Th 1. |
Fair cool day/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to E hill to give Mr Southworth my black smiths shop tools he is to pay $10.00 for the use of them went by the house saw Miss Mariah Tompkins Mrs S, pd me my rent $50. Minor Swann & Mr [blank] wer there Mr Clark came & dined pd me 75 cts for his dinner a boy came for milk pd $1.00 for 1 gallon Mr Johnson went to Mr Terrells James came from Wiltshire went with Cary I sent John Thomas to Bro Saml, with bags & sheet {halled a lode straw wood etc halled some logs for bull cade |
Fr 2. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Providence saw Dr A pd John $1.50 cts for the Dr money lent me at sale, caryed a pr boots of Llewellyn to Mr Spicers to cap & sole went to Mr Hainses for 2 bee hives pd him $13.00 for 2 hives put them in dary Edmond came to night had his land servayed 113 Ύ acres {cutting wood halling etc |
Sat. 3. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went with Edmond to his place Hills old shop am to get wood there Mr Luck came to hire hands I went to Walker Terrells he was hear went to mill bought 100 feet plank for $2.00 pd for it I went to Mr Keans saw Mr Greenpreacher Tom S sent for carry all {fixed up cow shelter etc halling brush etc |
Sun 4. |
Fair/Cdy Rain a few dr/Cdy/Fair I went to Carmel saw a great many soulgiers pass a large company at Carmel Artilary some in the Dr,s woods Bro Taylor preached Fox spoke Mr & Mrs Terrell came wants Milly several soulgiers came to day |
M 5. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Huletts & to Richmond carryed Mariah Louisa & 2 children & Lucy, hired Aggy for 50 dollars, & Lucy for 75. -, pd $9.70 cts on cars pd $2.00 for wagon pd $1.75 cts for allum & red wood pd $28.00 for cloth of Chiles & Chenry [Chiles & Chenery store was on southwest corner of Broad & 6th] Mr Dandridge offered me $60. & his cow for mine (Rose) Milly went to Mr Walker Terrells to live {Bob carryed women etc to Huletts cutting & halling wood from Hills shop |
Tus 6. |
Rain/Rain/Fair/Fair I worked on roler for ox cart Miss Moria Tompkins came by & Columbia James came home John Dickinsons came with him to night I went to old shop saw 2 soulgiers from the mill workg on bridge vaccinated all the little fry {Cutting wood old shop halling lode light wood shelled corn sent to Terrells for plank & meal |
W 7. |
Fair cool day/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Providence to see the Dr about John, saw some soulgiers board for Capt Deane & Kirkpatrick Capt & there wives. James went to Bro Saml for dog carryed him to L Grove I got a note from Capt,. Tho J Kirkpatrick [Capt. Thomas Jellis Kirkpatrick led the Amherst Light Artillery; Capt. St. Clair T. Deane, Co. B, 2nd Batallion, Virginia Heavy Artillery] {cutting & haling brush for stables & turnip patch E field |
Th 8. |
Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/Fair I carryed cloth to Mr Watkins to weave went to Gatewoods bought 30 cts for blue stone went by Mr Cedar fork pd my postage 40 cts T got a letter from H, Mr Southworth came Cary came to night Ct Kirkpatrick & Capt Dean came to see about board {cutting wood Hills shop halling etc |
Fr 9. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Cdy I went to the Fall mill to see about grinding wheat saw several army wagons near Oxford in Camp Bro Saml, came this evening Cousin Fitz came from Fredicksburg the Yankeys at or near F. Burg {cutting & hallng wood Hills shop Lanzy doing up fence at stack etc |
Sat 10. |
Rain/Rain/Rain/Fair cool I walked to Camp caryed a letter for Sister Sarah about room I went to Mr Southworths to get him to see Mr Coleman about bying Louisa & children I put a new gate to lot to night sent 2 horses to Cedar fork to be shod shod them in frunt I found iron Mrs Barker had I pack meal fixing musket stock {cutting wood halling faned wheat 5 bu for Mrs barker put up gate lot |
Sun 11. |
Fair mild/Fair/Fair/Fair Several soulgiers came by & some took my turnips out of ground Thomasia & I went to Providence this evening saw Miss Moriah & Eddie A, and a Mr Sydnor at P. met Mr Trevillion with a letter for Thomasia from Sister Sarah about the [river?] John & James went to E. hill spent day nearly |
M 12. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair James & I went to the boling green saw Llewellyn went to his camp carryed some potatoes etc etc my horse was taken sick gave her salt {cutting & halling wood put away turnips |
Tus 13. |
Fair/Fair Cdy/Cdy/Fair I put Sister Sarahs thing in the corner room fixed a bed in the Little room & big Joh Swann came to rent E hill is to give eighty dollars a soulgier came to get board for his wife went to Anna, Bro Saml came by Clarrence came went home this evening John went to camp sole a ruster for $2.00 sent 1 bu corn to mill for Mrs Barker Bro Saml brought 2 bags for wheat to go to fall m, {sent cotton to mill cutting wood & halling old shop shelled a little corn etc |
W 14. |
Cdy foggy/Fair/Cdy/Fair I went to Huletts & to Richmond pd $1.75 cts pd 75 cts for trunk pd 27 dollars & 75 cts for bowls etc etc pd E Tompkins $10.35 pd P A Starke $7.40 for castings pd Watt $10.35 cts for castings pd $2.60 cts on cars to Chester field Mrs Dean & Mrs Kirkpatrick daughter & made [maid?] came to bord to night Mr Dean & Capt Kirkpatrick came with $1.25 cts {shelled corn sent to Terrells cutting & halling wood etc etc |
Th 15. |
Cdy windy d/Cdy/Fair windy/Rain I went to Mr Gouldins last night spent the night saw Mr G Carter at Carter Mr Gs took breakfast went to the sentral the cars left me came up on the Fredicks burg rode to Chesterfield & walked met Bob & James with wheat going to Fall mill for flour carryed 6 bu for Bro Saml 7 for Mrs Barker, got the flour sent to turn out & got trunk Capt Dean & Kirkpatrick came to night {faned wheat sent to fall mill. put a stop by turnip patch sent to Huletts etc |
Fr 16. |
Cdy Fair windy d/Fair cold/Fair Cdy/Fair cold I worked on Cousin Fitz corn shelter Capt Kirkpatrick came with news that they wer ordered to Fredicksburg. Miss Kean & Lewt. Porter came to see Ct. Kirkpatrick I went to Spicers to carry Llewellyn shoes to ½ sole etc Capt Dean came the troops left for Fredicksburg {Bob made rack at cow shelter cutting poles malling etc etc etc |
Sat. 17. |
Fair cold/Fair/Fair/Fair I sent my wagon to Huletts to carry my boarders trunks to cars Capt Dean pd me $25.00 board for him & Capt Kirkpatrick & family all went off this morning I went to Hills shop Harper & Middle Benks John Cash cleaning out well James went to camp T makg cap for Mr Taylor {Bob went to Huletts malling cutting & halling wood from Hills shop |
Sun 18. |
Fair a cold day/Fair/Fair cold/Fair I went to Carmel a Mr Stiles preached Bro Taylor was at meeting. John Mahon came hear to day went home this evening |
M 19. |
Fair cold mor/Fair/Fair/Fait I patched up my old cart body Edmond Redd came went home this evening I went with him to his place Hills shop sent James to Fall mill with 6 bags for Bro Saml to put his flour in Pollus Luck came John went with him I worked tonight {put straw in rack cutting malling & halling wood from Hills shop etc etc etc |
Tus 20. |
Cdy/Rain L fine/Rain/Rain I went to S, shop had a iron turned 12 ½ cts got a shovel went to see Mr Davis about cloth Cousin Fitz pd me $1.00 for corn sheller fixing I worked on cart makg pine board etc {put straw in rack. halled a stack hay cutting and halling wood H shop |
W 21. |
Rainy day/Rain/Rain/Rain I worked on pine board to cart & finished Canfields shoe sales Bob cut out shoes for women & Lanzy & himself James went to Providence to see the Dr about John & his brakeing out a man came by for corn {shucking corn cutting out shoes etc |
Th 22. |
Rain a little Rain/Cdy/Cdy I put a new buckett in well made me a buckett Bro Saml, Edmond & James went to Mr Johnsons sale E bought the horse & mule $600. for them Edmond is hear to night the mule Bro S got - $300. {put straw in rack cutting & halling wood old shop etc etc etc |
Fr 23. |
Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/Fair Bro Saml came by ctrryed a cow home Edmond went to the sale after breakfast I went to the mill [to] see about cotton etc I went to Mr Spicers for LWRs shoes pup caught a squirl I found a nap sack pd Mr Spicer $3.25 cts. in full Dr Anderson came to see John he has a brakeing out lent cousing Fitz my wagon {Bob hung up the meet cutting wood |
Sat 24 |
Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/Rain shower I went to Bro Watkins for cloth paid pd Miss W $2.75 for cloth Mrs Anderson was at Mr Ws I dined there a soulgier came to night for milk I hear they got back to camp by the Dr,s James came from Bro Saml, carryed a pig over. soulgiers are camped in the lane by my barn Robert came with wagon brought up net R, L sent up $50. to by fruit etc {shelled corn sent it to Terrells got some slabs cutting & halling wod etc put straw in rack |
Sun 25. |
Fair mild day/Fair/smokey Fair/Cdy I went to Cty Line Bro Allen prreached Dr A was at meeting Thomasia & children went to E hill this evening I went to Anna, to pull a tooth for a Miss Walsh, failed to get it out she got nervus etc Mrs Wiltshire at Anna, Robert went to Bro Saml, this day I hird about Garriet & hog etc |
M 26. |
Fair/Cdy/Cdy/Rain I carryed cloth to Mrs Davis to weave, carryed Miss Watkins cloth to weave saw John Mahon & Mr Wiltshire at Landora John is going to live there Cary came over James went to Bro Saml, for Robert brought lard & apples I spoke to Mrs Madison for peaches I put the cart body on & sent to Terrells for meal {sent to Terrells for meal {sent to Terrells for meal cutting & halling wood Hills shop |
Tus 27. |
Rain/Cdy Rain/Rain/Snow Robert went down to day got 3 bu turnips from me gave $3.00 a bu I went to Hills shop Llewellyn & Mr Quarles came this evening went back to Camp to night. L got his shoes Pertha came this evening Thomasia went to Anna, to see Bettie Dr A, was at Anna, {shelled corn cutting & halling wood Lanzy stoping holes in pasture fence - |
W 28. |
Snow 6 in in places/Snow/Snow/Snow I made nest put it in hen house boxes a Mr Carmac came in a wagon to night 2 horses, the snow is about 6 inches deep in places melted a great deel to day Pertha S, is hear {shucking a little corn Bob dug hole for post in stable division |
Th 29. |
Fair cool day/Fair/Fair/Fair The snow was from 8 to 12 in places, Mr Carmac pd me $2.95 cts for hay & lodging etc went on his way to Milford [also in Caroline County] the snow melted a good deel put several lodes in ice house the wagon house fell in last night there wer 2 Horses in it. {putting snow in ice house raming etc |
Fr 30. |
Fair the Snow melted a great deel/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to see Wm Robinson at Babbys house Dr Lin came to see him his ganders Mr S came to see him Mrs Swann sent a dollar for flour gave her 10 quarts I pd Mrs Barker $5.00 for Betsy Barker for spining let her have some wheat Ewe has lamb {halling snow put straw in rack etc etc |
Sat 31. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Hills shop met with a man on road he came home with me pd me $1.35 cts for H feed dinner etc Edmond came Thomasia & I went to Mr Davis carryed 5 lbs yarn from Mrs Barker Harriet came up to day came over from Bro Saml, James went to camp {shelled corn sent to mill Terrells halling wood cutting etc Hills shop |