Day Journals of James T. Redd - February 1865

W 1.
Mill
Hen
Fox
H
Mr S,
Meet
Plant bed

Fair-Fair-Fair-Fair  I went to mill carried a bottle molaces got a duck leged hen from Mr Thacker I saw a Mr Street at mill James went Fox hunting n Gil, Brater, Cary & I went to E hill for shoe make berries George Quarles & Wm Fox hunting I went to Mr S. & breakfast, the girls Louden & Gore came to night T, & H, went to Mr S, this evening.

{sent bacon to Anna to smoke about a plant bed Locus Grove

Th 2.
Eugene &
Bettie Gouldin

Fair-Fair-Fair-Fair  Burnt plant bed old place Bettie Gouldin & Eugene came over B. went to Anna, E. went to shop came to dinner I lent Bro S, my mules to hall up corn Cary caried them over to night B & E went back to night

{Burnt plant bed L Grove halled a lode wood to it halling rails to fence by Fitzhugh, house

Fr 3.
Fox H
Mr Cobbs

Cdy hail-Hail etc-Fair-Hailing  George Quarles, Gore & Anderson came by Fox hunting started – old red, James Borrowed Canfields H & went, I went to Mr Cobbs H to Davys dined there with Mr Trible Mr Martin makg new F loom – I went by Bro Englands offered to trade cows. Hird cannon towards Richmond John & Joh went to F Burg to day

{cutting & halling wood straw etc

Sat 4.
Carmel
Bro R,
Land
P$230
Providence
John

Fair-Fair-Fair-Fair cool  I went to Carmel to day Bro R preached he accepted the call to church we pd him $793.00 for this quarter – I collected $60. Of Bro Cobbs pd J $190. Collected $30 of Mrs Wiltshire of Miss Mary I went with John to Providence Ella came up to day from Richmond Dr L is at work on his mill John came home & left horse & went to Taylorsville to camp

{Bob fenced in plant bed put up gap by Canfields etc halling etc

Sun 5.
Carmel

Fair cold d-Fair-Fair-Fair cold  I went to Carmel Bro Ryland preached Bro Saml was at meeting I pd John $40.00 Miss Mary & Mrs Wiltshire subscription B Trevillion at meeting James came from Bro Saml to night Katy has a daughter to night

M 6.
Snow
mill

Fair cold - Fair - mor - Snow snow - Fair  Wm came from Providence to day I took him in H shop he set the fence afire I caught a mink in S trap on river yesterday Dr Lin came by last night James went to Providence to see John

{shelled corn sent 3 bu to Terrels patching fence pasture malling rails & halling same etc cleaning on fence

Tus 7.
John

Snowing-Rain sleet-Fair-Cdy  Snow fell about 4 to 6 in d I went to Carmel carried tools to fix the pulpit the committee failed to fo or come the snow fell in the largest flakes I most ever saw – Rain a little sleet snow has a crust John came up to day on cars

{shoe makg or patching etc shucking corn etc

W 8.

Fair-Fair-Fair-Fair  I put a iron axle tree to big Grind stone went to Davy Cobbs in sley. Mr M offered to swap cows. John & H followed me to Hills shop

{cutting & halling wood from HG

Th 9.

Fair-Fair-Fair-Fair cold  Thomasia Fannie & I rode in sley to Providence brought a horn to fix for the Dr, carried him some hoop iron

{cutting & halling wood hay straw etc the last lode straw I have

Fr 10.

Fair cold mor-Fair-Fair-Fair  I went to river bated traps etc H went to Cedar Fork this evening

{shelled or shucked some corn cutting & halling wood etc

Sat 11
mill

Fair cold mor-Fair-Fair-Fair  I caught a squirl in S. trap shelled corn 3 bu Anna came down to night

{shelled corn sent to mill Terrells harness broke down cutting & halling wood.

Sun 12
Ewe picked
Bro S,

Fair cold day-Fair-Fair-Fair cold  I saw one of my ewes picked James & I took the track to Noels turn out measured Joh Brooks foot or shoe he picked my sheep we went to Bro Saml,s Wm Swann gave me a letter for Anna, Cary came with us to mill Molly gave me potatoes

M 13
Trap
Turnips
$125.00
Lamb

Fair very cold-Fair-Fair-Fair  Very cold night & morning – makg a rat trap, Anna came down & brought 10 1/2 bu turnips gave $12.00 a bu. Pd Jacks hire put a bottom in a bucket gave me some apples H went to stay with Miss Mary to n I gave Liz a lamb have 5.

{Bob fixed up sheep shelter halling hay wood etc

Tus 14.
Trap
[trap sketch]

Fair very cold m-Fair-Rain Rain-Cdy  I made me a mouse trap & set it in corn house John came up he & H went to Mr Southworths to dinner are there to night James went to Terrells & J Swanns Mr Sanders came by I bated traps with salt fish

{cutting & halling wood etc from slash

W 15.
Mr Spicer &
Aggy
John

Rain sleet-Rain-Cdy-Rain  Aggy ran away Sunday I went to see Mr Spicer he wants to get off the bargain for Aggy Cosin Fitz came down John went to camp this evening and rode his horse

{Bob shoemakg shucking corn etc

Th 16.
Mr Martin
Hired Aggy
Turnips
[black hand sketch]

Foggy-Cdy-Cdy-Cdy I went to see Mr Martin about hiring Aggy he is to give her the usual clothing & me[als?] 2 barrels corn sent for her things Mr Spicer Anna sent for turnips for lime 1/2 bu for old tin I sordered it Wm Robinson came to night Cousin Fitz went down to Taylorsville etc to camp Mr W had his new loom at work wants to swap cows. Mrs John Gatewood is dead

{fenced in hay stacks at spring halled a l wood stacks from Edge field Bob malling

Fr 17.
Mr Cobbs
Aggy.

Rain snow-Snow-Cdy-Cdy  I carried Aggy to Mr Martin he is to come for her hire James went to Providence

{cutting & halling wood shelling corn shoemakg etc

Sat. 18.
Mrs Landrum
Molaces
Hen set
Anna,
mill

Fair mil day-Fair-Fair-Fair  I carried 1 1/2 gal molaces to Mrs Landrum to pay for turning a small iron for laithe came up by Dr LBA [Linnaeus Boerhave Anderson, brother-in-law] mill Mr Southworth at work there John came home to night Lucius killed a ground hog I went to Anna, & fixed a latch on dore etc set a hen on 13 eggs black hen

{shelled corn sent to mill Bob shoe makg cutting & halling wood etc

Sun 19.

Fair-Fair-Fair-Fair  H & James went to J Swann, Mrs Sanders came with H home I walked to the river

M 20
1813

Sept

Fair cold - Fair m - Fair-Fair CV I went to slash meeting with Bob James went to Bro Saml for turkey saw [missing portion] Mr Kelly for cotton seed got one bushel a ewe is down to night sick hogs in wheat By patch [words lined out - have rock shop?] malling rails weed etc cutting halling etc.

Tus 21

Fair-Fair-Fair-Fair I walked to the slash Bob & I malling rails James carryed Sanders Co home he went to Mrs Dervins to a party John came home & cousin Fitz saw R Anderson says Jas Carpenter at his house gave sheep salt water - covered her by help of god hird wild geese pass. malling rails cutting rail timber halling rails wood halled a lode of brooks or Mrs Harper

W 22
Mr Cobbs
Mr Noels
Dr D
Depot
$350

Fair- Fair-Rain-Cdy I ment the Dr going to see Joh gatewood - went to see Mr Martin went to see Mr Noel about scooling price $100.00 I went to Dr Dickinsons got 3 bags to put one barrell corn in for preacher Bob Rilond I went to Depot to see Cod about car to carry turnips in same a Mr Cotlett gave him my list at Sturns got a paper from Dr. D, & letter left them at Carmel John went to Bro Saml got $350.00 for manure money. cleaning on fence cutting halling rails halling etc.

Th 23
mill

Rain-Rain-Cdy-Rain shelled corn & baged 1 bl for preacher sent 3 bu to Tarrells triming turnips to sent to Richmond james came home from Mrs Southworths shelling corn sent to mill Bob makg Liz shoes etc

Fr 24
Depot
Mr Wood
sheep
[sheep sketch]
Depot

Cdy - Cdy - Cdy - Cdy Some measured 19 bu turnips turnips sent to them to Depot & one barrell corn for preacher & a bundle tobacco for Mr Carpenter sent to the [?] for my stairs borrowed them to go to Depot etc I had a ewe to die I rode by old shop Mr Wood came by to by turnips I gave him some rings to ring his hogs (pulled a tooth for Linnia) Mrs Anderson sent for or to get a gal molaces - John & James went to Mr Southworths the river is up have 14 old sheep 5 lambs sent turnips to Depot etc (corn) picked sheep cutting rail timber

Sat 25

Rain - Rain - Cdy - Rain I made a frame for Thomasia for harness shucking corn John & James went to look for robins killed 2 Bob made Lizs shoes etc etc Mrs Anderson gave 25 dollars for 1/2 gallon molaces cutting wood halled one lode & a lode chalf for few oxen

Sun 26
Carmel

Cdy - Fair - Fair - Fair i went to Carmel Bro Ryland preached it is time to awake out ove sleep Miss kelly & Anna came down Mr S & Mrs S passed by

M 27
[missing text]
[wool]
[Can]field
[geese sketch]
garden

Fair - Fair Mild day - Fair - cdy I went to river quite full James started to scool to Mr Wm Noel payed $100.00 workin on garden [raiking?] it in sent a boy to get J to show wool on river Mr Canfield came & brought some cabbage saw a gang of 50 geese going west Linnie is quite poly to day. getting stakes & fencing in the garden etc halling rails etc cleaning around garden etc etc

Tus 28
Asher
garden
mill

I rote March out of place workg on the garden etc John & I went to Ma ["March 1865" crossed out] Canfields Asher got home to night an exchange prisiner Mr Sanders came by Bob & I & boys workg in garden by barn etc Frank halling rails & wooed shelled corn sent to mill

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