Day Journals of James T. Redd - January 1863

Th 1.
E hill

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.
Providence
$1.50
Mr Spicers
Bee H
$13.00
E. R.

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.
W Terrells
mill
$2.00
Mr Keans

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.
Carmel
Mr & Mrs Terrell

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.
Richmond
$11.45

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.
J G. D.
mill
plank

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.
Providence
camp
Capt. Dean
etc

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.
Mr Watkins
store etc
70 cts
Letter H

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.
Fall
mill

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.
Letter
2 Horses
to shop
Southworths

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.
Providence
a Letter

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.
Boling Green
85 cts

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.
room
Rent
E hill
for $80
Mrs Barker
1 bu w
mill

Fair/Fair Cdy/Cdy/Fair I put Sister Sarah’s 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.
Richmond
$50.85
1.25
Mrs Kirk pat,
& D can [came?]
$1.25
mill

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.
Richmond
mill
fall

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.
Capt K & D.
Spicers

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.
Capt Dean
$25.
Hills,
shop

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.
Carmel
to meeting

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.
Cart-Body
Edmond

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.
shop –
Mr D.
$1.00

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.
well Bucket –
Bro Saml,
sale

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.
Bro Sam,l
Edmond
Mr S.
$3.25
mill
wagon
meet

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
Bro Watkins
$2.75
lamps
pig [pig sketch]
Robert
mill

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.
Cty Line
E hill
Anna,

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.
Mr D
Mr W
mill

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.
Robert
$9.00
LWR &
Mr Q

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.
new nest boxes
Mr Carmac

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.
snow
10 or 12 in d
Mr Carmac
$2.95
snow in
ice H

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.
Dr L
$6.00
[lamb sketch]
snow

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.
shop –
a S.
$1.35
Mr Davis –
H S. R.
mill

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