Sun 1. |
Cdy/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Elon Bro Gilliam spoke about 18 persons at meeting a Mr Holland came to night to spend the night 2 men came to night with Mr Morris [Hubbard?] & ward |
M 2. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Rain shower I faned out 10 bu & 25 lbs red at $3.40 a bu Mr & Mrs Brazelman & Mr Florrence came stayed till evening H & James went with them to camp to performance comeing back to night Mr Holland pd me $2.00 for Loging [lodging] horse feed etc {put straw in rack halled lode hay faned out wheat etc etc |
Tus 3. |
Rain & snow a few flakes/Fair/Fair/Fair Mr & Mrs Braselman & H went to a party this evening at Mrs Dervins Miss B Hill came this evening George from Mr Talleys came looking for Uncle Anderson supposed to be drowned in little river. Anna has a party to night I sent Mrs Swann some wheat 50 cts worth soled a bu of potatoes for 4 dollars Thomasia soled milk for 25 cts qt James soled a ruster for $10.00 several Soulgiers came to day Mr Ward & Hubbard came to night {Bob halled a lode corn for Old Mr Southworth grubing etc |
W 4. |
Fair a cool day/Fair/Fair cool n/Fair I went to the mill or near met Mr Sharp sent 10 bu wheat down to grind Dr A came to see Mrs Morrises child they are in H, room a Mr Farish came for milk George came to night he has been looking for his farther Mr Florrence came with H & James to day went to camp tonight Edmond R came by went to W Terrrells had 11 hens [?] stolen {I marked 14 shotes turned them out in the road Bob ploughing cutting & halling wood sent wheat to mill halled a l rails etc |
Th 5. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Cdy I went to Ct Masseys camp for a frow went to the Drs saw John & Saml Redd went by Cats Batallion went to L Cobbs & got my frow [froe is knife or axe for splitting wood; L-shaped {Bob halling wood & Frank cutting etc |
Fr 6. |
Cdy Rain a few drops/Cdy Rain/Cdy/Rain James & I went to Chesterfield on horse back carryed some things for Llewellyn I pd 60 cts to Milford went to see Llewellyn walked 8 miles saw Dr Gouldin & Mr Gouldin at Milford L & Cullin went with me to Milford saw Mr Scott Sargent Millage came this evening Dr A was hear to day T & H got letters from Tom Pendleton {halling wood cutting etc etc sent to the mill for flour |
Sat 7. |
Showery/Cdy/Fair/Rain thunder & Light I fixed up my hen house doar ironed it up etc put 3 hens & a ruster in house Johns Mr & Mrs Jordan came this evening Hubbard & Ward came H. went to E hill came back to night put a blister on Mr Morris child very sick Mr Holland came to see horse offered me $225. for him lent Fleming my mule to go to Mr Talleys {Bob ploughing grubing malling etc |
Sun 8. |
Rain/Cdy/Cdy/Rain I went with Mr Morris & John last night to look for rogus [rogues?] caught 4 at my barn Killed Cousin Fitz hog capt [captured?] them all night at Anna, marched them to Capt Patisons, [likely Pattersons Company, Virginia Heavy Artillery] delivered them in his hands Mr Word & Hubbard came stayed till evening Dr Drew came & Lew Hero came stayed till bed time Susan S, came George Johnson was drowned in South river I hear |
M 9. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Cdy Cousin Fitz & I went to Camp to day saw the Capt did nothing there was a mob in the road they caught Cousin Fitz & tryed to mob him we went by Gen Pendleton, camp [William Nelson Pendleton, Chief of Artillery for Army of Northern Virginia] found him absent saw Capt Cirkpatrick went down this evening saw the General at Providence Lew Britton & Dr Drew came stayed till evening went with H to E hill Edmond came this evening {sent Bob & boys to look for hogs grubing etc |
Tus 10. |
Snow ground nearly covered/H & Rain/Cdy/Rain Snow I went to Anna, Miss Bettie Hill coppied the report for General Pendleton I dined at Anna, Cousin F & I went to head quarters left the paper with the (General) a very wet day cool nearly all snow gone Lewtennant Millage [perhaps John Milledge of Georgia, Light Artillery] offered me his horse has a sore leg Edmond went home Mrs Hubbard came to night gave the girls pop corn at Anna Martha moved to night down to Caty, house {shelled corn sent to Terrells shucked some corn moved Martha down to Mariah, house |
W 11. |
Snow cool/Fair/Fair/Fair Dr Drew came Edmond R traded horses with him got 125. to boot he brought me a revolver of Bro Saml, - a man came with sugar traded for potatoes & turnips I gav 1 bu & peck potatoes & ½ bu turnips for 8 Ύ sugar Mr Florrence came this evening went back to camp I went with Edmond to Millagus camp he gave me a cream colared mair sent her to T Castle I saw Mr T & Jack tole Henry Carter to get the horse to Jack & I would pay him $1.00 John Mahon dined hear to day {cutting & halling wood etc etc |
Th 12. |
Fair cold day/Fair/Fair/Fair Dr J T, Redd Mary & Emily came over Mary & Joh went back Cousin Edmond Taylor & Lewtennant Coleman came to night a man came to notify Cousin Fitz & I to attend coart marshial at Capt Lanes tent [perhaps Capt. John Lane of Georgia, in Sumter Artillery Battalion] 2 men came for potatoes sole 1 ½ bu for $6.00 {sent to T Castle to cary corn fodder etc to my horse |
Fr 13. |
Snow very cold/Fair/Fair/Fair Cousin T & L.C. went to Carmel Cousin Fitz & I went to T Castle to see horse went to head quarters saw Dr A. went to Capt-Lains Tent Capt Kirkpatrick tryed the cases a Barker got the hog I dined at camp got home about 4 ock Dr Drew Mr Coil came Coil bought a bu potatoes for $6.00 3 men hear from Capt Massy, batry. Sargt Millage came & left (Old Prince Charles is dead) {Bob skined Prince Charles [horse] cutting wood etc halling |
Sat 14. |
Fair cold day/Fair/Fair/Fair I soled a man 1 bu potatoes for 8.00 Mr Florrence came to dinner Mr Starker came this evening I went down to T Castle to see horse had her leg worked & poltised James came with a ruster Cary came they went to Camp soled ruster for 5 dollars a Mr Douglas came to look at cows Sargent Millage came by {Bob & Frank went to E hill for straw cutting & halling wood for H, shop. |
Sun 15. |
Cdy R Hail/Cdy/Rain/Cdy Mr Florrence & Starkey went home after breakfast Mr Ward & Hubbard came to night. Cary went home this evening Richard came for him |
M 16. |
Fair cold day/Fair/Fair/Fair I faned & sent 2 barrells wheat to the mill sent it back put it in H shop I went to Providence went to T Castle to see horse met S, Millage Capt Millage came to hunt I got a snack I came very near shooting my self in H room shot through the seeling & house Capt & John went hunting Dr Drew Florrence Starker & Lew Hero came went to E hill to night with girls {halling wood straw etc Bob ploughing in evening. |
Tus 17. |
Fair/Fair/Cdy/Fair Dr Drew & the 3 other men came last n to spend night sleped in loar house H & E stayed at E hill came this morning Lew Sneed came all went home to day after Breakfast Thomasia & I went to T Castle to carry feed for horse saw hear Millage pass spoke to me for horse saw Mr Taylor at T Castle set out some murtle bushes John put a ruster & hen in my h house {shelled corn halled 2 lodes wood a lode poles on rode by Anna, a lode straw ploughing |
W 18. |
Fair/Fair/Cdy/Fair Mr Morris pd me for board $ - 60. Mrs M went to Mt Airy we [went?] H & Emily to T Castle to see the batrys saw Bro Saml Edmond John Saml Cary at T Castle Columbia came to night Sargant Millage walked to Mt Airy {shelled corn sent to mill Terrells Wm Robinson had 1 ½ bu corn Bob ploughing ploughed potatoe patch E field planted or sowed tomatoe seed & pepper red sent wheat to Terrells to grind |
Th 19. |
Fair/Snowing fast/Snowing/Snow Thomasia H Columbia & Emily & Lizzie went to the mill to see Capt Kirkpatrick batry & a company Malissia [militia?] saw Capt Dean General Pendleton etc etc 6 soulgiers breakfast hear to day pd me 3 dollars & 25 cts there wer a pasle pickets at my gate & grave yard all wer ordered back to there old camp Thomasia & Liz went to Mr Southworths James went to Landora with Army wagon John is laid up I planted some irish potatoes E Field Columbia went home a good many wagons passed {ploughing for corn halling manure E field & planting potatoes halled a lode straw f E hill |
Fr 20. |
Snow 5 or 6 in d/Snow/Cdy Snow/Snow John is quite poly I went to see the Dr this evening about John saw Gillam there & Milly Dr told me about salt at Milford Cousin Fitz came down Lewis Coleman is dead died from wone [wound?] in leg at F, burg [Likely Lewis Minor Coleman, 1827 1863, Col., 1st Regiment Artillery; Asst. Prof. of Latin, U Va] {shelled or shucked a little corn halled a lode wood etc |
Sat 21. |
Snow Rain/Rain H etc/Cdy/Cdy John had annother chill is quite poly I caught 3 birds in shop James went to Camp to day got a pr of boots of Morris Sargant Millage came by Mahon came for wheat & Tobacco pd me $1.00 for it gave John a dose salts {halling straw wood etc malling at spring |
Sun 22. |
Cdy The snow melted a good deel/Fair/Fair/Cdy I went to Providence for the Dr to see John he came up with me S met Bro Saml, Dr had a lister [bister?] put on Edmond came stoped till evening moved John in H room |
M 23. |
Cdy mild d/Cdy/Cdy/Fair I carryed some feed to T Castle for my yellow horse, saw Mr T. & Dr A Tom B came by Cousin Fitz & I went by Mr Cobbs. saw Mr Kean went to Mr Wiltshires, & fixed the papers for salt. we dined there I gave R Anderson my paper & $17.00 to pay for salt it came to $15.68 cts gave in 28 persons. Dick Wiltshire gave me a musket ram rod I pd Mr Kean $1.00 for paper pd 50 cts for Cousin Fitz Mrs Southworth came this evening Johns blister drew well is much bettter to day John Mahon gave $10. for ruster lent him to John {sent some wheat to mill Terrells got the chop malling at spring halling wood & straw |
Tus 24. |
Cdy/Rain/Rain/Rain I went to Bro Saml in gig H & Emily went Lew Hero went Tom came I pd Clarrence $17. for Hs scooling etc Mr Florrence came to Bro S, came back with us to spend night {Bob got a log for slabs etc |
W 25. |
Rain/Fair/Cdy/Rain Mr Florrence & Hero went home or Camp after breakfast Dr Drew came this evening went back again I got a letter from Dr Coleman he wants to by Louisa & children sent him to Wm Dandridge Lew Sneed came to look at punch [horse] I have a very bad coal & Hack went for turkey eggs sent a letter to Dr C, Wm Dandridge Cousin F & [?] & Miss H came by {Bob rived slabs for garden halling wood etc sent to P offfice & to the Dr. |
Th 26. |
Rain Hail/Fair/Cy/[blank] I have been poly to day Mr Florrence came & spent the evening Sargant Millage came by Mr [Mornery?] came to night with a letter from T Pendleton {shelled corn sent to mill Terrells got chop etc malling at spring Bob patching up garden etc |
Fr 27. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Rain Dr Drew Mr Florrence Lew Hero & Starker came to go to Elon Columbia came over we went to Elon Dr Lin red his adress we went to Bro Saml, dined came back men stayed till bed time & left. {Bob patching garden halling etc |
Sat 28. |
Rain/Rain/Cdy & Fair/Fair Llewellyn & Saml Gouldin came up last night about 2 ock walked Cousin Fitz & I went to Head quarters & came back again Cousin F came to see L & Saml {halled a lode straw shucking a l corn |
Sun 29. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I sent Bob with Llewellyn, pass failed to find the General, L went to A Addams, Dr Drew came by went to L Terrells |
M 30. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Snow H & R I burnt a plant bed by old ice pond John & H, went to Mr South. Mr Southworth came to get me to sind a post measles paper [measles outbreaks were common during the War] got Capt B to send Cousin Fitz refused Sent Bob to Mr Cooks with pass came back sent Llewellyn & Saml, to Milford on H & M back Emily came in morning Edmond Barbara & Cary came evening Mr Florrence & Starker came morning Susan came & left in evening sat 2 turkeys in dary Tom B came went away this evening James T went to Mr Dukes after pea fowls etc {Burnt a plant bed by ice pond old pl Bob went to Mrs Cooks halling etc |
Tus 31. |
Snow H & Rain/Fair/Fair cool/Fair Edmond left for home Barbara Emily & Cary left in evening I went to T Castle carryed feed for horse very low got a summons to attend cort marshal at Carmel tomorrow James went to Mr Dukes. Lanzy fixed up bars etc {Bob cutting halling wood straw etc |