Day Journals of James T. Redd - August 1870

M 1st
Bro S,

Rain a L/Rain a L/Rain a L/Cdy I carryed shoe make to Huletts Thomasia Gwinnet & I went to Bro Saml fround Dr Jeter there spent night Bro S came from Richmond Mary sick.

Tus 2.
Bro Saml

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair N Harris came to Bro S, the Dr & Cary w to wash I picked up apples & brought over with a bl flour from mill Mary sick Bro S gave me the wheat for the mashine they are threshing etc

W 3.
Dervins

Rain a L/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Dervins stoped at John Taylors – Mr D at Mr Fountains, I hooped a bl for vinegar – John Mahon came by

Th 4.
Bro S,

Fair warm/Rain a L/Fair/Fair Boys gone to Bro Saml for sider to beet Jane came up with clothes I wed peas by spring

Fr 5.

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair [this page is written on printed page of Supplement to Religious Herald offering to sell guano to farmers in Virginia and North Carolina] I worked watermellon patch etc Boys went to Saml, with Cary to beet cider Fannie & Linnie went to Miss Addams spent evening – boys beeting cider 3 bls

S. 6.
Carmel

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel S.S. Bro S came John moderater Dr D clirk received 6 colared persons Baler & Tarlton etc Boys pressing cider Bro S.,

S 7.

F warm/F/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel S. S. Bro R preached gave notice of the protracted meeting Bro S, girls & boys & Cary went to Rehobath Mrs S, came spent a few hours

M 8.
oxen

Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair I hooped a barrell for cider Cary & Jas w to Bro Saml, John went to Jones L Trainham & Lannon came for fan Thomasia & H went to Mr S, girls w to Mr S,

Tus 9.

Fair very warm/Cdy/Rain/Cdy I hooped w buckets (water) stacked straw & Jas at Bro Saml it is thundering a good deel raining around etc

W 10.
hard rain
Cary -

Rain/Rain/Cdy/Fair I pulled up weeds in s. potatoe patch & garden pulled 2 watermellons John went to Huletts Jas went to Davy Cobbs for barrell & Cary came over to night he & John went fox hunting to night

Th 11.
Cary
Honey

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Gwinet is quite poly H & Cary went to Elon Jas & C went to Mr S, for salts for G gave her calomel etc Lizzie went to Landora Jas ploughed sawgum & John took the honey out bee house to night

Fr 12.
Elon
Miss Addams
[calf sketch]

Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Elon walked to Huletts & H & Miss Addams came up all came by this evening w Mr Harris he left horse gone with girls got a check from Wm Dandridge $19. for $1.50 for w Bro Saml preached twice good sermonds Lilly white has a cow calf

Sat 13.
watermellons 8
Dr Lin

Fair very w. d./Cdy/Fair/Fair I pulled 8 watermellons Cary carred 2 to his Jas went with him to Elon Dr Lin came to get leather cask oil etc John went to Wiglesw Mr Mahon came for bu wheat Johns. Mrs Mahon Cate & Aggy hear this evening. Pertha S. & Mr N Luck came this evening Caos S, got drunk gone over river John gone to Mr S, with oil & honey

Sat 14. [stet]
Elon

Rain a L/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy I went with H. L. F. & G. to Elon Bro Luck preached in morning Bro Reynolds in evening Jas went d to Bro S, & night meeting John [to] Cty Line we ate w Bro S, folks Caos S, got home this morning -

M 15.

Cdy/Fair/Fair/Fair Scalding etc moved things flour [floor] up loft put machine in corn house. Pertha S came for Lizzie gone to Miss Addams, H. F. L. & G gone to Mr S, to see Anna Tompkins

Tus 16.
Huletts
West f
Hogs 5

Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/Fair I have been poly most of day I went to Huletts to see Mr Buckhannon & to west field put hogs in oat patch stoped at Wares he finished oats threshing saw Emily [at] Huletts Cary came over all went to Mr S, he gone to Huletts to thresh w

W 17.
Jones
Baptizeing
at mill

Fair warm/Fair/Fair warm/Fair I carryed clothes to Jane to wash them Thomasia went to Mr S, to wash cloth brought over my cloth that Lucy sent black cloth – started to mill to baptizing it was over Sa wife baptized

Th 18.
[letter?]
74 cts
gate

Fair warm/Fair/Fair warm/Fair I went to Huletts with boys bought things for Thomasia lining etc 74 cts boys gone to Bro Saml to make cider Thomasia went to E hill for peaches – I fixed up gate by house heading in to pasture 2 Englans came this evening

Fr 19.

Fair very w/Fair/Fair/Fair My horses got out in road I went to Cedar fork to look for them 2 Anna & 3 children came & spent day Anna gave me hat & box blackin John went to Bro S, in cart for cider

[Sat] 20.
mill
½ bu w
[black hand sketch]

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Mr Mahon came for ½ bu wheat I borrowed ½ bu we carryed it to mill to grind Emily Talley sent for Sister Sarah trunk by George boys brought there cider home Anderson Minor is dead died last Saturday [Anderson Minor, @ 1841 – 10 Ag 1870, Hanover County] Cary came to night & Pertha S. I went to mill for flour met John Kean

S 21.
meeting
Carmel

Fair smoky/Fair/F/F we went to Carmel to protracted meeting Bro Sands preached in morning & Bro Reynolds in evening good many persons there Cary came back to n

M 22.
meeting at
Carmel

Fair smoky/Fair/Fair/Fair We went to Carmel Bro Sands preached Lizzie & Linnie went to the [ancsect?] Cary & Jas nelt for prayer Tig & Nanny went up & others Tom came to day Mrs W dined hear & went to Mr Poter

Tus 23.
Carmel

F smoky/F/F/Fair We went to Carmel Bro Sands preached twice to day several lelt [knelt] for prayer Bro S, & daughters & Cary at meeting – Tom was there I put a watermellon on rode for B Trainham Bro Fox preached

W 24.
Carmel

Fair/Cdy/Rain a f d/Fair We went to Carmel Bro Sands preached in morning & spoke in evening Dr D spoke Bro Reynolds went to Landora Bro S, to Providence 2 persons talked to church Miss Bib & Chandler

Th 25.
Carmel

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair We went to Carmel Bro Sands preached on the cross of Christ – a good many persons went up for prayer. Lizzie talked to church

Fr 26.
Carmel
Sow & pigs
[pig sketch]

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Pertha went with us to Carmel put her horse to wagon Jas went on horse – several persons talked to church Mrs Turner W Mongumry etc John went to Prov – Mr Buckhannon came gave him watermellons. sow has 9 pigs -

S 27.
Elon
Bro S
Lula

Fair/Fair cdy/Cdy/Fair Thomasia H & G & I went to Elon Bro Sands preached we went to Bro Saml & dined saw Sam & wife I carryed over 4 watermellons the Buckhannons came for cider & watermellons – brought over bag apples Lula baptized to day

Sun 28.
Carmel

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair H.A. & I went to Carmel Bro Sands – preached several nelt for prayer etc Bro Saml & Cary wer there Several asked for prayer for children & friends etc

M 29.
Carmel

Fair warm d/Fair/Rain a L/Fair Lizzie & I went to Carmel Bro Sands preached in morning spoke this evening 3 profesed religion & 3 talked to church to day Miss M, Smith Miss Bib we dined with Sister Train ham Bettie Terrell & Son wer there boys went to Cty L

Tus 30.
Carmel

Rain a L Cdy/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel John & Dr D spoke Bro Newbil spoke also Mr & Mrs Fitz nelt for prayer boys & girls went to Cty Line. Edmond came this evening. a litle Buckhannon came for a watermellon for his mother – L Trainham brought w fan home saw rain bough this morning in west.

W 31.
wheat 3 b
Carmel
Cty Line

Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/Fair Faned 3 bu wheat Jas carryed it to mill brought it back went all of them to Cty Line Cary came by – I went to Carmel – Bro Newbil preached twice Mr Flag & wife profesed religion went to frunt bench Edmond came by he & Cary from Cty Line Bro Saml went home in intermition [intermission]. met Cousin Lucy Temple near Carmel going home,