Day Journals of James T. Redd - April 1864

Fr 1.
Clarence
Terrells
[black hand sketch]
John to Bro S,
[bird sketch]
Sugar
mill

Fair cdy & showery/Rain shower/Rain/Rain  Clarence came over I carryed corn to mill He & I fished a little Terrell’s P. planted sugar corn seed by harness shop over 1 acre I saw Cousin Robert & sone pass sone Robert died a few days ago in camp brought his corps down to Huletts Anna came down to get John to go to Bro Saml to get some one to go to Rich after Cousin Buttler hird pewee put up fence by cow shelter planted the land in sugar cane [corn?] by harness shop went to mill Ter ploughing by Tick spring fresh land for corn

Sat 2.

Snow very fast large F/Snow Rain etc/Cdy/Cdy Snowing very fast melted very fast 2 or 3 in deep Bob cut out ˝ soles for H & Milly James cut some for his, John came back – from Bro Saml, he went to Richmond this morning. I gave out my last shucks I gave my mare copperas 2 doces Bob makg shoes etc for his custermers

Sun 3.
F -

Fair Cdy/Fair/Cdy/Cdy I went went to Carmel Bro R preached Emily went to Chester field with Allis going to Richmond in the morning

M 4.
Garden
[black hand sketch]

Rain/Rain/Rain hard/Rain I patched the garden rove slabs & got to kitchen Mr Kelly passed looking for S. potatoes Jack brought my lamb that was missing Sally & Perth came by saw Arnol pass Mrs Isaac Buttler died to day cutting & halling wood on river

Tus 5.

Rain Rain/Rain/Rain/Rain I spent the day mostly in house saw a man pass going to Landora – the ground is fluded nearly – taught scool in the house Bob shoe makg for himself & others

W 6.

Rain cdy/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to E hill hird a bob lowing went to Mr Walker Terrells got some snaps [?] etc went to Wm Terrells for lard failed to get any – Bob malling cutting & halling wood

Th 7.
Garden
shop
Mr Trevillen
old shop

Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair I put gate post in garden finished the garden Bob helped fixing asparigas bed moving the old shop up Frank & John went for logs Bob went for a piece slab timber rove slab Mr Trevillion came & engaged 3 or 4 children as scollars this evening – lent a saw to James Gore triming tree at Anna Edmond Clarrence came to day patched up garden halling old shop to E field by Lanzy, house for a shop.

Fr 8.
Carmel
[bird sketch]
Edmond R.

Fair frost/Fair mild day/Fair/Cdy I went to Carmel with Mrs Wiltshire she went by Providence with the Preacher Bro Ryland preached a good many soulgiers at meeting a Methidist was to preach in the evening I spoke to Wm Quarles for some seed corn lent Garland my auger. A day for fasting & prayer [CSA President Jefferson Davis had proclaimed a “day of humiliation, fasting & prayer”] Edmond came over with James to night Martins came

Sat 9.
E.R.
asparigas bed

Rain/Rain/Rain/Cdy Fixed asparigas bed etc manured it Edmond spent the day a hard rainy day after morning Bob fixed plant bed in garden

Sun 10.
LWR
Ella
E T Redd

Fair/Rain thunder & L/Rain/Rain Llewellyn came over from Bro Saml came down with a man that came for a horse he went to Cty Line, Ella Eliza & Liz came this evening she is at Anna, Bro Ryland was at Anna, to day Miss Mary & Mrs W came down Edmond went home this morning it Rained hard thundered etc L W Redd is hear

M 11.
[bird sketch]
mill

Fair/Cdy/Cdy/Fair I went to Hills shop for a log to make loom timber halled all the old shop logs I went to the mill saw Edmond Cary Bro Rove Gores etc the river is very high runing around mill the girls went down Columbia Sanders came in evening H, went with Cary to Bro Saml Miss Kelly came this evening sent corn to Terrells, W hird a sandy [morkin?] halling logs & stocks to mill for loom timber grubing etc sent to mill

Tus 12.
logs to m

Fair/Cdy Rain/Rain/Cdy I had a bad pain in my breast or stomac last night had it nearly all day Edmond & Bro Saml, came over went back Edmond came this evening he & Miss B had a chat under the cedar tre etc Nancy Ballard came this morning I let the calf have all the milk H came with Edmond Bob & Frank halling logs to mill wood etc grubing etc

W 13.
ET.R.
Mrs Sanders
Buttlers $10.00
Seys $12.00
[pail, buckets, shoes sketch]
Dream
chaf

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Edmond went home this morning Mrs Sanders went I went to Mr C Buttler for his tubs carryed a piece cedar he put a bottom in my pail paid him $10.00 for 2 wash bucketts 1 milk tub I paid Mr Sey $12.00 for makg 2 pr shoes one for H & 1 for Thomasia Mr Kelly planting corn he sent & borrowed 1 peck meal to night I had a dream about crossing river etc sent to E hill for chaf went for a lode wood grubing ploughing fresh land between this & meadow

Th 14.
Dr L.
Turnout
Mrs Sanders etc
Nancy hear
[bird sketch]
[fence sketch]
on river

Fair/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy I went to Dr L B Anderson’s to see him about attending the B green etc gave me a sertificate of my health he had a meeting of his copeny a good many – saw Bro Saml Sam Gouldin & Edmond got on at Huletts to d H went to Bro Addams to meet Columbia Miss Bettie S. is sick B Trevillion was at turn out I fixed a hot bed in garden hird whipowil put up the fence on river Canfields halled rails etc (makg hot bed) grubing ploughing etc

Fr 15.
Girls
Bro Saml,

Rain a little/Cdy/Rain/Rain I planted 6 roughs of garden – peas one rough beets put potatoes – in hot bed covered it over etc the girls went to Bro Saml, this evening H Columbia & Bettie S. rode to Huletts got some clothes from L.W. Redd I carryed a paper to Bro Robert Anderson to carry to B Green to the Enroling officer saw Hulett at R.A. Anna & Mrs Hency came down etc halled a lode light wood ploughing etc workg in garden p. peas & beets etc etc

Sat 16.
Carryall
Mr Dickinson &
Jenny
[mule sektch]

Rain/Rain/Cdy/Cdy Mr Kelly came for my carryall to go for his mother set out a few letuce plants on cabbage bed – I went to see Mr Dickinson to se him about sending Jenny I made Wm carry her over this evening carryed corn to feed her to n Bob cutting wood halling etc sent corn 3 bu to mill left it to grind

Sun 17th
Carmel
Bro Ryland

Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/Fair I went to Carmel today – Brother Ryland preached – he came on with me as far as Anna’s Thomasia and myself dined there Brother Ryland Mr Noel came Miss Mary [Shield?] came down with us.

Mon 18.
Edge Hill
LWR
moved

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Went to Edge Hill to day to show Frank the ditching ground Betie S. and Edmond came this morning to breakfast Harriet and Columbia came after F. got a letter from Llewellyn he was to move from F. Hall to day. Set out seed turnips in the garden Plowing and grubing

Tus 19.
$2.00

Cdy cold & windy/Cdy cold/Cdy/Cdy cold I went to the sale at Golansville brother Sam & Edmond, wer there I bought a stove for $2. brother S paid for it. I felt very chilly & badly all day. Thad & Edmond came by Columbia left this evening I had quite a high fever all the evening Plowing John & Jack working on the garden planted Beets & salsify

Wed 20.

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair cold I’ve been sick in bed all day Harriet went to Golansville this evening Columbia sent for the lamb I gave her Mrs Wiltshire came down to get some pale lether but I had none Plowing & grubing etc

Thurs 21

Fair cold/Fair/Fair/Fair Still sick in bed old Genl Dr Anderson came up to see me. [Fanny?] did not leave any medacine for me Mrs Wiltshire & Bettie went to R F. Plowing in garden to day ploughing on corn grubing etc new ground

Fr 22.
Dr A

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I dressed myself to day quite poly Edmond came over to go with girls to see Columbia went to night or evening late had some chicklings hatched in shop etc ploughing in oats L Grove working in the garden etc

Sat 23.

Fair mild/Fair mild windy/Fair/Fair Yellow hen setting hog pen drying day cool morning Edmond & girls came to night Sowing oats Locus Grove halled a lode wood etc

Sun 24.
Bro Saml,

Fair/Rain a few d/Rain a good am/Cdy Thomasia Lith & I went to Bro Saml, met Bro S. Sister C & Molly going to Lukes Mr Buttler was there Tom, Clarence & Edmond came from Dr Gouldins E from hear.

M 25.
Bro Saml,
$5.00

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I came from Bro Saml, left T & Lith there got 1 bu potatoes of Bro Saml, am to give 1 bu irish for them if make them paid him $5.00 for a peck for Martha & D, Bro S & Edmond went to camp to by horses I saw Dr Lin at Huletts, left 1 peck potatoes for Mr Fletcher – at Huletts John Dickinson came by to night & asked me to come to his house to have a sebttle ment sowing oats sowed about 30 bu

Tus 26.
Golansville
Bro Saml,

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I put 1 bu sweet potatoes in hot bed went to Golansville had a sebttle ment with Mr Dickinson he pd me $3.00 took in his bond 1858 Decm 16. $35.07 cts with intrust I saw 2 Miss Woods there went by Davy Cobbs Lanzy is there at work met Mr Martin I went to Bro S, Lithia is quite sick Dr Lin was there ploughed corn old cotton patch rakg corn land commenced planting put S potatoes in hot bed

W 27.
Bro Saml,
corn P.

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I came over home this morning. rode with Edmond & Bro Saml to mill E went to Seys to have some shoes made came by I rode his horse over Tom Swann is hear Capt Addams is at Bro S, Litha is quite poly E & Capt went fishing I went to E hill & the river planting corn on fresh land tick spring

Th 28.
Bro Saml,

Fair cool & windy/Fair/Fair/Fair Dr Lin came to see Litha left him at Bro Saml, I came by Huletts put in some letters saw Nelson Bro Duke Mr Smith & others there got a letter for Miss Bettie H rode Emonds horse to Bro Saml, to see Litha ploughing grubing etc

Fr 29.
mill
Mr B.
store $7.00
Dr Flip
Mr B,
$27.50
Bro Saml,
mill

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I carryed corn to Terrells & left went to Mr Bowlivers & to Nuton store bought 3 combs & spool cotton pd $7.00 went to Dr Flippoes & dined engaged a bl of corn of him am to give $100.00 a bl at the mill the Dr,s I went to Mr Balls got some potatoes 2 bu pd $27.50 cts got a few of the California potatoes came by Terrells & got the meal I went to Bro Saml, to night. Emily at home & John Kean was there. Miss Kean teaching at Dr Flippoes ploughing in meadow grubing etc I went to mill

Sat. 30.
Mes Dr D.
Carmel
$20.00

Fair/Cdy Rain/Cdy/Cdy I came over home went to Carmel Bro Ryland preached Mrs Dr Dickinson joined the church to day turned out one of the Miss Shots Bro John B Chandler wished the church to turn him out appointed a committy to weight on him Bro Saml was at meeting I pd $20.00 to paster etc my subscribtion Elected John McL Anderson Superintendant of S.S. & Bro Burress his [?] his assistant H & Miss B went to Huletts Edmond came over this evening C Harris passed just now ploughing on meadow grubing etc