Day Journals of James T. Redd - January 1870

Sat 1.
Carmel
girls

Fair w s east/Cdy/Cdy/Rain I went to Carmel John went the w a South east mild day Bro Saml at C Bro Trainham moderater Dr Dickinson was at meeting Cary & Jenny wer hear to day – the Englans went home this morning – Fannie at Cedar vale Jas gone down

Sun 2.
Cart & steers

Rain s w/Cdy west w/Fair/Fair A very heavy rain hard win the [w] changed about 12 ock got west turned cold etc I spent day at home Aggy hear to day Fannie came home Cary came up he & Jas went to Mr S, Other & Jacob came this evening pd childrin some money lent cart & steers to move to peters old Jack & wife

M 3.
mill
moved things

Fair cool day west wind/Fair/Fair/Fair I shelled corn carryed it to mill etc borrowed a litle meal river is up moved the things from Peter’s beds chares lumber etc etc a west win Jas went to hall a lode for Edmond he is moving Mrs Trainham moved to Landora John Mahon dined hear to day Sally S spent evening hear

Tus 4.
Huletts
mill
Bro,
2 logs

Fair cool day/Cdy/Cdy/Fair I went to Huletts carryed a letter & got a paper for H got meal from the mill saw Bro Saml, Clarrence & Lewis he had a steel trap carried away by otter John Mahon & boys getting timber halled 2 stock to mill Mrs S was hear to day H & Jas gone there to night. I went to Hackins shot at bird the wind was at s, this mor, west this evening cool day

W 5
$3.00
leather
store
1 H 28 H
3 logs

Fair cool day/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Tanyard bought 3 dollars w of leather of Mr Hudson. saw Venkens [?] Cobbs he offered me his gun for 10 dollars went by Terrells store saw 2 Mrs Terrells caught a hair & rat bated traps etc H came back John Mahon & boys halling logs halled 3, to day brought up some planks I got a better piece leather for Bro Saml, John gone to look for cows -

Th 6.
Bro Saml,

Fair/Cdy/Rain a f drops/Fair I carryed leather to turn out for John & left it in store went to Bro Saml, dined & Bro Saml – I went turkey hunting dog started turkeys Clarrence killed an old gobler 18 ½ lbs

Fr 7.
Bro S,
[turkey sketch]

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Spent the night at Bro S, Bro S, & Clarrence & I went turkey hunting Clarrence killed 2 more goblers I saw one flying – went back saw none Dr Lin came to Bro S,s Cary came I brought a turkey home got leather from store left it there yesterday

Sat 8.
mill
3 logs H
1 H 29 H

Fair cold day/Fair/Cold Fair/Fair cold I shelled corn carryed it to mill & left it John Mahon & boys halling – stocks halled 3 boys burnt a plant bed yesterday Jas brought up 12 rafters to night he halled up planks before – I caught a hair John let him loose

Sun 9.

Fair cold m/Fair/Fair/Fair I spent the day at home John Mahon spent the day Cary came spent night Charles & John M went to Mr S,outhworth some one robed my trap of mink - -

M 10.
Dervins
Worthams
S Masons
3 logs

Fair/Fair/Fair cool/Fair I went by Mr Dervins & to Bro Worthams he is quite poly went to Smith Masons to get him to make 4 pairs shoes for girls & John John Chandler was there I came up the river saw 2 turkeys by Mr W. H spent day at Mr Southworths Sally is going to marry Mr Cizer Lit Jas went to Huletts John Mahon & boys halling logs halled 3 logs -

Tus 11.
Tho & H went
to Mrs Southw
Mrs E
3 Logs

Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Cdy I went to E hill to look for turkeys hird a gobler yelp brought cows home from Mr S, H & Thomasia went to Mr S. special day Mrs Englands & Lizie came this evening & - all the Lambies – Aggy spent the day Lizzie gone with Pertha home John Mahon & boys halling logs halled 3 to day

W 12.
weding
Sally,s

Cdy/Cdy/Rain f d Cdy/Cdy I went with John to look for the turkeys in Landora saw 3 shot at one killed a halk & a crow Cary came over dined we – all went to Sally Southworths weding married M Sizer Lit. got home 4 ock – [Littleton B. Sizer and Sally E. Southworth married?]

Th 13.
Bro Saml,

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Thomasia & Gwin & I went to Bro Saml spent day Clarrence turkey hunting Cary w hear to night he & John went to Mr Lambies – (Mahon & boys halling logs to mill halled 4

Fr 14.
Providence

Cdy Rain/Rain/Cdy/Rain Thomasia & I went to Providence & spent the day Cary came last night went to Edmonds to day boys halling logs to mill Emily at Mrs Moncures the Dr burth day 78 yrs old

Sat 15.
mill
Huletts
for salt
[fox sketch]

Rain cool day/Rain/Cdy/Fair I shelled corn with girls I carryed it to mill & left it went to Huletts for a sack salt & box soap Ct Buttler went with me from mill to Huletts boys went hunting John saw 2 turkeys in Mr Lam Edmond runing fox to day in T. Castle Clarrence & Quarles caught a red fox Mt Airy

Sun 16.
Carmel

Fair/Fair/Cdy/Rain The girls & 2 Lambies went with us to Carmel Bro Reynolds preached Emily A came home Cary came up H & Fannie went to Mr S, with him girls & Boys went to Mr Lambies sat till bed time

M 17.
H 31
Logs

Rain mild d/Cdy Rain/Rain/Cdy I caught a hair turned her loose 31 in all put the dogs after her John Mahon & boys halling logs to river bank – I went to Landora to look for the turkeys thundered & Lightened to night I bated fishing hole sat patridge trap boys got 11 logs to river Tho went to Mr S, this evening Sue & Pert came Lizzie & Pert gone to Mr Poters

Tus 18.
11 logs to mill
Bro S,

Cdy mild/Fair/Fair/Fair John Mahon & Boys floted 11 logs to mill carryed cart to mill to hall from river Saw Bro Saml & Cary at mill saw Dr Terrell at mill Sally Sizer spent day hear & Les S,

W 19.
shoe makers
$1.15 cts
Mr Der
3 logs

Fair/Cdy/Fair/Cdy I went to S Masons for shoes had Jas shoes ½ soled pd 15 cts pd for Johns & Girls $1.00 3 pair met with Mr Dervin at Masons I went by with him John Mahon & boys halling logs 3 lodes

Th 20.
2 logs
planked up
shed etc

Cdy mild/Cdy/Cdy/Fair I planked up the end of the shed to day John Mahon & boys halled 2 lodes log to mill Thomasia got a letter from Mrs Wiltshire rote of the fight between the whites & blacks in south H got a letter from Carry G. Edmond was hear to day with [blab?]

Fr 21.
mill
turkeys
3 logs

Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair Shelled corn I carryed it to Johns mill had it ground saw his soemack mill I went turkey hunting started 2 old goblers in Landora shot at one John Mahon & boys halled 3 logs to day to mill party at golansville tnght L went

Sat 22.
hunting
1 log
Mr Sizer

Fair mild d/Fair/Cdy/Fair I went to look for turkeys saw 2 shot at one bated them in Landora saw 4 wild ducks large I made a cow troft Mr Sizer & Cous came this evening Jas went to Huletts halled timber from mill & one stock down John Mahon & John R burnt plant bed on his land. near Harris fence

Sun 23.
Carmel
snake
[snake sketch]

Fair warm d/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel but very few persons there L Trainham came on with me Dr D conducted meeting Jas & girls went to Cty Line – Dr carriage went up Lizzie went to Mrs Englands with Lambies. I killed snake in L Trainham

M 24.

Misty/Misty/Misty Rain/Rain hard I bated fishing hole & turkeys to day – halled a lode wood with jJs he carryed a log to mill brought lode plank John went to see N Luck about E hill I caught a hair H about a pair gloves for me to night

Tus 25.
mill
Balers
dog
[dog sketch]

Rain cdy/Fair/Fair mild/Fr John Mahon & boys & I shelled a turn corn Jas caryed it to mill for hog Mony died poisoned John burried her gut [cut?] her open etc I went to see old baler saw a wild goose he went to the river a gain Thomasia got a letter from Harriet Ann John one from T.B. Luck Lizzie one from Cousin Fitz

W 26.
2 logs
mill

Fr warm d/Fair/Fair mild/Fair I have been poly all day I went to Landora to look for turkeys shot at halk washed my gun – John Mahon & boys went to hall logs to mill halled 2 brought a lode light wood etc H & Thomasia went to Cedar fork has not gotten back brought meal from the mill T rote a letter to Tom H A Anderson Jas to tomy Anderson etc etc etc

Th 27.
mill
Dr Lin
Mahon & ox &
Cart
Tig
[black hand sketch]

Fair mild day/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy I shelled a turn corn carryed it to mill borrowed a little meal came home with Dr Lin he is gone to Landora to night – Jas went to Huletts & to Bro Saml John Mahon got my cart & steers & 2 ploughs John got some [neas?] for a boat grubing on swamp Tignal came for dogwood says the would give us wheat to make a barrell flour a girl negro was – dround at Jerico a day or 2 ago

Fr 28.
Providence
5 bu w
mill
Miss L

Cdy cool day/Cdy/Hail/Rain H & I went to Providence left H there Dr gave me 5 bushels wheat I carryed it to mill Mr L ground it – Jas commenced ploughing this evening for tobacco John grubing & finished shucking corn in garden. all the Lambies G Girls came & stayed till bed time Jenny is hear now

Sat 29.
corn
mill for flour
[black hand sketch]

Rain mild/Fair/Fair/Fair We shelled corn to go to Richmond for Mr Dandridge Cate or Jenny went home this evening I went to mill for flour the barrell weighed 195 lbs grose Lisnsy T, at the mill Jas went down John went to Wiglesworth, this evening got back tonight. I found 2 ax in rode Bro E Wortham died about sun set to d

Sun 30.
[black hand sketch]

Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel John McL A conducted the meeting I went by Providence dined – Old Sister Karotin died 2 or 3 days ago burried at Mrs Worthams the Lambies went in wagon to Cty Line Pertha dined hear & Cate

M31.
shingles
2300
fish trap
[fish trap sketch]

Fair/Cdy/Rain Snow/Cdy boys & I went to mill halled up shingles – 2300 Henry came up with fish trap & I gave him a [?] coat for it H came home to day