Day Journals of James T. Redd - August 1871

Tus 1.
Threshed oats
colt
Kenedy
C Southworth

Fair/Fair/Fair/Cdy Jas & I went & cut out trees in Mrs S, they came with drum & threshed the oats hear Edmond came & helped stacked the straw & girls came from Cedar v to wash Mrs Kenedy c this evening. Jas went to carry colt to T Castle went to Edmonds to spend night Caos carryed mashine to Savery, his horse r away from Saverys.

W 2.
Huletts
mill
Letter

Rain shower/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Huletts caryed iron to n for wagon saw Mary Barbara & Cary Jas went to Bro Saml, he was at H with & Edmond I gave Mr Haines a letter to male for John Jas brought up a bag flour from mill

Th 3.
wagon
Huletts
40 cts
Cary R

Fair very warm/Fair/Fair/Rain a L I carryed wagon to Huletts H & Linnie went & carryed them to Dr Lins I went back to shop [Elick?] fixed wagon & H charged 40 cts carryed over Eggs & butt had several Eggs broken brought them back – Cary came over with yoke oxen to help hall logs I went to Landora to let John England know his Horses wer at Huletts Jas & Kenidy went to E Hill to grind cider he came to night with girls I met Dr Flippoe going to Huletts.

Fr 4.
logs
13.
E Redd

Fair/Fair/Cdy very w/Fair Cary & Jas halling logs to river halled 12 or 14 I helped to lode – Jas borrowed Saverys cart Edmond came spent evening Jas gone for Ed, , dogs to koon hunt. H & Gwin went to Mrs Kenidys spent day. Fan gone w Nora E, home.

Sat 5.
Carmel
Cary

Fair very w/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel Bro Reynolds was there they put the the meetings ¼ monthly August Decm,etc on. Bro Saml at Carmel Emily & Eliza P Burruss wer at Carmel Cary & Jas halled a log from slash both gone to Hanover & Lizzie came with Fan Jas & Cary back to night

Sun 6.
Carmel
Rehobath
S.S. 6. S

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel S.S. I had 6 S. Bro Reynolds preached communed etc Edmond & Cary went with family to Rehobath came back this evening – I went to Lambies after Lizzie & met with Kenidy & girls with milk - & - Liz E -

M 7.
Kenidy
H & F

Fair very warm/Fair/Fair/Fair Mr Kenidy came with buggy for H & Fann to go to Bethany Lizzie E going home to go to meeting Lizzie gone with her. Sis S came for Tho, & H to spend day etc Tho, spent evening John England sent for wagon to go to meeting Cary Redd came over we cut down 4 pines etc

Tus 8.
Mahons
Huletts
lamp chimney
7 logs
meeting

Fair warm/Cdy a d or 2 R/Cdy warm/Fair I went to Mahons twice to day – he is poly went to Huletts for Dr Lin to see him sent by Bro Sam,l for him Dr Lin John Swann gave me ½ d. peaches saw Miss Anderson I carryed eggs over got lamp chimney & pepper etc – Cary & Jas halling logs 7 to river. the children from Cedar vale was hear to day evening H & Fannie came home late to night went to Betheny & Co. Frank Tompkins – etc

W 9.
Boys –
carryed 7 logs
mill,

Fair warm d/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to river with boys & put in 6 or 8 logs they started down to mill boys got there & dined – Jas drank sider etc Edmond is hear this evening & Cate Lambie I went to the mill to see about the boys they got to mill about 2 ock – with logs went to Edmonds for dogs came up with E & Austin all gone koon hunting – Kenidy came by & sayed Lizzee Redd & England wer – converted to day at Rehobuth

Th 10.
Edmond &
girls to meeting
onions
Cary & Charles
Letter

Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair Edmond came up in horse cart & carryed girls to Rehobarth Lizzie came home to night Cary went home came back with Charles they went home to night Jas went meeting gone w girls to milk I dug 2 baskets onions Bettie R started over got to Huletts & went back got a letter from John to Jas Sal hear to day – Pertha came this evening went to E hill

Fr 11.
meeting
broke
wagon broke

Fair warm/Fair day/Fair/Fair H went to Mrs Southworth, to go with Pertha to meeting John Eng brought wagon home girls Edmond Cary & Jas gone to Rehobarth Kenidy went with them George McLaughlin has been at Bro Saml, for several days. – meeting broke up to day Lizzee England & Linnie went to Mrs Englands broke my wagon wheal to day -

Sat 12.
mill
8 logs
Mrs S.
Cary etc
Edmond

Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair Cary Jas & I went to slash got a log carryed it to mill got 7 out of river came back Gilly Brown came by for Sarah Chiles carryed her home Cary & Jas & H gone to Mrs S, Lizzie to Mrs Lambies – Lin at Landora – Edmond came hear to day w/ was at m

Sun 13.
Carmel
Wm Dan
S.S. 6. S.

Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel S.S. had 6.S. Mr Dandridge was at meeting told me he was going to order 2 bls flour from Stanton a preasant – Cary came to n.

M 14.
Bro S.
2 logs
to m

Fair warm/Fair/Fair warm/Fair Thomasia & I went to Bro Saml, spent day I cut Eugan,s hair Cary & Jas halled 2 logs from slash to mill had watermellons at Bro S. stoped at Dr Lins he went to coart – came back Tho & I went to Mahons this yesterday evening – called at Saverys saw Wakemore & 2 Mr Cushmonds – Yangeys [Yankees] -

Tus 15.
Logs to river
Tho & H
Prov

Fair very warm d/Fair/Fair/Fair Cary Jas & I cutting & halling logs to the [“mill” lined out] River cutting down trees etc Thomasia & H gone to Providence to spend day – came to night Dr More was at Providence

W 16.
1 log to mill
Cary & Jas
Hudson

Fair very w/Fair/Fair very warm n/Fair Cary & Jas cut a stock we carryed it to mill Cary & Jas gone to Bro Saml, I brought cart back Cobb etc patching dam water is – loar than I ever saw it I think Linnie went to Mrs S, to peal apples for Susa[n] S. Mark Hudson came & brought 11 chickens pd 20 cts each - -

Th 17.
lode w

Fair very warm/Rain/Rain/Cdy Linnie & I halled a lode old rails in ox cart Jas came home this evening to dinner Lizzee went to E hill & spent day Aggy Lambie spent day hear Sarah Chiles is at E hill to live she came to bring a watermellon to day I put some J Johnson m seed in a bag from Richmond

Fr 18.
Mr Ma
Hulets etc

Cdy/Cdy/Fair/Fair I went to see Mahon he is very poly went to Huletts for Dr to see him saw Dr Terrell he turned back came by Mr Hains, no letters. Fannie at Mr Kenedys Lizzie at Mrs L, H went to Mrs Southworths to day – Jas gone to see Mr Mahon Jas ploughing tobacco

Sat 19.
Bro Saml,
Kenidy

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Bro Saml with H she rode Mrs S, horse H got a letter from Lucy H Fan one from Co Swann or Sanders Jas went to E C Taylors this morning Kenedy is hear to night & Aggy & Maggy & I carryed Mrs S, horse home brought a bag of things for Mahon. I ate watermellon at Bro S,

Sun 20.
Carmel S.S.
5 S.
meeting

Fair cool day/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel S.S. had 5 S. Bro Reynolds preached went to Providence with Lizzie on hir way to Elon protracted meeting. the Lambies & Dukes spent day hear – oxen & cow got in corn field patched up fence – put bill up Welton brought colt up & put her in pasture Linnie & Aggy & Mag went to Mrs Eng, came back Tho went to Harris & Mrs Southworths.

M 21.
Dervins
Jas
meeting

Fair mild/Fair/Cdy/Cdy Oxen got in corn went through gate I fixed the gate & fence Mrs Mahon came for greens etc Jas came home this evening & w to night meeting Elon I went to see Mr Dervin saw him at Landrums – saw John Taylor has 3 fingers cut off Sister Sarah & Mary are at Mr Talley, Lizzie went to Mrs England went to night meeting Elon -

Tus 22.
2 logs to mill
Tho to C h
Harrises

Cdy/Rain s/Cdy/Cdy Jas & I went to slash halled 2 logs to mill I went to Edmonds – Thomasia Fannie & Gwin went to Charles Harris & spent day – Aggy & Fannie Dukes spent day hear Wilton is cutting bushes on fence below ice pond

W 23.
Cart tung
Heavy Thunder
Letter

Rain light s/Rain/Cdy Rain hard/Rain cdy I put a tung on ox cart got it from Austin. Jas carryed colt to Castle T went to Bro Saml, Linnie gone to Cedar vale thundering & lightning a great deel to night Tho sent letter to John, rote one to Lucy Holiday -

Th 24.
Huletts store
ploughing

Fair warm d/Fair/Cdy/Fair I went to Huletts carryed 2 lbs butter got soap & soda got male [mail?] for Savery etc. Jas & Cary came over Edmond came & dined he & Cary left this evening. . cut up the sue mack I carryed Sav, letters home – or to swamp rock l. Jas commenced fallowing

Fr 25.
pines
Perth
Huletts
2 bls f
$1.08

Fair/a f drops Rain/Fair warm/Fair I put a new roler on cart & Jas – carryed sue make to Huletts got 85 cts for it cut up I cut down pines on path below little gate Pertha S, was hear this evening – Linnie went to Saverys with Aggy Lamby & Fannie Jas brought 2 barrells flour from Huletts a preasant from Mr Dandridge we pd $1.08 cts freight Jas got a plough point & land side

Sat 26.
slash for logs
Hulets
shoes

Fair warm/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy Jas & I went to slash cut down 2 trees cut off 2 stocks 16 feet long Jas stoped at Kenidys – I went to Huletts carryed 2 pairs shoes for Linnie & Fannie Lizzie was at Huletts with 2 Englands brought a letter & paper for Welton & paper for Kenedy

Sun 27.
Carmel S.S.
4 S.

Cdy/Rain/Cdy/Cdy I went to Carmel S.S. had 4 S. but few teachers & scollars had no prayer meeting Kenedy carryed Fannie & Linnie to Cty Line he & Bro Saml, & H came by K dined hear Edmond came,

M 28.
Turnip seed s.
Jas to
E C Taylors

Rain/rain/Rain/Cdy I sowed turnip seed in the tobacco patch 2 kinds – Edmond came this evening Jas gone to E.C. Taylors with his mule to trade for them Liz Fan & Lin are gone to Cedar v or Fan & Lin came home I makg a yoke for bill steer out of cedar

Tus 29.
Huletts

Rain a L/Rain a L/Cdy/Fair I went to Huletts on my way [?] H met her & Cary & Jas at Huletts I soled 26 eggs got sugar & matches for them Jas & Cary went to Cty Line Luck brought mule home of Edmonds Fannie went to Cty Line with Kenidy & Cate Lambie gone to Mr Pennies talked to church saw Dr Lin at Huletts a Scotchman is at Dr Lins – 2 Miss Morrises at Bro Saml, Ellen m

W 30.
[Hono? Home?]
Edmond
fallowing

Fair/Fair Cdy/Rain & Cdy/Fair Bro S, ox got in corn field to day or last night I patched fence etc – went to see Mahon Edmond came by went to Savery, & spent day – Lizzie at Mrs S, Fannie came home to night Jas ploughing with oxen & horses meeting broke at Cty Line to day -

Th 31.
Huletts etc
Jas –
fodder

Fair cool/Fair/Fair/Fair I made a bench for kitchen etc went to Huletts Mrs Dervin went went by Mr Haines. carryed 2 letter[s] one for Mrs Robinson & Cate & Maggy came this evening – Pertha came with Lizzie both gone to Mrs Dervins Jas pulling fodder quite poly