Fr 1. |
Rain/Fair/Fair/Cdy John & H went to Providence I gave Bob a trap to make for fish |
Sat 2. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Cdy/Rain/Cdy/Cdy Bob workg on fish trap etc I bated fishing hole etc Patty Sow had pigs 9 a [full?] |
Tus 12. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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 |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Rain I went to Carmel & spoke etc R Dickinson was offended etc |