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Th 1st |
Rainy morning/Fair/Fair/Cdy went to E field barn striping tobacco John went to Depot to see if the things had come etc the fox hunters started a fox in Providence or near there lost him near Chesterfield {Striping tobacco halling up corn from Babbys house shucking put a lode short corn in corn house |
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Fr 2. |
Rain a little/Cdy/Cdy rain/Rain I sent to Depot for things – John, saddle etc 1 bl sugar of Wm Dandridge cotton etc etc Edmond Redd came to night – borrowed Anna, cart she has my wagon all last & this weak John & James at Providence. {Sent to slash for light–wood halling up corn shucking etc sent for a lode top fodder |
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Sat 3. |
Rain/Rain Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel Bro Chanler – brought deed for hall Bro Luck gave me some tickets for president [ballots or campaign literature for Presidential election?] Dr Dickinson red a chapter etc Joh Terrell is hear to night he came to day on his way to Elon {cutting & malling rails for hog pen halled a lode corn shucking halling wood etc |
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Sun 4. |
Fair cool d/Fair/F/F I went to Carmel S.S. had 12 or 14 scollars concluded to continue the scool all winter Bro Williams preached text 1st Corrinthians 15 ct 58 verse. Dick Dickinson came by going to Mr Southworths Canfield went to his house to stay Mr Swann & Mrs S., Joh came down, Joh went home to night Anna came to stay all night etc |
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M 5. |
Fair/Cdy a few drops r/Fair/Fair Mrs Swann went to mill with H & to Anna,s Mr S. went to E hill I rode up to see Terrell, corn etc he is shucking James Redd commenced scool to Bettie to day & Liz, Friday last Fannie is going I went to Huletts & Andersons – bought 18 glass 1 bb P 1 box caps & pd for Herrald $2.50 & $2. for American farmer to be sent to Cedar folk I went to Canfields saw him about Election – saw Miss D & store bought bl fish $5.00 & Shoulder bacon 10 1/2 lbs at 14 cts 1.47 John went to Bro Saml, for my gun {shelled 1 bu corn sent to mill 1 bu sent & got meal from Terrells got a bag corn out mill cutting & halling rails for hog pen halling cutting down corn halled a lode shucking to night Made a pin for wash steer & put him up etc |
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Tus 6. |
Fair mild day/Fair/Fair cold/Fair cold I went to Election voted for Bell for president [John Bell of Tennessee, Constitutional Union] & Edward Everett for vice president [also Constitutional Union] [Note: Lincoln was elected] pd Bro Wortham 25 cts he pd for me at Carmel for Bro Williams saw Dr A, John & James went to Election John went to ["e hill to night" lined through] got back to night – Bro Penny voted for Bell etc Murry & Shepard {Bob halling rails for hog pen makg it etc malling rails – & halled a lode wood halling up – corn below (grave yard black) halling with wagon from Anna, shucking corn etc sent to mill for bag meal. |
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W 7. |
Fair cold/Fair cool/Fair cool/Fair I went to E hill to divide the corn of Terrells I got 10 barrells & 1 flour barrell full put mine in corn house etc got my hogs to day from E hill dug my irish potatoes 24 bushels 20. bu rough & ready potatoe put them in sellar I fixed a lock on dore chain etc H & Fanny went to R Andersons Lincon is elected they say John went to Bro Saml, I swaped Jack for watch dog Hulett Joh; {halling up corn shucking etc dug my irish potatoes E field 24 bu very large ones divided my corn E hill 10 barrells 4th part cutting down corn etc etc |
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Th 8. |
Fair frost/Fair/Fair/Cdy I commenced a gate for beef pen sowed wheat in potatoe patch Bob drilled some Medertaranean wheat & Yankey rye at L Grove Thomasia & I went to Providence this evening met Edmond Redd – going to Providence Jessey laid up with his nea [knee?] Dr A gave me some red shuck wheat – {malling rails halling wood halling up corn shucking etc sowed 1/2 bu wheat in potatoe patch drilling some etc |
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Fr 9. |
Rain a litle/Rainy/Rain/Cdy I worked on gate a little John Tate came for money pd him $3.50 cts he looked at my wagon I went to E hill to divide Terrells corn got 2 bls to day a little over made about 30 bls E hill I drilled some wheat at L Grove red shuck & Medertaranean finished manured in dril finished hog pen to day etc {halled 2 lodes rails & finished hog pen halled 2 lodes manure & drilled some wheat halled some corn shucking etc divided some corn E hill halled some poles for corn house |
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Sat 10. |
Fair cool/Fair day/Fair cool/Fair I went to E hill to divide the shucks Terrell halled his away halled away the top fodder to feed on 2 lodes the pupps killed a pig John got back from Bro Saml, H went to store bought a frock etc to the amount of $4.39 1/2 {barked poles for corn house halled a lode wood put up my hogs 22 halled a stack top fodder from E hill halling up corn shucking halled a lode leaves & brush to hog pen got some hickry bark sent Jack home |
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Sun 11. |
Fair cool/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel S.S. I had 10 or 12 scollars Dr D prayed John spoke etc met with Ella & Emily going to Cty Line H went with them John went to E hill brought. Joh home with him I gave Adison Cobbs 112 grains red wheat to plant a new kind |
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M 12. |
Rain a little/Cdy/Fair/Fair I went to Mr Buttlers to see Miss Eliza & to Bro Saml carryed Mary a bundle Mary walked out Saml went to Providence to see John brought over some nedles I brought one over to file down. I cut down corn near E hill Miss Eugania Dickinson is hear came with Harriet she went there this morning Bro Saml, went to B Green to day {halled a lode wood halling up corn shucking etc sent to mill for meal etc |
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Tus 13. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I fixed a needle for Mary & sent it By Bro Saml he & Cary came by stayed at W Terrells last night I went to John Tates to get him to work on corn house Emily Anderson rode up went back Harriet & James went with Eugania Dickinson to night I saw Billy – Quarles he is larthing [setting lathes for] Mr Taylors room – Sally Southworth came to see about beef etc {halled a lode wood halling up corn with wagon & cart shucking etc |
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W 14. |
Fair nearly/ or Clear/Fair/Fair I saw Billy Quarles he came to help me about corn house put in 9 new logs Mr Harris came by Edmond Redd came for 30 bushels oats – faned them out etc finished – halling up my corn shelled 4 bu of new corn sent it to Terrells mill {Finished halling up corn shucking etc shelled a turn new corn sent it to Terrells mill working on corn |
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Th 15. |
Fair frost/Fair/Fair/Fair I patched up ox Cart body & halled up one lode corn 3 1/2 bls & put it in corn house hear fixed the lock etc Emily Anderson came & went back this Evening H & john went down this morning for things that came from Richmond I sent Joh to the mill to see if I could have wheat ground {killed a shote to day shucking corn halled a lode to cornhouse halled a lode wood |
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Fr 16. |
Fair/Fair/Cdy/Cdy Finished shucking corn & housed most of it Bettie Duke came & dined & went home H went to store & mill with her Bob ploughing the meadow E field James went with Fil Duke home {Finished shucking corn put 11 barrells in corn house hear Bob ploughing E field meadow |
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Sat 17. |
Rain/Rain/Cdy/Cdy Shelled corn striping tobacco sent to E hill for a lode oat straw halled a lode wood etc faned wheat put 6 bu of wheat in bags faned out & sent 1 1/2 bu to mill by Jerry for Wm Robinson {Shelled some corn new faned wheat sent 1 1/2 bu to mill for Wm Robinson at $1.40 cts a bu striping tobacco halled a lode straw E hill halled a lode wood |
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Sun 18. |
Rain a litle cdy/Fair/Fair – mild/Fair I went to Carmel S.S. Bro Ponnerd preached text John 3 ct 8 verse the win bloeth etc. H & George went with me Mary Emily & Lula – came by with Cary went home to night Bro S, went by Providence |
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M 19. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Smiths shop had a iron made for wagon price $1.00 went by Terrells, mill came by Chiles burg or Gatewoods E hill etc killed Robin steer this evening Joh came for his calf spoke to me about work {ploughing the meadow E field grubing etc sent corn to mill & wheat 6 bu halling wood 2 lodes killed steer for beef put ploughs under the barn E field |
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Tus 20. |
Fair cool/Fair day/Fair cdy/Fair Mr Garriet came hear to dinner went to Mr Dukes. I killed 1 bird in Mt Airy Henry brought Darn home Henry caryed a hine quarter of beef to Bro Saml to day John went hunting gun kicked his leg I fixed up a stay iron {sent qr beef to Bro Saml sent corn to mill got meal fallowing E field grubing on rode & ditch cutting in d malling rails |
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W 21. |
Cdy/Snowed a few flakes/Cdy cool/Fair I went to Wooddys shop carryed a stay for wagon had it altered etc saw John Goodwin Mr Wright & others I started to put stay on wagon – Henry laid up head ache saw –Mr Sharps Daughter & sons pass the shop went to mill I saw Sharp Billy Q borowed my axe May day & Milly cow R. {fallowing E field grubing commenced on new ground by tick spring malling rail cutting halling wood rails etc burning brush |
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Th 22. |
Fair Fair cdy/Fair.Cdy cold I stoped ice pond to day went hunting killed 7 Birds one shoot P. Thomasia & H went to E hill this eening to S.T. . I sent Edmond down well to see what was in it filled with – rocks |
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Fr 23. |
Rain cool/Rain day/Rain/Fair I went to E field barn faned out 14 bushels wheat & baged it to go to mill Bob made James T a pair peg shoes had a close rainy day {faning wheat 14 bu red – may baged it sent to E – hill for a lode straw Bob made a pair shoes – |
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Sat 24. |
Fair very cold/Fair very cold/Fair very cold/Fair very cold Fair & cold day very windy day the ground freezing all day I sent Prince Charles to Bro Saml to day putting the greens away etc covered potatoes in sellar & made a hog bed I fixed the sellar doar I saw a ded sheep in Mt Airy {I sent Charles home put away greens etc cutting & halling wood halled 2 lodes leaves etc |
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Sun 25. |
Fair cold/Fair cold/Fair cold/Fair I saw ice nearly 1 1/2 inches thick to day I went to Carmel S.S. had 3 – scollars & Buruss & John Dickinson Bro Fox preached Bro Rolan Terrys funeral to day had very few persons he died some 3 or 4 weaks ago or longer time had only 8 scollars to day [Roalnd Terry, about 1787–1860] |
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M 26. |
Fair milder/Cdy/Cdy/Rain I started diging ice house biger Bro Smith came & dined I – pd him twenty dollars owe him seven money for L scooling etc saw Dr Lin pass by going to Spicers he says Bell carryed Virginia [Presidential race] Robert went down killed a beef for Anna – & altered B. I sent to the Dr for some seed corn by Robert John went to Mt Airy carryed my (keys,) {shelled corn sent to mill & 14 bu wheat I – commenced diging ice house biger cutting & halling wood cleaned out ice house etc |
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Tus 27. |
Rain Cdy –/Cdy–Rain/Rain most of night/Rain Mr Garriet came over to day we went hunting saw 3 birds etc Mr G went home again came to see about getting scool house etc diging ice house larger etc I commenced a rat trap for John sent to Mt Airy for him & keys to day James at E hill to night put my tobacco in barn to day etc Thomasia laid up head ache {diging ice house larger halling wood & – put the tobacco out of wagon house in barn |
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W 28. |
Rain/Rain Cdy/Fair/FAir I made a large rat trap worth $1.50 makg Lanzy laid up & Lucy Fanny complaining took calomel to night James came home the Miss Dickinsons came & carryed Harriet home with them to night. {diging ice house larger etc |
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Th 29. |
Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Cdy Harriet & Miss D, came went to Mr Southworths H went to Anna, to night Miss Swann & Miss Stanly are at – Anna, Mr Harris was there to day – I sent a qr beef to Mrs Southworth 140 lbs at 6 cts. a lb my fatning hogs got out of pen to day Mr W Coghill died to day killed by horse {diging ice house larger etc near done it |
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Fr 30. |
Rain cdy/Fair/Cdy/Fair I went to store bought trimings – for Johns coat paid or cost $1.27 c got a letter from Llewellyn etc Thomasia got one from Tom Pendleton I went to Mr Buttlers carryed trimings for Johns coat, went to Bro S, Lewis is building corn house etc sow has 8 pigs under shelter {getting oak poles for ice house from slash halling with wagon Anna has my steer lam halling wood & rakg leaves etc etc |