Tus 1. |
Cdy cold/Fair/Fair/Fair Cutting wood put singletree on buggy to carry to Fannie to Dr Lins Dr Terrells folks came to Dr Lins Money gave us some turnips Fan is going to stay a weak or 2. Miss Eliza is at Dr Lins Savery came to night & borrowed a flour barrell of corn Boys went to T. Castle setting up corn Boys gone to Saverys for a ruster that was sent from Spicers - brought strap home from Mrs S. to n. |
W 2. |
Fair mild/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to T Castle to pull corn John halled 1 lode Jas went to stay with John T. Castle Jenny Lamby came & carryed Gynett home with her to night caught hair one of Wilton Wrights got kiled by oxen & cart |
Th 3. |
Fair/Cdy Rain/Rain Fair/Fair Thomasia & I shelled a bu corn I carryed it to mill went by Dr Lins saw Fannie went to Bro Saml Livy Seak was there she & Lula went to Noels to meet with her sister - Bro S. soled a sow & 6 pigs for $10.00 Bro S, diging a well at stable - I borowed 2 gallons meal at mill John halled 2 lodes corn to day |
Fr 4. |
Fair/Fair/Fair cold m/Fair Shucking corn cutting wood etc the Boys went to T Castle for corn John halled a lode to day Jas did not come to night Tho warped Marys cloth & Susan Southworths Mrs S. & Byron are hear to night |
Sat 5. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Cutting wood caught a hair put chain on old steel trap & sat it on ivy hill made or start to make a hog pen I went to Hewletts got paper carryed bundle for Fannie saw the preacher Hatcher brought meal home Boys halled 2 lodes corn Jim brought 2 sows over to night from Bro Sam,l |
Sun 6. |
Cdy/Rain/Rain/Cdy I went to Golansville to meeting I stoped at Cedar fork to see Bro Baptis - we are together took a collection for church made out 13 hundred dollars - Bro Saml came by with me went home in the rain Jim,s mule got away & went home Jas hitched Sal to cart & went to Bro Saml with him - Buckhannon came to look at tobacco land to rent. |
M 7. |
Cdy/Cy/Rain/Fair I carryed Gwinnet to scool in carry Jim W came by for W. field I went to Bro Butzner had my shoe patched & Gwinnet, 1/2 soled etc dined there with Clarrence Smith he went back to scool house I spoke for a new pair shoes for $4.50 cts. of Butzner Boys shucking corn Jas got home this morning - |
Tus 8. |
Fair cool/Fair/Fair/Fair I caught a Hair & koon sent the koon to Mr Duke B.S. lowed [allowed; offered] 25 cts for him the Boys carryed 4 bls corn to Hewletts soled for $3.50 cts boys bought clothes etc got some flour from mill I bated my traps with Hair. cutting wood etc |
W 9. |
Fair/Fair/Cdy/Fair Cutting wood I went to T, Castle to pull corn Jim carryed a lode to Johs brought one home Jas has not come yet Jim Wood went to W. field with Molly Buckhnannon & Gwinnet to night - |
Th 10. |
Fair/Fair/Cdy/Fair Cutting wood shelled 2 1/2 bu corn carryed it to mill went to Dr Lins to carry Johns pots & bottle etc dined there Miss Eliza was there Havlock came to Buckhannons for corn Boys halled a lode corn one of feed I got a note from Wm Dandridge about cedar - post at mill Thomasia got Letter from Liz & Linnie |
Fr 11. |
Fair/Fair/Cdy/Fair I went to my traps saw signs of minks I bated one with hair scin by boat L I went to T Castle to pull corn & I carryed my guns shot a halk killed him I think John halled a lode corn & one to John Jas stoped on the way to night Buckhannons stayed till bed time. |
Sat 12. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair A mink killed Gwinnets [freesling/ Friesian chicken?] I sat 3 steel traps for him I caught a mink by boat cutting wood |
Sun 13. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Thomasia Gwinnet & I went to Cty Line Bro Dickinson preached John & Jas got there after the sermond was preached & went to Tom Swanns. Jenny Lamby came up & spent the evening Tho & G went to Mrs S w her. Caught a mink he got out |
M 14. |
Fair cold evening & n/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to T, Castle to pull off corn halled one lode very windy evening & cold win Frank Wood came by went to w field I sat 3 steel traps on river cutting wood etc |
Tus 15. |
Fair cold/Fair/Fair/Fair A mink killed Bevel ruster blue I sat 2 steel traps for him caught a musk rat & bated traps with him cutting wood etc Boys shucking corn Jas went to Dr Lins to carry his pants to Fannie to make John went to Apollus Lucks for ruster. to night Jim Wood came by this morning |
W 16. |
Fair/Fair cdy/cdy Rain S./Fair I cut wood dead pines & went to T, Castle to carry Boys snak & pull corn halled 1 lode met Cornelius Robison after ?Eggs he pd 25 cts pr dozen Buckhannon cows wer hear to day river frozen over this morning |
Th 17 |
Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair Thomasia & I went to Providence saw Wm Dandridge got a bundle for T. brought the Lamp back killed hogs there I got down at Anna, I went to Dr Lins on grey - Carry [carry-all] for Fannie. I dined there Boys halled a lode corn etc finished I expect they gone to Mrs Southworths to night |
Fr 18. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I caught a large dark mink in m trap. I went to Bro Butzner, to see about my shoes the Boys went to Dr Lins. John to Lusy Terrells both gone to Saverys to night to try to sell corn Fannie gone to Mrs Lambies to n |
Sat 19. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Cdy Rain I shelled a turn corn to mill left it & went to Hewletts got a gallon molaces & coffee pot went to Dr Lins for Fan trunk carryed potatoes & got a bag turnips I lost slide to buggy negro soled it I pd 5 cts pd 3 cts for stamp on Johns letter to Sandy - Boys shucking corn & went to T, Castle John is there to night |
Sun 20. |
Rain/Rain/Rain Showers/Fair I spent the day at home a cloce rainy day Mr Savery came this evening - sat till nearly dark John riting a letter to Lucy Anderson Texas. a little snow fell |
M 21. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Cdy Mr Savery came this morning went with Jas to T, Castle to look at fodder he bought it of John after he had started to Goochland Jas went to Mrs S. Jas & I killed black hog quite large & fat we work on barn Cary came to night on mule he & Jas gone to Mrs Southworths tonight Buckhannon came to borrow wagon. Bro Saml. |
Tus 22. |
Cdy Rain a L/Fair/Fair/Fair Cary went home this m will meet Jas to night at Bucks Jas went to the mill for a lode cedar slabs I copled 2 pr rafters shucking corn Jas & I a negro hollared at river w by Bridge. Buck Luck came to get me to pull tooth Fan came this morn some one hunting in pines near the house |
W 23 |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I weighed hog 190 1/2 lbs cut it out Tho went to Mrs S, to grind sausage meet Jas & I covered one side barn planks and cedar slabs, Shucking corn etc John England & wife came by Savery pulled up the bridge to try to stop rode |
Th 24 |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Hewletts for Lizzie met them by Malerys, Lizzie & Nora England got things for Fannie. I went to Mrs Englans with girls, John E sent for trunks came to n. Mr Buckhannon came & patched plastering Mr S. left 12 ock |
Fr 25. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Cdy I bated traps with Johns hen died cutting wood in pasture cow gone to Landora - Nora & Mord England came this evening & this evening Jenny came this evening Fan went w her home to n. Jas & Sandy went to Hewletts for w made egg-nog Jas gone to mill for rusters - |
Sat 26 |
Rain/Rain/Rain/Rain a L Jas & I covered the barn & I planked up one end. Shucking corn etc etc Sandy went hunting & to Landora Fannie came home this morning Jas South killed a gobler yesterday by Mahons - or turkey hen |
Sun 27. |
Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/Fair I spent day at home Lizzie Fannie & Jas & Sandy went to Cty Line Susan & Les Southworth spent day hear Jas went to Tom Swanns |
M 28. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Cdy I caught a brown mink Sandy & I went Turkey hunting with Jas Smith in Horns & Landora. Sandy went to Hewletts. Jas came home this morning tryed to step rode by rock spring. 2 sows got out put one back John came home to n Jas Wook came to night & Cary Redd |
Tus 29. |
Cdy mild d/Cdy/Cdy/Fair Mr Smith came by this morning he & Sandy went turkey hunting S got a hair - Money Sally & Miss Sanders & 3 boys came & spent day Jas Wood went to west field Jas & Cary went to Noels carryed carryed 4 rusters for Clarrence I came to n. Mrs S. came John went w her for milk Willy & Sister Lucks came to party Gwinnets Sam & Charley Dickinson & Les Southworth all left to n Fannie gone to Mrs Lambies |
W 30. |
Fair cool/Cdy/Cdy/Fair I went to Landora looking for cow found her by Jennets Horns John went to try to get them to shuck corn John E went to Hewletts - Jas went to Bro Saml, John went to Hewletts - this evening - to carry a letter to Harriet Henry Carter sent a note up by yellow boy Sandy went hunting in Hanover w Spicer k 3 B. cutting wood shucking corn etc I bated traps with hair 8 or 9 - Pertha & Jenny came this morning Fan w them |
Th 31. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I shelled a turn corn Jas came home this morning & carryed corn to mill I went to Bro Butzners for shoes wer not done Boys shucking corn gone to West-field to night Jenny came up this evening carryed Fannie w. her Sandy went hunting C. H. Sandy & Lizzie gone to Buckhannons to a party to night several of us sick to day Jas swaped meal persons hunting around in Mrs S. |