Day Journals of James T. Redd - September 1865

Fri 1
Carmel
shoes
Sanders

fair/fair/fair/fair I went to Cedar & to have a pr shoes made am to pay 2 dollars. Lent Betty Hill bill horse I went to e hill.

Pulling fodder

Sat 2
Carmel
shoes
Sanders
pulling fodder

fair/fair/fair/fair I went by shoe shop for shoes got them am to pay $2 went to Carmel Bro Ryland preached Sanders came this morning spent day

Sun 3

fair/fair/rainshower/cdy I went to Carmel SS  went in  carryall – all day meeting. Gave the right hand of fellowship to 20 or 30 persons Emily Anderson Eliza Harriet etc.

M4

fair/fair/fair/fair I went to see Mr. ? went to T. Castle saw him faning Wheat. Saw Tom he promised to fix my pots to move molases

Pulling fodder, etc.

Tus5
Mr. T?ham

fair/rain/fair/rain Mr.  ??ham came up & went to work on?? Finished all to chimney went down home to put up his fodder

Pulling fodder

W6

fair/rain hard/fair/fair Mr. T ?ham came & finished the chimney I gave H some tobacco he  w to the mill. I went to Carmel prayer meeting.

Pulling fodder, etc.

Th7

fair/fair/fair/fair Mr. Reynolds came to get me to turn mill Mr. Martin & Wright came I ?? 2 for Martin & Edmond. Thomas r. came & spent day went to Bro. S. H & Fanny went to Miss Adams, John came h from Prov.

Halled a lode wood pulling fodder e. hill, etc.

Fr8

fair warm/fair/fair warm/fair Reynolds came back & finished his rolers charged him $2.50 cts.

Sun 10

fair/fair/fair/fair H & Betty son R went to ?? John James & children & I w to Carmell SS Bro R sick bed Dr. D. open scool & Sanders came this morning

Mon11
Dr. G

fair/fair/fair/fair Robert went to Bro. S Dr. Gooldin & Sue came over & Sue Bill came spent day

About fodder & E. hill

T12

fair/fair/fair/fair Dr. G & Sue went d. Mr. Martin & Wright came in evening to turn mill. Turned one & commenced the other. Mr. Carryed 2 pots down to ?? for the ?? of them Edmond Mr. Redd came ?? Horse to Dr. Tompkins.

Halled a lode wood about Fodder & makg molases

W13
Sanders

fair/fair/fair/fair Edmond Tho Redd left home & TR got a mail from B. Green from ?? Sanders is hear ?? I went to prayer meeting Bro Ryland spoke 16 persons

About fodder

Th 14

fair/fair/fair/fair Old Mr. Sanford & Pat came to Edmonds I gathered some pears making molasses etc.

About Tops ? etc.

Fr 15
Sanders

fair/fair/fair/fair Mr. Wright came I turned his roler $2.50cts Mr. Sanford came over spent evening Pat & girls went after ?? by Dr A. John gone & S's went Nancy B is quite sick Colic Mr. & Mrs. Sanders are hear

About tops etc

Sat 16
Sanders

fair/fair/fair/fair Mr. Sanders & wife spent the day hear went home this evening John went to Chesterfield to hall wood & broke my cart wheel down. John ? came in evening

Cutting tops at E. Hill

Sun 17
Carmel SS

fair/fair/fair/fair We went to Carmel SS Bro R preached Bro Samel was at Carmel – Cary came with John

M 18
Prov

fair/rain a little/cdy/fair cool Thomasia & I went to Providence saw Stan deGarnett ?? & others there John helping John to make the Dr's mill sorgham. I went to see Mr. Sanford Edmond has another dog setter James brought him over. Bobs wife was hear in evening – finished fodder at e. hill

Finished tops at e. hill

Tus 19

cdy/fair/fair/fair I went by Garlan[d] carryed cotton & w to spin when to Prov & to Davy Cobbs saw Martin he promised to come Friday next

Makg molasses – striping corn faned out 2 bu w sent to mill

W 20
Carmel

fair cool/fair/fair/fair I put 2 cogs in s. mill went to Carmel prayer meeting Bro R preached 32 persons at meeting – Emily A & ?? at meeting

About fodder & molasses etc.

Th21
baptizing

fair/fair/fair/fair Ground axe went to ? baptizing at Burrups mill 4 wer baptized – James McLau wife & Timothy & ? Mrs. Blunt Miss Burrups John got back from Providence last night

Making molases stacking tops ?? fallow for wheat etc.

Fr. 22
Jerico

fair/fair/fair/fair I carryed irons to Jerico to have them turned. Mr. Sanders was not at home left them there. Edmond sent his lam back & Sent me a note

rakg fallow putting fodder wasy, etc

Sat 23
Depot
Sanders

fair/fair/fair/fair John James & Frank went down to Depot to hall wood Sanders came stayed all morning & Miss Pat Sanford gathered butterbeans etc out 1 bu galivants [variety of peas] peas Jennet came by

Bob about fodder sent to mill for flour

Sun 24

fair/fair/fair/fair I went to Jerico Monday morning to see Mr. Landrum he tole me i might turn my irons for horse power I went to Carmel SS had 35 Bro R preached H & John & children went

M25

fair/fair/fair/fair I went to Jerico look above [at entry for 24] saw Landram Absolam came by wants scool house Dr. Lin came by

Stacking fodder e hill faned wheat cut down corn Jennet at house

Tu 26
Sanders
Jerico
w 1 bu sowed

fair/fair/fair/fair John Fil & I went to Jerico I turned one shaft ? there in mill. Came home H went to Elon Sanders came by with her

Commenced sowing purple straw wheat [oldest wheat grown in Virginia] working om ploughing etc.

W27
shop
Sanders
Edm's note
wheat 1 bu

fair/fair/fair/fair I carried iron to shop to ? out for mill (?) [square drawn on page] ?? Saw ? & Dr. Anderson – Mr & Mrs Sanders came this evening Mrs. S & James went back Edmond rote me a note about lambs

Halled up corn in front of house to turn up patch sowed 1 bu wheat faned 6 bu

Th28
Sanders

fair/fair/fair/fair John Fil & I went to Jerico & turned a big axle Mr. & Mrs. Sanders went home H went to Miss Addams to see Sally is very sick

Bob sowing wheat & ploughing in ??

Fr 29

fair/fair/fair/fair John & I went to Jerico turned roler &  a little shaft for John came up to dinner

sowing wheat washing the same ?? purple straw ? etc.

Sat 30
Sanders

fair/fair/rain L/fair I went to Carmel Bro R. preached and Burrups today  ?? Brother Dr B & wife & daughter got letters to join Cty ? soled the temperance hall for $37.50 Sanders spent day hear; went by Trainhams & dined got a stock of him

Sowing wheat ? grubing etc.