Day Journals of James T. Redd - March 1866

Th 1

Cdy/Cdy Fair/Fair/Cdy John & I went to ivy hill or E Hill burning a plant bed & James went to Cobbs & T Castle carryed 5 lbs cotton to spin H, came home the Kellys came & sat till bedtime last-night

Fr 2.

plant bed

Bro Saml &

Sam

Cdy/Fair/Fair/Fair We went to E Hill & sowed plant bed in cabbage & tobacco seed covered it with cedar brush Saml, & Bro Saml, came went h [t]his evening I gave papers belong to Estate etc Bro S S & I went to Anna, the Kellys came by {Bob ploughing halling etc

Sat 3

Fair/Cdy/Rain/Cdy I went to L Cobbs see about cloth went to see Mr Martin promised to come & make H. H. d. - I went to Carmel they made up $500.00 for Bro Ryland & he accepted for his year topreach every Sunday - Bro Saml at meeting H went to Edmonds. Lucy came up for Lyla

Sun 4

Cdy Fair/Fair/Fair H & L & Mrs W went to Carmel I carryed baby to Edmonds Thomasia & children went went down & spent day John Mahon came & dined hear James swaped rusters with him - I went down for child to Edmonds

M 5.

Oats

43 bu

Fair cool/Fair/Fair/Fair Mr Mahon came down to rent a place I faned out the oats 43 bu etc fire got away

Tus 6.

sowed 6 bu

oats

Fair cold m/Fair/Fair/Fair Fixed a plough & started John & James to ploughing in oats Bob & boy at it sowed 6 bu sent to store Cedar V for 2 collars & lines am to give $4.50 etc etc

W 7

L Cobbs

Cloth

John

Lila

Fair cold day/Fair/Fair/FairI went to L Cobbs for cloth 20-3/4 yds at 20 cts met John he came up and spent day nearly - Lily went off this evening to Jerico on her way to Richmond I set 2 hands to day on 31 eggs I went to traps etc sowed 6 bu oats a Mr. Wm Walch came for my skins got 2 ox H for Tate

Th 8

Prov

4 bu

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair H & Fanny went to Provid to singing club I shelled corn H got a letter fr Lucy R Holidayh she sent a box on Emily A got burnt at night sowing oats

Fr 9.

Robt Larrence

2 bu oats

Fair cold /Fair/Fair/Fair I went to mill for plank carryed corn workg Buck ox Robt H & F got home 1 ock Robt Larrence came by I gave seed to Barkers Edmond came to make a harne [harness?] sowing oats etc

Sat 10.

Saml

Bro Saml, &

Box,

Corn 2 bls

Burnt pas

1 bu oats

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Saml C Redd came over tyo get me to send a paper for sale of the land I went over with him for a box that came from Mrs Holiday Jr. Win came for 2 barrels corn & got of Robert - Matthews came we burnt the pasture by ivy hill halling wood sowing oats etc 1 bu Cary came over we came by T Castle

Sun 11.

Fair windy/Cdy Rain a few drops/Fair/Fair H & Carry & I went by Edmonds & to Carmel Bro R preached Mr Martin was at Carmel Cary came up John Mahon dined hear with Cary. Sam Eugene & Emily at Carmel. Martin promised to come up

M 12.

Oats 4 bu

Cdy/Fair/Fair/Fair I fixed a post in ground lye hopper went to slash and cut a slab tree for garden slabs Mrs Lowery came to help H to put cloth in John Terrell came for a ruster of James Sowing oats 4 bu Mrs Anderson came to night M failed to come

Tus 13.

Oats 4 bu

Fair mild day/Fair/Fair/Fair I cleaned out shop made a frame for garden gate etc etc Sowed 4 bu oats Jim brought a bundle socks from Betty to H Mrs A went home H & Butler w to Mrs Addams, I carryed corn to E hil for Horses etc M failed to come

W 14

6 bu oats

Cobbs

Depot

$2.00

Horse shed

Fair mild/Fair/Fair/Fair Davy Cobbs Martin in Richmond, I went to depot bought $2.00 worth of things of Cox & Burruss on credit pd me 30 od cts for beet got 4 point[s] 4 lbs nails etc saw Bro Rylan d there had Bil shod in front

Th 15.

garden

Oats 4 bu

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Workg on garden put in 3 post etc H got home from MIss Addams, carryed out 4 bu oats to E hill I went to E hill, C, steel traps

Fr 16.

log for slabs

John

Betty

Oats 4 bu

Rain light/Fair/Fair cold/Fair cold Bob halled a log for slabs I sawed it up etc fixed ukp brake etc John Mc La Anderson came stayed till evening Betty Redd came from Edmonds to stay on while shucked some corn shelled some & sowed 4 bu oats

Sat 17.

2 bu oats

43 sowed

Fair cold  & windy/Fair/Fair/Fair Sowed 2 bu oats & finished at E hill I put railing on garden etc

Sun 18.

Carmel

Fair cool day/Fair/Fair/Fair H & Bettie W to Carmel in - Carry al 1 w on Bill Bro R preached Tony Goodwin went to Provd

M  19.

Cdy cool/Cdy/Fair/Fair Cdy I finished the slabs for garden workg on garden Bob & John grubing in oat patch etc ploughing etc

Tus 20.

Mr Johnson

Mill

Meal

Rain showeryd/Rain/Cdy/Cdy Old Mr Johnson [AKLS?] came by going to Terrells lookg badly I working on garden grubing oat patch etc James went to day or yester day drove Buck steer

W 21.

1 td

Luck

Edmond & Betty

Bond LJH

Cdy/Rain/Cdy Fair/Fair I finished garden makg hhd etc Becky Luck came in evening Edmond came for tobacco & Betty Sally Redd Bob had turn corn. Lucy Holiday sent my bond in gave it up

Th 22.

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair James ploughing with steers - John helped to put up H Hd

Fr 23.

Cdy/Rain/Rain/Fair Mr Southworth sent for his corn that I had to give Robert 3 bls - put up bottom in H Hd John & James ploughing in bottom of grave yard w. p.

Sat. 24.

Bro Saml

Edmond

John

letter

[flying bird sketch]

Fair cool/Fair/Fair/Fair Bro Saml & John McL A came up I went Bro Saml, to Edmonds Lula is there Bettie went home Mrs W & Linnie went to Providence. Edm & I devided the rails 874 I received a letter from Sister Emily talks of moving northwest - John McLA gave me a receilbt for 2 bs corn that Edmond had of Robt Larrencfe. I pd him before Xmas-Martains came to day

Sun 25.

Fair cool day/Fair/F. cold very cold/F cold H & I went to Carmel Brpo Ryland preached a good cermond Rev Martin is at home Davy Cobbs Mr Carneal & Wm Noel & N Luck - came over this evening stayed till night Bro Saml says he wants his ox

M 26.

Mrs Wolin

Fair very cold/Fakir cold/Fair/Fair Mrs W & Linnie came this morning Lizzie is sick John went to Bro Saml, he says I must send his ox to Edmonds in morning Hullets house burnt down to day. the ground was hard frozen salted c Mrs W made a bargain to teach at Providence next week - Luck or Terrell sent my sley home

Tus 27.

[bird sketch]

Fair cold m/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to [I found?] with Boys & Edmond to carry Meriman ox Bro Saml, came for him I came by Mr D, Boys ploughing etc halk killed a hen caught her in steel trap

W 28.

Mr L pd

[white hand sketch]

Ladder

Martin 13

ploughing

Rain a L/Hailed a L/Cdy/Cdy Mr Landrum came I pd him for use of lait[h] 2 cart tire 4 boxes etc Edmond came by I made a cedar ladder etc stoped all of holes in martin box. but 3.6 martins hear shelled corn etc Boys ploughing by Caty's house etc.

Th 29.

mill

Mr James

yoke

[yoke sketch]

Cdy Mild/Cdy/Fair/Fair Sent to mill for meal Mr James left a note for me to meet at mill n Satterday about - bridge fixed yoke new one for bil & bill workg on HHd staves H went to Barkers & Linnie i weigh[ed] 1/2 bl corn 155 lbs bag and all

Fr 30.

chickens

Robinson

1st 94

shoe

Fair/Fair/Fair/Cdy I hade a hen hatched 8 chickens Wm Robinsons came I gave him 2 Plough shears $2.54 cts & 2 wheels $2.00 pd him for difference in ox - Anna & Betty came down Sally & Pertha, fan went with Pertha home Edmond came up H & John went to Edmonds at night went to E hill saw Bro Kelly Bob 1/2 soled one shoe

Sat 31.

Rain mild/Cdy/Fair/Fair I went to the mill to meet with Jones, Comansingers [commissioners?] failed to come saw Cobbs etc cow has first calf [weather circle lined out "Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair