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Fri 1 |
fair/fair/fair/fair James & I went to Trainhams to look for turkeys saw 2 snow melting a good deal weighted hogs the first weighted 174 lbs 187 & 158 & 157 (656) lbs in all Cutting out & weighing 4 H [hogs] getting wood |
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Sat 2 |
fair/fair/fair/fair I went to Carmel Bro R. preached ? out James Luck & E Turner I pd my subscription to pastor $5.00 sent to Prov. To have sausage meat cut up Holling wood feed etc. |
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Sun 3 Carmel |
fair/fair/fair/fair I went to Carmel Bro S & Eugene were there I have a very bad cought quite poly |
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M 4 |
fair/fair/fair/fair John & I went to look at lines lookg for pistol & Elle came with Mrs. W. before dinner & ? Cutting & halling wood Send for sausage meet |
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Tus 5 |
cdy/cdy/fair/cdy Edmond and I went to turn out saw Mr. Davis & Garriet there – went to Bro Saml he went to Richmond carryed fowls. I saw the little puppys wild dogs spoke for a puppy. Dr. Chanler was at Bro Saul Ed & I went to ? I bought $2.00 worth Ed pd for them in gold 1 pd Sibley $2. Pd it to Mr. Hulett for her cutting & halling wood – sent Fd to E hil to cut stalks down sent 4 bu corn to mill |
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W 6 |
cdy/cdy rain/fair/cdy I went to Mr. Cizers to see him about hod he has 2 that will weight 500 lbs I think pair of his dogs got fighting – Mr. Sheppard came by yesterday to get my list John & James saw a wild dog Cutting & halling wood put up old Pat to kill |
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Th 7 |
fair/cdy/fair/cdy Made hog pen for Cozer hot failed to come James & I went to look for turkeys I shot at old gobbler twice in Hanover – I bought 4 hens gave $2.0o0 for them to Fanny Halled a lode rails halling wood cutting etc. |
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Fr 8 |
fair cool/fair d/fair/fair Mr. Cozers wagon passed by, says he c not catch the hog Stoping ice pond Shelled 3-1/2 bu corn sent it to mill stoping ice pond |
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Sat 9 |
cdy snow/sno/cdy/rain I went to shoe shop went to R. Anderson left a bag cotton for Nancy Ballard stoped ice pond & Eugene caught a fox Hanover Mr. Cizer brought me my (pig) Stoped ice pond etc. |
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Sun 10 |
fair/fair/fair/fair I went to Carmel Bro R sick John spoke & Harpers have left Edmonds |
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M 11
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cdy/cdy/rain/rain I saw a large red Fox Bro Quarles & Gatewoods w. after him. James went I went to ? by woods, & to Edwards. Then I went to e. hill for his puppys I pd the Mr. Lanes $5.00 on ? Buttlers account in part. John & James preasant [present] got a note from Wm. Robinson could not come at change for him holed a lode ?[sand??] for Edmons Bob cutting wood & holling |
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Tus 12 |
rain hard/rain/cdy/rain shelled corn Shucked corn & shelled ? |
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W13 |
cdy/cdy/snow/cdy I carryed Mary Taylor C to Bro S got my Feet wet crossing e hill stoped at turnout to warm I saw Eugene Fox hunting Bro Saml went to ? at Verdon. I crossed at foard came by Edmonds woods Cutting & halling wood holled a lode leaves |
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Th 14 |
fair cold/fair d/fair/fair I went by shoe shop & to Davy Cobbs saw Martin Makg Fire Saw Williams - ? Noel there I came by Edmonds saw Trainham plastering his house. Aggy came for ? in night Cutting & halling wood |
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Fr 15 |
fair very cold/fair/fair/fair Edmond came over sent for my mule failed to get him. Cutting & halling wood |
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Sat 16 |
cdy/cdy/snow/cdy I went to Mrs. Reynolds for cloth failed to get it John W. to Chesterfield Depot got $2.00 Edmond laid up with chill & I shot at goblers twice bated for one. Mrs. Anderson & Susan S came Halling feed up |
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Sun 17 |
fair/fair/fair/fair Snow covered ground I went to Carmel Bro R preached twice John 14 at 16 verses [And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide you forever] Mrs. Anderson & S & H went to Mrs S |
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M 18 |
cdy/cdy/cdy/rain L I went to turn out bought 30 lbs salt pd $1.50 cts bought 2 neadles 2 cts let w. of s. peter [salt peter = potassium nitrate] Went to Tomases & bought 2 papers neadles 20 cts. one lb powder $.75cts lent H $2.00 put white pig in pen with Cozer H Cleaned out ice house ice in it fixed to kill hogs |
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Tus 19 |
rained/cty/cdy/cdy I gave John $6.00 to get boots & leather at Tomases, sent to mill 3 by white corn & got meal killed 4 hogs of pigs Killed 4 hogs cutting & halling wood |
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W 20 |
rain/rain/cdy/cdy I went to sale at Wm Harrises, bought a wagon body & stand of straw $1.50 let Bro Sam have it for Edmond gave for body $1.10cts Edm came by & dined. I borrowed Bro S $1.00 [left margin] Sale Harris $2.60 SR $1.00 weighed hogs 4W 442 lbs halling feed |
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Th 21 |
fair/fair/fair/fair John & James went to Mr. Cooks sale John bought lot of bottles for 50cts Cutting halling wood etc. |
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Fr 22 |
fair cold/fair/fair/fair I went to Cooks sale bought a mule for $40. ?? credit James & John went to Bro Saml I brought Davy home left a bag at mill for flour little mule for $5.00 Cutting & halling wood
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Sat 23 |
fair/cold/cair/cdy/c fair Sent to mill for meal & flour & Nancy Ballard came this morning Cousin Fitz came to see about jacket ?? for John I went by Providence got my forseps went to Miss Reynolds for cloth weaving came to $1.20 cts owes me 80cts now John & James got h ome with Charly mule got 2 little pups from Bro Saml sluts Holling feed & wood |
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Sun 24 |
rain sleet/rain/cdy/cdy Spent day at home set steel trap in hen house Edmond came by |
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M 25 |
fair/fair/cdy/cdy Something caught 2 hens for me I made a trap and set it M. Luck & 2 Canfields came looking at Edmonds mule |
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Tues 26 |
rain/rain/cdy/cdy John & I went to Ivy Hill to look for turky I hired [heard] 1 yeip saw Red Fox tracks etc. Robert came up to night |
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W 27 |
rain/rain/cdy/cdy I spend the day in house poly |
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W 28 |
rain a little/cdy/fair/cdy I saw hall went to e. hill after Edmonds mule & colt horse fell down Pertha spent day hear white sow & black p running together |
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Fr 29 |
fair/fair/snow snow/fair cdy Thomasia John little children & I went to dining day at Providence met Mr. Martin & Tignal coming up hear Mr. M for his saddle & bought a horse for $25.00 Goodwin & Stur at Prov We came up home James went to Bro Saml H is there Bob moved his family to scool house Wm Robinson & I had a trade gave him a cow for $12.00 for buffaloe steer |
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Sat 30 Written on edge: Mr. South & corn 3 bbls Negroes left |
snow 6 or 8 in deep/snow/cdy/cdy Spent the day at home James came back from Bro S mule got away in T Castle Mr. Southworth came hear yestereay to see about corn Roberts isrto to [sic] have 3 barrells Nancy Frank & Fillip went away Aunt Baby & Anderson all went yesterday |
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Sun 31 |
cdy/cdy/rain/cdyh Spent day hear ? going to Edmonds to carry his house key Cousin Fitz was there James went to Bro S for Harriet came at night. Edmond & Bettie came in evening & stayed a while John went to Canfields |
Decm 29th 1865 Boby Anderson – Nancy Frank Phillip & Frances moved off today [Negroes]
Jany 1st 1866 Eliza Ann & children went off to day