Sat 1st |
Rain/Rain/Cdy/Fair quite poly to day Jas gone to Huletts for Letters Edmond came this evening & stayed a while Kenedy & Jas are cuming up. Kenidy staid till bed time |
Sun 2. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Cdy Lizzie went with Pertha to Rehobath Jas went to Cty Line Mr Kenidy came in evening & stayed till bed time Cate spent evening Pertha came in the evening |
Mon 3rd |
Rain show/Rain hail thunder etc/Cdy/Fair I went to the river threw water out of boat Jas crossed to go to Talers vill to take cars Harriet commenced her scool to day wth these children Girls gone to E hill I drew shingles & nailed some on house Lizzie gone to Cedar v spent n |
Tus 4. |
Fair cool mor/Fair/Fair mild w/Fair I finished shingling house struck the scaffolds went to Huletts got 2 lbs sugar 25 cts 5 pencils 3 cts got a letter & paper for Savery carryed them to him got a Letter from Dandridge $10. for the tobacco Lizzie got letter & H Charles L H went to Kenedy Jas came home to night gone to the wedding L Cobbs Butener & Lucy Cobb Fannie at Kenidys [Lucy Anderson Cobb married J. Hunter Butzner] saw Sandy morking bird |
W 5. |
Fair/Fair/Fair cdy/Shower cdy I put a lock on meet – house sent to Mr Pennies for ½ bu s. potatoes pd 75 cts for them made hot bed & put them in & watermelon & cumcumber seed etc Jas & I went to Garlands for a lode fodder & shucks Jas went to Huletts got a letter for John from Vergel Luck - saw Savery at rock spring – the 2 Dukes started to scool to Harriet to day – hird whippowill hollar to night |
Th 6. |
Rain a L/Fair/Fair/Fair Hird a martin I set out 3 chery trees & 18 or 20 peach Thomasia helped – Jas sowing oats etc – quite poly to day Kenidy came to night & sat till bed time T cooked 150 t or more a h |
Fr 7. |
Fair mild/Fair/Fair/Fair I commenced putting on joint brakers on house Edmond & Sal came & dined hear went to see Welter to sell house Savery came with lode manure to swap lent him my cutting box Jas ploughing Jane came for flour H & Thomasia went to Saverys this evening Mrs Weller is sick & Rodgers |
Sat 8. |
Fair warm d/Fair/Fair/Fair I nailed on joint brakers & planted irish potatoes & slips Jas ploughed a a squair by old plant bed Jas ploughing for corn boat landing on flat Aggy spent day hear girls gone down with her To & H killed a snake to day on river - |
Sun 9. |
Fair mild d/Fair/Cy/Fair Thomasia & I went to Providence & spent day Dr Flipper came spent day Mrs Dr Terrell & children wer there. Emily & children went to Carmel. John poly Dr is very poly, Keneday came by - |
M 10. |
Fair warm day/Fair/Fair/Fair Thomasia & I went to Bro Saml & spent day got 2 or 3 letters from office one from – John & one from Lucy A. to Fannie Mr Armstrong at Bro S, met Dr Terrell & Caunadean [Canadian?] at mill hill, went by Dr Lins for jug molaces Keniday came up this morning gone fishing Sally Cizer & pertha wer hear this evening F & Lin gone with them Pertha & Kenedy came after I went to bed - |
Tus 11. |
Fair very windy/Fair/Fair cool/Fair I put on some joint brakers Mrs S. came with asparigas went for cows I went to rock S. for cows grased them & Liz & Lin went fishing all went to Cedar v & back – Tho planted snaps beets etc Jas ploughing on flat etc |
W 12. |
Fair/Fair cool/Fair/Fair I planted a rough of onions for seed & buttons etc grased cows etc Jas ploughing the flat nearly finished – Thomasia & H went to Edmonds & to Kenedays he ploughing above rock spring the large crop potatoes made in 1842 wer planted 30 April & May 3rd 4 & 7 - of May finished |
Th 13. |
Fair a frost/Fair/Cdy/Cdy I manured & made a rough of hills for cucucumbers & one for cymblanes - & covered planted 2 years of forward corn from Bro Saml, Jas opening to plant Keniday has Bill at work with his ox Edmond came hear this evening H went to cedar v Thomasia went to Mr Southworths to day - |
Fr 14. |
Rain a L/Cdy cool/Cdy L frost/Fair Thomasia & I droped corn & Jas covered with rake finished by boat landing Ally Luck came to get last of of propety gave it on river fishing hole etc went to Cedar v. for bill & colt Savery came to get some one to sit up Jas & Harriet is gone up Rodgers is very sick Kenedy came by with ox - |
Sat 15. |
Fair/Fair/Fair cool/Fair I went fishing a little got Lizz, hook & fish Jas went to Huletts & Kenidys, he is hear gone fishing with Jas Edmond & Sal came & dined Fannie went to Dr Dickinsons – Charles came to fish |
S 16. |
Fair cool day/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel elected officers for S.S. Pinkney Burruss S.intendet I had 2 Scollars John & Jas Madison. John going Hanover store k – Jas went to Elon & to Bro Saml Eugane got a letter from John – Bro – Newbil preached at Carmel Bro R at Elon |
M 17. |
Cdy/Rain a L/Rain a f d/Cdy Poly all day graised cows etc Jas came back from Bro Saml – ploughing near rock spring - |
Tus 18. |
Fair cool windy/Fair/Fair/Fair I watered plants veds graised cows Mr Rodgers died 2 ock last night going to burry him at Cty Line |
W 19. |
Fair/Fair/Cdy/Cdy Jas J Liz & Fan went with the corps to Cty Line Bro Allen conducted the services I went to see John England about my hogs runing in his pasture saw John by Mr Savery, stable – Jas went to see John Terrell gave 2 puppies for 3 bu corn carryed part to mill Mr Cogwill came to collect the tax pd $15.61 cts he ows 71 cts to me made fishing hole caught 2 purch etc has since pd it. |
Th 20. |
Rain/Cdy Fair/Fair/Fair 3 pretty showers I sat out a rough cucumbers & cymblains thundered several times I caught 2 S & 2 cats bated hole hung a large fish grased cows etc Eugane came this evening for plane I did not see him |
Fr 21. |
Fair Cdy/Fair/Fair/Fair Jas I carryed 4 black hogs to Landora in boat from island I put mahon cross river went to creek to see about hogs they got out grased cows etc Jas ploughing upper end flat – Kenedy planting his corn saw Lin Trainham ploughing on creek H gone to R Cizers Fan to Cedar v |
Sat 22. |
Fair/Fair/Fair Cdy/Fair I droped corn on swamp below rock spring Jas opened & covered rake T came with letters from John to Jas & H, Kinedy planting & Savery ploughing etc San Anderson came looked at ox H & Pertha came Jas went to Huletts gone with Pertha Fan & Lin went to LDora came back Kenedy & Hart came to night sat till 11 ock |
Sun 23. |
Fair cool w. day/Fair/Fair frost/Fair I went to Carmel Bro Burruss was S, indant I had no scollars Emily tole me the Dr was worse Bro L Trainham conducted prayer meeting he & Sam went to Providence to dine H & Linnie went to Dr Lins Dr opened Lins bile H & Linnie went to Mr Southworth to carry a letter - |
M 24 |
Fair a Large frost/Fair/Fair/Fair Frost killed irish potatoe vines etc Jas & I went to Landora in boat & fixed up the fence on the river put up the hogs etc carryed 4 hogs up boat leaked & good deel. Jas ploughing by big poplers - |
Tus 25. |
Fair/Cdy a f d R/Cdy/Fair Jas halling rails from ivy hill to corner next Mr Southworths & Mrs Colisons, pasture fence Mr Welter came by - & Kenedy. Thomasia went to Mrs K & spent evening Lizzie & G are at Cedar-vale – Dr A is very poly – in bed I hear - |
W 26. |
Fair/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy Fencing Charles & samy let fire get away I helped to put it out Jas halling rails went to Huletts to carry letter for John Thomasia & I went to Huletts to carry letter for John Thomasia & I went to Providence spent night Dr confined to Lounge Dr Lin & Juny & Gummer wer there they went away at bed time – Mrs Batener & Mrs Luck came spent evening. Mrs Southworth came – saw Mrs Greeson at Cedar vale |
Th 27. |
Cdy Rain shower/Rain Cdy/Cdy/Cdy I came home to breakfast Mrs Horn is washing hear Jas & I halled a lode of rails & 2 cedar post from grave yard I dug hole for post etc Jas went to Wiglesworths for shoes & leather etc Jas gone to Trainhams to have them ½ soled |
Fr 28. |
Fair/Hail Rain/Rain/Cdy Hail as large as the end of my thum the ground covered with it etc etc Harriet & Jas gone to Providence started just before the Hail Lizzie & Fannie & Pertha went to call on Mrs Gleeson Cedar vale & I put up 2 gate post cedar Hail cut my plants all to pieces nearly - |
Sat 29. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Cdy I carryed Gwinnet to Providence got there late Jas went to Huletts for barrell potatoes irish I fixed up gate by Mr So fence & Lamb. Savery & Trainham came by Kenidy came by went to Spicers. |
Sun 30. |
Rain/Cdy Rain/Cdy/Cdy Spent day at Providence Dr is very poly Man Anderson & Mongumry came from Carmel Bro Sam Barbara & Sam Anderson came in evening all left Dr Lin spent night at Niss Nancy Ballard came this morning - |