Fr 1st |
Fair day/Fair warm/Fair/Fair Mr Wm Sanders came & spent the day went back to E hill Mr Scizer came by went to mill I soled to Mr Sleds man bought 5 lams & 2 muttons gave me $165.00 for them I am to carry them to Huletts he got his dinner hear Tally S came to day H & I went to Huletts cars came late H Gant going to Springfield saw Clarrence & Capt Allen at Huletts Mrs Jardin went to Georgia saw several Yankeys on cars Cary came over John went to Bro Saml on colt I gave H $5.00 (Milly cow has her 2d calf female red.) Bob fallowing for corn near E hill grubing & halled a lode wood etc |
Sat 2. |
Fair warm day/Fair/Fair/Fair H laid up Mr Sanders & Columbia came this evening went back a man came to borrow my mule lost a horse at the mill James went to Terrells with ˝ bu corn to grind John Mahon came to day spoke for land to tend E field saw old man on rode Thomasia went to Mr Pennys to see Miss P. (Mr Wiltshire died last Wednesday.) planting corn by Caty house ploughing & planting peas E field barn etc etc |
Sun 3. |
Fair mild/Fair day/Fair/Fair I went to Elon & to Bro Saml no meeting at Elon Mr Talley & Mr Kimbrew wer at Bro Saml, Miss Eliza Chiles came in evening Clarrence started over with me to look for Mr T, negroes ran off saw some cavelry at little Eagle sayed the Enemy wer above Bever Dam – Depot 6 miles abou[t] fighting above Jackson whipped them etc had a great fight at F Burg to day [Second Battle of Fredericksburg; Jackson outflanked the Union right] |
M 4. |
Fair warm day/Fair/Fair/Fair Mr Slead sent for his lambs - & got them 5 l 2 muttons sent Frank & cart to Huletts to help to hall them planting beets – Salsafy seed [salsify, root vegetable] etc Mr Mahon Jame[s] & stayed 2 hogs I altered some saw Mr Southworth & R Anderson came hurd that the Washington artilry was taken had a great fight yesterday at Fredicks-burg Jackson wounded General Baxter [Union General Henry Baxter was also wounded in the 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg but survived to 1873] killed Dr Drew taken prisner etc Yankys caryed by the mill prisners to day. planted corn ploughing cotton patch etc |
Tus 5. |
Fair/Rain hard/Rain Cool/Rain I drilled cabbage seed in garden planted cotton etc I went with Thomasia to R. A, saw Miss Moriah Columbia & Mr Sanders T went to Mr S, H is there went in morning I went to Chesterfield Depot to hear the news saw Dr Miner B Trevillion & Wm Quarles 3 North Carolinians that wer wounded I got Llewellyns things Depot. planted cotton fallowing rakg workg in garden sowed cabbage seed etc |
W 6. |
Rain/Rain/Rain/Cdy I shelled corn sent to mill Mr George Fleming came this to spend the night brought negroes to L Grove on his way to Georgia got 5 lbs of bacon ˝ bu meal for them H & Susan S. came this evening Capt Bib died this evening shelled corn sent to mill throughing up [manure?] halled a lode wood etc |
Th 7. |
Cdy cool/Cdy day/Cdy/rain Cdy Mr Fleming went away pd me $13. for meat – meal went away after breakfast Thomasia & I went to Providence & spent evening I saw a wagon stuck on the road I went back – they got out Harris A. wagons E gave T some corn field peas Dr A, gave T a paper about the battles etc halling wood throughing up manure etc grazeing Horses etc etc |
Fr 8. |
Rain/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy I faned out wheat baged 7 bu H went to E Hill this evening Mr Dickinson went to E Hill I saw several Horses & negroes pass ran away from Yankeys Julia Pennie died this evening Anna pd me for wheat I got a bed pd 25 dollars shucking corn faned wheat throughing up manure etc 7 bu wheat. |
Sat. 9. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Mr Minor came by I went to Mr Harris to carry some letters to go to Llewellyn & Tom P. Thomasia & H went to Mr Pennys to burrial I went to L Terrells pd him for Coly mule pd to day $60.00 pd Mrs Barker $1.00 chaf money Bob & Gorny carryed wheat to fall. mill 420 lbs I planted cotton seed in my garden & cucumber seed Bob went to fall mills throughing up manure planted peas etc |
Sun 10. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Thomasia & I went to Bro Saml & spent the day Saw John McLA & Dr Page a co of mounted infantry pass soulgirs went up on cars Starker & Felps to day left tonight etc Mr Anderson & Marcellius’ [Arman?] came to spend night [Note: Stonewall Jackson died at Guinea Station, Virginia] |
M 11. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I planted grown peas etc Mr Sleds man came by went to Mrs Wiltshires etc Miss Mary Hill came soulgier left pd $2.50 cts. – lost H degaritip [daguerreotype] Bob ploughing by house grubing etc |
Tus 12. |
fair very warm/Fair/Fair Lightning/Fair I went to Cedar fork got 2 letters from Llewllyn he was in fight at FBurg – saw Dr A Mr Harris at J A. Robert planting corn at old place I planted ground peas in garden Mr Coil & Susan S. came this evening Mr C went away H & S. & I went fishing I caught a pick [pickerel] about 18 in long large gave Horses sulfer to night [to control parasites] ploughing grubing covering snow sent to mill for meal. grubing etc etc |
W 13. |
Fair/Rain a light shower/Cdy/Fair I moved my seed corn to house H & S & I went fishing to day H went home with S. the boys went halling [8 corn?] caught several fish – Bro Saml came by E went to Fburg fallowing for corn grubing etc |
Th 14. |
Rain Fair/Rain/Fair or nearly/Fair Davy gave out to day Mr Trevillion came by I went to Chesterfield bought $3.00 w of paper saw Cox about the cars, saw J Hackett got his paper soulgiers left at Carmel I saw the old secton [sexton?] Mrs Sally Madison her sister died last snow storm in April Tho got a letter from L W Redd wants me to go to see him Gen Lee went to Richond today & came back this evening went to E. H. for butter to go to Llewellyn I offered sexton 1 bu potatoes ploughing rakg corn land etc grubing halled a lode chalf E hill etc planted corn sugar in garden etc [Jefferson Davis, Lee, & cabinet met to discuss “Summer Strategy”] |
Fr 15. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Chesterfield & to H Crossing [Hamilton’s crossing] John & I went to camp. Llewellyn had left for fishing shore we went to Dr Gouldin, Llewellyn & Tom P came at night Dr G moved to Mr Broaddus, & Kur to Dr G,s I gave Mr Quarles $10 – for Llewellyn Nancy Ballard is h planting corn & went to Depot |
Sat 16. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Llewellyn left for the fishing shore Dr & I went to [Glinias?] I saw John & Ben Vass I pd $4.00 for John & self fair $1.25 self gave J 6 ˝ dollars gave L $10. some soulgiers passed 10 ock to night planting corn etc near ice pond |
Sun 17 |
Fair/Rain a little/Rain/Fair I spent the day at home H went to E hill & Mr Harrises got wet Edmond Redd came by left a spade & shovel Saml Anderson came by from Fredicksburg |
M 18. |
Fair cool day/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to L Cobbs he is quite sick the Dr got him to come up to see Nancys eyes etc he went to Richmond I went to E hill on river looking for Sasaparilla found none turned Mr S, hogs out my field felt poly – planting corn laying off ground by Mr S, draw bars etc James went to Terrells mill carryed a turn corn etc |
Tus 19. |
Fair cool/Fair/Fair/Fair I set out a fgew cabbage plants taken with swiming in my head quite sick sent for Dr A he was sick took blue mask & salts Miss Moriah T came Down went back John back from camp James T. went to carry LWR, great coat planted corn draw bars next E hill |
W 20. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Miss Moriah T. came down went to Anna, Columbia S came H. went for her Cousin Fitz at Anna, He is Ar Sargent [Artillery Sargeant?] I fixed a hook. Cary came by halled manure to water-mellon patch grubing ploughing on meadow etc |
Th 21. |
Fair/Fair/Fair warm/Fair I gave H $40. dollars to by shoes H & Columbia started to Richmond John went to C field with them Cary came Mary was at Miss Burruss, & Barbara. John killed a large halk. Anna came down sent for hooks, gave H $1.00 T borrowed Mr S, grew [grey] horse for John to ride Depot Wm E Luck came by ox wagon I set out 8 tomatoe plants. John & H & C went to Mr G McLaughlins failed to get on cars Bob ploughing on loar part of the meadow grubing etc |
Fr 22. |
Fair smoky/Fair warm/Fair warm/Fair I went fishing with Cary & Linnie caught a large Eal planted watrmellon seed John & John Canfield went crow hunting Miss Moriah T spent the Day Miss Mary came a man came by bought eggs of Farmer 75 cts a dozen a smokey day. ploughing on meadow grubing etc planted watermellon seed fixed hills etc |
Sat 23. |
Fair smoky/Fair/Fair/Fair I went fishing caught several perch horse got away came home Miss Rody & B of the Addams came in evening & at night. James T got back from camp John went to Cfield for H & Columbia H got me a pr shoes pd $22.00 – 20 for a pr for herself a Mr Fleming came & pd me $26.00 for Capt Massey for grazing meadow ploughing on meadow rakg planting corn planted some watermellon seed etc sent to E hill for chalf sent to fall mills for a bl flour etc |
Sun 24. |
Fair smoky/Fair d/Fair/Fair I have been poly all day Clarrence came walked with the Miss Addams, & John this evening Dr Lin came by – called a while Susan & Sally S, came this evening. Fleming & George came over & up. Roberts came yesterday on cars. Mr Fleming went home to camp pd me $2.00 for lodging horse feed etc. |
M 25. |
Cdy smoky/Cdy/Cool Cdy/Cdy I went with the children fishing caught a Jack etc H went to E hill spent day. a man came by after chickens etc etc Ella was at Anna, to day T. went to see her - - this evening. John & James went to Bro Saml, crow hunting etc |
Tus 26. |
Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy Columbia S came spent the day they went to post office John & James came tonight Edmond came to night – I went fishing baited the hole planting corn on meadow rakg halled a lode wood carryed corn to Terrells had it ground etc |
W 27. |
Cdy Fair/Fair/Fair cool/Fair I went with Edmond to Landora he came back to dinner I went to Providence for the Dr to see H he is in Richmond I went for Dr Lin he was from home Mr Sheppard came to take my list of propity Asher went to Camp I saw Noel pass by I pd Jack $5.00 for attending to horse I gave T. $2.00 to by rice planting corn in meadow ploughing etc Edmond got me 5 hooks for 25 cts |
Th 28. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went fishing caught a pike chub etc Dr L & Dr A came to see H she is better I went to the Election voted for Flurnoy Dr B. Dejarnett etc etc old Mr Wood spoke for 2 bu of potatoes 16 dollars planting corn on meadow ploughing etc |
Fr 29. |
Cdy Rain a little /Rain/Fair/Cdy I went to post office Eugene came by brought old Cally he went over home this evening gave Liz a fly hook we went fishing in evening Mr S came for James to crow hunt planted corn on meadow ploughing etc grubing etc etc |
Sat 30. |
Cdy/F. Cdy thunder/Cdy Rain a few d/Fai I planted Cymblains seed weeding James went to Dr Lins for sugar corn seed & to Bro Saml for peas Columbia came this evening went back to night Cousin F & Buttler wer at Anna, to day. I went w Jack Nole Eugene sent me a saddle blanket – planted peas pop corn etc ploughed pea patch & garden E field for corn |
Sun 31. |
Fair/Cdy F/Fair/Fair they sent from E hill for my carry all for Miss Moriah T. to go to meeting I spent the day at home poly H & Liz went to Mr Southworths in evening |