W 1. |
Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair Lem Luck shucking corn at rock spring he brought 6 barrels & 2 tubs full hear. Sorney shucking to night 2 Negroes came to try to rent Land hear – Fannie came up to day to stay till tomorrow Fannie & Thomasia gone to Mrs Southworths to night Sandy went to cut down pines on rent got with Edmond & no telling where he is to night Lizzie went to Edmonds & returned. Mr Smith in richmond. Sandy has arrived. – too late for me to go to Mrs S. I sat 3 steel traps for fox – They say Mr Landrum is married again |
Th 2. |
Fair warm/Fair/Fair Cdy/Rain I sowed ½ bushel wheat & finished the crop Sandy ploughed it in he went to Hanover hunting at W field I expect Lem Luck brought 3 barrells of corn this morning caught a pig in I sat 3 steel traps on the river to day caught a pig in one of my traps by foot. |
Fr 3. |
Fair 2 rain B/Fair/Fair/Fair I saw 2 rain boughs this morning – I went to traps caught a musk rat & a koon Sandy killed 2 hairs Pertha Edmond & child came & spent the day Sandy gone down to night with them Edmond carryed cymblins down with him for seed |
Sat 4. |
Fair cool day/Fair/Fair/Fair I caught a m rat I went to Carmel to meeting Bro Riggan was not there sayed he wold be there tomorrow we Elected a Sexton Charles Peniton for $15. pr year he to furnish wood etc Jas McLaughlin took his place as Clurk to day Bro Sam,l came to meeting gave $1. ½ to Bro Baptis to pay his salery went to Hewletts carryed koon got 25 cts for him I pd Huldah one dollar for kooking Joh Brooks came got 2 hairs of Sandy – I saw Dr Lin this morning going up rode got letter from Linnie to Thomasia. |
Sun 5. |
Fair cool/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel Bro Riggan preached tex Rev 2 ct 9 v a good sermond Lizzie E & Mrs John E wer at Carmel Lizzie E came down to night Thomasia & I went to Mrs S. & sat a while Jenny L came & stayed a while Sandy got hair out s trap B |
M 6. |
Fair/Cdy Rain a L/Rain/Rain Caught a muskrat & sat 4 traps in river Caught one yesterday I skined 2 caught a hair in steel trap & a dog to night Cous. D caught 2 H in box traps Sandy & Sam B went Hair hunting carryed Hairs to west field & brought them back S gone with Sam home I went to Hunter B for shoes he was not at home I dug 2 roughs s potatoes T finished I got bag of Sorney Lizzie E went home this m caught 3 hairs in steel trap at difrent times lately. |
Tus 7. |
Rain/Rain/Fair frost/Fair I caught 3 musk rats Sam B came with Sandy & skined hairs & went with Savery to Election I went & voted for Tilden [Samuel Tilden vs. Rutherford B. Hayes, Presidential election] went by Mrs Terrells & bought a thimble of Sue for Thomasia pd 5 cts. I put Cousin Fannie Wood over river pd Bro Butzner 25 cts for heeling shoes spoke to him about boot trees of Bro S. |
W 8. |
Fair mild day/Fair/Fair/Fair I caught 2 musk-rats & put James B & Bob Austin across river they hunted around hear I patched up pasture fence Lilly got in Spicers corn Sandy spent day at John Englands Jenny came this evening cutting wood Sandy put Cousin Fannie Wood cross river & S |
Th 9. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I caught 5 musk-rats Sandy went to Landora I met him & John E near Canfields I went to Bro Saml carryed a letter & a bundle for Gwinnet I forgot cloth met Dr Lin at little-Eagle saw John Brooks at mill. Lem Luck brought the ballance of corn & shucks I got 28 barrells Lizzie went to Edmonds sent Cary back E brought her back to n |
Fr 10. |
Fair/Fair/Cdy/Fair I caught a musk-rat commenced a cow shelter by bee house put post in ground etc Sandy came home this morning & got his ax & went away. Lem Luck finished his corn yesterday Nora E came by I hird something like an earth quake to day E R & another man pass through Mrs S inkwired after dogs etc |
Sat 11. |
Fair cool day/Cdy/Cdy/Fair I caught 2 muskrats one black one shelled 1 ½ bu corn & carryed it to Terrells mill – met with Wilton Wright at mill saw 2 ducks in pond Sandy went hunting with Mr Smith he sent my steel trap home I sat it on river Mrs S. came hear got hear to Breakfast 3 negroes came to try to rent land Otho Wiglesworth shot his horse & a man accidental. |
Sun 12. |
Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair Fannie came & spent day Mr Smith came from Cty Line Sandy & Lizzie & Family went to Landora Sandy stayed Lizzie & Liz E came home with Lizzie Edmond Redd came to night & sat a while. |
M 13. |
Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair Thomasia Lula & I went to Miss Adams - & spent day Cousin Fannie Wood is bording there & teaching scool Lizzie & Nora E left hear this evening Sue B was at Miss Addams. T stoped at Mrs S. met Mrs D & Fatty – going home Tho lost her specks silver rims I found them. |
Tus 14. |
Fair warm d/Fair/Cdy Rain a L/Cdy I caught 2 muskrats caught one & he cut his leg off dug holes for forks for cow shelter cutting wood etc Sandy came this morning & commenced striping tobacco Lizzie spent day at Mrs S. Sandy gone to Mrs S. to night to shuck corn I comed [combed] pup to day. |
W 15. |
Fair/Cdy cool/Fair Cdy/Cdy I caught a koon 7 lbs neat & a black muskrat cutting wood etc I went to Hewletts carryed koon soled it to Sims on credit for 37 ½ cts carryed a lettter for Gwinnet & for Bob Carter gave it to Mr Hanes saw Joh Cobbs Sandy & Sam B came by to night S went to Mrs S. Cousin Willy came over this evening Lizzie put them over with Nora E & Fan. |
Th 16. |
Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy I caught a muskrat one got out Thomasia & I put away turnips Salsiphy etc beets etc Sandy came & went hunting Taylor Boy passed by with dog stoped at H trap Nora E & Cousin Fannie Wood passed Effie came by on her way to scool. |
Fr 17. |
Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy I caught Sorneys dog in big steel trap put a fork & pole in cow shelter – Sandy striping tobacco – Lewis Redd came to night & borrowed my gun, to go Dear hunting he says – cutting wood etc Lizzie went to Landora to collect money. |
Sat 18. |
Cdy/Cdy Rain a L/Rain/Rain I sat a trap for a mink bated with hair head I went by Dr Lins carryed a letter for John from Thomasia about stove he offers it for five dollars he gave me $2. . . for stoves gave me his key to look at stove etc I got a card from Harriet says she has $11. for me Mr Ds part for painting I got a letter for Jenny from Linnie saw Sam Redd at Bro Saml, I got the cloth 45 yds from H Sandy is gone to Mrs S. Caos is to be married to night I hear Sandy striping tobacco. [Caius Arelius Southworth maried Bettie M. Austin] |
Sun 19. |
Rain/Rain/Rain/Cdy I spent day at home Lizzie went to Mrs Lambies got a note from Linnie about money for our painting at Carmel Dandridge says he will pay $40.00 & the church pay the ballance put hogs up in pen |
M 20. |
Rain/Rain/Rain/Cdy Lewis Redd came this morning with my gun & left for West field Sandy came home from Mrs S. we have been striping tobacco to day & putting it up the stars. cutting wood etc river is rising I hear I put leaves in hog pen for a bed. etc |
Tus 21. |
Cdy/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Mr Saverys to borrow his tudle he started to sale cow Mrs Savery lent me the tudle. I came back for harness found Edmond Redd hear he & Sandy went to Landora. Thomasia & I went to Providence & dined went to Toping Castle to look at stove we are to have the stove for $5.00 got some peas & earthenware Mr Savery came to night & sat till bed time Sam & Byron came & borrowed my saddle B. to go with Brady for Licence to marry Fatty Dervin |
W 22. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Sandy & I sawed wood Savery [s]ent boy & cart to hall halled a L I am to pay for boy lends me cart & steers Bil & I went to steem saw mill & got a lode slabs went to slash & got lode light wood & hall it away. Nora E came by left horse Sandy went to Landora gone to Richmond with John England in wagon |
Th 23. |
Fair/Rain a L/Fair/Fair I went to some traps. through water out of boat, caught a hair cut wood etc Thomasia & I went in Saverys Juniper to Providence Wm Dandridge came there to dinner I gave him my note for painting for 20 dollars bought a knife of him for $1.25 cts went with them to get willow oak trees Lewis Redd came this morning with rifle got ball out Otho S. came with Saddle & got turnips for seed I carryed gig home to Saverys. Jenny spent day hear with Lizzie somewon shooting hear to day - |
Fr 24. |
Fair cool/Fair a L frost/Fair/Fair I went to traps commenced covering cow shelter with slabs hewing the ends etc I went this evening to Providence to carry a letter for H to get me some cloths met Wm Dandridge as I came home met Sorney with 2 horses coming up for Lizzie met her going down Thomasia went to Saverys & Jennets Welton & wife are at Saverys – Lizzie England came down to night turned the hogs out. |
Sat 25. |
Fair cold morning/Fair/Fair/Cdy I cut wood worked on cow shelter put up all slabs. went to traps caught a muskrat skined hair & rat Lizzie E went home. Sandy & his brother came up he & his Brother went to Landora Sandy came to night Edmond Redd came to let Sandy know Lizzie would stay at his house |
Sun 26. |
Snow/Snow/Cdy cool/Cdy I went to Dr Lins to carry keg & note & to Bro Saml, after the snow it fell about ½ an inch melted fast Mr Role Edmond Burkly & John Anderson dined there Mr Pain & some of Ct Buttlers family came over Sandy came to n |
M 27. |
Snow/Rain & Hail/Fair/Cdy I went to Mr Saverys this morning to carry letter & socks to get Mr Welton Carry to Jas Lizzie came up & spent day & went back to night finished shirts & took them to Saverys rode E horse & to Weltons caught a muskrat brown mink & young koon. let Savery have stalks & shucks on flat his cow & steers ate nearly ½ stack fodder he says I ma have his yoke oxen when I want them if he is not using them his Father & Mother are on way to E hill Sandy & Walter came by on way to Hewletts went with Mckonel |
Tus 28. |
Cdy/Cdy/Fair cool/Fair I caught a muskrat small one sat 2 traps moved hen off river – cutting wood Fannie & Jenny came & spent the day Mr Smith came by to night for Fannie Lizzie came up with Sorney he carryed cradle down I put bolt on kitchen doar Emma came with yarn broaches. |
W 29. |
Cdy cool/Fair/Fair Cdy/Snow I caught a muskrat Lizzie went – to Landora caught a hair in her trap I & Tho shelled 1 bu corn I carryed it to mill left it went to Hewletts carryed koon left it with Charles he pd me 11 cts owe 9. went to Noels to see Clarrence bought 10 cts candy saw Cor Cary & Miss Moriah Valentine at store. met Buck. & Spicer & Dick going to Town with tobacco Sandy went with John E wagon w tobacco carryed what was striped |
Th 30. |
Snow cold/Snow/Cdy cold/Cdy The snow fell about 3 or 4 ins deep in places melting very fast to day – I went to traps. Cutting wood etc turned Cournal out of house to day. in 15 days I caught 24 m rats 3 koons one mink one owl – one dog Saverys Father & [mother] came to day. |