Tus 1st |
Fair/Fair/Cdy/Cdy Sandy & I went to Hewletts Sandy got there too late go down 4 ock I bought 4 lbs sugar 30 cts 4 lbs bacon 1/- & one lb nails 6 cts saw L Terrell at H - Sandy came back Bro Saml came to river & across for Linnie she went to Bro S, Buckhannon sowing guano & ploughing by the stable or corn house & bogs Hen house I planted beens in new ground my corn seed patch a mad dog w by Saverys to Landora & John England killed him |
W 2. |
Cdy/Rain a f. d/Cdy/Cdy I helped Buck H to move Fan hen house below mine I gave B some tomatoe plants etc he finished ploughing & manuring the lot by house & commenced over swamp by spring a Mr Haws came by to try to sell trees Sandy went fishing planted some watermellon seed in new ground in frunt of house Sandy planted more seed & manured them w guano Harriet came this evening & brought ice cream & carryed Thomasia to Providence w her F went to Mrs L & spent day |
Th 3. |
Fair warm/Cdy/Cdy/Fair I made a bee hive & hived a large swam of bees - planted beens patched fence on swamp in pasture Buckhannon ploughed & manured land for tobacco guanoing in hill & dril halled out the manure out of stable etc he brought my froe gave him lettuce etc Cate & Maggy came this evening M is hear to night Lem Luck came by workg corn etc Sandy went to Richmond this evening on t |
Fr 4. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair A Mr Carter Constable came with & account of Sanders for Sawing $7.87 cts Lem Luck came with 2 planks & a bee hive put dirt ashes & H. manure with it Buckhannon finished the tobacco land & made tomatoe hills for me Harriet Thomasia & children came this morning & returned - I pd Carter $3.00 on account for sawing. Lizzie G & Susa & baby gone to Edmonds. Buck returned frough. yesterday - planted peas in cornfield L Lucks. |
Sat 5. |
Fair/Rain a L/Cdy/Fair I went to see Jennet to get him to plough potatoes in garden irish Waler came & ploughed them I gave his horse 14 years corn he got his dinner & left wed potatoes - Cornelius Robinson came by spring to Landora - I went to Mrs S. for sand to scower took up carpet the buckhannons & Southworths came by going washing. I turned out a dog I caught in trap last night from Mr S. Clifton Mr Smith came this evening - |
Sun 6. |
Fair/Rain a f. d/Rain a L/Cdy Otho S came over with horse to hitch to gig to carry me to meeting Bro Baptis preached Bro Saml was at meeting all went by Providence - Otho Fannie & I started to Mr Wares & came back Hermon had come & returned |
M 7. |
Rain a good rain/Rain/Fair/Fair Fannie & I went to Providence & stayed till evening borrowed cape of H to ware home Dandridge went to town to day I got a card at Mrs S from boys H shot several birds in garden in chery trees Buckhannon planted out tobacco by the pit & corn house etc - I sat out 28 tomatoe plants by boat landing watered them etc |
Tus 8. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Saverys for his tudle did not get it I went to Providence & got a mule & cart to carry veal to Chesterfield - left cart at Prov Eugane came to Prov for sweet potatoe plants H & Fan & children went to Hanover - Jennets w came for potatoe plants - dogs fought at Buckhannons last night I gave Sturn a letter for boys 2 cards etc one for Sandy. Buck setting out plants Thomasia & girls went to Mrs Southworths ths evening |
W 9. |
Fair/Fair/Fair cool n/Fair I sat out 25 tomatoe plants & watered them. Bro Saml brought over a basket of cabbace plants gave him some S. potatoe plants. I caught a new foundlan dog in trap last night left him in trap We watered & sat out 2 roughs cabbage [?to] 2 girls washed to day I went with Lizzie to Mrs S. carry soap greese L borrowed sugar made strawberry preserves malled popler log - |
Th 10. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I wed potatoes beets onions etc planted purl beens made rough for greens - Mrs Lambie & Jenny came this evening I let Jennet have 1 bu of corn Waler came for it. I let out the dog to night from Clifton |
Fr 11. |
Fair/Fair/Cdy/Fair I wed potatoes etc in garden reeplanted tomatoe plants & watered them set out 2 roughs cabbage plants & watered them Sue S. & 2 Dervins came spent evening S was called back to see Miss Pennys - Jas Buckhannon choping tobacco ground he found 6 eggs. |
Sat 12 |
Rain a L/Cdy/Fair/Fair Buckhannon came to make hoe helve I put it in for him he sat out some tobacco plants & ploughing watermellon patch Sandy came this morning fishing this evening - child is quite sick - Thomasia went to Mrs S. Otho went to Hewletts for a ceg of sugar Sandy sent up. I lent Otho the gig Cate L is hear to night Lem Luck came by - a Mr Yearman going to open store at Cedar fork set out a row greens watered them |
Sun 13. |
Fair cool d/Fair/Fair/Fair I carryed slop water to Mrs S. & borowed 1 1/2 gallons of flour & meal Mr Smith & Fannie went to Cty Line Otho brought my gig home to night I got him to go to Dr Lins to carry a letter about S child is quite poly Sandy went to Mrs E & returned went to his Aunt Patsys in evening to go fishing in morning - I put a boy over river he came back to n went with Mr S. |
M 14. |
Fair/Fair/Cdy/Fair Mr Buckhannon ploughed corn by spring & finished watermellon patch. Dr Lin came to see Lula she is better S. is poly - Harriet came up for Fannie & Jenny Lambie - returned. Simon brought over a barrell flour that Wm D sent up for veal got $2.00 [2 or 9?] for it Maggy spent day Mrs S. came for slops L & I planted 21 hills gubber peas [peanuts] in new ground Sandy came this evening from Terrells he got a letter from Boys to day Jas B & I made 34 hills for watermellon & musk mellon seed out s pines |
Tus 15. |
Fair/Rain/Rai/Rai I Sheled 1/2 bu corn & caryed it to mill 2 ba corn in 2 bags Sandy & I went to mill in boat Sandy went to Dr Lins & to Hewletts I moved logs from bridge etc while grinding meal - Terrell cutting clover for hay $18. {I planted some pirl beens by my seed corn in new ground - Sandy went to Mrs South. for horse to go for the Dr to see his child quite s. |
W 16. |
Rain/Fair/Fair/Fair I finished my hoe made out of spade planted beans - Dr Lin came to see child Marcellus. Perkins came for him to see his wife Mr Buckhannon finished setting out tobacco Mrs S came this evening for slop water Sue S. came last night w Sandy & left ths morning. Linnie came this morning Bro S. came to river w her Sister Kitty Terry is died. [Catharine Southworth Terry. 1832 - 15 June 1875] |
Th 17. |
Fair/Fair/Cdy/Rain I put a handle in my hoe & w with it to day Edmond Jiles came wants my wagon wheels & axle tree I went this evening to Mrs Southworth to b borrow a horse to go for Dr Lin he is quite sick I bought 27 cts worth of envelopes & paper for Tho. Lizzie & child both quite sick Tho & Lin are complaining |
Fr 18. |
Rain a L/Fair/Fair cool E/Fair I got poles & stuck lima beans in garden & caught a mole in trap. Harriet & Fannie c. up this m. left children at Mrs L. Sandy went down for them walked I planted some beens cutting wood etc Mrs S & woman came brought soap & got slop water for hogs. Lizzie & child is quite sick - I put rockers on chire for Thomasia Emma is hear to day & n Linnie sick in bed |
Sat 19. |
Fair cool m/Fair/Fair/Fair I planted beans. Buckhannons weeding tobacco by house greaseing [grazing] horse etc Sandy went fishing he is going to see the Dr went Linnie in bed Lizzie up & about child quite poley Sandy went to Mrs S. to try to get a horse failed he borrowed Mr Spicers Mrs Spicer & Mrs Buckhannon came this evening & sat a while Jas & I weed watermellon hills Mr Smith came over from w field child seens to be better to night. |
Sun 20. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Mrs Lambies for ice got it of Mr Spicer at well Buckhannon borrowed my gig to go to Golansv. broke it I hear Fannie w to Mrs L this m Jenny came up w her this evening to s. night Harriet came this evening & returned Sandy went to Dr Lins he saw him at Elon S.S. H. gave me a note for Wm Luck |
M 21. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I am quite poly to day Fannie sick child no better 12 ock I went to see Wm Luck to carry note they wer ploughing corn on meadow 6 different persons workg there corn putting dirt H sick sent for Linnie she is gone down I hird John England & family started hear and broke down & returned Sandy borrowed Mrs S, horse for me I sent her back as she wants her in evening Cate is hear to n I went with Buck through tobacco g & to rock spring or near I dug thisle up I wed my goards etc |
Tus 22. |
Fair/Fair/Cdy/R a f d I wed some S. potatoes etc set dog trap put doar this way Sandy w to Landora says a mad dog passed by to d - he w hunting - killed H Mrs S. was hear this evening Fannie gone to Mrs Lambies Maggy came up hear this evening & returned Ben Wright is dead found him in mill pond |
W 23. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I put 2 hoops on salt barrell Sandy brought 1/2 bu salt from Mrs England she borrowed carryed a turn corn to mill got meal S went to Bro Saml got 2 pigs Bro S. gave Tho I made pen for them Linzey came by went fishing did not catch Lizzie & 2 girls went to Mrs E. in wagon & came back Sam Buckhannon came by borrowed boat key. Lewis Redd came & Cate Lambie c spent day - |
Th 24 |
Fair very warm/Fair/Fair/Fair I cut down the weeds & grass bushes about the house Mr Savery brought Mrs Lambies cow out of corn field by rock spring I sent to Mrs L to let her know Maggy came up w G. sent for cow Nora England came from Hewletts Gwinnet Susan & I walked with her to top hill in Landora |
Fr 25 |
Fa warm d/Fa/Fai/Fair I wed some tomatoe vines very warm day Sandy cleaned out well this evening Lizzie went to Providence on Mrs S, colt Otho brought her over & got wheat cradle for Sam to cut w. Mr Smith came home to day - Linnie & Susa went to Mrs S. carryed horse & flour & meal we borrowed makg [lemon?] a out of wilew. . . to n. |
Sat 26. |
Fair/Fair/Fa/Fa Cutting wood cut a little hay for the Dr Gouldins horse he & Sue came up got hear 4 ock brought a bundle for Tho from L. H. L went to Mrs L for ice Byron b my cradle home & w watching |
Sun 27. |
Fair/Cdy R a f d/Fair/Fair Sandy w to John E borrowed colt w to Edmonds borrowed his buggy started to Cty Line H K & E Broke spatter board. [splash board? fender?] I drove him to Cty L Dr caryed Lizzie & 2 children with him he - spoke Bro Saml & Eugane wer there they came home w. us our cows got in Saverys corn & through gate wide O Sorny came by |
M 28 |
Fair/Rain a L/Fair Cdy/Fair I went to Jennets to get him to cut wheat Dr Gouldin & Sue started home at day brake Jennet & Hanna came 12 ock w till n except a while for rain lent Jennet my cultivater to n. Linnie at Mrs L the rest of girls & Sandy went down S. went to Wares on his way to Town came back Cars left I cut some Harris wheat 20 S. I put Buck across river went to get Jim to pick up wheat |
Tus 29. |
Fair w & windy/Rain a L/Rain/Fair Jennet & Hanna came to cut & pick up wheat cut till 12 ock went home after dinner - Jenny Quarles & Lesly S. came hear this evening Linnie & girls went to Cedar f to store Fannie w with S.S. to Providence Lem Luck ploughing corn Mr Beesly was killed by Lightning at Dr Terrells |
W 30. |
Fai/Fai/Fai/Fai Bro Saml came to the river for Linnie she went to Bro Saml, I went this evening to Saverys to see Jennet about cutting wheat he was cutting for Savery H & children came & S.S. . day washed buggy - I wed cucumbers etc watered them |