Day Journals of James T. Redd - October 1864

Sat 1.
Frame
[black hand sketch]
[black hand sketch]

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.
Corn/[?]
Ella

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.
Dr Gouldins

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.
Dr Gs

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.
Dr G

Cdy/Fair/Fair/Fair workg on roler put in 6 cogs – Louisa makg molaces etc about fodder etc

Sat. 8.
Essex
wheat

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.
$1230.
wheat
Letter

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.
wheat
41 bu

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
wheat 2 bu S.

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
wheat
1 ½ bu sowed

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.
Carmel
S.S.

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.
Bro S,
[white hand sketch]
[black hand sketch]

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.
mill
mill

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.
Bell & Ball
[bull sketch]
mill
1 bu C

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.
Sanders
[black hand sketch]
$3.00
pumpkins

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.
mill

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
$6.00
potatoes etc

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.
Richd
$6.00
potatoes

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.
potatoes
37 bu

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.
corn
mill

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.
Canfields ox,
[black hand sketch]

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.
Lukes
Bro Saml,

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.
mill
1 ½ bu corn

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