Sat 1. |
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. |
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. |
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 Peters 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. |
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 |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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 |