Day Journals of James T. Redd - June 1872

Sat 1.
squash & mellon seed
Mrs S.
girls

Fair/Cdy/Cdy Rain a S/Cdy I planted 16 hills squashes by spring & 10 hills muskmellons on flat T planted peas Jas ploughed tobacco land E Redd came by this morning Jas gone to Huletts – Fannie & Cate gone to Landora Lizzie spent day at Kinedys. Mrs Southworth is hear to night. H & Slaly went to Mrs. S. for brass kettle. Byron is hear to night

Sun 2.
Carmel S.S.
7 S.

Cdy/Fair/Cdy/Fair Jas Lizzie Linnie & Sally & I went to Carmel S.S. I had 7 S. Other & Charles Wilton Sandy E came this evening girls went to Mrs E & returned. Jas went to Mrs Reynols & Trevillions etc Bro Reynolds preached -

M 3.
bee
[hive sketch]
Tho
Jas

Fair/Cdy/Cdy/Fair I made a bee hive with spout etc Sandy E left this evening Jas Thomasia & Gwinnet went to T. Castle T, spent day, there. Savery came for yoke sent for hame by Sarah T came to night I found Jas chickens that wer lost. Lizzie Cate & E went to Mrs S Fan & Cate came ths morning.

Tus 4.
larths
10 hills
m mellons
S. S.
Jas at T Castle -

Rain showery cool/Rain a L/Fair cool m/Fair I larthed some up stars planted 10 hills of m. mellon makg 50 hills T. sat out 35 tomatoe plants on flat – Lizzie gone to Mrs Lambies S. Southworth is hear this evening H setting out flours – on surcle [circle?] Linnie & Sally went to Cedar vale came back w L H & F went with Susan

W 5.
Mrs South
Englans
Lambies –
chicks
Jas at T Castle

Fair very w/Fair & cool/Fair/Fair I larthed some up stares Thomasia & I went to Mrs S. got peas & onions Fatty D was at Mrs S. Sandy E came by this morning on colt went Landora he & Lizzie Englan came this evening Liz & Linnie – Sally gone to Mrs Kinidys for sugar failed Linnies yellow hen hatched 8 or 9 chickens came out – girls went fishing. Cate Lambie & Aggy are hear to night black hen laying

Th 6.
corn to mill
Mony Anderson
Jas at T. Castle

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I shelled turn corn Tom & boys from Dr Lins, helped. Mony came & spent day Sally & Fannie went home with her sent corn to mill by Money Thomasia H. & G. went to Mrs S, for meal had new irish potatoes to [?]

Fr 7.
H to Mr Wares
Sandy Englan
meal
Jas at T Castle

Fair/Cdy/Fair/Fair I went with H to hanover she met with Mr Ware & went home she & Fannie came to night Thomasia & I ree planted corn on san bank Sandy Englan came this evening – Linnie went to Cedar vale & K, Other S. brought meal home to night

Sat 8.
S E, & Cate & girls
T & I to Mrs Southworth
Jas at T Castle

Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair Sandy E, Lizzie, Fannie, & Cate, went to Mrs Englans this evening to spend night Susan S, & Fatty D, came & spent evening Thomasia & I went to Mrs S, & sat till bed time Mr Cizer was there. Fannie D, spent evening here yellow hen laying

Sun 9.
Carmel S.S.
7 S.

Fair/Cdy a f. d. rain/Cdy/Fair Jas came home this evening with horses H Jas & I went to Carmel I had 7 S. Jas went to Bro Saml, Dr D conducted prayer meeting Charles S came by to let us know the girls we[re] not coming home Linnies litle hen hatched 6 chicks.

M 10.
watermellon hills
England etc

Fair cdy/Rain a little/Cdy/Fair cool I wed 2 rows watermellons Jas came home this m went to Edmonds to gring [grind] sythe blade gone this evening to cut Edmonds wheat at old place. I put out hen with 6 chicks killed one. – Sandy E came with girls he has his arm sprained. Jas did not cut E wheat. L has [?] put yoke on mare

Tus 11.
Bro Saml.
Huletts
Stores
$1.68 cts

Fair most clear/Fair/Fair/Fair Thomasia Gwinnet & I went to Bro Saml, Bro S, & I went to Noels to store bought $1.42 cts worth sugar, coffee & oil I carryed a watch to Huletts for Sandy E to have it expressed bought a yd cloth 10 cts pd difference in 2 spools 10 cts. exchanged bunch brade w Valentine for H. Jas cutting wheat for Edmond

W 12
Cultivater
[cultivator sketch]

Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair I commenced makg a cultivater for Jas we went to Saverys to look at his Savery had horse to go to Peaches for cultivater he was hear to night Sandy E went with girls to Mr Southworth came back hear to night Edmond is hear to night – Jas reeplanting corn & choping off tobacco hills

Th 13
wheat cut
girls etc
S. Eng -

Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair Worked on cultivater some Jas went to Edmond cutting wheat finished etc went to T. Castle to cut at Providence for Dr Lin he came for Jas to day sent him a snack by Sandy England I saw John on his way to mill. H & F came from Mr Dukes to night Girls & Sandy went to Mrs Southworth staid till bed time

Fr 14.
S. England
to Huletts
girls –
Harriet to Dr. D.

Fair/Rain 2 show/Cdy/Cdy I worked on cultivater some Sandy E came over to Huletts to carry letters etc Lizzie & Sandy went to Mrs Kenedys Aggy Maggy & Fanny to go bathing H gone to Mrs Southworth this evening Fannie went away with the Lambies etc washing clothes to day Jim Wood at Kenedys H went to Dr Dickinsons to spend night

Sat 15
corn
mill
Huletts
Jas
[black hand sketch]

Cdy/Rain a f d.Cdy/Cdy I shelled a turn of corn & carryed it to mill went to Huletts to get soap with eggs got up handles for cultivater Sandy E & Lizzie came this evening went home w Nora Englan she came this evening. Jas came home to night finished cutting w Mr Gleeson died of spotted fever [tick-borne disease]

Sun 16.
Carmel S.S. 8 S.
Mrs S.

Cdy/Fair/Fair/Cdy [lined out: I sat black hen Tarlton on 22 eggs the 2nd time I finished cultivater Jas] H & I went to Carmel I had 8 Scollars Wm Luck. . Bro Reynolds preached Bro S, at meeting – Mrs S. came to night [s]at till bed time H went there Sandy E & Lizzie went to ivy hill

M 17.
[hen sketch]
Hen
mill
Sandy England

Fair warm d/Fair/Fair/Fair I sat black hen Tarlton on 23 eggs. I finished cultivater Jas working it Sandy E went to Landora this morning gone to Huletts. I shelled ฝ bu corn carryed it to mill got turn meal swaped with Bro S. I patched up fence pasture. fixed Lin shoe heal Sandy is hear to night came with Letter for Jas he went to Bro Saml to day for John Englan white gil hen lost 6 chickens has 10.

Tus 18.
Jas cutting wheat
S. England
Tho & H to Kenedys

Fair warm/Fair/Cdy/Fair Jas went to Edmonds – to T, Castle for sythe cradle cutting wheat for Charles Lambie Edmond came by with colt going home Sandy E left this evening for Richmond he asked for L, Nora E came this evening is hear to night Thomasia & H. spent evening at Mrs Kenidys Linnie & Lizzie went to Mrs Lambies. I watered watermellon vines & m mellons squashes etc

W 19.
Allis Trainham
mill
corn
Jas c wheat etc
Twins

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Allis Trainham came & spent the day Nora went with her home I shelled 1 ฝ bu corn & carryed it to mill got chisken [chicken?] meal Jas finished cutting wheat this evening watering vines etc Fannie went to Mrs Kenedys for cherries Linnie is gone to Mrs S Gwinnet spent day at Mrs L, Mrs Englan has twins a girl & a boy -

Th 20.
Girls & Thomasia
to Landora

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I wed watermellon hills etc Jas runing cultivater over his corn by rock spring Linnie went to Landora this morning to see the great sight the twins Thomasia Harriet Lizzie & Gwinnet went this evening Cate & Maggy came by

Fr 21.
Miss Duke & McMan
[white hand sketch]

Fair very warm/Fair/Cdy/f drops rain cdy I went to the river & brought Miss Betty Duke & girl went back and brought over Bro McMan they spent day went back Edmond Redd came spent day – Jas gone to Bro Saml, he ploughed corn & tobacco land etc I wed 2 roughs potatoes Mrs Gleeson at Cedar vale H went to Mrs S, Susan Byron Otho came with H Mrs Coles and house was burnt down.

Sat 22.
S. South & Lizzie
[owl sketch]
gar fly

Cdy warm f. drops R/Fair/Cdy/Fair I made flour box for H watering plants etc Thomasia rote a letter to John to day. Jas from home all day Susan S came to night Lizzie went home with her home watered mellons hird gar fly

Sun 23
Thomasia & Harriet from home
Lambys
girls
boys

Fair/Rain very H/Rain/Cdy Thomasia & H went this morning Miss Addams to spend day & night. We had the heavyest rain we have for a long time Charles Lamby Cole & Fanny went in buggy to Cty Line came back & dined Fany D was hear they started to Penneys got wet came back Charles stoped at Mrs S. Jas did not come back with horse. I spent the day at home had no Horse to ride Byron & Other came & Lucks washing. Savery came by for Jas to float logs in morning.

M 24.
Jas
Letter H. Anderson
hen
[hen sketch]
Jas W & Savery
Aggy

Cdy/Rain a f d/Cdy/Cdy Jas came home gone with Savery. Lizzie & Charles L came from Mrs S. girls & C gone home I sat yellow hen Tarlton on 17 eggs of Gwinnetts & Jas L H got a letter from H.A. Anderson Texas Thomasia & H got back this morning I went to mill for meal saw Mrs Gleeson at Cedar v Jas Wood & Frank & negro & Savery came with Jas with plants set out the tobacco patch Lizzie Fannie Linnie went to Kenedys this evening Aggy L & Maggy came up on horse. s. a. while [sat a while] boys all dined hear to day & went to Saverys

Tus 25
Jas to Dr W etc
Wm Walker & plants
plants
S. S.
dog –
trap -

Rain very warm/Cdy/Cdy/Fair Jas went to Landora for cabbage plants I laid off rows for greens etc sat them out Jas went to Dr Wins had his tooth plugged gone down to T Castle to night. Wm Walker brought up cabbage plants he got potatoe plants (sweet) & potatoes etc Susan Southworth is hear to night Lizzie went to Huletts & Noels with Mrs Kenidy a dog was hear last night I sat a trap for a dog by meet house

W 26.
Bro Saml & Lula
dog
[dog sketch]

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Bro Saml & Lula came & spent day [Lula was Samuel’s youngest daughter Louisa C., then 19] H makg frock for Sue Girls went to Kenedys & L H to Mrs Southworth, she came back in night Biron with her I caught Harris dog in trap by meet house let him out in evening.

Th 27.
corn
L. England
pears budded
tobacco
Pup
[dog sketch]

Fair warm day/cdy/Fair/Fair Thomasia & I went to rock spring setting up corn hilling etc Lizzie Englan came down this evening I budded 2 pair trees w win pairs 2 kinds Lizzie gone to Cedar V H & Linnie went to Mrs Southworth to see Pertha S. came by bed time we set out tobacco plants on flat choping land etc did not finished. Jas gave Charles L a n pup

Fr 28.
Jas to Noels
waterm
Pertha Southworth

Fair warm d/Fair/Fair/Fair Jas went to Edmonds for Tobacco plants We finished setting ploughed watermellon patch weeding etc he went by T Castle & to Noels Pertha came this evening gave thomasia her likeness Fannie & G went to Cedar vale this evening. Savery threshing wheat.

Sat 29.
watervellon vines

Fair very warm/a f d rain/Cdy/Fair I wed watermellon patch ฝ done Edmond Redd came this evening says Jas will not make more than 10 bls corn at T. Castle. thundered a good deel west very warm day.

Sun 30.
Carmel S.S. 9 S
Walker
[cow sketch]

Fair very warm/Fair/Fair/Fair H & I went to Carmel S.S. I had 9 S. one new one John T. Terry talked about the excersion to Richmond etc can get 2 cars for $30.00 15 each Mr Walker came & dined spent evening all went to Mrs S. came back in night went home Jas came in night. I went to Landora for cow got her out pasture