Day Journals of James T. Redd - February 1866

Th 1.
ox
[ox sketch]
H to E TR

Fair day/Fair windy/Fair/Fair I went to fox trap John James & Bob got back with Robinson steer buffaloe put him in pen H went to Edmonds in the night to see Betty sick

Fr 2.
Keeth Taylor
[trap sketch]
trap
ploughing

Fair/Cdy/Cdy/Fair I made a koon trap James & I set it at ivy-hill John went to Providence Cousin Keith Taylor came by gave me a paper from Wright & Collins a soot for man, [cutting & halling wood Bob commenced ploughing at E field

Sat 3.
Letters
H & F to Prov
Cary

Fair cool/Fair/Fair/Fair John brought 3 letters from Prov last night one from White 2 from Gwins - I am poly to day H & Fanny went to Providence John brought horses back etc Edmond came to tag his L cary came for cloth

Sun 4.

Fair cold day/Fair/Fair very cold/Fair I spent the day at home Edmond & Betty came and spent evening E & John w to Southworhts -

M 5.
Mink
K him

Fair Cold/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to traps fox trap partly down the river nearly frozen over a man killed a hen for me set a trap killed hen Tuesday night

Tues 6.
Letter
H. A. A.
killed
[bird sketch]
mink or cat

Fair a large frost/Fair/Fair/Fair Thomasia got a letter from Hariet Ann by Mr John Goodwin - she has a sun named L. W. A [Llewellyn Wentworth Anderson] John & James went to Terrells skating Bob halled poles for Edmond Redd I went to traps & a man came to engage my hides for Tate

W 7.
E R
Mrs Smith

Cdy snow a f flakes/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy getting ice 3 in thick Edm came up this morning Mrs Smith & G s, started for Washington this morning Mrs  Going to [(Joa?)]

Th 8.
[black hand sketch]

Rain a L/Cdy/Rain/Cdy I went to traps cousin Edmond Morris died last October up Springs or Cuntry [Edmund Taylor Morris, 1821-1865]

Fr 9.
Hen House
Traps etc
H & J to
Tournam
corn

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I fixed up my hen house & nest & trap put hens in etc H & James went to Chilesburg to (tournament) John shucking corn & Bob put 2 lodes in corn house {shucking corn etc

Sat 10
Mill
Mill
trap
[trap sketch]

Fair L frost/Fair/Fair/Fair Covered ice etc I went to the mill saw Dr Anderson E Cobbs Liston & Joh they were sawing etc James to to the mill for meal I set a steel trap on river John McL, Anderson came up to night {covered ice etc Bob is ploughing etc etc

Sun 11.

Fair mild day/Fair/Cdy/Rain John McL A & H & Betty E R wife went to Carmel Bro Ryland preached Bro Saml gave me a tickett from Dr Redd

M 12.
Bill

Rain/Rain/Cdy Fair/Fair Shucking - corn E. F corn house I went to traps etc Bill is gone off etc.

Tus 13.
Prov
Sally
Bob,
Corn
10 b

Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to ivy hill puting a fence etc etc moved trap to swamp ivy hill I went to Providence carryed a letter from Harriet Ann & invited the children hear 14th Mr Cobbs w at P James went to Bro Saml with Edmond Sally S, is hear to night. I measured Bobs corn barrells 10 in all w Edmond was hear to day

W 14.
Mr N
$20
Molaces Stew
Sow

Fair/Fair/Rain/Cdy The children had a molaces stew Mr Noel came I gave him my note for James scooling $20.00. Mrs. Anderson & Betty & her children Ella & children Sally & Pertha S, wer hear Edmond & wife wer hear H went with us home Mr. Kelly sent a sow & put it in pasture {Bob moving pasture fence etc

Th 15.

Fair cold d windy/Fair/Fair/Fair I shelled corn went to my traps etc etc John had his boots 1/2 soled by Bob H, came back halled up a lode hay down from E. H.

Fr 16.
Cary

Fair very cold/Fair/Fair/Fair Nancy Ballard came hear this morning went to Anna & spent day came hear to night I gave her some tobacco Cary came over to night brought a ruster for James I bated my traps with (salt herrin)

Sat 17
Mr B.
& Georgy
[dog sketch]

Fair cold m/Fair/Cdy/Cdy I went to traps Boys gone to Terrells sleying on ice I went to Edmonds helping Bob to mall went to Edmonds Georgy Gouldin & a Mr John Broaddus came this evening - Boys brought a pointer slut home

Sun 18
[ewe sketch]

Rain day/Rain/Rain/Rain Mr Broadda[s] & Georgy went to Bro Saml Cary & James went J, rode mule Burs went to Southworths (ewe is dead)

M 19.
Mill

Rain/Fair/Fair/Fair John carried corn to mill carried Anna two I shelled corn etc Edmond came by James came home home left mule over river sent corn to Mr Ware to feed mule river is high

Tus 20.
Sheep

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Edmond malling John McL A came up in morning James carryed cloth to Miss Cobbs - last ewe died

W 21.

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to river it is high John McL A went home gave H money to by a frock H went to T Castle & L Cobbs etc etc

Th 22.
5 turkeys
[turkey sketch]

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair John & I went to Edmonds to cut rail timber I malled in the evening H went to T Castle I saw 5 wild turkeys etc I saw Davy - Cobbs

Fr. 23
Eugane

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair John & I went by ivy hill cutting the Barkers are hear gave them $5.00 in confedrit Eugane Redd came & brought H. her money 7 dollars - she went up to store etc. Miss Kean is gone over to Bro Saml Mr Kelly borrowed a saddle {Bob is ploughing by ice hojuse with oxen - mules

Sat. 24
plant bed

Rain/Rain hard/Cdy/Fair John & I went to E Hill to burn a plant bed by ivy hill Flora started a hair etc Edmond Redd was hear went home this evening Kelly passed by  {Bob & boy ploughing etc

Sun 25

Fair/Fair cool/Fair/Fair cold H & Mrs W & I went to Carmel Bro R preached Harris went, we came by Edmonds H rode E horse H & I went to see Fitz & Betty - Pertha S, was hear etc

M 26.
Bro S,
Mill
[ram sketch]
[girl sketch]
Bet

Fair cold/Fair/Fair/Fair John went to Bro Saml to see Saml about getting a situation in anderson Foundra etc [foundry?] James & I went to the slash to get a tree Bob halled a log to mill for tobacco staves sawed it river is up some H went to Edmonds Bety sick my ram died last night Ann Morich brought her child to stay for clothers & food

Tues 27.
Log 2
[log sketch]
[ewe sketch]

Fair cold m/Fair mild/Cdy/Fair James & I went to slash cut down a ded pine & Bob carrryed 2 logs to mill brought my staves home 58. Thomasia & children went to Anna, or Fitz I saw Mr Ware by mill (a ewe is dead) Lizzie & Mrs W gone to E Hill {Bob ploughing went E Hill for food for cattle

W 28
Mr Carter &
Edmond

Fair/Fair/Fair Cdy/Cdy Mr Carter & Edmond Redd came & E Taylor R & dined I went Edmonds with them wants me to take his land Betty R at Edmond I went with him to ice pond to catch leaches H at E. T.R. {Bob ploughing by ice H