Day Journals of James T. Redd - June 1867

Sat 1.
Jas to Prov
& to
Bro Saml,

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Old Uncle Nelson came to get w in garden Jas went to Prov & carryed letters & paper for John to sign came back went to Bro S. & carryed deed to S.

Sun 2.
lame leg
[peacock sketch]

Rain/rain/rain/Cdy spent day in bead nearly Jas went to Bro Lucks came back at night H & Fitz went to Elon went by Mr Wares & dined Pea Cock died to day killed

M 3.
Jas to Bro S,
Dr Lin

Cdy/Fair/Fair/Fair Jas went to Bro Saml & had dead [deed] signed Dr Lin came by to see me looked at my leg went to Providence John McL.A. came up & took a paper to sign & brought it back the next day signed Mr & Mrs A wer at Anna, Mrs S. came gave her potatoe plan[t] 3 Kellys down hear to day

Tus 4.
Jas w with
Cary
Mrs Barker
cow
[cow sketch]

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Jas set out s potatoe plants irish Martin P Cary came by for Jas they started for West Moland 12 ock to day Mrs Barker came by her cabbage seed H & children went for straw burrys [“plants” lined through] Mr Southworth borrowed my cart & steers to carry tobacco to turn out in morning Fitz horse got in ditch Buttler at anners Edmond carryed lemons home carryed cow over

W 5.

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Mrs Lowery came over Eugane came with cloth to warp for his mother – went to John, shop children went to E H for cotton to carry to Susan S. Edmond carryed [lemmon?] away & sent his ducks over to raize one ½ [?] ½

Th 6.
Cattle

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I am still in bed sore leg Anna & Betsy came at nite a drove of cattl passed by this morning S Southward was hear cattle pass in evening

F 7.
Tomatoe plants

Rain/Rainy eve/Rain/Rain Put burnt allum [astringent] on my leg hurt all day nearly – Thomasia set out some tomatoe plants Bobs kind halling manure for irish potatoe patch ploughing by the Old Bob is sick

Sat 8.
tax
$10.

Rain/Rain cdy/Rain cdy/Rain Anna came d brought me some straw burries – Eugane came for cloth saw a jugler at turn out Sam Swann came I pd him 10 dolars tax

Sun 9.
John

Cdy Rain/rain/Rain/Cdy Clarrence & John got hear aabout 1 ock to day from West Moland still in bed

M 10.
Mrs S. &
specks
[eyeglasses sketch]
$7.50 cts

Cdy Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Mrs Southworth came over & brought Tho coat & my silver specks cost $2. to have them f pd $1.50 cts for them John w to Mr L & dined at Mr S, 2 Lucks & Billy Noel came went to Mr S,s till B time Edmond ne gro Peat cam back to night Bob went to Richmond

Tus 11.
S.S.
England etc etc
[dog sketch]

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Joh w to Providence Susan S came to work on John, pants & sack [coat] 2 England & Miss Harris came down this evening with Lizzie – I am still in bed Sylvia came for pig Jane came w clothes she washed & ironed ploughing irish potatoe p Edmond went to Quarles for dog to day

W 12.
Dr L.B.A.

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Dr Lin came to see my leg says I must keep still Ned ploughing the land for tobacco by the house & my H house

Th 13.
planting corn
John & C
potatoes
planated

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Bob got back fr Richmond planting corn yelow by my garden John went to look for Clarrence he came back & started for Dr Gouldins planted irish potatoes to day

Fr 14.
Bro S,
Barbara
corn

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Bro Saml came to see me Barbara got home this morning from Mr Holidays Fitz & H w to Bro S, F went for a trunk of things B brought Bob weeding corn commenced

Sat 15.
hat from
Lucy H
[hat sketch]

Fair/Fair/Fair/Cdy I got a furd hat [hat sketch] from [(in a ?)] Lucy sent it, is 2 small Bob weeding corn other S went to Bro Saml for H

Sun 16.

Rain/Rain/Cdy/Cdy H is sick Fitz & anna came d in evening – to see me

M 17
[cow sketch]

F Cdy/Rain shower/Cdy warm/Cdy Bob set out S tobacco in frunt of the house & by my hen house may day has a buffaloe calf like buck Ster cow calf spoted – weeding corn the Kellys came by Edmond & N a home

Tus 18.
cow & calf
Bro S,

Rain warm/Rain mild/Rain/Rain Edmond found May day & her calf had her milked at night weeding corn Bro S came over w cloth for Susan S to w

W 19.
Mr South
Jas

Cdy/Fair/Fair/Fair Bro Jas T Smith came for shoe account gave me a receibt for Edmonds account Edmond came by morning Cato moving manure by kitchen halling it to Jas got hom from Dr Gouldins to night

Th 20.
Jas
Money of Terrell
$11.00

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Jas went to Terrells store for money paid his account off & Wm Dandridg received about 11 dollars corn money

Fr 21.
Jas & Bob
to cut wheat
[wheat sketch]
Mr W
Emily
[cow sketch]

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Jas & Bob w to Huletts to go down on Jas river to cut wheat Asher Canfield came this morning & ent over to see them did not go till 2 ock I hear. Mr Ware & wife came in the evening Emily Anderson & Sister Edmond found L cow & calf had it yesterday Edmond made me a crutch I went in cow house

Sat 22.
Edmond &
Mrs W
Pertha

Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/Rain Edmond came Mrs Wiltshire came Pertha S, came this eve lost 11 ducks last night missing etc Cate [Cato] is gone to cut wheat – for Mr Ware etc

Sun 23.
Bro Kelly

Rain/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy Spent day in house in bed nearly Mr Kel Kelly & little fry came & [s]pent evening

M 24.
Bro Saml,

Rain/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy Thomasia w to Bro Saml to see Sam & spent day – Ned came around the house to night 10 ock

Tus 25.

Rain/Cdy Rain/Cy/Cdy lost 11 ducks to day in flag pond Edmond came Garland went to E hill about corn

W 26.
Cutting wheat
Dr Anderson
Edmond

Cdy/Cdy/Fair/Fair Commenced cutting my red m wheat by ice house E field Dr Anderson came by went to Landora called by put a bandage on my leg for a support etc Edmond breakfast hear to day let tanner have meet I put on one new shoo S.

Th 27.
Tho & Harriet
Anderson

Cdy/Fair/Fair/Fair I have been poly all day – Thomasia & H went to Cedar V Kellys wer hear at well

Fr 28.
James came from
richmond
$5.00
E & Jas
Saw Kelly
[horse sketch]

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Jas came back from Richmond finished cutting his wheet, left Bob in Richmond the wheat was not as good as expected. bought a cradle in R gave $5.00 for it Edmond & Jas went to E hill caught Jas Kelly putting his horses in my field & bagging clover belling horses etc Ned c H Jas gave me $5.86 cts

Sat 29.
Cow & calf

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Jas sticking butter beens weeding his corn Edmond came Mahone came by Anna sent a note down for a cow & calf for $50.00

Sun 30.

Fair warm d/Fair/Fair/Fair Thomasia went to Anna,s Anna & Thomasia walked to providence & hird that Bro Rylan woul preach Jas H & girls went to S.S. Bro Ryland preaches the small Kellys came Edmond came in evening Sally Pertha & Miss page came in evening H & Jas walked with her home to night