Th 1. |
Rain L/Cdy/Fair/Cdy I put my irish-potatoes in a bed in corner of the garden one peck Early G Iut poles on pasture fence etc horses got out John went with Sam Gouldin to turn out. Jas ploughing Charles is hear |
Fr 2. |
Rain showery/Rain/Rain/Cdy John & I went to E field for a lode straw saw Charls Harris pass workg on garden put up several rails shelled a turn corn John is gone away tonight Jas ploughing Edmond came by Charles L came last night & spent the night |
Sat 3. |
Cdy cool/Cdy/Fair/Fair I went by to see Bro Mitchial he is quite poly went to Carmel with John Bro L B Trainham was moderater etc had an Election of sunday school officers John & James Anderson wer elected Superintendant Trainham is clurck etc John gone to Bro Saml, Jas went to see t B Luck about hay came back to night Virgil Luck brought a letter from cedar fork from Harriet burnt a plant bed in corner of garaden etc ho[e]ing it etc Sandy morkin b [sandy mockingbird] is hear |
Sun 4. |
Fair cool day/Fair/Fair/Fair I went with Thomasia Fannie & Gwin went to Carmel to SS. I had 3 scollars Bro Allen preached Mr Martin going to send his boys T B Luck & Vergil Charles Lamby came in evening & stayed till bed time, John came from Bro Saml, - Pertha S. is hear spent day. |
M 5. |
Fair cool day/Fair/Cdy frost/Fair I went to Taylor Lucks to see R B, hay stack I bought the stack pd $5.00 John went to P Lucks & Cizers about colt Cary came over on Euganes sorrel H Les S, spent day hear Mrs S, came. this evening Liz went with Pertha S. last night I cut a hog to day found a rock house in spring run made by a worm. |
Tus 6. |
Fair frost/Fair cdy/Cdy/Fair Monassa Terrell came to see Johns colt Eugane came to see John Mrs Holiday & Mr came to Anna, brought some things for us Mrs Anderson & Petha Southworth came & spent day Mrs A brought a cty-pin [counterpane?] etc Anna & B Trent came this evening I went with John for a lode straw got it all from E field Jas ploughing on river in meadow workg on garden etc etc Lucy went back to Bro Saml, - Edmond came to barn E field John w with him |
W 7. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Thomasia Gwin & I went to Anna, A & Mrs Wiltshire went with us to Bro Saml I stoped at Huletts got 2 points for 60 cts one no 9 for Edmond carryed 2 do egs for Fanny 14 cts per do saw Mr Holiday & Lucy Anna. quite sick she gave me a red handkershief silk. Sam Gouldin & Sam Redd were there Bell mane Pearce was at Bro Saml all went to miker mind Bars) Cherry cow is choked to night & died choked w year corn Mr Lamby sent for swet potatoes faild getting them of Bro S. he put down his hot bed Sam G help |
Th 8. |
Fair frost/Fair/Fair/Cdy Edmond & John skined cow etc Jas ploughing I fixed a frame for hot bed got hoop poles & went to Anna & hooped a cedar chest for Lucy H. saw Mr & Mrs Poarter Boys gone away John to Bro Saml, John England came by this morning Jas ploughed some in gardin Black martins at L Grove |
Fr 9. |
Rain/Cdy/Fair/Fair Shelling corn Pollus Luck came to look at Johns colt offered 40 dollars 1/2 cash Susan S. came this evening I went to cedar fork for mail Ann & Mrs w had a letter from Anna Tompkins Mrs W & Miss Kean came to Cedar F Boys went to T B Lucks for lode hay gone to E hill to see Virgel Luck to night. carryed my almanack map - |
Sat 10. |
Rain a L/Cdy/Rain/Snow I went to E hill for chaf to to put in hot bed went & got a lode manure saw Napolean & Virgil Luck picked over & put the sweet potatoes in hot bed I covered it over Edmond & John went to Wiglesworths store I sent for a pr shoes for Lizzie cost $1.90 cts. Cary came to see Jas he grubing. |
Sun 11. |
Snowing/Snow/Fair/Fair Snow fell about 6 in deep in places Fanny came with Biron S, this evening on horse, snow melted a good deel snowed very fast all morning - |
M 12. |
Fair/Fair/Fair Rain/Rain a L John carryed his colt to the Boling-Green to sell Jas & I went to E hill for a lode w straw left my blanket & went back for it w to see Mahon Jas started to go slash for stakes came back from swamp John got back with colt Lizzie went to Cedar vale |
Tus 13. |
Cdt frost/Fair/Cdy/Fair I had a pain in my side last night & to day Edmond came up this morning John went to Bro S, Jas went to Cty Line looking for a boy to work Jane came with clothes wants my hogs T B Luck & Virgil & Charles Lambie came & stayed till bed time Lizzie & Cate came this evening E went back |
W 14. |
Fair/Fair/Fair cold n/Fair Edmond & John Canfield came by went to Lucas, to try to sell his land Garland came & bought sow & white shoat for $8.00 is to pay for them in work lent him my cart to carry them down. John carryed his colt to Fancheres sale & soled him for 35 dollars Jas went to Providence for medicine etc Lizzie went to Mr S, for greens etc Thomasia went to Anna |
Th 15 |
Fair a l frost/Fair/Fair/Fair Mr Mahon came this morning soon John gave him a hat Tom came to work to day at 25 cts pr d worked to day John &Tom went for a lode hay Jas got Edmonds cart & hall 3 lodes stakes for pasture fence Lilly cow got in swamp had to pull her out. cold frosty morning ice 1/2 inch thick snow on the ground in places Mr Wm F Luck came to by bricks. |
Fr 16 |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I worked on garden to day put up some rails by walnut tree etc bated a fishing hole John went to Huletts to see Gouldin saw Pertha S spent day hear Becky L came from E hill Anna & Mrs S came this evening Anna took leave for the west going with Lucy Holiday Tom w to day gone home to night John gone to Mr Southworths to a snow all gone to day - |
Sat 17. |
Fair cdy m/Fair/Fair/Fair Lizzy & Mony England came sent for Miny cow John & Tom went for her Pertha S came this evening Edmond is hear to night I bated a fishing hole at washing hole got a letter from H to day & Fanny G, likeness Anna started to Dr Gouldins on her way west Linnie gone to Cedar vale Tom worked 1 day |
Sun 18. |
Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair I spent day at home quite poly Mr Mahon came to borrow meal Charles L & Mr Mitchiel came & 2 Lambies girls. John & Linnie w Elon to hear Tiberius G, Jones preach [Baptist minister, wrote The Baptists: A Vindication, an 1865 publication of the American Baptist Publication Society. Tiberius Gracchus Jones, 12 July 1821 27 June 1895. see Virginia Baptist Ministers. Geroge Braxton Taylor, 1913.] Mr L went hird a whipowill hollow Lilly has a male calf |
M 19. |
Cdy Rain L/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy Tom came w to day Jas ploughing went for hay fencing etc John w to Huletts & to mill carryed a turn corn left it I shelled it - & shucking etc Mr Lambie came to see me about his hot bed Mr Mahon came by & pd the meal he borrowed. John is gone away to night hird a w will hollar to night the hot bed is getting hot put up the pigs |
Tus 20. |
Cdy/Rain/Rain/Fair I worked on garden a little John & Tom moving fence on swamp to the river Jas ploughing Pertha & Lizzie went to Landora, Sally & Liz spent evening Edmond came tonight Tom worked 1/2 day gone home to n Jane came for Mrs Trainham about land for pasture for cow & hog |
W 21. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I finished pasture fence on swamp Jas workg on his stake fence etc Cary came over for John they went over to Bro Saml to start to Missouri took cars at Noels is to meet Anna & Lucy in Fredicksburg I went to Huletts pd for pt 40 cts pd 33 cts for cloth got Miss Eliza to cut a coat pd her 25 cts for cutting (coat) Tom 1 day colt gone off (colt) |
Th 22 |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Graized cows, workg on garden etc near river I went fishing Lizzie came to night Edmond w hear to night Jas at E hill V Luck came to get my oxen failed cleaned spring out Tom one days w I made fishing line etc to day. got the Texas almanac & map |
Fr 23. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I fixed up the cart to hall slab timber fencing etc Tom & I went to Zeland for hay drove Bill & Selebrater. John Watkins came to see my cow etc with Edmond Jas went to look for colt found her at Jas Walkers Jas gone hunting w Charles Nancy Ballard is hear to night |
Sat 24. |
Cdy/Rain a L/Fair/Fair we shelled a turn corn sent it to Providence for potatoes got an owl I went to slash for a lode slab timber Charles caught a koon to day I went fishing Jas to night Edmond & Charles are hear to night Mr Lane Tom,s A came with his shop account I pd him $1.00 gave note for 49 cts. Tom w to day |
Sat 25. |
F cool d/Fair/F frost/Fair I went to Carmel Bro Ryland preached & spoke to S.S. children I gave up my corner to Dr Dickinson I had 6 or 7 scollars Jas & girls went to Cty Line Cary came by cool windy day |
M 26. |
Fair/Cdy/Cdy/Fair I have been workg on garden rove up the slabs nailing on etc Mr Mahon came borrowed a saw & square Jophn H Freeman came to get a job of ditching Nancy B went away to day. Charles S. spent night hear last Tom came gone home to night had a frosty morning Jas ploughing on the flat. |
Tus 27. |
Fair warm/Cdy/Cdy/Fair I nailed on some slabs & put a post in I went to Miss Addams to carry lye etc Rode colt etc Tom did not come to day I went fishing this evening Aggy L & Fanny spent day hear I got 2 pamphlets from cedar |
W 28. |
Fair/Fair/Cdy/Rain a L I went to Cedar vale to look for a rake went by Edmonds & to Nepolian Lucks to see him about his carrage saw Mr Wheet & RA & John McL Anderson driving Bro S, sorrell horse Edmond & Charles are hear to night Mrs Poarter came up this evening Mr Lucus came d to fish caught several fish Tom halling manure to potatoe patch Jas rakeing Mr Mahon came with saw & square |
Th 29 |
Rain a L/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy the hog ruted up all the irish potatoes Jas ploughed some land in the garden to set out some halling out manure Tom H Edmond came up with his horse hitched her with my mair we carryed Lizzie to Bro Saml, got there late |
Fr 30 |
Cdy cool d/Cdy/Cdy Rain/Rain I spent night at Bro Saml, Mary Barbara Lizzie & Edmond started for Mr Gouldins in my wagon lent Edmond my collars & got his I went to Zeland for hay saw Luck Nepolian etc about righting for Mrs Long for Bro Saml, John & Boys stoped at Mr Hollidays Jas commenced planting corn on flat Tom helping. |