Fr 1 | Cdy/Cdy Snow a f d/Snow a Little/Snow a L Cutting & halling wood I went to Providence to carry bed clothes brought up a bottle milk to make custard John & wife & Lizzie got to Providence before George came for custard I went around to traps on land bated etc water is rising Moriah Sims came up to scower & clean turkey gobler yellow |
Sat 2. | Cdy/Cdy a few f snow/Cdy/Cdy Lizzie came home on Lucy she started on Cary this even to Cedar fork with boy Carry threw her in Mrs Southworths & ran off runing up & down fence etc sat dog after her. John Mary & Fannie came 2 ock Harriet & Mr Smith came after them Hermond & Jas Henry came this morning all left but Harriet I went to Jennets for pine he went he went to Hewletts for Marys trunk with mule & wagon Sorney came went to Hewletts for John McLA Moriah Sims came to cook to day H gave me a likeness of her little boy taken after he died. she pd me $4.7 cts for fowls. soled a short time ago at store Mrs Coleson at Mrs L & twins |
Sun 3. | Cdy/Cdy/Cdy/Fair I went in Mrs Southworths looking for Saddle cloth & styrup killed a snake about 4 feet long or longer black Lizzie went to Cedar fork found bags etc left them at Mrs S. Otho came last night to find out wether Lizzie was hear I pd him $2.00 for Paster last night Jas & Eugane Redd came & went to Providence to dine Mr Smith came up for Harriet this evening Jas came back to night Mrs Coleson at Mrs Lambies |
M 4. | Fair cool day/Fair/Fair frost/Fair I rode out to look for cows found them near rock spring. bated 2 or 3 traps caught large rat in corn house Jas gone to Dr Lins to see him about corn etc carryed Johns clothes. John R & wife came this evening 1 or 2 ock. Emma is hear cooking Jas carryed card over to send to know about cow pea. Lizzie & children went home Jas came to night brought medisine & note for me I took 2 pils to night |
Tus 5. | Fair frost/Fair/Fair/Fair Emma came to get breakfast & dinner. Eliza came to bring butter etc got Sandys axe Sorney came to work on Johns Lot Jennet came to cut him wood. Jas went to T Castle for 5 barrells corn put it in corn house Thomasia John & wife went to Bro Saml in buggy. Butzner came to see John McLA asbout pistol spring etc halling & sawing wood etc |
W 6. | Fair cold w/Fair/Fair/Fair Jas went to T Castle for 10 barrells corn yesterday & 5 to day at $2.50 cts. Sorney came to put post in for John I went to traps caught a large dark mink in mash trap in Mrs L, Lizzie & children came spent day left Luty hear to night bated mash trap at island. |
Th 7. | Fair frost/Fair/Fair/Rain Jas went to Terrells for a lode slabs for John McLA & a lode slabs from slash for hen lot I wet to traps caught a weasle mink sat halk gause large caught cat by toes. Byron Southworth came to borrow an an auger Ύ Moriah came to get clothes to wash Emma came to get breakfast I cut & halled wood John went with Jas to slash for slabs |
Fr 8. | mild day, Rain Lighten & thundered/Rain/Cdy/Fair I went to boat & brought it down to swamp cutting wood etc Jas went this evening to Hewletts he got a pt whiskey for me pd 50 cts got letters of John for for fowls I have a hen setting Moriah came to bring clothes Emma came hear this morning got hear late. |
Sat 9. | Fair/Fair Cdy/Rain aL/Cdy It lightened & thundered to night quite a mild day John & Mary went to Providence this morning in buggy greesed it etc Jas carryed a ruster & hen for John McLA to Hewletts that Aby brought pd $2.50 cts for Jas gone to see Topsy Lizzie & boy came to night Emma came this morning & Jennet came to get a horse Moriahs children came by this Evening I fixed box trap & carryed it to Saverys above line fence went to Hogins creek Mrs Southworth came this evening & a negro girl Mrs Dervins. cutting wood etc brought arger back |
Sun 10. | Cdy mild day/Rain a Litle/Cdy/Fair Thundered & Lighten this evening Thomasia & I went to Providence met Mr Smith & Fannie & John & Mary they turned back again Lizzie & children stayed hear. Mr Smiths dogs wer runing a fox by Providence. |
M 11. | Cdy cool day/Fair/Fair cold/Fair Cutting wood halling etc went to traps on land caught nothing Jas came 12 ock brought letters for John got some peas in letter called cow peas Jas is gone to slash for slabs Lizzie & children went home this morning Jas halled leaves I raked them up sat a hen on 15 eggs |
Tus 12 | Fair cold/Fair mor/Fair/Fair Jas & I halled a lode leaves went to slash & got a lode harts wood light wood etc halled a lode from below stable Lizzie & children came this morning Thomasia & Lizzie went to see Mrs Coleson she sent her trunk by Saverys wagon John adsing his railings for lot Luty is quite poly George came for Fannies turkeys John sent a ruster & hen 3 turkeys. |
W 13. | Fair cool/Fair m/cdy Fair/Cdy & Rain I went to traps caught 2 minks one ivy hill steel trap cutting wood I went to Cobbs & to Hewletts for John got 3 letters & 9 lbs nails. saw Savery at Hewletts Cary came to night had 3 hound pups Wm Dandridge & Harriet wer at Hibla to day Iry came to see Jas to live with him |
Th 14. | Rain a L/Rain a L/Rain/Snow a L Cary went home this morning I went to a part of my traps caught a musk rat cutting wood - |
Fr 15 | Snow/Cdy/Rain/Cdy Mr Jas Smith came wants me to make a box for his fowls is to give me plank to make a boat Jas went over with him & to see Topsy I went to traps caught a black musk rat & a brown mink Sandy came from Richmond brought a pointer dog Lizzie & boy came L went to Providence this evening & returned Sims came to get John to put a tube in gun etc got a card from Ct Addams has stove pieces John gave me an almanack to night. Md Almanack |
Sat 16. | Fair mild /Fair/Fair/Cdy Jas started with the wagon & Johns things meet plough fowls etc etc etc met John at Need wood [still a Needwood Road in Ruther Glen, Va.] & turned back came back to night John Mc & I went to river I went to traps caught a muskrat Mr Jas Smith came to river I brought planks over in boat for coop & a boat made coop for Mr S. he sent for it & sent John a ruster he is sick. Sandy & Lizzie came this evening & child. Sandy went to mill for me. carryed 1 bu corn cutting wood. helped John to make coop he helped me - . Mr Smith & Fannie came this evening & returned Mr S gave John a watch to fix for negro |
Sun 17. | Cdy/Cdy Rain a L/Cdy/Cdy I went to Carmel Bro Riggan preached a good many persons a Tribble & Bernet at Carmel - . Jas went to Ct Smiths to see scool teacher. Luty ran off went to Mr Saverys Effie came with her she was sick all night |
M 18. | Snow a L/Snow a L/Fair cold/Fair Iry came to work by the year at 8 d I cutting poles for his house out 2 trees by tobacco house cutting rail timber etc he brought my planks from river John & I fraimed the boat nearly done it Jas gone to Hewletts & Noels has not gotten back Lizzie & Boy came, went home this evening Thomasia went to Mrs Southworths this evening |
Tus 19. | Fair cold/Fair mor/Fair/Fair I worked on my boat planed the bottom etc Sorney came to help John about his lot put up laths & comenced on slabs finished one lot Iry malling rails etc Jas came home 12 ock & went to cedar fork brought collar & hen Jas helped John to mail slabs on house etc I went to traps caught a musk-rat & a large oposom in mash trap Sandy came by this evening. |
W 20. | Fair cool/Fair m/Fair/Fair I went on river for my knife skined oposom & m Jas went to Hewlets for John carryed ruster grey for John I helped John & Sorney about covering hen house & lot. Jas got nails for John & 2 lbs for me Iry commenced ploughing Lizzie & Boy came this evening carryed Luty home. to night Moriah came for clothes got [out?] 2 mising. |
Th 21. | Fair mild/Cdy d./Cdy/Rain hard Jas & I went to river hitched Sal to my boat & puled it out cut off chain put nees & a piece in bottom made a oar out pine John finished his hen house I sat a hen on 13 eggs pullit. Sorney helped J til 2 ock. Jas ploughing Iry cleaning off land etc Thomasia went to cedar fork & Mrs Southworths got some onions Moriah brought clothes home I found hen nest in cow house. Sandy came tor Lilly cow Jennet borrowed my xcut saw this morning |
Fr 22. | Cdy Fair/Cdy/Rain a L/Cdy John & I fixed chain on boat Jas Iry & I carryed it to river it leaked I notched some logs for Jas he & Iry finished sawing for the notches Iry malling rails Jas went to Prov for stove pieces got some potatoes I went to mill carryed 1 bu corn. saw Buckhannon & Mr Jones that married Miss Chanler saw the Cobbs & Jones boat riding a Boy brought a watch for John to fix Jas put out a dog last night out kitchen struck him on head with stove wood |
Sat 23. | Fair/Fair/Cdy/Fair I went to part of traps bated with 2 rats I caught a small dog in steel trap Ivy-hill my boat leaks the river is up a little Lizzie Sandy & children came this morning Lizzie & I went to Hewletts & Dr Lins she had a tooth broken off in pulling suffered a great deel with tooth ache. I got a letter for Tho from John & Mary. got 7. for John & his papers bought 14 stamps & 2 chimneys for him Miss Fanny Minor & Mrs Clark was at Dr Lins. Jas ploughing the grey & Sal Iry malling etc |
Sun 24. | Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair I spent day at home till evening then Thomasia & I walked to see Miss Addams Miss Eaday is quite poly Mrs Allensworth came before we left met Mr Boles & wife & child. John & I walked to boat Sandy came he went to Landora this evening Jas went to Trinity did not get back tonight |
M 25 | Fair mild w/Fair/Fair/Fair I carryed 8 or 10 letters to Hewletts for John got him stamps meal etc got a spool cotton for Tho 6 cts I pd for things got for John. Harler sawing [notching?] I went to Dr Lins to carry a note for Lizzie saw Miss Eliza Chiles there Morney was quite sick I found a berkshire sow with 10 pigs one dead. made her a shelter Jas came home this morning ploughing made trible bar & carryed madox [mattock] to Duke to sharpen put a new helve to it. Cary came this evening is hear to n. Iry cleaning in pasture cutting etc etc I caught a large mink at island |
Tus 26. | Fair cool/Fair day/Fair/Fair I got Cary & John to go with me to river to pool out boat & nail it I went to traps on new boat Cary left for home this morning. I got splits to hang meet got hickry wood to ash meet. Sandy came to night Lizzie England came down to night I cut wood for John Jas ploughing Iry grubing etc |
W 27. | Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair I made a cedar paddle John & I went to river chinked boat we went up the river carryed 6 or 7 traps & set them from island to Hogins creek one above Lizzie E & Lizzie went to river looking for us Lizzie went home I went with Lizzie to Mrs Southworths to carry Boy I boxed up some tools to send John hanover Ct Hoar Jas carryed them to Hewletts Iry grubing cutting etc |
Th 28. | Fair mild d/Fair/Fair/Fair John & I trimed padles down & nailed the boat etc went to traps caught a musk rat sat 2 traps above island I went to Hewletts for John got his mail watch glasses got a letter for Jas 2 for Lizzie England I met John E at swamp. spoke to Mrs L for seed oats she let E Redd have them. Saw L Terrell at H. he has oats for sale. Sandy is hear to night gave him tomatoe seed. Edmond from Prov came for ruster brought 2 pair sisors to sharpen Nancy Taylor was hear to day. Sorney this evening. I bought 2 lbs nails bottle ink cost 15 cts. Jas ploughing for oats Iry grubing etc etc Opy brought Eggs to swap for flour - |