Tus 1st |
Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair Cutting wood Jas ploughing John got back this morning grubing he & Jas gone to Mr Penneys to night Thomasia got a letter from Harriet Ann she killed 12 hogs sent some dish rag plant seed [dishrag gourd] in letter Miss Eliza & Jenny came this evening went to ivy hill etc. saw hog in wheat patch [pauke?] night windy & cool evening |
W 2. |
Fair cool day windy/Fair/Fair/Fair I made me a mole trap cutting wood fixed the barrell to kill hog. Jas ploughing on the high hill. John grubing etc Fanny at Mr Lambies Susan S, is hear to night I took some honey tonight John got a letter from Vergil Luck Tenn-see |
Th 3. |
Fair/Fair/Cdy/Snow a L I shelled corn caryed it to mill went to Huletts carryed 2 axes to draw out one for the other carryed a letter from John to Vergil L. Mr Austin was at the turnout got meal fixed & killed the black sow John grubing I sat mole trap Lizzie gone to stay with Mrs Poarter to night Fan came home the Miss Lambies gone to Cumberlain |
Fr 4. |
Fair cool day/Fair/Fair/Cdy I weighed hog 115 lbs salted her up drying lard & cut up sausage etc T, got a letter from H Jas went to Huletts had 2 grubing hoes sharpened Thomasia went to [with lined out] Mr Pennies with Pertha S, Lizzie at Poters Jas Gwinn has [teeth?] |
Sat 5. |
Fair cool day/Fair/Fair/Cdy I went to Carmel Bro Saml at Carmel I pd John McLaughlin $1.00 for paster we sowed plant bed in garden boys burnt one at san bank or near ploughed square in garden etc grubing etc mash trap was down on rock s. swamp smelt like pole cat. Jas McLaughlin at Carmel |
Sun 6. |
Snow/Snow/Misty 5 in d./Cdy Thomasia & I went to Providence a snowy day most of the family went to Carmel we spent night Lewis Redd came w fish for the Dr he is quite poly |
M 7. |
Cdy/Fair/Fair a few F Snow/Cdy We came home I went to Landora look for turkey, John went sley riding & broke sley Cary & John Kean has big sley Jas came from Bro Saml & went to Huletts all gone to Mr S, to night to dance the snow melting very fast it was about 4 to 6 in deep |
Tus 8. |
Cdy/Cdy/Cdt cold/Fair I bated turkeys went down the river in the boat saw a large otter track in Wares, Cary came with girls from Mr S, in sley he & Jas gone to Mr Penneys this evening Charles L came up in cart for 1 bl corn for dammages John rote a letter for Mahon to John |
W 9. |
Fair cold m/Fair/Fair/Fair Cutting wood shelled corn Jas carryed it to mill Cary went home to day Edmond came he & John went to Pollus Lucks I went to [hocking?] in the boat an otter or dog through mash trap put on a rock Jas went to Huletts F got letter from Jenny. |
Th 10. |
Fair cold m/Fair/Fair mild/Fair Cutting wood halling in barrow etc Thomasia went to Cedar fork Pertha S, is hear to night I mad a conducter for shed |
Fr 11. |
Fair mild/Fair/Fair/Cdy I rode Carys horse to Bro Saml with Tho & Gwinnet got a letter for Jas from Tom Anderson & one for Harriet she has been sick Lewis caught a large otter Lizzie England is hear came to stay a while. Susan Southworth & Pertha came & sat till bed time |
Sat 12. |
Rain misty/Rain/Rain hard/Cdy We spent day at home at Bro Saml went with him to the new house Buttlers near Ct Buttlers Miss Eliza Chiles at Bro Saml Sam got to Bro Saml 11 ock at night Lizzie E, is hear Pertha S, spent night last. |
Sun 13. |
Rain Hail/Cdy/Fair/Fair We came over home this morning Lizzie is gone with Lizzie England home carryed H, letter Cary John & Jas gone to Cty Line |
M 14. |
Fair cool d/Fair/Fair/Fair Shelled corn carryed it to Johns mill went to Providence for him Old Mr Lambie came up for corn had a talk about cutting knife etc Cary came he went with me to T. Castle went by island ford |
Tus 15. |
Fair cool day/Cdy/Cdy Rain/Rain Snow I caught 2 fish made a frame for hot bed cutting wood shucking corn etc Jas ploughed some to day went to Mr Wares J scraped up the yard burnt chips etc Lizzie came home Susan S came this eve Mrs Mahon came for food for Edwin he is sick John carryed him some meal |
W 16. |
snow cdy cold/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy I went to see E Mahon he is better I sat a trap at indian hill cutting wood halling up w barrow Cary came over & brought me money for mink skins etc $5.68 cts Thomasia & Fannie went to Mr Porters Boys gone to Mr Penneys grubing Clarrence is gone with hands to South to work on rail rode |
Th 17. |
Cdy very cold/Snow a f flakes/Cdy cool d/Cdy Malling rails etc Jas went to Huletts to carry a letter for T.B. Anderson Texas, he saw 2 old goblers on river I went to look for them failed to find them Mr & Mrs S came this evening from Mahons a very cold disagreable day, |
Fr 18. |
Fair a cool day/Fair/Fair/Fair Putting logs in river the wind is so high we had to stop cutting wood etc I went to look for turkeys with Gwinnette Thomasia went to Cedar fork & Mr S, Mr Sanders & Columbia came to Tom Swanns Lizzie & Fannie went to Mr Porters & dined Shucking corn Boys gone to Mr Pennies to night |
Sat 19. |
Fair pretty day/Fair/Fair/Fair I shelled corn carryed it to mill boys carryed 8 logs to mill got oxen & halled them out river I carryed oxen back I went to Huletts got 2 letters one from H one for Fannie saw Tig & Herman P Luck. I went back for meal Boys gone to Tom Swanns to see Landers & wife met Mr Lambie comeing up hear about corn etc I I bought 10 cts worth caps at Huletts one or 3 gangs wild geese pass to night going north |
Sun 20. |
Fair mild day/Fair/Cdy Rain/Rain John & I went to Carmel 3 Miss Pennys wer there Bro Reyonolds preached [tex?] your sons well find ye out [Deut. 11:19?] Bro Saml at meeting Fan & Lizzie went to Mrs Englans in evening came back & the 3 went to Mr S, sat till bed time boys w away. |
M 21. |
Rain/Fair/Fair n/Fair Sowing oats on high hill ploughing in a bag chaf from E. H. made hot bed sowed Tomatoe seed 2 kinds pepper 3 kinds goards cymblains cucukumbers seed I went to Mr Porters to see him about wood & boy old Mr Lambie gave me some of his jam etc Cary came by Charles Lambie is gone north to live |
Tus 22. |
Fair/Cdy/Cdy/Fair I sowed 2 bags oats finished fallow on high hill went to Buck Terrells to see about potatoes went to Mrs Dervins to see Tarlton Mrs D gave me some early Hatch potatoes & some yellow went to W Terrells saw Cobbs has a sic[k] horse I planted 2 rows early potatoes in g-den Jas & girls gone to Tom Swanns to night to party sowed beets sage etc in garden - |
W 23. |
Fair/Fair/Fair cold/Fair We planted 7 rows irish potatoes in garden boys finished ploughing up the oats on high hill John Kean came by to day [?] England & Miss Trainham & John Watkins daughter came Linnie went home with them L, & Fan went to Mr S & Porters c back Mr Mahon came to get John to right a letter for John Mahon laid off a circle in frunt of house |
Th 24. |
Fair cold m/Fair/Fair cold m/Fair I commenced building rum [room?] in shed fraimed it etc Pertha S, came this evening for salt Jas shoemaking John sowing oats etc I sat steel trap for a halk in walnut tree Biron S came to night for last |
Fr 25. |
Fair/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy I put in the window & planked up the side of shed Thomasia & Fannie went to Miss Addams Mr Bruce & Columbia Sanders wer there shelled corn Jas caryed it to mill got meal went to Huletts etc Bro Saml, hollowed at the river John w down he sent us 2 pieces meat from H one from Miss Wiltshire |
Sat 26. |
Cdy/Rain a f d/Rain/Rain Working on shed put floar & planked up the passage Jas ploughing etc windy day |
Sun 27. |
Rain a hard rain/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy Spent the day at home a very rany morning Cary came & dined he and Jas went to Wm F Luck, came back in night I had a head ache etc |
M 28. |
Fair/Cdy/Cdy/Fair I made fraim for doar makg doar etc Cary went home this morning caryed my mink skin to go to Richmond |
Tus 29. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I finished doar went to Mr Porters for hooks & hinge saw Charles Harris looking for dog Edmond came by tiwce went to store brought spirit gave Gwin a tast[e] Jas went to Huletts for sugar meet & flour brought one barrell to weigh meet John went hunting - |
W 30. |
Fair/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy I swang doar to shed & made step to house Boys sowing oats Mary Porter came & had a party with Gwinnet Lizzie is gone to Mr Porters to spend hight. |
Th 31. |
Rain fine/Rain/Rain/Rain Mr Mahon came & stayed till evening I got up a 9 feet popler measure ruler Lizzie at Porters Jas put half sole on one of shoes - |