Day Journals of James T. Redd - November 1875

M 1.
2 Hairs
mill
Scool

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.
dog
1 Hair
Election
Hunting to day

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.
Duck [duck sketch]
Corn
Luck

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.
corn
3 hair
Joh B
58 cts
gun

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.
Jas came for
Thomasia
Jennet & potatoes
Lizzie England

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.
Dr Lins
Hewlett
Letters
Girls
Jennet
potatoes
H & sql.

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.
Mr Smith

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.
Landora
Jennet
$2.11
Linnie

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.
Hewletts
L. E.

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.
squirl
Cate
owl

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.
Hewletts
Letter
Corn 6 B
Corn

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.
O P [opossum sketch]
trap
potatoes greens etc
Mrs S.

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.
Bro S.
George McLa
L Eng
shucks
wood etc

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.
S. S.
Cedar fork

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.
Koons 2
[2 raccoons sketch]
Lizzie & Jenny

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.
Hewlett
25 cts
koon to Mr D.

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.
m rat
[muskrat sketch]
Bro S,
Savery

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.
Mr Gouldins

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.
Mr Gouldins

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.
Mr Gouldins

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.
Mr Goul
Horse ran away &
hurt Thomasia
Mr Martins

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.
Mr Martin
potatoes
35 cts

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.
k 1k 3 R
[animals sketch]
Bro S,
$1.00

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.
Berry & Barbara
Saverys

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.
2 Musk Rats
[muskrats sketch]
Savery
Linnie
18 m rats

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.
Saddle & bridle
Bro S.
Noels 90 c
John

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.
John to T Castle
Mr S.
L England
S. Scool

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.
Buck
Cousin Wood
Lizzie E.

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.
lode wood
Lizzie
John

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