Sat 1. |
Fair/Fair/Cdy/Cdy Joh Cobb came to help me to put sides on my boat we finished I pd him 75 cts & he left Dr Lin left Bro Saml, came for Cary he rode over Edmond Redd is hear Susan S left & Pertha had it backwards - |
Sun 2 |
Snow/Snow/Cdy Fair/Fair I went to Dr Lins for him to see Lizzie did not come Mr Sanders was at Dr Lins Cary came over with Nancy behind him etc brought medicine Lizzie is quite sick. the others a little better - Edmond came he & Cary left. The case between Eugane & Hall was decided E pays $150.00 to pay - |
M 3. |
Snow/Fair/Fair cold/Fair Cutting & bringing up wood Edmond went for the Dr he came this evening left before dinner - E staid till night Wake moved & S came by & nurse was hear to day - Pertha left & Susan came this morning children all seem to be better I bated traps with koon & hen heads swaped hens with Linnie - Mariah Vass & 2 Englans came by this evening - |
Tus 4. |
Fair a cold d/Fair/Fair cold/Fair Cutting wood E Redd & I cut down a red oat [oak] in frunt of the house I carryed the clothes to Jane & brought them back again she is to come up in morning to wash Mrs S. & Byron came last night Mrs S. staid all night I gave B the koon he went back - Otho is hear to night. Sue spent day is hear soled Mrs Lambies 1/2 bu corn 40 c is hear - Bro Mils that maried Jane Cobbs is dead. |
W 5. |
Fair cold d/Fair/Fair cold/Fair Cutting wood shelling corn with Jas carryed it to mill this evening & went to see Dr Lin about Gwinnet. She is quite poly Sam Anderson & John McL A wer at Lins & Miss A from west - I stoped at Baughns pd him for vial of nighter [nitre] & got one. pd 20 cts E. R. was hear to day caught a dog in 2 steel traps on log san bank in swamp - |
Th 6. |
Fair cold/Fair m/Fair cold n/Fair Tax $11.16 cts Shucking corn finished I went to Garlans to cary clothes saw a large grew [gray] fox near G,. Cary came over Edmond helped about corn Cary is gone to Saverys to night E went to see Caous horse sick Otho came for him Nora E & Miss Vass came by Thomasia went to see Mrs Lambie is sick Cary went to mill for meal T got a letter from H Savery came by with direction to seed Mary Washington. pd taxes to Mr Oliver yesterday $11.16 cts |
Fr 7. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Cary Jas & I put the Canoe in the river hitched horse to it I got out [neas? knees?] & planks for oars etc Jas & Cary went to Noels he got $1.50 cts worth sugar & coffee Cary gone to Landora to dance I went to Mrs S, for 5 lbs flour 1 lb lard borrowed Cous horse sick Susan S. was hear to day - Gwinnet is quite poly |
Sat 8. |
Rain a L Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Mr Kean & Cary came from party Landora Mr K got his Breakfast hear & left a few drops rain Jas went for Dr Lin Hariet came with Jas & Tommy A, Dr Lin came T & I went to see boat - Cary & I sawed up some wood I went to Huletts for barrell flour bought a bottle oil 25 cts bottle nitre 10 pr lines 20 4 lbs sugar 54 cts 1 lb n 8 cts $1.17 cts Mr Lane fixed chain link for nothing Sue came Cary went with her home & came back |
Sun 9. |
Fair/Cdy/Rain/Rain Bro Saml & Emily came over & started for Dr met him at bridge I was taken sick in evening Bro S, helped to cut wood hird a wild turkey yelp ivy hill answer her |
M 10 |
Rain/Cdy/Cdy/Fair Sick taken yesterday evening with chill |
Tus 11 |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Sick, Cary helping to cut wood I took medicine & had a larg blister drawn on my breast or side [perhaps an application of Spanish fly, a blister beetle and known toxic blistering agent] |
W 12 |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Sick - Mrs S, sent me buter milk by Susan S. |
Th 13 |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Sick |
Fr 14 |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Sick Cary helping to cut wood etc |
Sat 15 |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Sick |
Sun 16 |
Fair/Fair/Rain/Rain Sick |
M 17 |
Rain/Cdy/Cdy/Fair Sick Cary helping to cut wood pretty generally. |
Tus 18 |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Sick |
W 19 |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Sick Mr Walker & boys help Jas to thresh his oats Dr L & Wm Dandridge came left for Providence |
Th 20 |
Rain/Rain/Rain/Rain Sick I now [know] very little that has pased while sick Cary had a frolick at T Castle one day while hear rode Sally Sue for fiddler etc etc etc |
Fr 21 |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Sick Mr W & Boys came to fan oats made 52 bu or faned 52. fed a good many.. a way |
Sat 22. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Sick |
S 23 |
Fair/Cdy/Fair/Rain Wal Terrell came to see us & Bro Saml Wood & Smith in evening I am quite sick Lizzie & L went with Pertha home & boys - came home in night |
M 24 |
Rain/Rain/Rain/Rain Sick misstake [lined out: Ct Fitz was killed on cars some time ago] |
Tus 25 |
Rain/Rain/Rain/Rain Sick. John Thomson colored is dead by Malerys & Huletts. |
W 26. |
Rain/Rain Fair/Cdy/Fair sick. Jas shelled corn carryed it to mill swaped w Mr Austin Cary is gone on railrode brakes-man. $480 a year |
Th 27. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Jas went to Bro S, & Noels I gave him 60 cts for sugar & soap Bro Saml came for Betty & Nancy - Jas went to T Castle w horses going to carry corn to Steavins mill |
Fr 28. |
Fair/F/Fair/Cdy R Sick. Lizzie went to Mrs S, she had company Mrs Lowery & Dickinson & Jas came from Steavens mill with a load chop S Englan came by from Huletts in m John England in evening - |
Sat 29. |
Rain hard/Cdy/Fair/Fair I am quite poly to day Sandy E & his little 1/2 sister came this morning walked from Huletts. Jas is going to carry Mr Walkers cart home & going to Noels by Dr Lins etc Susan S. was hear in evening - |
Sun 30. |
Fair/Fair/F Rain s/Cdy Bro Saml & Eugane came spent the morning brought me some wine & popovers etc etc Jas & Linnie went to Lukes to Bro Saml - Emily Redd came over to night with them |
M 31 |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Jas & Emily went up to Dr went to hav teeth fixed S. Southworth came by for key to get Anna, big glas looking [mirror] - Thomasia put tomatoes in hot bed & pepper - Nora E & Susan Walton came morning wash woman came Joh & Jas Terrell & wife came by from Louisa |