Fr 1st |
Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Cdy Mr S white & I finished putting rafters on shed we went to slash for slabs sawed & rove 580 John brought dinner to us Bob prizeing tobacco Jas shelled corn & carryed it to mill got meal etc |
Sat 2. |
Fair warm/Rain a L/Cdy/Fair I went to Carmel Bro Patison preached had – several persons up for dancing turned out T Sale had Bro Moncure up & John Chandler etc Bro Saml at meeting – Mr S white made a dore & put in window frame in I pd Mr Satty-white five dollars to night. Mr Chandler lost a cow Hills shop. children went to Landora this evening |
Sun 3. |
Cdy/Fair/Fair/Cdy I went to Carmel taught seval had 2 new scollars Coleman & Peniton & Cobb – Elected Superintendant Dr Dickinson I went by Providence Robt Anderson & wife wer there still at Prov. R. Dickinson gave me some watermellon seed for Bro Saml Mr Satty went home. Bob malling & cutting rails & [torsilles? door sills?] by Johns hen house John Kean went to the Dr & home |
M 4. |
Cdy/Fair/Cdy/Fair I finished facing window etc makg cow pen by spring made hoe helve etc Bob malling rails cutting rail timber etc Boys are ploughing grubing etc killed 2 snakes small Lizzie & Fannie went fishing to day - |
Tus 5. |
Cdy Rain/Rain/Cdy/Cdy I went to the mill to see about some plank poly all day Bob malling rails I finished cow pen by spring Bob getting stakes for galliping fence etc carryed colt to Landora to graze at 50 cts pr month. |
W 6. |
Foggy/Cdy thunder/Cdy/Foggy I put a post in shed etc put hoops on bucket Bob getting stakes for fence. Mr S. white came this evening he & I went to mill for slabs got a lode Jas went to turn out for point & to see Buttler about plank Edmond brought old black slut hear & went fishing hear to night John ploughing Mr S |
Th 7. |
Fair/Rain/Cdy Rain/Cdy Mr Mc Connal & John England came for a yellow cow to keep for children scolding Mr Sattywhite & I workg on the shed lathing etc stoped all evening for rain Bob malling stakes etc Mrs Linch Cobbs [at?] Anna [?] for money pd her $1.75 cts owe 25 cts steer got down to day children went for chickens at cedar vale brought up 2 of my hens with chickens. Boys ploughing for corn I have pd Mrs Cobbs $14.75 cts for brick chimney |
Fr 8. |
Cdy/Fair/Fair/Fair Mr Sattywhite & I went to slash for slabs rove 500 before dinner Mr Lambie Edmond & 2 negroes came whare we wer to see us get – slabs Bob halled 3 lodes slabs commenced nailing on shed jointing or drawing slabs Bob getting stakes etc Thomasia went to Mr Southworths this evening |
Sat. 9. |
Fair/Fair/Fair Frost a L/Fair Bob carryed tobacco to Huletts brought 10 planks of Mr Southworths from the mill borrowed to be returned again Biron came to lett me know Mr Sattywhite & I covering the shed etc children went to Landora the cow came from there yesterday swam the river. steer missing to night - |
Sun 10. |
Fair cool/Cdy Rain/Rain/Rain I went to Carmel S.S. had 1 scollar Dr Dickinson came late spoke to children Thomasia & I went in pasture to look for sows & pigs they have 6 pigs etc |
M 11. |
Rain/Fair/Fair/Fair Mr S white drawing slabs running fence & Boys halling stakes etc covering shed & planking up etc Mr Lambie came up to see me about fowls & hogs etc Mrs Apollus Luck came this evening Harriet & Tigual [Tignal] came Tig carryed Bara down to John to ride Boys went down for hens |
Tus 12. |
Fair/Cdy Rain/Rain/Rain planking up shed Bob halled a lode of plank from mill 11 planks 11 in wide & 14 feet long. Susan Sally & others passed to river. Bob halling rails & stakes etc Mr S. w & I fencing etc Dr Lin came by we went to spring etc etc Jas went to Bro Saml for seed corn planting corn 2 boys helping etc |
W 13. |
Rain very h/Rain/Rain/Cdy Rain very hard the swamp is higher than I most ever saw it river rizeing very fast Mr S white & I fenced a little Edmond had his hair cut made some fishing lines etc Charles Lambie came to night spent night |
Th 14 |
Rain/Rain a L/Cdy/Cdy finished shingling shed fencing etc etc Bob halling rails getting stakes etc Lizzie England is hear to night |
Fr 15. |
Cdy Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Children went to Landora to a may party Lambies went drove Mrs Englands horse Bill horse is missing moved cow pen made a new one by spring fenced in plant bed etc moved stove in shed brought up old cubbard etc river is quite high falling some washed some of my rail down killed 2 snakes to day Bob went to turn out got 3 bls plaster left one at mill. Bob went to Hanover to night |
Sat 16 |
Fair/Fair/Cdy/Rain fencing a little water is in banks swing doar casing etc Mr S white ran a chimney to stove on shed worked ½ of day I pd him 5 dollars this evening I went with H in cart to Providence Ella is very poly Cousin E Anderson is at Providence Mrs Cobbs & Dr Lins 2 boys |
Sun 17. |
Rain/Rain a L/Cdy/Rain I went to Carmel Bro Patison preached few persons Bro Saml was there he came with me home Jordin W at meeting. |
M 18. |
Cdy/Rain/Cdy/Cdy
I finished the fence to river through the flat patched it up at ivy hill etc
Bob got stakes halled etc ploughed sweet -potatoe patch in cotnfield set out
13 roughs John shelled corn carrryed it to mill & went to Bro Samls, -
Boys & I sowed bl) plaster on Oat land by Mr Southworth draw bars &
this side parth. Jas had a chill etc rose cow missing Mrs S came this morning |
Tus 19. |
Cdy/Fair/Fair/Cdy Sent to Mr Southworth to help to move things from Cedar vale he halled till dinner cleared out the house etc etc Bob halling etc ploughing garden for irish potatoes etc I am hoss [hoarse?] John went to mill for meal in boat |
W 20. |
Cdy/Cdy & cool/Cdy/Cdy I have been poly all day very hoss etc Mrs England 2 daughters & Miss McConnal came H & Emily Anderson came walked to ivy hill etc Mr Sattyw came this evening Bob ploughing planting potatoes etc Boys Katoes planting corn John & Jas went to mill for plaster |
Th 21. |
Cdy/Fair/Fair/Fair John Mr Sattywhite & Bob sowed a barrell plaster on oats I rode down to slash to pick trees for slabs John & Mr Satty white & Bob went Mr S riving slabs Bob & John sowing Jas has a chill |
Fr 22. |
Fair/Fair/Cdy/Rain I put a bent post in at stable etc planting irish potatoes by gate near gully went down to slash split up all the blacks Mr Satty white & Bob sawed got 4 stocks Mr S.w. riving slabs Bob halled 1 lode up this evening I pd Bob five dollars to night owe him 2 Pertha S came this evening I stoped at Anna, she gave me a glass milk etc. Harris came over to day to see me Jane washed etc |
Sat 23. |
Rainy day/Rain/Rain/Cdy I swang kitchen dore etc Mr Sattywhite went down slash & finished slabs went away this evening sebttled with him pd him ten dollars in full of all demands Davy came for sweet potatoe plants for Kato wife John & Thomasia set out sweet potatoe plants nearly finished |
Sun 24 |
Rain/Rain/Rain/Cdy I spent the day at home quite poly Tho & I went to ivy hill & garden children went to Anna the Lambies came up & [cha?] |
M 25. |
Fair/Fair/Cdy/Fair Fannie & Linnie started to scool to Miss McConnel I went to Mr Dervins & to Jerico to see Mr D saw him & Brother Mr D will come up Wendsday to look at hogs came by LBA, mill saw John & Edmond Jas went to T Lucks this evening workg on stable end this way I killed a large snake by Mr Dervins |
Tus 26. |
Fair/Fair/Cdy/Fair I worked on the shed stable commenced nailing on larths etc John ploughing for corn on flat on river Jas came back shelling corn at Cedar vale Tho & John went down to cedar vale |
W 27. |
Fair/Fair/Cdy Rain/Rain worked on shed a little put up several laths Mr Dervin came we went to look for hogs he is to take sow & 3 pigs & 2 shotes for 25 dollars he is to work for $1.50 cts pr day for me Phillip Duke came with Edmond Jas went to Terrells for meal ploughing |
Th 28. |
Rain/Rain/Cdy/Cdy I rove some slabs in the pines near the house nailing on etc John & Jas carryed cow & calf to Mrs Englands sent potatoe plants to Mrs E children are at Mrs E, Jas Robinson came with chair pd him 16 cts for bottoming chair we sebttled he ows Jas 50 & I owe him 50 cts |
Fr 29. |
Cdy Fair/Rain/Rain/Cdy I rove slabs for shed nailing on etc Mr Allen came by with Wrights [urn?] account T B Luck came this evening with owl, the 2 England girls – came with my children this evening they stayed at Mrs E, last night. Boys halled up the fodder & some corn to day – Edmond came up this evening |
Sat 30 |
Fair/Rain/Fair cdy/Rain hard I went to Cedar vale this morning let Mr Ben Dervin 3 hogs one pig for 25 dollars in work (at 1 dollar 50 cts pr day I went down for my 2 & brought them up to night John & Jas brought up cherry cow from Anna, T B Luck went home this evening Boys went crow hunting F & L & 2 Englands went to store to day I finished covering the shed stable etc |
Sun 31. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Thomasia & Gwinnet & I went to Providence I went on to Carmel Dr D spoke, I had 4 scollars Coelman went to Prov to dinner the Englans went home this evening & John Kean at providence |