| W 1 seed Mrs Southworth geese [sketch of geese] |
Cdy cool - Cdy mor - Cdy - Cdy workg on garden sewed tomatoe seed Mrs Southworth & Sally spent the day hear John went to Bro Saml came back I saw [18?] wild geese going west R.A. passed by finished the old part garden commenced fencing in below the garden house halling wood Fil laid up sowed tomatoe seed |
| Th 2 seed |
Rain cool - Rain cdy - Rain - Cdy I sowed pepper seed in box James went to see Asher he is quite poly came for butter etc for him Fan has a pr shoes Liz at Mr Ss Lucus came for cast wheels sent a letter to Mrs S, for Dr Lin Bob shoemakg shucking corn halled a lode chalf |
| Fr 3 Prov Carmel |
Rain Cdy - Cdy - Rain - Cdy I went to Providence got Charles to carry tools to Carmel to fix the pulpit I fixed the stand up sent to Bro Hargrove for screws Bro Wortham & Chanler met we took down all the names we thought of Bob cut down 2 locus by kitchen cutting etc halling |
| Sat 4 Carmel Canfield |
Rain rain cdy - Fair windy - Fair - Fair I went to Carmel Bro Ryland preached 9 persons the the swamps are fuller I think I ever saw them Sturn on rode John & I went to see Canfield altered his hog Asher is quite poly shelled corn cutting malling halling fencing etc. |
| Sun 5 Carmel communed |
Fair cool - Fair - Fair cold - Fair I went to Carmel with John Bro Ryland preacched Bro england pd me his subscription $20. & 2 per socks gave socks to Dr. D. Lewis Hill & Mrs Wiltshire came down this morning. John Carpenter & a Cobb wer at meeting Susan Southworth came this evening & Joplin Marc John went with him to Mrs Dervins to night [Note: this day book kept earlier accounts: Decem 12 1813 C J 3 to 8 [fund?] by cash in full - ] |
| M 6 garden set out turnips H & J to R mill |
Fair cold - Fair mor - Fair - fair I have been working in garden fixed up the asparigrass bed set out 3 turnips 3 trees etc cut down 1/2 of old locus fell on dary broke it down Robert went home H & John went to the Depot to go to Richmond Mr Hill sent down set out onions etc Gore came by - reported the Y wer trading about Gordansville etc sent Frank to mill sent 3 by corn halling rails to fence by old place etc fixing asp, bed grubing the garden etc cut down half of big locus etc [?] sunday |
| Tus 7 Peas Burnt pasture |
Fair - Fair - Fair - Fair Planted peas in garden burnt the pasture the lore part hird that the Yankeys wer at Hamiltons X hird they wer gone back - I had something of a chill & fever etc Bob ploughed square in garden planted peas working on asparegrass bed etc burnt pasture Frank ploughing locus grove |
| W 8 mules |
Cdy Rain - Raining - Cdy - Cdy I have been sick on bed most of the day sent for my mules got lettuce seed & plants [peanuts?] set out some sowed plant bed etc sent Mr Noel & Cobb collard seed sent to Huletts for H & John saw some horses pass river from Y H & John got back ploughing L. G. Bob sowed plant bed old place sent for mules workg on asp bed etc malling etc |
| Th 9 | Cdy - Cdy - Cdy - Cdy Thomasia fixed a blister [poultice?] sent it to Asher by James put it on him Bob malling halling rails etc grubing |
| Fr 10 | Cdy snow for 2 - Cdy - Fair - Fair Thomasia went to Canfields to dress blister 2. John came from Providence Fast day John Noel came by left gun Mrs W came down Halled a lode wood this evening |
| Sat 11 John Mill |
John McLa Anderson came & spent the day James spent the day with Asher T went down shelled corn sent to mell carry all H broke doar ploughing old place grubing etc. [from father's earlier ledger: N 27 1814 June 7 David Lipscomb Dr To repairing a stage waggon with a [powl?] pen & strip & 4 brass nobs - painting Sto 2-8] |
| S 12 Carmel |
Fair - Fair - Fair - Fair H & John went to Carmel a great stir about Y they went by Providence they wer pack up the Yankeys pulling the rode [railroad?] from Louisa CH [court house] to Bever Dam. T went to see Asher |
| M 13 [black hand sketch] planted potatoes |
Fair mild d- Fair - Fair - Fair Cousin Fitz & Wm came by they & John went to Hanover in the direction of B.D. Bettie came & brought me some pickle etc S.S. came Mr Sanders came & went back I hear that Lewis Redd was at home I cut potatoes & planted by L house etc. sent to Mr Dickinsons & S. 1/2 by potatoes bu potatoes black Bro Linch Cobbs is dead Halling manure planting potatoes by L.H. etc halled 1 wood |
| Tus 14 | Fair Mild - Fair - Fair - Fair I saw a l snake near Bever Dam this morning John & co F. got back n Harris pass by his co at Huletts great stir Bob went off |
| W 15 | Fair - Fair - Fair - Fair Rain a L John & John Anderson came to night had there Horses fed & got supper & left Cousin Fitz & Dr Gregry came down hird Canfield shoot etc Bob & boys went off |
| Th 16 [black hand sketch] |
Fair very windy - Cdy - Fair - Rain John came to night & a Mr Boxly Jones & one other camme Cousin F lost his idnner etc by F he was shot at & Dr G Bob & B, came in with cart etc john Tate is dead died suddenly, scared to death |
| Fr 17 Bro Saml Lewis |
Fair windy - Fair - Fair - Fair I went to Bro Saml he came over with me went to Mr Cobbs to see about his girl etc. Eugene got a Yanky horse John Mr Boxly & 2 Meryland line went to Carmel to join there Co Sam at home Lewis is in Caroline bob got a lode wood fencing ploughing L grove grubing by Willow S |
| Sat 18 Mr Cobbs Wm Terrells $110.00 Carmel skins skins 2 |
Fair windy - Fair - Fair - Fair I went to Mr Cobbs to see Mrs Nelson went to Wm Terrells pd him the intrust $110.00 found him at tenants sowing oats went to Mrs Dervins got a pastle of butter beans went by Davy Cobbs saw atchy Cobbs James & 3 boys went to Carmel for skins got 2 & a bridle a good many dead horses in the yard at Carmel wer I went to E Hill saw all Mrs S, sheep & Mr K, cows in my field he fencing in orchard Bob & Frank ploughing L. G. halled a lode w went for skins to Carmel [note: a folded document was inserted at this page: "Copal Varnish" document in Beaverdam Archive] |
| Sun 19 Carmel |
Fair - Fair - Fair - Fair I went to Carmel met John Co Fitz & Joh Terrell Bro R preached I promised to send a yoke oxen to move dead horses Tho & H & children went to T. Castle H went to Providence I went by Providence twice girls went to Elon a great fire in Tolis Dervins etc the Dr. |
| M 20 Carmel to m dead h Mrs Anderson |
Fair - Fair - Fair - Fair I went to Carmel sent Frank with cart to hall off dead horses Dr D fixing benches Ben Wright came Electioneering Eugene came by Mrs Anderson came to night from Anna, Cary came to night E. went home bob fallowing frank halling horses & wood grubing etc |
| Tus 21 Mrs A John 1 bu oats |
Commenced sowing oats faned 23 bu out Mrs A spent the day Cary & James went to scool stoped at Mr Trevellions to spend night a deserter came & got breakfast Mr S took him up. John went to camp bob ploughed part garden sowing oats old place shucking corn etc. |
| W 22 locus tree Mrs A oats 1 1/2 |
Fair windy day- Fair - Fair - Fair I went to (Canfields put up fence on river) Mrs Anderson sent home Cary came we cut a big locust fel on dary Mr Allen came by yesterday Electioneering Cary went home done up fence by Canfields sowing oats rakgin in grubing fil laid up etc. |
| Th 23 fence oats 6 bu mill |
Fair - windy day - Fair - Fair cool shelled corn sent to mill sowing oats planted irish potatoe seed in garden the pods etc the river is up burnt field back grave yd put up the fence on meadow & old place sowed 6 bu oats rakg & ploughing in sent to mill grubing etc Fil laid up. |
| Fr 24 Ella oats 8 bu [heading] |
Fencing old place sewing oats finished place Ella came down came to see Miss Mary Hill Bob 1/2 soled my shoes to night sowed 8 bu oats rakg & ploughing in |
| Sat 25 mill oats 20 |
Cdy - Cdy cod - win - Cdy Sent for the corn in pines I put up the fence at old place Cary came I went to Mr Dickinsons he & I w to Dr Lins mill Fleming sent a paper Pertha S [Southworth] came this morning H & fam went to Providence this evening [note: ledger entries from 1813 - 1817 appear on this page and the next - for corn; painting whel i mending traces, making carriage curtains; cover for top of stage coach, etc - likely from Samuel redd] Finished sowing oats about 20 bu halled wood ploughing for corn etc. |
| S 26 | Fair - Fair - Fair - Fair I went to Carmel Bro R preached text Romans 6 last verse - Sam & Eugene wer at Carmel |
| M 27 Mr Buttlers Bro S pups plough for corn |
Fair cold - Fair m - Fair - Fair I burnt meadow & field Edge gield gate I went to Mr Buttlers carryed cloth for coart Mony was there went to Bro S to see Eugene he was from home saw Lewis Edward at Mr Noels & Molly a Mr Dickinsen & one other hird the Yankeys wer at Bever dam. Queen has 5 pups H went to Mr S. Susan came they went to Anna, to sit or stay with Miss Mary. Halled a lode wood ploughing for corn Edge Field by gate rakg oat land finished. grubing etc. |
| Tues 28 [bird sketch] Th corn oats |
I went to Edge Field commenced planting corn in evening yellow saw Martins & S W bat etc Thomasia went to Mr S, & to Bro Joel Lucks to see Mary Terrell Mr Catlet came to spend night H went to Mr S, came back ploughing for corn planting yellow etc. grubing etc planted or drilled some bread oats |
| W 29 E R Cary Ham 152 mill |
Fair - Cdy - Rain - Cdy I went to Anna, with Mr catlet he went to Mr S, Edmond & Cary came a S came & dined planting corn by gate E. Field E carryed his shovel & spade home queed loosed all her pups hird firing got a letter from John to day. Set J,s Ken Eliza & Hal came Ella at Anna, planted corn and ploughing grubing etc sent to Terrells for meal |
| Th 30 mill |
Rain - Rain - Rain - Rain A rainy day I made 2 bows ground hatchet etc sent yoke to shop had iron fixed on shelled corn sent 8 bu to Buttlers shucking etc cutting pea sticks |
| Fr 31 | Rain - Cdy - I fixed up yoke Bro Ryland came by and went to Anna, Dr Dickinson came by I cut a passel of been sticks on meadow etc malling, halling rails getting bean sticks etc |