Th 1st |
Cdy/Cdy/Fair/Fair Vergil Luck came for his male horse with his father I went with them to rock spring saw Pollus L. boys is gone to Landora to John Englands wedding is to be married to Miss Becky [John William England, 1841 – 1921, married Rebecca McConnell, 1848 – 1884] Mrs S, was hear this evening I went to Anna, for my cows wed watermellon vines John ploughed patch etc ploughing the corn etc |
Fr 2. |
Fair/Cdy Rain/Cdy/Fair I wed butter beans corn & peas etc watered vines etc Cary came last night & went home to day boys ploughing Pertha S, is hear to night Gwinnet is poly – I sat 2 fox traps to night, |
Sat. 3. |
Fair f d rain/Fair/Fair/Fair Sent to Mr S for his buggy & harness Thomasia & Gwin, went with me to Providence to see Harriet she is quite poly I went to Carmel John was chosen moderater they elected Bro Reynolds as paster etc unconstitutional, I came back to Providence & dined came to Cedar fork for paper left Mr S, buggy at home left Tho & Gwin at Prov |
Sun 4. |
Fair very w/Rain a little/Fair/Cdy I went by Providence carryed some papers for H went to Carmel S.S. I had 9 S. Bro Trainham conducted prayer meeting John & girls went to Rehobarth I came home & cooked dinner Lizzie England Maggy & Jenny came hear this evening Liz brought Thomasia & child up we walked to the river went in boat etc Jas went to Providence brought Remus up has Ed, dog up |
M 5. |
Fair/Fair cool/Fair/Fair I shelled corn carryed it to mill got meal boys thinning corn. Cob workg on mill wheal very smoky to day Susan S, came this evening went back Mr Austin went to Noels to negro meeting |
Tus 6. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Goldins ville to election voted for Walker etc several darkes [darkies] – voted for Walker etc [A New Yorker, Republican Gilbert Carlton Walker ran a successful race for Governor; in that same election, 6 blacks were elected to the Virginia Senate and 21 blacks were elected to the Virginia House of Delgates. see Grand Barbecue of the Walker Colored Voters!! at encyclopediavirginia.org] |
W 7. |
Fair cool/Fair/Fair cool/Fair I sat up big red tub got 3 new hoop poles wed watermellon vines etc Charles w hear tonight Boys ploughing corn etc sat fox trap Bro Hauskin Watkins is dead died last night [Hasting Watkins? born 1798] |
Th 8. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I carryed the clothes to Janes, chinked the big tub & watered things in garden got a letter of Cates E R brought it Aggy Mahon came to wash. |
Fr 9. |
Fair/a f drops rain/Fair/Fair I made a box for H, she came up to day this evening watered garden etc I cut Edmonds whiskers for him |
Sat 10. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I shelled corn & Jas carryed it to mill went to Huletts carryed 1 1/2 doz eggs got a box bluen & 4 of matches went by Mr Hanes, did not see him, the turn out was clear of negroes, saw Garland, saw Cary at mill, Jas went with him home rode Celebrater H went to Poarters, watering garden Aggy & Maggy are h |
Sun 11. |
Fair very warm/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel had 4 S. left went to L Moncure Dr D conducted meeting Cary came with Jas the Lambies are hear Cate dined hear N P Luck sent for a horse to ride to coart. T got a letter from Cate Clarkson Bt. |
M 12. |
Fair/Rain a f.d./Fair/Cdy I made a frame to go in doar of the house of a night put feet to my frame for Carmel Curtin etc – Carys horse went to Cedar Vale went after him he home to day boys turned out dogs Tho put out the beds etc etc |
Tus 13. |
Fair very warm/Rain a L/Cdy/Fair I made a coop to put chickens in to go to Richmond made a frame for window in this house Thomasia H & G, went to Cedar fork stoped at Mr Southworths failed to get letters Aggy & Fanny are hear to night – Edmond came & dined, boys went to slash for portleburries [portleberries? whortleberries, or blueberries] workg sugar kean etc. Fannie at Cedar vale came home to night I budded some cherry trees & grape vine budded a black haw [blackhaw, large shrub] |
W 14. |
Fair very w/Fair/Fair/Fair I watered vines in garden Edmond came up in cart for his bed I helped him to make a wagon for Ben War Redd [Benoist Redd] put a frame around the spring dog turned over the milk – Boys cutting oats Old Jinny lin in pasture |
Th 15. |
Fair very w/Cdy/Fair/Fair I watered garden made top for spring stoped Mr L fence or ditch Charles c for his leavil Boys cutting oats I patched up cradle etc etc |
Fr 16. |
Fair very w/Fair/Fair/Fair I shucked & shelled a turn of corn Edmond helped some Cary came all went washing T B Luck came by Cary & John gone to Mr S, Charles came for Old Jenny she got in the oat patch. boys cutting oats) I watered garden etc H got a letter from Lizzie H went to Mr S, to day |
Sat 17. |
Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair I carryed corn to mill left it went for meal suped with the miller. Mr Landrum put the arms in wheal breast w watered garden to n Jenny L is hear to n Cary & Jas went over to Bro Saml this evening Boys finished cutting oats etc Mr Mahon came by. |
Sun 18. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Cdy H John Linnie & G & I went to Carmel S.S. I had a new scollar Miller had 6 to day We went by Providence Tom was there & E Anderson Emily got back from Richmond |
M 19 |
Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/Rain a L I wed watrmellon vines killed 30 cbugs [chinch bugs?] patched wheat got steers from Mr S, Jas w to Edmonds f. rains Jas came from bro Saml, Lizzie at Mr Talleys. Mrs Temple Blunt is dead. [Temple James Blunt, a carpenter in Beaverdam,8 Jan 1831 – 15 Jan 1881, appears to have married twice—to Harriet M. and Eliza L.] |
Tus 20. |
Fair cdy/Fair/Fair/Fair I went in wagon with H to Mr Talleys for Lizzie got to Mr Talleys about 11 ock spent the day went to look for or at his cows etc E Temple went with Bettie home yesterday I carryed a box chickens to Huletts for children to go to Wm Dandridge, |
W 21. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Emily gave me her Spanish hen ever lasting layer she laid an egg to day [first foreign breed in America; black-feathered] H was sick stoped at Mrs Nelsons and got a dram which helped her – brought a letter over for Edmond from Pat. |
Th 22. |
Fair/Fair/Fair cool n/Fair Old Bailer came for some wheals I soled him a pr little cart wheels for $7. he is to pay the money by the winter or before Edmond came up. I watered the garden shucking & shelling corn etc etc a child of Mr Harpers is dead going to bury her at Mr Southworths |
Fr 23. |
cool m Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair We finished shelling corn I carryed 2 bu to mill left it went Huletts bought 30 cts worth of soap sole Ms S a lb butter for 30 c saw L B Anderson Mrs B Terrell & Mrs Cook & Mrs Clark they 2 took cars got a letter for John from [Grover?] the Sawyers car |
Sat 24. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to mill for meal Edmond came & staid till evening P.S. was hear this evening I made a bench to carry to Carmel watered garden & balked in garden ploughed sweet potatoe patch & wed it etc |
S 25. |
Fair/Rain a L/Cdy/Fair Cdy I went to Carmel S.S. had 3 S. one of S left Dr D conducted prayer meeting. Sturn at Carmel children went to Cty L all the S & the L wer hear this evening. |
M 26. |
Rain a L/Rain a L/Fair/Fair Made hinges put them on S box watered garden etc went to Cedar Fork carryed letters Mrs A in Richmond boys diging under n house cut 2 popler one fell on garden nailed it up again Edmond was hear to night. |
Tus 27. |
Fair a pretty shower/Rain/Cdy/Fair I went to watermellon patches caught several chinch bugs etc killed snake by boat & I went to Cedar fork for letters failed getting any met pertha & Nany Trent Mr S getting out wheat at E hill Jas went for steers halled 2 or 3 loads hay put up one stack. diging out sellar John makg cart wheals to hall dirt etc |
W 28. |
Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair Shucking corn Edmond came in m Mr Shepard came in evening T B Luck & Tom Gatewood came & brought some eggs etc to make cake stayed till bed time invited the children & Thomasia to a party at E hill Friday 4 ock evening left a ticket for Cary |
Th 29. |
Fair/Rain h shower/Fair/Fair I shelled a turn corn boys finished ploughing flat land of corn makg cakes for the frollick at E hill a hard shower rain had two showers Jenny & Aggy wer hear this evening Bro L Trainham pass by to night going h Boys ploughing corn above rock spring |
Fr 30. |
Fair a little cool/Fair/Fair/Fair I carryed a turn corn to mill in little cart Mr Landrum has nearly finished the saw meal wheel Jas went for Cary they came Cary gone back for a fiddler. H came for plates etc the Lambies came by – I found my specks |
Sat 31. |
Fair/Fair/Haizy/Fair I went to Carmel we chosed Bro P.B. Reynolds for paster Elected delicates to association at Cty Line I was one Dr D & Bro Wortham Thomasia & G. went to Bro Saml with Cary failed to come to night TBL & Tom G & Charles & Pertha came by to night boys went with them to Cedar vale a fox came killed freeslin hen [Fresian hen?] & 2 ginnies. |