Fr 1st | Fair a little warm/Fair/Fair/Fair Cut stove wood went to rock spring to see Lem Luck he sent boy & [Sue?] after the horse to plough this Evening Lizzie & Baby came & spent day brought a turkey hen with them L went to Mrs S a while Mrs Lambie & Jenn came this evening & sat a while Jenny is going to Richmond Monday to get Mrs L a bonnet etc etc I gave Lem some dwaft [dwarf?] broom corn seed & planted 2 rows in garden |
Sat 2 | Fair a warm d/Fair/Fair/Fair I went to Carmel Otho went by Sams & to Carmel I met with John & Bro Saml at Carmel they came home with me John went to Mrs Lambies. Mrs Southworth came & brought us cherries. Mrs Southworth came by they washed. Sandy Lizzie & child came to night. Bro Peniton was moderater to day saw Dandridges cow & calf. Thomasia went to cedar fork - & returned |
Sun 3. | Fair warm d/Cdy/Fair/Fair John walked to Mr Saverys I rode his horse to Carmel. Sam Buckhannon came up with his horse to hitch to Buggy John drove to Carmel Bro Saml & Cary wer there John carryed tomatoe plants down home went from meeting I had 11 or 12 Scollars to day Bro Riggan presented a cwilt to Dr Dickinson he preached a good sermond Moses David chose the afflictions with the people of God rather than pleasure etc etc [Hebrews 11: 25 Moses chose a hard life with Gods people, not an easy life with the Egyptian royals] Dr Lin came pulled tooth for Lizzie she went home |
M 4. | Rain a L/Rain/Cdy/Rain I shelled 1 ½ bu corn carryed it to mill had it ground went to Hewletts & got a gallon oil pd 25 cts for it. Saw Ct Buttler at H. on his way to mill. My foot hurts very bad. I sat out some tomatoe plants watered them wed some potatoes etc in garden Emma came down Joh brooks came for chickins did not get them up over took him by Mr Hains near Hewletts. I borrowed umbrella at Mrs Lambies. Jenny went to Richmond saw 2 snakes today. (Cousin Robert Tompkins died a short time ago 20 of last month) [maybe Robert Redd Tompkins, 1811 1877??] |
Tus 5. | Cdy warm/Cdy/Cdy thundering & L/Rain Lizzie & chile came hear to day went back after dinner left carriage in Mrs South I sat out tomatoes have 30 above fence on flat. manured 6 roughs for greens & one for cymblains sat out 3 hills it is thundering & lightning a good deel a dark cloud rising west. warm day. Oppy came for clothes |
W 6. | Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Cdy We had a pretty rain last night Tho sat out some greens. I sat out 2 roughs sweet potatoes watered them watered cymblains etc Fannie came & sat a while Lizzie & child came & sat a while Thomasia went with her to Mrs South. Mrs Robinson & Jenny came to night brought a letter from Lucy H saying the box would be at Bro Saml about now |
Th 7. | Cdy/Fair/Fir/Fair Lem Luck came & ploughed tobacco land & sowed broom corn seed etc I put up chickens for Joh did not come. we went to Providence for Linnie & Gwinnet we dined & came home Mr Smith finished setting out tobacco Molly Buck came to Prov Linnie stoped at Mrs Lambies Tho went to Western view to look for turkeys Edmond came for pluerissa-root [pleurisy root, a plant used for coughs] gave him some watermellon seed. I cut out 3 e greens |
Fr 8. | Fair warm day/Cdy/Rain/Cdy Sally lost her colt to day Hunter Butzner came with a pr shoes for me pd him for them $2.50 had pd 75 cts before I put him across river Thomasia & I went to west field & spent evening Mrs Cobb & son wer ther Mr S has a new citchen up Gwinnet & Luty went to Cedar fork this evening Linnie to Mrs Lame [Lane?] came back this evening. Sandy came by going to Hanes for tobacco plants 2 Landora men with him |
Sat 9. | Cdy windy/Cdy/Cdy/Cdy Thomasia & I worked some in garden she sat out a rough sweet potatoe plants. Lem Luck came to set out tobacco plants setting in frunt of the House brought his children down to drop plants Emma & children came. Linnie went to Mrs Lambies this morning came back to night. Lizzie & child came & L went to Mrs Lambies on Lem Lucks mule went home. Lem Luck finished setting out tobacco plants. went to mill in cart Sorney helping to plant tobacco & boy. I gave him broom corn seed |
Sun 10. | RainRain/Rain/Cdy I spent day at home went for cows in pasture George Wright came this evening & stayed till nearly dark |
M 11. | Cdy/Cdy/Fair/Cdy I went to Providence in wagons for trunks L & G. F gave me some was [wax?] cherries I planted seed back of garden & set out tomatoes made 2 hills for his goards & set them out thined & sowed lime on watermellon hills. saw Wright & Otho at spring Linnie went this evening to Mrs Lambies Gwinnet to Saverys Lizzie & child & Estelle came this evening Saverys oxen came in hear this evening he came for them I shelled 1 bu corn this evening - |
Tus 12. | Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/Fair Thomasia & I went to Bro Saml, & spent day Mary sick Clarrence came to dinner I gave Cary $1.50 cts to get soap & sugar he failed to bring it John McLA came by Bro Sam,l I went to store Noels I bought 11 cts worth soap at Hewletts saw Mr Robinson there Lizzie & child came this evening is hear Linnie gone to Mrs Lambies to night 2 women & a man came by going to Mrs L. for tobacco plants & a horse track came by. |
W 13. | Fair warm/Fair/Fair/Fair I went down the river in Mrs Lambies pasture looking for Linnies turkeys did not find them rode up in Landora saw there tracks on Harkins creek went to the house to enquire etc saw Elliot sayed he hurd them on creek I saw Jennet ploughing for tobacco Lizzie Gwinnet & children went to cedar fork Fannie came up with Ody came up for Linnie she went down Thomasia & I went to Landora looking for turkeys saw tracks on creek Nora England came down to night |
Th 14. | Fair/Cdy/Fair/Fair Nora went home Thomasia went with her looking for turkeys they wer at Mr Smiths Harris lost 8. I went up for them this evening & brought them down 12. young ones put them in tobacco house Jennet came to plough potatoe patch & halled 2 lodes ashes put in drill I wed 6 roughs potatoes irish Lem Luck came by ploughed more this evening Gwinnet & Luty came this evening made coop & put hen out w 12 c chickens. |
Fr 15. | Fair/Rain a L/Rain a L/Cdy I plastered watermellon hills put up horse for Luck did not send for her he ploughing corn by spring. I stuck butter beens wed potatoes etc one row Butter beens Lizzie & child came this evening rode to Edmonds & Butzners carryed a pair shoes to mend boy came for 3 years corn to reeplant got some been sticks. I took off one shirt under one. cutting wheat at Providence |
Sat 16. | Cdy Rain a L/Cdy/Fair/Fair I went to river to put Mr Jas Smith over pd him $2.00 for stack old fodder Albert Quarles came to meet John E he helped me to set out 6 rows sweet potatoes I gave A some plants I watered them wed things in garden etc etc stuck some beens etc Fannie & Ody & Jimmie came up this evening F. & O. returned |
Sun 17. | Fair/Rain a L/Cdy/Fair Linnie Gwinnet & I went to Carmel I had 13 Scollars more than did not come in Bro Riggan preached Wm Dandridge was there & Bro Saml he went to Providence |
M 18. | Fair warm day/Cdy/Rain a Little/Fair I shelled corn T, helped 2 bu carryed it to Terrells to grind left corn & went by Mrs Dervins got a piece wire to put in nut on the wheel it ran off. I went to Golansville for a barrell oil barrell pd 30 cts I pd $1.50 cts to Sue for shoes old account. swaped hat for Mrs Southworth that was bought there. got a lb nails for Jentry 5 cts Mrs Dervin is quite poly I left some meal with Lizzie Linnie went up this morning to seed cherries came back tonight turned turkeys out gone off again Sam Buckhannon came for sythe cradle to cut wheat |
Tus 19. | Fair/Rain a hard one/Fair/Fair Thomasia & I went by E. hill & to Mr Smiths for Linnies Turkeys they had them in house Mr S. has an idiot sone. I brought gobler on horse put him in pit Harriet & children came up this evening spent evening. Jenny Lamby & Fannie Dukes came stayed till after rain & wind hard blown Linnie went with them to night I sored [sawed?] barrell in to [two] to make washing tubs I killed a large striped snake in pasture. |
W 20. | Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I scraped barrells in side etc Lem Luck came to replant tobacco he is ploughing corn etc I wed tomatoe rough by boat landing cut down weeds etc etc etc Thomasia went to cedar fork & store hird boys at Mrs L. hallowing saw a fox. 2 Jones & a Miss Gatewood came this evening - & sat for 2 hours Gwinnet came home this evening from cedar fork |
Th 21. | Fair warm/Cdy/Rain hard/Rain Joh Brooks came & got 4 chickens of me pd 18 cts a piece & a 18 Eggs pd 15 cts pd 3 cts he owed T. Mrs Lambies cow & Sues cow came in hear put them in pasture Sue came for her cow Mr Robinson came for his cow I done up fence etc finished sticking butter beens wed them etc Lem Luck ploughing corn with Sal Sue etc Linnie went to Edmonds & spent day Fannie D went with her Jenny came to night with Gwinnet & Lula went to Cedar fork & spent day cutting wheat at Mrs Southworths. |
Fr 22. | Fair cool/Fair/Fair/Fair I made a staf & dasher for Jenny carryed it down she went home this morning Gwinnet went to cedar fork for Lizzie & child came on horse went down this evening to Providence Thomasia & children went Mr Jas Smith was there & Wm Dandridge finished cutting wheat with reper Lewis Redd came over & skined 3 apple trees caught 2 hairs & killed snake. I brought up 2 small bundles wheat one smooth heads 1 bearded. Lizzies horse ran to rock spring. |
Sat 23. | Fair cool d/Fair/Fair/Fair I worked over my watermellon patch to day planted corn in garden Jennet ploughed potatoes this evening etc came just before 5 ock. I lent him my Clivy [?] Thomasia made a pair pants for Jennet. Otho Mr Robinson Sam Byron Lesly & Wright pass went to river to wash as cool as it is. Jenny Lambie came up this evening and is going back |
Sun 24. | Cdy/Rain a L/Fair/Fair Gwinnet & Nora came down with horse to hitch to buggy we went to Carmel to s. scool I had 9 scollars Wm Dandridge conducted prayer meeting & singing Nora went home this evening Lizzie & child came & spent d. L & Linnie went to west field & returned etc |
M 25. | A few Drops rain/Fair/Fair/Fair Linnie & I went to Noels got 6 yds cloth for pants for boys 20 cts & 3 yds janes 10 cts buttons & thread. we went to Bro Saml he cutting wheat by his barn very good crop Betty & Lula wer at Mrs Fountains Lewis is complaining Cary went to mill new market dont grind at Buttlers. Saw Mr Ware we stoped at Hewlets I got 6 yds shirting for Sandy 15 cts bought a botle ink 5 cts. Lem Luck weeding tobacco Jennet came to borrow my sythe cradle |
Tus 26. | Fair warm d/Fair/Cdy Rain/Fair I shelled one bushel corn T. helped & carryed it to Jerico carryed Linnie to Providence I brought up some irish potatoes. Lizzie came this morning & child Sandy came to night rain a L. George Wright brought turkeys home to night I went by Edmonds for Thomasia shoes he cutting his wheat at old place Lem Luck finished working over tobacco & working corn ploughed Sal this evening chained dog to day killed large black snake Prov. |
W 27. | Fair warm/Rain hard/Rain/Rain Mrs Robinson & Jenny came up looking for there Cow did not find her Lem Luck came to plough finished 11 ock & went home Thomasia & Gwinnet went to Providence this evening on horse back Sandy Lizzie & children went to Cedar fork carryed my hen & chickens the spite full hen a right pretty rain last night a good rain to night Thomasia got hear just before the hard rain Gwinnet at Mrs Lambies. |
Th 28. | Rain/Fair/Fair/Fair A heavy rain or good one I gathered some rasburries for dinner Gwinnet came this morning Lesly brought turkeys home this evening I saw Homes with a cow for Savery. got of Dr Lin something caught a guinnie. |
Fr 29. | Fair/Fair/Fair/Fair I littered hog pen etc went this evening to Jennets to carry clothes & for Jennet he came down & ploughed watermellon patch & potatoes sweet gave him pr shoes 4 qts meal & turnip seed. Gwinnet went to Cedar fork w Loyal & Albert came & sawed doar out tobacco John E came & sat a while Nora came to n. |
Sat 30. | Fair warm/Fair/Cdy/Fair Linnie came home this morning from Mrs Lam. Nora E went to look for G met Lizzie & children & G coming hear G & Nora went to Landora going to Cty Line sining [singing]. Linnie & I went to Carmel meeting Bro Nettles spoke Wm Dandrige moderater. turned out Myrtle w Mrs Robinson gave us some potatoes came by I pd Bro Butzner 35 cts for Lizzie she & child went home Boys went by ten to river. I carryed bundle over river to Mrs. Smith 2 boys w. her. Emma came to wash & churn |