W 1. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Mr Martin passed Anna, going in hanover the enimy are at Carmel I hear John went to Hanover I sent Mr Martin Saddle home by Jenny Bob ploughing in E hill & Frank weeding grens etc & S. kean corn |
Th 2. |
Fair/Rain/Fair/Fair I worked in garden a little etc went to E hill planting corn put Bell & Ben to ploughing Mark gave out John came back ploughing E hill planted a little corn yellow & striped |
Fr 3. |
Cdy/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to E hill & I went to rock castle to see the wounded man Bro Saml, has the Yanky & Confederit at his H saw Mrs Quarles & Eliza etc came by Providence & suped – Nancy Ballard is hear ploughing & planting corn E hill |
Sat. 4. |
Cdy/Rain a L/Rain/Fair I went to E hill planting corn broom etc John & J L sent corn to Terrells got meal hird firing in the direction of Richmond to night Nancy went to Anna, & returned to night ploughing on river E hill ploughing corn etc E hill |
Sun 5. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Thomasia & I went this evening to Providence saw John brings good news from our army |
M 6. |
Fair/Cdy/F/Rain I went to E hill planting corn put a helve in hoe etc saw Mr Kelly ploughing on swamp by rock spring planting corn reeplanting etc etc |
T 7. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Thomasia & I went t see Mr martin failed to get the cultivater planting corn at E hill by rock spring |
W 8. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Davy Cobbs for a cultivater Mr Mr martin made pd him $5.30 cts for it he is to make one more John Kean came by to night H & C & Liz went to L Cobbs ploughing for peas by my garden – weeeding corn at E hill |
Th 9. |
Fair/Rain a littleFair/Fair Mr Sanders came from Ashland hear met with his wife – ploughing corn E hill weeding etc Frank ploughing pea patch he and Fil |
Fr 10. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Mr Penny came he & John went away together I went to Mrs Harrises John Kean & Quarles George came by Mr Dickinson came John lent him a ruster ploughing or cultivating sugar corn fixed a patch for irish potatoes c field |
Sat 11. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Rain a L I wed watermellons planted some saw Mr Daniel at Anna, fixed gate etc etc James went to Bro Saml, - Robert came up runing cultivater in sugar kean planted peas & weeding corn |
Sun 12. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went with Thomasia & girls to T Castle saw Mr Trainham at T.C. |
M 13. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Mrs Harris, to look for corn went to see Mr Hall promised me ˝ bl corn hird that the enemy wer at Chiles burg falce alarm John went up Mr Southworth came down ploughed square in garden & corn by babbys house weeding corn E hill ploughing on meadow - |
Tus 14 |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair cool I worked greens & went to ivy hill H & James went to Mrs Dervins Thomasia & H went to Mr Southworths spent evening weeding corn on meadow ploughing etc |
W 15. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I sent James to Halls for corn failed to get it John went to Spotselvania with Mr Southworth I met Mr Ware by Mt Airy gate promised me ˝ bl corn I went to Martins & John Goodwins for corn weeding corn in meadow ploughing in fresh land |
Th 16. |
Fair smoky/Fair/Fair/Fair Mr Kelly came down pd me $414.99 cts for Mrs Procter – Mr Taylor sent for me I went up to see him & dined he is very poly James went to Terrells for meal sent my horse for me John came with a prisener carryed him to hanover Mr & Mrs Sanders came & spent the day went home to night Fil laid up weeding corn ploughing & cultivating corn etc |
Fr 17. |
Fair smoky/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Mrs Dicks & borrowed 3 bushels corn saw Dr Swann & EdgarJohn got a grew [grey] horse & a saddle & bridle is to pay Mr S. $110.00 Thomasia & H went to Mrs Harrises to see Mr Taylor he is very sick weeding corn ploughing in fresh land – ploughing by old ice house sent corn to Terrells |
Sat. 18. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I had a very bad pain in my stomac & head Thomasia Liz went to Mrs Harrises Mr Taylor died to day about 3 ock - . boys went to Terrells to hall sane went to J Swann’s Mrs & Mr Southworth came over this evening Fleming was hear to day ploughing corn by old ice house sent to mill Terrells, set out S. potatoe plants weeding corn etc planting peas |
Sun 19. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair We went to Mrs Harrises & dined went with the corps to Cty Line & burried it R Anderson went |
M 20. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Thomasia & I went to see Mrs James this evening saw Mr Noel & D Cobb at mill Cary came by John went to Bro Saml James carryed Mr Sanders to Mr Noels Bob cutting wheat at Mr Southworths thining corn weeding same |
Tus 21 |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Thomasia H & John went to Providence this evening Bob cutting wheat at Mr Southworths weeding corn in new ground |
W 22. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I hired Garland to cut wheat at ˝ bu for ˝ day cutting at E hill Mr James H Tuning dined hear to day John & Mr S went on a scout Cary came back with James this evening Thomasia & H went to Mr S, H & Lis are there to night Mary Gore is hear to n cutting wheat E hill Bob cutting Mr S, weeding corn done up the pasture fence |
Th 23. |
Fair hot day/Fair/Fair/Fair Garland cut wheat for me to day gratis Bob & J S, man cutting at E hill – James Cary Gore & L Terrell went to [Ofly hall sone C. 2?] fish I went to Mr S, borrowed a bl flour sent for it saw Miss Trevillion & Burruss Mr Southworth John got back to day killed a lam cutting wheat at E hill sent to Mr S for a bl flour |
Fr 24. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to E hill finished cutting the wheat there cutting at L G – finished that cutting wheat E hill, L Grove etc |
Sat 25. |
Fair very warm/Fair/Fair/Fair Thomasia Liz & Lith & I went to Bro Saml, spent the day carryed soap & left Liz there my carry-all w broke saw the man that had his eyes S out Bob had holiday sent to Mr Hall for W. rake rakg w putting manure in drills f potatoes by barn etc |
Sun 26. |
Fair warm day/Fair a D or 2 rain/Fair/Fair I went to Davy Cobbs saw Mr Martin saw Jack, boy do. . do. came home to dinner John went to Providence Mr S sent for John to night he went over I saw Bro Rove go to C.L. H & I went to Gores this evening - |
M 27. |
Fair hard win/Rain/Rain/Fair James went to Dr Lins to carry a note for Mr S, hird that there w some prisiners going to Fburg to exchange John went to Terrels m came back this evening had a very hard blow blew down several trees & my fence by L house set up wheat at E Hill rakg square in garden ploughed some fixed 5 potatoe patch & halled up a little wheat from E hill – halling manure for irish potatoes |
Tus 28. |
Fair cool d/Fair/Fair/Fair I set out sweet potatoe p watered them wed the p H & I went to T Castle got a few cherries I got a pr britches in woods John caught his foot in cart wheel & hurt it lent Mr Southworth 100 s, shingles Thomasia went to Mr Southworths S got a letter from B White Bob ploughing sugar kean set out s potatoe plants watered etc wed the p weeding S corn by the grave yard halling up wheat 2 L old place |
W 29. |
Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair I gave John $10. & 30. for Mr Southworth to by plough points Sally came with H went to battle field Mr Noel came went to Cedar Fork Cousin Fitz at home. lent Mr Canfield my horse to plough with ploughing S. corn weeding halling up wheat cutting at E hill - |
Th 30. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Thomasia & I & Lith went to Bro Addams & dined Sally Addams was there Mrs Terrell & Davis J Swann wer there etc Bro A quite week & poly came by Bro Penny’s got some apples Eugene & John came in absence John went to Nutons store got 1 lb soda pd $4.50 cts for it James went to Mrs Harrises for saddle & bridle failed to get the bridle Mr T left the saddle to me & bridle & pr stirps lent Canfield a hose to plough etc cutting wheat forward a little ploughing got potatoes irish etc halling manure etc |