W 1. |
Rain/Fair/Fair/Fair H & James went to Ct Addams I went to mill left the corn at mill Edmond came by is hear to night. Eliza Anderson is hear. Olivia Booker is dead died a short time ago [Olivia Carrington Booker,m 18 July 1823 – 28 Jun 1863] cutting wheat by house etc sent corn to mill etc |
Th 2. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to look for James T. he caught some fish Terrells went by N Lucks by to see Mr Martin & to Chesterfield to look for cloth I bought a box of caps Sturns for James T, pd $2.00 Eliza is sick Mary had her hair cut off to day wheat finished cutting wheat weeding irish potatoes etc sent to mill for meal & a s turn |
Fr 3. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Edmond Redd came before day runing from the Enemy carryed bob & my horses Clarrence came back, went to shop to have H shod dick. Anna turned her cows in my pasture a falce alarm, Mr Buttler came by & his people, Edmond dined hear & went home this evening Eliza went home this evening Mr Southworth came by the cars came up to day I gathered some large rasberries – James went for Bob & John failed to find them reeplanting corn on meadow ploughing by barn for corn |
Sat 4. |
Fair/Rain a little/Cdy/Fair I went to Carmel Bro Wortham & T Chandler wer there red a letter from Bro Poindexter – hird cannon in the direction of Richmond or at South River bridge the Enemy attacked our men this evening at bridge hear[d] firing at bridge till late in night preparied the land by kitchen & barn etc planted it in corn shelled corn etc |
Sun 5. |
Cdy/Rain a little/Rain light/Cdy Thomasia & I went to Dr Lins started to Elon no preaching we went to Bro Saml, to see Eugene he came up to day or yesterday is wounded in the left rist by a saber [nephew Eugene Marion Redd fought with the 4th Va. Cavalry] Saml at home went to the church Ann Emily are at Bro S, the Yankeys burnt little Pages bridge [Little Page bridge crosses the Pamunkey river in Caroline County] & went to Taylor farm to camp Cousin Fitz got to Anna to night Anna was hear went home 10 ock to night. |
M 6. |
Rain/Rain/Cdy/Cdy Mrs Wiltshires boy came for 2 dollars worth potatoes Isac pd me $4. for potatoes yesterday on the bridge got them a short time ago set out sweet potatoe plants etc reeplanting corn etc |
Tus 7. |
Rain/Rain.Cdy/Rain hard Mr Swann came to get me to take out a snag tooth failed to get it H & I went with Mr S, to post office met with Ella she had E L she came home with us stayed till evening went to Anna, expect she got wet hird that our men had taken Baltimore etc taken 12000 prisners and near Washington [This rumor may have been started in reaction to the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863, in which the Union forces triumphed over Confederate forces.] planting corn by old ice house choping same thining etc sent to Terrells for meal |
W 8. |
Rain hard/Rain/Fair/Fair very wet spell I went to the mill met with Mr Dervin from Richmond hird that General Lee had taken 52,000 priseners & wer going to send them to Richmond. Bro Penitons at work at the mill the river is quite full. I went to E hill to fan wheat finished faning or chafing etc shelling corn faning wheat etc etc |
Th 9. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair H received a letter from Llewellyn he is in Pencilvania [fought at Gettysburg] I went to mill saw Mr Dickinson his mule & horses in hear sent them home Bro Saml came I went with him to turn out saw Dr Booker & Bro R S. Luck & others hird Visburg had fallen [Vicksburg siege ended with Confederate surrender on 4 July 1863] ploughing corn thining etc etc |
Fr 10. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair H Columbia & Thomasia went to T Castle I set out potatoe slips put manure in drill etc Anna brought me 11 locks to fix Cousin Fitz & Joh Terrell came to Anna, ploughing corn potatoe patch & pea patch E field thining corn choping bushes etc etc |
Sat 11. |
Cdy foggy or smoky/Fair/Cdy/Cdy I work greens James & T. Columbia & H went over this morning spent the day Jas went to B T Trevillions for a pair shoes asked $20. did not soot – ploughing corn planting etc |
Sun 12. |
Rain shower/Rain shower/Cdy/Cdy Thundered a great deel last night & to day Cousin Fitz & Anna came down, saw R Anderson pass says our Army are at S. Town Va. [Shepherdstown] Morgin came with 2 bundles cotton from Dandridge by Fleming |
M 13. |
Rain hard/Cdy/Fair/Cdy I fixed a hoe with handles to plough the garden with – John went to a Mr Jones, for chickens – got 2 pd $10. Edmond came went away at night a Canfield came ploughing corn weeding & thining etc |
Tus 14. |
Rain/Rain/Cdy/Fair Capt Addams sent a cow hear Mr Mahon came Edmond Redd went to look at Mr D, wheat came by I fixed up some locks for Anna set out greens potatoes & choping corn etc |
W 15. |
Fair/Rain/Fair/Fair I fixed some of Anna, locks carryed 8 up to her I took 4 got 2 of her hen house Thomasia & I went to E hill for straw some Mrs S, pigs in my meadow I wed greens in garden etc Ct Addams sent for cow choping bushes etc in cow f thining ploughing by cotton [f?] carryed corn to Terrells mill |
Th 16. |
Cdy/Rain a might/Rain/Rain H & Columbia & I went to Nuton s store I bought 5 lbs sugar pd $12. pd $5. for 1 lb pepper C laid out about $100. came by Mr Carsons etc Mr E Cobbs sent 3 cows hear ploughing corn thining etc weeding greens Jas & I in garden |
Fr 17. |
Cdy/Cdy/Fair/Fair I fixed 2 locks for Anna H went to office got 2 letters from Llewellyn he gave an account of Tom Pendletons Death etc he was nearly cut in two [Thomas Pendleton of 1st Va Artillery, 2d Co. Howitzers, died at Gettysburg] Edmond came by Colum S. came this evening thining & setting corn on meadow |
Sat 18. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Mr Merduth Thacker, for wheel barrow met with Dr Lin & R A & N Luck etc choping in corn |
Sun 19. |
Rain a shower/Fair/Fair/Fair H Leath & I went to Elon & to Bro Saml stayed till evening saw Nully A. etc Tho went to Mr Southworths Columbia S came in evening. |
M 20. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Bro S, sen me some s. potatoe plants set them out etc etc Columbia went home this morning. I halled my crop of wheat up put it in Martha, H ploughed potatoes halled up wheat etc |
Tus 21. |
Fair cdy/Fair/Fair/Fair Mr Dickinson came over to get me to go to Mr Canfields with him about colt etc John went Eugene came. thundered a good deel in south west. E went back this evening R Dickinson came offered E $50. to find his horse cutting oats etc weeding s. potatoes |
W 22. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I hired Gabriel of Mr Dickinson am to pay $3.00 a day to cut hay cutting at E hill – Martha [enslaved woman] child died Willy Bet to d. cutting oats John & Bob cutting hay E hill. I put up 12 shocks. saw Mr Southwar |
Th 23. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I made a coffin for Martha, child sent it to E hill to burry H carryed Elizabeth to Providence for the Dr to see her breast etc Jas went to Bro Saml, to let the girls know about the runing of the cars on F. Burg road cutting oats etc cutting hay E. H. |
Fr 24. |
Fair/Cdy/Fair/Fair I carryed the children over to Dr Lins they carryed hats to L, boys, Dr & wife from home met Emily by my Barn she came & H & E went to Mr Addams in the eveing – James came from Bro Saml, - Miss Burruss at Anna, & children cutting oats E field. cutting hay E hill |
Sat 25. |
Fair/Fair/Rain/Cy I worked in garden Thomasia has sore jaw laid up with it ploughing corn weeding potatoes cutting Hay at E hill Mr Ds M |
Sun 26. |
Fair/Rain F/Fair/Fair Emily & girls came from Providence & carryed H to Cty Line Bro Rove P [Eanrell?] a few drops Rain |
M 27. |
Fair/Rain a few drops/Cdy/Cdy I went to turn out saw Edmond Mary Sam Clarence & Charly I went to Dr Lins m pd me $3. for children E & Sam came over H went with Sam home going to Richmond gave H $10. James went to bring horse back Mr Ds man came to cut hay Mr D & Jones came by ploughing corn set out s potatoes weeding etc cutting hay E hill |
Tus 28. |
Misty/Rain/Rain/Cdy Sister Conelia [sister-in-law] & Eugene came over I worked 2 pieces cloth one for Mrs Swann one for Sister C Eugene & I walked E hill meadow Mr Ds man came & went back I got a letter from Llewellyn & Tho got one boys went to [orfly?] halling some ploughing corn on meadow weeding thining cotton etc |
W 29. |
R little/Rain hard/Rain/Rain hard Sister Conelia & Eugene went home this morning Miss J Harris came down in morning Mr S. sent a dish snaps over a letter came from Llewellyn to Harriet. she went to Richmond. ploughing corn weeding etc faned wheat |
Th 30. |
Rain/Cdy/Fair/Fair I faned out about 20 bu red w – sent to mill I went to Anna to see Cousin Fitz saw his farther Mrs Wiltshire Miss Mory [Mony?] Miss Addams & others there I went to L Cobbs & to Davys to see H Martin is to come to take some Honey faned out wheat sent 20 to mill weeding potatoes etc sent to Terrells for meal |
Fr 31. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I have been weeding the garden beets S. & greens etc Harriet came from Richmond came from Bro Saml, brought me some [per sip? parsnip?] 2. $ w Thomasia & H went to Mr Southworths this evening I got a letter from Llewellyn about my Tobacco etc. Bro Saml sent me some turnip seed by H John went to Elon to see Dr Lin & his company Mr Martin came to take Honey ploughing corn by barn kitchen etc – cut a few oats etc Lanzy choping bushes etc ploughed turnip patch by Lanzy house |