vines – planted pirl beens at E Field I budded some grey hart cherries in garden 4 {ploughing corn by Babby, House etd weding corn wed the greens L Grove weeding corn by house halled 2 lodes manure from under the shop & planted pirl beens |
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Sun 10. |
Fair cool/Fair cool/Fair very dry/F I went to Carmel S.S. Bro Anderson J.T. opened the scool Bro Dr D gave notiss for pick nick next Saturday had 10 new scollars to day Mr Taylor came by this evening S. Southworth is hear John McL A is sick – |
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M 11. |
Fair cool/Fair/Fair/Fair I rode to mill met Mr & Mrs Gariot saw Canfield in his shop spoke to him about S.S. Uncl Anderson made a bottle of blackin I gave Wm Robinson my grass blade to mend Joh Swann came & spent the evening H & S at Mr Southworths or E hill – I patched up the carry all I went to E hill to look at my wheat etc I sawed off a lim of cherry tree E & S carryed some cherrys to there mothers. {started 4 ploughs in corn field ploughing on meadow sent to mill for meal brought a lode planks |
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Tus 12. |
Fair warm/Fair warm/Cdy/Fair I went to Bro Saml, to get a plough of Edmond gave $3.50 Sister Conelia is sick & Clary – I stoped a horse in the rode a Mr Winstons from mill hird from Mary she is at Wm Swanns – I fixed up the carry all seet etc etc a plough for Edmond Harriet & Susan S. went to Mr Dervans. {ploughing on meadow the corn thining same wed tobacco by ice house weeding corn cut a lode clover Henry went to shop to night with P.S. |
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W 13. |
Fair/Rain a few drops/cdy some/Fair I went to E hill lookd at Terrells corn etc saw Mrs Swann ploughing corn next to E hill runing 5 ploughs Barbara sent up some things to Tho & Har. {ploughing beyound the meadow my corn started 5 ploughs choping briers & thining corn halled a lode clover I cut it – |
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Th 14. |
Fair/Rain 2 showers/Fair cdy/Fair I went to Providence with Thomasia & children saw Barbara & Mrs Carter Mary Eliza Terrells hands cutting clover at Providence etc Bettie Emily & Lula came over & went home this evening. Harriet finished my picture to day or nearly {ploughing corn by ivy hill & Mr S, draw bars & near meadow thining corn cut a lode clover weeding corn |
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Fr 15. |
Fair/Rain a pretty shower/Fair/Fair I put a hinge on sellar doar etc ploughing corn by grave yard set out some tobacco plants I rode to E hill to look at my wheat saw Dr Lin my wheat is ripe in places made a ram rod to my gun {ploughing corn by tick spring & grave yard etc set out some tobacco plants choping the briers & bushes out of corn field sent for some cabbage plants etc on the river |
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Sat. 16. |
Fair warm/Rain a shower./Fair/Fair I went to Carmel to singing – carryed Phillip sent to Mr Southworths for wagon body failed – we had a good deel of singing etc had a nice compiny etc {ploughed the land by grave yard & about the house at L Grove cut a lode clover & halled it sent to mill for meal & planks choping in corn field set out some tobacco & cabbage plants etc |
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Sun 17. |
Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel I carryed little Buckhannon to S.S. Fanny went the children sang for the – book to day sung very well we chose Bro Poindexter for paster to day 24. to 18 the 18 for Bro Williamson the most of the members promised to meet every Sunday & help the paster Sister Sarah at meeting Sister Conelia Bro S, Sam S, dined with us at Carmel to day – Thomasia & went to E hill this morning Mrs Swann came to night |
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M 18. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I commenced cutting wheat at E field 2 cutters & I received a message from Ella about Paster I sent a mesage to E by Emily Mrs Swann went home this morning – Harriet finished my picture this evening the death of the stag {cutting wheat ploughing at Locus Grove weeding corn etc |
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Tus 19. |
Fair warm/Rain Hail etc/Cdy/Fair Cutting wheat at E hill had rain & hail there this evening the win blew quite hard cut some clover Thomasia & H went to Mt Airy this evening –James went to Bro Addams, for 1/2 gal of vinegar 12 1/2 cts boys went to E hill {cutting wheat by ice pond & draw bars & E hill ploughing corn L. Grove halled a lode clover |
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W 20. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to E hill finished cutting forward wheat to night Mr S, was at home E. h. Bob broke S. finger John helped fix it etc – I turned celebrater out pasture a tree man came to E hill want to sell trees {cutting wheat killed a lamb ploughing corn etc |
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Th 21. |
Fair mist/Cdy Rain a/Cdy cool/Fair I cut my wheat in frunt of the house Sister Sarah came this morning Edmond brought her & Barbara Dandridge came to night – Betty Ann came down to night – Emily Anderson is hear has sore throat {cutting wheat cut a lode clover choped – over tobacco land by house ploughing corn L Grove Jessey got my guiney eggs last night |
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Fr 22. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair cool I made or got out a sythe finger worked on wagon stay etc Mrs Dandridge & Emily went to – Providence this evening Sister Sarah & H went to E hill Mrs Swann came tonight John went to Bro Saml Bro S, sent Mrs Swanns cow & calf over received a note from Mr Fountain I got one from Harriet Ann, Sally Ann H one from Columbia {ploughing corn L Grove got over with 2 furrows & ploughing out the middles weeding corn in the m. |
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Sat 23. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I roee to see Mr Dickinson, hird him talk about texas etc Mrs Richinson & Miss Goodman and Bettie & Emily Redd Edmond came by this evening & carryed the girls home Anna came & spent the evening we walked up to night hird Miss Nanncy play on pianna John came back {ploughing corn balks at L Grove 3 ploughs cut a lode clover sent to mill for meal & plants weeding corn cleaned out old cellar |
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Sun 24. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel to S.S. 2 of my Scollars seem to be quite serious etc carryed Buckhannon down Sister Sarah went to Elon in Bro Saml, carriage Bettie Ann hear to night Edmond Redd & John Dickinson are hear to night |
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M 25. |
cool Clear/Clear a litle misty at sundown/Fair/Fair I carryed
Sister Sarah to |
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Tus 26. |
Clear warm day/clear/Fair Clear/Fair or Clear I went to E hill fixed a grass blade for Henry John Susan went on the river where we wer cutting ["wheat" lined through] grass, hay, a man pass though with a drove of mules J S cleaned out rock–spring Bettie Redd came – over this evening Cary went back Cizer came by with 6 mules ran through my wheat {cutting hay E hill weeding corn shocking hay ploughing corn L Grove |
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W 27. |
Fair/Fair/Fair F. I went to E hill cutting wheat in meadow shocked hay sent Mr Taylor some hay Joh Swann is hear to night sent 11 1/2 bu wheat to mill Bettie went to shop to take her lessons Edmond Redd dined hear to day {faned out & sent 11 1/2 bushels wheat to mill cutting wheat at E hill shocked some hay halled a lode ploughing etc |
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Th 28. |
Fair/Fair/Fair very warm/Fair very warm I went to E hill cutting wheat finished the Bearded Mr P Samuel came by to take the census Mr R Cizer came with Mr Tylers shoe account – Joh Swann went to Anna, to cut her wheat. John at Mt Airy Katy has a daughter I pulled of my flannel to night {cutting wheat at E hill sent to mill for 2 bls flour sent twice ploughing corn |
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Fr 29. |
Fair warm/Rain a shower light thunder etc/Fair/Fair I went to E hill cutting wheat etc the win blew down the shocks wheat etc fencing etc etc Hamlin Dickinson hear sent James T to Providence for the Dr to see Sally Wm R went for Linnaeus I walked with Thomasia Bettie to ice House etc to night found fence down Joh Swann finished Anna, wheat I took my flannel of last night – {cutting wheat E hill shocking etc ploughing corn by grave yard sent a letter to Sallys house |
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Sat 30. |
Fair warm/Fair warm/Fair warm/Fair warm I went to Carmel in carry all Bro. – Poindexer came with me home – John went to Depot for box did not come Bro Poindexter gave up the Pasteral care of the church – Bob to pole cat 5 bls corn {sent Bob to pole cat for 5 bls corn finished cutting wheat cutting hay etc |
Note: dried flower––maybe morning glory––left at this page; other similar flowers at other pages in this journal.