Day Journals of James T. Redd - October 1868

Th 1.
Mr S –
mashine
mill
1 s f

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Mr Southworths to fix down the sorgum mashine I sent for the levil Mr Mahon came to see if Mrs England could get out her crop out there I went to the mill got meal Anna sent for meal failed to get it for her Anna gave me a waiscoat Boys put up a stack fodder

Fr 2.
Mt Airy
mill
12 lbs flour
Mr S.
2 s f

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Mt Airy to see Mr Jones he was in Richmond went to mill got 12 lbs flour am to give 7 cts went to Ballards etc I went to look for the woolf track & found it a very large one went to Mr Southworth & fixed the mashine etc (Boys put up one stack fodder large

Sat 3.
Carmel
Anna,

Cdy/Rain/Cdy/Cdy Cousin Fitz came up this morning I went with him down went to Carmel John was moderater but few persons I dined at Anna, boys & Tho dined there Liz is there to night Edmond & Fountain came up to look at mine & to go to (inidan hill)

S 4.
Prov
Carmel

Cdy Rain/Rain/Rain/Rain I went by Providence carryed horse down for H came back to dinner got wet Miss Rosy & Hol were there John Keane George Quarles & Sue A wer there Dr lent me his great coat, I had 1 scollar

M 5.
corn house
H etc
Mr S.
Scool

Cdy/Fair/Fair/Fair Boys commenced corn house getting the logs Charles came up I went to – meet H by Anna, Prov carriage going for teacher Miss Morrison I went to Mrs Southworths for pattern gave me a cream pot molaces for Gwinnet Susan & Pertha are hear to night children started to scool to Miss Wiltshire.

Tus 6.
Anna
turn out

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went by Anna invited Co Fitz & family to sup they came with Betty Redd & sat till bed time I went to turn out got bar sope & some sugar soled some eggs at 18 cts pr do graised horses etc

W 7.
Anna,
Inidianaplice
Elon
$10.
80 cts

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair We went down to Anna, to see Co – Fitz & all off Mr S. carryed them Edmond came up this morning to breakfast H & I went to Elon to picknack Dr Lin spoke to day tole a dream Bro Saml pd me ten dollars in part for a wagon I pd Mr Austin 84 cts for flour bought a few days ago

Th 8.
Prov
mill
Anna
Canfield

Cdy Rain/Cdy/Cdy/Fair I went by Providence carryed coat & got a pattern for H. went to mill for meal stoped at Anna, out rain she gave me a snack Asher Canfield came up to see boys John Terrell @ to night to see John. he is at Bro Saml – Jas at Mr Lambies.

Fr 9.
shoe makers
$8.50
P S.

Fair cool d/Fair/Fair/Rain I went to Mr Kellys carryed leather etc from there to Dr Burruss, & to Jas Weaglesworth, had my shoes ½ soled pd 37 cts had 2 pair cut out am to pay $1.50 cts John & Clarrence came to day John pd me $8.00 for Bro Saml Tho & children went to Mr S, Pertha is hear to night

Sat 10.
store
$2.00

Rain a L/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy I went to store Cedar fork got a s cotton & net went to Terrells bought 2 lbs powder $1.20 4 lbs shot 18 cts per lb 1 bunch brade 10 cts bought a pr shoes for John $ 2.50 cts of Richinson Liz & Pertha went to w field. Edmond & Charles came to night sat till bed time

Sun 11.
Prov
Carmel S.S.

Cdy/Fair/Fair/Fair H & I went by Providence to meeting L Trainham conducted prayer meeting John came up with me Mr & Mrs Walker Terrell spent evening 2 Kellys spent day hear

M 12.
mill
hunting
S. fodder

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to mill with new & old brought Tho shoes home he is to make a pr for $1.50 cts I am to furnish sole leather sent a letter to Dandridge for pr pints [pants?] I went hunting tribels hill Lidia & Becky – Luck came this evening Liz went to E hill w them to night Boys put up a stack foder t n makg 3 in all

Tus 13.
$1.69
Store
colt
[goose sketch]

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Terrells store got 1 gallon oil 75 cts 3 lbs sugar 50 cts 1 lb coffee 30 cts other things 14 cts makg $1.69 cts saw Mrs Wood there Boys workg on stack frame they went to Ware about dog John went to Mr Jones to get yoke on colt & turn her out in pasture again – saw 25 wild gees going south Aggy Lambie is hear to night

W 14.
corn
stack frame
trap

Fair/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy I shelled a bushel new corn to day helped to fix stack frame etc Jas found a bed mica John went to Mr Kellys after a dog failed to get him Charles Lamby came for the [lai?] the house key I set a steel trap for a fox

Th 15.
Prov
mill
H came up
Ballards
T Jones
.40 cts

fine Rain/Cdy/Cdy misty/Cdy I caryed corn by Providence &horse for H went to mill John furnished old corn & ground it H came up with me Dr A says I can get some sorgum & wheet & potatoes went to Ballards to carry leather went to Joneses got 40 cts worth of onions. we went robin hunting. to. n.

Fr 16.
corn
robins
(sow sketch)

Cdy/Fair/Fair/Fair I shucked & shelled corn & made a rode by side g fence to hall fodder H & Liz went to Anna, to night Linnie went to Mr Southworths Boys gone hunting to night little Black sow has 5 pigs in pen to day boys killed 3 hairs yesterday a great many robins by tick spring. . . . a fox trad in ½ inch of trap

Sat 17.
Prov
wheat
Dr Lins
Ballard
$1.00

Fair cold d/Fair/Fair/Fair H & Gwin & I went to Providence in wagon got 4 bu wheat jug molaces 3 hampers of potatoes etc Dr gave me I went to Dr Lins for Bora gard to ride to Spotwelvania [Spotsylvania] to look for a cow got Thomasia shoes from Ballard paid him $1.00 in part owe 50 cts patched H, Boys put up a stack fodder 4 in all at E hill Jas is gone for her to night

Sun 18.
Carmel
S.S.

Fair/Fair/Fair Cdy/Rain I went to Carmel taught 2 scollars – Dickinsons class. Dr D conducted the meeting

M 19.
Spotsyva
cousin Sam

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Cousin Sam Andrews Spotsylvania to look for a milk, cow staid all night at tavern Boys are halling top fodder & commenced the stack. I met Mr Luck & Miss Davis above Partlers

Tus 20.
Stubs mill
top S.

Fair/Fair/Cdy/Cdy I pass gole minds [gold mine may have been Whitehall Mine] & went to Mrs Hill went to Mr Stubs mill saw him came back to Mrs H, & to tavern to spend night. workg on top stack – Andrews Tavern [in Spotsylvania; had been Confederate post office]

W 21.
Spotsylvania

Rain/Rain/Rain/Cdy I started down home stoped at a Mr Pains to look at a cow came down home got wet a little – finished top stack

Th 22.
corn
bars etc
P. L. colt

Fair coal d/Fair/Fair cool/Fair I shucked corn made a pr bars at gate & on swamp on line swamp put up up fence etc Mrs P Luck came for her colt she got in corn field Boys cutting d corn to sow wheat I set steel trap fixed a flap on etc put the horses & oxen in hear to day. moved hair trap on ivy hill. .

Fr 23.
mill
D [?]
[black hand sketch]
s. corn

Fair cool day/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to mill Buttlers carryed corn 1 bu carryed Borygard to Dr Lin, Mrs J. T. Anderson died last night at Dr Lins I went to Tom Jones, to sell him some cattle is to come over in morning – Boys haling up corn shucking etc a ventriliquis is to perform at turn out to night I cut out a shote for Bro Mitchel & weighed a part he sent 50 cts to James T. R

Sat 24.
Mr G –
shoes
$3.75
Providence
corn

Fair a largefrost/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Mr Lambies to meet Mr Jones offered him 4 cattle for 35 dollars went to shoemakers Jas Wiglesworth got 3 pairs shoes pd $3. ¾ - saw T Gatewood &his wagon his black horse ran away got loos from wagon H, came home I went with her to Providence 2 Englans are hear & one of the Dukes – halling & shucking corn 3 bls set s. trap by rock ivy hill.

Sun 25

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Tho Lizzie & Mrs Wiltshire & I went to Bro Saml, & to Elon to the funeral of Sis F Anderson we dined at Bro Saml Mony & Sister Sarah wer there. Sam Anderson Bro Ryland preached

M 26.
miker
T, to Prov

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Edmond came up to dig in miker – mine [mica mine] dined hear I went with him home & got some milk he carryed his slut to John Goodwins Susan S brought over a pitcher milk Liz went home with her Boys ploughing for wheat I shucked a lode corn etc Aggy & Maggy came up on old mare Thomasia & Fannie went to Providence

Tus 27.
potatoes &
wheat
cow

Fair/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy I helped Tho to dig sweet potatoes and put them in a heep in corn field Boys ploughing I sowed 1 ½ bu wheat raking it in white. Anna sold her cow to Tom Swann for 27 ½ dollars

W 28.
mill
1 ½ bu
$1.28
whear 2 ½ bu

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I shelled corn & went to Buttlers mill pd Mr Austin 3 cts pd Ballard 50 cts for Tho shoes left Linnie, shoes with him he to make her a pr for them – Edmond gave me some matches diging s potatoes put up potatoes in heep, sowed 1 bu wheat to day makg 2 ½ bu rakg in -

Th 29.
potatoes
greens
Mr Southworth
oxen & cart

Fair frost/Fair/Fair/Fair finished diging sweet potatoes and put them in heep put away the greens. Thomasia Lin & Gwin & I dined at Mr Southworths I driled some wheat rode side. ploughed the potatoe patch shucking corn Virgil & T B Luck came tonight & Dick Chandler for my oxen. to carry goods to the church on tomorrow Charles L went with boys oposon [opossum] hunting to night

Fr 30
wheat
Mrs D.

Fair/Fair/Fair/Cdy Sowed some wheat on potatoe patch & diging irish potatoes poar turn out commenced a dogwood trap double pulling off corn Fannie went with Cate L to Mr Southworths to night. Mrs Douglis came hear to day gave T a h. pup. I set Fox trap in sand.

Sat 31.
Carmel

Cdy/Rain a L/Rain/Rain I went to Carmel John went his call came up of delinquence excused went by with John McLA & dined sent a bundle to Tho childrens frocks saw the teacher Miss Morison Dr A went to Allensworth to see a nefew of his. made a frame for barn moddel one I saw in D.