W 1st |
Rain/Rain/Rain/Rain Makg gate of cedar to go in frunt of house boys moving pasture fence & fencing peach orchard H went to see Mrs Dickinson Cedar fork Lizzie at Mr Southworths I went over the river to see Mr Buckhanon Miny has a calf male had it yesterday |
Th 2. |
Rain/Rain/Rain/Rain H & Linnie went to Bro Saml caught in rain Aggy came up is hear to night – I finished cedar gate boys fencing by bee house etc Lizzie at Mr Southworth had cymblains for dinner today & have young cucumbers etc |
Fr 3. |
Rain/Rain/Rain/Cdy I swonged gate boys helped Lizzie Mrs Cizer spent day H & Linny came home Cary & Norny Harris came Cary had a fight with Tom Jones yesterday Edmond Redd came by worked on crutches for Sister Conelia boys made cow pen pen cows to n put up fence by bee house left Horses in pasture - |
Sat 4. |
Rain/Rain/Fair/Cdy I finished the crutches of Sister Conelia gave them to Edmond I went to T Jones for vinegar got 1 gallon pd 25 cts he owed me 10 cts cost 35 cts – per gallon Jas gone to Mr Hains Lizzie & Nora came this evening to spend night children got strawberries this evening – throwing up manure. |
Sun 5. |
Cdy/Fair/Cdy/Rain I went to Carmel had 2 scollars the family from Dr Dr Dr old place wer at Carmel Yanks Bro Reynolds preached he came from Mrs Tainhams to day B Saml came with me home Dr D opened the scool & Mrs Sanders are hear |
M 6. |
Rain/Fair/Fair/Fair I budded 8 or 9 pair – pair trees of E C Taylor pair called pound pair [black worcester pear?] Mr Sanders & boys gone to Huletts I shelled a ½ bu corn carryed it to mill & swapped for meal Cary & Emily wer at Mr Porters – boys & Mr Sanders went to slash for a lode wood I have been quite poly all days girls went for straw burries – cattle got out pasture to day - - - |
Tus 7. |
Fair/Fair/Fair warm/Fair I worked on a cedar gate 4 bars – cleaned out stove pipe etc quite poly all day boys halling manure for tobacco Mr Sanders went to Huletts to have boots ½ soled he – brought over several letters from Anna, comeing in soon to Virginia |
W 8. |
Fair/Rain hard washing/Cdy/Fair I carred clothes to Jane went to Providence for gourd went to look at Drs, potatoes early kind Edmond came up brought Fanny some wild turkey eggs spoilt rotten my boat went off Mr Sanders & Jas & I went for it & caught it by Canfields got cherries saw lane & the swamp very full |
Th 9. |
Rain hard/Rain/Rain/Cdy I budded 2 cherry trees with honey cherries one walnut with hickery budded 10 or 12 more in grey-harts – put gate together etc sat out 19 tomatoe plants boys & Mr Sanders went to Locus grove for cherries - |
Fr 10. |
Rain showery/Rain/Fair/Fair I budded 3 may clusters cherry trees got butter been sticks etc made a paddle Mr & Mrs Sanders H & L went to Mr S, this morning Mrs Sanders came back to night Cary came over he & Jas went this evening to Mr S, John went to N Lucks got some [Govenir?] wood [Governor wood cherry] stock cherries & dwarf peairs we shelled a turn corn Jas carryed it to mill & swaped it Gone to Mr Hains to night Garland brought up clothes gave him 8 qts flour |
S 11. |
Rain/Cdy/Fair/Fair I budded 12 cherry trees G wood & may & [clushe?] budded dwaft pears 4 or 5 got sticks & stuck butterbeens 2 roughs Miss Sanders & H gone to Miss Addams., boys choping corn by gate |
Sun 12 |
Cdy/Rain/Cdy/Fair I spent day at home quite poly boys went to Cty Line Tom stoped at Mrs Englands Lizzie went to Cedar vale Cate & A wer up hear |
M 13. |
Cdy/Cdy/Fair/Rain I got butter been poles & finished sticking stuck some tomatoes sat out tobacco etc boys setting tobacco by spring Mrs S came & Pertha & Lizzie gathering cherries Fan came with Lizzie & Nora England they went back cow & oxen got in Mr S, left buck there I went to jack hole for boat that ran away |
Tus 14. |
Cdy/Fair/Fair/Fair I have been quite poly all day Fannie is gone to Mr S, with Cate L, children gathering cherries boys cut a little wheat set out some tobacco plants etc |
W 15. |
Fair /Fair cdy/Rain/Rain Thomasia & I went to Bro Saml spent day Bro S, gave us some potatoes irish to plant I had brought a bag to [have] mended 15 cts H & Gwinnet gone to Wilton to see Mr & Mrs Sanders boys planting tobacco & - we carryed over peas cymblains & beets etc Bro S, sent off 2 veals one very large he got 24 dollars for them v old Millys Lewis put swarm in the hives I sent over |
Th 16. |
Rain a l/Rain/Cdy/Rain I worked in garden a little, put board on bell etc planted & set out 5 roughs irish potatoes in garden bell & cow got in Mr S, oats I put yoke on her etc boys setting out tobacco thining corn |
Fr 17. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Mr Sanders & H came this morning went to Huletts to take cars Gwinnet came with them to rode by Anna, I went down to see Mr Sanders about oxen saw Clarrence R, at steem mill, saw Mr Buckhannon at Huletts Lizzie rode with me on hill saw E Carter & Dr Lin at turn out. ploughing corn this evening Thomasia Gwinnet & I went to Mr Buckhannons to look at c I brought ½ doz tomatoe palnts over & set them out |
Sat 18 |
Fair warm/Fair d/Fair/Fair I shelled corn made yoke for colt went to mill went to the Hains for letters got one from Anna R offering Western-v[i]ew to us to live at got a paper & a letter for Lizzie steer went to Mr S, left him there to stay boys ploughing corn etc |
S 19. |
Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel S.S. had B Southworth a new scollar Bro Reynolds preached Bro Saml got a ducking at Jerico H went with the Southworths – have 108 scollars we have cucucumbers & cymblains |
M 20. |
Fair warm day/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Huletts to carry a letter for Ann [Win?] Dandridge carryed one for Cate L saw Bro Allen at turn out he came over with me I saw Mr Winston & his niece & Mrs Alsap wed some butter beens etc boys ploughing corn I gathered some high land meadow oat seed |
Tus 21. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I worked the butter beens Thomas & H went to providence spent day Miss Ruba at Providence – boys ploughing corn shocking some wheat etc |
W 22. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Mrs S came with [b]asket potatoes carryed back a basket snaps Boys went to Providence to cut hay I carryed there dinner in wagon shocking hay saw the Dr & Dervin he lost his horse a short time ago – saw Dr Lin by Mr Lambies going home Edmond cutting hay at Prov |
Th 23. |
Fair warm day/Fair/Fair warm/Fair Edmond came for peece saw to fix rafter of Dr – dined hear I carryed boys dinner Providence they cutting hay & shocking saw Garland & Jane. I went to Mr Buckhannon, to see him about calf he was at Huletts H & Linnie went to Huletts. I weeding garden etc gathered ras burries etc |
Fr 24. |
Fair very warm/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Huletts to see Buckhannon the carryed the veal & left I had it put on car Mr Tompson offered $7. for veal Cary came by brought 2 letters for H carryed the boys there dinner saw Dr Lin at Huletts he said I must take calomel & soda to night salts in morning 12 gr Cal tea spoon soda Pertha & Cate over hear this evening boys cutting Hay |
Sat 25. |
Fair warm/Fair/Fair warm/Fair I took calomel & soda last night salts this morning poly all day went to look for hogs saw one – boys cutting wheat went to Prov to shock hay Pertha s dined hear |
Sun 26. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I spent day at home sick went to H to feed hogs wer not up Cary came went to Cty Line came back spent day & night John Kean came twice to day morning & evening went to Mr S, |
M 27. |
Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair I wed some watermellon vines John cut my hair to da Cary left this morning I went to Mr Haines to get letters got 2 for H carryed one for Catie got one for Mr L, boys cutting wheat on flat etc S. Southworth came tonight for yeeast gone back |
Tus 28 |
Fair warm d/Cdy/Cdy/Fair Thundered etc I wed some watermellon vines etc boys cutting & shocking wheat cutting on flat. quite poly to day |
W 29 |
Fair/Rain/Rain/Cdy I went to see Mr Lane about corn land went to Huletts saw T Swann got a letter for Cate L I got a letter from Wm Dandridge about calf sole for $8.50 $7.54 cts [net?] proceades Nancy Ballard is hear – boys cutting wheat red forward purple s. planted watermellon seed |
Th 30. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to get hoop for bucket hirt my bac put on on one hoop – H & Linnie went to Wiglesworth bought shoes & cloth cloth for boys on credit cost $5.70 Lizzie & Fannie went to Garlands to carry clothes to wash boys finished cutting wheat went to Prov for a lode hay have a pain in in my back or hip - |