Sat 1. |
Fair cold night Last/Fair/Fair/Fair I copied my book, Virgil Luck came for my sleygh offered $1.00 for it tomorrow Boys halling wood |
Sun 2. |
Fair cold n/Fair/Fair/Fair Hill poly spent the day at home boys w on river skeating. Robt Larrence came up to day to see about mule etc |
M 3. |
Fair cold/fair/Fair very cold night/Fair I went to Huletts for broad axe pd Mr Burglin $3.50 cts for it bought 16 lbs sole leather 35 cts a lb ˝ lb ginger 50 cts ball thread 12 1/2 cts pd for the things $9.72 cts Luck brought my sleygh home Ct Buttler rode with me from Huletts to mill – Boys halling wood short. Saw Eugene & Cary at Huletts in sleygh |
Tus 4. |
Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/Snow I went to Spicers carryed leather for a pr shoes for Lizzie & a pr for Thomasia had them 1/2 soled pd Spicer 50 cts I furnished all Mr Grover came up with pohn Canfield Mr G & John went in hanover to look for Turkeys in Sleygh I spoke to Mrs Spicer for turkeys Sam Swann came by brought Hs deed for colt Mr Grover dined hear & spent night made broad axe helve |
W 5. |
Snow Rain/Cdy/Cdy/Fair Mr Grover & the Boys went to Spicers for turkeys failed getting them Mr G & Joh Canfield started down to day in rain Bob cut out a pr shoes for Linnie John makg pr for same soled Mr Lambie his fodder $7. a stack he helping me to shell corn a turn |
Th 6. |
Fair cold d/Fair/Fair/Fair Last night the shop caught fire from chimney burnt my tule chest & tools & others also E T Redds broad (axe) (handle) etc etc Charles Lambie & Mitchies had the fire in shop. we put the fire out after hard fighting & saved house I went to mill with corn went to Ballards etc had 2 ˝ soles put on for whitch I pd 50 cts in full Cary & Saml came over in sleygh Cary & Jas went to Mr Dukes. |
Fr 7. |
Fair cold d/Fair/Fair cold/Fair Jas & I went to Bull-church to warnttrins [warrantings?] Amp & Cato, failed to appear the cace of Collins & Tuning etc and Crop & Carmel etc we came by Terrells store bought cheese 30 cts crackers 20 cts tacks 10 cts saw s. white at store. I gave Mr Allen my account against [Amp?] etc I spoke to Mr Kean & Saml to come hear to fill up some deeds |
Sat 8. |
Fair very cold morning/Fair/Cdy/Rain I went to Mr Spicers for Lizzies shoes pd Mr S $1.25 cts for makg Bro Saml & wife came over Mr Samuel & Sone & Mr Kean Dr Lin John McLA & Eugene Edmond came most of them dined hear Jane cooked I pd Mr Kean $11.00 for his & Mr Saml,s work 3 deeds I gave Fitz his deed pd him 50 cts for stamp etc Mr & Mrs Southworth at Anna, this evening – the coldest morning we have had this winter I think |
Sun 9. |
Rain/Rain/Cdy/Cdy Spent the day at home Charly Lambie carried the Deeds to John Chandler to carry to coart gave him $5.00 Mr S sent $2.50 cts |
M 10. |
Cdy Fair cold d/Cdy/Cdy/Snow 1 in I went by Cedar fork & to Mrs L Cobbs bought an old brick chimney of her for whitch I pd her $11.00 owe 4 am to pay $15.00 for the chimney went to Mr Keans & traded for a cow & calf am to give 2 sows John Kean came back w to see the sows he & boys ewnt skeating on the river John is hear to night hurt his eye Fitz started to indianapilis |
Tus 11. |
Fair cold/Fair/Fair/Fair H & I went to Cedar fork I pd Mr John Chandler $6.00 for deeds that he advanced H bought 75 cts worth cloth for S. H Cobbs We went to Terrells bought frock for H C pd $1.25 cts. I bought things to the amount fof $1.25 cts came by S Addams, left cloth John Kean & boys went to Terrells skeating we went home from pond Mr Lambie bought E cow & calf for $32.50 cts |
W 12. |
Fair cold m/Fair/Fair/Fair Harris came in morning I pd him $1.00 for work fixed up horse cart sent 2 sows to Mr Kean by boys & got cow & calf 3 years old nearly Dr Lin & Eugene came over Mr Lambie pd for the land in full. Tho sined a paper for the Dr. Edmond took up his children I made a pen for Calf E borowed my wagon Clarrence came up |
Th 13. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair We faned out some wheat & sent it to the mill by Jas John went to Dr Wins I went to ivy hill hewing with Edmonds axe it cut w [well?] Dr Lin came he pd Buck Terrrell [?] Joh $1600. Catoes boys pulled up 2 basketts turnips one for Anna I lent Garland plough gear to day. Jas halled a lode wood & straw Charly is hear to night Edmond started down to Mr Sanfords in my -wagon with Jim Harris, & corps of 2 children |
Fr 14. |
Fair cold m/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to ivy hill makg me a hen house fraiming it Sam Swann came by [2?] to day left a note for me boys commenced a hen house for self. Jas went to mill for flour Mr John Trainham died to night |
Sat 15. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to ivy hill fraiming hen house H brought my dinner Anna gave me a pair buck skin gloves to day I halled a lode wood & straw. Bob carryed 21 bu oats for self to Huletts with my cart steers did not get father than mill hill on the other side ice on hill prevented. |
Sun 16. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Cdy H & I
went to Carmel Dr Dickinson spoke etc Lewis Clarrence Eugane Barbara &
Cary wer at Carmel (Bro P sick) Bro Moncure gave me a [G?] book by Basil
Manly Jr., 1864. [Baptist minister and educator who wrote The
child's question book on the four Gospels. |
M 17. |
Rain Snow/Cdy/Cdy/Fair Harris came he & I hued one log cut [?] H worked about 2 hours went home – John & I cut severil trees at ivy hill Jenny & Cate started to scool to Mrs Chandler to d Clarrence down to day Anna got a letter f Fitz Anna gave me jack plane etc [woodworking bench plane] |
Tus 18. |
Fair cold mor/Fair/Fair/Cdy I went to ivy hill cutting Harris came 12 oc w ˝ day Boys halled a log to mill & a plate to ivy hill T carryed my dinner up I came down & went back & dined in pines saw Mr Reynolds going to pol, Lucks H went to Anna, to night to see S.S. |
W 19. |
Cdy Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Harris & I hewing ivy hill quite poly to day Tho & Fannie brought my dinner cleaned out spring Boys halling logs to mill etc halled some plank & scantling Ivy hill Anna sent me a smoothing plane tonight. 2 hands getting wood for Mr Lambie |
Th 20. |
Fair mild d/Fair/Fair mild/Cdy Harris & I hewing Ivy hill I went to E hill to get a man to cut saw Apolus Luck went to look at rode I divided chalf for Mr Lambie & stack of fodder of Bobs Boys halled 2 lodes wood & one [sile?] to Ivy Hill Mr Lambie & Charles sat hear to night till bed time gave H $2.00 to by sugar coffee lost knife to day Johns name on it |
Fr 21. |
Rain mild day/Rain/Rain/Cdy I hired a man from E hill name [blank] for 37 ˝ cts a day worked 1/3 of day & went home I lent Mr Lambie a glue pot or (box) |
Sat 22. |
Fair cold day/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Mr Davy Cobbs & to John Wrights to look at an ox & to chalk levil to see H Martin he was at the Depot saw Satte white came back by Mr Cobbs & looked at his steer I wanted to trade Buck for his ox came H went to Wm Noels new house to see Jas Jones A work man w for $1.25 cts pr day. Boys went away to night. came back again |
Sun 23. |
Cdy most of d/Cdy/Cdy/Snow a few flakes I spent the day at home a very cold day and night boys went to Cty Line Tom B Luck & Virgil came in evening & stayed till night & went home again Mr Chandler went to Providence to day girls went to Carmel |
M 24. |
Snow/Hail/Hail/Sleet I went to Mt Airy to see Mr Jones found him at plant bed by mill looked at his black Bull offered to trade John went to T. B. Lucks Mr Mitchul made a rake in shop Mr Dick Chanler is hear tonight Charles caught a rat I clained him for bate for mink Jas went with C to store to n |
Tus 25. |
Cdy sleet/Cdy/Cdy misty/Cdy Jas came back from store went back to night carryed (booth dog) I bated trap with (rat) I sharpened cross cut saw short one etc Charles went to Bro Saml, for tobacco seed he caught 3 rats to day. Cows got to the fodder stack Jas came back to night, left booth, w Chandler gave him away to him. |
W 26. |
Cdy/Cdy/Rain a L/Cdy sleet I went to traps John & I went to slash for a lode wood John got back this morning Jas went to Terrells mill & Mrs Ds Fannie set a hen yesterday or today – Pertha S came by going to Anna, Lizzie went with her |
Th 27. |
Rain a L/Rain a L/Cdy/Cdy ice melted a good deel to day or sleet John went to Tom Swann, Jas to store C. F. Mr Mitchiel went to see Dr Lin about his throat & fixed x cut saw etc Tom came for clothes 2 men ground there axes on my grind stone negroes |
Fr 28. |
Fair cold day/Fair/Fair cold/Fair I went to Gilberts to look at his ox he did not want to trade went by Robert Larrence looked at his cows. Boys cutting wood halled 1 lode they went to Mt Airy for B ox did not get him he was small. Mr Lambie Bt a horse for $90.00 Jas Terrell |
Sat 29. |
Fair cold mor/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel Bro Patison preached took a collection for the pulpit collected $12.25 John went to Carmel to day. Bro England & C wer at meeting Edmond got back to day from Brunswick. I pd 50 cts for pulpit, $4.50 cts for paster this year. Charles came in to night - |