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Sat 1. |
Fair/Cdy a few drops rain/Fair/Fair I went to to Carmel had no preacher Dr D red a chapter etc they appointed John McL Anderson & myself a committy to weight on John Brown & Linch Cobbs - Bro Saml at meeting I pd in 50 cts. 25 cts for Llewellyn & 25 for Mrs Wiltshire. Boys mustered - Cary came over Carryed Emily home this eve {ploughing & weeding corn shelled a turn corn sent to mill Buttlers etc |
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Sun 2. |
Fair very warm d./Rain a f drops/Cdy/Fair I went to Carmel S.S. Bro Poindexter preached text John 6 ct 27 v had evening meeting for colared persons etc appointed a committy to keep order Anna is complaining of her face a good deel Mr Wiltshire & Mr Taylor came this evening & Jennie W & Dick Mrs W at Anna, I walked up etc |
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M 3. |
Fair warm/Rain hard. -/Fair/Fair I carryed Thomasia to mill met with Commissioners let the bridge to Mr Tom Jones for $275. Bro Saml went with us to Dr Lins - had a hard rain Lin came with us to rail rode saw R, Anderson & Edmond at shop left bags at mill for oats - {sheared sheep sent to T Castle for shears weeding corn on meadow etc ploughing etc |
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Tus 4. |
Rain shower/Rain a little cdy/Cdy/Rain I set out a good many tomatoe plants to day in garden & on swamp below fish pond made me a gareen down there Ella sent for tomatoe plants Thomasia & James went to E hill this evening John went to Bro Saml for buggy for H. to go to Town in I took the Lock off dary. lost my bridle found it again John got back to night with buggy. {ploughed a patch in frunt of house for irish potatoes ploughing & weeding corn ploughed a piece land on swamp for garden halling rails from E hill & fencing it in etc Lanzy fixed a piece ground in garden for tomatoes planted etc |
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W 5. |
Rain fine/Rain fine/Rain fine/Rain I fixed dary lock went to E hill for oats 12 bu got 6 bu for Edmond at 50 cts a bu Winston came by with E, horse Boys went to muster C fork I made a pistol halling rails from E hill to do up fence by Fitzhugh, house stoped holes in pigoen [pigeon] house. etc. {shelled corn set to mill halling rails from E hill fencing halled leaves cow pen went for lode oats E hill fencing or stakg it by Anna, |
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Th 6. |
Rain/Cdy/Cdy/Rain a little I carryed Harriet to Sister - Sophia went by bridge {fencing malling rails & halling poles etc rakg leaves - etc |
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Fr 7. |
Cdy/Fair/Fair/Cdy I went to Richmond from Sister Sophia, to Wm Dandridge, carryed Harriet to the camps, left her in Richmond Mary went to Sister S, with me {halling rails malling fencing etc |
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Sat 8. |
Rain/Rain a hard/Fair/Fair Mary & I came up to Bro -Saml wer out in a hard rain & win I came over on horse back left Llewellyn's gun & umbrella at Bro Saml, {planted beans reeplanting corn etc halling leaves etc |
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Sun 9. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I carryed Liz to Carmel S. S. - John & Dr Dickinson spoke I had 18 scollars to day Mrs Swann & Joh came down to night. to spend the night |
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M 10. |
Fair/Fair warm/Fair/Fair I planted som irish potatoes peach blough by martin pole Mrs S, & Joh went home Thomasia & I went to the store & R. Andersons bought some things Anna came by store had a great Battle at Bethel Church [Battle of Big Bethel on June 10, 1861, was the first land battle in Virginia, near Newport News.] {planted irish potatoes wed. swet etc weeding corn ploughing etc |
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Tus 11. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I wed tomatoes & watermellon vines put sut [soot] on vines I gave Jennie Wiltshire 1 1/4 lbs buck shot for her father cost 20 cts {sent 6 lambs 1 veal 12 chickins & 6 pigeons to Wm Dandridge cfield Depot |
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W 12. |
Fair/Fair warm/Fair/Fair warm I put some lime around my watermellon vines went to Bro Saml, this evening carryed Fannie Saml came Monday morning is quite sick I cut his H John Noel at Bro Saml, I brought over the gun. John at E hill to night {shelled corn sent to mill ploughing corn weeding in meadow near ivy hill |
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Th 13. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair warm I went to Carmel to meeting a day of fasting & prayer Bro Poindexter preached etc Bro Saml, at meeting I gave a buckett to John Providence found on the rode John went to Mr Buttlers & Bro Saml, {weeding corn reeplanting etc |
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Fr 14. |
Fair/Fair warm/Fair warm day/Fair I faned out some wheat sent 8 bushels to mill weeding my - watermellon vines Edmonds horse - came by got hear to dinner etc Cary came over with John went to S. shop with Edmond Mrs Luck & Ann came down to day {ploughed potatoes in garden by Martha, H ploughing corn at E field weeding etc faned out 8 bu wheat sent to mill some for the negroes |
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Sat. 15. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Chesterfield Depot for Harriet in gig brought up her trunk sent Jessey for 2 of - Llewellyn I went to Mr Burruss, or H, muster at field to day got a letter from Llewellyn - ritten to Wm Dandridge about the battle at Bethel Church they killed over 200 Yankeys they killed one of our men Llewelyn shot the last gun shot that day went to Canfields & mill. {ploughing peas weeding corn sent to Chesterfield Depot for trunks of Llewellyn, |
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Sun 16. |
Fair warm/Rain a shower/Fair Cdy/Fair I went to Carmel S.S. had 18 or 20 Scollars to day John H & Liz went Bro Poindexter preached Bro Saml & Mary wer at meeting Cary came with John & Joh Mrs Swann came in morning by with Joh. I went to E h to night Mr Taylor came Wm Robinson came I rote a bond for him to the amount of $7.00 |
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M 17. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I commenced getting wheat at old place Bob. I worked tomatoe vines & water mellon vines etc Mrs Southworth came this evening & brought bonnets Thomasia & I went to look at patches. {cutting wheat old place weeding corn irish potatoes E field ploughing corn etc |
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Tus 18. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Finished cutting my may wheat old place, rode to the mill, Thomasia & I went to store saw N Luck started their to see him L Terrell at store Sally Southworth is hear to night I got some irons from Wm Robinson for ice house doar {Cutting wheat finished May wheat weeding - potatoes & peas E field throughing dirt to corn on meadow |
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W 19. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Harriet & I went to Bro Saml saw Mr Caradine at Bro Saml, Dr Lin there Lewis is going to join the Howisers at Manacer Gap [Virginia 1st Co. Howitzers Light Artillery Battery; Manassas Gap near Marshall, Va.] I fixed his pistol cace etc got a letter from Llewellyn etc Clarrence is Expected up to night from Richmond. {ploughing corn in new ground by tick spring weeding peas etc |
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Th 20. |
Rain a few drops/Fair/Warm Cdy/Fair I saw Edmond R & Robert A, on rode Mrs Buckhannon was at Anna, to day Bettie Ann borrowed 10 cts of me to day {ploughing corn throwing dirt weeding by rode on meadow E field etc |
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Fr 21. |
Fair very warm/Fair/Fair Rain a hard win/Rain I pulled off my flannel to day made a box to go in refridgerater etc put hasp etc on it white washing sellar Winston came with H to night H & James went to Bro Saml James came back to night I put my cattle in pin by ice pond {ploughing corn weeding cotton etc etc cutting wheat E field by stack shelled corn |
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Sat 22. |
Fair/Fair/Fair warm d/Fair A hard blow last night a pretty rain the win blew a lim against the house & nocked off the corner etc blew down several peach trees We went to Bro Saml in the evening saw (Clarrence) (Cousin Elizabeth Oliver went to Bro Saml on Sunday) went by Carmel & Verdon {cutting wheat ploughing fencing the fence blew down last night shocking up wheat etc fixed Joh a cradle etc etc |
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Sun 23. |
Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair H & I went to Carmel S.S. I had 12 of 13 Scollars Dr D failed to get there we went back to Bro Saml I rode - flurtilla back boys went washing - |
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M 24. |
F/Fair/Fair/Fair I came to Huletts wiith Cousin Oliver & Bettie & Edmond R Edmond went up to warington [Warrenton] I saw Dr Lin saw soulgiers go up the rode Robert Anderson came by with me. . . . gave him his bond $45.75 cts - cutting wheat E field Medertaranean w went to mill John Mahon died hear to day. James brought a H up {cutting wheat E field rakg etc ploughing corn |
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Tus 25. |
w Fair Cdy/Fair cdy/Fair/Rain a shower I saw L Cobbs James put a old horse in pasture L, C, cutting w E field Tho makg me a linen coat - Cary came over for glue {cutting wheat E field ploughing corn etc |
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W 26. |
Rain a little/Rain a L. Fair/Fair ["a light shower" lined through]/Fair I saw Kemp Evins & Reynols on rode finished cutting wheat Bob & Joh went out cutting this evening boys went to muster Hamlin Dickinson came with the old horse died in swamp {finished cutting wheat at E field Bob & Joh went out cutting weeding cotton sent Henry to E field for bag oats. shelled corn sent it to mill sent it back etc |
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Th 27. |
Fair warm/Fair day/Fair/Fair I worked my tomatoe on the swamp water mellon vines etc Hamlin D went home to day James went with him John went to E hill came to night Harriet went to Providence came back to dinner H threw her lent Barker a cradle for Canfield, sent it back {ploughing corn on meadow thining sent to mill for corn sent it to Terrells weeding cotton & sweet potatoes etc |
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Fr 28. |
Fair/Rain/Rain/Rain We went to Providence & I fixed up the carry all & went in that the rain caught us John stayed hear. {weeding sweet potatoes pumkin & ploughing corn thining etc |
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Sat 29. |
Rain cdy/Fair/Fair/Fair We came from Providence John McL A came up to day went to muster this evening sent Henry to Bro Saml, for sweet potatoe plants got a few I set out tomatoe plants & watermellons etc H got a note from Mary & some flowers {thining corn E field setting out sweet potatoes & irish ploughed my watermellon patch pumpkin etc weeding corn putting up shocks wheat that blew down |
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Sun 30. |
Rain/Cdy Rain a little/Rain/Rain I went to Carmel S.S. carryed - the children to scol Bro Dickinson spoke etc Edmond came to night he & John went to store - we went in carry all |