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 |