Tus 1st |
Rain/Rain/Snow/Fair Bob makg a pr shoes for Thomasia I went to see the Dr he gave me a histry of the horse theaf Charles Harris came I got my brace from John Bob shoemakg shucking corn etc |
W 2. |
Fair snow ¾ in d/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Huletts for L W,R, s clothes saw Dr L, B, A, met Mr Southworth R Anderson John & John Kean – they went out on a scout Mr S took a prisener yesterday near Taylorsville Miss Mary came down Mrs Swann came this evening pd me the rent of E hill $80.00 I walked to ivy hill nearly all snow melted – James went to Providence to carry a pistol to mend Bob made a pr shoes for Thomasia cutting & halling wood |
Th 3. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I wheted my x cut saw hird the Yankeys wer at Chiles burg false Mr Harris died about sunrise Jack cut his right hand – Anna came down saw Mr L Minor on rode Bob & Frank ploughing by harness shop with oxen & mule grubing E hill etc shelled corn sent to Terrells |
Fr 4. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Cdy George Quarles & Mr S. A & others came by skouting Mr Kelly came by Mrs Wiltshire Mrs Sanders & H & I walked to Mr Harrises Wm, & Sister Conelia came by went to funeral saw Mr James Lowery pass by Dr A came to see Thomasia cars runing to day Bob & Frank ploughing for sugar corn, burning brush E hill |
Sat 5. |
Rain/Cdy Fair/Fair/Fair Sent to Huletts for mule got papers & letters one from Llewellyn he sayed the artilry at Fedrick Hall they took LWR prisener I went to Mr Pinnys saw a Mr Cobb went by L Terrells I saw Mr S. & R Anderson S. Fork sowed tomatoe pepper & potatoe seed E hill etc [Mr. 1, 1864. Union forces came through near Frederick’s Hall, Louisa County, about 5 miles from Richmond; this was on the Virginia Central RR which connected Richmond to Washington, D.C.] |
Sun 6. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel Bro Ryland preached Bro Saml & Clarrence wer there Bro Saml & I went by Providence & dined |
M 7. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Anna, to her well Mr Gore put curb in well I put 2 rails on garden etc went to E hill boys put the fence a fire Llewellelyn & Clarrence came to night Mr Garreet came with an order to attend Hanover coart house – on business for Sutton & Samuel hen in shop hatching Bob & Frank ploughing by the house halled some wood rails & hay grubing E hill etc |
Tus 8. Dr G. |
Rain/Rain Cdy/Cdy/Fair I have a very sore thum or rising on it sent Llewellyn & Clarence horse home sent for Dr Lin to see Lethia failed to come halled a lode corn down & a lode wood |
W 9. oats 3 bu |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I have a sore thum rising Mrs Wiltshire Mrs Gore & Mrs Southworth came sent for Dr Anderson to see Lethia I put out 4 chickens out of shop Jame, James carryed a hen to my hen house last evening commenced sowing oats by Mr S, draw bars halled a lode wood etc |
Th 10. |
Rain/Rain/Rain /Cdy I went to Huletts took the cars went to Hanover C House on a case between E Sutton & Samuel the case was not tried saw Cos E Maris I Taylor & others pd $3.80 on cars saw Clarence on the cars shelled corn sent to Terrells Bob twis[ted] up some tobacco for L W Redd |
Fr 11. |
Cdy/Cdy Rain/Rain/Cdy Bob dog died to day Anna came down sent Llewellyn to Huletts to take cars went to Fredicks hall – Ella sent for sleygh cutting & halling wood ivy hil swamp grubing or triming on swamp E hill |
Sat 12. |
Fair mild day/Fair/Fair/Fair I have suffered with my hand to day nearly all day the boys wen[t] to Providence Dr Anderson & Dr Lin came to see Thomasia Leatha sent to Bro Saml for Sister Conelia failed to come Liz at Mr S, put a blister on T & L, Nancy came to see ELetha Bettie Ann came from Richmond & gave James $3.00 Bob got a slab tree for garden cutti[n]g & halling wood etc |
Sun 13. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair My han is quite painfull Bro Saml, brought over Sister Conelia to stay Edmond came over Miss Southworth Gore & others came Dr A came |
M 14. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Dr A came to see Thomasia & Letha I sent John to Bro Saml with $500.00 to carry to Richmond to bond James went Tom Swann passed by Llewellyn talked with him Bob sowing oats bu near meadow |
Tus 15. |
Snowing in morning Fair m/Snow a little/Cdy/Fair Dr A came in morning & Dr Lin in the evening to see Thomasia & Letha Edmond came in evening Mrs Gore & others came. sowing oats by Black peoples – grave yard halled a lode wood etc Light wood |
W 16. |
Fair a cool day/Cdy/Fair/Fair Dr A came in morning Dr L this evening the sick are better – Canfield came offered me corn for $100 a bl borrow my cart & carryed it to the mill Bro Saml, came this evening Llewellyn went to Huletts to go to F Hall Edmond came this evening James went to Bro Sam,l for Mille [cow Millie?] Anna came she & John had a [soir?] about T. & chick John went to L Terrells. Mr Canfields corn was prepaid plowing oats by Katys house halled a lode wood ets sent cart to Canfield |
Th 17. |
Fair cool d/Fair/Fair/Fair Dr A came Bro Saml came I went with him to Canfields to try to by corn at $100. a bl saw L Terrell Anna came & Mrs Gore & sone came to night sowing oats halled a lode wood hay & corn |
Fr 18. |
Fair windy day/Fair/Fair cool/Fair shelled corn I went to Terells had it ground broke down trace Bro England helped fix it saw Mahon Bro Saml came twice carryed Sister Conelia home bought 5 lbs corn of Canfield for me pd him $500.00 for the 5 bls bought 5 for himself to send to town Cousin Butler Tompkins came shelled & shucked corn sent 3 bu to mill etc sowing oats cutting & halling wood etc etc |
Sat 19. |
Fair/Cdy windy/Cdy/Fair Edmond came over Clarence came to shoot some patridge killed 2 & one Hair both left about 1 ock Mrs Sanders came to day I went to E hill to look at wheat etc Miss B is in bed John went to Davy Cobbs got H, candlestick from Mr Martin James came from Providence to night cut & halled a lode wood sowing oats by spring & on meadow rakg etc 4 ½ bu |
Sun 20. |
Fair/Fair/Cdy/Fair Dr A came to see the sick Miss Adams Teady came Miss Mary Minor cow has her 2 calf cow calf red Edmond came spent eveing Mrs Sanders went home this evening Mrs Luck sent for Nancy rote a note |
M 21. |
Fair cool day/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy Mrs Reynols Miss Mary Terrell & 2 Miss Cobbs came this evening & Miss Mary Hill Mrs Gore & James came to night Pertha S. came hear sick went home Mr Kelly & a Mr [blank] came pd me $1000. in part for E hill cutting & halling wood sowing oats rakg etc |
Tus 22. |
Cdy snow cold d/Snow/Snow/Cdy I went to Bro Saml to breakfast got Clarrence to carry $730.00 to Richmond to have it bonded in 4 pr cent bonds & to subscribe to a paper Barbara at Providence Bet at Mr McLaughlin Emily at Mr Keans scool. Pertha & Biron are hear to d [Byron southworth, 1856 – 1935, married James’ daughter Linnae Bates Redd in 1905.] cutting & halling wood etc etc |
W 23. |
Fair/Fair/Fair cold/Fair The Snow is 10 or 12 in deep drifted in places 2 feet or nearly melting a little tracking in dining room Susan S came for Pertha Mr Canfield came to inform me that my corn at his house was in danger of being pressed & to go for it this evening I went to Canfields for 5 bls corn put 3 chicks with shop hen in cellar cutting & halling wood hall 5 bls corn from Canfields cost $500.00 |
Th 24 |
Fair cold m/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to the mill to the letting of the bridge Capt Buttler undertook it for $600. 125 feet to cover Bro Saml at mill Edmond came spent evening Mrs Wiltshire came Mr Kellys cows are up a good [2 ½?] greens L Terrell was at mill I received a daly Enquirer [published 1844-1867] Clarence had it sent to Cedar Fork commencing 23 of March sent corn to Terrells cutting & halling wood halled a lode hay etc |
Fr 25. |
Snow a little/Rain hard/Cdy/Cdy I rode up to E hill looking for my sheep found them at L Grove H went to post office Edmond & Emily came this evening from Mr Keans Bro Saml came from Anna, Miss Mary came down snow melted right smart I hird cannon cutting & halling wood hay etc |
Sat 26. |
Cdy/Cdy Rain a few d/Cdy/Fair Edmond & family went home this morning had my hair trimed by H I trimed my bard sent Eliza to Providence in carryall I cut down a large willow oak John & Bob helped Frank a Georgan came to night with 2 horses to spend the night brought corn with him Robert & Queen came cutting & halling wood from ivy hill gave people the evening sent to Providence etc |
Sun 27. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I spent the day at home Edmond came Tom B came home E went away Queen came to the house saw a large gang of wild geese |
M 28. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Cdy I set a hen in shop one in the hen house on 17 eggs 9 of John’s g – H went to Providence & spent day Clarence came this evening Anna came down & Miss Mary Robert pd me or John the $10.00 I gave him to by lard saw 2 S, pass in great hury going to Bro Saml I carryed a parcel tags in cow shelter put my box seed out. |
Tus 29. |
Rain showery cool day/Rain/Rain/Rain a very rainy evening & night put out 6 pigs in pasture got a letter from Llewellyn he had tooth broke out sowed some oats by babbys house patched up pasture fence & put out my house hogs in pasture |
W 30. |
Rain/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy I went nearly to the mill met Edmond he came with me home I sent Wm to Depot for Sugar kean seed got ½ bu or nearly – I went to Gores to se him about garden hog etc etc littered the cow shelter etc halling pine tags to cow shelter stoped up rode by Barkers etc I set a pullet in hen house halling pine tags to cow shelter – stoped rode halled a lode wood |
Th 31. |
Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy I carryed leather to Lee had 3 pair cut 2 for Thomasia one for H – went Calvin Buttler. spoke for 3 bucketts saw Hancock & a S. Carolinian got 1 lb copperas of Gatewood pd $4.00 pd $37.00 for 3 yds James Conlin Bibb came to see about scool Fencing by cow shelter halling rails halled a lode wood triming on swamp etc |