W 1. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Cutting down trees in pasture went to Cedar vale & shelled a turn corn Boys came down spoke to Mr Lambie about my wheet grave yd Thomasia went to Anna, Sattyw at Cedar vale repairing house shed. Boys ploughing corn Pertha S brought some snaps hear to day. saw Mr L, corn. Dr John Thomas Redd died to day. [his nephew Dr. John T. Redd, 29 Sep 1834 1 Jl 1868] |
Th 2. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to the mill Dr Lin & John ground the corn I killed several rats saw Chandler cleaning out well we went to Mrs England pasture to look for cow & colt salted them I went by E hill Thomasia went before me Pol at his faters [fathers] Jas went to Ts store Charles L is hear to night Mrs Agness Terrell is dead Dr, wife & Mr Lewis Hills wife |
Fr 3. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went cutting in pasture Dr Anderson came while T & I wer away he saw Gwinnet he went to see the boys corn etc |
Sat 4. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair John & I went to Carmel had no preaching turned out T Trevillion restored John Mongumery & Miss Hackett for dancing. I went by Providence & dined Miss Jinnet was at P. I brought up vegetables etc the Miss Englans came with F & L. to night Anna sent for Buck. B |
Sun 5. |
Fair/Fair/Rain hard/Cdy I went to Carmel in wagon drove Mrs Englands horse w mine carryed 2 E. & 3 of my children makg 5 scollars. Bro Poindexter spoke & preached. communced to day but few persons Cary Duke & Lucks washed |
M 6. |
Fair/Rain/Cdy/Fair I carryed Mrs Englans horse home set brush on fire in pasture etc patched up the horse lot fence girls went w the Englands home last evening came this evening Boys thining corn etc |
Tus 7. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Cedar vale for tobacco trash went to Anna, for steer B fixed Anna, key & lock for her put the manure around peach trees Boys thining & ploughing corn Mrs Lowery came up thear. |
W 8. |
Fair warm d/Cdy/Cdy/Fair I went to Cedar vale & moved my little wagon to Anna, soled Mr Lambie a cutting box for ten dolllars 2 months c Harriet came up to day w Tig he went to T for leaches Liz is thear came to dinner went back to night Gwin was poly & Fanny at Landora sick Lizzie England came with Linnie Pertha S. came with Johns dictionary cost 75 cts I went down for a lode things that wer thrown out barn shelled some corn etc ploughing & weeding corn etc Thomasia went to Anna Douglis etc Mr L. finished halling up my wheat beeting out in barn etc etc |
Th 9. |
Fair/Rain hard/Cdy/Fair I finished shelling turn corn etc carryed it to Dr L mill 2 bu carryed $1.20 cts for Anna & bag for 1 bu meal left it hird to day about Dr John T. Redd, death Edmond came up hear brought harness for wagon for T to go to Bro Saml, - Boys lost there boat caught it near mill John went to Landora for girls, H went with Anna Redd home to n. had very heavy rain this evening. Mr Chandler cow killed by Lightning |
Fr 10. |
Fair/Cdy/Fair/Fair Thomasia H & self & chile went to Bro Saml, spent day they received a letter from Mrs Redd & Mr Shields to day about John Redd, death etc Sam was at home saw Dr Lin Bro Duke etc turn out had a swam bees at Bro S, brought over a (cradle sythe) new from Bro S, he borowed mine Edmond came to Bro Saml, got tobacco plants etc. Boys cutting oats. |
Sat 11. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I made a grass sythe handle & cut briers etc went to Bro Saml, for Thomasia Molly & Bro Saml is poly Boys cutting oats by swamp next to Mr S, pines (leaching Mary) |
Sun 12. |
Fair warm d/Fair/Fair/Fair I carryed H by Prov children w to S.S. I had 1. S. Bro Trainham C.P. meeting s. s. came over, Thomasia & I went to Mr S. & suped TBL was there |
M 13. |
Fair w day/Fair/Fair/Fair cutting briers broke blade etc shocked oats Sam Redd came & dined went w. c. to look for H berries in slash Boys cutting oats nearly finished weeding watermellon vines. Linsy Terrell lost his P book 175 d pd 5 for it |
Tus 14. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to slash for a lode slabs packed them away Mr Buckhannon came this morning for sythe cradle failed Sally S came she & T went for hantleburries [huckleberries?] Edmond came up w Tho. to night. Bowlers mill is burnt Boys ploughing corn etc corner pines. |
W 15. |
Fair a warm day/Fair/Fair w/Fair I went to Cedar v to shell corn saw a snake in corn Cato spoke to me for corn Sw. at work Charles came to wash to night I worked watermellon patch & put tobacco on them graize cows etc tied up & shocked oats finished cutting Boys workg corn ploughing etc Anna sent a snack got husk etc |
Th 16. |
Fair very warm/Fair/Fair very w/Fair I went to Dr L, mill wated for John shocked oats for Henry Carter the Dr, dog died from eating stricknine Mrs England & the children went to slash for H berries came by & dined I glaze [graze] cows etc Boys ploughing corn etc |
Fr 17. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I sprug some cherry trees made a ox bow out of white hickery (struck Swhite, s plain) etc Boys slept out of house last night Thomasia & the children gone to see Sister Anderson C Fork B thining corn ploughing etc etc |
Sat. 18. |
Fair w d/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Cedar vale for old barouch etc Charles Lambie came up to get me to go for Mrs Collison & children put Mr L horses to wagon bought $3.38 cts w bacon for Mr L, Aggy & Jenny went & Lin went to Mrs Englans girls came w them home P Lucks mules got in my oat patch pulled d, 20 shocks graized cattle other S, came for pig |
Sun 19. |
Fair warm day/Fair/Fair/Fair E Mahon brought Mrs Englans horse down we went to Carmel S.S. Bro Patison preached I taught J.T. Hargroves class Fanny staid w Thomasia she is sick H came up to night to stay a while, a party met hear to wash sent for boys |
M 20. |
warm d Rain a lit/Rain hard/Fair/Fair sent Mrs E, horse by the children this morning L, went up I went with Edmond dows [n?] carryed his harness home fixed grass blade on sneed [pruner?] etc Boys ploughing corn gone tho [through?] thin corn on flat my (sed corn) had a pretty rain |
Tus 21. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I cut briers on swamp etc in pasture the children came up from Cedar v Lizzie spent day hear Thomasia & H went to Anna, S S.W & Ed Linnie came this evening Boys ploughing corn Lilly took B & Cherry a few days before. . Anna sent for buck failed Dr Waler is dead I hear. [Dr. Nelson S. Waller, 30 Dec 1817 20 Jl 1868?] Boys washed w Charles & Mitchel to night. graized cttle |
W 22. |
Fair/F Cdy/Cdy/Fair I went to Cedar vale to shell corn let Charlotte have ½ bu corn 60 cts to be paid in washing got hen out hen house & brought hen up hear. children w. to scool Jas laid up to day John ploughing corn etc Harriet went to Providence this morning Thomasia weedin s potatoes I w 1 row put tobacco on watermellon hills |
Th 23. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Dr L mill John & Mr Cobbs wer fixing mill I helped Hermond came Mansel brought my shoes I greesed etc & put them on I killed hundreds of horse flies to day grased Cows etc Jas went to Bro Saml John work. corn |
Fr 24. |
Fair/Rain a L/Rain/Cdy I went to E field barn & cleared it out. nearly to day put fan & things in Anna, barn brought up one of big garner [storehouse] & 2 lodes chaft spred some on clover a negro man passed dog bit him Jas came from Bro Saml, Lizzie England came Fanny w with her back. |
Sat 25. |
Cdy/Fair/Fair/Fair Edmond came up this morning I went down with him & got his long rains to youse Sunday I raked up briers etc in pasture scattered chalf & tobacco graised cows etc Thomasia went to Anna, & Douglis, boys went for Hartle burries Fanny came h |
Sun 26 |
Rain a L/Rain Rain/Rain/Rain I spent day at home had a very hard rain in evening 2 Lambys & Mag Coliston came up is hear to night the swamp is very high Lizzy is hear cattle was caught over on ivy hill side Jas went to Bro Saml |
M 27. |
Rain/Rain/Rain a L/Cdy A hard rain ground very wet sinks are running with water like a swamp Charles L came up in cart for children Edmond came is hear now Jas at Bro S, Cato came for Thomasia to see Mrs Douglis did not go E tills [tells] about a large snake w killed in Tinisee a short time ago 29 feet 8 in long very large 20 in across his head 30 ½ in around body Twenty nine feet 8 in long. very poar [see account in The Ottawa Free Trader, Vol. 28, No 50, 25 July 1868, p. 6] |
Tus 28 |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I worked on shed horse cows got in potatoe p fixed up bars & fence etc Mr Mahon came carryed a chickin to Mrs England of boys Jas came from Bro Saml, Mary sent Lizzie a frock P Luck sent for my grass blade this morning |
W 29. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Cedar Vale shelled corn carryed clothes to Anna, went by Mr Southworths saw [Carrs?] he is better went to Terrells to see Tarlton went by Walker Terrells & Miss Addams, Boys went to P Lucks to help put mashine in wagon etc Boys brought up a lode oats Jas fell off cart brought up vinegar & things out smoke house boys went to look for PL hogs tonight |
Th 30. |
Fair/Cdy R. a f. d./Cdy/Fair I went to mill Fan & I went to Providence H came up with us Johns Man has come gardener I worked on shed. Boys halled up lode oats E.S. ploughing some went to see Edmond sick came back tonight. Dr Chandler lost his trunk in little river |
Fr 31. |
Fair/Rain/Fair/Fair Harriet & I went to Bro Saml Edmond w killed snake at Bro S, Mary about again the girls dressed in black 3 of them B.B. & E. [Betty, Barbara, and Emily Redd] Reynolds mashining w & oats for Mr Lambie E.F. Linner at E hill to night |