Sun 1. |
Fair/Fair/Fair Frost/Fair Columbia and Harriet went down to Carmel Brother Fox preached his text was from John Lovest thou sin he preached a better sermond than usual [possibly John 21:15, lovest thou me more than these?] |
Mon 2 |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair a large frost & ice Harriet went down to Jerico to carry filling for her dress pressing out sugar cane juice Mr T. S. Luck came to get part to press his cane. Mrs Anderson came to day paid H for the hat she made for her. Diging irish potatoes by E field barn |
Tus 3. |
Fair warm/Fair/Cdy/Fair mild Thomasia made 9 gall molasses to day Sallie & Pertha Southworth came over this evening Anna came down Lanzy went to Brother James yesterday to grind Tobacco Finish diging potatoes by Martha house this evening halled a L Wood |
W 4. |
Fair mild/Fair/Fair/Fair Bro Kelly & his brother went to look at E hill A Mr Wiggleswork came wants to by wwent to see Dr Lin diging irish potatoes etc making molaces ploughing by E field barn w |
Th 5. |
Fair/Fair cdy/Rain a few drops/Fair Mr Wigglesworth came & dined went by E hill says he wants to buy it Mr Shepard & Mr Birk came to get a list of [Corn?] Tax for this year H went by Mr Buttlers & to Bro Saml, James went to Gatewoods for a barrell am to pay $5.00 for it quite poly to day Bob sowed 1 bu wheat E field barn potatoe patch. diging potatoes halling wood etc makg molaces 3 gallons |
Fr. 6 |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair H came back from Bro Sam,l I have been housed all day Bob ploughing or finished rakg by E field barn workg on sugar kean makg molaces etc |
Sat 7. |
Fair cool day/Fair/Fair/Fair Mary Betty & Charly came over to spend the day Thomasia finished the molaces made 50 gallons in all Bob ploughing at old place for wheat Locus grove |
Sun 8. |
Fair cool day/Fair/Fair/Fair H & Columbia went to Carmel to S.S. broke up the scool for the winter they went by Providence & spent the evening |
M 9. |
Cdy snow a few f/Snow fast/Fair cool/Fair Cool Betty Ann came to have a frock fitted Thomasia went to Providence John went to Jerico to have a laith iron made Mr Lan sick Columbia went home this morning Mrs Southworth came in the evening Bob ploughing old place commenced halling up the corn halled wood etc |
Tus 10. |
Fair windy & cold/Fair/Fair cold w/Fair Mr Dickinson came to see me about Bob shoemakg Bob ploughing L. Grove halling up corn dug a few potatoes etc |
W 11. |
Fair cold morning/Fair/Fair/Fair Mr Mahon came for a gallon molaces Eugene came brought a piece beef Nancy Bollard came this morning. Edmond Redd came by James carryed molaces to Mr Southworth John went to Anna to fix well house the children are sick with sore throat & brakg out chickin pox Bob ploughing L grove for wheat etc halled corn wood etc etc |
Th 12. |
Fair mild/Fair/Fair/Fair Mr Kean came to see me about buying E hill Nancy left this for Mr Southworth John went to see Dr Lin etc Mr Kean went by Jerico & to Mr Keans old Mr Noel is quite sick Bob finished ploughing for wheat shelling corn new halling top fodder L Grove etc |
Fr 13. |
Fair a pretty day/Fair/Fair/Fair A nearly clear day Bro Kelly came to see me about E hill expects to take it at $35 pr acre James went to Mr McLaughlins for Harriet John went to Jerico to see about laithe sent 4 bushels corn to Terrells mill sowed 2 bu wheat L Grove rakg in halling |
Sat 14. |
Fair/Cdy Rain/Tain thunder & L/Rain I gave John $12.00 to pay for a Laithe iron made by Mr Landrom he went to Huletts to muster going by Jerico for iron Mr Ware came by wants a tire for cart. H has a boil on face Mrs Southworth sent for qt molaces Mr Landrom charged $15.00 for iron finished sowing wheat halled up corn wood etc shucking corn etc etc |
Sun 15. |
Fair mil/Fair/Fair/Fair Bro Saml came & spent the day Anna came down I have been in the house most of the day very weak etc |
M 16. |
Fair & a L frost/Fair/Fair/Fair Columbia S. came down this morning spent the day John caryed chickens to Mr S. to go to Richmond James got a Bouton Buster from Terrell [possibly a shirt that buttoned on the inside to pants] John James & John went oposum hunting halled lode wood pulling off corn & halling up same etc |
Tus 17. |
Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair Eugene came over James carryed shoes down to S Masons E went with him he went to Bro S, I expect John workg at Anna, on well frame Mr Lucius Minor died few days ago [Lucius Horatio Minor, 22 Sep 1810 25 Oct 1863] halled a lode wood halling up corn halled one lode from R, Andersons 4th part of crop made a L Grove |
W 18. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Mr Tate brought my leather home this morning 6 sides Bettie Redd came over this evening with James halled a lode of wood halling up corn etc halled some from R Andersons |
Th 19. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/FAir Clarrence came over with Barbara he & John went to Mr Harisses John went with Clarrence home H & James went to Masons to have shoes mad Queen has 8 pups halled a lode wood halling up corn Bob helped Fitz to kill hogs |
Fr 20. |
Fair a mild day/Fair/Fair/Cdy Dr Anderson came up to see me Molly O came over this evening Eugene & Charles came with her Edmond came went home this evening gave me a key & old shop (Hill) H got a letter from Segar she went to R.S. bought 2 molaces bottles pd $2.00 fil went to carry James home T. Castle James went to Spicers John came from Bro Saml Dr gave J, a wheal (laith) Barbara went home halled a lode wood halled a lode shucks from R Andersons halling up corn etc |
Sat 21. |
Fair hailed/Rain/Rain hard/Fair putting away the greens etc Rainy evening Robert & Martha came up sent for gig wheels putting away the greens shelled corn sent to Terrells mill. |
Su 22. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Mary O We went to Bro Saml in evening Peter came for her |
M23. |
Fair/Cdy Rain/Rain/Rainy put away greens killed Lizabeths hog this evening James went to T Castle to carry leather to make shoes for Lizzy Clarrence came for Bettie this evening John went to Bull Church to have a pair shoes made by Richinson Robert went down Mr Sanders passed by put away greens killed Lizabeths hog halled a lode wood halled corn etc |
T 24. |
Rain fine/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy Clarrence & Mr Sanders came by going to Boling Green for his licence Shusan & Sally are hear at work Pertha & Willy Dervin came in the morning went back I cut out Elizabeths hog weighed 95 lbs she had ½ of it Mr S. came to night from B Green H went to E hill came back tonight the Miss Sanders came down went to Bro Sam,l Bro J Shuck died a short time ago [possibly Jehu Lewis Shuck, 1812 1863] cut out hog 95 lbs weight halling wood bricks & iron etc from E hill |
W 25. |
Cdy/Cdy R s. etc/Rain/Fair Cary came for James to go Fox hunting Cary & Eugene came hear & spent the morning Susan & Sally went home this morning the Miss Sanders Clarrence England & Cary came to go to Columbias weding to night E hill [Columbia Ellen Swann, 1840 1920, married William Leftwich Saunders] Thomasia & girls & boys went to weding William came with Liz shoes ½ finished from Jack. John went to Masons for H shoes James went to Spicers for his shoes I had my shoes & C,s coat Thomasia H John James Liz & Fannie went E hill to weding halled a lode wood halling corn etc John laid up with chicken pox Katy, H |
Th 26. |
Clear/Clear/Clear/Clear Mr Sanders & wife & sisters passed going going to Lynchburg Harriet went with them up John went over with Cary Sam Anderson & Eugene & Dr Lin came went to Providence I put axle in laithe wheel halled a lode wood tops & finished halling up corn a very small crop |
Fr 27. |
Fair L Frost/Fair Cdy/Cdy/Rain Mr Dickinson came for Bob to shoe make Mr Mahon came for meal Eugene & John came & went to Mrs Wiltshires sale etc I hird a great firing above this to day [Battle of Mine Run?] James went to Chiles burg pd for barrell $5.00 got 4 lbs coperas pd $5.00 for it. things sold very high at sale finished putting away the greens & halled poles to pin in halled a lode wood. |
Sat 28. |
Rain/Fair/Fair/Fair We laid a new harth in chamber Mr Southworth brought a letter for Thomasia from Mrs Dandrige offering her 2 bundles cotton I went to E hill barn pulled 2 lodes wood covered greens in garden |
Sun 29. |
Rain cool/Fair/Fair/Fair Eugene came went to Providence this evening Anna came in evening. I saw a man pass in night last week with tobacco I expect says his name was John |
M 30. |
Fair cold day/Fair/Fair/Fair Bob & I patched up old sellar etc Dr Lin was at Anna, passed by John cut stock for laith bench halled lode wood & lode logs for potatoes & hog pen put brush around etc cleaned out hog pen patching up Seller etc |