W 1. |
Cdy cool day/Hail/Hail/Cdy I went to traps caught a hair in new trap at rock & a m rat bated my traps with hair Lem Luck finished ploughing peach orchard Pertha & child & nurce came & spent the day John & I cut wood & halled it up. Les S came this evening with bundle for Pertha |
Th 2. |
Snow a L cold day/Fair/Fair/Fair I caught a large grey Fox in steel trap new by wheat patch in sight of house caught 3 m rats one black one John went to Bro Smiths. for Ruster went this evening to West-field Mr Smiths to stay all night Eliot & L Jackson came by brought a bundle from L England Linnie gone to Mrs Lambies We shelled a turn corn to night. Mony Penney was married to night to Mr Smith [Edmonia A. Penney and Littlebury A. Smith] |
Fr 3. |
Fair cool day/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Terrells mill with corn saw Tom Swann & Jas Peniton halling logs for house met Mr Oliver on his way hear Buck ground corn I saw a duck in river John & Mr Smith came this evening brought Linnie some wings & fethers J. brought a ruster over cutting wood etc Lem Luck cleaning off ditch ploughing etc his father came by etc L came home |
S 4. |
Fair cold night/Fair/Fair/Fair I mushed traps Bro Saml came & staid till evening he & I went over river to plant bed Mr Smiths & mine sowed in tobacco seed & cabbage lettuce etc Jenny Lambie spent day hear Linnie w with her home Lizzie Gwinnet & Lula w to Landora this evening. Cutting & halling wood etc Luck finished ploughing the orchard in bottom etc |
Sun 5. |
Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Bro Moncures to meeting Bro Dickinson & Moncure conducted the meeting etc I gave Dr Dickinson one dollar making one & ½ for this quarter came by Carmel & stoped Lizzie England came with Lizzie she & Lizzie went to Mrs Lambies to night |
M 6. |
Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair I caught a m-rat put handles in 2 rakes 2 teeth etc went to Hewletts for a letter registered with $1.00 in it for a setting of eggs carryed a letter over got one for Tate at mill Edmond came this evening with a soar hand & returned to night Mrs S. came & brought a plate of salit etc I have a hen hatching halk caught a chicken John went to Sizers for a ruster to day Lizzie E came by went home this evening before breakfast I sat speckle hen to night |
Tus 7. |
Cdy windy d/Cdy/Cdy Rain/Cdy Mr Smith sent carriage up for Thomasia Gwinnet Lizzie & child went down Jas Buckhannon came for tomatoes seed Dick Coleman came to plough & to get one of my horses John rode to Hanover Dick & wife are grubing I cleaned off one or 2 plant beds on swamp near ivy hill I sat a steel trap for halk in pine Boy came to tell us Lula was sick at Providence Otho Southworth is hear to night I put out a hen with 5 chickens. |
W 8. |
Rain a Little mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair I lent Otho my steel trap caught 2 musk rats went to see Coleman & Lem Luck about ploughing Jenny came up to dinner Clarrence & John came this evening I commenced burning plant bed Thomasia Lizzie came up this evening |
Th 9. |
Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair Mr Smith came over John went over with him I went with Clarrence to Noels bought a pair pants & triming for $1.40 cts bought cloth for Lizzie 50 cts one gallon oil 25 cts 3 cts for candy for G I caught a musk rat by foot he cut it off. Lem Luck ploughing for oats I stoped at mill sawing cedar post for T Goodwin cool nights a Mrs England & Trainham came by - |
Fr 10. |
Fair mild day/Fair/Fair/Cdy I caught a hair in fox trap near wheat patch bated traps with him caught a dog in dog trap whailed him I burnt & sowed plant bed near ivy hill Lula is quite poly & Gwinnet John carryed 14 eggs to Hewletts for Goldin John came from Mr Smiths this morning. |
Sat 11. |
Fair/Fair/Cdy/Cdy I moved a trap above island bated 2 cutting & halling wood. John came with a card from Harriet she has been sick, comeing to Providence to stay a week or 10 days Jenny Cate & Mr Harris came this evening Linnie gone with them to night moved the bed my book-cace clock etc to day scalled to day etc |
Sun 12. |
Rain a Little/Cdy/Rain a L/Cdy Dick Buckhannon came & borrowed John saddle to ride to Cty Line Les brought it back Mr Smith & Fannie came in evening & Bro Saml & Cary all left before night Linnie came from Mrs Lambies went to Mrs Saverys for milk child poly |
M 13. |
Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair Mr Smith sent a boy & plough up to plough garden & hall manure ploughed & laid off ground for Irish potatoes Mr Smiths came Jas & Press Mr Spicer came to borrow frow [a tool to split shingles from block] Mr Savery came to see John about his Pat-more Lem Luck ploughing & burning on flat I went to traps caught a bird in steel trap cows came from Mrs Southworths John gone to Bro Saml this evening cutting & halling wood etc etc |
Tus 14. |
Fair cold mor/Fair/Fair/Fair I caught m rat in big steel trap moved 2 traps down to fishing hole in Mrs L Saw 5 or 6 ducks blue Thomasia & I planted 17 roughs of Early Rose potatoes in garden put straw on 3 row from walnut tree back of garden. Spicer brought my frow home Lizzie went to Mrs L got some onion cloves sat them out Linnie gone to Landora to spend night Gwinnet went to Mr S for milk Lem Luck was helping Dick Coleman to plough to day cutting wood etc caught in trap he got out |
W 15. |
Fair/Cdy/Rain/Rain I saw 4 ducks going up river Mr Smith came by Jas Jennet came with cart to hall logs I started the tobacco house put cedar logs at bottom cut wood to night Jennet carryed tudle body home with him Linnie came from Landora gone to Mrs Lambies to night I took chain off steel trap fox trap I cut & sawed 2 cuts for slabs for garden etc |
Th 16. |
Rain/Rain/Fair/Fair Cutting wood rove some slabs for garden bated dog trap on river Thomasia & Lizzie cut out & made my pants it rained hard saw rain-bough this evening Linnie came home this evening |
Fr 17. |
Fair a cold d/Fair/Cdy/Fair I went on river to take up traps took all but one above island caught 2 musk-rats large Fannie & 2 girls Misses came I went with Fannie to Dr Lins John is makg him a gig saw Topsy at Dr Lins stoped at Hewletts saw Savery Cate Harris spent day hear Harris came down to night Goodwin is going to open a store at Hewletts |
Sat 18. |
Fair cold day/Cdy/Fair/Fair I went to Landora Lizzie E gave me 2 letters John E came I bought a load shucks for $2.00. Simon brought shucks down I pd him 50 cts & 2 dollars for John England cut 2 lodes wood I went by Mr Saverys & Jennets he has a horse cost 60 dollars saw Otho there I caught a koon at ivy hill in new trap very windy day Dick Trevillion brought 2 rabits home I sat one of Johns hens blue |
Sun 19. |
Fair very cold/Fair/Fair/Cdy I went to S.S. Cedar fork [SATCH: please check this phrase: 33 S.] Cate was there Berry Smith at Cedar fork very cold morning & winday John came home this evening |
M 20. |
Snow melting/Rain/Rain/Cdy Mrs E & John & wife went to Richmond left gate open cows went off Savery came by to tell [Selby?] come to meet his teacher she did not come snow fell one or 2 inches melting a good deal cutting wood etc |
Tus 21. |
Fair cool & win/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Terrells mill had 1 ½ bu corn ground Gentry is miller Willy L was at mill & Tom Swann John went with Jas smith home came back this evening river up I went to Hawkins for cows they wer at Landora met John England & Eliot I patched up fence Mr Smith Robert came by to inquire for a milk cow Byron came tonight with cows |
W 22. |
Fair cool day/Rair/Fair/Fair I went to Bro Saml carryed my skins 1 B one fox one koon 11 m rats carryed them to Clarrence to take to Town Bro Saml & Eugane went with me to Noels I got a letter for John from Jas cutting & halling wood cutting down little pines etc river quite high |
Th 23. |
Fair cold night/Fair/Fair/Cdy I cut a piece for fish trap on ivy hill cutting wood halling etc John went to Providence Edmond sent Sorney up for Linnie he went down going to Providence Pertha going w her. Effie came with a bottle milk Gwinnet went to Mrs L & Spicers got a letter from Harriet to Thomasia Mr John V Kean died to night 11 ock [John V. Kean, 1806 23 Mr 1876] |
Fr 24. |
Cdy cool d/Cdy/Rain/Rain I went to traps caught a moon-ack [groundhog] took in trap above island river has fallen a good deel Mr Jas Gilson came by to see about rocking in grave yard I put him across river. John came home & went to Mrs Southworths to night or this evening Jenny & girls came to see about Mr Gilson he scared Linnie at Prov Tom was riding around at Prov to day. cutting & halling wood etc etc |
Sat 25. |
Rain thundered/Rain/Cdy/Fair I patched up G,s shoes went to Hewletts to carry 2 letters one for Wm Dandridge with an order on Tom for seventy dollars he went down to day saw Hermon at Depot. John came home to dinner. Mr Robert Smith came up with a pair shoes for Lizzie H. sent up John is making a drill |
Sun 26. |
Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Fannie & Linnie came up to go to Cedar Fork S.S. I went up with them had great many persons my class in end room Mr Smith was here James H Terrell Mr Ware Sandy came this evening on Carry from Goochland John went to Bro Saml, |
M 27. |
Fair cool m/Fair/Fair/Cdy The river is quite high over flat Sandy & I cut & halled some dead wood from near big poplers. I went to Noels to store carryed 4 dozen eggs C pd g fence bought a gallon syrup 65 cts box blackin 5 cts 5 lbs C (37 cts for Eggs) pd him for pants $1.40 cts, he pd my [me] for skins he soled $4.35 cts. Gwinnet & Effie started to scool toay John came from Prov. saw L Redd with bag on his back on [or] nap sack Sandy grubing etc |
Tus 28. |
Showery/Rain hard/Cdy/Fair Very windy evening The Fox hunters ran a fox by tick spring had 15 or 20 dogs or more saw Gatewood 2 Southworths & others. I caught a ground hog at ivy hill put out a speckle hen with 10 chicks 2 died. I cut down 2 pines on turn road cutting wood etc I threw the water out of my boat paddle went away Sandy grubing a heavy rain |
W 29. |
Fair cool n/Fair/Fair/Fair The river is quite high. I patched up the garden rove out slabs cut & halled wood Mr Jas Smith came & dined he and John went to Hewletts John carried my ruster to Lewis Smiths to stay on yard. Sandy grubing John got a letter for Sandy - |
Th 30. |
Cdy cool Day/Cdy/Cy/Cdy The river is very high runing through the flat I fixed a cedar pole for foxes to cross by plant bed ivy-hill working on tobacco house put up 2 or 3 logs skining notching etc Mr Oliver came for taxes I pd him $2.42 cts Mr Kenny came with account from Robt Hudgins for 50 cts. Sandy helped to put up flags. he was grubing to day He & S got a gallon molaces 30 cts pt w. . . 25 cts |
Fr 30. [31.] |
Fair cool/Fair/Fair/Fair The river is in banks. I threw water out of boat sat trap at ivy hill John & Sandy went up the river koon hunting killed 3 koons one sunk in river went again this evening & stoped up 2 in W field saw a deer track I caught a hair in steel trap & skined 2 koons. Harriet Linnie & children came up & spent day Lizzie E came & spent evening John E came by to night for her I notched one log in house Sandy saw deer & tryed to shoot him or her. |