Sat 1. |
Fair warm/Rain/Cdy/Fair I whetted Old Mr Becly Hardimans raiser I went to Terells mill for meal found it after I got there Litle B. Smith was at mill came with him to Cedar fork – it rained a pretty shower this evening went over the River to see Mr Smiths saw him at plant bed & Edmond came up for plans he helped Sandy to pull up & drop I went for Sorney Baker he came up 5 ock & sat out till sun set. Sandy gone with Edmond he went to Landora to day. We sat out the most of the new ground in frunt of the house Old Mr Smith was at plant bed cutting wood etc I met 2 Carsons & shepard dog spoke for a pup |
Sun 2. |
Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair Gwinnet & I went to Carmel S.S. I had 6 S. Dr Dickinson conducted the meeting we elected a Paster Bro Regan Richmond collage took a collection for Bro Baptis mad[e] up all to about 13 dollars I am to give 1 dollar Sandy & Lizzie & Lula went to Cedar fork S.S. John England came back with them I kild a snake in garden. |
M 3. |
Fair warm d/Fair/Fair/Fair Jenny Lambie came & sat a while Fannie & Linnie -Nora & Mord Sandy to Hewletts for his mother she did not come he is gone to Landora to thresh wheat I wed some in garden corn Sandy sat out some tobacco watered it he ran cultivater in tobacco 7 sweet potatoes. I have been quite poly to day. nailed strap on shaft for Fannie |
Tus 4. |
Fair warm d/Fair/Cdy/Fair I wed in garden & 4 roughs sweet potatoes put up my chickens to night for Joh Emma came to churn etc it Lightened a good deel to night north Thomasia makg waiscoats for Byron & Otho S. |
W 5. |
Fair warm/Fair/Cdy/Fair I soled Joh 7 or 8 chickens pd me $1.42 Lizzie soled 4 for 69 cts Emma came for clothes got ½ bu corn says she will give ½ bu wheat for it. 2 women came from Landora one came this evening with black burries I went to Bro Saml stoped at Dr Lins saw John Dr Lin pd me one dollar for him for paster & B. – Cate & Benois wer there [Brother Samuel’s son Dr. John Thomas Redd died in 1868, leaving behind wife Catherine Shields & son Benoist Shields Redd] came one week ago I carryed some cymblains & brought over some apples Bety pd me 50 cts for Bro Baptis I got a letter for Jenny Lambie |
Th 6. |
Fair quite
warm/Fair/Fair/Fair I have had a pain in side ever since yesterday evening
Lizzie & I & children went to Providence & stayed till evening Wm |
Fr 7. |
Fair warm/Fair/Fair warm/Fair I shelled 1 ½ bu corn & carryed it to Buttlers mill & left it saw Slops [parttie? party?] & 2 Goodwins at mill – I wed some watermellon hills & some sweet potatoes guanoed cucumbers vines & watered them cleaned out spring etc Sandy came to night says he saw Dear & 5 turkeys in Landora riverfield – met Sam Buckhannon & Sue & another man on there way to Mrs S. warm night last. Lem Luck cut his oats to day hear & at Saverys Emma brought clothes this evening. |
Sat 8. |
Fair very warm/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Buttlers mill for meal had to wait for it water vey low indeed I went to river to put Sam Buck & Clarrence Clark over. Byron & Sam came by for there waiscoats – Sandy is gone to Landora to n John E came by he went to Bro Butzners to carry my shoes & Thomasia, to mend pd him 75 cts for my shoes his child is sick I wheted & honed Sandys raisor weeding potatoes some I saw John Watkins at mill. saw Slops at Spicers. Boy of Lims choping in corn Harriet Linnie & children came up & sat a while & returned |
Sun 9. |
Fair very warm/Fair indeed/Fair/Fair Thomasia Gwinnet & I went to Carmel S.S. I had 5 S. 3 new ones Quarles & Flag. Dr D conducted prayer meeting broke up by 12 ock – I fed my horse dined with Harriet and went to Golansville to Jobes funeral Bro Dickinson preached went to Ct Allensworth, Dick Boler was at meeting Buck Terrell & Mr Cobbs. Cous Southworth came & got my wagon broke spoke & got tire off Lizzie was hear most of day at home by self Lula took calimel I bought a book at Carmel 5 cts. |
M 10. |
Fair very w day/Rain a Little/Cdy/Fair I wed some potatoes cutting wood etc Sandy went to Hewletts for his father & mother they came. I saw 2 rain boughs thundered a good deel Money came to weed tobacco for Sandy got hear 2 H. . . . by san Sandy carryed Eggs to Hewletts got some coffee & got a card from Jas his suit is discided in his favor Lula is better Otho borrowed wheet cradle |
Tus 11. |
Fair very warm/Rain a L/Cdy/Fair I went to Dr Lins for medicine for Lula & got 10 cts worth of spirits turpentine of Vaughn Lizzie & Nora England came this morning are hear to night went bathing Lula is more complaining to night a boy came from Landora for plough point & hoe |
W 12. |
Fair very warm/Rain hard/Rain/Cdy F A boy came by to tell me my cow was at Landora I went up for her Lilly found her in pasture Lizzie Nora Mrs & Mr England went Landora this morning Otho & Lesly brought cradle back went washing says river is rising Joseph Luck brought a basket apples. says saw dear to day Mr & Mrs England came tonight Sandy came thundered a great deel very loud, hard rain win etc |
Th 13. |
Fair very warm/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Dr Lins for him to see Lula breakfased there he came with me & Havlock went to look for a cow to Cizers & around Sandy went to Hanover for plants brought them in Edmonds cart have cart & mule hear to night Sorny Baker & Martha sat out quit 4 ock. Sandy went to Hewletts with father & mother went to Dr Lins did not see him Harriet & Linnie & children came up H & children went back Tevillion came for tobacco plants got 1000 Sandy went to the Dr. to night got back 12 ock writeing in book page 128. Decm 1864. Otho S came with me from Hewletts have a new store [?] |
Fr 14. |
Fair very warm/Rain a f drops/Cdy/Fair Edmond Redd came for his mule left his cart hear for me I halled 2 barrells of corn from Wiltons. Sorney came for cart on the mule to hall up wheat going to hall it to Jerico to thresh in the mill. Dr Anderson came to see Lula she is better to day Emma came & Jennet brought a little wheat to fan. Sam Trainham came by going to Cedar fork I shelled 1 ½ bu corn Sandy sat out some tobacco A very warm day. |
Sat 15. |
Fair very warm/Rain/Cdy cool n/Fair I went to mill carryed corn & went to Hewletts for a comb 10 cts worth of this paper & a 5 cts w of blacken pd 25 cts got a wash tin on credit for 30 cts. Hermon & Havlock came for the old horse power got it & carryed it home. Sandy wed some tobacco gone this evening to John Englands Mr Smith Fannie & Odia came up this morning & returned Mr S has bought Longdens place at $3. per acre I hird of the Indians klling 300 of our men but one got away – [Battle of Little Bighorn, 25-26 June 1876?] |
Sun 16. |
Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair Linnie Gwinnet & I went to Carmel S.S. Bro Baptis preached I suppose Dr Dickinson pd him his salary. I pd Dr D $2.50 cts for paster hird from Bro Regan he has acepted the care of the church for paster for 12 months at 150. dollars & we find him – is to preach next Sunday we are to meet next Friday to clean out the yard at Carmel old bricks etc etc we went by Providence & dined Bro Baptis & Willard Smith went we came up to S.S. Cedar fork. I had one new scollar at Carmel Jas Cobb Lindon Bibb went to Landora John England was hear this evening Linnie went with him to Landora |
M 17. |
Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair Sorney came up to plough the tobacco – plowing all day. ploughed korn & beans etc Lem Luck came for to divide oats stuck bushes in my part he halled them up this evening & put then in house Clark went to mill Lem caught a hair gave it to Lula Linnie came home from Landora had head ache to day – hen pecked Lula in mouth. Emma wed 1/2 day in tobacco |
Tus 18. |
Fair warm/Fair Fair/Fair/Rain a f d I saw Billy Noel by Weltons went to Buck Trevillions to see pigs asked from 1.00 to 1.50 cts – Hunter was there with sick horse went by for my shoes & Thomasia, charged me one dollar W. . . Trevillion is ploughing there I hear that Colbert killed himself (a week or so ago) Jenny Lambie is hear this evening Mrs S. was hear to day wants corn Thomasia & I went to Bro Saml to see Mr & Mrs Gouldin they left the morning met with Cary & Lula going to Mrs Nelsons – Lewis is complaining. |
W 19. |
Fair very warm/Fair/Fair/Fair We stayed at Bro Saml, till evening & came home I stoped at Baughns to look at leather of Hunters B. got a letter for Jenny – Linnie went down there to night Sorney Baker worked hear in tobacco to day & Emma B Barbara sent 4 barrells apples down to town Sam went to town. I lossed my specks. |
Th 20. |
Fair warm d/Cdy/Cdy/Rain Thomasia & I went to Dr Lins had a pretty Rain there John Terrell came & left him there I gave John 2 pair specks to alter Charles Coleman got my specks from Bro Sam,l Thomasia rote to Boys I put a stamp on etc We came over. |
Fr 21. |
Fair/Rain a shower/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel to help move bricks & trash we moved it before night I dined with Harriet. Wilson had a cart there Trevillion I carryed spade had 10 carts & a plenty of hands Mrs Southworth was hear pd for 2 barrells corn $5.00 Sorney came to get her fan |
Sat 22 |
Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair Otho S. came for corn I made him hall up 3 barrells corn up hear let him have 2 barrells & a negro have 1 bu. . . for 60 cts Dick had a horse swap with Rob Larrence Lem Luck came by I hear. I went to Hewletts bought bacon sugar soap all cost $3.08 cts with W. . . hason saw Tignal Hermon Wilson Quarles & Clarkson at Hewletts I pd Hunter Butzner $1.00 saw Cary & Savery I hitched Sal to Saverys tudle came over with him he gave me a musk mellon carryed Sandy came to night – Bro Regan came this morning |
Sun 23. |
Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair Gwinnet & I went to Carmel S.S. 8 S. Bro Regan preached etc etc I went to Cedar fork S.S. scool had commenced before I got there Arther Allen & Jenny came by Linnie went with Jenny |
M 24. |
Fair cool day/Rain a f. d./Fair/Fair I went to mill carryed 1 ½ bu corn & left it went to Hewletts got 90 cts w of shirting saw several Smiths there & Miss Goodwins child went up the rode Bro Regan was there looking for his trunk – came on with me to Weltons Hanes came for nails borrowed some dug well for Savery Mrs Savery came this evening & Effie spent day I wed some beens & corn by spring or near Baughn got on cars went up rode. |
Tus 25. |
Fair cool mor/Fair/Fair/Fair Linsy Terrell came to get me to go with him to Hanover for sasparilla went up the river in boat Nora England came & spent day Gwinnet went with her home I carryed a letter for Nora to Hewletts one for Harriet Ann from Tho – had a fire this morning Charles Welton is over Jas came with him to Hanover went to Noels. saw Jennet He wants my old carry all w |
W 26. |
Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair I put Sam Trainham over river the water is very low I went to Chiles burg got John Quarles to shoe Sal in frunt & fix the spatter board pd him for that & old account 75 cts in full Jas got home this morning and gone again to Hanover on grey Jenny was hear to day Harriet Fannie & the children came this evening & brought a bag of things that Mrs Holiday sent to us. shirts for me etc Lilly is out pasture in Mrs S. they stoped the draw bars up etc etc Gwinnet at Landora. Savery brought cow home to n. |
Th 27. |
Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair I went with Linnie to Providence & brought up some white wash & tin Pertha & child wer hear Edmond came to dinner left this evening – Nora & Gwinnet came this evening – Edmond says Bro Butzners horse is dead. & some one saw a hair in hanover etc etc saw Savery & Charles Welton. I pulled 2 watermellon at Providence put them in ice house. |
Fr 28. |
Fair/Rain a L/Cdy/Rain a. f. d. I commenced white washing the chaimber Gwinnet & I went down to Providence for Linnie met with Mr Smith & family & Cousin Fannie Wood they left for home in rain we staid all night Caos S. came by from west field – Harriet & Oda or Mama w to Chesterfield for Wm Dandridge he came up Nora left this morning. I turned bufaloe out pasture |
Sat 29. |
Rain a L/Cdy/Cdy Rain/Rain We came up from Providence brought 2 watermellons – I finished whitewashing chaimber one coat cutting wood etc I went to Hewletts got a card of buttons 7 cts. Linsey was at Hewletts Sorney came by with chairs wants more corn Charles Welton came by went to hanover Sandy came to night Jenny Lambie was hear this evening |
Sun 30. |
Rain/Cdy/Cdy/Fair I spent the morning at home showery we went to Cedar fork S.S. I got there first did not have a great many Jas came from Providence to Cedarfork N Luck invited us to eat watermellon I rode grey home. Sam Buckhannon was at scool – going on rail rode I hear. |
M 31. |
Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Cdy I went to Mrs S. for cow calf Les helped to drive. I went with Jas as far as Hewletts bought a plough point 6 yds cloth & spool for Lizzie pd $1.00 Jas gone to Goochland Savery came by this morning – river is up met John McLA by Wares got a postal for Lizzie from Mrs E. I dig irish potatoes in garden 1 ½ bu put them in corn house. Jenny was hear this evening Linnie gone with her home |