Day Journals of James T. Redd - May 1866

Tus 1

Rain/Rain/Cdy/Cdy E came to look f his cow workg on lot etc

W2.

lot

Fair frost/Fair/Fair/Fair workg on the horse lot bob halled 2 lodes poles etc for lot fence

Th 3.

lot fence

E & cow

L

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair workg on the log, hung the gate manure to the W.M. patch James w to Providence to carry Johns horse to Richmond Eliza was hear Mr & M Carsen at Anna, Iput rolers in Bed sted Edmond carryed cow horn Lewis came for S. Cabbag[e}]

Fri 4.

Fair frost/Fair/Fair/Fair Mr S, passed byh went to Huletts I got a letter from Carter & a advertizment of this land the 5 of June next. I finished the lot fence & gate

Sat 5.

water

[calf sketch]

Fair Frost/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel Bro R. preached Bro Saml & Cary wer there {I planted 3 rows of watermellon hills, Bob 1/2 soled one she etc Bet cow has her first calf male manassa T came to try to get my children to go to scool

Sun 6.

Rain a f drops/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel S.S. had 10 or 12 scollars H went I rode mule communed etc I gave 3 cts to pore Bros. & cary at meeting

M 7.

Colt

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to the mill for mealsaw Mr Ware - H went to Dr L & Bro Saml, to spend night {boys planting sugar cane up I made yoke for colt & put him in pasture.

Tus 8.

Fair/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy Rain I planted corn by b H chery tree in bottom bob had plough - pointed by John {boys planting corn Bob ploughing & halling - out manure etc Fannie went to edmonds I went to ivy hill for greens Linnie & I, hen hatching died Mr Johnson & B Terrell came & L Tarrell to sale

W 9.

Mr Carpenter

Rain/Rain/Rain/Cdy Mr Carpenter came to work on tobacco ock in evening. planting corn on the meadow shelled a b corn etc

Th 10.

Bro Saml,

Mr Carpenter

Rain a Little/Fair/Fair/Cdy Bro Saml & Edmond came went to cow pan to alter bacck sent James to Providence to see Dr about his bull Mr Carpenter & I fixed to prize tobacco

Fr 11.

Mr Carpenter

tobacco

Rain a little & L/Rain/Cdy/Fair Mr Carpenter & I commenced prizeing - tobacco got HHd 1/2 full I went to look for horses etc turned them in old place Bob malling rails etc ploughing etc boys killed crows

Sat 12.

Mr Carpenter

tobaccco

Rain a L/Fair/Fair/Fair Mr Carpenter & I finished p rizing tobaccco he had 33 bundles & went home Cary came by had crow for dinner young ons sent corn to mill & Mr. Wares fodder 53 b Pertha came with Lizza

Sun 13.

Carmel

Per

Fair/Rain a L windy/Fair/Fair H & I went to Carmell S.S. Bro R., preached had meeting for negroes Pertha S went with us -

M 14.

Mr Carpenter

6 lbs

meet

Fair cool & w/Fair/Fair/Fair Mr Carpenter came he put up a HHd & finished prizeing one Mr C w home Carryed 6 lbs bacon fat & fine with him

Tues 15.

tomatoes

sow & pigs

[piglet sketch]

Fair cool/Cdy/Fair/Fair I made hills for tomatoes & set out 6 plants put sow & pigs  in pasture I put spotted sow in pen I cut John hair

W 16.

Fair/Rain/Cdy/Rain I wed butter beans etc set out tomatoes plants etc

Th 17.

Rain/Railn/Cdy/Rain shelled corn etc etc

Fr 18.

[horse & colt sketch]

Mr Carpenter

Rain light/Rain a L/Rain/Rain Celebrater had a female colt this morning bay - Mr Carpenter can we commenced prizeing tobacco some of my best etc he got hear after breakfast put mare in pasture

Sat 19.

Mr Carpenter

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Mr Carpenter & I prizeing tobaccco - put in about 100 lbs myh best gave him some watermellon seed & he left about 1 our by sun - Sally S, spent the day hear H makg a bonnet for her.

Sun 20.

Fair/Cdy/Fair/Fair H & I went to Carmel Bro R preached Cary came up with Emily she went to Edmonds My Carneal & Vergil Luck came in the evenilng Edmond grazeing his wheat

M 21.

Bro Saml,

Mr C

Mill

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Bro Saml spent da[y] met Edmond - Miss Tops, Nelson & Foard wer at Bro Saml Bro S gave me a bu of potatoes sweet Mr Carpenter came up & went back again I carryed corn to mill had it ground John Mahon is hear Emily Betty & Edmond dined hear to day - took his colt out of pasture H & Mrs W went to Harrrises to spend the night

Tus 22.

poles

[puppy sketch]

w m seed

Fair/Fair/Fair cool/Fair I went to Edm, for poles Cary carryed puppy - over home Dodge planted watermelon seed & corn ree planting etc planted - sweet potatoes etc etc Bob preparing patch etc for potatoes e in corn

W 23.

Fair cool m/Fair/Fair/Fair I jointed tobacco staves etc halling out - manure by turky house for potatoes irish

Th 24.

manure

John & Pig

[pig sketch]

Fallowing

Bob & Boys

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I put manure in drill for potatoes John Quarles came for a pig got one is to pay $2.00 lent him my follower for this year [McCormick reaper?] gave bob some yellow corn his 2 boys ran off this morning Mary w to look for them did not f. t.

Fr 25.

Bennet

tomatoe plants etc

Fair warm/Rain a few drops/Cdy/Rain I put manure in 2 r Y covered Bennet came for a pig failed I planted pumpkin seed & set out 30 tomatoe plants halled some ashes down etc etc Boys ree planting corn etc made box to send chickens to Richmond

Sat 26.

potatoes

Rain hard/Rain/Cdy/Cdy I set out 3 r off [of] irish potatoes some washed up set out greens etc

Sun 27.

Fair/Cdy/Cdy/Rain H & James & I went to Carmel S.S. preacher sick

M 28.

mill

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I set out potatoes irish made from ball or seed - Ella came I gave her tomatoe plants & pepper Cous Fritz & Anna & child came Bob has a n man day, Jas carryed corn to mill

Tus 29.

Tobacco

Thacker

Mill

[black hand sketch]

Rain/Rain/Fair/Fair Sent to mkill for meal sent Mr Thacker 8 lbs of tobacco for $2.00 John carryed a box chickins to Depot brought a bag of salt of Wm Dandridge Thomasia H & I w to Providence & children spent day Emma A, is sick Edmond came up for ice Linnie at E, Fan at Providence Ed, C, wild turkeys 4 Bennet Jones is dead [Bennet E. Jones, 1842-1866?]

W 30.

potatoes

Co Fitz

Mr S.

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Set out sweet & Irish potatoe plants Cousin Fitz came to T to settle for the Dower land etc left if to Saml Mr Mahon came for cabbage plants etc I went to the mill to see Mr Thacker about my meal Fitz went to see Saml Tho, & I went to Mr S, & Sat till bed time [ploughing corn

Th 31.

[cow sketch]

Clarence

& H etc

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Clarence & Char came Edmond brought his w cow & put her in my pasture. I wed over my garden Bob ploughed pea patch boys w corn {H & Liz went to Mrs Devins etc