Day Journals of James T. Redd - October 1870

Sat 1.
Carmel
girls

Fair/Fair/Cdy/Cdy I went to Carmel to church meeting Bro Trainham was moderater gave letters to Dr Juny & 2 Miss Notes – I found Betty & Emily Redd hear they went home to night Thomasia gone to Mr S, H to Mr Porters & to Mr Wares to night Linnie at Porters Boys cutting tops

Sun 2.
Carmel

Rain/Rain/Rain/Rain cdy I went to Carmel S.S. John & J Sturn had a discussion etc in bible class – E invited me by to dine I found Anna & Anna T & children Mrs S. & Aggy L hear

M 3.
log to mill
1 p
girls

Cdy/Fair/Fair/Fair I went with boys to slash for log carryed one to mill 10 feet long cut one 17 f brought a lode plank & joice from m I went back for lode plank ox got out – yoke at gate, saw Lula & Mary going home from Mr Porters Mrs W & 2 Anners gone to – Richmond L & L & G dined at Mr S, boys gone hunting

Tus 4.
Mr C –
mill
scantling

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Mr Chandler came about 8 ock worked the ballance of day – I carryed a log to mill went for Cobb got him to saw both logs – I halled him a lode plank helped to saw brought back a lode scantling workg on house – saw Moriah she wants a church letter boys caught a koon last night gone hunting with Mr Chandler

W 5.
Mr Chandler
1 d

Rain a Fair f day/Fair/Fair/Fair Mr Chandler and I worked on house John went to mill for ties or bands – caryed ½ bu corn to mill boys went to Mr Lambies for hog brought one up home

Th 6.
Mr C 1 d

Cdy/Rain a L/Cdy/Fair Mr Chandler & I worked all day in house put up rafters - saw gang of wild gees pass H & Fannie went to Joh Terrells in tootle [cart?] spent day boys cut some tobacco gone hunting to night

Fr 7.
Mr C 1 day
goose
[goose sketch]

Fair cool/Fair/Fair cool/Fair Mr Chandler worked on house all day I commenced weatherboarding & put in the doar & window fraims Edmond came – up this evening boys  cut there tobacco the wild geese passed last night Jas went to mill for meal.

Sat 8.
Mr c
1 days w

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Mr Chandler worked all day on house we weatherboarded house all to gabal end Mr C gone home boys hanging tobac[co] Jas brought a lode scantling from the mill – Pertha was hear this evening Jane brought clothes gave her dinner etc

Sun 9.
Carmel
Prov
goose
[goose sketch]

Fair nearly Clear/Fair/Fair Frost/Fai I went to Carmel S.S. Bro Trainham conducted prayer meeting I went by Providence spent evening Mr Edmond Anderson Anderson was there wild geese passed last night

M 10.
Mr Chan
Miss S –
Mr Savy

Fair/Fair/Fair frost/Fair Mr Chandler worked from 10 ock this m we weatherboarded the end put in window frame etc Mr Savury came for steers & cart to hall wood, wants them to seed wheat and [t?] me to take his chimney – boys gone hunting to night with Mr Savoury – Susan & Pertha S – came to night - & went back again bed time

Tus 11.
Mr Chandler
mill
Huletts
Prov

Rain showery d/Rain/Cdy/Rain hard Mr Chandler worked to day stoped ½ an out for rain we made Fraim for win-dow for log house win dow I finished breaking joists on Hs room – shelled corn John carryed it to mill went to Huletts for letter from Wm Dandridge saying the things wer [at] Hulets – Jas gone to Providence Mr Chandler gone home

W 12.
Sorgum
Reynolds
[colt sketch]

Cdy fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I have been quite poly all day Mon Rey [Reynolds?] came by Jas got back to day makg sorgum I helped put a plank on rafter on house boys gone hunting to night Jas carryed colt to T Castle & left her she came back

Th 13.
Huletts
Lime
Jane
mill
[black hand sketch]

Fair/Fair/Fair cool frost/Fair I have been poly all day pressed out sorgum & made 6 gallons Jane came gave her sorgum put a plank on rafters on south side H John went to Huletts for lime meet H went to Bro Saml or Dr Lins to stay a few days Linnie at Mr S, Jas carryed colt to T Castle she came back, sent corn to mill got meal I made hog p I set 4 hair traps to day ivy hill – General Lee is dead died yesterday - [Robert E. Lee died 12 Oct. 1870 of stroke, in Lexington, Va.]

Fr 14.
sorgum
Boat
H
[hair trap sketch]

Fair/Fair/Fair frost/Fair I halled up 2 lodes sorgum finished pressing made 16 gallons John & I commenced making a kinnoe [canoe] caught a hair in trap ivy-hill Cary came he & Jas went away this evening Mrs John England has a daughter – Lizzie went to Mr Porters

Sat 15.
[boat sketch?]
mill
Nora E
letter
[raccoon sketch]

Fair/Fair/Fair frost cool/Fair John & I worked on boat to day nearly – finished it Lizzie & Nora came down L went back Nora is hear Tho went to Mr S, Jas carryed corn to mill got meal he caught 3 hairs & one mink got a letter from Lucy she will be hear wedsday or thursday get off at Chesterfield Lizzie came from Mr P Poters this morning boys went koon hunting this morning struck – Pertha S, fell off horse broke coller bone.

Sun 16.
Carmel

Fair pretty day/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel taught Bro Burruss, class – Bro Reynolds preached there was all day meeting at Elon broke up S.S. had picknack Jas – went Emily A, went – I went down for Jane this evening left word for her to come in morning

M 17.
boat
wheat
mill
Mr L

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair we finished the boat launched it John & Jas carryed 2 bu wheat to mill & brought up meal I shot at a duck boat leaks – Mr. Luck & harry came to night – Thomasia w to Landora this evening with Nora – to see Mrs Es child etc Jane came up & washed to day I made white wash under cedar tree Cary came with Harriet before breakfast. Jas got back this morning John last night

Tus 18.
2 H

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I whitewashed the house to day caught a hair in trap Thomasia & H went to Mr Porters this evening to see Anna

W 19.
Mrs H
Chesterfield
3 H

Fair frost/Fair/Rain Rain/Rain I finished white washing house & went to Chesterfield for Lucy Holiday she came after one ock I got jug of oil of Sturn, pd him in sumack – caught a hair – 2 sows has pigs in pen – I made frame for fire place.

Th 20.
Lucy

Rain/Rain/Fair/Fair I started to Providence for sowing mashine it rained so I turned back Anna R came up to night Lucy went back with her to Mr Porters – boys caught a hair & squirl to day Mr Savery came this morning – sent the steers home this evening Lucy gave the family preasants. to day & yesterday

Fr 21.
4 H
Bro S,
mill
Logs 9 or 10
3 koons
[raccoon sketch]

Fair/Fair/FAir/Fair I went to the mill with cart to hall out logs boys carryed them down in float – Bro Saml & Emily & Lula came & stayed 2 hours brought a basket of apples went back Anna came up went to Mr Porters with Lucy Sorny went to Mr Talleys for Lucy brought a letter – boys found 3 koons on river killed them found 2 in one bed

Sat 22.
5. H

Fair frost/Fair/Fair/Fair Lucy Harriet & I went to Providence for sowing mashine saw a Mr Wright & Cogwell there caught a hair Mr Savory came this evening Anna came up Lucy went down with her

Sun 23.
Carmel
6 H

Fair pretty day/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel S.S. John conducted prayer m Lucy hired Mr L, horse went to Cty Line with Anna, John Liz & Fan – John Kean came back with them all went to Mr S, to night Lucy gave Thomasia a shall [shawl] Anna a album to Harriet caught 6 hairs

M 24.
Cousin
Fitz etc
oxen
wheat sowed

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Lucy came up this morning Co Fitz & Anna spent the day went back to Mr Porters & Mr S, Mrs S came over this evening Mr Savery came for the cart & oxen to go to Chesterfield for his goods sent to night for 2 cream pots of coal oil. Lucy gave Tho $5.00 to day boys sowing wheat on the river etc

Tus 25.
Lucy w to
Mr Talleys
T. & F. w.
to E hill
wheat
Letter

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Mr S, came by for Lucy in wagon & carryed H & Anna to Mr Talleys H & A comeing back I walked to Mr Porters w Lucy Anna said she had some barrells boxes etc for me. Thomasia & Fannie went to Mahons John has pleuricy [pleurisy] called on Mr Savery – I went in to see Mr Lamby L gave me a hanker chief & 1. $. John cutting down corn Jas sowing wheat I shelled a bushel corn – Aggy L is hear to night Tho got a letter from Harriet Ann to day wants us to come out to live (Mr Sa, has oxen at work -

W 26.
mill
L Cobbs etc
H –
goose
[boose sketch]

Rain a L/Cdy/Cdy/Fair I went to mill carryed 1 bu corn to g I helped Cob saw some lathes Br L Cobbs cut his finger with saw went over to Cobbs – building Williams lathing his house has the chimney run & under pining house. boys halling up corn from flat etc, H came from Mr S, this morning – boys gone hunting to night (I sat steel trap on river.)

Th 27.
Mr Chandler
We w to see
J Mahon & Mr S,
9 logs.

Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/Fair Thomasia & I went to see John Mahon & dress his blister went by Mr Saverys child is sick Mr Chandler came 10 ock & worked the ballance of the day we put in the window frame in old house 12 lights 10 by 12. boys halled up 2 lodes things from Anna, some corn & gone to mill to hall logs to carriage & out of river got out 9 logs. Lizzie is at Mr S, -

Fr 28.
Mr Chandler
1 d w
8 H
Tho at Mr S,
Cousin Fitz
wheat

Fair warm d/Fair/Cdy Rain a L/Fair Mr Chandler & I finished window & facing the other windows I caught 2 hairs in traps the boys went koon hunting this morning Mahon carryed the boat over the river & left it Thomasia went to see Mahon Savery gone to Mr Southworths to see Lucy T – is there – now Rodgers came twice to day – got oxen to work Fannie went to E hill. Cousin Fitz & Susan & other came to night stayed a while Jas sowing wheat

Sat 29.
Mr Chandler
[mink sketch]
John Canfield
Child S.
wheat

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Mr Chandler worked to day on house I put moldens [moldings] on windows etc. John Canfield came this morning he & John started a fox passed by I saw him. they caught a – mink-going hunting to night. Thomasia went to see Mr Savrys child & John Mahon. H & Liz at Mr South - . I went to E hill to carry book spectickels Jas sowing wheat John brought boat over to night

S 30.
Carmel
Canfield

Cdy/Cdy/Rain/Fair I went to Carmel broke up S.S. Bro Trainham conducted prayer meeting I gave Bro Steavens two caps for sons nea John Canfield went away to night Lizzie England & Aggy L spent evening hear Cousin Fitz & Anna came to night after I had gone to bed sat till 10 ock

M 31.
mill
twice
Cary -

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I shelled corn went to mill in ox cart brought 2 pieces corner post carryed 3 back to Cobb pine Cary Redd came & dined went to Mr S, for Fitz & family & carryed them to Bro Saml, I gave Fitz some wheat & Cobworths – Lizzie is there to night – John went fox hunting with Edmond. – Mr Savery came to see if he could get oxen Jas sowing wheat work done -