Day Journals of James T. Redd - July 1867

M 1.
Bro S,

Fair warm d/Fair/Cdy/Rain Bro Saml came over brought a basket apples got currents & his cloth from S Southwerths & paid for it $2.00 – Bob got back from Richmond

Tus 2.
ploughing corn

Fair very warm/Fair/Rain/Rain Jas ploughed his corn & the potatoes in garden Bob ploughing the potatoe patch

W 3.
Jas w to
store w
C.S.
garden

Fair very warm/Fa/Fair/Fr Mr Southworth sent for Jas to go with Coas’ S to stores for marketing Jerralds Phippoes & other one Sally S, brought over some potatoes & peas & got ice for Mr S. he is sick I went to corn house to day Thomasia & Fannie wed my garden over Mary went to town

Th 4.
Douglis
19 ½ lbs
iron

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair 2 Harrises came by Thomasia & Fannie work gardens etc workg corn etc Mr Duglis had 19 1/2 lbs iron

Fr 5.
Corn

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Edmond came over spent most of day Thomasia & Fan watched Mr S, came by going to turn out Cato worked my corn or ploughed it E hill. Bob workg potatoes & corn etc

Sat 6.
mill
tooth

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Jas & shelled corn he went to mill lost a part of the corn [?] drove oxen H & Thomasia makg me a pr pants grey I pulled Edmonds tooth off

Sun 7.
Carmel S.S.

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair H Lizzie & Fanni & I went to Carmel S.S. Jacob drove wagon I had 3 scollars Bro Padison preached communion day Bro S, Eugane & Emily are at meeting Sally S came w H & T

M 8.
mill

Cdy/Rain/Rain/Cdy Sally S went home this morning Anna & Betty & children came Edmond came ploughing corn & Jas went to mill for meal got wet

Tus 9.

Rain/Fair a shower/Fair/Fair Mr Ware passed by after Cato I helped to stick butter beens – made my leg – worst.

W 10.
butter beens
Deed
Dr A.

Fair warm d/Fair/Fair/Fair finished sticking butter beens – nearly Anna came down & brought me a deed for the land dower pd H $5.00 for Lucy Holiday for work done Dr Lin came by went to Buckhannons see Mrs Sou

Th 11.
Talleys

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Edmond was h plough corn weeding sorgum Mr Tally at Bro Saml & Ann to Jenny T.

Fr 12.
wheat

Fair/Rain very hard/Rain/Cdy had a very hard wind & rain workg corn Jas halled & stacked Anna, wheet for her -

Sat. 13.
Jas & H
to Bro Saml

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Jas & H went to Bro Samls & spent day halling manure to corn field Bob Ned ploughed irish potatoes back of turky house – wet Eugane came by

Sun 14.
Carmel S.S.

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair we went to Carmel to S.S. John & Dr D conducted the meeting called on me to speak to S.S. Cary came up Clarrence [c]ame a few days ago went down to day

M 15.
Bro Saml,

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Bro Saml came by in the evening looking for hands

Tus 16
[owl sketch]

Fair cool/Cdy/Cdy Rain/Rain Cdy Thomasia & F workg my garden Jas went to look for a cutter to cut oats. failed. Edmond spent day hear. Tho & F went to see Jane about ducks takg them to raise Anna came by hird a [frost fly? barn owl?] hollow

W 17.

Rain/Cdy/Fair/Fair Jas went to plough Anna garden & corn. Ploughing corn etc

Th 18.
Asher
Cutting oats
Cato $1.00
Barbara

Fair cool/Fair/Fair/Fair Asher Canfield came up today I shelled corn to go to mill etc cutting oats I hired Cato to cut at $1.00 a day fed bobs hands two. Barbara came over w Edmond

Fr 19.
Asher
mill for meal

Fair/Fair cool/Fair/Fair Asher went away & came back at night – cutting oats etc I shelled corn & carryed it to mill Dr L. sent for Dr A to see Tho Dr L came he & John Noel had a fight Dr A came up in the evening

Sat 20.
Lane & Cow

Fair cold/Fair/Fair/Fair Spent day at home cutting oats Lane came to get me to let him turn his cow in my pasture etc Lizzie sick T. getting about Asher went down to day

Sun 21.
Carmel S.S.

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel S.S. Bro Patison p Jas went to Cty Line Caos S. joined my class today

M 22.
Cato cut
oats 4 d

Fair/Rain a little/Cdy/Fair Edmond came & C cutting oats Cato & boy Jas cutting etc Susan S came to n

Tus 23.
S.S.
Page

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Susan went home to day Page gal came & spent day finished cutting oats this morning Jas went to Bro Saml, brought apples home to night Bob ploughing corn etc Thomasia & H went to Wares S & Lane cut his oats & carry some home

W 24.
Thos.
Buggy
Mr Talleys

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Thomasia went to Mr S. came back went to Anna, Jas went to L Terrell for H to try to get buggy – H & I went to Mr Talleys Susan S pass by went to Huletts 2 hens laying in my hen h

Th 25.
Mr Talleys

Fair/Cdy/Fair/Fair I stayed at Mr Talleys till evening & came home H & J Sister Sarah & Molly [Sue? Lane?] G & Barbara Redd wer at Mr Talleys I brought a stick of Mr Talley, to put a hed to it for him Jas came to Bro S, to cut oats.

Fr 26.

Fair/Rain/Fair/Fair Jas came back to day ploughing

Sat 27.
John
Dandridge

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair John came up from Dr G to day on George horse Wm Dandridge came up from Prov Boys went to Bro Saml,

Sun 28.
Camrl S.S.

Rain a little/Fair/Fair/Fair H & I went to Carmel S.S. I had 3 S. John spoke to scollars H & I went by Providence spent day or evening Louise Dandridge & Wm wer there Boys went to Bro Saml to look f [Shay?]

M 29.
bushed
[wheelsketch]
Mrs. W.
Shop
[wagon pole sketch]

Rain/Fair Rain/Fair/Fair I bushed a wheel for Mrs Wiltshire fixed of her rock away she & Dick started to Mrs Wiltshires Hanover John & Jas carryed the wagon pole to Duglis to mend this evening

Tus 30.
shop for pole
Mr S.
Landora

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair John & Jas w to Duglis shop came back in evening with pole & cut up oats etc I went to Mr S. borrowed his buggy & went to Landora for Lizzie side evening before carryed buggy back

W 31.
John & Jas
Jas R. to
thresh wheet

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Boys went to Canfieldsto thresh there wheet Bob went carryed 2 horses down to wagon ploughing etc Cato work for Bob ploughed sweet potatoes etc I wed watermellons etc