Day Journals of James T. Redd - November 1869

M 1.
Furnace
cart
wheat
H 22.

Fair/Rain a L/Fair/Fair I worked on the furnace put up the body brought the rocks in the wheel barrow Virgil Luck came to get steers & cart & wagon Edmond came to night going hunting with the boys & 2 Mahons came to strip sorgum boys sowing wheat finished Medertaranean I caught a hair

Tus 2.
Furnice
Lucks
Fox
[fox sketch]
wheat

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I worked on furnice Virgil Luck & T.B. came for wagon had cart & wagon Cous S came for or to grind some sorgum - - I caught a red fox steel trap by foor right hine put him in trap in by corn house Cary came by Jas went to Bro Saml for 2 bu forward purple straw wheat borrowed 2 Mahons wer hear to day about sorgum boys caught a opossom last night sowed potatoe patch in wheat white

W 3.
Furnice
mill
2 bu wheat
[fox sketch]

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I worked on the furnice shelled corn went to mill went with Harriet to Mr Buttlers she went back to Bro Saml Mr S came to press sorgum pressed 2 lodes Pertha spent day – the Lucks came ths evening Becky – Jas brought 2 bu wheat from Bro Saml, Charles is hear to night Luck brought my cart & wagon home boys ploughing & [l?] wheat etc Cary caught a red fox live

Th 4.
Furnice
Fox
[fox sketch]

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I finished the chimney pressed out sorgum & made some molaces Cary came turned out my fox caught him by indian hill boys halled up 3 lodes of corn shucking went to mill for meal boys gone hunting opossom the Lucks came by to day

Fr 5.
sorgum
wheat

Cdy a Rain/Fair/Fair/Fair Making sorgum I fixed a triger to mash trap went turkey Hunting saw one T Pup treed her. shelling corn sowed a bushel wheat Early purple straw on swamp above rock spring

Sat 6.
Carmel
[turkey sketch]
$2.00

Fair mild/Fair cool/Fair/Cdy I went in Harrises turkey hunting & killed 2 hens young hird 2 more – sowed wheat purple s. ploughed it in went to Carmel had Bro Mitchiels case & Davis, case up appointed a committy to see them granted a letter of dismition [dismission] to Dr Herndon I pd John McL A 2 dollars my subscription for paster the quarter

Sun 7.
Carmel
H 23

Cdy Snow/Snow little showers/Cdy/Fair I went to Carmel Bro Reynolds – preached Harriet came with Edmond Cary came went to Mr S in evening came back to night. caught a hair

M 8.
mill
trips

Fair cold d/Fair/Fair/Cdy I sat a mash trap on meadow sabove horse shoe sat steel trap on rievr to day fixed doar up stares went to mill for meal Jas carryed corn & went to Huletts Virgil Luck halling his kean hear in my cart etc Nepolian Luck was hear to day Edmond is hear to night -

Tus 9.
Garland
Fox h

Snow melted/Snow/Cdy/Fair I went to Garlands to carry  clothes to wash boys caught a hair went fox hunting this evening to join the [?] men in hanover let out red fox at Bro Sam,l Susan S came this evening to get steel t rap. I bated mash trap cut trap in too the doble trap on ivy hill H went with Susan home to night

W 10.
Suemack
corn

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair We cut up the suemake [sumac] in hen house & baged it Vergil sent 2 lodes of cane the last – H came this morning is at Mr Porters to night Linnie & Gwinnet went down to a party at Mr Porters Jenny L is hear to night [?] came after hens last night I went to look for them in Mr Wares. halled up some corn pressin kean etc Jas killed hair

Th 11.
mill
Jenny

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I shelled a turn corn 1 1/2 bu carryed it to milll in wagon in wagon got slabs for mash traps. finished pressing out Virgils sorgum he made about 8 gallons in all boys halling up corn putting it in garden they gone hunting to night Edmond & Lane came by fox hunting to night Edmond & Lane came by fox hunting to day – Jenny S [L?] went home this evening Pertha came

Fr 12.
mill
E. Clarrence

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to mill for meal. Mr Hutchinson sent for my hide to be taned on shears – Southworth sent to press out his sorgum finished [Charnel?] & Edmond & Charles came to night s till bed time

Sat 13.
2 mash traps
[opossom sketch]

Snow melting/Snow & rain/Rain/Cdy I went to Harrises to look for turkeys sat 2 mash traps on & in swamp caught a little opossum. turned him loose Clarrence & E went fox hunting -. boys went hunting caught a H sat up corn in garden etc shelling corn to go to town -

Sun 14.
pole cat
[skunk sketch]

Fair/Cy/Cdy/Fair I caught a pole cat in trap John killed him boys & girls went to Cty Line & to P Lucks I spent the day at home

M 15.
Rkoon
[raccoon sketch]
traps

Fair/Fair/Fair/Cdy I caught a koon in steel trap Mrs S came & spent evening gave her the koon I moved 2 traps on the swamp above rock spring sat mash trap Vergil Luck came for hin [his] molaces gave him 50 cts to get big shot in Richmond Edmond came this evening – boys brought Lucks cows & put them in pen they turned the steers & horses on meadow, to day -

Tus 16.
Trap
[trap sketch]

Cdy Snow a L/Cdy Hail a L/Cdy/Cdy Boys went fox hunting with Edmond s[t]arted several foxis below this I made a snare steel spring sat it below swamp above ivy-hill put a ceder lim on spring fasten it in tree. Lizzie went to Mr S, Fannie gone to Mr Lambie Aggy hear 2 to d

W 17.
Bro Saml.
mill
& turn out

Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair I caught a hair left him in trap carryed corn to mill & suemack & rags to Huletts Tho Lewis came with 12 steel traps Cary is laid up with rising uner arm etc boys about corn etc

Th 18.
Bro Saml,
powder

Fair cool day/Fair/Fair/Fair I fixed churn at Bro Saml, Sam came gave me some strong powder Lewis sat his steel traps to day we came home this evening dr Lin came to se Cary cows gone off Boys gone opossum hunting to night -

Fr 19.
Corn
Mr S.
H 24

Fair/Fair/Rain/Rain Cdy halling up corn from flat Thomasia H & I went toMr Southworths & spent the night Mrs S, birth day Jas went to see Cary caught a hair 24 in all 

Sat 20.
Mr S
mill

Cdy/Rain a L/Cdy/Fair I shelled corn went to mill swaped for m John & I went to look for ducks John Edmond & Reynolds went fox hunting we came home from Mr S soon in the morning

Sun 21.
H 25

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I spent day at home quite poly chilly – Lizzie & Jenny went to Landora & Lucks Jas came from Bro S, brought apples with him caught a hair 25 in all Aggy Sam spent day hear

M 22.
trap
50 cts
Aggy

Fair l Frost/Fair/Fair/Rain a L I am makg a box trap of slabs plained up pieces for window Vergil Luck brought 3 1/2 lbs no. 2 shot for 50 cts boys went to T Castle & brought up the 2 calvs white Aggy S, hear to day staid till night -

Tus 23.
2 mink traps –
50 cts

Rain/Rain/Rain/Cdy I made 2 mink traps out of slabs and set them for hairs near ivy hill Edmond came by Jas went to to Huletts gave him 50 cts to by shot no. 4. [pellet size] Mrs Mahon was hear to day turned out cattle by Rock Spring

W 24.
mill
Cary
hunting.

Fair windy & cold/Fair/Fair cold n/Fair Shelled turn corn Jas carryed it to the mill 2 bu left it borrowed a litle Cary came over went back this evening H had a letter from Anna with 1 dollar for these children for Xmas preasant. I went to look for turkeys Pups started them

Th 25.
Phesant
[pheasant sketch]
[house sketch]
burnt
corn

Fair L frost cold/Fair/Fair/Fair Jas & I went to look for turkeys I kilt a Phesant & lost him went back & found him went to Solitude the new house burnt down to day Willy Luck set it on fire the big house caught I went to Miss Addams for H, Aggy S, spent day hear Edmond came to night boys went hunting to night halling – up corn fodder etc

Fr 26.
Providence
$5.00
Letter

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Thomasia Gwin & I went to Providence & spent day left shoes with Mancer to 1/2 sole spoke to Henry to make a fish basket H gave me $5.00 to night a Xmas preasant from Lucy Thomasia is writing a letter to Tom about E hill boys halling up corn

Sat 27.
Huletts
35 cts
Leather
[turkey sketch]

Cdy mild/Fair/Fair/Fair I carryed 3 letters to Huletts one to Tom & one to Lucy saw John I killed a very fat wild turky by island ford woods saw Clerrence I bought 35 cts w of sole leather left it with Mancer saw Dr A. Jas killed hair he & S went to cedar fork for H John got Liz & note from Brigs

Sun 28.
Carmel
Providence

Fair mild/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to carmel Bro Fox preached went by Providence got a letter for Mrs W & wool & my shoes from Mancer Cary & Edmond came tonight staid till bed time

M 29.
Bro S,
Fitzhugh

Cdy a d n/Cdy/Cdy/Fair H & I went to Bro Saml spent day saw Co Georgy Fitzhugh the Dr was fox hunting John went runing fox on little River & lewis caught mink. Sam started to cart house came back late I bought 1/2 gallon oil 25 cts

Tus 30.
mink
[mink sketch]
store $3.80
[black hand sketch]

Fair mild day/Fair/Fair Cdy/Rain a L I caught a large mink in mash trap Fanny Linny & I went to Mr Wigglesw store bought shoes leather etc pd $3.80 – turkeys wer at Mrs Eng, pines Susan S is hear to night shelled 1 bu corn Jas carryed it to mill he & Charles gone hunting to night Lizzie came home to day. Robert Dickinson is dead I hear Bob honey [Robert Dickinson, @ 1802 – 1869]