M 1. | Snow a Snow day/Snow/Snow/Cdy The Snow is 6 or 7 to 12 inches & snowing fast very cold. Mr Savery came this morning in cart turned his oxen luce & spent day Mr Smith & Fannie came & spent day went back to night in snow Sandy & I cut some wood a north win & n. east - |
Tus 2. | Fair cold/Fair/Fair/Fair Sandy cut a little wood & cut out Elliot came down to night with a letter from Mrs England about her Caught child is sick cutting wood & makg fires etc Nora E & Lizzie made a Snow pile by meet house Lissie is ancious to go home Sandy came home 10 ock at night |
W 3. | Cdy/Snow a Little/Cdy/Fair Mr Jas Smith came over this morning with gun & dogs he & Sandy went hunting Mr Preston Smith came up for Linnie Sandy cut some wood I cutting etc I went to Hunter Butzners for my shoes did not get them met his brother he had a fall sent for Lizzie & Nora went home this evening - |
Th 4. | Fair very cold indeed/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Bro Saml & dined Bro Saml, went with me to Noels I bought a pair large boots on credit $4.00 I went back to Bro S. Charles caught 9 or 10 hairs have them live. |
Fr 5. | Fair very cold night & m/Fair cold/Fair/Cdy I came from Bro Saml, home Mr Savery came with Sandy with 3 hairs Mr S carryed some shucks home Sandy went with him to night Byron & Otho S. came to night I met Mr Jas Smith going to Noels I cut one steel trap out |
Sat 6. | Cdy/Rain sleet/Rain/Rain I went to Carmel met with Bro Peniton Jas McLaughlin etc came back met Otho We went to Providence & dined I brought up a letter from Harriet & Gwinnet H has been poly quite a sleet Dick Buckhannon came hear to get me to look at his fodder says I ma[y] have it for $1.00 |
Sun 7. | Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair Snow melted a good deel Sandy Lizzie & Baby went to Old Mrs Englands in Mr Saverys tudle cut some wood hog killed snake |
M 8. | Fair/Cdy/Cdy cold/Fair I went to the river it is rising my boat under water trap down ice 10 in thick ice brakeing up a south win to day. cutting wood Sandy came this evening & halled up a lode he is gone to Mrs S. to see boys to get them to help kill hogs L got hens of Mrs Dervin. |
Tus 9. | Fair cold day/Fair/Fair/Cdy Cutting wood Byron came with Sandy to kill hogs Hunter Butzner came with my shoes pd him 55 cts for soling them he killed hogs we weighed the two hogs Sam weighed one hundred & 49 lbs John Lizzies 143 commenced cutting out |
W 10. | Cdy cold day/Cdy/Cdy/Fair Mr Savery came by wanted skeats Sandy went to Landora cut some wood etc I went in Saverys tudle to Dr Lins left it & went to Noels to get some sugar coffee & brooms etc $1.50 cts w saw Cary & Eugane & Mr Jas Smith he went with me to Dr Lins. I got the clock. & house key T.C. Savery got the stack top fodder Mrs Lambies Wood gave me 3 almanacks |
Th 11. | Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair I went across river on ice very thick could not get to my traps cutting wood cut down a pine tree I bated some patridge, to day. Sandy went to Mr Pennies for key gone to Landora to see John E to get him to move him to Cedar fork 2 of our cows are missing (cold night last) (& morning soon) I lent Lizzie a ruster & 4 hens birds passed by meet house |
Fr 12. | Fair/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy Sandy came with Dandridge with John Englands wagon to move to Cedar fork I carryed Lizzie in Savery gig put up bed & & carryed Savery gig home cows came home Lizzie carryed 12 hens & ruster up I bated trap at island to night. Fannie & Linnnie came up & returned brought us some meet Jennet came down with basket got a coat of Thomasia Linnie started the clock Sandy came back for hen & saw & other things - |
Sat 13. | Cdy a f. d. rain/Cdy/Fair/Cdy Cutting wood oak etc cut out hog & salted up went to Mrs Southworths to borrow some st. peter got some sage saw negro with litle mule at Mrs S. Sandy came & carryed Lula home after diner Sandy got all potatoes out tobacco house mos all rotten cows missing to night I carrryed his carriage Cedar fork. |
Sun 14. | Cdy/Cdy/Cdy Rain/Rain I went in evening to Cedar fork to carry Lizzie some milk potatoes etc met with Mr Smith Fannie & Linnie & Lizzie England I went to F home |
M 15. | Rain sleet a L/Cdy/Cdy/Rain I bated trap shelled 1 ½ bu corn & carryed it to mill borrow some meal of Tate saw Hunters wagons at Mrs Lambies loding with shucks & straw met Lem Luck on rode saw Albert etc I drove Saverys cattle out & put up fence |
Tus 16. | Fair warm d/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy Snow melted a great deal to day Sandy came & he & I greesed wagon he shelled corn to go to mill Thomasia & I went to Providence & dined Linnie & Lizzie E wer striping tobacco Eugane & Clarrence wer fox hunting by Prov & T Castle Tho & I went to T Castle for stove etc sent the stove by Henry Carter to Providence. Thomasia rode Lizzies horse home & I carryed it to Landora to night met Byron by Jennets going to Landora to get shucks for Mrs Dervin. |
W 17. | Rain/Rain/Rain/Sleet Light I went to island the river is up & ice going down caught & tied all of Johns hens got wagon & Sandys corn went to mill found the bridge in a very crooked condition on span nearly off met with Spicer Butzner at mill came back with meal & left corn to grind met with Greenvill Sizer in wagon going to richmond turned back going by little Pages. cutting wood Hunters wagons halling shucks from Mrs Lambies |
Th 18. | Cdy mild d/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy The river is quite high I ran a new back in chaimber cutting wood I hird 2 persons in pasture inquiring the way to Landora to night Thomasia washing churning etc |
Fr 19. | Foggy/Cdy/Cdy Foggy/Cdy I went this morning to Saverys for the cows met with Cherry saw Charles Welton he toled me Jas lost his colt & Terrell was badly kicked Carys dog was with Savery came hear with Otho he came to help Sandy to strip tobacco Thomasia & I rode to Cedar fork Lula is poly cutting wood etc Capt Addams passed cedar fork today. My feet are paining a great deel |
Sat 20. | Cdy mild d/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy I went to Cedar fork to carry meal & clothes custard etc went by Jennets & by trap water in banks. Linnie & Lizzie E came by from Landora & gone back to Providence brought a card from John Luck pig got in the well Sandy went down for her tied her with rope & drew her out I went to Mrs Lambies for cows got them from lore barn Sandy striping tobacco cutting wood etc |
Sun 21. | Rain Hail etc/Cdy/Rain sleet/Rain I went to Carmel Bro Riggan preached tex 23 ct Mat 42 v Fannie Linnie & Lizzie E wer at meeting I went by & dined Frank Wood was there Mr S went to Elon. Thomasia went to Cedar fork did not come home Sandy came for medicine for child I brought cows from field Mrs L. |
M 22. | Rain Hail/Snow Covered ground/Cdy cool/Cdy I went downt to Cedar fork for Thomasia I breakfast there we came home 11 ock I cut wood etc went to river to see about my boat found it up on water the paddles & plank in side a miricle |
Tus 23. | Cdy/Snow a L/Cdy cool/Fair I went to island saw 2 ducks river is up some I put up Saverys fence went to Saverys saw Jennet he has Saverys cart to hall feed up Savery & Charles wer throwing rocks at each other Savery got a lick on eye & nose. I cut down pines in pasture cutting wood etc I went to Cedar fork this evening & carryed milk & Pup to see children Thomasia went to Mrs Southworths I saw Dr Lin pass Cedar fork going to Mr Pennies. Cutting pines in pasture Lizzie gave me a cake soot [suet?] that was sent to me from Indian police |
W 24. | Fair cool day/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to river took up 4 steel traps & left them in ivy hill bated one at island cutting wood etc Jennet went to Hewletts with Simon for my barrell flour came tonight with it in little cart w Jackson Lewis Sandy came for Thomasia child is worce caryed fodder to feed horse on tonight |
Th 25. | Fair cold/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to trap went to Hewlets to carry a letter for John & Jas weighted for male saw Topsy N Mr Robinson was at Hewletts Linnie & Lizzie England came from Prov Lizzie went home to night. pd 3 cts for a stamp asking 40 cts for st peter at Baughns. Jennet came to cut this evening gave hm 7 qts flour |
Fr 26. | Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair I cut some wood patched up bridle I went to Dr Lins to carry Johns hens carryed 8 over & went to Noels soled 3 ½ lbs butter 25 cts a lb bought soap sugar etc for the money Clarrence went to town Thomasia & Linnie went up to Cedar fork Jenny Lambie came to night Mr Smith & Fannie wer hear this evening left a note on doar he hired a man to come Monday morning for $50. the year carryed a letter for Jenny to male |
Sat 27. | Fair mild/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to traps all right caught a musk-rat left it at river at Landing. I went to Providence dined with Mr Smith Fannie came after diner from Cedar fork brought up Lewis trunks Sam & Sue (Buck) came to night to sit till bed time Charles Welton came & Byron & Lesly sat till 10 or 11ock. |
Sun 28. | Fair mild/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Cedar fork for Lula & brought her down carryed milk I saw 2 persons on horses to Mrs Lambies & spend evening Otho went over river in my boat went to Mr Smiths Bro Saml & Eugane wer there & others |
M 29. | Fair a mild d cool m/Fair/Fair/Fair I commenced makg a mantle piece for this room dressed up the top over 300 years old timber I went to traps caught a musk-rat saw a mink on river swiming cutting & halling wood etc etc |
Tus 30. | Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair I shelled 1 ½ bu corn went to traps I caught 3 musk rats one cut foot off I caught 1 black one Sandy & Lizzie came this evening Sandy carryed a part of his tobacco to Landora I went to Bro Allensworth to try get bull he was from home saw N. Luck & Buck burning plant bed I got saw from Cedar-fork I got Les to help me drive Mrs Ds calf in pasture Thomasia worked Mollys carpet to day |
W 31. | Fair mild day/Fair/Cdy mild/Fair Cutting wood greesed wagon went to Cedar fork carryed Lizzie lost bolt out of wagon carryed Johns chickens of Linnies & one of his carryed 3 hens & a ruster dined there & went to Mr Jas Smiths for 3 turkeys one gobler & 2 hens met Mr Ware & Marshal Smith going to west-field carryed corn to mill & got meal to night |