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Tus 1. |
Fair very cold/Fair morning/Fair/Fair I worked on gates for cow stals A very cold morning A Yankey came hear to night Edmond Reed is hear came this morning, and Llewellyn came Anna, sent a note to me to go to a party at Bro Luck T. Sam H was invited (the same Yankey passed E hill a few weaks after he was hear.) {cutting wood halling & halled a lode straw E hill put a lode straw in rack |
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W 2. |
Cdy/Rain a little/Rain/Rain I put a gate together fixed my Sleygh put irons on it etc the - Yankey went away Edmond went to Bro Allens & sole his horse for $150.00 came back to dinner at Anna to night with Harriet Cary brought her over John went with him home Llewellyn went to E hill has not got back Lanzy got back to day {getting ice nearly full Mr Taylor & 2 boys helping ran cart & wagon Lanzy came with a cripple tale |
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Th 3. |
Rain a little cdy/Fair mild/Fair/Fair I worked on gate a little with Henry Edmond rode Ben home John brought Ben back Tom & Joh Swann came & spent the day Anna & Bettie & Miss Ball Fitz & Wm Tompkins are hear to night with Swann, {cutting & halling wood H workg on gate put straw in rack etc etc |
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Fr 4. |
Fair L frost/Fair/Fair/Fair Fast day etc I went to Carmel red a ct etc about 12 persons Dr D spoke etc Bro Estes prayed etc H & Susan S went to Cty Line & Llewellyn James etc I gave my negroes Holiday etc shelled a little corn Joh & Tom S. went home this morning H at Mr S, Children went to Anna to party to night Joh Terrell is hear came with L from meeting |
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Sat. 5. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel in gig Bro Poindexter preached a good sermond but few persons - had Bro Dervin Ests Stuart & Gentry up for drinking etc suspended Dervin & Estis Bro Saml came with me we went to L Terrells this evening gave H 25 cts Bro Valentine was at Carmel I sined a note for him 8 dollars etc Joh S came by at Anna, with Ll, E Wright came by went to Mr Harrises to get business after he rented Dr Neds old place of Ct Buttler. {cutting & halling wood shelled corn sent to mill failed to get meal. |
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Sun 6. |
Fair L frost/Fair cool/Fair/Fair H & I went to Carmel to S.S. Bro Poindexter preached 103 Psalms 19 verse Bro Allen prayed & Bro Fox was at Carmel I had 3 of my scollars & 4 others Dr A at meeting Joh went home to night & John went with him |
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M 7. |
Rain mild d/Cdy-fair/Fair/Fair I went to Golans ville to Election voted for Dr Quisenberry Senit [Special election to fill vacancy in Virginia Senate, following death of F.W. Coleman of Spottsylvania] met the Dr E Redd was there I came by W. Terrells looked at his mules etc Llewellyn started to Election {Malling rails cutting & halling wood etc halled a lode corn to house etc etc |
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Tus 8. |
Fair mild/Fair day/Fair/Fair I went to Cousin Lucy Temples & dined she paid me fifty dollars - the rent for E hill paid by Mr R Tompkins I received a letter - Act from Cousin Edmond Morris Llewellyn came from Providence to day Miss Molly Luck was married to night saw Bro Baptis going to Bro L, {sent to mill for meal malling rails cutting grubing etc |
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W 9. |
Rain/Rain cdy/Cdy/Cdy I put a gate together fixed trough or two, for Cows E field, Llewelyn had hands striping tobacco in Sellar brought it in cart etc - Jas T. poly to day I put a ribit in H knife {striping tobacco hung up some meet etc |
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Th 10. |
Snow a little/Fair/Cdy cool/Fair cool I fixed up the gates at E field Cow Stals put Chanes on etc a Burruss came to get a scool Llewellyn working on tobacco He went to Dr Lins, H went to Mr Southworth, he is in Richmond Joh Hulett came by wants cash left a bond for me {halling straw from E hill striping tobacco working on gates swong one etc halling wood malling cutting & grubing etc |
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Fr 11. |
Fair cold/Cdy Snowing a L/Snowing a Little/Fair I went to Linzy, Terrells he has a sick horse. I paid him thirty dollas for Robert Terrell on his account went to store bought 25 cts worth nails saw John McL A & Bro Allen & others I went to Dr Lins & got my horse & went to Bro Saml, went to Mr Buttlers got my coat Joh Swann came to rent land he is to pay fifty dollas rent John went up to E hill Llewellyn came home H at Anna, Wm Robinson came & spoke for a pig E Redd came by went to party Wm Anderson, {halling wood cutting etc stoping hogs out |
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Sat. 12. |
Fair cool/Fair cdy etc/Fair cool/Fair I fixed a trough for cow E field stack I carryed the Dr his corn this evening Llewellyn went to Chiles Burg Edmond came to night Wm Robinson got a pig at $2.00 {shelled corn sent to mill failed to get meal cutting & halling wood malling rails & put a lode straw in rack etc |
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Sun 13. |
Fair cold/F day/Fair/Snow I went to Carmel S.S. Dr Dickinson opened the scool I had 2 S. but 4 or 5 in all very few persons Hatty Allen came from Anna, to spend the night I got a letter from Sister Sarah |
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M 14. |
Snow Rain/Rain/Rain/Rain Snow fell about 1 to 1 1/2 in deep - raining a crust on snow sent 26 dollaes by Llewellyn to L Terrell for Wm Wright & Edmond Morris to be divided between them 13 each Miss H Allen went to Anna, Joh Swann is hear to night etc I fixed rake for my carvs John got in the ice pond burnt his boot etc gave Lanzy & Edmond 1/2 soles. James T etc Wright & Morris {shelled a little corn sent to mill put straw in rack etc |
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Tus 15. |
Rain cdy/Cdy sleet/Cdy/Cdy A sleet melting a good deel Uncle Anderson went to look at my pigs bargained for 2 for girls sent a note to Sister Sarah about corn etc I have been poly all day with a bad cole etc Joh Swann went home & Tom S came Llewellyn went with him to E hill. Thomasia got a letter from H A, Anderson to day John went koon h got wet {Jessey went to Bro Saml for buggy for H to go to Dr G, |
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W 16. |
Cdy/Fair/Fair mild/Fair mild I have been poly to day I pd Mr Tho H Spicer $1.50 cts in part for shoes sent 2 1/2 bu corn to mill for Sally by Jessy Llewellyn patching Bro Saml - Buggy up etc {striping tobacco cutting etc brought a lode from E field barn down sellar etc |
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Th 17. |
Fair mild/Fair day/Fair/Cdy I made a sheep pen put feet in a Cedar pole for fence Llewellyn & Harriet went to Dr G to day in Bro S, Buggy drove Celebratir Bro Saml. came & dined came from Tates his land was soled Washington Dickinsons bought it at 8 1/2 dollars an acre {cutting malling halling rails & wood Henry laid up grubing etc |
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Fr 18. |
Hail Rain/Rain cdy/Cdy/Cdy I have spent the day mosely in House poly Mr Taylor moved to Anna, yesterday {cutting & halling wood Henry getting falks for a sheep shelter shelling corn etc etc |
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Sat 19. |
Cdy Fair/Fair mild day/Fair/Fair I put 3 falks in ground E field for sheep shelter John & Henry helping John Mahon came this evening John G Dickinson came by He went to see W Dickinson Mt Airy - {Cutting & malling wood halling halled a lode falks sent corn to mill got meal put a lode straw in rack & Henry makg sheep shelter etc |
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Sun 20. |
Fair cool/Fair day/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel S.S. had 5 or 8 S. Bro Poindexter was there a Mr Baber preached text Jeremiah 23 ct 28 & 29 verces - Bro Saml at meeting John Swann came & spent the day hear to day John went to E hill to night - |
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M 21. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair cool Bettie A Redd, came to breakfast wants my boys to go to scool to her I went to Mr Noels saw his boys burning a plant bed he was from home Burruss came by to day - going to teach he says A F Tate came by bought 3 hid for which he is to pay five dollar 62 1/2 A F Tate 3 hides $5.62 1/2 {halled a lode corn down put a lode straw in rack halled a lode rails to kitchen & made hog pen put a sow & 2 pigs halling wood cutting etc etc |
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Tus 22. |
Fair & cool/Fair day/Fair/Fair Mr Noel came to get scollars I - went with him to Canfields he promised to send Mr Noel if he sends Bro Luck & James Burruss came this evening to see about scollars Edmond Redd came & went home this evening Anna & Bettie spent the evening Mongumry - Reynols came for my [waner?] steer lent him {sent to slash for poles & put them on the sheep pen or shelter cutting & halling wood - rakg leaves etc put a lode straw in rack etc |
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W 23. |
Cdy cold/Cdy day/cdy snow/Rain I hitched up the 2 cavs Bell & Ball hitched them to Cedar tree etc Mr Southworth went to Richmond to d. I went to slash by new ground to Burn plant Bed Pertha & Lizzie went to Anna, {rakg & halling leabes to cow pen 2 loads & burnt plant bed slash halling wood etc |
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Th 24. |
Rainy morning/Cdy Rain a little/Cdy/Cdy I hung up meet sent a letter to Store for John Thomas for 6 pair shoes etc Liz came to dinner sent money for stamps snow fell one inch or more deep the most of it is gone thoring etc {Bob patching shoes hung up meet shelling corn etc |
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Fr 25. |
Cdy damp/Cdy day/Cdy/Cdy Snow I went to the store Cedar fork to see Mr Welsh Mr Hulett showed me some shoes etc. Mr Kean Wiltshire Swann Noel & others over at store E Redd etc a negro was to be hung at B Green for poisning Sakery Tom {halling rails brush & tags for sheep shelter. I put up 2 end poles & pined them down etc rakg leaves etc |
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Sat 26. |
Snowy 4 or 5 in deep/Snow/Cdy/Fair snowy day drifted a little hailed a little Bob patched up my shoes I hird Willy Temple Harris is dead died yesterday I have been mocely in house to day {shelled corn sent to mill & striped a litle tobacco etc |
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Sun 27. |
I went to Carmel S. S. but 3 persons - there but me I went in sleigh & carryed Betty to Mr Harrises to the burrial of Cousin Wm T. Harris he was throughen from his gig thursday & lived 5 hours & died his corps - came up last night. Dr Lin red a ct - Dr James prayed several persons wer at the burrial |
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M 28. |
Fair cold m/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Mr Buttlers for my waiscoat went to Bro Saml, got Cary to go to the turn out for shoes etc he left them behind I went for them got 6 pair from Louisa Coathouse [Courthouse?] of Mr Thomas Edmon got home to dinner L went koon hunting etc I gave the people - there shoes to night but Lanzy a Mr Smith came by on Lucks account yesterday morning - Money Carter is dead. Died after an illness of 10 days {cutting & halling wood from slash pine put straw in rack |
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Tus 29. |
Fair cool mor/Fair mild/Fair/Fair the snow melted a good deel to day - I got ice to day nearly filled the house had cart & wagon running till dinner John & John Mahon hitched up my calvs to day & drove them {getting ice Mr Taylor & hands helping halled a lode hay from E hill cutting etc on meadow |
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W 30. |
Fair mild/Fair cool/Fair cool/Fair I worked on sheep shelter John worked the carvs Thomasia & James went by E hill & to see Sallys child etc Llewellyn came this evening - from Dr Gouldins left Harriet behind {cutting & halling wood - from slash put a lode straw in rack workg on sheep shelter |
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Th 31. |
Fair cool/Fair day/Fair/Cdy cool I worked on sheep shelter covered it etc worked carvs, Edmond came went home this evening Llewellyn went to Dr Lins I went to slash Bettie A Redd made me a comphort [comforter?] Joh Pleasants died in New Orleans consumtion {cutting & halling wood from slash rakg leaves halling covering sheep shelter |