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Sun1 |
fair/fair/fair/fair We went to Carmel Bro R. Preached I had 9 S.S. John was baptized at mill this evening by Bro R |
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M 2 |
fair cool/fair/fair/fair John Bob & I went down to Trainhams for a log failed to get it went to Mr. Dickinsons & bought one for 1/2 gal mol asses carryed it to Terrell block ?? S – went to e hill to look at willow oak Halled timber halled a lode corn & shucked it |
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Tues 3 |
fair cold/fair/fair/fair We went to e. hill for a stock roler willow oak Killed mockison snake one bit ?? Carryed the log to ?? & went to Miss Addams, altered 6 pigs Sowing wheat & Sent to ?? |
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W4 |
fair/fair/fair/fair John Fil & I went to Jerico to turn a roler began it broke down Mr Sanders came by altered Billy steer Sowing wheat shelled corn went to ?? etc. [Note: a billy is a sexually mature male animal – like billy goat] |
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Th 5 |
fair cool/fair/fair/fair We went to Jerico & turned roler & iron for John Mrs. S sent us some dinner finished wheat all I hope |
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Fri 6 |
fair/fair/fair/fair Working on mill Mr. Ball came wants me to turn mill shaft I went to shop to have 6 bolts made went to see ?? he is poly - ?? James Buttler & Ct ? to by timber soled same for $3.50cts for 1000 ft. Sent to mill yesterday for meal & timber Diging S potatoes etc. |
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Sat7 |
fair/fair/fair/fair Susan came last n went to Swanns with H spent day there – John & I worked on mill. Edmond came & started in broke his chisel Edmond to come h Finished s potatoes at old BS people took holly day halled a lode wood |
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Sun 8 |
fair/fair/fair/fair I went to Carmel had 6 scollars 2 came late. Bro R preached Bro S at Carmel |
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M9 |
fair/fair/fair/fair Working on sorgam. A mashine H & I went to Swanns Digging sweet potatoes & irish |
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Tues 10 |
fair/fair/fair/fair working on mashine Edmond came over Diging potatoes & irish |
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W11 |
fair/fair/fair/fair Works on mashine Mr. Kean came by & Edmond Dr. A came by promised me wheat Digging potatoes sweet & irish (rote one day ahead) Working on mashine covered ? Mr. Ball brought mill shaft for me to rurn. Left it found Billy ox dead Diging irish potatoes & Frank went to pull Ed's cart to mill |
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Th12 |
fair/fair/fair/fair I went to Jerico & turned a mill spindle for Mr. Ball Phillip & Ball turned lathe ate some peaches & Thomasia & James w Bro S Diging irish potatoes etc. |
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Fri13 |
cdy/cdy/cdy/cdy Working on mashine went to shop & have a iron made to connect mashine Bro Saml came by I gave him some pepper H went to E hill to set up with child children gathering walnuts Finished digging irish potatoes made a good crop |
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Sat 14 |
rain/rain/rain/rain put down the horse power soled Edmond a stack old hay for $3.00 Picked over my seed potatoes irish boxed them Mr. Tranham came for tobacco Rob came for? Holled a lode wood & sent to mill for mill |
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Sun 15 |
rain/rain/cdy/cdy H & Pertha S. went to Carmel SS Bro R preached Psalm 108 12v East & west [give us help from trouble; for vain is the help of main] |
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M16
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fair/fair/fair/fair I worked on mashine Fatty Dervin spent day hear I went to shop to have iron stratened Striping sugar kean [cane] putting down mashine |
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Tus17 |
frost fair/fair/fair/fair Started mashine it ran two fast went for Martinson John England there promised to come in morning ? out wheat About sugar kean etc beet oujr forward ? |
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W18 |
cdy/rain/cdy fair/rain Mr. Martin came I faned out wheat & working on mashine put on the wheels and sent for 5 bu wheat to Dr. A Making a frame for the mill etc. etc. |
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Th19 |
fair windy/fair/f/fair Mr. Martin & I started the mashine. Edmond & wife & sister came & spent the day Frank went to e. hill for corn Chained oxen to a tree one killed himself The other came very near it. Mr. Martin Bob & I up had his throat cut etc. John Williams came by Cary & James put dog in corn house washed wheat skinned steer Pressing kean etc. etc. |
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Fr 20 |
fair/fair/fair/fair Keeping kean started Bob to Richmond with Beef borrowed Edmond's ?? to go to turn out ?? Cary went home to day – Liney (?) Terrell came to see my mill Bob went to Richmond Carryed beef over to Noels making molasses etc. |
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Sat 21 |
fair/fair/?/fair I borrowed rockaway & went to the mill for sister Sarah & Bettie Sam Bro Saml over? I gathered butter beans John went with Edward to Providence as witness for Cary & James caught ? & H sowed over 1/2 bushel; may wheat by ?? house Mkg molasses etc. |
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S22 |
fair/fair/fair/fair I went to Carmel & went with Mr. P.S. & Fannie went in cart John need a spoke had a discorse from Dr. Lin Anderson & same ? wagons ? Carmel [Note: Dr. Linnaeus B. Anderson, brother to Thomasia] |
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M 23 |
fair cool/fair?/fair/fair Making sorgum & Bob in Richmond Cutting & striping S. Kean Making molasses |
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Tus24 |
fair/fair/fair/fair Mkg. Molasses & cutting kean & Anna gathering SK seed for herself gave me a ? Fitz ? fodder for ?? the fodder Bob brought beef home Bro Davis is dead Making molasses halled a lode wood seut to Depot |
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W25 |
fair/fair/fair/fair Cousin Fitz finished the fodder Pat Sanford spent hear gathering butter beans John T &I fixed the little roler to mashine. Bob sowing wheat white Bob & John ploughing in & I went to Colemans to look for turkey & saw tracks. Eliza Ann came hear to live till Xmas. Sowing wheat white makg molasses holled a lode of wood |
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Th26 |
fair/fair/fair/fair I put Edmonds' steer to work & holled a lode wood & corn with him Ct. Buttler brought some papers from James T. Buttler about timber & I signed one Halled a lode wood corn & makg molasses w. Edm. Steer |
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Fr 27 |
cdy/cdy/rain/cdy I went to look for the turkeys shot at old gobbler hanover John & James went in evening. Killed duck. J.K. hair Absolom got 20 lbs beef Makg molasses 10 gallons Sowing wheat finished in front of house |
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Sat 28 |
fair/fair/fair/fair James & I went to look for old gobler saw him working Edmonds steer Holled a lode wood corn sent a ?? to mill Sent Mr. T a piece ? 20ths |
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Sun 29 |
fair/fair/fair/fair We went to Carmel carryed dinner Bro Bagley preached to the S.S. scollars Bro R spoke- broke the scool up for the season had a great many persons at Carmel |
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M30 |
fair/fair/fair/fair I went to Stevens & bought caps and shot for $1.10cts. bought 2.5 dollars worth of Mr. Stevens on credit bought $2.20cts worth of Cox points & one C same Dr. A & Dr. Burrups Sowing wheat at e hill halled 2 lodes corn w Ed cart shucked & holled a lode wood |
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Tues 31 |
rain/rain/cdy/rain I presed out some kean Edmond cut his finger & bled a good deal holled away a lode of stalks to cow shelter Sent Edmond T. Redd 1 bl corn |