Day Journals of James T. Redd - August 1869

Sun 1.
Carmel
Preaching
Fox
[fox sketch]
weasel
girls

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel Bro P. B. Reynolds accepted the care of the church to preach 2 Sundays in the month for $200.00 the year Lizzie & Linnie went Linnie went to Providence I had 3 s. A fox came & caught a hen with chickens set dog after him. I caught a weasle in steel trap Miss S Penny Pertha & the Lambies spent evening with 2 Miss Englands L & Nany

M 2.
Fox traps
Sumack

Fair/Fair/Fair/FairI have a pain in side, set a trap for halk on the fence steel sat 2 box traps for Foxes Boys finished ploughing there corn to day pulled 2 watermellons one yesterday Edmond was hear this evening – Thomasia & girls gathering sumack [used as a spice]

Tus 3.
Carry log
T & H to Mr S,

Fair w day/Fair/Fair/Fair I put 2 pieces on the Dr cart for a carry log have a pain in side Thomasia & H & G went to Mr Southworths in evening Boys halling up hay & stacking etc have up 4 stacks. H Charles came this evening staid till bed time Mr S gone to F. Burg, with 3000 lbs sumac Jinny & Aggy & Mag wer hear.

W 4.
5 s hay
colt

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I sat 2 fox traps last night & to night I shucked some corn boys put up some shucks up loft. halling hay put up one stack. girls & Tho. w the clothes etc Mr Spicer sent the colt home this morning Edmund came up

Th 5.
corn
watermellons
H to Wares

Fair a hard s./Rain/Fair cool/Fair Shelled a turn corn John went to E hill for colt she jumped out pasture pulled 4 w mellons to day. I have quite a bad pain in my side at times. we had more rain than we have had for a long time

Fr 6.
mill
Huletts
Boys
ploughing at
E.h.

Fair cool d/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to mill for twice in ox cart went to turn out got a box meat & sugar & boys saw Bro Saml sister Sarah Cate Betty & Lula L went to Louisa Edmond Saml & Charles wer there. girls & Cate went to Mr Wars & Mrs Poarter Boys ploughed for N Luck to day at E hill I had a plaster put on my side to day. got a letter for Lizzie Mr Lane asked for my steers at mill.

Sat 7.
Boys p
for V Luck

Fair cool d/Fair/Fair/Fair The Sun was in eclips this evening [total solar eclipse colt got in oat patch. Boys went to help Virgil plough to day finished T B Luck & Virgil came by boys went with them to night Edmond came by

Sun 8.
Carmel
Dr Curry

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel H & Thomasia went Dr Curry preached a good sermond Bro Saml & 2 girls & Sam Cousin Jas Taylor at Carmel I had 4 Scollars Dr A & Edmerson at meeting. Liz went to Mr Lambie the Lambies wer hear.

M 9.
Buckhannon
wagon

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Mr Buckhannon came for my wagon to go to Richmond Edmond came John went to Mr S. for his wagon they went to Cedar Vale for horse power brought it up hear John rode collt to B Lucks Jas & Charles gone koon hunting in Wares

Tus 10.
Cedar fork

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Boys cutting hole for mashine Mrs S & boy came John went back with her Thomasia Linnie & Gwinnet went to Landora I went to Cedar fork no letters or papers halk caught chicken Edmond is hear to night

W 11.
mill
mashine

Fair Foggy n/Fair/Fair w/Fair I shelled shucked & carryed 1 bu corn to mill left it put hoop on tub watered garden twice to day – Boys putting down mashine etc etc Tho & girls w the clothes to day – left a letter with miller for F Tompkins

Th 12.
mill
Hens etc

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I put hoop in barrell watered garden went to mill for meal saw Albert Spicer there Boys halled up the drum etc from Anna, Charles gave me a letter of Cates A fox came & caught a hen w chickens larg hen to night.

Fr 13.
hen-laid
yoke
Fox trap.
Fox

Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair My white-gill hen laid to day. I sat the Fox trap to night made parths to it etc made yoke for colt watered garden etc – H gone to Miss Addams Lizzie gone to Mr S, John went to Providence for roler & mashine band, got a sil, & part of garner from Cedar V. Jenny is hear to night George Quarles killed red fox

Sat 14.
cow
in corn
[cow sketch]

Fair warm d/Fair/Fair warm/Fair put the drum down watered garden Cow got in corn field I went down to wash. John Mahon & 3 South came this evening to wash saw steers in corn Edmond came Jas & he went to S Cobbs to get cider – John went to Bro Saml for a pig white & blue female Jenny went home this evening Lizzie Linnie went to Miss Addams for H.

Sun 15.
Carmel
S.S. etc

Fair/Rain a S/Fair/Fair We went to Carmel Bro Reynolds Pr I had 4 S, Cate Lambie came to stay with Thomasia Aggy came in eving very quite warm yesterday

M 16.
mill
Edmond
Mrs Colson &
sister

Fair very warm/Fair/Fair/Fair I shelled corn carryed it to mill borrowed a little Mr Stanly was at the mill & family Edmond borrowed my dog & caught a hog in his corn field altered him etc Mrs Colisan & Robinson came to day Charles & boys gone koon hunting to n boys fixed place for wheat to thresh -

Tus 17.
Hailed
mill
wheat etc

Fair warm d/Rain/Cdy/Cdy Hailed quite a hard shower we put garner in corn house put one by the house cleaned out corn house etc Boys halled lode wheat up I went to mill for meal the water did not run over dam Jas went to Cedar fork he & John at Mr S, Saw S & Anna Harper in Edmond this evening a boy came for boys to go hunting P Lucks

W 18.
Mt Airy
$1.00
[white hand sketch]

Cdy foggy morning/Cdy/Cdy/Fair I went to Mr Jones for a gallon of vinegar pd 50 cts he pd me one dollar owe 10 cts makg rake out of mulberry fixed garner in corn house Maggy & Aggy wer hear to breakfast Aggy hear to night & Charles Edmond dined hear to day Jas went for Tom John w to see P Luck Mr Jones has 2 Mt. Cows & calves pd 90 od dollars

Th 19.
Threshing
wheat
Tom 1 day

Cdy warm/Fair/Fair/Fair Mr Nep Luck & 2 sons & Mahon came to get out wheat commenced threshed all of wheat Mr S, & Mr Lambie came this evening I finished rake mulberry broke out 2th [tooth] – killed a weazle at corn house Virgil L is hear to night going to spend night. Tom worked one day

Fr 20.
Threshed
Mr L, wheat
Tom 1 d

Fair very w/Fair/Fair/Fair Finished threshing wheat for Mr Lambies wheat  I went to see him about wheat sent dinner up Mr Lucke went home wheat Charles halled a lode down had my cart to hall up old Mr Lambie came in evening Tom 1 days w N Luck brought over cider

Sat 21.
wheat
fan

Fair very warm day & n/Fair/Fair/Fair Charles got all of his wheat to day & halling straw away Boys brought wheat fan for Mr S sent for oxen Boys put up a stack straw etc T.B.Luck & Virgil came to wash this evening John is gone to Cedar-vale Jas to Edmonds or Mitchs

Sun 22.
Carmel

Fair/Rain a little/Fair/Cdy I went to Carmel S.S. had no. scollars but taught 2 of Joh T, Hargroves, had 50 scollars – in all L Trainham conducted prayer meeting I carryed a note from Landrum to Dr Dickinson Thomasia & children went to Cty Line.

M 23.
Turnip seed

Rain/Cdy/Cdy/Fair Charles came for straw left it & went home Edmond is hear raining hard I shucked S corn Edmond & John went to Clifton Jas ploughed sqaure in garden I sowed it in turnip seed Thomasia wed greens. Pertha & Lizzie went to night to Cedar vale to sit till bed time

Tus 24.
mill
Honey

Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/Fair I shelled a turn corn carryed it to the mill left it Mr Landrum & Cobb at work on shingle mashine faning out wheat baged 12 bushels made about 4 bu red-may Mr Mitchiel & Charles – came to wash Pertha went home this morning Rebecker Luck was hear this evening went to Cedar vale John took the honey last night Fitz sent me a paper

W 25.
shop
mill
wheat

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I carryed my wagon to Lane, shop left it put up a bar at swamp. went to the mill for meal Mr Landrum w on shingle mashine, Cary & Liz wer at shop Edmond dined hear he & boys gone to Pollus Lucks koon  hunting H gone to Mr Porters. boys faned wheat made nearly 30 bu in all

Th 26.
wagon
leather
40 cts
$1.50 cts
Tho to Cedar V

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I cut out a pr rains for wagon Edmond commenced makg I went to Lanes for wagon Mr Lane charged $1.00 for work done H came back Thomasia & some of children went to Cedar v staid to supper, John gone for them Jas – went to Huletts got 49 cts worth sole leather sent me & 1/2 dollars down in a letter for glass & lamp sent [$?] in letter to Mariah Hill Spicer came by

Fr 27.
Fall mill
12 bu w
shoes to
Trevillins

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fari I fixed iron on wagon Jas carryed 12 bu wheat to Oxfoard to day I went to B T Trevillions carryed shoes to mend left 40 cts worth leather with Tom Trev H went to Cedar fork & Mr S, at Mr S, sent Jas for her to night he just got back from fall mill

S 28.
Trevillian
shoes
store
75 cts
[horse sketch]

Fair warm d/Fair/Clouding up/Fair I went to T. Trevillions for shoes pd 35 cts for them went by Davy Cobbs & to Terrells S – bought 2 oz blue stove bottle ink & ball shoe thread pd 37 cts for all fixed up the wagon single trees etc – A done [dun] mare came in pasture, with my horses last night Aggy & Fannny are hear to night I mende the wagon rains etc 

Sun 29.
Carmel S.S.
Horse

Fair/Rain a L/Cdy/Fair H Lizzie & Linnie & I went to Carmel to S.S. I had 3 scollars Cate & Maggy are hear going to spend night Mr Fountain sent for his horse Charles rode it to Cty Line & Jas back again

M 30.
corn
Edmond

Rain/Rain/Fair cool/Fair I shucked & shelling corn John ditching Jas fallowing or tryed Edmond is hear to day dined Thomasia Linnie went to Mr S, for apples this morning sat out greens Charles came to go hunting to night

Tus 31.
mill
ditching

Fair cool n/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to mill carryed corn left it Jas carryed clothes at the rock spring Jas triming back etc Lizzie & Gwinet to Cedar fork & Mr S, a baptist secretary sent to us today something got after her this morning put dogs after him