Fr 1. |
[Note: This section is marked out and, mostly, is repeated on the following page.] Fair/R a d or 2/Fair/Fair I ran a fence around Lanzy,s House to day fenced in potatoe patch etc James went to post office H to Mrs Dervins etc a markins nest up cedar tree on parth E field Bob ploughing S corn & halling manure for potatoes halling rails fencing L Hous |
Fr 1. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I ran a fence around L house fenced in potatoe patch James went to post office H to Mrs Dervins Bob ploughing S. corn halling manure for irish potatoe p |
Sat 2. |
Fair/Rain Shower/Fair/Fair had a hard blow warm day Clarence came over H & children went to Bro Saml H is there to night Tho & I went to Anna, this evening to a ice cream or butter n. Cousin Fitz was there Bob cut the rye ploughing S corn weeding thining etc |
Sun 3. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Elon Bro Rove preached Molly & Barbara R Emily & Eliza A wer there |
M 4. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Mr S. got 4 points cost $30.00 saw Mr Scot Mary Gore came over Bob cutting oats & John weeding Co ne sent 2 bu wheat to mill |
Tus 5. |
Fair warm/Fair/Fair cool/Fair I rode the Yankey to Mr L. Lice looked at his Jack went to Mr Talleys & dined Mrs Brown Cousin Lucy Taylor wer there Dick Tally came Mr S gave me a paer spectacles came by E Carters saw Mary Louisa, Bob & John cutting oats ploughed a little corn weeding S. c |
W 6 |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I put chain on Jenny Mr S & Spicer came by for John going to look for armes etc I gave H $100.00 to go to Richd she went to Bro Saml & James Mr Mahon came for a horse for Mr Minor Wright to plough lent Anna my w fan Bob ploughing & cutting oats etc weeding S kean etc ploughing corn |
Th 7. |
Fair/Rain Hard S/Fair/Fair set out potatoe plants & S potatoe plants I planted a row garden peas at my garden. sent to post offis ploughing corn cutting oats set out sweet potatoe plants & irish sugar corn etc ploughing watermellon patch etc etc |
Fr 8. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Eugene & John McL Anderson came by went to providence John rode a part of way with them I beet out some w carryed 1 ½ bu to mill borrowed some flour & dishis full ploughing cotton patch etc weeding s. beeting out w cutting oats etc carryed 1 ½ bu w to mill etc |
Sat 9. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Saml Redd & Eugene wer hear to day John went to muster has not got back Robert came up brought me a letter from the Dr sent me 2 pieces bacon a good preasant George came to night from Mr Talleys for my bulls James went for H she came from Richd Ploughing sugar corn & on Meadow weeding cotton sent to mill for f |
Sun 10. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Cty Line Bro Rove preached saw Carter Harris etc children went to Mr S, Pertha c with them. Thomasia & H went to Mrs S, |
M 11. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I put down mashine to thres my wheat Mrs W borrowed my carry all to go to Mrs Moncures carryed cows in [Oliver?] ploughing corn E hill on river put down mashine etc |
Tus 12. |
Fair/Rain a. f. S./Fair/Fair I finished putting down the mashine sent to the Dr for hands got 3 Dr came by spoke for mashine band etc sent to Mr S. for hands got 3 & Garland threshed my wheat borrowed flour from Mr Southworth Threshing wheat faned some etc |
W 13. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Carryed 6 ½ bu one f. wheat to mill makg 10 in all I started to see Cousin E Harris got to E hill taken sick & came back Thomasia H & John & children went on H. [bend?] [July 1864 appears before this next phrase: Bitter came down to see me.] James went to Bro Saml going to spend night Ploughing corn in E hill & by the tick spring weeding cotton etc faned out 6 ½ bu wheat sent to mill |
Th 14 |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I have been in bed most of the day Cousin Elizabeth Oliver & Anne A came this evening H & Gores went to the river James came back to day John went for wire etc John went to Mrs Harrises for corn failed Ploughing corn by L. Spring weeding cotton etc manured peas my garden faned out & sent 3 ½ bu wheat to Quarleses mill by James |
Fr 15. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair H & I went to Bro Pennie, to see him about rye saw Dr A at Cedar Fork got a letter from Mrs Gy M & Carry they state that Cousin Patric is taken prisiner or [or?] killed dont know which & Allen Cary is hear England came by H & C went to Mr S, to night Anna & Mr W came down this evening James went to Providence halled up 4 lodes oats ploughing corn etc |
Sat 16 |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair H & I went to Mr Newtons and got ½ lb soda pd $3.00 for it 5 dollars [?] I walked to Cedar Fork to see Lins co muster Thomasia & H [wer at?] saw L Terrrell etc 3 lodes |
Sun 17. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Bro Saml & John & James went to Elon Bro Rove preached John & James went back to Bro Saml, we went in evening to Providence to meeting Bro Ryland preached Cousin Patrick Fitzhugh is killed I hear [Patrick Henry Fitzhugh, great-grandson of Patrick Henry, 1818-1864] |
M 18 |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I cleaned out spring & run [small stream] went with H to Huletts she went to Richmond with Mrs Gore Mr J Redd etc Gore came back with me to Carmel Mr S & Miss Addams came by Mr S, spoke to me for cart wheel mashine Susan came over & Sally Old Canfield came to borrow my oxen etc John & Clarrence went to Dr Gouldins cutting oats L Grove weeding cotton halling oats etc |
Tus 19. |
Rain light/Rain Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Wm Terrells to look for calf saw Joh T. went to see Bro Addams saw Dr A, at post office ploughing corn E hill finished cutting oats etc |
W 20. |
Fair/Rain a Show-/Fair/Fair I went to Huletts for H she failed to come saw Cary Miss Bill came up from Richmond going to Terrells I brought her trunk in carryall to mill she came over in carryall cross river John & Clarrence came from the Dr, I went to Anna, to see Mr Hill this evening ploughing corn at E hill rock s swamp weeding S. came by old kitchin etc |
Th 21. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair sent for H she came from Richmond got a letter from H-Ann Anderson texas John & James & I went to E hill to weed corn on swamp Clarence came by for John & others I cleaned out rock spring. ploughing corn on E hill weeding some |
Fr 22. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to E hill weeding corn John went to Spicers & James & Cary to Seys James went with Cary home Mrs S came over I caught a hog in the meadow ploughing corn E hill weeding some |
Sat. 23. |
Fair Smoky d/Fair/Fair/Fair John rode after Gore for a Y. I went to mill saw Mr Quarles & Bro Rove & others Bro Q got 38 lbs bar iron of me Katy & John went to Mr Talleys ploughing corn finished at E hill weeding finished by Rock Spring |
Sun 24. |
Cdy smoky/Cdy/Rain/Rain I went to Carmel with Liz & Letha H went from Prov Dr Dickinson was there spoke I had 2 scollars John w from Providence - |
M 25. |
Rainy morning/Fair/Fair/Fair I faned out some wheat etc Set out irish potatoes by L, house & barn sugar kean etc ploughing corn in old cotton p faned wheat set out potatoes sugar kean ploughing etc |
Tus 26. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I faned out 13 ½ bu wheat & sent it to mill sent 2 to Q John & Cary went to Seys I gave J. $2.00 to pay for shoes ploughing corn by Babbys H halling manure on turnip patch sent wheat to mill |
W 27. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair John James & I carryed the old Jenny to L Lowerys I dined there John & Jas went by EC Taylors Miss Mary R & Mrs W & Sister came down Liz is quite poly ploughing corn sweet potatoes & peas etc halling manure thining corn |
Th 28. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair James went for Columbia she came this evening I went to E hill hands weeding corn ploughing pea patch etc weeding corn at E hill on river etc |
Fr 29 |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I wed 2 rows watermellon went to E hill in evening etc Ella Emily & Liz came this evening I worked on Johns, (Horn) weeding corn E hill thining etc |
Sat 30 |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I worked a row wat H & Colum went to JC H & John going to carry cloth to for Mrs Dervin to weave or warp etc sent Mr S. a bl flour he sent it back again halled a lode rails from river to Gores Susan came over I hear James went by p p weeding corn E hill shops hog out etc pasture fence sent to the mill for 2 bls flour sent one to Mr S. sent it back failed to be full |
Sun 31 |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel with Harriet Bro Ryland preached I had 9 or 10 scollars to day 66 in all John & Bro R spoke to them etc Bro Saml & Cary wer at meeting |