Tus 1 |
Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy A north win they burried Miss Mary Hill children went H went with Clarrence home Bro Saml Clarrence came back he & John went to Clifton to a party Jas & Cary brought up some fowls minked [attacked by mink] lent Fitz my wagon |
W 2. |
Snow a little/Snow/Cdy/Cdy Bob gone for wood I made box for Jas to p his fowls Hair oposon & feel larkes to carry. to depot in Asher is hear Clarrence came by, |
Th 3. |
Cold cold Day/Cdy/Cdy/Fair Win yesterday north west to day & north I went to Bro Saml in sley for H carryed leather for Eugene to make Lizzie pair shoes carryed a turn corn to mill Mr Austin swaped it away Mr South gave me a dog lent Mr Noel my oxen he is moving in hanover |
Fr 4. |
Fair cold mor/Fair/Fair/Fair I stoped ice pond John w to Temples mill to skeat in sleygh Asher been hear all day Jas went to Edmonds last night came back & went down again this morning. |
Sat 5. |
Fair/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy John & I went to Carmel Bro Ryland spoke he preached Miss Mary Hills funeral this evening Mr Hill was there Bro Saml & Carry came up with us Cary John & Jas went to Mr Southworths to night James killed old gobler to day I lent my sley to Terel go for Jas Terrell Bro Patison at Providence |
Sun 6. |
Fair cold m/Fair/Fair/Fair H Lizzie & Mr Wiltshire went with me in wagon to Carmel Bro J.B. T. Patison preached [J.B.T. Patterson had preached at Fork Union, Va.] we called him all presant – Cary & Boys went visiting |
M 7. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to traps saw 4 turkey tracks. Jas went to Mr Hill to the turn out & carryed old gobler to go to Richmond Cary w home Jas went to Edmonds etc |
Tus 8. |
Snow/Snow/Snow Fair Fair Old Uncle tom came to work Bob killed 4 hogs for me killed his & Anna, I went to R Andersons for money he was from home Mr Luck went to Deglis, & to Johns shop Clarrence came by went to Edmonds. John came from Old S. Harris, |
W 9. |
Snow Fair/Fair/Fair/Cdy I went to Edmonds to Joh Terrells store for oil failed to get it got 1 qt spirit for Clarrence I went in sleygh went by Mr Davy Cobbs to see Martin failed seeing him I turned over by Allens worth Clarrence Jas & Jim went turkey h Jas started 2 in Lowery Clarrence & John w to S. to night I shelled corn |
Th 10. |
Snow a L/Cdy/Snowing/Fair Sent corn to the mill by Jacob Clarrence & I w turkey hunting started one in Mr Harrises left him in Joel Lucks. Clarrence & Jas went to Edmonds I went down there saw Ro Larrence Aggy left. to n Mr Ball was at Anna yesterday left $3.00 for me Amp halling wood yesterday for him self & I. John went away in my Sleygh (gave dog arsnick [pink?] bones |
Fr 11. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Terrells store – got ½ gallon oil 1 ½ lbs shot cotton etc laid out one dollar saw Swann & Cobb & Evins at store dogs got after my sheep we went over The River put [?] in h Old Uncle Tom cut d 2 cedars at grave yd he worked 4 days for the use of cart to move him John went for meal |
Sat 12. |
Fair cold/Cdy m/Cdy/Snow I went on river to look for sheep & [anter?] tracks Roda is h Thomasia H, & Liz went to Edmonds – this evening I killed 2 birds one yesterday the Gores passed by going to Fredicksburd & to Mr T, |
Sun 13. |
Rain sleet/Rain/Cdy/Rain I spent day at home Jas came up from Edmond carryed his fowls to my old hen-house went back to Edmonds John down there etc Bob ½ soled one shoe for me last night |
M 14. |
Rain sleet Snow/Snow/Snow/Cdy Faning oats at E field barn sleet on trees |
Tus 15. |
Snow/Fair/Fair/Fair Faning oats Thomasia & I Liz & Linnie w to Edmonds he rented his farm to Garland is to move to morrow we brought up a box things of Ed |
W 16. |
Fair very cold m/Fair/Cduy/Fair Edmond moved up hear this Evening & Garland moved to his house faning Oats faned 190 bu in all Ned helping Amp halling wood for me & self. I set a trap for a mink he is in ice house I tracked him to Anna Thomasia went to Anna to see Bessy sick in night Co W Tompkins came for her John & Jas went away to night Edmond has a boy Peter with him |
Th 17. |
Fair very cold d/Fair/Fair/Fair halling wood H John & Jas went to John Swann to a party in sleygh |
Fr 18. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair halling wood John went back for H Eugane bought my leaather home Mr John D.G. Brownd is dead [John D.G. Brown, @1789-1866, farmer in Hanover County] |
Sat 19. |
Fair cool m/Fair/Fair/Fair I faned out 87 ½ bu oats & sent them to Depot in Edm wagon & 2 carts – [Jim?] & T B Luck came for my sleygh. |
Sun 20. |
Cdy snow/Snow/Rain a L/Cdy H & I went to Carmel in Sleygh Bro Paterson preached chose him for paster am to pay $300. preach 2 a month it snowed very fast & fell about 8 or 10 in deep drifted some |
M 21. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair H & I went to Dr Lins in S – Miss Fox was there I stoped at Ballards [Maneel?] went over Jacob rode my mule & John E horse to turn out on a froback [to and fro; there and back] Garland was up hear to see Edmond Amp dog caught my sheep killed mink I carryed corn to mill |
Tus 22. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Cleaned out ice house old Uncle Amp helped Mrs Lowery came to help sow went back at night the 2 Lucks came with Jas John went to Mrs R. in my sleygh Mr D brought my cart back & meal from mill Miller swaped it away |
W 23. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Tom B Luck is hear shelling corn to go to Richmond H is righting a letter for me to Gus Carter halling wood etc |
Th 24. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair fixed ice house getting ice 8 lodes H went with Cary to Bro Saml in Sleygh to stay with Miss Noel Edmond & Boy went to Bro Saml |
Fr 25. |
Cdy a f. flakes S./Cdy/Fair/Fair Joh Swann came to breakfast I shelled corn & carryed 5 bags to Depot 500 lbs sent it to dandridge & Anderson getting ice 12 lodes |
Sat 26. |
Fair mild/Fair cold/Fair cold/Fair Getting ice 11 l Jacob shot himself with pistol Jas carryed him to see the Dr Bro Saml came & brought sleygh home John W away to night Tom B Luck & M Reynols came for my big sleygh to night & harness I worked on a mink trap hollow tree a fox went in my trap it did not fall |
Sun 27. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went in sleygh to Carmel John spoke etc Dr Dickinson came to see Jacob shot w pistol |
M 28. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I made me a mink trap Clarrence came over to day stay a w |
Tus 29. |
Fair very cold m/Fair/Fair/Fair Dr D came to see boy I commenced making a hen house by the grave yard had cedar foundation |
W 30. |
Fair/Cdy/Fair/Fair Ihalled the poles from S house the old shop to make hen house of John w for Harriet |
Th 31. |
Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair I finished putting up the body of my house Luck brought sleygh home John & H came snow is melting a good deel shelled corn & sent it to mill h it ground |