Th 1. |
Fair frost a L/Fair/Fair/Fair I carryed a turn corn to mill & went to Huletts for a check from Dr Gouldin of Battle Broaddus $50.00 I went to see Blunt about timber saw M Chandler getting shingles for Tom Jones Boys pulling fodder Old Mager came for his bed tick |
Fr 2. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went below Edmonds to see B failed saw Mercer went by E & Felix turnip patch. I sat 2 steel traps on & near river Boys went to T Castle to pull fodder cut wood etc |
Sat 3 |
Fair cold m/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Noels got Clarrence to take in check $50.00 pd him $11.13 cts bought bacon sugar etc etc to the amount of $8.81 cts I went with C to Bro Saml & dined went to Huletts pd for $1.65 cts old account Linnies etc saw White the Methodis preacher at Huletts had baptizing at mill Allen baptized |
Sun 4. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel S.S. Bro B preached Sister Jas Buttler joined church by letter Thomasia Gwinnet & Boys went to Carmel all of us went by Providence & dined Bro Baptis dined there saw Fan Gw. |
M 5. |
Fair frost/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to T Castle to carry Johns dinner saw John McL A cutting tops etc saw Fannie Redd Hal [dal?] & Herrman Anderson pass going to Prov Jas sick to day. he went over to post office sat trap in swamp by boat. |
Tus 6. |
Fair/Cdy/Fair Cdy/Cdy I went to Providence for Fannie Hal & F Gwinn wer there saw Wm D attending to his sowing guano wheat etc 5 ploughs & rake runing the Boys went to T Castle to hall fodder Gwinnet & I went to Saverys for Johns horse |
W 7. |
Cdy/Cdy/Fair/Fair I went to Saverys for Johns horse I went to Huletts pd Harris $2.00. for 59 lbs wheat gulley spoke to H to make a pair shoes for me at $4.50 cts got a letter for John from Betty Gouldin Boys went to T Castle to cut tops & pull fodder I caught 2 musk rats to day. Gwinnet started to scool to day carryed $2. to Jim Wood for 2 m scooling |
Th 8. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I patched up fence by out gate bottom went to Saverys 3 times for grey saw Savery to night says he has soled out at [steam?] mill I went to T Castle to see if any hands wer there saw Mercer C. I went to Mrs L to see he had broken in my Hen house Bob Austin was the boy Cate L spent day hear Boys cutting tops etc I cut down some pines in pasture etc etc |
Fr 9 |
Fair/Fair/Rain a L/Rain a L I went to Saverys after grey Sis Effie came to borrow cart those chaps are hunting around I caught a m rat & killed halk by stable Boys w to T Castle I carryed diner I went to Mrs Southworths borrowed 1 gallon flour Mary Louise & son & Money Bird & son came brought check |
Sat 10. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I caught m rat Sal got in corn Bob L Taylor & I got her out I went with Mary Louisa to mill carryed corn swaped, drove cart over river for Mary L swaped chickens I went to T. Castle to cary Boys dinner made yoke & put it on Sal & Boys cutting down corn etc |
Sun 11. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel had 2 S. Br D. conducted the prayer meeting but few persons Allis Lawton was at Carmel Thomasia & girls & John w Cty Line John w to Prov. Jas went to see Dr Lin & to Bro Saml Tho G & I went to Mr Buckhannons in evening & suped Mrs Austin & children wer there left them Jas went to Providence all sat till bed time |
M 12. |
Fair cool m/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to T. Castle to carry the boys dinner 2 of Bucks boys wer there John gone to Noels for a hat for Jas I came by Mrs S. to get butter paid her $4.00 for 16 lbs she is to bring it over in the morning Charles Redd came over for it went over to Jim Smiths to buy ducks for H pd $1.40 cts for H H Linnie & Fannie G & children came hear to day |
Tus 13. |
Fair cool d/Fair/Fair/Fair Chalres & Jas went bird hunting Mrs S. came & brought pot butter 16 lbs Charles carryed it over I went to Providence to carry 4 ducks saw Mrs Terrell Joh & Sue cutting down corn by spring Tho & I finished the piece the boys went to Goochland to day Mr Gouldins Mrs S. sent Betty 3 s. potatoes by Charles Molly Buckhannon came with G last night gone to scool to day |
W 14 |
Fair a L Frost/Fair/Fair/Fair Thomasia & I cut down the corn on flat by ivy hill & on swamp this side shocking by the spring made a horse to shock on G spent day at house Linnie went to Mr S. she & [Sue?] went this evening to Providence - came back Lizzie E & Mis Lam but came by Lizzie came down to night |
Th 15. |
Fair a L frost/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Mr Buckhannons to get Jas to help shock corn he came up finished before dinner. I put S. England & Linnie over river came back to night. Thomasia & Fannie went to Providence this evening H sick Wm Dandridge gave Tho a bl flour Old Mahon came to day. had 2 large frost |
Fr 16. |
Fair a L frost/Fair/Fair/Fair Lizzie England left this morning for home Robert Larrence 2 boys Taylor & he & Lucy Kelly came to dig sweet potatoes dug them for 2 roughs 4 bu or more I made 2 piles & covered them over. with vines & dirt. The boys have not come yet. |
Sat 17. |
Fair/Fair/F Cdy/Fair I went to the mill this evening with Gwinnet for a barrell flour that Mr S gave Tho The Boys came home to night rented a farm for the 1/4 Benloman [Ben Lomond] I saw Mr Jas Smith at mill Old Man Cate L s evening hear Fan gone with her got 2 of swamp hogs out of corn field |
Sun 18 |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel S.S. 3 S. Bro B preached Thomasia & Boys went Jas went with Bro Saml home John went to West F Mr S came over w him, went back John went to Landora Joh Swann came late at n. & spent night. |
M 19. |
Fair a L frost/Fair/Fair Clear/Fair Thomasia & I went to Bro Saml carryed potatoes got a gallon vinegar etc came home this evening had single iron welded @ 10 cts. carryed 10 collards for Bil Barbara sick Mary at Ashland Bro S sowing Fulce wheat. I got letter & paper one from L England Boys cut down corn on flat. went to Buck Terrells for 10 bu wheat white |
Tus 20. |
Fair a frost/Fair/Fair/Fair Tho & I took up the s. potatoes put them below well in pen & on bank dirt. I saw 2 wild turkeys fly out pines in Mrs S, I shot at one Linnie came home Fannie gone to Mrs S. tonight Jas sowing wheat on the flat. putting it in with cultivater John borrowed Saverys rake & carryed it home to n |
W 21. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I killed a young gobler in Mrs S, shot at one shot gave out I went to Huletts & bought 3 lbs for 37 1/2 cts - bought 35 cts worth leather I shelled 1/2 bu new corn & mixed it carryed it to mill sowed some wheat Jas putting in John rakg Fan gone to Mrs L & perhaps to Eden |
Th 22. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I sowed Harris wheat back of garden & by stable. quite poly all day, Cate came up with horse to go to Bull C. went back I saw about 55 or 60 wild geese pass making a mighty hallowing. John raking w. land Linnie went to Mrs L to night. 2 Weltons came for corn knife [long, heavy knife used to cut down stalks] |
Fr 23. |
Fair n/Fair day/Fair/Fair I sowed wheat from corner garden up to pasture fence by my hen house & orchard sowed wheat for John to rake in back of pines by big poplers etc 2 Mahorns came to bring sugar borrowed Linnie came this morning Sowed the ballance of gully w called H. I washed my gun etc |
Sat 24. |
Misty n & d/Cdy/Cdy/Fair I carryed Linnie to Hewletts to take cars got there too late, went to Dr Lins to take cars this evening Dr Lin came dow[n] to bridge stoped there a few minutes Dr Lin pd me $3.15 cts part of Cheedles. I took out 2 straps out of the river Lemuel Luck came this evening to look at land. I went with him to look at bridge he says he will rent the land for corn. Cate L is hear to night H was to see her Sowed wheat for John Jas ploughing etc put potatoes away |
Sun 25. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel S.S. 2 S. John McL A conducted prayer meeting Cate left to day Susan S. & Lesly came & sat till bed time |
M 26. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I caryed dinner to T. Castle carryed lether to Butzer he 1/2 sold my shoes pd him 40 cts for s & old account left lether to make a pr for Thomasia I went to Harris by Horns to look for turkeys started phesant. I stoped at Weltons he is putting up a rat roof [?] Fannie at Cedar vale. Boys w to T C to stack fodder |
Tus 27. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I caryed dinner to T. Castle for boys they wer stacking fodder came through Tom Jones I went turkey hunting in Landora & Harris found John Swann hear I put him over river Sorney came for buggy to carry Cate to Chesterfield going to Delaware Fannie went with her to Chesterfield & Jenny G is down there or at W. view [?] Buckhannon brought black ruster home |
W 28. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went on flat for lode corn T & I put it up loft I went to Huletts to get Fannie Landora folks went to Huletts to go to Richmond I tacked Lizzie, trunk for her Buttler halling old bridge to Hanover side I saw Welton about working on bridge - |
Th 29. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I shelled 4 bu corn w T carryed it to mill etc worked on bridge on the Hanover side with Ct Buttler & Jim Harris Chancy Welton came in evening to work. Jas has been looking all day for a wagon - failed Jas dined with Wakeman to day |
Fr 30. |
Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/Fair I patched up plough gear for Jas & John to go to Benloman - Jennie L came this morning left this evening Mrs McConel came up to day from Richd. John went to Tom Jones for his cart Jas started to night in cart I went to carry Lin some money gave him all I had. John came back with cart to night for feed |
Sat 31. |
Fair smokey/Fair/Cdy/Fair I helped to shel corn carryed it to mill got meal saw Buttler & Cob on bridge nearly done I went to Carmel to 1/4l [quarterly] meeting I pd $1.50 cts for paster 20 cts for stove pipes 25 cts for sexton. Otho came this morning went to Carmel to day Mr Burrus came by from Carmel John went over to Bro Saml he & Jas came back to night Jas had his nea [knee] cicked by Sal Sue Bro Saml was at meeting he lent the Boys his big wagon |