Day Journals of James T. Redd - September 1866

Sat 1.

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Warm I went to Carmel had church meeting turned out a good many blacks & some whites I gave Robt – Larrence an order on LL Terrell for one dollar horse Feed Saml Swann & Harris came by to see Miss Carry

Sun 2.

Fair/Fair Rain/Rain/Fair H & children w to S.S. John S – gave notice of the pick nick this day weak Clarrence Redd came & spent evening Thomasia Mrs W & Linnie went to Edmonds ate watermellons etc

M 3.

Store

$4.55 c

Fair warm day/Rain/Rain/Rain Cdy Miss Carry H. Jas & Linnie & I went to Terrells store & bought linen & trimings etc for coat I pd Terrell $4.55 cts things bought I went to L L Terrells for money – he pd me $3.50 cts in full I soled 8 ½ lbs of butter to Canneal at Terells lent him the butter pot

Tus 4.

Asher Canfield

[black hand sketch]

Cdy/Fair/Fair/Fair Asher went down on bill I caught a (pig) for p nick sent A letter to Dandridge & Anderson about tax pay. I cut out breast straps yesterday for wagon Anna sent for my oxen etc Dick Tally is dead

W 5.

Fair/Cdy/Cdy/Rain Cary came over went to L Cobbs to try to get him to do a little patching failed

Th 6.

Rain/Rain/Rain/Cdy John came up from Jas River, Canfields Joh Terrell came & S day

Fr 7.

Rain/Cdy/Fair/Fair picked over wheat & carryed 3 bu to mill Co Fitz borrowed my wagon went for Mr & Mrs Holiday Cary went over & came back with dogs started fox

Sat 8.

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I made up a litle morter made a [halk?] & patched up the poartch dore etc H & Carry. went to see the Dr Providence.

Sun 9.

Carmel S.S.

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair H Carry & children w with me to Carmel S.S. Dr D, spoke put off the pick nick for one weak. Cary is hear

M 10.

Mr Mores

Jas

Fair/Fair/Fair/Rain a L I went to see Mr Turner More H went to Bro Saml, lent Fitz my wagon to go to – Bro Saml to carry Mr Holiday & Lucy etc I went to Trainhams to get him to plaster the H failed getting him James went down to Canfields Jas river on Bil met Dr, L.

Tus 11.

Bro Saml,

mill

Rain little/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Bro Saml, to see Dr Gouldin & Louisa they came yesterday Sam came by from coart yesterday John w to mill for flour & meal

W 12.

Dr G

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Dr G & Louisa c by John w to Noels to see L & Barbara off she is going with L & Mr H home Dr Gouldin & Louisa came by John went for Miss Hatty Allen she came in the evening to spend a few days I carryed mare to Canfields got grapes in pasture etc

Th 13.

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Clarrence came by Thomasia deying my cloth etc

Fr 14.

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Eugane & Cary came over with Betty spent the day John went with Cary

Sat 15.

mill

Store

alpacca

Terrells Store

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I carryed corn to the mill got bran etc Jas came up last night f Canfields Jas. R. Jas got 1 ¾ yds alpacker of Mr Carneal to day on credit I went to John T, store bought 3 hanks silk 30 cts 12 ½ cts w thread 5 lbs sugar 20 cts lb one box m 5 cts & lb Soda 20 cts on credit Bro Sam came by -

Sun 16.

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel Miss Carry went John spoke about pick nick etc etc are to meat Wensday to fix table etc

M 17.

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair we went in pasture for grapes I was taken w pain in my back to night Bro S, came by went to store Betty & Charly came by went to Edmonds

Tus 18.

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I have been in bead all day w pain in back

W 19.

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I have been L up all day John went to Carmel to fix table James & Cary & hear H makg cakes etc Cary went home to night

Th 20.

Carmel

P.N.

Fair/Rain a L/Rain/Rain most all hands went to pick n my cart went with Mr S, , forks [folks] had a croud & a grab game I hear in bead all day nearly John cut some tobacco

Fr 21st

Rain hard/Rain/Cdy/Fair James started to Ballards for Thomasia shoes stayed at Lucks

Sat 22.

tobacco 3 ½ lbs

Fair/Fair Cdy/Fair/Cdy Dr Lin came by I got up & dressed to day Bro Saml came by wants my – wagon to carry a lode chickens to town Monday. Edmond came by John came for 3 ½ lbs tobacco at 20 cts

Sun 23.

Fair/Fair/Fair Cdy/Fair Carry & Thomasia went to Cty Line & Cary boys L & L went to Duglus Anna & T w to E hill to see the sick ones Cousin Fitz came to see me Cary & Jas w to Bro Saml

M 24.

wagon

fowls

Cdy/Cdy/Fair/Fair Edmond came with chickens carryed my wagon to Bro Saml & chickens John started with mule to Canfields Jas R James at Bro S, John came back from Bro Saml

Tus 25.

note

Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy R John started to Bro Sam they going down to carry chickens Harriet Carry & John went to Ct Allen last night J, came b the child has a bad boil on back got a note from Sister Anderson

W 26.

Rain hard/Rain/Fair Fair/Fair I shelled corn Mr Kelly stoped at corn H Cary came over with his dogs Jas has dog Ed gave him they caught a koon & opossum ran a fox Quarles caught him Red)

Th 27.

mill

Fair cool d/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to mill carryed corn 1 ½ bu saw Mr Caf at mill & Evin I went for H & Miss Carry Bro Allens dined there went by Mr Carsons for Harriet saw Sam S, Bob Sick

Fr 28.

Providence.

hunting

Fair/Fair/Fair/Rain Thomasia & I went to Providence to see Ella she has been very sick I went to look for a squirl for her came home to dinner T stoped at Edmonds to s Betty I went to C [T?] Castle to look for the turkeys saw no sign H & Carry went to Edmonds to spend night.

Sat 29.

Rain hard/Rain/Rain/Rain A rainy day Jas went to Eds for girls came in rain

Sun 30.

Carmel

Cdy Rain/Rain/Rain/Cdy I went to S.S. at Carmel had no S.S. Dr Dickinson red act [passage from Acts?] & prayed Mrs Quarles sang etc Bro R & John at Bro De Garnetts Cary came Jas went with him home this evening.