Day Journals of James T. Redd - April 1872

M 1st
oats to T C
Huletts
fish
Mrs S.
Miss Englans
2 [hen sketch]

Fair windy/Fair/Fair/Fair Jas carryed 10 bu oats to T Castle to sow he is gone to Huletts for oil etc. I caught 3 eals 1 chub gave eals to Mrs Savery Mrs S brought chisel home Susan S came to day & Lizzie & Nora Gwinnet went to Mrs Lambies is there to night Lizzie went to Mrs Southworths came to n I sat 2 hens grey & black on 17 each 34

Tus 2.
E Redd
Miss South
Huletts
mill
T Castle
Cary
[boy sketch] boy

Fair a very f. d./Fair/Fair/Fair A large frost cutting & sawng wood E Redd came this morning & Pertha Lizzie went with her to Mr Pennies Susan came & spent day I shelled corn & carryed it to mill went to Mr Hainses to carry a letter to send to John I got some grape slips went to B. Smiths shop & got tongs got the meal. Jas went to T Castle to cut down stalks he & I sat out a row peach trees Cary came & left Lewis crossed river & went to E hill Gwinnet came home to n

W 3.
Huletts
25 cts
Boy
T Castle
John
Dr Lin

Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair I walked to Huletts for medicine for Fannie gave 25 cts for 2 vials got a negro boy – by the name of Llewellyn carryed him to T Castle to James saw Mr Walker & sons Bro Saml & Cary at T Castle sowing oats etc I stoped to see Mr Johns he is sick – I gave boy 2 cts to by cakes – Jas carryed down corn etc to T Castle to sow oats running S, cultivater etc Dr Anderson came to see Fannie.

Th 4.
Mrs S.
cut m leg –
Miss Penys
T Castle etc

Fair cool/Fair/Fair/Fair Mrs Southworth came this morning to bring ice. Lizzie went there for buttermilk – I cut my leg with ax cutting wood Lizzie & Gwinnet went to Landora & spent day brought Fannie some maple sugar etc Pertha & 2 Miss Pennys wer hear in in evening. Linnie went to Janes & to T Castle to carry Jas some picle Maggy came for gallon of vinegar pd 50 cts for it

Fr 5.
Dr Anderson
Jas from T. Castle

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Dr Anderson came to see Fannie she is a good deel better Mr Savery came by left word for the Dr to see Effie Lizzie & Nora came in evening Linnie went with Lizze home N is hear Susan S, & Money Pennie came & spent evening Jane came up & washed the clothes etc

Sat 6.
Jas got from T C
Pertha
Assessors of land

Fair cool d/Cdy/rain mild/Rain Jas & Sue came 12 ock Pertha came gone on her way to Richmond Susan came this evening she & H went to Cedar vale. Jas Sowing oats on the flat Linnie came with Lizzie E they are going home this evening – sat my brown hen on 15 eggs Fanney is a good deel better to day – I am not so well a Mr Berk & a man came to assest the land over put this at 5d. & 50 dollars

Sun 7.
H & Jas to Elon &
Dr Lins
Miss E etc

Cdy rain in morning a L/Fair/Fair/Fair H & Jas went to Elon in buggy went to Dr Lins & dined looking for boy Lewellyn Susan S. came & spent day Mrs Englan & Liz came in evening Cate & Aggy came Lizzie went home with Sue Savery came & sat till bed time had a good rain last night

M 8.
Talley
[sketch of black boy & 2 dogs]
Planting potatoes
Eugane & Lewis
Hot bed

Fair mild/Thundering Rain a L/Cdy/Cdy Savery came & borrowed cart to hall straw John E came by on grey Cary & John L Talley came for boy Lew, he took to the pines they caught him & carryed him off Jas ploughed part of garden for irish potatoes halling manure etc Lizzie went to Cedar v to go to Huletts with Mrs Gleeson – Bro Joel Luck came to see Dr Lin about straw. Tho rote a letter to John. Eugane Redd came to night he & Jas carryed his horse to Saverys Lewis came at bed time & spent night

Tus 9.
Lewis & Eugane
Redd
Potatoes
mill
Huletts
Letter.
Savery
martin
[bird sketch]

Cdy warm/Ran showery [Fh?]/Rain/Cdy Lewis went to Saverys before breakfast Eugane went after Jas went to Mr Pennys for ice got a few potatoes she sent some by Other Southworth pd her 50 cts for them put the sweet potatoes in hot bed etc have tomatoes up planted onions corn etc in garden Jas gone to mill with corn 2 bu & to – Huletts carryed Johns letter to male etc Mr Savery came to let Jas know he would start to Fredicksburg to morrow – Thomasia got a letter from Lucy to night hird martin & ground wren

W 10.
Savery
$5.00
girls
Tho etc
Jas to T Castle
[bird sketch]
whl ww
[black hand sketch]

Fair/Fair cool/Fair/Fair Jas carryed $5.00 to Savery to by cultivater teeth & bolts 6 each Jas went to T, Castle in wagon gone to plough for corn S Chiles came for Dr L, Thomasia & Linnie went to Mrs S, got salve for my leg Linnie gone to go with S W to Miss Addams – H gone there Lizzie & Nora E came this evening & gone back & Cate & Fannie I am feeling quite poly Tho is righting a letter to Lucy – hird a whippowill hollar Old Sister Fleming Bibb died yisterday & was burried to day -

Th 11.
Linnie to
Kenedys
L to S.

Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair I made hen nest – Mrs Savery sent for a doce quinine for Effie Nora E was hear to day Lizzie went to Mrs S, Linnie went with Money P to Cedar vale going to spend night Thomasia planting onions etc

Fr 12.
Nancy Ballard
Lewis Redd
garden seed

Cdy windy/Rain/Cdy/Rain Nancy Ballard came this morning from Mrs S. Linnie came home this m Aggy & Maggy came & spent day Lewis Redd came after we had gone to bed helped with me has been out grafting w Savery my leg is not as well Thomasia sowing garden seed Texas seed etc

Sat 13.
Lewis Redd
Jas T.

Rain a L/Fair windy/Fair/Fair Lewis Redd went to E hill to graft, came by this evening for boat key. E Redd came by & went to Saverys. this morning. Tho & Linnie altered kitchen doar. H about flour beds etc Lewis spring a pair tree end of house. by grape bush Jas came home before night & brought 2 bags grass seed -

Sun 14.
Cate & Aggy &
Mrs S.

Fair/Cdy/Cdy/Rain I spent day at home leg no so well Jas went to Carmel came back in night Cate & Aggy Lamby spent day hear & Mrs Southworth spent evening Tho & girls walked over with her Lizzie came home with them

M 15.
grass s.
S. South
H & L

Rain/Rain a L Cdy/Cdy/Fair Jas sowed some grass seed orchard by the rock spring. he went to N Lucks to see Albert he was from home. Susan S. came in evening to get H to sow on frock H went with her home to spend night Linnie to Mrs Lambies

Tus 16.
T. Castle
Mrs N Luck
Ballard Nancy
L & Sav

Fair cool/Fair/Fair a frost/Fair Jas Harriet & Linnie went to T. Castle in wagon going to spend day Mrs N Luck & Becky Luck came this morning & spent morning. Nancy Ballard went to Mrs Southworths Lizzie went with her Lewis Redd came by brought boat key he has 10 acres land for a nurcery went to Saverys Savery stayed till bed time hear  - Other came by with S.

W 17.
S & H
Lizzie & n
Letters
[black hand sketch]
fire

Fair cool/Fair evening/Cdy cool/Cdy Susan S. came this morning H went back with her they came this evening & gone to Mr Wares Lizzie to Mrs Lambies – Lizzie & Nora came & spent evening Linnie walk a part of way with them planted butter beens – Thomasia received a letter from John & Fannie one from John McL Anderson I har John sent snake rattle in letter. Mrs Moncure had her houses burnt a few days ago

Th 18.
Englan
$1.00
Mrs. S.
Hen
18 eggs

Cdy thundering/Rain/Rain/Cdy Fair John Englan came by & spoke for a bushel king potatoes came for them & pd $1.00 – H came this morning from Mrs Kenedys Lizzie went down has not gotten back Mrs Southworth was hear to night gone back. I sat Linnies hen blue on 18 eggs to night John E got his new wagon from Huletts

Fr 19.
Jas to Huletts
$1.00
Lizzie
Hot bed
Flours

Fair cool/Fair/Fair/Fair Jas came home went to Huletts for a plough point & sugar got a $1.00 worth went back after diner to T. Castle – Susan S. went to Saverys with Lizzie came back & they went to Mrs Southworths – Byron & Other came for white hog borrowed Thomasia took up sweet potatoes & put them down again H makg flour beds by doar edging with rocks & bricks -

Sat 20.
Hen
[2 birds sketch]
Jas
Redds
mill
(Letter Texas)
[black hand sketch]

Fair mild/thunder Rain/Cdy/Fair My grey hen in dog house is hatching H setting flowers in frunt of house – Jas came this evening gone to mill with corn Edmond came this evening Lewis - & Savery came by got boat key to cross - - Maggy is hear Lizzie came home Jas came with a letter from H Ann Anderson Texas Miss Susan Cobbs is dead 2 ock in night.

Sun 21.
Carmel
Bull C
Kenedy
[bird sketch]

Fair/Fair/Fair/Cdy H & Jas went to Carmel in buggy Linie & Maggy went to Landora Lizzie went to Kenedys & with him to bull church Co Woods Pennys & home 11 ock at night Byron & Other S. came & sat till bed time a good many summer birds have come wood lark sandy morkin etc

M 22.
Hen
[bird sketch]
19 chicks
Lewis Redd
meal
Hog etc
girls
Jas

Rain a L/Fair cool/Fair cool/Fair n I put out black hen Tarlton with 19 c one Jas have grey hen shut up has eggs under her Lewis Redd came by & took out some honey out of bee House & comb. Byron S. & Other & Les brought hog home H went to Mrs S, came back this evening Linnie & Maggy came back this morning Jas went to T, Castle in wagon this morning – to plough

Tus 23.
Savery & cart
Bro S.
girls
seed

Fair cool most of d/Fair/Fair frost/Fair Frost Savery came for horse cart Bro Sam came by went to Chiles burg & above Susan S. & Willy Dervin came this morning W & Liz gone fishing this evening & to Cedar vale blacked there faces – Linnie went home to night with Susan & Willy – Thomasia planted cucumber seed.

W 24.
H & G to
Mrs T

Fair cool/Fair/Fair/Fair Harriet & Gwinnet went to Mrs Trainham to have shoe mended they went by Mrs – Englans saw the Miss E there going home in morning a darky child died there to day & burried it – Aggy & Fannie came this evening Lizzie went to Cedar vale got a letter for Fannie from Pertha she has been sprinkled [baptized?] put Lilly in garden to graze

Th 25.
4 Miss Englans
Mahon
girls
[2 birds sketch]

Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair Foar Miss Englans came by Lizzie & Nora went back home Lewis Redd came by got Lizzee Redd & Nora to bring boat back – Bob Mahon came to work in garden Aggy L came & spent evening Linnie went down there. Lizzee went to Mrs S, & came back. brown hen is hatching -

Fr 26.
Nanny Dervin etc
[black hand sketch]
Jas
Horn

Fair warm d/Fair/Fair warm/Fair I made a chicken coop yellow hen hatching Nanny Dervin & Les came this evening gave her snaps seed Linnie got home this evening Lizzie to Cedar Vale this evening came back Bro Liston Cobbs died last night. [Liston T. Cobbs, @ 1795 -1872] Jas came home to night wagon broke down left it at Edmonds. Bob Mahon came to work gave him 4 eggs F. to set hen

Sat 27.
14 c
[chicken sketch]
Tho & Jas to Bro S,
[black hand sketch]

Fair warm d/Fair/Rain a. p. s./Cdy  I put out yellow hen with 14 chickens – Thomasia & Jas went to Bro Saml this morning. Edmond came by going to Saverys for a pig – Lizzie gone below Old Sister Walsh is dead died last night put Lilly cow in pasture yesterday got out to day & went to Saverys he has her in pen thundered in the night a good deel

Sun 28
Mr Walker
Cate & Lizzie
H to Dr L

Rain a L/Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Jas went to Cty Line Mr Wm Walker came home with him & spent evening Jas carried H to Dr Lins in buggy left it Cate came she & Lizzie went to Mrs S, & dined they came back Lizzie went with her home girls walked over to Mrs S. in evening.

M 29.
[bird sketch]
E Redd
Wood
Jas
Lizzie
10 cts

Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair  I saw a large wild gobbler hear by the yard gate flew across meadow Jas put Bash after him. Jas went to Edmonds for reigns & gone ploughing Jas ploughing for corn by rock spring—Edmond is hear to night & Jas Wood he got his sup at Kenidys. I gave Lizzie 10 cts she & Linnie went to Mrs Englands came back – Savery got some seed corn of Jas

Tus 30.
Jas Wood
Tho to Mrs S,
Aggy
Girls
B Hardyman
Weather 30 d

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Jas Wood went away this evening took took my Dog down for tax 50 cts. Jas ploughing on swamp by – Rock Spring for corn. Thomasia Lizzie & Gwinnet gone to Mrs Southworths to spend evening Aggy Lamby came up to dinner she is gone to Mrs Southworths came back with Lizzie – Mrs Savery sent to night for meal borrowed Fannie & Linnie gone to Cedar vale to spend night Mr Bevly Hardyman came over with razer to get me to whet it on hone & strap. The hole of April has been like March cool & windy & dry --