Day Journals of James T. Redd - November 1865

W1
duck

fair/fair/cdy/cdy I worked on oxcart body went to see Mr. Kean about ox or B. he promised to lend him to me James killed duck

Bob sowing wheat e. hill & halling corn shucking in wood

Th2
sketch of hog

rain/rain/cdy/rain I was taken with a swiming in head. Ed came in morning. Ed came in morning. Went to Cos woods they say put up my hogs 10

Shelling corn etc. etc. etc

F3

rain/cdy/rainy/cdy I put a bottom in cart body have a (boil) Boys went of ? hunting caught 2

Holling corn shuckin yellow holled a lode wood

Sat 4

rainy cdy/rain/cdy/rain Rainy day Edmond came over & Miss B Pat Sanders came to spend night makg candy to night Mary came over to see Bob

Holled shucks away to stack

Sun 5

fair cool/fair d/ fair/fair H & I went to Carmel Bro R. Riland preached

M6

fair/fair/fair/fair I went in Colemans [land] to look for turkeys – holling up corn – finished John hurt his leg after steer w d

Halled wood & corn 2 lodes

Tus 7
[black hand sketch]

fair cold one/fair/fair/fair I finished cart body holling corn from e hill pulling off Willy Carpenter is dead

 halled 3 loxes corn put it in house end field

W8

fair cold one/fair/fair/fair Halling up corn 3 bu on swamp on e. hill

Halled 2 lode corn one wood

Th 9
[black hand sketch]

fair/fair/fair/fair John England came to sell me a y. steers I went to look at them saw B Trevillian huntg Henry at Cobbs is dead

Halling up corn 3 lodes

Fri. 10
Mr. Carson
corn
bobby's h

fair/fair/fair/fair Halling corn Mr. Carson came for money for his wife Moved corn in Bobbys house put a lock on it etc.

Holled lode wood halled 3 lodes corn yellow to Bobbys house halled one from e. hill & put corn house hear

Sat 11
corn

fair cold/far in/ fair/fair I went to E hill in carryall halled 2 lodes 2 with cart hitched up 2 calvs Eugene came to dinner bird hunting with John. Bob went to burial of Henry at Cobbs

Holled 2 lodes corn 2 with carryall holled lode fodder & lode wood etc.

Sun 12
carmel $1.20 cts

fair/fair/fair/fair H & I went to Carmel Bro R. preached & commenced to day. Asolam sent Mr. H. 1.60cts for beef & 5

M 13

fair/fair/fair/fair pulling & holling up corn e. hill. I cut my finger it is quite sore.

Pulling & holl corn & a lode wood- 3 lodes C

Tus14
Mrs. R. 50.cts.
WR $1.00
Carson $3.00

fair/fair/fair/fair I went to sister Reynolds & collected 50 cts. of her. Went to W. Wrights & collected $1.00 went to Mr. Carsons & pd. Him $3.00 for Harriet I dined with Saml Swann. Edmond Redd helping to hall corn in wagon

Pulling holling up corn 6 lodes

W15

fair/fair/fair/fair Capt. Smith sent a paper to get scollers Edmond helping to ? corn 3 lodes & is all finished holling my hand is quite sore

finished holling up corn shelled & sent ? [turn] to mill

Th 16
store 30 cts

fair/fair/fair/fair I went to turn out bought 3 lbs. nails pd 30 cts Mr. Matthews working on saw mill Buttlers H went to Mr. Southworths to S [stay] all night

Put away the greens & halled lode wood

F17

fair ?/fair/fair/fair James went to Bro Saml & Edmond went to turn out H came ? kelly started fox  makg shelter for cows & oxen

Sat 18

fair cool/fair/fair/fair Cary spent the day hear killed severl squirls

About shelter & halling wood etc.

Sun 19

rain/cdy/fair/fair My hand is quite bad spent the day home H & Susan S. went to Carmel John Swann came & spent the evening hear

M20

fair/cdy/rain/rain Bob & I made a cow shelter w. frame back of the kitchen

Makg molasses – making corn shelter

Tus 21
Store $5.00

rain/cdy/fair/fair Edmond & James went to sale H Cooks soled my mule for $5.00 ?

Halling wood & cutting &  malling rails

W22

fair/fair/fair/fair Edmond ploughing in my field for corn next to cornfields repaired maschine

Cutting & milling rail halling etc.

TH23

cdy/cdy/fair/rain Edmond & I went to turn out I bought salt cheese pepper etc. $5.00 worth

Malling rails cutting

Fr. 24
Trainham

fair cool/fair d [dry]/fair/fair Emily Redd came over this evening – finished the molases – nearly sent John for the salt failed getting it. I went to Edmonds to look at his wood going to get my winter wood there – Mr. Trainham came for tobacco.

Bob about cow shelter back of kitchen makg molasis finished

Sat 25
Emily

fair cold/fair m [mild]/fair/fair Edmond came for his horses & got John to go to E. Cobbs. Bob & boys went to Edmonds for wood Robert came up with wagon for Katy

Cutting & holling wood etc.

Sun 26

H & Emily went to Carmel I spent the day at home poly Bro Saml came with girls

M27

fair cool/fair/fair/fair I went with John to Edmonds cutting wood Phillip at Edmonds all day

Cutting & holling wood etc.

Tues 28

fair/fair/fair/fair Edmond came this morning put away the horse power & ?? mashines. I went with James to look for the turkey in Colemans

Put away mashines holled a lode wood fodder etc.

W29

cdy/snow/snow/snow Snow fall 3 or 4 in deep melting a good deal Edmond came with auger handle to have irons put on

Bob & boys workg for self

Th30
Ct. B $50.
Sturn $25

fair/fair/fair/fair Killed 4 hogs good meet Capt. Buttler came & pd me $50.00 for James Buttler in part for timber soled a short time ago Edmond went to Bro Saml Eugene & Clarrence came by started turkeys James & I went to look for them

Killed hogs 4 getting wood pd Sturn $25.00

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