M 1. |
Fair cold mor/Fair/Cdy/Fair I caught 2 hairs one got out of the pit I went to Terrells & to mill had ½ bu corn ground saw 10 ducks in pond I went with Gwinnet to scool I caught a musk rat foot in big S traps |
Tus 2. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I caught a black bob tale dog in my trap. Caught a hair went to the election went by stoney foard met with B Trevillion I voted for Swaim Hudgins etc I went by Joh Terrell, & to Terrells mill pond saw 3 ducks horse fell down in E Cobbs I went to Harris to look for the turkeys went in Landora saw Linsy Terrell Savery Ley with a ded sheep on H creek. Jas Watkins sayed he saw turkeys at chesnut tree |
W 3. |
Fair Rain/Cdy/Cdy Rain/Rain I went to traps killed a large blue duck shot him 3 times cutting wood dug some sweet potatoes for dinner etc. Lem Luck brought 5 barrells corn to house he carryed 25 or 9 home measured 3 barrells for me left it on the ground. Cats ate up a hair in smoke house Tom Swann hunting birds on flat |
Th 4. |
Rain Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy I went to river saw a duck or [nidapeck??] shot at him 2 or 3 times went to rock spring to measure corn L Luck brought it to corn house he carryed stack fodder home Saverys cows in hear Joh Brooks came got 2 2 H 1 duck 1 patridge pd me 58 cts. I went down to big rock Jennet came by & cut & halled a lode wood I washed my gun. Grey threw me at boat landing to night |
Fr 5. |
Snow/Snow cdy/Cdy/Fair The snow fell fast & large flakes Jas came to breakfast came from Dr Lins John is at Mr Gouldins quite sick Thomasia went over with Jas in Saverys gig he came for his sheep I saw Lem & W Luck halling fodder I caught a 3 leged m-rat saw 3 ducks Jennet came to dig potatoes dug irish mosely I carryed Gwinnet to Mr Saverys went to Mrs Englans for Lizzie England to stay with G |
Sat 6. |
Fair a large f/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Dr Lins for Carry I got a letter for Thomasia from Lizzie 2 for Lizzie England one for Cate. A cold morning & night the ground frozen in morning Maggy & Jenny came up this evening with cloth got my coak [cloak?] etc that came from Richmond that H. got, I killed a squirl & caught a hair had H for dinner Jennet digging sweet potatoes 2 bushels 1 put in potatoe hole 2 ½ bu irish put by well & covered up - |
Sun 7. |
Rain/Rain/Rain/Rain I spent day at home Mr Smith & child & Little burry came Mr S, stayed several hours I put him over river Linnie came up to Hewletts sat in day I hear Munday evening by Jenny |
M 8. |
Rain cdy/Cdy/Fair/Fair I went to Landora for Lizzies clothes & hunting some saw Jennet toled him to hall a lode wood he & Waler came to hall a lode wood I let him have a bushel & 3 pecks wheat for $2.11 cts Jenny came this evening & Linnie came Tom came to night with her from Dr L., |
Tus 9. |
Fair a L frost/Cdy/Cdy/Rain I went in the Buggy to Hewletts for Linnie, trunk carryed a letter for Thomasia one for Fan from Lizzie England etc got one for her. Gwinnet went to scool to d I carryed Lizzie England home or to tobacco house Austins hunting & Sims for hairs & Joh Cobbs. |
W 10. |
Rain/Cdy/Fair/Fair I caught a squirl in rat trap river is rising a little cutting wood Linnie went this evening to Mrs L. & brought Cate home with her. Owl got after the chickens one came in house last night |
Th 11. |
Fair a L frost/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Hewletts fot a letter from Thomasia card from Fannie John is a little better Lem Luck finished shucking corn to day 6 barrells divider [divided?] the shucks Cate left this morning Jim Wood came by from W. field I made a box for squirl let him get away Austin & Buckhannon got a hair out of walnut tree & out of the ground on swamp met Joh brooks in Mcl mill by Cobbs. |
Fr 12. |
Fair a L frost/Fair/Fair/Fair I caught a oposum by boat landing made a mink trap with a rock doar. I gathered my crop corn made from tasle [detasseling] good c. Mrs S. came & brought a piece shoat Maggy came by I went to see Jennet to dig sweet potatoes sent Worler he dug them gave him part we put away the greens, set the trap for a hair |
Sat 13. |
Fair mild day/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Bro Saml Mr McLaughlin came after I got there Cary came in the evening Mary got home yesterday from town Englan cut my hair & beard I sat a trap on river box & rock. Lizzie England is hear to night Sue Southworth came this morning I met Dr Lin near his house Lem Luck halled the shucks in this morning Jennet halled a lode wood & some brush put on greens |
Sun 14. |
Cdy mild d/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy Linnie Lizzie E & Gwinnet & I went to Cedar fork S.S. had about 30 S. going to keep the scool all winter Lesly Southworth came in the morning |
M 15. |
Fair mild d/Fair/Cdy Fair/Fair I caught 2 koons one by toe hav him live some one stole hair trap ivy hill Lizzie & Linnie went to west field Mr S. this evening got wool Lizzie went home to night Jenny Lambie came this morning & stayed till evening. I put up fence by rock spring & by my spring Mrs Lambies fence covered greens turned cows & horse in hear put koon in rat trap |
Tus 16. |
Rain/Cdy/Fair frost/Fair I moved a steel trap on Wares side I went to Hewletts carryed a koon for Mr Duke I got a letter from Thomasia John is some better I bought 2 lbs sugar pd 22 cts pd 3 cts for stamp Mr Savery came by this moning wants Carry to ride tomorrow Verdon & neck |
W 17. |
Fair cold day/Fair/Fair/Fair I caught a muskrat bated traps etc I went to Bro Sam,l to try to get Eugane to go for Thomasia made a paddle for Lewis Cary says he ma go to her with me I got a letter for Linnie Mr Savery borrowed Carry to ride to Verdon brought her back to night |
Th 18. |
Fair cool day/Fair/Fair/Fair I carryed 2 horses to Mr Simons Gouldins for Thomasia Willy Gouldin was there Sue S. Molly Buckhannon spent night hear. |
Fr 19. |
Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair I spent day at Mr Gouldins felt poly Willy G left in evening Mr Gouldins halling up his corn Jenny Lamby came to stay with Lizzie & Gwinnet |
Sat 20. |
Rain/Rain/Rain/Rain Rain thundered & Lightened in night last spent day at Mr Gouldins Jenny hear w L & G. |
Sun 21. |
Rain/Rain Cdy/Rain/Fair I spent day at Mr Gouldins Sam G & Jas came this evening to Mr Gouldins & stayed a while |
M 22. |
Fair cool/Fair/Fair/Rain Mr Gouldins made a lap link [chain link] Thomasia & I started home with 2 horses Thomasia drove from poor house the mair ran away beyond (Hope full) I caught them & carryed them back met with a man he helped to fix up harnesses and I went to Mr Martins got there in the night met with Albert Hackett living there, Joh was there |
Tus 23. |
Rain/Rain/Rain/Cdy I bought ½ bushel irish potatoes of Mr Martin, pd him 35 cts he mountain potatoe (Kelly potatoe) we started after dinner came by Fulchers mill by Dr Terrells & home Jenny is hear to night. saw Jas Smith at Hewletts a store had been opened at Dr Terrells store. Hewletts. |
W 24. |
Fair/Fair/Fair cold/Fair I went to my traps caught 3 m rats & a old koon I carryed koon to Mr Duke went by Dr Lins & dined sined a paper went to Bro Saml, John was at Noels did not see him Bro Saml went to Dr Lins Jennet pd me $1.00 for wheat in part I saw a gobler shot at him in Mrs Lambies. Linnie gone to Mrs S. |
Th 25. |
Fair cold/Fair m/Fair/Cdy I bated traps Dick Tinsly & his uncle wer hunting took my boat. Bety & Barbara came & spent day. Linnie came home this morning. Bibb ran a fox by hear went in Landora. I patched up Saverys harness & carried it home he sent word for it. turned horses out Bro Saml, horses had the epicutick |
Fr 26. |
Rain/Rain/Rain/Fair I caught 2 musk rats one was live I poled in stack etc Linnie went to Mrs Lambies this morning to work for Cate Savery came for his cows I turned them in pasture with mine I have caught (18 musk rats) near ivy hill. |
Sat 27. |
Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Jennets to borrow his saddle & bridle I went to Bro Saml, for John went to Noels bought salt sugar & soda pd 90 cts 5 cts more I bought paper nedles 8 cts at Hewletts John came over with me Mrs Smith & children wer hear I killed a turkey by ivy hill Cary killed 9 birds Molly gave me 5 birds. |
Sun 28. |
Fair mild/Cdy/Cdy/Fair John went to T Castle to see John Linnie Lizzie England & Gwinnet came to night Girls went to Mrs E in morning Mr Jas Smith came this morning & sat till 12 ock went to Buckhannons I went to Cedar fork S.S. had singing all together - |
M 29. |
Fair/Fair/Fair cold/Fair Jas Buckhannon came to get his boat I put him across he got a yellow gobler of Smiths $1.25 cts Cousin Fannie Wood came by Linnie & Lizzie E gone to Edmonds to spend day G went to scool I got 3 mink traps one at island bated 2. Maggy & Lizzie came to night. |
Tus 30. |
Fair cold day/Cdy/Fair/Fair Jennet & Sorney came to cut wood halled a lode & Sorney halled some for himself I ground & ax for Jennet. I put Cousin Fannie Wood Gwinnet & Molly Buck across river & lent dick my boat to night. Maggy went home & Lizzie England to Landora. John came this morning from T. Castle |