Day Journals of James T. Redd - March 1867

Fr 1.
John McLA

Rain/Fair/Fair/Cdy John & H went to Providence I gave Bob a trap to make for fish

Sat 2.
Carmel
50 cts
mill

Rain/rain/Cdy/Cdy John & I went to Carmel Bro Padison preached – I pd Dr Dickinson $00.50 cts for stoves – Mr Swann came by sent corn to mill

Sun 3.
Carmel

Rain/Rain/Rain/Rain I went to Carmel Bro patison preached L Terrell went down H came from Providence Eugane dined hear v Luck spent night etc

M 4.
mill
boys
fishing h

Cdy/Rain/Rain/Rain I shelled corn went to mill for meal carryed corn for chop I bated fishing hole John went to Bro Saml Cary came w him they went above Clarrence came to see John John about g[o]ing with him to West Moland [Westmoreland Co. in Northern Neck of Virginia] saw a letter f H, Ann A, to Sister Conelia Edmond dined hear Jas w w him to turn out.

Tus 5.

Rain/Rain/Cdy/Snow Cary & John spent day – at Lucks etc

W 6.
dog

Snow fell 6 in in places/Snow/Rain/Rain Shelled corn etc Cary & boys are hear Cary went to Quarles, for a houn dog slut white

Th 7.
Boys

Rain/Fair/Fair/Fair boys Jas & Cary went to Bro Saml John to Tayler Lucks T.B. Luck came by Joh Swann came by for ruster Amp halling wood etc

Fr 8.
mill
[goose sketch]

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Dr Lins wmill carryed corn & had it ground Tom B Luck came with John saw a gang w gees pass about 80 white sows has pigs 12

Sat 9.
Bro Saml,
shop
calf died
[calf sketch]

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Bro Saml came by we went to Johs shop I had a hasp & staple made p 37 cts we came back my red calf died in mill most of the snow is gone I lost my key corn H [?] S, the ice pond Jas & Cary came over went to Lucks John W. had a chicken fite at Johns shop

Sun 10.
Carmel
to meeting
Providence
geese
geese geese
[flying goose sketch]

Cdy/Rain/Cdy/Cdy Thomasia went to Providence  w to Carmel Dr. Dickinson spoke from charity etc but few persons there I went with Tig home left H there Ella is better came up home Boys w to Lucks I saw a very large flock geese this side Carmel 200. 3 pigs are dead.

M 11.
Sow
[2 pigs sketch]

Cdy/Rain/Cdy/Cdy Bob workg on fish trap etc I bated fishing hole etc Patty Sow had pigs 9 a [full?]

Tus 12.
Fish trap
[trap sketch]
Cobbs
Rurky
[turkey sketch]

Rain/Rain/Cdy/Cdy Bob finished trap we put it in the river etc I started to go to L Cobbs to see about cloth John came from Bro Saml, sent horse back I saw 2 or 3 wild turkeys in slash Rob Andersons land

W 13.
John to
West Molan

Rain/Rain/Rain/Cdy Cary & James came for John he went to Edmonds they started to West Moland after 2 ock to day I went to Cedar Fork. caught 3 fish

Th 14.
[pig sketch]
pigs

Snow 1 in d/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy Clarrence got as far as Golansville boys stayed at Mrs Dervins Eugane came by from Dr Gouldins met boys at Mat a pon I [Mataponi] all pigs dead but 3 white 2 sows white had pigs 3 days ago

Fr 15.
trap
L Cobs for
cloth $1.05

Cdy cool day/Cdy/Cdy/Snow Jas Edmond & I went to trap one fish in trap I went to Bro Liston Cobbs for cloth 9 ¾ yds at 1/- yd $1.05 c owe 40 cts -

Sat 16.
Snowy day

Snow drifted 1 foot d/snow/Snow/Cdy A snowy day – I made a fire in loar house Jas went to Edmonds to spent night with him

Sun 17.
Carmel
[black hand sketch]
Boys

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel John McLA spoke but few persons there windy day snow melted a good deel Mrs Clayton Coleman is dead old lady a day or 2 ago Fitz & Edmond spent the morning hear

M 18.
traps

Fair/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy I went to traps caught nothing set steel trap at ivy hill swamp Jas went to carry ruster to Tom Swann

Tus 19.
mill
Dr Lins

Snow melted fass as fell/Snow/Cdy/Cdy I went to Lins mill for meal saw 2 turkeys Mt Airy Robert came by w horse saw John England at mill

W 20.
Turn out
$1.50 cts
mill

Snow a little/Rain/Rain/Rain sleet ground nearly covered Snow I went to turn out saw Ballard gave him my shoes for $1.50 cts money I owed him am to give B a bl corn for a pr shoes & 50 cts. I got his bags got chop from mill. Butlers spilt Mr Goodwin came by

Th 21.

Rain Snow a Little/Rain/Cdy/Snow H went Anna, ground nearly covered w Snow

Fr 22.

Snow & Hail/Rain/Rain/Snow the river is up Mr Lane came to rent oat land Edmond came over

Sat 23.
22 snows
winter

Cdy Rain snow/Snow/Snow/Cdy ground covered one or 2 in deep with snow had about 21 S. have winter up to now

Sun 24.

Cdy misty or snowy/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy Spent day at home

M 25.
mill for 45 planks
plank
Freight
left

Cdy/Fair/Cdy/Fair Uncle amp & I went to mill for plank Harriet went to Anna, to live Jas went to turn out Terrell left dog [born?] in hear [dog sketch]

Tus 26.
Bro Saml
Emily

Fair/Cdy/Cdy/Rain H & I went to Bro Saml spent day Emily came over with us I rode her colt over she rode my horse Pertha is hear

W 27.
Bob ½ soled
my shoes

Rain/Cdy/Cdy/Fair Bob ½ soled my shoes to day spent day at home Jas carryed Emily, horse over home this evening -

Th 28.
Mr S & Mrs S
Lewis
M

Fair/Cdy/Rain/R Mr Southworth & Mrs came spent evening Emily & H went to to Mr S. to stay till bed time Lewis came over tonight - - March has been a windy month

Fr 29.
Sow & pigs
[pig sketch]

Fair windy/Fair/Fair/Fair I shelled a turn corn H. Emily went to Mr Keans Saw Jas. brought horses H home spotted Sow has 11 pigs

Sat 30.
mill
Huletts

Fair/Clear/Fair/Fair I caryed corn to mill & w to to Huletts for shoes failed to get them saw Bro Saml & Dr N & Mr K & Walker Taylor & other sent word to Ballard not to make shoes etc By Mr Thacker sent to Johns shop spoked to Bob to cut wheat at Canfields Edmond hear to day.

Sun 31st
Carmel

Fair/Fair/Fair/Rain I went to Carmel & spoke etc R Dickinson was offended etc