Sun 1. |
Cdy cold/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy I spent day at home ice on swamp 3 in thick - Lizzie went to Mrs Southworths came back before night went to Mrs Englans Fannie spent day at Kenidys Linnie at Cedar vale. Fanny Dukes came up & spent day - Fan & Lin came to night - |
M 2. |
Cdy Fair/Fair/Fair mild/Fair I caught a mink made a new mash trap bated with 2 rats cutting wood Jas came home with cow from Dr Terells, red & young. Lizzie came home this morning. Edmond Redd & John England are hear on logs talking with Jas E went hunting in Mrs S, |
Tus 3. |
Fair mild d./Fair/Fair/Fair I fixed up cart Jas & I halled up 4 lodes corn put it in shed stable Tho pulled up turnips I met Poke Faris with wagon has the horse diseas - Lizzie washed finger |
W 4. |
Fair cool m/Fair/Fair cold/Fair I halled up 4 lodes corn Mr Gatewood Joh came to get me to warn in han[d]s & have the rode worked Lizzie Fan & Linnie gone to Lambies to night Lizzie E & Nora caught hair |
Th 5. |
Fair/Hail a L/Fair/Fair I went to warn the hands on the rode went to Edmonds twice before I saw him. Cary came & left his horse he & Jas went hunting & has not gotten back I halled a lode corn & one of fodder Lizzie gone to Mrs S, Lizzie E & Nora went w girls to scool. |
Fr 6. |
Fair cool m/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to work on rode had 7 hands finished this evening - Mr Welton failed to come - Jas came home & got Carys horse he & John Walker putting corn away at T Castle he came up to night Mr Preston Smith is hear to night Lizzie & Nora England Thomasia went to [Sou ks?] |
Sat 7. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Mr Smith left after 12 ock I went down to T Castle in the cart Jas went we put 7 bls up Garland hands finished Edmond Redd went w me to TC Mr Wm Walker came up this evening is hear to night Frank Wood came this evening & returned - I went by Garlands to see the cow - I caught a H bated fox trap caught a mink |
Sun 8. |
Cdy/Fair/Fair/Fair I spent day at home mild day Mr Walker went to Mrs S. this evening before dinner Mrs S came & sat a while the Lambies came this evening & returned Jas went to Mrs S. in evening |
M 9 |
Fair cold & windy/Fair/Fair/Fair Jas & I went to T. Castle to put corn away we put in all 24 & 1/2 - Mr Walkers boys helped us we dined - there to day. came by Garlands to see about cow left cart at T Castle - Mr Savery came by to get Jas to help put up hog - to night. Pertha S was hear to day & Jeny Lamby caught a Hair Jas cut out 8 hogs gave him some sausage meet. |
Tus 10. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Cdy I shelled a turn corn carryed it to mill borrowed a little Jas pulling of corn & went to T Castle for cart brought 1/2 of the beef & hide from Garlands Pertha came to day sat a while caught a hair turned 1 loose Lizzie went to Mrs S. came back again |
W 11. |
Snowing a little cold m/Snow/Cdy cold/Fair I feel quite poly to day. Cut down a pine by potatoe hill for wood Jas helped to push it down. Jas halled up 4 lodes corn a little fodder & went to T Castle this evening. Lizzie went to Cedar vale Aggy came with her to night Fannie gone to Mrs Southworth, to night Mr Smith & some one else is there tho got a letter from H. Liz got one from Jim Gwinn. H at Wm Dandridge all sick |
Th 12. |
Fair cold/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to the mill carryed 8 bu wheat got meal Edmond Redd & Sal came & S - day Lizzie & Aggy went to Mrs Englans & returned this evening gone to Mrs Lambies, & to Kenedys to a party dance Fannie & Linnie Lizzie & Nora E gone to night to Cedar vale to scout around etc etc etc |
Fr 13. |
Fair cold/Fair/Fair/Fair Jas came home this evening with his colt. Carry finished his corn at T Castle made 30 bls Edmond John Walker & Sal came to night in ox cart to hall corn wood etc & to kill hogs in morning I have been poly all day. had pain in my side last night Lizzie & N. E. went home this evening. |
Sat 14. |
Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair Edmond & his boys came up with oxen helped to hall up corn finished Shelled a turn corn Jas gone with E to T Castle to night Jas carryed Mrs W a piece beef E had piece cut out beef E halled a little wood. I had L traps through Linnie went to Mrs S. & dined |
Sun 15. |
Rain a Litle/Fair/Fair/Cdy I spent day at home quite poly Lizzie went to Mrs Englans Fannie to Mrs Lambies & Gwinnet they came back to night Thomasia went to Mrs S & spent evening Jas came home went to Bro. S. & came back to night Mr Savery came looking for his horse he & Jas found them at Landora. Sue Dandridge is very sick indeed. |
M 16. |
Hail Rain/Rain a L/Cdy/Cdy Jas Wood & a Mr Johnston came by Mr Jo wants to rent Winston new - Jas went to my traps caught a mink in box trap - Mr Savery came by Jas went away with him carryed clothes to Jane Fannie & Linny went to pasture for cart lode wood Edmond & Sal came to night w Jas with lard & sausage meet. gone to Savery's to go opossum hunting. |
Tus 17. |
Cdy Fair/Cdy/Cdy/Snow I caught a mink in m trap new one caught a H. Edmond R & Sal came up in cart helped Jas to kill 2 hogs Jas bulked down some tobacco & he went with E home going to T. Castle to night carryed corn to mill in E cart - Lizzie came home went to Mrs S & to Mrs Lambies & home. Sal is hear sick, to n |
W 18. |
Rain/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy Snowed commenced 10 ock snowed 2 to 3 in deep last night then rained & sleeted melting a good deel Mark Hudson came & bought all my minks. fox 1 koon gave me $27.00 gave $4.50 for 18 lbs bees wax 25 cts for pr sox etc Jas & Edmond came with cart brought a lode light wood brought flour from mill he & E halled a lode wood Jas gone with Edmond to night. Sorney is hear. better to night. I gave girls $5.00 gave Thomasia $2.00. Jas $5.00. - |
Th 19. |
Cdy/Snow/Rain H etc/Sleet The snow fell from 1 to 2 in I commenced a mink trap out of cedar Emond & Jas came up 12 ock E & Sal returned Jas cut out of 2 hogs 2 weighed 238 or 40 lbs Jas went to take down his tobacco L Grove - Byron S. came hear to night for shall [shawl] for Sue Liz & Fan w to Kenedys. he has left - |
Fr 20. |
Cdy/Rain/Rain/Snow I have been makg mink trap out of cedar Jas & Linnie went to Locus G. & finished bulking tobacco & went to Noels & to store got sugar etc etc I gave them $2.00 to by sugar etc bought 1/2 lb powder box caps. & lining for waist coat for me Cary came to night - Tho got a letter from Lucy she has not purchased Western view she sent me $2.00 to by gloves. |
Sat 21. |
Cdy Fair/Fair cdy/Cdy/Cdy Snow nearly covered ground Cary left from Edmonds he is sick Jas & I sawed up several logs of popler halled 3 lodes Linnie went to Mrs Southworths to - grind sausage is there to night - I gave Cary $4.00 to Cary Clarrence to by gloves steel trap for me. |
Sun 22. |
Cdy cold d/Fair/Fair/Fair I spent day at home Sandy Englan came to breakfast Linnie came home Pertha & Fatty came & spent day Fatty sick going to spend night Mr Smith & Oliver came to n & sat till 12 ock or nearly went home Tho, molded a candle etc Jas walked over to Dr Lins to spend night Cousin Sally Ann Winston is dead I hear [Sarah Ann Winston, 10 Dec 1807 - 21 Nov 1872] |
M 23 |
Fair cold/Fair m/Fair/Fair I finished my cedar mink trap - halled 3 lodes wood Jas came home & went to Huletts & Noels for broom & oil got a letter from H. at Wm D - Peter Fox came up this evening to see Jas - Thomasia received $30.00 of Dr Lin for timber |
Tus 24. |
Cdy very cold/Cdy/Cdy cold/Cdy I sat my cedar trap tied it with grape vine Savery came & sat 2 or 3 hours Edmond came & stayed a while helped Jas to saw a little wood he has Susan Harper at his house we shucked out some corn etc - a very cold day [keep this underline] Girls went to Anna, for bed & tables etc Jane came w clothes |
W 25. |
Snow fast/Snow/Snow 6 to 8 in or m/Snow Snow is [ ]. in deep Jas & I put the cows under shelter at stable Susan S. came this morning with Lizzie she went over to breakfast Sue came from Richmond last night brought up some preasants from H etc Linnie w with Sue home to make cake etc Aggy Lamby & Maggy came up this morning - Lucy Holiday sent $5.00 to H, to by the girls some Xmas preasants |
Th 26. |
Cdy misty day/Cdy/Cdy/Snow a L I cleaned out the parth of snow - it is 6 or 8 in deep snowed most of the night cutting wood most of day & Jas went to Huletts got a letter from John expects to come in next spring. The Englans & Trainhams 2 Southworth & Lambies Maggy & Charles Wilton are hear to the tree Linnies Xmas tree. Byron went to Landora after girls carryed note. Sandy & Lizzie went to Cedar vale to day - |
Fr 27. |
Cdy/Fair/Fair very cold/Fair I made a mink trap to go in swamp near big rock - Boys sat up all night the Lambies left this morning the others this evening Jas carryed them home on horses Byron came by to bring colt home. cutting wood shucking corn etc & all left |
Sat 28 |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Cutting wood etc etc Jas went to carry 1/2 bu potatoes to Seckston - & to Smith Masons for shoes etc Edmond & Sal came up & stayed a w Mr Smith & Oliver Susan & Pertha came to night going to stay till bed time Savery came to borrow orger [auger] & square his horse was hear on fodder most of evening. Fannie & Linnie went home with Sue & Pertha to night had a molaces stew to n Byron was hear |
Sun 29. |
Fair/Fair/Fair cold m/Fair I spent day at home Jas & girls came home Jas went away again came back to night - Sandy & Lizzie went to Landora Saverys horse on fodder etc |
M 30. |
Fair/Cdy/Cdy S melting/Cdy I went to my traps found one down bated one put a new run[n]er on little sleygh shucking corn Jas went to mill for meal carryed a letter for John from Thomasia - Bob Mahon came to tell me he saw the turkeys yesterday 6 or 7. |
Tus 31. |
Rain a L/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy Snow melting a good deel south win I sat a mink trap bated with 2 partridge heads Jas killed 2 he went to look for turkeys Agnes Mahon came for a piece beef I saw a fox tracks by ivy hill crossed river on ice we have had 3 ice spells this fall & winter very cold weather - Jas went to Noels this evening for sugar & coffee got my gloves & 2 spring steel trap cost $3.50 cts $1.00 for trap $2.50 for gloves - I set trap by meet house for dog - A cold fall & winter so far 3 ice spells one in fall November 4 ice spells one since Xmas, - |
[The following entries are undated as to month & year but the dates include Sat. 6 through Wed. 10. An entry about tomatoes places this is mid- to late summer. This could be August 1870???] |
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Sat 6. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I cut wood went to Bro Lucks to see Lem he & I went to slash to look at timber. Bro Baptis was at Dr D saw him Lem Luck is to hall 10 trees to mill one 1/2 for the other Mr Preston Smith Came this evening going home to night Jas gone to Hanover |
Sun 7. |
Fair/Cdy/Rain/Rain I went to mill Baptizing failed Bro Baptis got there too late went to Carmel had 8 S 9 there to meeting Bro Baptis preached tex what will they say when punished S talked to church received McL. G. 2 Mis Degarnets Thomasia & I went to Mr S, to see Byron is sick |
M 8. |
Rain/Cdy/Cdy/Fair Cary came home with Jas last night went to Mrs S for buggy failed went to see Savery failed he & Jas went to Dr Gouldins on there was to the association I went to Mrs S, to carry tomatoes & to see Byron S. I had my hand hurt thought I was bit by a spider - |
Tus 9. |
Fair/Fair/Fair cdy/Cdy I went to Huletts pd Baughn $2.25 cts bought 6 lbs sugar of Dr T. pd 13 cts a lb got 50 cts worth soap on credit went there this evening to carry buggy to mend got a letter from H Ann. Tho etc gathering smake [sumac] |
W 10. |
Cdy/Cdy a f. d. r./Cdy/F Thomasia & I went to Providence this evening this evening stayed till dusk Cate came up to stay with Fanny & Gwinet Mr Preston Smith is hear to n |