W 1st |
Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy The win was east & north east all day I tracked a fox in Mrs Lambies Sandy & Lizzie came gone away this evening. Fannie came to night Fan Dukes came is hear to night had a party Jas went to look for hands. Thomasia went to Mrs S. Susan came with her to night. Jas failed to get a hand I fixed my steel trap with copper plate. - I got a letter from Mrs Wiltshire. |
Th 2. |
Foggy/Fair rain/Cdy/Cdy Sandy & I pulled the boat out water. went to Locus Grove to strip tobacco - with Jas Bro Saml came by went to Sattywhite, came back & dined & went home Linnie went with Sue home is there to night. Thomasia went to Anna, for letters of Mrs Greenhow, for Miss B Hill Lizzie & Sandy came home last night bed time win east most of day - |
Fr 3. |
Fogy mild day/Fair/Cdy/Fair Jas Sandy & I pulled out boat I w with Jas & Thomasia striping tobacco L Grove E Redd came by this morning Linnie at Mrs S, Gwin at Mrs Lambies Lewis Redd came to the river & hollared wants Thomasia to come over in morning to weight on sick ones at h a mild day south & s.w. win Tho got a letter from John with $5.00 Xmas P. |
Sat 4. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Thomasia & I went to Bro Saml, this morning - Jas striping tobacco Emily Lula & Betty are sick Lewis & L Hal had a quarrell at Huletts Harris Anderson is dead |
Sun 5. |
Rain/Rain/Cdy/Fair Rain very hard River quite high the bridge moved down by ice spent the day at Bro Saml Eugane & Clarrence came went away to night - |
M 6. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Lewis lent me 2 steel traps no 2 Eugane & Hall had a fight at Huletts to day I exchanged 5 lbs shot with Dr Terrell no 1. Bridge moved I went to help Jas strip tobacco finished Sandy went to Richmond this evening - Pertha Byron & Nora E are hear to night. Mr Kean sent me $5.00 in part for cart children went to scool |
Tus 7. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Cdy I fixed boards on Lewis traps etc went to traps my boat is gone the river fell 2 feet this morning - Jas went to T Castle for feed came & went back to night - $1.50 cts Edmond & Mr Buckhannon came by Cary came with his dogs gone with Jas to T Castle Aggy L is hear to night came today Nora E gone & Fanny with her Mr John Tompson came by for mink skins |
W 8. |
Cdy cold m/Fair/Fair/Fair Jas & Cary came with lode fodder & s. Cary went Fox hunting came back to n I went with Jas to Locus Grove for a lode tobacco put it in scool house at Anna, Jas Cary & girls gone to Mrs Southworth, to night Smith & Olivar are there E Redd moving to L Grove Byron came for girls - Gwinnet gone to Landora with Nora |
Th 9. |
Fair cold m/Fair/Fair cold/Fair I went to big rock lookg for boat etc Eugane came & sat a while Cary & Jas went to shop to have horse shod failed - Jas went home with the boys - Lizzie & Nora are hear to night bated traps w rat. Lambies cattle wer hear. Aggy went home Gwinnet came home went with Nora last night - |
Fr 10. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I fixed up 3 rocks for steel traps one weighs 27 1/2 lbs one 12 one 8 - Lizzie E spent day is hear to night she & Liz rode up to Landora came back cutting wood Otho S nrought my cart home Mrs Southworth, horses has the epizutick Emily Morris is dead - [Emily Harris Morris, 14 Aug 1789 - 11 Jan 1873 ??] |
Sat 11. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Cutting wood Lizzie E Nora & Fannie gone to Landora I went to Bro Saml, bought a hair brush & comb of Dr T pd 30 cts 12 cts for cotton went to Noels bought sugar etc to the amount of $1.60 cts gave Clarence $1.50 cts to by a steel trap Hill Carter came to Bro S, to night |
Sun 12. |
Fair moderated/Fair/Fair/Fair Thomasia & I walked to Dr Lins & spent day Jas came & dined Mr Baugh came we went back to Bro S. Mr Carter Eugane & Cary came this side river Cary is hear - |
M 13 |
Fair mild/Fair/Fair/Fair I came by Dr Lins to look at planks for doars stoped at Huletts got 2 letters one from Harriet Ann one from Miss B Hill Cary & Jas going to Huletts to have horse shod. Lizzie gone Mrs S. Lesley came to bring note & socks. I went back to Bro Saml |
Tus 14. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Eugane & I went to Dr Lins for planks for doars for this house carryed it to Noels & made 3 doars got 2 lbs nails pd 16 cts. Thomasia Clarrence & Cary went to Richmond Clarrence came back got me a big no 4 trap pd $1.50 cts it carryed doars to Bro Saml Hill Carter is there he & Eugane got home 2 ock in night. |
W 15. |
Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy I came over home & fixed my big steel trap went back to Bro Saml carrryed the bloks & Teakles [block and tackle] Eugane went to Noels for Thomasia Cary came up with her from Richmond Eliott Blacksmith is dead Lizzie & Pertha went to T Castle to spend night. |
Th 16. |
Fair/Cdy/Rain/Rain We came over home to day Eugane came gone to Satty Whites etc Cary came to Huletts We raised the ox Bro S. T. walked to Dr Lins Jas went to T, Castle one horse T got a paper from Baltimore with Gor Gwins death in it. |
Fr 17 |
Cdy/Cdy/Cdy Snow/Cdy Eugane & I fixed up 2 doars last night put hinges on up stars. I finished doar that goes in kitchen Eugane & Jas went to Harrises - above got back to night Cary came today on mule Pertha & Lizzie came All gone to Landora to a party. I made a ax helve Cary gone up walked to party. Miss Sarah Dick is ded - |
Sat 18 |
Snow a little/Snow/Cdy/Snow a Little Cary came back this morning - Eugane & I put hinges on doar & a lock n house Eugane Cary & Jas went to Bro Sam,l I carryed cart over I cut 2 lodes wood & halled it up - killed a robin caught rat bated 2 traps river riseing etc Gwin went to traps got wet Girls came home to night. from Mrs Englans Archy Dick is dead I hear by Mr Kean |
Sun 19. |
Snow a L/Snow/Cdy/Fair The ground nearly covered with snow Spent day at home Bro Edward Baptis has accepted the pasteral care of the church at Carmel Lizzie & Fannie went to Mrs Lambies this morning - Cary & Jas came hear to night Miss Sally Waler drowned her self in the river. |
M 20 |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Rain I cut around hollow popler for a boat ivy hill Jas Cary & I shelled turn corn boys went to T Castle for a lode fodder Lizzie went to Huletts for Evy Englan failed to come Cate came up & spent day Lin gone with her to night John Canfield & wife wer at Canfields to day - married last spring some time Thomasia & G. went to Mrs S, this evening |
Tus 21. |
Rain a L/Rain cdy/Cdy/Fair The popler tree fell to day Jas & I cut off the log for a boat Edmond came & helped - Jas came home w a lode fodder - Linnie came home to night Byron came for a barrell borrowed cutting wood I fixed steal traps etc |
W 22. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Edmonds to help rais his house Jas went to T Castle for a lode feed did not get back Eugane came by went to look for hands he came hear to night killed 5 or 6 birds & a hair Thomasia & I went to Anna, to look for letters - failed to find them. I cut the end of log for boat at ivy hill popler I have a pain in my back etc |
Th 23. |
Snow 1 in d/Rain/Rain sleet/Cdy $1.05 cts Eugane went to look for the turkeys failed finding them I caught a large mink - Mark Hudson came by - Eugane fixing the doar in new room is hear to night - I bated my traps with hair etc |
Fr 24. |
Cdy/Rain a L/Cdy/Snow a L Cutting wood I went to Edmonds to get him to go to T Castle to see Jas Alphins came up with horses & some feed carryed Bill horse back Jas is at T Castle sick with measles - Eugane went home this morning - Lizzie went to Mrs Lambies & spent day she & Charles came to night C is gone back Kinedy at Cedar V. saw Savery on swamp Cary came up to Cedar vale went home |
Sat. 25 |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Cdy I cut 2 lodes wood halled up etc Mrs Walker sent a boy up with note stated out Jas was had head ache Edmond came up helped me about log for boat Thomasia went to Mrs Southworths & s evening saw Charles l going up above Saw others |
Sun 26. |
Cdy/Cdy Snow/Snow Rain/cdy Mr Savery came & brought a letter from Mony to Thomasia to go over all have measles S. stayed till Thomasia & I started to T. Castle to see Jas he is better we spent day Mare got away Cate & Aggy came also went home to night. |
M 27. |
Rain d/Snow Cdy/Fair cold/Fair The snow fell to 6 in melting fast - I fixed keys to new house doar etc raining all morning till night got hear about 12 ock or 1. - I caught a mink in trap by log pile made board for mink Jas came to night - |
Tus 28. |
Fair/Cdy/Cdy/Fair I went with Thomasia to Dr Lins she is going to weight on the sick I stoped at Huletts & got a frock & spool for Linnie pd $1.05 cts for them got 4 letters 2 for L from Lucy Holiday one from Harriet Lew Dandridge died Sunday - Old Mr Holiday died few days ago [Louisa Terrell Dandridge, 2 Mr 1836 - 26 Jan 1873] Sick at Lins with measles Sue was hear this evening Cary came to night he & Fannie gone to Mrs S Mr Kean is there Jas gone to T. Castle for feed I sat 2 steel traps new ones for a red fox |
W 29. |
Fair cold day/Cdy/Cdy/Snow a L Cutting wood Jas came with feed he & Cary rode away to Hanover (Caous S,) came by with Cary the Englans came by Cate L came to night is hear. Lizzie & Fannie went to Saverys this evening & stayed a while A very cold day & night last, |
Th 30. |
Fair/Fair/Fair cold/Fair I commenced my canoe shaping it at ivy hill cutting wood. Jas came home to day Cate left this morning came back with Aggy & Charles to night All gone to Saverys the Englans came with girls from scool gone up E hill to a cick [kick] up & saw Emma Trainham Edmond Redd came by to day from Smiths he says |
Fr 31 |
Fair cold mor/Fair/Fair cold/Fair I took in my steel traps sat one for After large trap, I went to Dr Lins for Thomasia she failed to come I dined there Jas went by going to Bro Sam,l on his way to E C Taylors - to a party Sandy Englan came to night Fannie Dukes is hear to night the Englans went home to day & 5 ice spells this winter & fall. |