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M 1. |
frost Rain light showers/Rain cdy/Cdy cool/Fair Edmond went home carryed - Llewellyn with him in a buggy Mr Wooddy came by John Dickinson went home this evening the boys went to Providence with the little cart & steers John & Harriet went to Mr Southworths to night Mr Ball & family wer at Anna, Mr Wiltshire Carson etc to day Jenny Wiltshire dined hear to day |
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Tu 2. |
Fair frost/Fair/Cdy cool/Fair cool I went to mill to see about the flour etc sent for it fencing on - main rode finished at Canfields. I saw Mr Washington Dickinson on rode he is planting corn Mrs Swann & Anna & Cousin B B Tompkins went to Bro Saml, Mrs S is hear to night & Sally S, Cary came over with Llewellyn, went home to night James went to T Castle for his shoes got them {fencing on fence from Anna, to Canfields halling rails etc triming on fence etc Bob ploughing & coaltering new ground burning brush etc etc etc sent to mill for flour chop etc |
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W 3. |
Fair cool/Fair day/Fair cool/Cdy I went to E hill for a lode oat chaf went to new ground where Tom & Joh wer ploughing 2 horses - laid of a piece ground for tobacco by B. S. shop E hill Mrs Swann went home this morning Sally S went home my hog came home I turned my sheep out of meadow E hill - {ploughing new ground & meadow Jessey ploughing went to shop to night halled a lode chaf from E hill grubing ditching triming on fence by Canfields etc etc |
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Th 4. |
Cdy cool/Cdy day/Cdy/Cdy cool I went with Thomasia on Edmonds horse to Providence this evening - to see Barbara John drove his colt out Dr A was in Richmond and Cousin Buttler B, Tompkins & Anna came & stayed a while Edmond & Henderson T, dined hear to day Edmond at Anna, I got a note from Mr Fountain at Providence to day. Edmond & John & Henry ditching Edmond Tomas Redd married to Miss B Ryal [Bettie M. Ryall, 1841-1909] {Bob & Jessey ploughing ditching grubing sent to Mr Southworths for my spade etc |
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Fr 5. |
Cdy cool/Cdy cool/Cdy/Cdy cool I shelled corn sent it to mill sent twice James Terrell went home this evening he & L went fishing caught a small pike Bro Saml, Mary Bettie & Lula came girls dined at Anna, are hear to night Bro S went home Mrs Dandridge & Emily Anderson came up Edmond went home {Bob & Jessey ploughing burning brush etc ditching shelled corn sent to mill twice Jessey broke a plough |
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Sat 6. |
Rain showery light/Cdy cool/Cdy cool/Cdy I walked up to Anna, with Barbara Mary & girls Thomasia Barbara & Emily went to Providence Mary Bettie & Lula, went home this evening Cousin Buttler & Henderson went to Depot & to Fredericksburg - I went to E hill for chaff got some flours [flowers] for H & E. {ploughing 2 ploughs burning brush halling wood halled a lode chaff from E hill |
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Sun 7. |
Rain cool day/Rain/Rain a heavy one/Rain H & I went to Carmel S.S. I had about 12 S. Bro Williams preached Text 2nd Cor 13 ct 5 v. H went to Prov - in Carriage with Barbara & Ella - James T is quite poly cole on his bowels I carryed letters for Anna etc gave them to E Burruss. to put in office |
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M 8. |
Rainy day/Rain/Rain/Rain now Striping tobacco new brought - down the tobacco put it in sellar old tobacco to strip John went to E hill this evening L tending to it. I took down my clock etc {Striping tobacco out of barn new & halled the old down from E field barn etc |
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Tus 9. |
Rain Rain Rain windy day/Rain Rain Rain/Rain/Rain hard It has been a cloce rainy day the swamps are very full etc and windy day blue down fence,s etc LW striping tobacco in cellar a dog got in house {Striping tobacco etc old in house |
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W 10. |
Rain lighter/Rain/Fair/Fair mild I went to River it is fuller than I ever saw it I think went to the mill the bridge went away last night in the middle Mr Southworth John Canfield & others helping - to get plank santling & stocks out of water Edmond Redd went down came back his horse came to night I hurt my leg in getting out a scantlin etc we went to ivy hill again to night to see River it is falling some {Bob patched my shoe & Katys fencing getting wood shelled corn sent 1/2 bl to Terrells on mule |
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Th 11. |
Fair mild/Fair/Fair/Fair I walked to river with Thomasia & children found an old nife on river Thomasia & children went to E hill & spent evening. I went Mr S, & I went to ivy hill cleaning of for fence etc Edmond & Llewellyn went to Mrs Tompkins Mr - Mahon came for something to eat I gave him some flour & lent him 1 bu corn lent him mule to carry it to mill Joh S, beeting out oats lent Mr Sharp some tar to pitch a boat {cutting malling rails wood etc halling wood rails etc cleaning out cow pen & a lane for fence by ivy hill & sent to Terrells mill for meal sent corn |
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Fr 12. |
Cdy/Rainy evening/Rain/Rain I went to ivy hill fencing - moved the fence on hill got it to ivy hill Edmond & Llewellyn came E went home left his H & gig John Canfield killed a very large & singular bird warlook [warlock?] I skined & stuffed the skin lent Tom Swann my wheat fan they say the war has commenced in South Carolina [Battle of Fort Sumter, April 12-13, 1861] {fencing ivy hill halling rails wagon & cart |
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Sat 13. |
Rain Fair/F Rain Hail little/Fair/Fair had a hard rain this morning L & John went to Providence in gig H came home Edmond came for his gig & horse I went to ivy hill made a scaffold over river to catch rails etc finished the fence there I patched up garden & gate etc I ground shears for Anna, & Handle them cut James hair thundered Lightened & hailed saw 2 rain boughs, {fencing at ivy hill halling rails poles etc fencing by Canfields commenced river high |
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Sun 14. |
Fair cool/Fair mild/Fair/Fair cool H & I went to S. S. John was there he & Dr D, spoke etc John came home with me Tom & Joh S, wer hear Llewellyn & John came back this morning John T & G went home to night. I rode a mule to Carmel L went to store with Tom Mr Taylor came with news from F Sumter Sally Southworth came went S. S. I saw 4 B martins they went away again |
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M 15. |
Cdy cool day/Cdy/Cdy/Rain I hird whippowills hollar Mr Joh Hulett came for oats I soled 45 bu for 45 cts am to deliver them Barker brought a note to night for the oats I - went to E hill to fan oats Sutton sent & got his tobacco away Llewellyn borrowed 2 1/2 dollars from Mrs Southworth & went to Richmond going to live with Tom & Sydnor Jessey went with him to Depot to bring the gig home Sally S, came over with money I commenced a ditch {Bob rakg new ground for corn finished stakeing fence on river Canfields faning oats at E hill brought down a lode chaff halling logs out new ground burning brush |
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Tus 16. |
Rainy cool day/Rain/Rain/Cdy Finished striping my old Tobacco - Joh S came to dinner went - to E hill to night Robert Anderson & others went to Richmond to brake up the Convention {Striping tobacco finished the old & workg on new hung it up in barn etc |
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W 17. |
Cdy a cool day/Fair/Fair/Cdy I went to to E hill fan oats sent 45 bu to Anderson & Hulett Mr Smith came by borrowed Ben to ride to Mr Johnsons, his wife was sick H went to John Dickinsons Golans ville rode colt {Bob carryed 45 bu oats to A & Hulett faned out oats cleaned out stack & littered it etc grubing on meadow burning brus etc |
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Th 18. |
Rain a light shower/Fair/Fair Rain shower/Cdy I went to E hill for chalf sent to mill got the corn out of mill & sent it to Terrells. Virginia has seceeded & taken Harpers ferry etc [The Virginia Convention voted to secede from the Union on April 17. On May 23, voters would express their agreement. Former Gov. Henry A. Wise sent troops to secure the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry.] {Bob rakg new ground shelled corn sent to mill got the corn out & carryed 2 turns 2 bls to Terrells got 1 bl ground grubing killed a ram old one one I got of Dr G burning brush etc etc |
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Fr 19. |
Cdy a cool day Fair/Cdy/Fair/Fair I commenced planting corn in new ground between hear & meadow planting it in Mr Talleys corn we went to old place to look at wheat {Planting corn rakg land by grave yard etc Jessey rakg sent Edmond to Depot with bacon 29 [hams?] |
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Sat 20. |
Fair cool day the ground had a frost on it light/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to look at my plant beds went to Dr Lins he is better to day saw Mr Cook Bro Saml & John John came over to Providence J shot Dr L, pistol & hit the mark James went to Golans ville for H Miss Dolly came with her John drove the steers to day {planting corn rakg etc halling wood etc |
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Sun 21. |
Fair cool/Fair mild/Fair/Fair Harriet Miss Dolly & I went to Carmel S. S. Charles. Estice James Carmel by letter to day Bro Poindexter preached Text 46 Psalms 7 verce Bro Fox spoke a little out of time Dr D was at home with his mother she is ill Bro Saml, & Eugane at Carmel Joh Swann came this evening some one broke in corn house Mrs Lucy Johnson died to day with measles etc |
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M 22. |
Fair mild day/Fair/Fair windy/Fair I patched up lot made hoe helve etc went to E hill this evening Thomasia H & children went brought down a lode oats in chaff I brought chile down on horse I gave Uncle Anderson come corn I saw a bee martin & others {planting corn on meadow rakg ploughing new ground halling rails put some in fence halled a lode oats from E hill put in c house |
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Tus 23. |
Fair mild/Fair day/Fair/Fair I planted corn on meadow Joh & Henry ditching they had a fight in Baltimore 500 New Yorkers killed [Baltimore Riot of 1861 took place on April 19 when Southern sympathizers attacked units of the 6th Massachusetts Militia on their way to D.C. 4 soldiers & 12 civilians were killed.] I turned out my cattle to day Thomasia & H went to R Andersons this evening Anna Bettie & Miss Bibb came down to night Sister Clemmy Dickinson Wm W. died yesterday {planting corn on meadow rakg ploughing ditching fencing shelled corn sent to mill Terrells |
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W 24. |
Fair warm/Rain windy/Fair/Fair I fixed up calf pen went to Dr Lin & to Bro Saml Edmond & I crossed at mill foarded Mary & Bettie at Mr buttlers I cut Bro Saml, hair Mr Southworth, trees in yard & Black S. shop at E hill blew down cat-birds & others came to day {ploughing new ground rakg ditching halling manure to watermellon patch makg hills etc burning brush etc |
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Th 25. |
Fair cool/Fair mild/Fair cool/Fair Mr Southworth sent for hands to put up fences the win blew down sent 3 men I went & moved things out of Black S. Shop put them in barn I put the lock on barn etc George Quarles came with boys to night {rakg new ground laid off n ground planting it in corn halling manure cotton patch ploughing by Lanzy & Martha, house for potatoes 3 H went to Mr S, |
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Fr 26. |
Fair warm day/Fair/Fair/Fair Harriet & I drew a plan for a batry or foart, I carryed it to Dr Lins he will send it to Richmond soon Saw Cannon on rail rode going up Cousin Buttler started to Cars came back, came down hear this evening. Dr A at Anna, to day. saw Dr Nelson at rail road I planted 70 or 80 hills watermellon seed got a letter from Richmond. hird a wood Lark {ploughed lan by barn & Martha, house halling manure to cotton patch & s potatoe patch back of kitchen grubing on meadow planted corn in new ground sent to Depot |
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Sat 27. |
Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to the river & John & I pulled out my boat set Joh & H, to ditching worked at the loar part of meadow I commenced repairing the big rake. John started on little cart body. Cousin Buttler went home Kean at Anna, Ct Some body, in field caught turkey & brought her to house {ploughing rakg by barn E field ploughing meadow for peas E field halling manure by Lanzys house grubing meadow burning brush ditchings |
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Sun 28. |
Hail Rain/Fair cool/Fair cool/Fair cool m H & I went to Carmel S. S. we got - caught in a shower rain etc Ella stoped at John Quarles out rain to day Dr D came late Bro Ned Burruss taught the girls & spoke to scollars Mrs Swann came & spent the day - Thomasia went to E hill for her H had a fall |
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M 29. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I finished repairing rake & went to slash with Canfield to look at Tobacco plants he came this morning to see about them, plants are small yet - Bettie came down wants me to make pair steps & ladder etc sent a boy to Depot {Bob ploughing meadow E field rakg by Martha, House halling manure ditching grubing etc |
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Tus 30. |
Rain a little/Fair shower/Fair/Fair I fixed up roler & rakg potatoe land by Anna, & Lanzy house I went to E. hill for oats Thomasia & H went to Providence Dr in Richmond Anna came down {shelled corn sent to Terrells m roling potatoe patch halling manure planted 1 1/2 bu irish potatoes etc |