Day Journals of James T. Redd - April 1873

Tus 1.
Jas to T Castle
Bro S, & Emily
35 cts

Fair/Fair Rain/Cdy/Fair $1.50 cts. Jas ploughed a squair in garden for potatoes went to T Castle with lode oats to sow he came back from Hills shop for meet thought he had lost it Bro Saml came for Emily she & Jas came from Dr Wins about night. had there teeth fixed yesterday Lizzie E brought [Mard?] in carriage Nora left with her pd wash woman 25 cts for washing Lewis Redd carryed his firs down to town to day -

W 2.
letter from John

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Quite poly to day moved in chaimber Sandy & S & Suse went to Mrs L & spent d Sandy carryed letter to Huletts for Dr Lin to come over E Redd brought a letter to n from John he is complaining has 4 or 5 horses

Th 3.
[bird sketch]
Dr L B Anderson

Fair/Cdy/Cdy/Fair I hird whipowills hollow this morning Sandy & S gon fishing Thomasia righting to John Sandy saw 4 wild turkeys Dr L B Anderson came by & dined went to see H Carter Providence got Thomasia to draw off my letters etc owe nearly $1000. Cate Lamby came with yeast. stay all night quite a large fire in Mr Wares & west field

Fr 4.
girls
Bob
potatoes
Leter to John
$1.50

Fair pretty day/Fair/Fair/Fair Sandy & girls went fishing Aggy Lambie came this morning spent day Bro Saml came to river & crossed in boat bought me some fish I gave him $1.50 cts to get me some whiskey & sugar Sandy England & Susa started for Huletts crossed river in boat - Mahon came to get T to reed a note for him Julia - wants to get married he sent Bob down to work in garden planted irish potatoes beets etc etc Bro Saml carryed a letter to Dr Lin list of my debtors Sandy carryed letter to H for John one for H & Dandridge - he came back cars left him

S 5.
Boy
Box
calf
[calf sketch]
Horn

Fair pretty d/Fair/Fair/Fair Fany D spent day Mrs Gleeson came by from fishing Boy came with tar & carryed it back Sandy went to river for my steel trap colt out - Mrs Southworth came with bundles out of box I got 2 hankerchiefs & book - Thomasia & L went to Mrs S. for bundles - Lilly has a male calf yesterday - Bob Mahon came to work in garde planted snaps & salsiphy - Jas came home -

Sun 6.
Jas to C. L.
L Englan

Fair a pretty d/Fair/Fair/Cedy Jas went to Cty Line S. S. & singing Sandy & Lizzie went to Landora Lizzie E came w sugar whiskey etc that Bro Saml left with Jenny & Cate S to Mrs S, spent evening - Jas walked below some where. halk came after a chickin failed.

M 7.
Sandy & Sue
Savery
Susan S.

Cdy Fair/Cdy/Fair/Fair Sandy & Susa Holden & Jas went this morning to Huletts Jas going to T Castle to sow oats - Lizzie E & Linnie gone to Landora - Savery & Effie came brought bed stid home - Lizzie went to Mrs Lambies - Susan Southworth came this evening she & Gwinnet went for Lizzie - S & ["G" marked through] Lizzie gone to Charles Harris is to spend night

Tus 8.
Halk
Bob & cloth
Jas
Lewis

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I watched for a halk shot at one Bob brought cloth for jacket Fanny Dukes came & spent day Fanny sick Lizzie came this evening Jas came home in night from T Castle finished sowing oats there Lewis Redd came to river with vale etc

W 9.
Jas & fence
girls
38 bu oats s.

Fair very windy/Cdy Rain a. f. d./Cdy/Fair Jas fixing up pasture fence to turn cows in - Linnie came with 2 Miss Trainhams - Jenny & Maggy came spent the morning brought me 4 oranges Jas sowed 38 bushels oats at T. Castle & Longdens - the trees are putting out very fast - Jas went to Huletts fire got away from cars crossed river into T. Castle went up above depot

Th 10
tobacco ground
Blister

Fair mild day/Fair/Fair/Fair Jas ploughing on flat for tobacco put a blister on me last night very painful indeed Jas gone to look for colt left her at Mrs Lambies yesterday Linnie putting beds up stars.

Fr 11.
Jas to Hanover
Mahon
Mrs L

Fair/Fair/Rain/Fair Jas ploughing tobacco land went to TC to let Charles L have all corn going to Noels & Bro Saml for buggy for Jas to go over. Mrs Lambie went to George Town today Old Mr Mahon came down & sat a while. carryed Bobs jacket home Charles L came for boys to day Fannie went to Mrs Lambies Aggy came hear to spend night with Lizzie.

Sat 12.
Jas to mill & Huletts
sick
L Englan

Fair/Cdy few d rain/Fair/Fair Shelled a turn corn Jas carryed it to mill went to Huletts for meet potatoes etc Aggy went home 12 ock to day. Charles came by on his way to see his sweet. hart. Thomasia washing clothes etc colt got out went in wheat put her in pasture I feel quite weak & poly to day. Lizzie & Nora - Englan came & spent evening L gave me a large red pensil -

Sun 13.
Bro Saml

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Bro Saml came & spent day Jas went w him home for the Buggy Jas & Lizzie went to Cty Line to meeting Cate L & Fannie came in evening Linnie went with her home Fannie D came with Gwinnet she s. day at C vale

M 14.
Buggy
meal etc
Bro S,

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Jas came home with buggy & a few potatoes sweet brought meal from mill. Linnie came home L went for her. Fannie gone home Byron Southworth came hear with Fanny & G sat till bed time last night. Jas carryed Gwinnet & I to Bro Saml to stay a while

Tus 15.
Bro S,

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I spent the day at Hybla sick - or poly - cool day

W 16.
Bro Sam,

Rain/Rain/Rain/Rain I fixed a horn for Charles out of a weed A heaby rain

Th 17.
Bro Saml,

Rain a L/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy Cary came home to day got hurt on cars at dry bridge

Fr 18.
Bro S,

Cdy/Cdy/Fair/Fair Cary went to Noels got Euganes horse & came over to our house - Thomasia came over in buggy with Cary Jas went to Noels & spent night - Topsy Nelson & Miss Anderson spent day at Bro Saml, Emily - Tally came with Jhn Talley he went back

Sat 19.
Bro S,

Cdy/Cdy/Fair/Fair Emily Talley & Lula went to Noels to take cars for Ashland - Jas came w Cary went home Charles went with him home Thomasia Betty & Gwinnet walked to Noels Cary went.

Sun20.
Bro S,

Fair/Fair/Rain/Cdy Jas & Fannie & Charles came over this morning 4 of them went to fork Church to meeting Thomasia & Jas went home this evening Bro Saml went to Carmel to meeting Bro Baptis preached.

M 21.
Bro S,
[pig sketch]
2 pigs of Savery

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Fannie Gwinnet & Cary left for Noels on there way to Richmond girls went to Wm Dandridge. to stay a while Cary went up to Stanton to go to work agin Mary gardening Betty teaching scool 4 S.

Tus 22.
Bro S,

Fair/Fair/Cdy/Cdy Eugane & Hackett went to Bars for fodder Lewis gave me some big goard seed to plant -I sent them home by Sal Mary got a note from Cary -

W 23.
Tho to S.
Bro S,

Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy Rain a L  A cool day Bro Saml, went to Noels to day workg in garden - Thomasia & Horn - planted potatoes yesterday - Thomasia & Jas went to Mrs S, & sat till bed time

Th 24.
Bro Saml,

Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy Eugane went to see Harler came to Bro S, & dined I went with him to Noels - spent evening came back - Ballard was drunk - saw several trains cars - one had coal on altogether

Fr 25.
Bro Saml,

Cdy/Rain a L/Cdy/Fair Edmond & Sorny came to Bro S, & spent day. Bro Saml went to Tom Swanns for 1 1/2 bu corn seed - Bro S. got a letter f Smith in Richmond for money for mashine

Sat 26.
Bro S.
Came home
girls

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair A cold night the ground a little frozen ice Eugane came to help to plant corn at Bro Saml, Cobbs came Jas came over for me in Mrs S, buggy got a trunk for Lizzie at Huletts Mrs E sent to Lizzie Sandy E came up S. South was hear Lizzie went with her, Linnie went w Cate.

Sun 27.
Sandy E
Clarence Redd
2 pigs

Fair/Fair/Fair/Cdy I spent day at home Sandy E & Lizzie came by on way to Lukes he spoke to - Pam to mary him - w Jas went to Dr L & Bro S. met with Clarrence they came to river & crossed went back - Savery came & Wood. his mule got away - Colt & girls went for ground cedar - Jas came at night. - Jas got 2 pigs of Savery a few days ago for 7 bu oats - Byron & Otho S came & sat till bed time Jenny L came Lizzie went w them home

M 28.
Sandy england
Boling Green
S.S.
Savery

Cdy cool d/Rain/Cdy/Cdy I rote a note for S.E. to Hudgin he & John E came by - gone to Boling Green Cate & Lizzie came ironing. Linnie burnt her hand Fannie came Susan S, is hear sowing - for Lizzie Savery came by to get Jas to deliver 4 bls corn at T. Castle

Tus 29.
S.S.
Pertha
Huletts

Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/foggy Susan Cate & Fannie left this morning Pertha came this evening makg custard Sue made cake spung [sponge]. Lizzie went to Mahons to get Bob to go to Landora for milk etc he came Jas went to Huletts this morning for sugar oil etc went to T Castle to deliver Saverys corn 4 bls $4.00 Jas brought up 1/2 doz chairs from Providence kean [cane] bottom Jas going to Huletts for Harriet etc she did not come sick sent her trunk & Lizzie, clothes

W 30.
Bro Saml,
Lizzie married

Fair/Fair/Fair/Cdy Bro Saml & Betty came to the river & crossed brought things with them cakes wine etc Mr Pane & 2 of Dr Lins boys came Zsack Buttler the Englans Trainhams Southworths etc they were married Lizzie & Elexander England. [Alexander Lee England married Elizabeth "Lizzy" Barbara Redd] Nora E is hear to night Jas carryed Englands wagon home -