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M 1. |
Rain cool/Cdy day/Fair/Fair I faned out wheat chafed one hundred bushels & 10. 50 white 60 red may James & Cary came over with dogs Fitz Tompkins at Anna, put up the mules to night. {faning wheat 110 bushels diging holes at shelter etc |
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Tus 2. |
Fair mild/Fair day/Fair/Fair I went to E field barn & finished chaffing the wheat 90 bu red may 50 white 30 Medertaranean 170 in all Edmond Redd came by Miss Moriah Hill went down to town Thomasia got a letter from H.A. Anderson to day they speak of mooving to independence [Texas] a small town Cary & John went to Bro Saml, H & James went to E hill Bob rakg wheat land on swamp E field {faning wheat 170 bu in all rakg wheat land |
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W 3. |
Fair/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy I Sowed 2 bushels Medertaranean wheat at E field on ditch the other side put falks in the ground for stack frame John & Saml came I went hunting with them Sam & John killed several birds John carryed Darn home with him this evening Thomasia & H went to mill H went to Mr Dickinsons Llewellyn has a gun he bought pd $20. for it. Sam had it to day Dr G sole Charles for $600. {Sowed 2 bu wheat & raked it in opened the water furrows etc pu[t] in 9 falks & ramed them dug some holes etc burning brush worming tobacco |
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Th 4. |
Rain light/cdy/Rain/Rain light faned out my oats at E field barn sowed 1/2 bu wheat faned out 6 bushels Med makg frame for stack cleaning out water furrows etc a man came with a horse for Anna to by H came home with Miss Dolly Dickinson {faned out 6 bu wheat and all the oats E field Sowed 1/2 bu wheat rakg etc opened water furrow workg on stack frame etc ground cutting knives etc |
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Fr 5. |
Rain cdy/Fair/Fair/Fair I sowed 4 bu wheat working on cow shelter etc E field. Mr Wm Smith sent his account $2.50 cts. for wagon stay. Edmond came for his horse to day – Cary came over James went over Joh caryed my shoes to Spicers shop. {Sowed 4 bushels Med,an wheat E field stacking tops at E field halling tops rakg wheat land etc etc |
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Sat 6. |
Fair cool/Fair cool/Fair cool/Fair I finished the cover to cow shelter at E field I went to Carmel met with John McL A going to Carmel Bro – Poindexter preached text Galatians 2 ct 20 verce. Mrs Woolfolk was there & her case was discust. but few persons the[y] presented me with deed for the hall lot Mrs Southworth spent the day hear Joh S, is hear Edmond R sent for 30 bushels oats at 40 cts a bu {finished covering stack frame made one by corn house & covered it cut some tobacco halling poles etc wood etc sent corn to mill etc halled some fodder sowed 1 bushel wheat rakg in & rakg etc |
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Sun 7. |
Fair/Cdy/Rain/Fair I went to Carmel with H & John had baptizing Ann Dickinson Mrs Woolfolk Daughter & Son Penny Mr James Degarnett & others – 10 white, 2 colared the colared talked to us to day text Heb 8 ct 3 verse Bro Lowery was at Carmel a large croud, Cousin Edmond Winston & wife & Daughter, Bro S, & wife preached the funeral of Bro S,s servants this evening Joh Swann went home to night John went with him meeting at Elon to day. George Buckhannon went with is. [us] |
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M 8. |
Rain a hard shower/cdy Fair/Fair/Fair I faned out some wheat & sowed 1/2 bu Dr A came by & looked at it etc made up draw bars by Anna, etc Sally S. came over H went there to night they went to Anna, John went to E hill {rakg wheat land sowed 1/2 bu faned wheat for seed med, diging holes for tobacco scaffold put up draw bars worming tobacco etc put up a stack pole for top fodder |
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Tus 9. |
Fair cool/Fair cool/Fair cool/Fair I went & sowed 2 bushels wheat E field Med – have some wheat up – Thomasia & I went to Bro Dervins – Mrs D was from home had water–mellons & musk mellons etc I fixed his clock & set it to work stoped at store bought 50 cts worth of janes – I rode to E hill saw my hogs & cattle etc {Sowing wheat 2 bu rakg worming tobacco cut some put up scaffold stack one stack of tops halled a lode wood etc |
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W 10. |
Fair a frost small/Fair mild/Fair/Fair I sowed 2 bushels wheat getting poles for corn house barkg them going to make a house to shel corn in at E field by stack frame I saw some singular clouds etc {Sowed 2 bu wheat rakg in rakg by tobacco ground cutting & halling poles barkg same commenced a ditch etc etc |
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Th 11. |
Cdy cool/Rain a few drops/Cdy/Rain a litle I sowed 2 bu wheat E field on rode by tobacco ground. I went to Carmel to see Bro Cabaniss & the Chineman Kohn – saw a good many persons there Edmond came by, Edmond went for timber for Anna {sowed 2 bu wheat rakg etc halling logs for corn house worked on house a little Edmond went to Terrells mill for Anna, for lode timber |
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Fr 12. |
Fair a little cool/Fair cool/Fair cool/Fair I went to E hill to divide the blade fodder under shelter 7 feet square I worked on corn house etc John went hunting Harriet & James went to Providence to see Chiny man they went to Dr Lins to night James went to Mr Southworths to night with John Brown, Anna got a mule from the Dr to day Thomasia pd Mrs Barker $1.00 for chickins Barker spoke to me to rent a house at E hill several turkeys missing to day sent rose to T Castle. Terrell hair hunting {Bob sowed 2 1/2 bu wheat rakg in etc halled a lode wood cut some tobacco hung up the – tobacco that was cut stacked fodder at E hill tops one stack sent cow to T Castle cleaning out ditch |
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Sat. 13. |
Rain a little Fair/Fair cool/Cdy cool day/Rain Frost a large one I cut the most of my tobacco some was frozen or seem to be Harriet Sally & James went – to Elon to hear Bro Cabeniss & Koh San I went with Thomasia & children a good many persons H & the Miss Dickinsons walked Dolly & Eugane are hear to night Lanzy went to meeting Bro Saml folks at meeting {Bob sowed 1 1/2 bu wheat finished the fallowed land cutting tobacco picking away halled 2 lodes wood |
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Sun 14. |
Rain cool/Rain/Rain cdy/Fair I went to Carmel went to the seckstons house met with John Carpenter he was the only scollar Harriet & Eugane Dickinson went to Cty Line to see chiny–man went to Bro Lucks to dine had a rainy day & cool a Miss Tribble at Dr Terells died the over seer daughter |
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M 15. |
frost Fair/Fair/cdy/Fair I went to John Tates & to look for my cow at T Castle saw turkey went to look for her saw her flying across the river found my cow at Mr Dickinsons. the Miss Dickinsons went home on selebrater I rote a letter to – Ann Talley & sent hir $15. intrust money – saw Barkers. lent Anna my wagon to hall w stack from Mt Airy I found a knife in rode to day Mr Tate agrees to work for $1.25 cts a day on corn house {halled a lode wood hung up tobacco etc sent to T. Castle for cow rose found her at J, D, |
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Tus 16. |
Fair a frost/Fair S, mild/Fair/Fair Mr Tate came to work on a corn house E field he & I Joh & Lanzy Jessey halling poles etc a parcel of Fox hunters came by started a red fox above hear they say a fine morning H got a letter from Llewellyn I lent Anna a bx to go to Depot & wagon etc {halled a lode oats down halling poles etc for corn house hung up tobacco etc gathered peas ploughing pea patch etc cutting down corn at Locus Grove |
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W 17. |
Fair/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy Mr Tate worked on corn house put up the rafters ete Miss Martha Mason & Pertha & Sally came hear to day Miss Mason went home George Allen came to sell me a carriage or try. Bety Ann came to hire my – wagon till xmas sent to store & got 5 lbs nails John at E hill has my gun {halled a lode wood halled 3 lodes corn from L Grove ploughing for wheat L Grove put my tobacco in house etc |
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Th 18. |
Cdy/Rain a little/Fair/Cdy Mr Tate work on house finished covering & cut the doar etc Mr T left Emily Anderson came to day & Harriet & James went down to night Thomasia & James went to Providence came to night my cattle got in my corn last night I saw 4 wile geese going south, sent for John {halling up corn halled one or two lodes wood Lanzy fencing at stack Bob ploughing at Locus Grove etc |
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Fr 19. |
Rain cool Rain most of day/Rain cool/Rain hard windy day/Rain I worked on corn house a little & faned out 8 bu forward wheat – Commenced shucking corn shucked a lode corn put it in new corn house James & H came home this morning Fitz Tompkins at Anna & has been for several days {halled up some corn faned out 8 bu wheat sowed 1/2 bu at L Grove Bob rakg etc shucking a little corn cut a little tobacco E field |
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Sat 20. |
Rain fine/Fain fine/Cdy/Cdy I made a doar to barn house & patched up holes, under pined the house Susan cow has a calf finished shucking corn sent to mill corn did not get the meal or flour under pined corn house halled a lode wood etc put up a litle tobacco E field |
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Sun 21. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Harriet & I went to Carmel to S.S. I had 5 or 6 scollars to day Bro Williams preached text Mat 4 ct 30 v follar – we talk of brakeing up s.s. after first 8. Bro Saml, Mary & Emily wer at meeting Thomasia H & L walked to E hill John is there to night Mr Taylor went back to Anna, |
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M 22. |
Fair/Fair mild/Cdy/Fair I worked on corn house swonged dore etc halling up corn with cart & wagon Billy at work on shed of scool house at Anna, is hear to night sent 2 bu corn to Wm Robinson {cutting down corn L Grove halling with cart & wagon sent to mill twice for meal & flour shucking corn to night |
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Tus 23. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I started to Richmond James & I went to Sister Sophia, in gig {Bob sowed 1 1/2 bu L Grove rakg in halling corn & shucking corn etc |
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W 24. |
Fair/Fair/Fair mild day/Fair we went in town I left trunk to Mrs Pendletons saw Betty & Barbara & Emily there saw – Llewellyn at fair ground saw the Giant & 3 dwafts [dwarfs] saw Sister Sarah & Bettie & E Gouldin & G Carter & pd 25 cts for horse came back to Sister Sophia, {cut my tobacco finished E field – diging sweet poatoes halling corn & shucking etc Sowing wheat 1 bushel |
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Th 25. |
Fair mild/Fair/Fair mild/Fair d We went in town again stoped at Mrs
Pendletons saw the girls from Bro Saml, there saw Mr Gouldin & his
children yesterday at fair there wer dog & hair fetes at fair [hare
coursing?] I saw a balloon assend with a Mr Wise in it pd $14.64 cts {cutting
down corn halling shucking etc |
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Fr 26. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Fair & warm I came up home met James T Redd pd him $40. dollars to be paid intrest – on my bons for land bought of the Redds & Carters I met 2 of the Vasses saw Cousin Edmond Winston at his quarter got home 1 hour be sun. [before sundown?] Joh Swann is hear & Sally Southworth to night H got 2 ducks of Mrs S, I gave Aron 15 cts {Sowing wheat at L Grove 1 bu cutting down & halling up corn shucking etc E field |
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Sat 27. |
Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair I fixed hasp on Corn house dore E field etc sent to E hill for lock to put on it etc Thomasia Harriet & James went up before dinner & John he walked down with them Robert came up bought me some chestnuts {faned out some Medirtaranian wheat & sowed 1 bu pea patch E field sowed – halling up corn shucking etc put up short corn in corn house hear, hanging tobacco etc E field |
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Sun 28. |
Cdy misty/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel with H & James – to S.S. I had 6 scollars & Burruss – Bro Fox preached the funeral of Pas. Tyree but few persons, Bro Allen preached at Cty Line to day John came by to day & dined brought Darn – with him Uncle Anderson came & brought me 75 cts from A Talley |
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M 29. |
Fair/Cdy/Cdy/Rain Harriet & I went to Bro Saml, saw Edmonds new horse he drove him to day Mr Garriet & Miss – Bettie Duke cameJ ohn & Saml went to hunt with Mr Kimbrew {rakg tobacco land sowed 1 bu wheat & ploughed it in s. plough sent corn to mill – halling up corn etc shucking put up wash steer |
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Tus 30. |
Rain showery/Rain light shower/Cdy/Cdy I sowed 1 bu wheat on tobacco ground & finished it a Silus Hanes came to get a job of work shingles I fixed sider cast [cask?] or vinegar has been leaking etc John went to shop Hanover James went to Mt Airy hunting John at E hill to night I caught a sow in corn field I pd Elizabeth 75 cts for chickins & Babby 35 cts $1.10 {finished hanging tobacco E field sowed 1 bu wheat on tobacco land (Mt Airy Joh) halled a lode wood halling corn finished at L Grove & commenced by spring shucking |
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W 31. |
Rain fine/Cdy/Cdy/Rain I sent Henry to Bro Saml for Prince Charles he brought him over shucking corn E field H & Sally S, went to Mt Airy John came from E hill {killed a shote to day halling up corn by babbys house & spring shucking etc etc |