Day Journals of James T. Redd - February 1867

Fr 1st
Oats
to Co. Fitz T.
10 bu

Fair/Fair/Fair/Cdy Workg on hen house cousin Fitz Tompkins got ten bushels of me at 45 cts a bu delivered by John

Sat 2.
Carmel
[black hand sketch]

Rain fine/Rain/rain/Cdy I went to Carmel Bro Pateson preached appointed me a [com?] to weigh on Bro L Cobbs – Lanzy is dead Mrs Cobbs kits Carry line is dead

Sun 3.
Carmel

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel Bro P preached arise & build the text – [Nehemiah 2:20] Mary A McL was at meeting boys went away

M 4.
Evins
Trevillions
Martin.
Kelly & cart
borrowed

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Evins & to Trevillions & to Davy Cobbs to see Mr Martin to get scollars for H I went to L Cobbs – Mr Tom Kelly came & borrowed ox cart yoke & my cow got choked with corn

Tus 5.
[black hand sketch]
Corn 3 bls

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Miss Fanny Noel is dead 6 ock this morn Edmond sent boy over Garland gathered corn in my field shucked it I put up 2 ½ good corn ½ bl indifferent rent corn little Cobb came by John went away on Bill

W 6.
Hen house

Cdy cool m/Fair/Fair/Fair workg on my hen house by grave yard H & Jas went to Bro Saml to burrial of Miss Noel I cut hen house hole etc etc

Th 7.
store
Tom & cart
Fox
[fox sketch]

Fair/Fair/Cdy/Cdy Thomasia Liz & I went to Joh Terrells store bought cloth etc lamp chimney etc Ann T came down old man Wm c for cart halled a load corn etc for him Quarles came by with a red fox Mary Terrell Hanover was married today Noels R. [?] [Mary Goodwin Terrell married Franklin Lawrence Weathers in Hanover Co., Virginia]

Fr 8.
Asbury

Rain/Rain/Cdy/Cdy shelled corn etc Asbury Chiles came to day & spent night workg on hen house

Sat 9.
corn to mill
Asbury C.
rafters for house

Rain/Rain/Rain cdy/Fair I carryed corn to Dr Lins mill saw Dr Anderson Mr Landrum Mr Kelly etc at mill Asburry went to Mr Wares [?] I have rheumatism in ne [knee] copled the rafters for hen house

Sun 10.

Fair cold d/Fair/Fair/Fair I have the Rheumatism in left nea etc spent day at home Jas T went to T Castle for chickens Joh w Cty Line

M 11.
hen house
mill

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Boys went away above I worked on my hen house put up the rafters etc Joh Swann came by Rufus Grimes came by brought a note for John from Cary Jacob went to mill for meal & carry [?]corn Ned came w oxen

Tus 12.
Huletts
T. out
50 cts
$12.00

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair worked on hen house a little I went to turn out & got 50 cts. W Noel commenced a coffin for John Quarles, wife price 12 dollars

W 13.
coffin
[coffin sketch]

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Jas went to Bro Saml for Harriet spent night made a coffin for John s wife furnished plank for [can?] & sent it in carry all

Th 14.
Mrs England
$3.25

Fair mild day/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy I went to see Garland for Edmond he came over with John & Eugane Jas & Eugane went back I went to Mr – Trainham,s pd Miss England three dollars & ¼ for weaving coat etc I set steel trap on the river

Fr 15

Cdy a little/Rain/Cdy Fair/Fair cdy Working on H h

Sat 16.

Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy Cary came over with Jas

Sun 17.

Cdy/Fair/Fair/Fair H John & I went to Carmel Bro Patison preached a good sermond Virgil Luck came by in evening I w for posimons H & T. Cary & Jas went to Lucks

M 18.
Plant bed
Oposom

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Bob John & I burnt a plant bed on Edmonds land Jas got back fr Lucks T, S, I caught oposum & Hair in traps

Tus 19.
L Cobbs
John to
Burruss

Fair/Rain a l/Rain/Cdy I went to Edmonds about plant bed Bob sowed it I went to L Cobbs saw him about his failing to attend his church meetings etc looked at his corn etc John went to Burruss, for a pr chickens 20 miles or over. shelled corn

W 20.
[rooster sketch]
arch chaimber

Rain/Rain/Cdy/Cdy John came home from Tom burruss, with ruster hen gray & black I made 20 nest in my hen house etc James went to Mr Duke for Molly O failed to come I done up the arch in chaimber

Th 21.
hen & ruster

Misty/Cdy/Fair/Fair I carryed a chick put in in trap brought one hen brought rust Jas carryed dhickens to Jas. H. Terrell to day

Fr 22.
Edmond moved
mill
mill

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Edmond moved to locus grove to day finished moving I carryed corn to mill went with H to Mr Wares gate John went to Smiths for shoes etc H went to Mr Wares I went to mill for meal Joh w to Tre w ing supper

Sat 23.
Miss D
Kelly
$1.00

Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy Susan Dickinson came by the Kellys & Acres girl came last night & stayed till bed time Sally Southworth was hear last evening Jas went with her home I let Mr Kelly have a pattern leather for Miss Acres for w he pd $1.00

Sun 24.
Carmel

Cdy/Rain a l/Rain/Cdy I went to Carmel prayer meeting Bro Trainham hel forth. Edmond came over Cary & Jas came children w E hill

M 25.

Rain/Rain/Rain/Cdy I went to my traps etc makg a fish trap out of tobacco sticks Clarrence came to see John about going to live w him

Tus 26.

Cdy/Cdy/Fair/Fair halling logs to mill 4 for hen house

W 27.

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Bob came to sebt & make a bargain for this year

Th 28.

Fair cdy/Rain a L/Cdy/Cdy John McL A came up spent day