Fr 1. |
Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/Fine Rain I went to Bro Saml & dined he pd me for mink skin $3.20 cts & $6.80 cts on wagon the win w then south & turn north the ballance day – I got a pattern for great coat from Lucy Holiday cost $10.00 |
Sat 2. |
Misty/CdtyCdy/Cdy Susan & Pertha Southworth came & brought a bucket milk. Boys went fox hunting with Clarrence & Cary Edmond, George Quarles. I got corn carryed it to Terrels mill saw James & Wm Terrell swaped the corn for meal Edmond Cary & Jas got back to dinner George & Clarrence went by hunting John went away Charles & Jas are hunting to night |
Sun 3. |
Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy I went to Mr Walker Terrells for H spent the day Edmond & Virgil Luck & his Brother spent day hear John went over with Edmond to Bro S, |
M 4. |
Rain a Little/Cdy/Cdy Rain/Rain a L I cut & fixed a stan out of dogwood made 2 fall board traps one out of a rock one at island gave Jas $10.00 to pay for H & Linnie shoes $1.75 cts 12 cts for ink Boys started a fox Cary & his dogs are hear to night Jas had Sel shod Mr Laurance & Anna came up this evening I put 2 hoops on bucket |
Tus 5. |
Rain mild d/Fair/Clear/Fair John Jas & Cary went fox hunting started in Clifton did not catch Cary went home this evening Edmond came up to day John went to Wares for dog. Tho went to Mrs S. H & Fannie went to Provedence I bated 3 traps with birds altered box trap & set it on river bated it with onions Lis went to Anna, |
W 6. |
Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair I shelled a turn corn 2 b carryed it to the mill Buttlers. Cob w. on s. mill wheal H & I went to Mr South & sat til bed time Clarrence came by went to E hill 2 Lucks came Bett & Liz went home with them - |
Th 7. |
Fair m/Fair d/Fair/Fr I went to mill for meal John went to Bro Saml to see Clarrence Jas went to Garlands carryed clothes to. w. Susan S, spent day hear Jim Robison came By Peter Hanes came for one dollar for Harris I pd it. I set 2 rock traps indian Hill bated with red birds Mrs Wiltshire w hear to n, went to Landora lookg for turkeys H sick last night & to day Mr Allensworth sent for E cow calf |
Fr 8. |
Fr/Fr/Cdy/Fair I went down to Cedar vale with Jas put 2 lodes old lumber in in Anna, barn halled up one lode halled a lode wood out pasture Jas swaped a dog & rifle with a negro at Mt Airy let him have one of [his?] pigs in the trade Mr Allensworth got his cow calf away yesterday John got back to night went to Edmonds Clarrence is there with his dogs etc |
Sat. 9. |
Fr warm d/Fr/Cdy/Rain I caught a hair very fat, & cat. Boys went fox hunting caught a fox I bated 2 traps halk killed a hen I shot at him – Jas & I went to look for turkeys in landora & Spicers Charles is hear to night. |
Sun 10. |
Cdy/Fair/Fair Cdy/Rain Harriet & I went to Mr Pennys & to Miss Addams & spent evening Sister Rody was sick Mr Penny & daughter came saw S. South going to milk |
M 11. |
Rain Hail/Rain sleet/Rain/Cdy Got 1 hair boys turned it out & the H got away a cloce rainy day – Jas carryed a letter for W Dandridge to Huletts, for Thomasia telling when |
Tus 12 |
Fr/Fr/Fair/Fr Thomasia Lizzie & Gwinnet went to Bro Saml, Tho stoped at Dr Lins to see Mony & children T came down with Hermand Mr Wm Fulchire died a short time ago I heare river is quite high - |
W 13. |
Fr/Fair/Fair/R Clarrences horse George died last night I carryed Thomasia Liz & Gwinnet to Noels Dr Lin came T, took the cars for Richmond Lewis Redd went down carryed my mink skin we went back to Bro S, Liz & Lula went to Mr Wares to spend day I bought 2 combs & s cotton at Huletts pd 45 cts for them gave T, 50 cts to by comb Mat Fox came last night to stay 1 m Mrs Wiltshire came this evening Boys fixed to kill hogs set steel trap above island L Redd soled skin for $3.25 cts. in Richmond |
Th 14 |
Fr/Fr/Cdy/Rain I went to the mill for planks & got 3 kinds laths putting on kitchen got 2 lodes saw Dr A & Emily going to Dr Lins saw Dr Lin Mr Lambie asked me to price walnut tree for Mr Dervin Sally S is hear to night Cary & boys went hunting to day - |
Fr 15. |
Rain/Rain/Rain/Rain Snow Sally S left to night Charles & Boys went away. I workg on kitchen nailing on brakers salted up hog it weighed 110 lbs E sow, makg sausage meet etc saw John Mahon pass with cattle |
Sar. 16. |
Snow melting/Fair/Fair/Fair I planked up the end of corn house went to Mr Spicers to see his cow went to see John Watkins about his cow did not see her went to Mr Southworths & looked at his tiny cow got some sage & milk of Mrs Southworth. Jas & I brought 2 colts from Mrs Englands saw her snow 1 in deep melted most of it – P Luck came for pups to day. got a letter from Tho - & a note from Wm Dandridge about a cow Boys went to T B Lucks got back to night - |
Sun 17. |
Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy I spent day at home River is high Edmond & Cary came stayed till the evening Charles came up in morning Mat Fox went off to day – sent a letter to Huletts by Edmond for Thomasia. |
M 18. |
Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/Snow I carryed 2 bu corn to the mill saw Dr Lin at shop Jones, brought up a lode slabs made a iron snar[e] Boys went fox hunting at Solitude caught a gray fox Jas got tale Cary was along with them to day the river is down again. |
Tus 19. |
Cdy/Fair/Fair/Fair Snow fell from 1/2 to 1 in deep melted most of it I went to Huletts got 1 gallon oil 50 cts tax [tacks] 16 cheese 25 candy 20 3 cts for stamp met Clarrence gave him a letter for Thomasia from H for Bro S, to cary to town got meal from mill W F Luck got a stove from Huletts finished kitchen etc etc |
W 20. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I planked up the west end of the corn house made a fish trap & put it in river above swamp uper one Jas went to Prov & T C John went to Terrells store & Huletts Edmond came & dined brought a letter for me from Wm Dandridge one from Thomasia sent note to Mr Southworth – John gone to [Mahons?] |
Th 21. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I fixed a place & set fish trap next to E hill set my iron snare Annmoria came to wash Jas carryed rusters to Huletts to go to Richmond for B I Right John went to Mr S, to night Edmond is hear to night. |
Fr 22. |
Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fai I have been quite poly to day fixed up back doar to corn house etc etc John went to join Gatewood fox hunting caught fox Cary & Jas came home E went back this evening Edmond is hear to night, bated fishing trap |
Sat 23. |
Fair cool d/Fair/Fair/Fair I bated fishing hole made snair & set it at island caught 2 cats in one trap went to Huletts carryed a letter for H from Texas went to Mr Hanes saw Sam Gouldin & Eugane & Cary at turnout John went to Dr Wins & Smiths Jas gone away Clarrence was fox hunting to day Edmond building a house at Locus Grove on swamp Mr Gouldin has soled his land for 16 dollars pr acre |
Sun 24. |
Fair L frost/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel to prayer meeting Bro Penniton conducted the meeting & Dr D spoke to George Quarles about carry log the Lambys & Englands came & V Luck & Edmond came towards night staid till bed time John went to C Line |
M 25. |
Fair mild./Cdy cool/Cdy/Fair I shelled corn carryed it to mill & left it met with Dr Lin & Mr Spear from Philadel I got hinges & nails etc from Lanes shop charges 62 1/2 cts cut & made the doar to corn house etc I caught wander in trap Mr N Luck came to get my wagon John went to Dr Lins this evening I went to Mr Hainses to see if he had a letter did not get one from Thomasia Richmond |
Tus 26. |
Fair cool d/Fair/Fair/Fai I went to Huletts for a letter got one for Bro Saml, from Thomasia is to come to Noels tomorrow I carryed it to Bro Sam,l Mitchel & Bro S, weighing E tobacco – Dr Lin came by he & Jas went to Canfields to dig micre John went with Clarrence fox hunting Edmond is hear to night – I put hinges on doar & swong it on corn house got meal from mill |
W 27. |
Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/Fair I went in the evening to Huletts carryed my [fird? fur?] hat to sell gave it to Mr Valentine to sell – saw a Yanky looking for micre Saml, came down she came up we went to Bro Saml, & spent night |
Th 28. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Bro Saml pd me for wagon $5.60 cts makg $30. in all Mary Lula & Lizzie went to Dr Lins we came over home brought some vegetables & piece beef stoped at Huletts bought lining etc for waiscoat pd 98 cts for the lining {Sally S came this evening Jas commenced ploughing for corn Boys went hunting to night poly to day Clarence & Cary went fox hunting |
Fr 29. |
Fair mild day/Cdy/Cdy/Rain thundered I have been making mink trap fall board trap Dr Lin came to see John about mind. John went to Gatewoods went with John Mahon Jas ploughing Lizzie came on Clarrence horse Jas carryed the horse to Edmonds children went to Mrs England to spend the night. |
Sat. 30. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I finished my mink trap & set it at ivy hill bated with bird shucking corn I got a letter from Dr Lin John went over to see Dr Lin Jas went over & came back & went off tonight on bill horse children came back F, went to Anna, had a thunder storm last night Edmond is hear to night Mike brought the note - |
Sun 31. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I spent the day at home quite poly Thomasia & Harriet went to Providence & spent the day Lizzie & Fannie at Anna spent day Jas got back in the night |