Day Journals of James T. Redd - May 1875

Sat 1.
Potatoes
Peas & corn
Jennet
1 1/2 bu corn
H & C
[hen & chicks sketch]
S. potatoes

Cdy Rain a L/Cdy/Cdy/Fair Planted some rose potatoes finished the patch in garden by (hot bed) to walnut tree planted peas & corn out side pines. Jennet came & got 1/2 bu seed corn. Tho is grubing the wheat patch bushes out a little I grubed pea patch I put up fence back of garden - put out specle hen with about 14 or 15 chickens Cate Lambie came this evening w. fishing Linnie gone home w. her I Sat out 4 sweet potatoes plants in garden -

Sun 2.
Providence
Carmel
Otho
Southworth
[snake sketch]
snake

Fair cold & windy/Fair/Fair/Fair I walked to Providence borrowed a horse of Henry & went to Carmel met Mr & Mrs Enrufty going home stayed could not stand the wind I had to leave Bro Baptis gave me $5. to giv to Dr Lin collected of Wm Waler I offered Dr D my checq for $50. for Carmel Otho S. came by & got my gig & went to Carmel & returned spent evening hear Gwinnet went to Mrs L Thomasia went this evening & all came back I killed spread head snake - black [black hog-nosed snake?]

M 3.
Coop
water
Byron & Otho
Mag
Mrs S.

Fair a L frost/Cdy/Rain a pretty one/Cdy I made a feeding coop & got out a bottom for Big tub it was too large Byron Otho & Jas Buck came & borrowed my gig to go to Rehobath to night Waler came this m for sulfer G went to Mrs L to carry a letter for Boys & returned this evening with Magg. Dukes. turned out here - chicks Tho & L washing clothes I went to Mr Southworths for some laudanum to put in L year [a mixture of opium and wine was put on cotton & inserted into the ear]

Tus 4.
fencing
[fence sketch]
Mrs S

Cdy Fair/Fair mild/Fair/Fair I have been fencing beyond gate in pasture put rocks at bottom stakes over them Effie came & spent day a negro man that worked for L Luck came by I put him over river, Mrs Southworth came to day Linnie went to Mrs L this evening & returned

W 5.
Savery & corn

Fair L frost/Fair/Rain/Cdy My brown hen has 16 chickens hatched I have been work on fence getting stakes & cutting poles for fence on swamp Savery & Buckhannon came Savery got his corn one barrell carryed it to Terrells m Linnie & Gwinnet is going to Providence this evening I lent Jim Buckhannon my boat key

Th 6.
Providence
Cow
[cow sketch]
$5.00
[black hand sketch]

Cdy Fair/Rain a L/Fair/Fair I cut bryers on pasture swamp Tho & I went to Providence Walker H gave me a hat T a bonnet Fannie got a box from L Holiday - Fannie came up with is [us] Linnie at P. brought up cow & calf Lilly male calf Dr Lin was at Prov I pd him $5. money Bro Baptis g we went in at Western V out of rain. Jenny L is hear to night. Mr Jas Mahorn is dead

Fr 7.
Providence
for trunk
Mrs Southworths
1/2 bu corn

Fair/Fair/Fair/Rain a f d I went to Providence this evening for Fannies trunk Otho S. brought the horse & tudle over. I carryed H back & Gwinnet came with me Les came G spent the day at Mrs S. Jenny left to day Fan went down this evening & returned I have been fencing & fixing gate etc I let Jennet 1/2 bu seed corn

Sat 8.
S.S.
Bor [Bro] L
Mr S.
Sandy & Lizzie & Lula

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I burnt brush in frunt of house Sue Southworth came this
evening about 3 ock Maggy Dukes came & spent evening Bro Luck came to look at manure for corn Mr Smith came & Sandy & Lizzie & Lula came across the river Little Berry brought them over

Sun 9.
Miss Addams

Fair/Fair/Fair/Cdy Thomasia & I went to the Miss Addams, & spent the evening Sister Rodayay was quite poly Cate L came & spent day hear Mr Smith left about 1 ock to day -

M 10.
Jennets Horse
Hewletts
mill
Sandy
Susan & D.

Rain/Rain/Fair/Fair I went to see Jennet borrowed his horse went to Hewetts for L trunk I borrowed an umbrella of Joh Cobbs Jones at w ther I left a pair shoes w Harris Lizzies carryed 1 bu corn to Buttlers carryed Horse back fed him twice w corn - Sandy - went down to Richmond this m. - Susan & 2 Dervins wer hear this evening - Lizzie is quite sick I left a note for Dr L at Cobbs.

Tus 11
Lem Luck & manure
Jennet
Harriet & children
cucumbers

Fair mild/Fair/Fair/Fair Lem Luck came to hall manure & brought 15 eggs to swarp brought his little son he halled cow pen & ashes manure reeplanting his corn etc Buckhannon came by Jennet came & halled some manure & a lode poles in pasture for fence sweet potatoe patch is above spring Harriet Linnie & children came up & spent morning Lizzie is out to day Fannie gone Mr Lambies Thomasia & I planted cucumbers 15 hills put chalf - straw on bottom of all except 3 first hills

W 12.
cutting pines etc
Letter

Fair/Fair/Fair cool/Fair I started fence on swamp pasture & cut down pines in pasture dick is ploughing by pit he brought a letter from the Boys they have about 80 acres of corn land ploughed now (Grey at work) G & I crossed river she found a brest pin L lost Dick ploughed a little side of garden for tobacco G went to Saverys Effie came w her & she returned Fan gone to Mrs S. to s night I planted 24 hills of seed corn from tossle [tangle of weeds?]

Th 13.
Jennet ploughing &
Sam B & Sue
corn 24 H
bees
[bee hive sketch]

Fair cool m/Fair/Fair/Fair Jennet came & ploughed s. potatoe patch & went home for his horse Sam Buck & Sue came this evening & Les all gone fishing Ellet brought carriage from Hewletts Lizzie & Gwinnet gone to Mrs Lambies I put negro across river gone to Smiths L I planted 24 hills corn makg 48 in all I hived a swam bees the first

Fr 14.
Providence
[black hand sketch]

Fair cool m/Fair/Fair/Fair I cut stoves wood & went with Fannie to Providence & spent day Joh Terrell making new garden Wm Dandridge came this evening brought tomatoe plants w him Buckhannon came & ploughed & planted the land in corn by spring I furnished seed etc Tho planted lima beens yesterday. Mrs Henry Martin is dead I hear when I do not know.

S 15.
Dr L & Bro Sam

Fair/Rain a S./Cdy/Fair Thomasia G & I crossed the River & went to Dr Lins & dined went to Bro Sam,l Cary came with girls from R side Sandy came up this morning saw him at Hewletts T got a letter from Lucy Holiday

Sun 16.
Bro Saml,

Fair cool etc/Fair/Fair cool day/Fair I spent day at Bro S. very cool & winday - Clarrence came up & Charles he & Cary had a fus C went to meeting Eugane w to Mrs Nelsons to see Miss Sfield - Mr Smith was hear to day

M 17.
Bro S,

Fair cool/Fair/Fair frost/Fair I made a hoe helve for Lewis & a ax for Mary etc a Mr Sakery - came to Bro Saml for seed corn we came over home Bro Saml came with us to Mr Wards & carryed buggy back - H came up for Linnie

Tus 18.
mill
2 bu c
Sandy

Cdy/Fair/Cdy a frost/Fair I made 4 hills on flat for tomatoes Shelled corn borrowed Mrs S. horse Fan & carryed it to mill Les went w me saw Sam Trevillion at mill Les carryed horse back Mrs S was hear to day Sandy E. w. to mill gone to Mrs Englans [Tanners?] -

W 19.
Providence
Sandy
Jenny

Fair/Fair/Fair a frost/Fair I lent Spicer my boat key & white wash brush. Thomasia & I walked to Providence Dr Lin got there to dinner H sick in bed. Sandy came to night Jenny L is hear to night I moved my dog trap to my hen house 2 negroes came to wash clothes from Landora

Th 20.
Watermellon Hills
(102)

Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair I made 10 hills for tomatoes & w potatoes in garden Dick Buckhannon came & halled 2 lodes manure & made 102 hills for watermellons - Linnie came this evening Jenny went h to night Fannie w. with her John England came by. Sandy & Willy Buckhannon w fishing

Fr 21
Planted w. seed
Lewis

Fair mild/Fair/Fair/Fair I planted watermellon seed 102 h. . planted or sat out 10 tomatoe plants on flat Sandy went fishing Lewis R. came over to night for goard seed etc sent peas by him I caught a houn slut in trap turned him luce Mr Smith came to night on mule Fannie & Linnie went to try to get Betty Patison dined at Edmonds Susan Southworth spent day hear G went to Mrs S, to try to get a horse for me

Sat 22
Horse
Noels
Tax $10.02
Pertha

Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair I watered tomatoe plants & cloded them Les S. came w. horse Mrs S came Les & I went to Noels & got a gallon oil one for Mrs S, got tin 30 cts pitcher 70 cts Bro Saml was at Noels & John M I got 2 tins & 2 window shades of Mon pd $1.10 cts left L shoes at Harrises Mr Olevar came & collected tax $10.02 cts Pertha & Baby spent evening hear Sandy went to Edmonds to fish he has not returned came late.

Sun 23.
S & L ro Edmonds
Mr Dandridge
H & c
Mr Smiths

Fair very warm/Fair/Fair/Fair I spent day at home quite poly in the morning Sandy & Lizzie & chile spent the day at Edmonds - Mr Dandridge Harriet & the children came in evening & spent eventing - Mr Smiths & Olevar came by went to Mrs Lambies Girls went down to spend night T & I walked on flat saw the Buckhannons they wer bot riding Charles Welton wer along.

M 24.
Sandy to Town
tomatoes
potatoes

Rain quite H/Rain/Cdy/Cdy I went with Sandy over river he is gone to Richmond John England went down to sell cedar post - I manured & sat out 10 - hills tomatoes plants near boat landing I made 104 potatoe hills above spring & Linnie came home this m Linnie & Gwinnet gone to Providence Thomasia sat out a rough s. potatoe plants 107 hills.

Tus 25
tomatoe
Bro Saml

Rain./Fair/Cdy/Cdy Sorney came up for a guinnie did not get it l & Fan & I mad a square by old house [doar?] for flours - sat out some tomatoe plants near boat landing Bro Saml came to river came over brought brace came for Linnie she is at Providence I gave Bro S some tomatoe plants Lesly S. came to bring flour seed.

W 26
Potatoe patch

Cdy/Fair/Fair/Fair Thomasia & I finished hilling sweet potatoe patch & sat out & watered plants have 2 roughs to plant Lizzie went to Mrs Southworths & spent day I caught a guinnie sent it to Pertha by Fannie she went to Providence w. Cate. Dick came to plough a little by garden in spring

Th 27.
Tomatoes
64 hills
Sue
Buck -
Mr Smith

Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I made hills & manured & planted 28 hills tomatoe plants watered them etc Susan Southworth came she & Fannie went to west field & spent day Pres Smith came over to night Mr Buckhannon came this evening John borrowed my gig to go to Election borrowed gig to go to Hewletts. tomorrow Harriet & children came this evening she & Tho went to Mrs S. for chickens

Fr 28.
trap
[trap sketch]
Mr S.
Mrs S. horse
swamp

Fair cool/Fair/Fair/Fair My 60th burth day makg a cedar trap for Lewis. Redd for moles I went to the river with Mr Preston Smith he went to w field Linnie & Cate came this evening L gone to Mrs L Fannie borrowed Otho horse & went to Providence came back this evening I carryed the horse home got some trash tobacco. Dick B. rake land hear to day I watered tomatoe plants & turned out L cow out of wheat [at in on?] Gwinnet is corn planting a good deel has the chicken pox broke out the 29th

Sat 29.
Lewis R.
trap
[trap sketch]
corn to mill
meal
Sandy & Susan

Fair/Rain warm/Fair/Fair I finished Lewis trap he came for it & carryed it by west field on home I charged him $1.00 for makg I went to Mahons to try to get horse of Jennet met w Elliott he carryed the trunk and some corn to mill for me going to Hewletts. Buckhannon gave me a letter for Fannie planting corn for Savery We had a pretty rain thundered a good deel Linnie came from Mrs L. Sandy & Susan Hoalden came up this evening Elliot came w meal etc Sandy brought up hooks & calks. [calk is a pointed metal cleat on bottom front of horseshoe to prevent slipping]

Sun 30.
Jenny
Mr S

Fair cool m/Fair/Fair/Fair I spent the day at home Sandy w to Landora came back this evening Jenny L came this evening to s. the n Mrs S. came this evening & sat a while T & I walked with her to bars - Mr Preston Smith came & stayed till bed time Saverys horse came in hear this evening & to night the Wiltons & Dick went washing cool evening -

M 31.
Luck & corn
Hive bees
[hive sketch]
Corn

Fair cool/Fair/Fair/Fair Lem Luck is weeding his corn I went to look for S. horse Sandy went to Edmonds to go a fishing Fall mills or island f Lizzie gone to Buckhannons to s. the day to Mrs L I shelled 1 bu corn the girls helped Sue & G to wash clothes. Jenny left this morning Lizzie came back 2 ock I had a swamp [swarm] bees I made a hive & hived them. Lem L came for 3 years [ears] corn to plant or ree plant Fannie & Linnie gone to Mrs S. to night Sandy came back went to island foard caught 3 ducks I planted beens in the new ground Otho S came to night & got tudle & 2 bu corn to carry to mill.