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Tus. 1. |
Fair a L frost/Rainy/Raining/Rain A frost, cool morning finished [trees?] beyond meadow sent a basket of bread to Bro Saml, to go to Philadelphia got 1 bushel of Baden corn [high yield variety] from Bro Saml, he gave it to me I have been quite poly to day. Emily, Susan & Jennie are hear to night {ploughing, rakg, planting corn Baden, grubing etc set to Bro Saml, for (corn) etc shelled a turn corn |
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W 2. |
Rainy day/Rain cool/Cdy Rain/Rain I spent the day nearly in the house Emily & Jennie went to scool sent for Emily this evening Susan is hear John went to E field barn striping tobacco etc {halled a log to go under the barn striping tobacco this evening at E field barn |
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Th 3. |
Rain cool/Rain day/Fair/Fair I went to look for May–day found her a calf, she & Piday has a male calf each both alike red Thomasia & H went to E hill this evening striping tobacco E Field I went to plant bed Locus Grove John went to shoe shop Spicers {striping tobacco E field put a sil or block under barn hear rocks giving away |
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Fr 4. |
Fair mild thundered/Fair day/Fair/Fair I went to E field barn faned out the wheat 35 bu D.W. 43 mine 6 may 84 bu in all ran through fan once planted watermellon seed 35 hills 21 more H went to E hill Mrs S, & Joh are hear to night Mrs Richinson & Miss Nanny came down this evening {halling wood diging holes for watermellon hills halled manure etc makg w hills ploughed the cotton–patch faned out wheat 84 bu in all |
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Sat. 5. |
Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair planted cotton peas & cymblings on hill E hill tobacco land, I went to Carmel Bro poindexter preached text Mark 11 ct beginning at 12 verse & Ending 23 verse but few persons – he went to see Bro Wortham he is very poly & family measles at his house etc Bro Saml complaining saw John Dickinson in the rode Robert came up {planted cotton ploughed & planted cymblaing seed & peas E field halling manure etc diging holes for watermellons fencing by barn |
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Sun 6. |
Fair warm/Fair d/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel carryed Sally Southworth & Sarah Duke in carry all Bettie H & Susan rode horse back they got hear this morning Bro Poindexter preached Text Ephesians 1 ctr.c. 7 v, had baptizing to day several colored persons – Mr Taylor had a fall of his horse by – Carmel hurt him a good deel Dr A came to see him Thomasia & I went to see him Anna, & Miss Ball wer there Joh ate with us at meeting had 2 sermons Bettie & Barbara etc wer at meeting. |
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M 7. |
Fair very wrm/Fair/Cdy thunder & Lightning/Rain & thundered & L a good deel I went in E hill to look at clover etc went there for Fanny this evening Thomasia went up Bettie Redd came over for Mrs Swann, Miss Swann Columbia & Mr Tompkins are to come to Bro Saml, tomorrow Joh S, looking for ploughs to plough his corn L I sent Henry for Harriett, shoe Spicers picked a plant bed near river put tobacco seed in soke new milk. Harriet went with Bettie home. the Dukes went this evening I went to see Mr Taylor he was out again {planting corn near meadow the other side grubing & ploughing by tick spring picked tobacco bed throughing up manure at stack |
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Tus 8. |
Fair very warm/Fair to day/Fair warm/Cdy The lightning struck a sedar tree in cotton patch last night splintered it I made a frame for wagon Bob helping I set out a row tomatoe plants 8 or 9 rows greens, Broke the ice pond etc Thomasia went to Mr Taylors he gave Llewellyn a pair socks & me a knife I started his clock etc Thomasia got a letter from Llewellyn she went to Mr Southworths Joh – Swann has 2 ploughs at work at his house E hill {makg wagon body heeping up manure Setting out greens tomatoes etc in garden |
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W 9. |
Rain fine/Cdy/Fair/Fair warm I finished planting corn by Tick Spring reeplanting corn old place I sowed a plant bed with tobacco seed etc I walked in E hill brought a turkey and one ones down Thomasia went to E hill Virgil Luck is hear tonight {planted corn by T Spring heeping manure etc reeplanting corn L Grove ploughed s. potatoe patch ploughing tobacco lot by barn – – sowed plant bed on river in tobacc seed |
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Th 10. |
Fair/Rainy evening T & L a good deel/Raining/Rain reeplanting corn L Grove nearly finished ploughing tobacco lot by barn Mr Dick Tompkins Columbia Swann Miss Moriah & Nanny S, came over in Bro Saml, Carriage & buggy Bro S, & Cary went back Harriet went up with Lizzie & (boys they came got wet etc my watermellon, are comeing up Hailed a little large drops in evening {reeplanting corn ploughing by barn striping tobacco in barn |
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Fr 11. |
Rain/Rain–Fair/Rain/Rain I went to E Field barn & faned out some wheat baged 40 bu striping tobacco I carryed Thomasia to E hill saw Mr Dick Tompkins etc, Dr Chanler came this evening ["Rain" lined through] {striping tobacco faned wheat etc |
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Sat 12. |
Rain very hard/Fair/Fair/Fair Dr Chanler pluged 2 teeth for me & cleaned them charged $4.50 cts went away this evening I rode to Locus Grove plant bed John Swann came I sent Joh with him to move a dead cow halled her away with steers etc I had calvs parted to night may day & Pidday calvs Jessy carryed a lode fodder to Mr Taylor the ground is as wet as it can be almost, {striping tobacco in barn sent corn to mill got chop etc sent to E hill to drag away a cow etc set out a few cabbage plants |
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Sun 13. |
Fair/Fair/Cdy thundering etc/Fair I went to Carmel to S.S. have one or 2 new scollars, Bettie Noel at Carmel, Miss Wiltshire & had singing Edmond R. came this evening I walked to E hill with him Thomasia H. & Boys went up Columbia came down with us looks like rain to night. . . – |
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M 14. |
Fair/Rain a shower Fair/Fair/Fair Mr Tompkins came this morning went back with Columbia & Nancy Swann I faned out some wheat sent it to mill 6 1/2 bu sent 25 bags wheat to Depot to go to Richmond to Mr Dandridge to sell, went to mill with wheat Bettie & Emily Redd & Samuel – came over this evening I went to E hill with Saml, Thomasia & I went to a store & bought goods to amount of $11.56 cts {faned out wheat sent 50 bu to Depot by measure it weighed 3 lbs sent 6 1/2 bu by weight to mill heeping up manure etc halled one lode to tobacco ground E field on mill rode by gap |
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Tus 15. |
Cdy a little fine rain/Cdy cool/Fair cool/Fair Samuel C went home after breakfast Mr Tompkins & Columbia Miss Moriah & Mrs Swann came down went home this evening Mr T gave me $10. to pay for a brl. flour at mill Bro Saml came over Bettie & Emily went over this evening we walked to Anna, & set a while Miss Mary Hill is there {killed a lamb heeping up manure in lot weeding corn at Locus Grove by house sent to mill for flour etc |
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W 16. |
Fair/Fair warm/Fair/Rain I went to the mill for a barrell flour for Mr Tompkins Dick asked 8 dollars for it sent it up by Joh Swann lent him a mule etc John went to Spicers to have a pair shoes made Harriet went to Miss Burruss, with Emily Anderson this Evening I wed my water mellon vines & put sut on them T, went went to Anna this evening to see Miss Mary, sent to Mr S, for C plants {weeding corn L Grove halled a lode wood ploughed the garden L.G. & planted some cabbage plants in it manured it etc |
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Th 17. |
Fair/Rain a heavy one/Cdy/Fair I went to Locus–Grove & patched up garden planted it in greens it rained very hard this evening thundered & Lightened a good deel I sent to plant bed tobacco plants are comeing up – Bettie & Emily came over, they are hear with Emily A, to night {set out cabbage plants at L. Grove weeding corn striping tobacco in barn |
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Fr 18. |
Fair/Rain a little cdy Thundered etc/cdy/Rain a heavy one I went to look for sow & pigs she has 3. Joh Swann came with mule & went for some lettuce etc Bettie & Emily – went home this mornng Lizzie went with them Emily A went home this evening I went to see Bro E Wortham he is quite poly sitting up a little. John Q – working on rode by gate Cornal Wright came by Electioneering for sherriff halling manure to E field for tobacco & halled rails to make sheep pen striping tobacco dug a ditch by barn etc etc |
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Sat 19. |
Rain a few drops/Fair cool/Fair cool/Fair I made a pen to shear sheep went in the slash for stocks sent 10 to mill Columbia came this morning & Joh this evening John went to shoe shop failed to get his shoes Uncl Anderson came with 1 bushel of seed corn to ree–plant with, {shelled a little corn sent 2 bu to mill sent for meal made sheep pen striping tobacco at E field getting stocks sent 10 to mill in cart & wagon – |
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Sun 20. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel to S.S. carryed – Columbia in carry–all Bro Poindexter – preached text 2nd Corinthians 9 ct 7 verse Bro Saml, folks wer there went to Providence Joh rode Ben to Carmel Harriet went up with them to night I put my – name down for 4 dollars to buy the hall – Martha is milking again |
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M 21 |
Fair/Fair warm/Clouding up Lightning/Fair warm Columbia came to Anna to see Mr Carson at Anna, etc Joh came for her to night I planted my watermellon patch this evening – halled a lode manure & rich dirty san etc I worked tomatoe plants etc I swaped a 1/2 bu corn with Mr Talley I saw Edmond Redd in road {halling manure from kitchen to E F for tobacco reeplanting corn by Katys House etc – weeding corn cotton etc ploughed potatoe patch |
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Tus 22. |
Fair warm/Rain a heavy one/Raining hard/Fair I went to Providence to see the Dr he went to T Castle & mill – etc I saw Mr Luck & John went with John to Robert Terrells place Joh came for a mule to plough his corn land. Linnie is poisoned very bad with poison oak at grave yard. Thomasia Harriet & Emily Anderson went to Providence, or T Castle H & E going to take the house. I had some tutch me not put on Linnie, poison I budded some rose bushes 3. had a tornado at Walker Terrells & Mrs Cobbs {wed irish potatoes weeding cotton weeding corn etc at Locus Grove cutting log out rode etc picking over irish potatoes |
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W 23. |
Cdy Fair/Fair/Fair a bank c rizeing/Fair I sheared my sheep 15 turned out 2 lambs have 3., Dr A came to see Linnea – stayed but a few minutes Harriet & Emily A, went to E hill I went to look at my clover had a cart lode cut for horses halling manure to E Field for tobacco – {heeping manure halling etc sheared my sheep cut a lode clover etc etc |
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Th 24. |
Fair/Fair/Cdy a drop or 2 of rain/Cdy I went to Mr Walker Terrells he had his house trees etc blowned down by a tornado most all of his fence etc went to Golans ville voted for Garriet for sherriff Mr Kean for madistrate & others spoke to Mr John Dickinson for 10 lbs corn at $4.50 cts a bl to get 5 barrells next tusday saw Wm Terrell & Mrs Cobbs Miss Ball went home this evening or started her Brother is ill or dead Mrs Tompkins at Anna, to day {halling out manure ploughed etc the ground by old ice house planted some tobacco etc ploughed sweet potatoe pach a part planted a row of slips |
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Fr 25. |
Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/Fair I went to mill paid for Mr T,s flour $8.00 saw L Cobbs at mill – planted the apple pie plant [Hirsutum family;leaves rubbed together release fragrance of apple pie] & peas E Field carryed the children to Providence spent the day John went to S, s shop carryed gig worked on some work for Thomasia {planted peas E field halled some manure etc sent to E hill for lode clover weeding corn at L Grove cutting down bushes by barn |
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Sat 26. |
Fair warm/Rain Hail & blow etc etc/Lightning Cdy etc/Fair Rain this evening in torrents and hailed larger than I ever saw it some of the hail was 2 inches or longer & as large as hens eggs broke several glass in windows or crack them I went to Bro Saml, for Lizzie carryed Fannie found Llewellyn there He came over with me saw John A at Dr Lins Sister Sarah is at Mr Talleys I hear Clarrence came up with Llewellyn I gave negroes the evening to fix there patch ground {weeding & thining Corn at L Grove sent to mill for meal 2 bu sent to E hill for a lode clover |
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Sun 27. |
Fair warm/Cdy Rain/Rain/Fair I went to Carmel to S.S. had 2 new scollars I red a chapter Bro P. prayed Harriet rode Lilly we went to – Bro Saml Mr Naluland Noel & Kimbrew wer at Bro Saml, |
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M 28. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I have been poly a day Dr Lin came to see me left him at Bro Saml, Mrs Nelson & Daughters wer there Mrs Garriet & Miss Duke Mr Valentine came this evening we came over home left Llewellyn there Sam came to day Bro Saml, offered me some tobacco plants |
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Tus 29. |
Fair cool/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy I took blue mass last night & salts this morning sent to Pole Cat for 5 bls Corn at $4.50 cts a barrel borrowed 6 bags of Mr Southworth sent them back to night I paid Columbia Swann $2. . for – Mr R Tompkins & receibt for bl flour – C & H rode out went home to night – {hallling manure for tobacco – E Field sent to Pole Cat for 5 bls Corn [Polecat Creek is north of Ruther Glen; that may have been a settlement earlier] sent to E hill for lod clover had it cut choping corn |
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W 30. |
Cdy/Cdy Rain/Rain/Fair I rode to Locus Grove Thomasia went over I had some tomatoe plants set out at L. G. sent Mr Taylor 1 bu corn sent to mill John has sore throat L at Mr S, Susan & Sally are hear Joh S came for mule {ploughed tobacco lot by kitchen & raked it etc halled out manure etc, halling E field, thining corn choping same halled a lode wood etc |
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Th 31. |
Fair/Fair threatning/Fair/Fair Dr Anderson came to see me to day sent me some cough mixture Miss Moriah Tompkins came by Thomasia went to E hill this evening she rote a letter to Lucy Holiday – Joh S came came for Ben to plough his corn {ploughing tobacco ground by barn & Anna & manured it in drill halling manure to patch & E Field choping in corn field etc |