Sat 1. |
Rain hard/Rain/Rain/Rain Sally, child died John made a coffin for it Bob dug a grave etc I fixed a frame for grine stone made a gouge out of baionet a rainy day Capt J Ware was killed to day makg molaces diging grave |
Sun 2. |
Cdy/Fair/Fair/Cdy Rain I went with H to S S Bro Ryland preached had no S.S. went to Baptizeing at Burruss mill 16 whites 4 or 5 B George Quarles L Trainham James E De garnett & M Reynols Miss Matthews Miss R etc |
M 3. |
Cdy cold/Rain a L, Rain/Cdy I went to Walker Terrells looking for wheat went by Bro Addams Pennies L Terrells Mr Southworths E hill & home Mrs Dickinson at Mr S. pulling fodder & tops tying up s halled a lode wood etc |
Tus 4. |
Cdy/Cdy Fair/Fair/Fair Clarrence came by on his way to Dr G., got a letter from Mony G about sugar mill getting up logs for it James went to shop for [?] went to Bro Saml, for gig Dr L. went to Gores George Q came by gave him watermellons etc Ella & Emily came down pulling fodder etc grinding kean [cane] |
W 5. |
Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/Fair James came with Bro Saml, gig he & I went to Dr Gouldins for work on his mashine pulling fodder halling wood etc |
Th 6. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I worked on the Dr, sugar mashine workg on big roler a Bro Rove came there & Reynolds James went hunting about fodder etc |
Fr 7. |
Cdy/Fair/Fair/Fair workg on roler put in 6 cogs Louisa makg molaces etc about fodder etc |
Sat. 8. |
Fair cold/Fair cold/Fair cold/Fair cold Dr Gouldin & I went to Essex I found wheat at Sister Keys purple straw at $30 a bu spoke for 30 bu old w in Caroline Cty. about fodder |
Sun 9. |
Fair a cool day/Fair/Fair cold/Fair James & I came up from the Dr, home got hear before dinner left Norvel Harris at the Dr, came last evening |
M 10. |
Fair a l frost/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Bro Saml carryed his gig home got of Bro S - $900 he gave me 600. to by 20 bu wheat. they started makg molaces to day Saw Bro Rove at turn out Bro S sent 2 mules & 16 bags to night. about fodder pulling at E hill |
Tus 11 |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Bob Wm & I went to Mrs Fannie Keys for wheat in Essex Cty got there after dark pulling fodder E hill |
W 12. |
Fair/Rain/Fair/Fair I baged 41 bu wheat F. purple straw for which I pd Mrs Key $1230.00 cts she gave me a snack I gave the old Lady some pairs got home 10 ock tonight got a letter from B White pulling fodder E hill etc |
Th 13. |
Fair cool d/Fair/Fair/Fair I carryed bags to Mr Dav Wal, Terrells & Mrs Colds saw Mr Mahon hear John fixed my sugar mill the boxes etc worked better Bob cut a lode wood carryed Mr Southworths wagon Body home sowed one peck red may wheat E field |
Fr 14 |
Fair/Fair/Fair frost/Fair I faned out a bag wheat 2 bu sowed it by my corn house E field early purple straw Anna gave me a few apples basket full James went for 3 barrells Mr Carpenters H went to Bro Addams. Bob halled a lode wood sowing wheat 3 bu makg molaces etc |
Sat. 15 |
Fair/Fair/Fair cool/Fair I carryed 3 barrels to Mr Martin to put in a bead he w at chalk levil makg molaces there John went [Ninster?] faned wheat 1 ½ bu sowing Mr Southworths cows in corn field H came with Mrs Sanders halled lode wood sowing wheat 1 ½ bu diging S potatoes fencing etc |
Sun 16. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair H & Columbia & I went to Carmel S.S. Bro R preached a good sermond John went meeting & to baptizeing at Oxford Bro Saml horse left I brought him home in carryall Thomasia & I went with Bro S. home a Mr Fletcher & Lt Bias wer there Saml too |
M 17. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I came over in carryall w Bro S, mule carryed him 2 bags wheat 4 bu pur. S. E Tomas Redd came to Bro Saml we came over home Bro S. gave T 2 pigs males & female I fixed the carry-all seet etc. Anna grinding sugar kean all day Con F Horse is dead skined him Bettie Noel is ded sowing wheat E. field rakg in 2 rakes diging potatoes sweet etc |
Tus 18. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair shelled 1 peck 1.2 bu corn sent to mill Buttlers striping kean etc grinding or pressing kean makg molaces etc John went to Huletts last evening to look for deserters etc sowing wheat E field faning etc diging potatoes about fodder E hill etc about sugar kean sent ½ bu & peck corn to mill |
W 19. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Mr Keans to get a certificate for rice Mrs W. w to Richmond I went by Davy Cobbs for a barrell Mr Martin put a head in it leaks sowing wheat E field rakg in about sugar kean & halled wood |
Th 20. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair cutting down sugar kean grinding etc Eugene & Georgy came over spent morning John went over with them sowing wheat E field rakg in about sugar kean makg molaces etc halled a l wood & lode corn shucking E field fencing etc |
Fr 21. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Rain shower I put a handle in cantean etc shelled 1 bu corn carryed it to B mill James & Wm carryed my 2 bu W to Bro Saml left them there Bob had my shoes to ½ sole finished sowing wheat on fallow ground E field striping kean grinding & makg molaces etc corn to mill 1 bu |
Sat. 22. |
Rain a bit Fair/Fair Cdy/Sun/Cdy Mr Sanders came to day James came from Bro S, & went to J Swanns to opossum hunting with Sanders Mr Richard Hill is dead Jr died in Richmond [Richard Hill, Jr. is buried at Hollywod Cemetery.] I went to E hill to look at my corn etc John came home this evening I gave Bob $3.00 for ½ sowling my shoes he found shoe R. Robert came up he brought me some rye. Bob doing up fence a cow shelter etc got cart & pumkins E hill halled a load [corn crossed out] wood & sugar kean makg molaces etc etc |
Sun 23 |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel S.S. mule H saw some wagons pass by John Emily & Eliza came with us home H went with them Mr Sanders & Columbia came & went back - |
M 24. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair dug sweet potatoes etc John & James started a red fox at ivy hill caught a [?] 2 Hairs 1 Halk caught 2 pigs [?] Mr S came diging S. potatoes [strings?] etc sent 1 ½ bu corn to Terrells mill |
Tus 25 |
Fair cool/Fair/Fair/Fair I dining irish potatoes 25 bu 15 bu put some away for sale very fin Clarence came boys went hunting caught 3 H Dr Lin came by I fixed cart body etc John went to see Lineus Trainham I pd $6 dollars for gallon tar Mr Lucks man diging irsih potatoes by L shop cut down or picked up sugar corn |
W 26. |
Fair Frost/Fair/Fair/Fair John went to Halls he & Mr S. & Kelly took him up John carryed him to Richmond carryed my gun to have a tube put in etc gave him 6 dollars a Mr Gwoodwin Scott came by pressing negroes John came back from Richmond brought my gun diging irish potatoes by Laithe house halled a lode wood some corn etc |
Th 27. |
Rain a L/Rain/Cdy/Fair I went to E hill put up 2 stacks fodder makg 5 in all finished diging irish potatoes dug 37 bu made about 50 in all. Stacking fodder 2 stacks makg 3 E hill dug potatoes 37. bu in all |
Fr 28. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I shelled a bu corn & carryed it to Buttlers mill etc By Canfields we went to alter his black bull left the rope there he gave us some apples [Morny?] came to corn House halled a lode wood cutting down corn shucking s. 2 lodes carryed 1 bu to mill |
Sat 29. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/FairJohn James & I went to Canfields & altered h 2 bulls cut a stick etc saw Bro Rove in rode Mrs Wilshire came up fro[m] Richmond brought me 12 tistoments cost 10 cts each gave James one. Sister Madison is dead the sexton at Carmel to day cut & halled a lode wood. halled 2 lodes corn etc pressing & makg molaces made about 100 gallons in all. |
Su 30. |
Fair frost/Fair/Fair/Fair John went to Bro Saml, I went to Dr Lins & to Lukes hird a sermond etc went with Bro Saml home saw Edmond there Sam & Milly Anderson Tho got a letter from B White |
M 31. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I sent James to Dr Terrells for a gun failed to get it carryed 1 ½ bu corn to Terrells left it went to Mrs Dervins borrowed a book came by Davy Cobbs got a barrell with out head Thomasia went to Southworths H stayed T came back in night in G.G. sowing Rye on fresh land near Big swamp or meadow about sugar kean makg molaces H & Thomasia went to Mr S, H stayed T & G came back in night shucking corn went to mill 1 ½ bu corn |