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Fr 1. |
Rain a little/Rain a little/Raining a little/Rain I went to slash cutting wood hall. etc Tom Swann came with - Llewellyn went home this evening Sister Phillips is dead ded in Richmond {shelled corn sent to mill for a bag of meal cutting wood halling from slash put straw in rack halled a lode corn to house Lanzy triming on new ground |
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Sat 2. |
Rainy day/Rain/Cdy/Cdy I have been poly all day shelled corn, Edmond came to night - Llewellyn having tobacco striped {shelled corn striping tobacco put straw in rack etc |
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Sun 3. |
Cdy cool/cdy/Cdy/snowing I spent the day at home poly Miss or Mrs Wiltshire Anna & Bettie came down this evening & stayed a while I got a note from Mr Wiltshire about the note of Mr Taylors etc Edmond & Llewellyn went to Elon - |
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M 4. |
Snow 3 in d/Cdy Clear/Clear/Cdy I spent the day mocely in house sent John to Depot for Harriet she came from Dr Gouldins Llewellyn came over with Edmonds black colt - Lucy G went to Richmond to day {cutting & halling wood sent to mill for meal |
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Tus 5. |
Cdy cool/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Mr Noels scool house with John & to Mr Noels he was not at home went to Providence to get some medicine for my cough etc John is complaining etc Bettie Redd or Anna & Miss Wilson came this evening Tom Swann came with Llewellyn to night the boys came back from scool Mr N will teach monday. {cutting & halling wood slash halled a lode of straw from E hill put lode in rack etc |
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W 6. |
Fair/Fair mild/Fair/Fair The snow melted in a good many places Bettie Ann came wants some forris [forest?] trees to set out Anna & family spent the evening hear Tom & Llewellyn went store Edmond Redd came with them they all went to Mr Harris E left his Horse hear James went to E. h for Mrs Swann she came down I went to the meadow whare the hands wer cutting etc {sent 5 1/2 bu corn to Terrells mill cutting etc on the meadow |
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Th 7. |
Fair very windy d/Fair/Fair/Fair very cold I went to E field stack putting in forks faned out 39 bu white wheat John carryed Edmonds horse to store for Edmond - I pd a Mr Darriet $1.00 for Mr Smith I saw 5 H & mules pass barn W Dickinson, {Bob halled 2 lodes rails by well for cow pen halled 2 lodes brush etc halling wood cleaning meadow fencing etc (faning white wheat) Sent to Mr Harris for 50 bags |
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Fr 8. |
Fair cold day/Fair/Fair/Fair cold I put brush around the cow shelter by well & corn house Mahon came by. James went to E hill for Harriet or Fannie this evening I got a speech from Mr De jarnette to day. Lewis Redd came by with Llewellyn from store & dined - {halling wood from slash cutting etc fencing fence that was blown down rakg leaves cleaning on the meadow |
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Sat 9. |
Fair/Fair/Cdy/Cdy I got ice & filled the house Mr Taylor helping Mr W Dickinson Son came by the Barn & went to Anna,s {got 10 lodes ice finished filling to day halled a lode straw from E hill etc faning wheat red put 20 by by for ice baged 12 bu |
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Sun 10. |
Fair mild/Fair mild/Cdy/Cdy I went to Carmel S.S. with harriet I rode Edmonds Horse black colt I had 10 Scollars to day [Y.E.?] Dr D was there had one S. H. I have one lam |
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M 11. |
Cdy mild/Cdy day/Cdy Rain/Rain I went with Mr Taylor to meadow to show him some trees he got 2 cart lodes for Anna, she set them out - I walked in E hill Robert went down this evening I sent a letter to Bro Saml for Mary she and Bettie are sick, John & James started to school to day to Mr Noel Wm I sent 20 bags white wheat to Depot by Bob in wagon I gave Uncle Anderson 2 pigs one for Ann & 1 for Emily Talley at 75 cts a piece Ann paid 75 cts for her pig (Boys started to school) (Mr Noel) [Cleaning on meadow sent to Depot with wheat 39 bu white w. faning this evening |
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Tus 12. |
Fair mild/Fair day/Fair/Fair mild I faned out wheat & sent it to Depot Tom Swann came to Breakfast he & John ground some tools on my grine stone - Llewellyn went to Richmond on Edmonds horse I gave him 50 cts killed 9 turkeys to go to town I turned out a young gobler that weighed 21 lbs 2 turkeys to Mrs Swann E hill Harriet went to Bro Saml this evening {cleaning on meadow faned wheat sent to Depot 37 bu 71 in all put lode straw in rack |
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W 13. |
Fair frost/Fair mild/Cdy/Fair Shelled Corn sent to mill 5 bu I made a hoe helve for Lanzy, Harriet - got home from Bro Saml, brought me an apple & a letter from Edmond wants cash vexed becaus LWR rode his horse to Richmond I have head ache {cleaning on meadow grubing in new ground by tick spring halled 2 lodes straw E hill sent to mill corn went for meal Bob commenced to plough this evening for corn near T spring - sent box fowls to Depot by Jessey started before day, {hird frogs hollow Robins sing & snipe etc some of the birds think it spring |
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Th 14. |
Fair mild/Cdy day. ./A Few drops rain or snow/Rain a good one Looking like rain or snow tonight I made a box & (sowed tomatoe & pepper seed & rose seed in same box) set out cherry & apple trees by turkey house Sally Southworth is hear Conelia Bibb came down to night. {grubing ploughing halled a lode corn down planted trees etc |
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Fr 15. |
Fair very windy/Fair/Fair/Fair mild Bob & Joh malling rails in slash grubing in new ground Thomasia Harriet & I went to E hill to get some flowers etc Old Mrs White Hanover died to day over 100 years old {malling rails slash grubing etc in new ground etc |
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Sat 16. |
Cdy/Rain showery/Rain a little/Fair John & James patched up garden etc John got a tongue for little cart I - hued & sawed it out etc John Mahon & John worked the calvs. Lizzie went to E hill this evening, I planted some flowers in old stumps in new ground saw Mr Southworth drink muster at Chesterfield {Bob coaltering new ground & ploughing same etc grubing burning etc put lode straw in rack (Missed Sunday) |
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M 18. |
Fair cold/Cdy day/Fair/Fair Llewellyn got back from Richmond this evening I made tung to cart & a troft for You bet went to E hill looking at my fodder etc My wheat brought $2.10 cts neat soled to Warrick & Barksdal. [Warwick & Barksdale Flour mill, formerly Gallego Mills, in Richmond] Bought books etc to amt $3.82 one hat $1.00 side sole leather $2.85 cts Bro Saml sent me a qr of beef returned {halled 5 lodes leaves from slash & covered ice rakg leaves grubing ploughing fencing by stack shelled corn sent to Terrells mill 1 bl the Boy got back late Edmond, |
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Sun 17. |
Cdy/Snow a little/Fair/Fair H & I went to Carmel to S.S. & meeting etc Bro Poindexter preached Bro Fox at meeting I have about 15 scollars Monday came before Sunday a mistake in righting |
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Tus 19. |
Snow a few f/Snow a few flakes/Cdy/Rain I carryed Thomasia to Providence & Spent the day Dr A went to see Bro Luck Taylor John complaining Emily at home I cut Eliza, hair Cary came for Edmonds horse to day - I received a lotry letter from Delaware Old Sister Fulcha died today {sent to Depot for some fish bags sugar etc coaltering grubing halling logs etc |
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W 20. |
Cdy Fair cool/Fair windy day/Fair/Fair cool I went by E hill to L Terrells paid him 25 dollars on R Terrells bank went to Bro Pennies spoke to him about wagon went to Mr Wiltshires paid him 20 dollars on Mr Taylors bond. Staid to dinner Mrs W was at Bro Allens met R [B?] Anderson saw Edmond Redd & Joh S. & Seay I bought a paper tacks 5 cts Edmond Redd came by I paid him $20. on wagon etc Llewellyn & Harriet are at Providence {put a block under gate lot grubing burning brush and coaltering etc new ground between this an meadow |
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Th 21. |
Fair windy/Fair day/Fair/Fair Thomasia & I went to Bro Saml, stoped at Dr Lins a few minutes Sister Sarah at Bro Saml, Edmond & I had a trade for ox cart body am to give him 11 bu oats for the body I rode Mr Taylors horse to Bro S, H got back got a letter from Emily A. or note. James Wright passed by going to Mr Southworths saw cows & Horse in my field E.F. brought over some apples for children {halling logs out new ground near meadow coaltering grubing burning brush etc etc |
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Fr 22. |
Fair cool/Fair/Fair/Fair I hir cannons in Fedricksburg this - morning I went to see Mr Taylor etc went to slash finished burning a plant bed & sowed it in tobacco seed cabbage etc commenced another this evening. Llewellyn got back from Providence H went to E hill with Bettie & Miss Ball set out 2 laurals near house {Sent to E hill for lode straw put it in rack halled a lode hay from E hill sowed a plant bed in slash fenced it in etc halled the rails etc fallowing new ground & old near grave yard Blacks, set out 2 laurals, in yard |
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Sat 23. |
Fair very windy day/Rain/Rain a little/Fair I went to see Mr Taylor twice to day his carmuncle [carbuncle?] looks very bad & large Bettie & Miss Ball went to Bro Saml, James T, spent the day at Canfields etc L & John went to slash about the plant bed burning one I put 2 glass in {ploughing burning plant bed in slash burnt about 1/2 it rained & stoped us. halled wood to it etc |
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Sun 24. |
Fair mild/Fair cold/Fair/Fair cold night H & I went to Providence for - Emily went to Carmel to S.S. H had a fall off Emilys horse we dined at Providence Miss Eliza - Chiles was there Sister Sarah & Bettie came over from Bro Saml, this evening - Thomasia & Bettie went to see Mr Taylor to n |
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M 25. |
Fair/Fair mild/Fair/Fair I worked on wagon body with - Llewellyn he went to plant bed Edmond Redd came went home this evening I went to see Mr Taylor twice to day Anna & Miss - Ball came down to night 8 ock - Joh Taylor died to day {getting & halling wood ploughing burnt plant bed fenced it in houd [hoed?] it up etc sent corn to mill halling wood & rails for plant bed |
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Tus 26. |
Fair mild day/Fair/Fair/Fair had 2 hogs killed I went to Mr Dukes met with him at Mr Huletts came over home & went to Mr Noels Mr Duke fixed the deed for church at Carmel I met Dr Lin saw Dr Nelson met Bro Saml, & Lula. they came over hear L. is hear to night hird a pey wee hollar & birds singing {killed 2 sows fallowing for corn grubing burning brush etc sent 11 bushels oats to Edmond Redd for cart body sowed a plant bed slash in tobacco cabbage etc covered it etc |
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W 27. |
Fair mild day/Fair/Fair/Fair I worked on wagon body with Llewellyn cut out 2 hogs & salted beef planted irish potatoes in garden got one bushel of Mrs S, (75 cts. price) peach blow, [variety of snall, mealy potato] wild gees passed by Sister S. & Bettie went to Providence Eliza came to night. {cut out 2 hogs salted beef fallowing for corn grubing ploughed square in garden and planted potatoes halling manure etc in garden |
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Th 28. |
Fair mild/Fair mild/Fair warm/Fair I have been quite sick all day Mary & Emily came over Cary came in evening Emily Anderson the Noels P Luck & others suped hear went to old place to have frolick - 2 Miss Dickinsons & John came Mrs Allen & family came to Anna, they had a fiddle at L Grove I hird {ploughing grubing in new ground etc |