Tus 1. |
Fair warm/Rain/Cdy/Cdy I went to L Terrells saw Linzy & Miss & Mrs Reynolds went by Mr Pennys to Miss Addams got some sugar Kean [cane] sedd & 50 cts worth of vinegar. Mr Mahon borrowed the w to go to mill |
W 2. |
Cdy warm/Rain/Cdy/Cdy We set out all the sweet potatoes carryed wagon to S shop had perch & bolts mended charged 40 cts Edmond brought a letter from Harriet she is comeing home Sunday the colt got out boys went after her Euganes horse Grey died to day at Bro Saml, - |
Th 3. |
Cdy/Fair/Fair/Cdy I made hills set out tomatoe plants set out 5 hills of goards planted som yellow corn in hogs pens etc gave Charles L some yellow corn he is about his fence on swamp boys went to look for the colt got her from Mrs Wm Richinsons S. Va Edmond came by Thomasia & Lin went to Mr Southworth red fox caught him. |
Fr 4. |
Cdy Fair/Fair/Cdy/Cdy I planted tomatoe plants from Mr S, watered them etc weeding potatoes irish Boys are reeplanting corn put up bed sted up stares - |
Sat. 5. |
Fair/Rain/Cdy/Fair John & I went to Carmel John McL A was moderater John went by Providence I went to Depot went to Sturns bought 2 pair shoes for the children pd $5.70 Bro Mitchell came Jas went to Edmonds for a bed went to E hill for bricks laid a harth etc |
Sun 6. |
Fair cool day/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel SS. had 8 or 9 S. Bro L Trainham conducted the prayer meeting Tom Jones & children wer there Cary came to night Cate S spent day hear Edmond came in evening |
M 7. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I made a large box trap for red fox put it by Johns hen house near spring went to Mr S, pasture for cows found them on flat near Barn swamp lent Mr Southworth my oxen to run in his pasture Mr Poarter sent for them I went to the mill for meal |
Tus 8. |
Fair cool/Fair/Fair/Fair I carryed a calf to Huletts sent it to Dandridge & A, saw Bro Duke E Taylor soled a lb butter for 30 cts got 3 yds callico for battery got Stamps etc I was offered 5 dollars for the calf etc made & set a fox trap by spring bated with w chicken |
W 9. |
Fair/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy I carryed meal to Mrs S Gwin went with me Mrs S had peas set the trap for a fox. to night planted the yellow corn on high hill wed 2 rows watermellons work in garden Edmond was hear to day he went to Susans yesterday T washed to day commenced ploughing corn to day cutting clover for H |
Th 10. |
R a l/Cdy/Cdy/Fair workg in garden rakg manure etc cows got out went to Cedar vale weeding corn etc cool day set the fox trap by spring - |
Fr 11. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I worked on the garden potatoes corn tomatoes etc went to Edmonds & got his rains S.H, was at his house to day Mrs Southwortht hear this evening got a letter from H.E is hear to night a red fox came last night & took a hen set the dogs after him ploughing corn I cut clover hay. |
Sat 12. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Linnie & I went in wagon to Fredericks Bg to Dr Gouldins got there about 4 ock H. left for the mount with Mony - & Frank Gouldin went to see steam boart. [From 1813, there was steamboat service on the Potomac River connecting Washington, D.C. to Aquia Creek (near Fredericksburg) and Richmond] |
Sun 13. |
Cdy/Fair cdy/Rain/Rain Dr G. & I went to meeting hird a sermond I saw Miss Rody Addams & Cousin Mary F Fitzhugh Dr Fitz daughter at Dr G. |
M 14. |
Rain/Cdy/Cdy/Rain Spent the day in town H, got back we went over it etc Dr gave me a Testiment Sister S gave me a hat Dr one blackin pencil etc etc a pr specks etc gave L & H $4.25 cts to by hats etc |
Tus 15. |
Rain/Cdy/Fair/Fair spent day in Fredericksburg went to buring [burying?] ground R Smith came to Dr, - & Mr Luck |
W 16. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair We came home from town Emily Redd & Emily Anderson came up & spent evening Thomasia was quite sick with head ache weeding corn |
Th 17. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair John Mr Lambie & I went to Bull Church & redistured [registered?] 2 y & Jas Terrell wer on bench went in wagon drove one of Mr L horses I worked in garden & fixed scaffold on shed for cherries to dry Pertha S. & Mrs Brazzleman & Susan came from Richmond I saw Chandler & Moncure at church boys ploughing corn etc Jas carryed Maggy cow home to Dr Lins |
Fr 18. |
Rain a L/Fair/Fair warm/Fair weading garden & goards watermellon vines etc Boys ploughing corn etc H went to Cedar V. children putting out cherries to dry. etc |
Sat 19 |
Fair warm d/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Providence to see the Dr about Thomasia, she is sick. workg garden boys ploughing corn on flat etc |
Sun 20. |
Fair very warm/Fair/Fair/Fair H Lin & Gwin went to Carmel to S.S. I had one new scollar Wm H Mongumry had 7 in all Dr D conducted the prayer meeting w came by Providence & dined Lewis Stan came there |
M 21. |
Fair very warm/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Providence to see the Dr & to get some paregorick & Edmond came up hear gave me a note for Mrs Trainham note a fighing [notifying] her to leave at christx |
Tus 22. |
Fair very w/Fair/Fair/Fair I shelled corn & carryed it to the mill swaped the corn for meal I went to Huletts got gal oil pd 50 cts 20 nutmegs 10 cts. saw Mr Landrum at mill & Huletts cutting clover etc H sent over 10 cts. Mr Mitchiell pd me $1.00 for hat in part owe one dollar Thomasia quite poly - |
W 23. |
Cdy warm/Fair/Fair/Fair I carryed clothes to Jane went to T Castle to look at calvs came up the river looking for foxes Pertha & Susan has been hear to day one in m Sue in evening I fixed a row for broom corn wateriang things John cutting Mr Lam. wheat Jas cutting hear |
Th 24. |
Fair very warm/Fair/Fair/Fair I made a fox trap by corn [house sketch] planted broom corn seed. pd Mr Shepard one dollar boys choping corn Edmond was hear this evening H is sick & Thomasia I have been quite poly all day Joh Terrell was married this weak |
Fr 25. |
Fair/Cdy/Rain a L/Fair I finished my fox trap by corn [corn house sketch] & bated with a hen went to cedar fork for papers & letters saw lucky Luck there Charles boys & I went baitheing this evening H. got a letter from Lizzie she has mumps Edmond was hear to day Tom came worked to day John cut wheat for Pollus Luck to d |
Sat 26. |
Fair warm d/Rain L/Fair/Fair H, Fannie Mrs Wiltshire & Nancy Trent & I went to Bro Saml, Johns wite Cate & boy came Lewis went to Noels in my wagon for trunks we came home to night Edmond was hear Bro Saml gave me a bag potatoes irish stoped at Dr Lins & Huletts. saw Miss Duke - |
Sun 27. |
Fair warm/Fair/Cdy/Fair I went to Carmel had 7 S. John conducted the prayer meeting I carryed my Texas almanac & sent it to John Chandler John Kean went with Emily home |
M 28. |
Fair warm d/Fair/Fair/Fair Mr Mitchial came up & worked till 11 ock Tom came to work I shelled corn carryed it to mill got meal saw N Luck his wagon wheal broke down. boys choping briers out of corn field H sent off 6 letters, the children started to Landora met the girls they came hear this evening |
Tus 29. |
Fair very warm/Fair/Fair/Fair I made 2 bee hives one for Lewis one for me went with H by Cedar fork & to Providence Emily Dr & John at home Bro Saml came over his horse ran away by E field barn jumped over the gate broke gig to pieces & hurt Bro Saml a good deel Boys choping corn Tom work one day 2 more to work. |
W 30. |
Fair/Rain/Rain light/Fair I wed some watermellon hills etc wed the row of vines in the garden watered them etc put a hoop on tub boys ploughing corn Cary came to night had tooth ake Biron came for Mr S, gun tom failed to come to day. I sat 2 fox traps to night Jas shot him in leg he rased the horses 2 or 3 hours bit them etc |