Th 1. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Fair/Fair/Fair Cdy/Rain I went to Carmel taught 2 scollars – Dickinsons class. Dr D conducted the meeting |
M 19. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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 |
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. |
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. |