Fr 1. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Finished the molaces made about 26 gal in all I shelled corn to go to mill |
Sat 2. |
Fair/Fair/Fair shelled corn Jas carryed it to mill carryed sweet potatoes to Bro Sam’s Cato carryed 4 ½ bu to his house to keep for us. Jas came back to n and went to Mt Airy to corn shucking |
Sun 3. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Tho H & Liz & B went to T Castle Jas went away & came back to night Fitz caught a squirl in yard to day. I went to my hen house on a crutch |
M 4. |
Cdy/Rain a L/Fair/Fair [Note: several pages written on Confederate form “Abstract of Provisions issued”] Jas ploughing by barn for wheat |
Tus 5. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Jas ploughing by ivy hill h house for wheat Bob & Cato getting [?] corn etc etc |
W 6. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Jas ploughing by Cary, house Cary came for Jas to go Fox hunting |
Th 7. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Jas & Cary went Fox hunting & caught a fox by Harris & George Quarles [?] commenced sowing wheat halling up corn etc etc gave H 10. dol to go store bought Liz pr shoes & frock for her [?] & pr for Fanny Sale [Sally?] Swann [pd?] away came w paper for me |
Fr 8. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair H got a letter from G Gouldin going to be married Bro L Lowery came & bought my sheep for 36 dollars. Jas sowing wheat I put lock on barn dore etc Anna came wants wood halled |
Sat 9. |
Fair/Fair/Rain/Rain made Jas a pr [?] & Liz a frock Mr F Cobbs moved to T Castle Garland is quite sick I measured up 4 bl & 8 ½ [f barr?] corn Bobs he had [red?] |
Sun 10. |
Rain/Rain/Rain/Cdy H Jas & Lizie Cary & Edmond went to Bro Sam |
M 11. |
Cdy/Fair/Fair/Fair Sam Redd came from coart hear to night Ed is hear Jas went to Terrells store |
Tus 12. |
Snow a F f/Fair/Fair/Fair A Mr Chandler came to rent Edmond’s land & store cedar fork I dug some irish potatoes etc Pertha S is hear Mahon caught pole cat |
W 13. |
Fair cool/Fair/Fair/Fair digging potatoes Cary came for Jas this evening going to have corn shucking to night Thomasia & Anna went to see Garland this H Greeght had a girl a [?] last n P & L went scool |
Th 14. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair shelling corn |
Fr 15. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Dr L mill carryed corn Ned went w me |
Sat 16. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Bob measured up corn I had one L & 7 tubs full 3 S. corn Jas & Cary went to join Peorge [George] Quarles in fox chace last him he came by Clarrence came up & dined hear |
Sun 17. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair H & I went to Carmel Bro patison preached tex our light afflictions etc etc [II Corinthians 4:17] |
M 18. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair measuring corn of Amps & Decators measured up for me 4 cart lodes 4 bls in cart Bob helping |
Tus 19. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair finished measuring the corn 4 small bls 20 in all made 36 ½ bls in all about 1 bl nubins Clarrence came by gave Cary a bag potatoes for John Eugane came by |
W 20. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Jas & I went to E hill in a cart for corn got a ¼ of a bl shucked it up put some away for seed Bob halling corn up Jas going to carry the wagon to Dug shop Mary & Barbara came over I went to Huletts for oil etc pd $1.00 |
Th 21. |
Fair smoky/Fair/Fair/Fair Eugane came over & he and H & girls went down to Dr Gouldins Georgy’s weding in my wagon. Sent 9 bu wheat to mill to grind went to E h for corn w Jacob Cary came for Jas he went over put gun away |
Fr 22. |
Cdy/Cdy/Rain/Cdy I went to the mill for flour 33 8 lbs gave Bob & Jacob 60 qts Linsy Tyre went in cart to mill met L Cobbs going to turn out |
Sat 23. |
Rain a L/Fair/Fair/Fair dam is finished at Jerico |
Sun 24. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Thomasia went to Providence & S day Cary came from meeting Bro S. came by the Kellys came & spent day |
M 25. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Eugane H & Molly – came for a weding Cary came to night shelled corn my crop put away my seed corn I went to Huletts bought 2 ch $1.00 TBL & E went w me |
Tus 26. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to mill spent day cut 2 S dog wood on pond T Castle Jas went with Eugane hunting carryed yellow dog over carryed greens over etc Bob finished shucking corn Jas shot a silver hark [hawk] prittist H ever s. |
W 27. |
Fair/Cdy/Rain/Cdy Measured up Corn Bales I trimed out my stick a snake Jas w over with Edmond home to night Marys Bro came C Fitz going to Richmond in morning. |
Th 28. |
Cdy/Rain/Cdy/Cdy I gave Co F, $3.00 to by a pr shoes Anna came down |
Fr 29. |
Rain/Rain/Rain/Fair I shelled a turn corn to go to mill |
Sat 30. |
Fair cool/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel Bro Pat preached he came up with me home Bro S was at meeting talk of having 2 more decons Jas went hunting Y & Anna went for Mrs Johnsons things E hill most of them stolen |