M 1 | Rain a little/ Cdy / Cdy /Fair I went to E Hill for corn halled it away Mrs Swanns cows & Horse ate 10 dollars worth Cousin Fitz went with me to juge it (the corn) John fixed the clock at Anna, he came down to night { halled 4 lodes corn from E hill & fixing to kill 3 hogs shucking corn |
Tus 2 | Fair/Fair Cdy /Fair Cdy / Cdy Snow John went to E hill to fix a clock James went ith Bettie home Dr A came to see John Ct. Addams came to hire my wagon Bob & I fixing it up etc A man came to press hay etc for government put down 2 stacks hay at 16 hundred lbs James went fox hunting caught a fox by Dr. Gate Mr W Terrell came to hire Milly Jane, Cousin Robert & Fitz came down {killed 3 hogs cut them out they weighed 73 lbs 57 & 55 lbs halled a lode wood halling up corn pullingoff etc shucking-- |
W 3. | Snow cdy / Cdy /Fair cold/Fair I made a pair shoes for James T.R. wood soles I commenced a pair forme Bob went to Fredicksburg to day with E Cobbs. for Ct Addams -- drove 2 horses & 2 mules, H went to L Cobbs & Mrs Reynolds, & to Providence {Bob went to Town with wagon for Ct. A Cutting & halling wood by old shop |
Th 4. | Fair a large frost/Fair/Fair Cdy / Cdy I went to E hill & faned out about 10 bu wheat -- I went to mill to see about grinding Sam Pendleton came by Llewellyn went with him oncolt John has fever yet { faning wheat E Hill halled up a lode corn shucking etc. Bob came from Fredicksburg . |
Fr 5 | Rain Hail/Snow & Hail/Snow/Fair A rainy day from breakfast snowing to night ground covered I cut a grave in Anna, ( wheat spinning) Cousin Fitz & Willy Tompkins came down Bob got hear last night I made a shoe sole out of wood.{ halled a lode fodder & wood from farm pen shelled corn etc put cows inlot |
Sat 6. | Fair cool day/ Fair/Cold Fair/Fair I went to Carmel stuck up an advertisment of my land E hill Bro Saml & Wortham & Degaruet & Quarles wer at meeting Dr Anderson came to see John he has a good deel of fever James went to Spicers for shoes failed to get them carryed cotton to mill {cutting & halling wood oak sent corn to Terrells mill got the meal |
Sun 7 | Fair very cold/Fair/Fair very cold/Fair I went to Carmel a Bro Williams preached Bro Saml Clarrence wer at meeting Bro Saml came home with me |
M 8 | Fair very cold/Fair/Fair/Fair I stoped the ice pond to day did not finish it made a han barrow James went to see Dr Columbia Swan & Susan are hear { halled 2 lodes wood stoping ice-pond shucking corn etc |
Tus 9 | Fair milder/Fair/Fair smokey/Fair I stoped the ice pond fixed char for John Emily & Cary came over Cary went back H & E went to Anna, to night Cousin Fitz & Willy wer hear to day Dr came to see John I gave Anna - L Hills bag Susan & Columbia went home this morning Thomasia got a letter from Carey Guyan { halled 2 loads wood stoped ice pond halled lode tags shucking corn |
W 10. | Fair cold morning/Fair/Fair/Fair I faned out & sent 8-1/2 bu wheat to mill medertaranean Dr A came to see John put a blister on him again Llewellyn came Edmond & Clarrence I went to Gatewoods & bought 3 lbs sugar gave three dollars saw Mr Harris at shop - Cousin Willy Tompkins was was hear to day Mr W Dickinson came & spoke for a pair soles wood for self tole himto get wood out mill pines this winter Mr Harris got ice 4 in thick filled his pond hird several cannon towards F burg { halled a lode wood halling up corn faning wheat sent to mill etc. |
Th 11. | Fair cold morning/Fair/Fair/Fair I worked on soles for self Dr A came to see John Edmond came by went to sale Johnsons I hird a heavy firing of cannon Fredicksburg H & Emily went to Bro Addams, & Davist { halled a lode wood from Mr Dickinsons by mill finished pulling off & halling up corn by old barn field working on ice pond ton sent to mill for flour |
Fr 12. | Fair a large frost/Fair/Fair/Fair I worked on my shoe soles Edmond came and went home this evening I gave Fitz a note for him T & L went hair hunting killed 3H I squirl Mrs Terrell came to see about cloth etc I hird that there wer several Yankeys killed at FBurg yesterday our top [7?] killed [on 11 December the Union Army occupied Fredericksburg] {cutting & halling wood from mill pines & pulling & halling corn from E field etc shelled corn sent to Terrells 1 barrell |
Sat 13. | Fair frost/Fair/Fair mild/Fair I have been doing Johs makg soles etc went to Mr Spicers for shoes failed to get them Llewellyn went to A Addams he pd me $20. for 2 says - halling with wagon 1 hird a great firing near Fredicksburg to day Emily went home this evening Kitty T passed by to hir fatherws James went to Bro Saml for Jelly {Finished halling up corn cutting & halling wood from mill [Battle of Fredericksburg; confederate victory] |
Sun 14. | Fair mild/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Cty Line Bro Allen preached the funeral of 7 persons soulgiers LWR went with Fitz to meeting Joh Terrell came by I saw a great northern light to night at E hill I brought 2 of the little children down with me from E hill |
M 15. | Fair/Fair/Fair/ Cdy Rain I faned out wheat E field barn Columbia went home she & H came last night - Mr Johnson & Mrs McLaughlin came I went to Bro Saml Pollas & Virgil came to see John Dick Dickinson was worned [wounded] right arm cut off etc {getting wood halling faning wheat shucking corn etc. |
Tus 16. | Rain Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I faned out 80 bu wheat Ella came to Anna, came - down hear James carryed Llewellyn to W Terrells he is going to camp with Joh Terrell near Fredicksburg Spicer sent Tomasia & #5 shoes home I pd him $4.25 pd 76 cts over { halled a lode wood faning wheat 80bu shucking corn etc. |
W 17. | Fair/Snow a few flakes/ Cdy cool/Fair I went to Chesterfield for the Dr. bags failed to come there is a teligraft running from Carmel to Chesterfield Depot there wer 450 Yankeys at Carmel last night on there wayh to Richmond (prisoners) I went to Bro Saml for bags & wagon [sheet?] got 20 bags James went over came with me back - Bob killed a beef for Cousin Fitz this evening the Yankeys is gone from F.Burg , {cutting & halling wood Mr s. shucking corn in corn house Bob helping about beef at Anna. |
Th 18 | Fair cold/Fair/Fair Cold/Fair I fixed boughs etc on my wagon Bob & James started to Richmond with 40 bu wheat & 1 veal may days calf 2 weeks old sent some pop corn Thomasia killed 6 turkeys 2 rsters to go to Richmond I drove the calf to Spicers this evening Johnson stalled on Meadow to night Fitz went to Field to go C field to go to Richmond {Bob & James on there way to Richmond shucking corn fixing wagon etc etc |
Fr 19. | Fair/Fair/ Cdy Cold/Fair I walked to Hulett's took the cars went to Richmond pd $1.75 pd 50 cts for trunk went to Mr Dandridge, & spent the night the wagon failed to come to town I soled Mr Dandridge some pork for $33. a hundred { Lanzy carryed my trunk to Hulletts , came back shucking corn & getting wood |
Sat 20 | Fair cold day/Fair/Fair/Fair I bought 2 balls of she [shoe?] thread pd $3.50 cts pd $1.00 for cakes etc pd $1.50 cts on cars I came up to H & walked home left the alt with Mrs Hulett got 80 lbs of Mr D for 60 cts brought up 1 peck for Wm D, to salt his hogs Bob & James failed to come to Richmond while I was there I borrowed $20 of Mr Dandridge pd Mr Pearce $10 for things for Harriet. {sent corn to Terrells cutting weed shucking corn etc |
Sun 21 | Fair/Fair/ Haizy /Fair I spent the day at home M. Wiltshire & Co Fitz came to see John H came from Bro Saml hird from my wagon going in town Saturday. Wm Robinson came to get my Blacks S. H tools for gs , Wm went to see Mr Coullman wounded in leg |
M 22. | Fair/Fair/Fair/ Fair Bob & James got back from Richmond this morning left part of wheat at fall mills 12 bu turned the wagon over soled the wheat for $3.75 cts a bushel killed 23 hogs this evening I went to Mr Hulletts for the trunk & salt I left when I came up to met Mr Spicer he wants to hire women Mrs Mike Johnson is dead {fixed to kill hots killed 23 all |
Tus 23. | Fair mild day/Fair/Fair mild/Fair I weighed the hogs 23 weigh 2111 lbs weighed 3 for Wm Dandridge weighted 302 lbs at $33.00 a hundred Edmond & Mr Wash - Dickinson came E bought Hills shop 60 or 100 acres for 15 dollars an acre pd him $100 they dined hear Bro Saml came by to night I carryed Mr Spicer a ball shoe thread & got my shoes paid $1.25 cts shoe thread $1.75 cts a bl left my boots to patch {cut out & salted 23 hogs cutting & halling wood I handled an axe for Bob |
W 24 | Cdy / Cdy / Cdy /Rain a L I went to Mr Dickinsons cutting cup some short hickery wood T got a letter from Llewellyn James went to Providence for sausage meet Mrs Barker had 1 bu corn {shelled corn sent to Terrells cutting & halling wood Mr Ds |
Th 25 | Fair warm/Fair/Fair/ Cdy Mr Tompkins came & pd me $10. for L.G. I made a bed [ leaster ?] for him James started & broke it a good many wagons came hear got 25- hay of Mr T pd $1.25 cts a Hd got a letter from LWR by Mary M Redd L wants his cloth [clothes] H went to E hill to night {Bob & Frank halling wood short |
F 26 | Cdy fair/ Cdy / Cdy / Cdy I went to the Drs to carry Llewellyns blankets etc Imissed the rode went several miles out of the way Dr G was at his farther he is quite sick several soulgiers at the dr.s I gave Harriet $18.00 to carry to scool |
Sat 27 | Cdy / Cdy /Rain Cdy / Cdy I went with dr to see Llewellyn went through the camp saw Sam Gouldin & Harry LWR was on picket left his things went by Corgins large H General Jackson was in the old office there at Mr Corbins saw General A.P.Hill [Moss Neck Manor, home of Richard Corbin 12 miles east of Fredericksburg, was Jackson's winter headquarters in 1862; he used a small wooden outbuilding or his office & quarters] came back to the Dr.s Dr gaveme a gun that shoots 1200 yds |
Sun 28. | Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair I came up home by the B green going from hear to the Dr You take the first right hand rode after passing B.G. & take the 2 left rodes 32 or 3 miles I brought |
M 29. | Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I carryed Harrietts trunk to Bro Saml the cars left H & Emily saw Sister Sarah & Georgia at Bro S., Eadie & Mr Gillmer came to girls & Clarence went to Richmond on there way to North Carolina to scool I saw C & Buttler I gave Robert 3 lbs shot for the Dr gavehime $6 of Louisa |
Tus 30 | Cdy / Rain a little/ Cdy / Cdy Mr Mahon came for my cart to move him to Rob Andersons Tates place he got Frant [Frank?] to drive the cart. A man came for milk got $1.25- cts worth pd 50 cts for dinner Mr Teerillian & Mr.Landram came Mr L rented locus grove for fifty - dokes for the year 1863 Mr Canfield came to see about his shoes I got out 2 |
W 31 | Fair Cdy / Cdy / Cdy /Fair I went to Mr. John Haneses to look at his bee hives went to Hames Hainses & bought 2 bee hives for $13.00 went to Jack Martins pd Mr Flitcher $1.00 in full Mr Johnson & Cary - came over to night Mr J wants Milly {Hands halling rails to fence in the stacks fodder & Hay |