Day Journals of James T. Redd - October 1867

Tus 1.
corn
$1.25
1.00

Fair a frost/Fair/Fair/Fair I set up a Hhd McConnnel came for corn let Mrs England have 1 bushel corn at $1.25 by cash pd by Liz $1.00

W 2.

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair put hoops on Hhd

Th 3.
E hill

Fair/Fair cdy/Rain/Rain I went to E hill & divided fodder w Garland Fitz shocking his hay Jas Wood came up went to Fitz going to weding at Collins to Davist

Fr 4.

Rain/Rain/Rain/Rain I shelled a turn corn Tho & H made a pair pants for me

Sat 5.
squirl
window
[window frame sketch]
Pup

Rain/Cdy/Cdy/Fair I killed a squirl in Anna, yard up oak tree made & put in a window frame for Anna Edmond I hear Clarrence came to see John to night went back Biron S came by -

Sun 6.

Fair cool eve/Fair/Fair/Fair We went to Carmel S.S. I had 2 scollars Bro Pat preached.

M 7.
mill
Jerico

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to mill left corn went to Jerico to see Landrum

Tus 8
mill

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Bro Saml brought Sister Sarah & Emily Tally over this evening went to the mill for meal

W 9.
Mr W
hogs

Rain a little/Fair/Fair/Fair Jas getting up corn shucking etc Bob & I went for a roler for sorgum we caught 8 hogs in corn field of Mr Wares

Th 10.
Jerico
mill

Rain a Little/Fair/Fair/Fair Girls & Jas went to Cty Line pick n Edmond Jacob & Ned went to Jerico to turn roler for mill Old Mr Homes & partner wer there

Fr 11.
Cedar fork
Dr L A &
R.A.

Fair/Rain Show/Fair/Fair Edmond lent me his horse I went to R Andersons to see Dr Lin qualified before R.A. my rode account Edmond & I covered the roler with old stove Dr L laid it off etc

Sat 12.
threshed oats
Bro Saml,
Mr S. etc
$1.20

Fair/Rain a f d Fair/Fair/Fair I threshed out Cous Fitz oats Mr South & Cousin Fitz went to look at hog corn on river put it down at 1 barrell destroyed. I carry Sister Sarah & Emily Tally H & baby to Bro Saml Clarrence is up. Edmond hear to night Jas went to Bro S, pd Mr Southworth $1.20 for Susan Mary & Ann at Ct Buttlers new house

Sun 13.
sick

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I laid up with a carbuncle on my leg near the one before H & Lizzie went to Lucks

M 14.
in bed
mashine
[bird sketch]

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Bob & Cato brought mashine & putting it down for sorgum I went out leg hurt a good deel Thomasia & Linnie went to Mr S, spent day hird wild gees pass to night

Tus 15.
Anthony
pairs to
turn out

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Anthony colared. came to see about prizeing tobacco is to come next thursday to prize commenced getting out sorgum this evening – for Amp etc Jas carryed box pairs to Huletts

W 16.
pick nick

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair H. Jas & Edmond w to Elon pick nick Betty sent us some cake Bro Ryland was there. making sorgum Bob faning oats at E F sent for Dr to see my leg. very painfull in evening an old woman colored that had not walked for thirty years or over walking and praising God she formerly belonged to Mrs bibbs

Th 19.
[actually, 17]
Anthony is to
prize for $1.00
a hhd
Clarrence w
to West Moland

Fair milkd d/Fair/Fair/Fair Anthony came to prize tobacco commenced sprinkling & Sister Anderson & Anna came down Sister A, going to spend night Clarrence went down we sent some potatoes & pairs to John Edmond sent box pairs from Huletts that wer left

Fr 18.

Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair Bob went to the Depot with a lode Oats/800 lbs makg molaces Cato etc Anthony & Jas prizeing tobacco nearly done one Hhd

Sat. 19.

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair prizeing tobacco Bob carryed oats to Depot 23 bags 1467

S 20.

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair H & Lizzie went to Providence S day good deel of of company there Bob went to town

M 21.
mill

Rain/Cdy/Fair/Fair sent Hhd tobacco to turn out & oats 23 bags put it in car with Mr S. Sheep carryed corn to mill

Tus 22.
mill

Fair/Fair/Rain a L/Fair Election day – sent for meal [black men voted for the firs time in Virginia; election was for delegates to a convention to revise the state constitution]

W 23.

Fair cold/Fair windy/Fair/Fair prizeing tobacco in tubs etc

Th 24.
Roler to mil
[mule sketch]

Fair L frost/Fair/Fair/Fair Edmond carryed a little roler to Prov to get John to turn for my sorgam mill H went to R Andersons to s night got baler from Mr Duglis E, commenced grinding this evening – Jas soled Davy [mule] to R Larrence for sow & 5 dollars he & E. traded. still in bed

Fr 25.

Fair/Fair/Fair/FAir Uncle Amp dug my sweet potatoes cart l[o]ded not quite finished Garland makg molaces. Jas & Anthony prizeing tobacco Sharp cutting down kean [cane] etc

Sat 26.

Fair/Cdy/Fair/Fair E & Garland g sorgam etc Jas & E went for hog & failed getting her Sharp woman & boy at work. finished S. potatoes fed hands w meet etc Co Fitz sent a trunk to Lucy W. sent shoulder bacon in it etc Antony prizeing tobacco. I dressed to day on bed leg a little better

Sun 27.

Fair/Fair/Fair/Rain S[p]ent day at home leg still so as cant be used

M 28.

Rain/Rain/Rain/Rain A rainy day water ran in cellar on potatoes prizeing tobacco etc

Tus 29.
geese
[bird sketch]

Rain/Cdy/Cdy/Fair A gang wile geese passed wensday flying very [leg? low?] a one w finished prizeing tobacco etc Susan S is hear

W 30.
Snow a little

Fair/Fair/Fair/Snow makg molaces. Edmond finished his We commenced ours again s went home

Th 31.

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Making molaces [words lined out] etc etc etc