Sat 1. Carmel | Fair cool d/Cdy/Cdy/Fair H & John & I went to Carmel Bro Ryland preached turned out [Mit?] Reynolds & restored John R. R, gave letters to 5 colored members Bro R & Ella came to Anna the night H went down with them to Providence appointed a committy to try to get a paster etc James w hunting k 2 H – I got a tub s corn from Bob. |
Sun 2. | Cdy/Cdy/Fair/Fair H & John & I w Carmel Bro R preached his last sermond as pastor of church John Swan came by & Cary Cary spent night etc |
M 3. Corn | Fair/Fair cdy/rain/Rain Bob & I wer dividing his Corn 3 or 4 loads a piece |
Tus 4. corn | Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Finished the corn that was shucked I have 10 lodes & 2 bls in all good 1 lode laacking a bl of short c pd Fitz one dollar for Jones – I started 2 turkeys Mt. A |
W 5. Sale John L Tally Betty Redd | Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went hunting Quarles runing Fox I went to Sale Mt Airy Mr Dickinsons a good many persons John L Talley came in carriage & Betty Redd going down to Dr G to Lucys weding John gave me a tarryer dog impoted John Swann came to dinner & Cary carryed corn to mill |
Th 6. back & arch mill weding | Fair/Fair Cdy/Fair Cdy/Fair I went with Jas for lode rock & done up back & arch in chaimber Bob halling up corn sent for meal Lucy L Gouldin married [Lucy Laura Gouldin, 1842-1889, married Corp. John W. Broaddus, 1834 – 1905] |
Fr 7. Fox [fox sketch] | Fair warm day/Fair/Fair/Fair I went hunting saw 2 foxes by Mrs bibbs killed one & dog started one saw several phesants shot at one I spoke to Bob about living w me |
Sat 8. | Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair Jas & I went up to Johns shop carryed wagon & a spring put on saw Fox hunters – Quarles Terrell etc |
Sun 9. | Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel Dr D. spoke etc |
M 10 Dr Gouldins | Fair cold/Fair/Fair/Fair Jas went to Dr Gouldins with my wagon & Bro Saml horses for H & the girls made a shelter for hogs |
Tus 11. trap | Fair cold/Fair/Fair/Fair I carryed my steel trap to Canfields & set it for otter etc |
W 12. girls f Dr G. | Fair cool/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to traps halled a lode leaves for hog-pen etc Jas H Betty & Emily came hear. |
Th 13. Mr Keans Mr B, Mr Pennys. wood & rails | Cdy cold d./Cdy/Cdy/Fair I went to Mr Keans to carry a litter from Mrs – Kean went to Mr Balls & dined Came by Mr Pennys carryed him a quire his 2 daughters is quite sick John H & Betty & Emily went home this evening Edmond came up says I may get rail timber on his land & wood |
Fr 14. | cold day Fair cdy Snow a f flakes/Fair/Fair/Fair Jas & John went skating Terrells I went to traps |
Sat 15. Turkeys | Fair/Fair/Cdy Snow/Snow I went to traps went to T Castle saw 3 turkeys shot at them 4 times caught a hair |
Sun 16. | Rain/Cdy/Cdy/Fair Spent day at home Snow fell about 2 or 3 inches deep Edmond came to dinner |
M 17. [fox sketch] corn 3 lodes | Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to traps saw several fox tracks tracked up a opossum James & John got home Jas went after opossum & got it John ˝ soled his shoes Edmond came up John with Edmond home Bob fixing to kill hogs we halled up corn 3 lodes |
Tus 18 hogs 10 [dog sketch] Bro Saml, | Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair killed 10 hogs Co Fitz killed 7 dividing corn Jas went to store brought a dog from V Cobbs hound Bro Saml, came & dined Clarence killed red Fox T. C. |
W 19. Hogs 954 lbs Corn 52 ˝ bls Jas Richmond Swann | Fair mild day/Fair/Fair/Fair cut out my hogs they weighed 954 lbs heavest weighed 139 lbs & lightest 65 finished corn my part came to 52 ˝ bls in all of Bobs. Jas started to Richmond with Ed Redd’s cow to sell went with E Cobb Joh Swann came hear to night mild day |
Th 20. broke axe Swann | Fair very cold/Fair/cold night Fair/Fair I went to traps went cutting by Edmonds & broke my axe I helved one & ground it etc Joh Swann went home John went away came – back I cut up wood drying up lard etc Edmond halling up corn by Canfields |
Fr 21. Cutting wood halling etc | Cdy very cold/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy I went down to Edmonds to cut wood Bob went to Mr Southworths to kill hogs John went to Soletude on mule went to Temples mill skeating etc Old Man Tom from L Cobbs came to hire wagon to move |
Sat.22. w hunting Boys. mill | Snow a little fine/Rain a little/Cdy/Rain I went to island foard looking for turkeys John got back went to Bro S James came back from Richmond soled Edmonds cow for $22.00 Cary came to night w boys brought meal from saw traps on island |
Sun 23. [black hand sketch] | Rain/Rain/Cdy/Cdy I spent day at home Cousin James Winston is dead I hear |
M 24. Amp [black hand sketch] | Rain cdy/Fair/Fair/Fair Old uncle Amp came & rented out Babbys house for $30.00 next year I caught a hair let it go it got away I fixed the fence at shelter for cows hird Ann Babby is dead |
Tus 25. | Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair Clarrence came from Fox hunting & dined John – went with Ed Redd to Bro Saml I went to his house for soda they came to dinner Clarrence John & Wl Tompkins went to Soletude to party (ball) C came back hear H & Lizzie went to Bro Saml to night on Bell Cs horse |
W 26. owl [owl sketch] Mr Kelly etc | Fair/Fair/Fair Cdy I put a new handle in wheel barrow etc etc went to traps John went to hanover to look for koon found an owl, Mr Kelly suns daughters & 3 ladies Miss Stevens & Acres, sat till bed time James went with Clarrence home |
Th 27. tree ice pond etc Edm very c day & windy Edmonds Cows | Snow a l few flakes/Fair very cold & windy/Fair/F John & I went to Edmonds for hollow tree I got one off my land & put it in ice pond commenced stoping it John went to Edmond home he dined hear to day I put on a new pair pants to day – Edmond brought his cows up hear to stay a while for the milk put them under the shelter tonight. |
Fr 28. | Fair snow a f F/Fair/Fair/Fair I carryed leather to Ballards to have a pair shoes made for $1.50 cts went to Bro Saml carryed H,s clothes H borrowed horse & came over with me to see Miss Mary Hill very low Amp moved down to day |
S 30. Carmel | Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/Snow I went to Carmel Dr D red a chapter etc Fitz & Welly wer at Carmel John went to Cty Line Jas & Cary went to Edmond’s in evening to stay Eliza & Hal came hear a few minutes Martin at Carmel |
M 31. [black hand sketch] Asher | Snow cold d/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy Snowing snow 4 to 6 in deep Asher Canfield is hear Miss Mary Hill died last night [possibly Mary L. Hill, 1819 – 1866] Asher went down to lanes |