Sat 1.
[should have been Sun] |
Cdy/Snow/Snow/Snow Spent day at George C, went in Richmond with Charly Carter saw July Ann & Marthy July Ann gave me a good many watermellon seed - Buck White came to see Thomasia to night sat an hour or so - |
M 2. |
Snow/Snow/Snow Sleet/Rain Spent the day in Richmond a close haily & snowy day Wm D gave Tho some cloth to night for under frocks - (a snow (fell about from 2 to 3 in deep a hard sleet on it.) |
Tus 3. |
Rain/Fair Cdy/Cdy/Cdy A great sleet, I came up to Noels pd $1.65 cts fair left Thomasia in Richmond went to Bro Saml Emily was at Bro S, Bro S, lent me Nelly to ride home I rode her from Noels Cary carryed her down came home. Jas carryed horse back - I went to traps. etc Mr Smith is hear to night |
W 4. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to traps brought one home Thomasia came brought my big no 3 trap put chain on John went to T, Castle came to n with Lewis bag traps - Jas went to - Smiths for leather 1/2 soled shoes. . Fannie gone to Mrs S. . . . 2 Horns came by. - sat hen yellow. |
Th 5. |
Fair cold/Fair/Fair/Cdy I went to traps saw L Redd he came hear for trip bag etc I sat a steel trap in Horns - Linnie went to Mrs England this morning - Boys killed hog to day - cutting wood etc |
Fr 6. |
Snow/Snow/Snow/Cdy Cutting wood - a cloce snowy d Jas put hens in my hen house - 10. |
Sat 7. |
Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy Cutting wood I sat trap in swamp missed tongs on river, John made a quirt for Jas Cate L sent a boy. up with note for Fannie - |
Sun 8. |
Fair cold/Fair/Cdy/Cdy I spent the day at home Cate & Fanny went to Cty Line Pertha S. came back with them to dinner both left to night, John went to Mrs E, spent day |
M 9. |
Cdy/Fair/Fair cool/Fair I went to traps went up in boat gresd steel trap John & Jas went to T - Castle John rode grey Buckhannon came for 2 rusters to night cutting wood |
Tus 10. |
Fair milder/Fair/Fair cool m/Fair I sat new steel trap for otter cutting wood Mr Smith came this morning went a cross river to night - Jas - went to Huletts for salt did not come I got a note from Mare for shoe money - Thomasia got a letter from Mrs Walker Byron came this evening for 40 cts for Cope g. . . . . . Snow is quite deep in places melted some to day - |
W 11. |
Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair I went up on river to falls went to Mrs England, for a little salt Fannie is gone to Mrs Lambies Jas hen has chickens I made a pair wooden tongs Buckhannon sent to me for my frough [froe/axe] borrowed it. |
Th 12. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Cdy Cut out hog weighed 125 lbs. Lewis Redd & Joh Hackett came this evening he borrowed my small anvel he went down the river to Wares. cutting grubing choping sausage meet. went to traps etc Fannie came home 12 ock - to day. |
Fr 13. |
Rain/Rain/Rain/Cdy I shelled a bu corn went to traps etc John quite poly Jas went to Huletts got a letter from H for Tho got sugar of Dr T, . . . Temple came from Mrs L Jas went to see Dr Lin. snow melted a good deel, - |
Sat 14. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to traps saw 2 ducks one white one blue - caught a large gray Fox - in steel trap I bated mink traps with fox meet. went to look for ducks saw turkey tracks. cutting wood etc Cate & Aggy came this evening they & Fannie w to Landora came back again - Jas went to mill got meal. he saw Bro Saml at mill |
S 15. |
Fair/Fair/Cdy Rain a L/Fair I went to Carmel S.S. 2 S. Bro Baptis preached tex we would see Jesus [John 12:21] Fannie & Cate went down in buggy Smith was at Carmel - Mrs Southworth came this evening Old Mahon & George Jas went to Bro S, John went to Mrs England, came back to night Gwinnet & Aggy L went to Mrs England, |
M 16. |
Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to traps caught a fox he cut his - foot off & got away, moved traps to Saver[y] fence - & musked the traps cutting wood John went to T. Castle spent day - Jas came home & went back to Bro S, & to Noels and bought sugar pd 50 cts to my m pd @ $3.00 for Bro Saml money I borrowed before Xmas Gwinnet & Aggy came home. |
Tus 17. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Lizzie E & Linnie came this m. . . Lizzie went home this evening Boys cleaned off 2 tobacco beds one ivy hill one Horns T. . . & L. washing clothes |
W 18. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Cdy Cutting wood SamTrainham came by spoke for some eggs pd 1/- a dozen 2 Horns came to borrow meal etc boys burnt plant bed. Jas went to Mrs S. for tobacco seed I sowed bed Boys w to Mrs S. & sat till bed time. |
Th 19. |
Rain fine/Rain/Cdy/Cdy I went up the river to look for ducks shot at 2 broke wing of one went up as high as foard Landora. Boys malling rails etc. Cary Charles Hulett & Sims came all gone up to Landora to a party with Cate & Aggy - Lamby Cary has his dogs hear left horse & dogs hear - |
Fr 20. |
Cdy F/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to traps lost boat key went up to foard Landora looking for ducks Cary & boys got home this morning Jas & Cary went Fox hunting started fox in slash 3 leged one - did not catch him Cary & Jas have gone to Huletts this evening Bob & George H are hear this evening came to borrow a horse to go to Mr. . . cutting wood etc made a weight for trap |
Sat 21. |
Fair/Fair/Fair mild w/Fair I caught a squirl in hair trap made Fannie a cage for him put him in etc Lewis Redd came up & moved his 2 traps my trap caught Lewis dog at ivy hill boys covered plant bed malling rails & shucking corn etc John lent Horn his horse to go to mill Andersons. Thomasia & Gwinnet went to Saverys this evening - I mended table leg etc cutting wood etc sat trap where L took his away. wild gees going north by Bro Flags. |
Sun 22 |
Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel S. S. 3 S. Bro Trainham conducted prayer meeting went by Providence to see Henry Carter sabout sowing oats for Wm D. Jas & Linnie went to Lukes & to Bro Sam,l came home to night with Eugane Cate s. day hear John went away in evening. walked Mr - Smith came & sat till bed time & left |
M 23. |
Fair windy
d./Fair/Cdy warm/Cdy I saw Linsey Terrell on his way King W C H [King William
Courthouse] yesterday. I went to traps sat one in the swamp |
Tus 24. |
Snow a L/Snow/Cdy/Snow I went to Bro Saml for a bundle staid to dinner L gave me an almanac etc that came from Noels Bro Saml was from home did not see him saw Mor at Huletts got a paper etc Jas ploughing John grubing he went to Mrs Lambies sat till bed time Linnie came home, Lewis was going to Wares ton Clarrence is sick at Noels - |
W 25. |
Snow/Snow cdy/Cdy/Fair Snow quite deep 4 or 5 in Cutting wood etc Cary came to night for some of Jas chickins for Eugane Jas burth day - I killed a snake yesterday at ivy hill |
Th 26. |
Fair s melting a good d./Fair/Fair/Fair I went up to swamp in Landora in boat saw several mink tracks cutting w Cary & Jas left after breakfast for Noels with rusters he came this evening - with a hen for me from Eugane swaped - John went to Landora came back & went to Bro Sam,l -I shelled a bu corn Byron S. came by with letters etc for John & Tho - Johns from Tom A, Texas. Snow melting a good d. . . letter from Lizzie to Tho - my hen has 12 chicks |
Fr 27. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went down river mast to mill looking for otter slides & tracks all gone saw turkey tracks on ivy hill Jas carryed Fannie to Dr Lins he w to Bro S, boys & Charles came over this evening - cutting wood snow melted a good deel shelled corn carryed it to the mill got meal etc |
Sat 28. |
Fair/Fair/Cdy/Fair Charles Redd & I went up river to traps in Landora saw gobler etc etc sat trap on river bank & swamp saw a duck by ivy hill Charles & I went to look for him went to luck rock - John England brought Lizzie down this evening - Jas carryed grey ruster & Jen to Noels & soled them for $5.00 John [rought? wrote?] to Arington for ruster. cutting wood etc Cousin Elick Morris died to night [possibly Alex M Morris, born 1819 and married to Mary Taylor Winston in 1854?] |