Th 1. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | 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. | Rain/Rain/Cdy Fair/Fair Shucking - corn E. F corn house I went to traps etc Bill is gone off etc. |
Tus 13. | 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. | 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. | 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 | 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 | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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 | 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 | 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. | 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. | 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 | 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 |