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Sun 1. |
Fair pretty d/Fair/Fair/Fair I am taking Elix vitrol [elixer of vitriol, mix of sulfuric acid, alcohol, and aromatics (cinnamon, ginger); used as tonic and for stomach problems] am very weak yet Anna came & brought me some apples Llewellyn & Eugane came over on there way to Gloster hird the Yankeys wer down there will not go Jessey got back from Richmond |
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Tus 3. |
Fair cold d/Fair/Fair/Fair A cool day snow melted right smart Mr Taylor came to get the hands to kill H [hogs] {halling wood brush etc cover potatoes etc patching up shelter cattle s |
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W 4. |
Fair cool day/Fair/Fair cold d/Fair the snow melted a good deel to day Eugane went home drove my horse James went to bring horse back H & Bettie R Emma & Emma Pendleton - came over Edmond came & went home killed the dogs at mill this evening for killing my sheep - killed 2 or 3 {Hands helped Anna kill hogs halling wood halling brush for turnip patch greens set up around barn cutting wood etc |
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Th 5 |
F cold/F/Fair mild/Fair I killed 7 hogs Bob cut out Anna, Edmond came to day I walked to farm pen Hat rack at stack John went to shop [shop] with Dick {killed 7 hogs Bob cut out Anna, cutting & halling wood brush etc |
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Fr 6. |
Fair frost/Fair/Fair mild day/Fair mild I rode to E hill to look at wheat it looks very well Mary [Nuhor?] & Emily Talley & Richard Eugane came over to - night on there way to Dr, Gouldins Edmond went home & Llewellyn went with him cut out my hogs girls & Boys went to Anna, to night {cut out hogs salted up this evening beet up salt etc cutting & halling wood fallowing by Canfields sent to Providence sausage meet to grind |
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Sat 7. |
Fair mild/Fair day/Fair/Fair Mary Emily Emma G & Llewellyn Eugane & R Tallew went to Dr Gouldins L went in gig Bettie H & Miss Em went to Mr Southworths spent the day I went to look at puppys & chosed one the dark one saw Mr Wiltshire & Mr Phillips at Mr F. Fitz & Anna came to Anna, to day I pulled tooth for Joh {fallowing Can,f, shelled corn sent to mill cutting wood rakg leaves halled a lode hay from E hill |
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Sun 8. |
Fair a mild day/Fair/Fair mild d/Fair Thomasia & I went to Providence Dr came to dinner Ella went to S. S.,s Fitz at Anna, & Anna, Edmond Redd came & toled about Mr Cooks death died a few days ago John [T ?] Anderson came to night |
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M 9. |
Fair a warm d/Fair/Fair a mild d/Fair I sent my salt to mill to grind I rode to mill Cousin Fitz & Anna & Miss Hill came down Fitz went to Richmond - Miss Emma Pendleton went went to E Burruss, to night John went down - Sally S, came [Garnet?] Hall died saturday John went home this morning {Fallowing by Canfields halling wood cutting etc rakg leves etc |
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Tus 10. |
Fair mild day/Fair/Fair/Fair I went with Bettie Redd & H to cousin Fannie Tompkins I came back on horseback H, rack, Llewellyn got back to day from Dr Goudins {fallowing by canfields cutting & halling wood |
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W 11. |
Rain a little cool/Fair/Cold Fair/Fair I went to look at my pigs have 33 I hird of the Death of Sister Sophia - Redd died the 8th [Sophia Pleasants Burton Redd, 1803 - 1861, wife of Edmond Taylor Redd] Eugane came this evening went back Leon Levy came by after hides for Davis Louisa {Fallowing by Canfields cutting & halling wood put brush around barn altered cow pen etc etc |
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Th 12. |
Fair a cool day/Fair/Fair/Fair cool I walked to river Henry about a cow shelter at Locus Grove by Anna, Cabbins Llewellyn & John went to Providence James went for girls failed to come Bro Addams sent for hands to kill hogs Mr Waldrope sent for my point [irons?] {fallowing cutting & halling wood halled a lode brush & lode falks Henry about cow shelter etc rakg leaves cutting Hickry wood etc |
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Fr 13. |
Fair a large frost cold morn/Fair/Fair/Fair Bettie & H got home to dinner Mrs Swann came to have cloth warped Edmond came went store went home this evening sent Bob & Joh to Bro Addams to kill hogs Bob spent the day {cutting & halling wood workg on cow shelter etc packing cotton etc |
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Sat. 14. |
Fair large frost/Fair/Fair/Fair Llewellyn John & John McL A came up lent John my steel trap to catch a mink Bettie & H went to - Anna, to night Miss Mahaley Pleasant is dead I hear [Mahala Pleasants, 1781-1861] {fallowing cutting & halling wood etc working on cow shelter raming falks etc L. G. |
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Sun 15. |
Fair cool day/Fair/Fair/Fair I spent the day at home Bettie sick Bro Saml Eugane & Cary came this evening Bro S, came from Carmel John went to Mr S, to night with Brown Sally spent the day hear Cousin Fitz & girls came down & Mr Taylor |
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M 16. |
Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair Thomasia & Bettie went to Bro Saml, Eugane & Cary came to Breakfast Llewellyn & Eugane went to Dr Gouldins fox hunting James went to Mr Buttlers for Thomasia Kitty Minor ran off to day Cousin Fitz Anna Miss N. Hill & Anna came & stayed till bed time {fallowing by Canfields cutting & malling halling rails for cow shelter halled sedar for Sam |
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Tus 17. |
Fair mild/Fair day/Fair mild/Fair I went with Cousin Fitz to look for sows found cow & calf (Kitty Minor cow calf) Thomasia & H went to Anna, to night Cousin F came down I worked on cow shelter John halled a few tags John went to Depot or Sturns k Minors first calf {killed Anna, hogs & 5 of mine halled rails hay wood etc cutting malling fallowing by Canfields |
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W 18. |
Fair mild/Fair day/Fair/Fair I worked on cow shelter chinking it with tags. John went to Bever dam Depot & to Arthers had a pr shoes cut out is to pay $2.50 cts for makg. James went to Bro Saml, cut out Anna, - hogs, Bob, Fitz went back home & Cary {shelled corn sent to mill cut out 5 small hogs weighed 323 lbs halling wood pine tags - cutting malling etc |
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Th 19. |
Fair frost/Fair mild/Fair/Fair I went E hill saw Mr Lucus he promised me a Tarrier dog saw Mrs Swann Cary came over for Columbia working on shelter etc {fallowing by Canfields halled a lode or 2 leaves one of rails halling wood etc cutting malling etc |
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Fr 20. |
Fair mild day/Fair/Cdy cool/Cdy I worked on cow shelter finished craming with tags Pollus Luck Tom Benton came went away this evening John had swap rusters Perth S, is hear H came home went to E hill to n {shelling corn Bob halling wood wagon hall leaves wood etc cutting etc I made shoe soles |
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Sat 21. |
Fair cold m/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Mr Southworth, to see the pup Thomasia went & swaped 4 turky killed near 200 turkeys at Mr S, saw Mr Hardyman Edmond & Cary came over Llewellyn & Eugane came up this morning got a letter from James about Milly Jane (I shal turn to T Redd) Harriet & Columbia came went to Mr S came back received a letter from Mrs Guyn all at Cousin Patricks are very sick Henry & I mortised 3 post for cow shelter John Brown ran off to day I gave him a whiping. {halling wood hay etc cutting malling Henry working on post mortised 3 etc shelled corn & sent to mill |
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Sun 23. |
Fair/Cdy/Rain/Cdy Rain I went to see Mr Taylor the Boys went to Mr Southworths He starts to Richmond with a lode turkeys Mr Craddoock came & spent the day we went to look at pigs H & Columbia & Llewellyn went to E hill to night Eugene went home Cary came for him his horse got away went home |
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M 23. |
Fair/Fair/Fair cool/Fair cool Mr Dickinson sent me word to get wood in Mt. Airy sent over cutting Mt Airy Edmond came over to night Thomasia & John went to Mr Southworths John brought my Puppy dimond) {Bob worked on his shoes halling wood faned wheat sent 4 bu to Quarles cutting wood in Mr W Dickinsons |
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Tus 24. |
Fair cool day/Fair/Fair/Fair Edmond went home Llewellyn went home with him got his jacket from Miss Eliza Eugene came with his dogs to night I went to Mt Airy where the hands getting wood went to mill Eddy Brook Talley is dead [1838-1861, Private, Co. C, Va 15th Infantry Regiment "Patrick Rifles"; died at home of typhoid fever] {sent to E hill for hay halled a lode of corn to corn house hear halling wood long & short halled a lode for Mr Taylor sent to Quarles, for flour & to mill for m |
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W 25. |
Fair cold/Fair morn/Fair/Fair Llewellyn & Eugene & James went fox hunting below Eugene went home to night Robert & William came up to day James is quite poly John went to the Dr & borrowed $5.00 for LWR |
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Th 26. |
Cdy/Cdy Fair/Fair/Fair Llewellyn went to Noels to take cars to go to York Town John went with him is at Bro Saml Cary brought over the horses & carryed Eugene, puppy over swaped tiger for him, Columbia & H went to E hill to night Anna & Bettie came to night. |
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Fr 27. |
Fair cool day/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Bro Saml & spent day Wl Noel at Bro Saml, I saw Dr Nelson & rail road Perkins & others company at Dr Lins Lucius Page died short time ago Prince Albert is dead [British Prince Consort died December 14, 1861] |
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Sat 28. |
Fair/Fair/Fair cool/Fair Mr Taylor came down & Mr Martin Henry came by James went to E hill to carry Miss Addams home Miss Sarah Ball came with Anna, sent to Depot for Milly Jane & Aggy |
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Su 29. |
Cdy cold/Fair mild/Fair/Fair H went to Carmel with Anna & Miss Ball they went to E hill Bro Poindexter preached his sun got killed about one month ago at York Town shot in the head axidently by pistol Ball & wife at Anna, went to E hill |
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M 30. |
Fair cdy a little/Fair/Fair/Fair Harriet went to Bro Saml with Miss Ball & Columbia Mr & Mrs Ball they all came down & set till bed time James went to Bro Saml and came back Mr Achilles Johnson came & spent the day spoke for my girls Milly & Aggy wants them this year he went to Mr Terrells in evening {fixing to kill hogs halling wood from Mr Dickinsons halling hay cutting etc cutting sedar poles in E hill for cow pen |
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Tus 31. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to E hill barn looked for Clivy went to Mrs Renols gave her [whap? whelp?] dog saw John B Smith Bro S went to Rs carryed turkeys Lewis Redd came home sick Sanders came Saturday last Mr Ball went home to day Anna went home with them & to Mr Allens Boys skeating to day {killed 4 hogs halling hay poles sedar from E. hill halling wood etc cutting stoped ice pond at E hill working on cow shelter etc |