W 1. |
Fair windy d/Fair/Fair cool/Fair I wenr to Huletts this morning to see if box came & to carry a letter for John Dr Lin red Johns letter [“Johohn” lined out] I red it to Mr Hanes I went to Dr Lins for some syrup for Gwinnet Jas & I went to Edmons for a log he carryed it to mill drove cow & ox borrowed Kenedys geer saw Mr Cizer he offered 12 ½ dollars for buck – Mrs Kenidy Mrs Lambie & Mrs Colison spent day hear Edmond came this evening – altered 3 black hogs |
Th 2. |
Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Cdy I commenced covering meet house moved net to bathing hole Dr sent for fish did not get them I made hot bed planted tomatoes pepper cucucumber seed Tho – got me 8 large – goards seed of Mr Southworth this evening 2 of my hogs are missing at Saverys – John Taylor Co came to get horse ox to work. Jas ploughing for wheat Linnie stayed all night at Mrs Kinedays |
Fr 3. |
Rain/Rain/Rain/Rain hard Rained till 12 ock took up trap & put it below swamp Jas went to Huletts & Bro Saml carryed Johns letters for them to reed Edmond came with basket of cloth to have m up, dined hear – I planted some large goards seed in hot bed & burried the ballance back of garden I went to Mr Saverys for 2 hogs & put them up. |
Sat 4. |
Rain Snow 2 in d/Snow/Fair/Fair The river is up carryed one of my traps away Snow 2 in deep in places getting wood had a very hard rain snowed very fast & melted very fast Kenedy is hear this – evening & to night a hog got out pen to day Jas got back from Bro Saml, |
S 5. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel Bro Reynolds preached came by John Taylors Mr Kenedy spent day hear Jas went to car woods came back in night. Buck died last night |
M 6. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Jas & I skined old buck - & went to Garlands for a lode shucks & fodder borrowed Kenedys boddy cart – Lizzie & Linnie went to turn out with Mrs Koleson & Lambies to day Mr Savery came to night & sat till bed time |
Tus 7. |
Fair/Cdy/Cdy/Fair Shelled corn carryed it to mill went with Linzy & John Terrell to Huletts Johns horse Fell down with him, sent a letter to Lucy H about box N Luck was at Huletts Edmond came up with dogs to eat Buck Jas went to Providence got potatoes & 6 bu oats Fannie went to Mr Southworths to spend the night I shingling meet house Jas ploughed square in garden a gang wild geese passed this evening going west. Free scools have commenced about. [The first statewide free public schools in Virginia were established in 1870 following the ratification of the state’s now 1869 consitution, a hallmark of reconstruction.] Lesly Southworth spent day hear |
W 8. |
Fair/Cdy/Fair/Fair Rain I covered one side of meet house & put laths on the other Mr Savery came by & brought my bits & his brace went to Huletts brought some letters left them w Kinedy he ploughing by rock-Spring with oxen Jas ploughing for wheat Charles Lambie triming on ditch showed him the line to the river Cate L is hear to night - |
Th 9. |
Fair/Cdy Rain/Rain hard/Rain Mr Kinedy came by with letters & cake for G – patched cart body halled 3 lodes in garden planted 8 ½ roughs irish potatoes (Early rose) Raining hard thundering & Lightning Edmond came this evening & got his coat – Charles Lambie & I divided line for fence Jas finished fallowing out side pines – Fanny at Mrs Kenidays spent day etc Jas went to mill & Huletts Bro S, went to Richmond to day – Kinidy ploughing |
Fr 10. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair The river is high covering meet house & drawing shingles Js went to Providence for 6 bu oats came by Garlands & got shucks Thomasia & Gwinnet gone to Dr Lins Jas went with her Fanny came home K came with her Susan S, came this evening 2 Englands they went back home L went with Susan |
Sat 11 |
Fair/Fair/Cdy/Rain I finished covering meet house went to Bro Saml, in wagon for Thomasia stoped at Dr Lins saw Harriet & Gwinnet – Bro S, bought me a coat & hat & $1.75 cts – in money – got $3.25 cts for mink skins a piece got $10.00 for all I bought a box blacking for Jas 11 cts |
Sun 12. |
Rain/Rain/Rain/Cdy A very heavy rain indeed spent the day at Bro Saml, Clarrence & Eugane went to see Miss Eliza & Topsy – Nelson Bro S, sheep died to day. killed mad dog at Kadies - |
M 13. |
Cdy/Fair/Fair mild d/Fair We came by Dr Lins went to – Huletts got 6 lbs sugar 75 cts & 25 cts worth stamps for Thomasia saw Buckhannon at Huletts. made a cart body of cedar Jas helped. Charles runing fence by ivy hill – Mrs Southworth came to work a piece cloth for carpet. Lizzie & Linnie went to Cedar vale We came from Bro Saml, |
Tus 14. |
Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair Jas & I went to slash for a log to make shingles a large tree hurt my breast lifting borrowed Edmonds saw borrowed Charles Lambies saw I went to Mr Saverys to show him trees he came by & got his brace & brought mine sawed off several blocks for S – T B Anderson married to Miss Toy Norfork this evening. – [his brother-in-law Thomas Bates Anderson, Jr., married Lucy Calvert Toy in Norfolk, Virginia] |
W 15. |
Fair warm d/Fair/Fair/Fair I drew several shingles sawed out doar meet house etc sowing oats commenced. halled 2 lodes manure in garden planted peas & onions etc Edmond came by – Pertha S. is hear & Kinidy to night sent Mrs Southworth her salt 32 lbs got a letter from Texas H, Ann says John caught 3 mavericks etc [unbranded calves] |
Th 16. |
Fair very warm/Fair/Fair/Fair Thomasia & G went to Miss Addams spent day Mrs S. & Sue went – Lizzie is gone to Cedar vale I made a doar for meet house & broke joints etc drew some shingles etc Jas sowing oats peach orchard. |
Fr 17. |
Fair/Rain/rain all n/Rain I shelled a turn corn carryed it to mill went to Huletts – had 7 nails made went by Mr Haines, carryed a letter for John Mr & Mrs Southworth went to Huletts I stoped at barn Kenidays out rain Lizzie & Lambies came today Aggy dined hear Dr got letter from John |
Sat 18. |
Rain/Rain/Cdy/Fair I put hinges on meet H doar Edmond came & spent day got his waiscoat Jas went to Huletts for box from Mrs Holiday it contained a great many useful goods for us all to the amount of $100. or more – Mr Kenedy is hear to night Cows is mising to night |
Sun 19. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel Jas went Bro Sands preached we went to Providence & dined Sister Trainham there John McL A came home with us. I pd John $1. for Paster, |
M 20. |
Fair frost/Cdy Rain/Rain/Cdy John went home this morning carryed a ruster getting shingles etc Jas went to Huletts & Mr Wares for Harriet she came over home got 1 gallon oil 40 cts – Jane came up to day I went for cows. frost to day |
Tus 21. |
Rain a L/Fair/Fair/Fair I made a shingle jointer & jointed shingles put a bottom in barrell & packed in tobacco by corn house put weight on it Jas sowing oats H laid up Gwinnet has year ache – Charles came up with Lizzie to night gone home drawing shingles etc |
W 22 |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Riving & drawing shingles jointing & nailing on house put up a scaffle etc Mrs Kenedy came & spent evening Maggy & Aggy Jas – finished sowing oats to day Fanny & Linnie went to Cedar vale came b |
Th 23. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I made a mouse trap sat it in hot bed split out shingles & quite poly Jas went to Huletts & to Dr Lin got cough mixture for me H went to Mr Southworths |
Fr 24. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Finished packing tobacco Jas carryed it to Huletts drawing shingles - - Aggy L spent day hear Fannie went to Cedar vale this morning – sent a letter to Wm Dandridge to sell tobacco |
Sat 25. |
Fair cool a fr/Fair/Frost cdy/Rain S large frost saw ice ½ in thick in a tub drawing shingles nailing on etc Mr Kiniday is hear to night Jane came & dined [Mrs?] England came Jas went to Mr Kinidays to beet out oats I went to E hill for Cows Fannie came home gone. |
Sun 26. |
Rain cool/Rain/Rain/Rain Cdy I have been quite poly all day Other S, came for papers S. night a close rainy day let it rain on hot bed etc |
M 27. |
Cdy/Faiur/Fair cdy/Fair Quite poly to day Jas went to Chiles B with wander & pups gone to Garlands for lode top fodder Lizzie gone to Mrs K to spend day |
Tus 28. |
Fair very cool/Cdy/Fair cool n frost/Fair Shelled corn 1 bu Jas carryed it to the mill & 8 bushels of wheat Mr Kenedy up twice to day sat several [h]ours Aggy Lambie spent day Maggy came for her this E Susan S, brought me some nice peairs by by Saverys – S, gone home Tignal came this – morning to let us know Tom & Lady would not come till today so the frollick will go on tomorrow Mr South sent for ox cart old Tom came to get Jas to plough his ground quite poly to day - |
W 29. |
Fair cool day Large frost/Fair/Cdy Rain/Rain Thomasia Harriet & Jas went to Providence to dining day given to Tom & Lady married 14th H staid there Thomasia & Jas got back late I put sand on hot bed on cymblains cucukumbers & tomatoes pepper etc quite poly to day. – have butter bean sprouted Lizzie gone to Cedar vale w letter for H. G. she came back in wagon – Thomasia brought a letter from John to John McL A giving a discription of horsee cattle & game |
Th 30. |
Rain/Rain a L/Cdy/Fair Jas went to mill for flour & to Dr Lins got a gallon molaces 30 cts went to Bro Saml & Had his hair cut got the flour Charles & Kenidy came this evening sat till bed time |
Fr 31. |
Fair/Fair cdy/Cdy Fair/Rain Thomasia & I sat out several apple pear & peach trees to day & chery trees, H came up with Tignal in buggy Jas halled out the ashes out of meet house he gone to Mr Southworths Pertha came over with Lizzie both went back Mrs Southworth came to night with pitcher milk & will sit till bed time 2 Mr Willers & family came one went to Mr Saverys – trees trees trees [4 tree sapling sketches] |