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1799,
August,
12, Come Clouds, warm, dry, no rain, some drops after dark. Began to tread out wheat. 1st
C. Taylor dined here, we had good Watermelons &c.
13, A little hazy warm & dry. Trod wheat 2d Floor. I staid at home- Gibson Taylor
bro't a Newspaper here, said T. Barbour's wife &c were home & his mother
going to Springs- they came up yesterday.
14, Wednesday. Dry warm and fair. Trod 3d Bed Wheat. I walked after dinner to Court
house, got Newspapers- paid 9d fro Postage Letter from Fire &c. A
Sack Salt- & 2 Sides of Leather is at Mr. Shepherd's, bro't by Yager's Waggon-
(The Leather appears sorry), D. Taylor bought for me- the Skillet did not come.
Got my Bull home & put with Cows in pasture.
15, I was very unwell, fevers & sore mouth &c. Some clouds- a drop of rain- J. Taylor
called here going to Springs, said he expected his family will remove home on
Saturday. Reuben Taylor was here a little time, got Letter I bro't from P. Office
went before noon. J.G. Taylor, Jas Pendleton & Jas Barbour came here from School & staid. C. Taylor & G.C. Taylor came here in evening from F. Walker's to day;
Dined at Verdier's barbecue. I was so unwell I staid at home. Trod 4th bed
Wheat &c. Sent Frank with Ox cart & got the Sack Salt and 2 Sides Leather from
Mr. Shepherd's, the Leather weighed 22 lb.
16, Friday. Thin clouds-very dry. The Boys- vizt: J.G. Taylor, Jas Pendleton & Jas
Barbour, went to school after breakfast & ret'd in evening. Ch Taylor jr came
& got Cucumbers- G.C. Taylor went with him to C. Taylor's- Mr. O'Neil looking for
G.C. Taylor, came here a little before noon. After dinner went to C. Taylor's.
Trod 5th bed Wheat. Took out 30th Hhd Corn. G.C. Taylor returned in evening
from C. Taylor's- Capt C. Conway's sons, Francis & John, came with him- Wm Drope
also came here.
17 A good moderate rain fell last night, a little rain & broken clouds to-day. Sent
Frank to McKinney's mill, he went from there to Dade's & Madison's & got meal
at last place, 6 bus'. G.C. Taylor & Mr Conway's after breakfast went to Capt.
Conway's- The other boys went to J. Taylor's, whose family, & T. Crutchfield &c
got up from Springs. John Taylor & son Wm Gilbert, dined here. I had about 60
bushels Wheat cleaned & brought to the Granary- the rain prevented my cleaning
more.
18, Sunday, Cloudy, some drops rain, but not sufficient to be serviceable. Reuben
Taylor called here & went to Court house. Mr Colhoun preached- C. Taylor walked
here. I went with him to J. Taylor's to dinner-Reu Taylor-R'd Noel & wife, T.
Crutchfield & wife and boys there- I was unwell, sore mouth, griped &c. G.C.
Taylor came here in evening.
19, Broken clouds & warm- a mist toward night. Had the Wheat (which was trod last night
week) Cleaned & brought to gain room- about 190 bushels- Mrs Burnley sent old
Louis for 8/- I owed her. I sent 9/-. Reuben Taylor & sons, Billey & Frank called
here going to Barnett's ford- G.C. Taylor & I went there also. I went to
Richard's Store (which is the greatest distance I have been from home this year)
G.C.T- ret'd here at night.
20, Small rain in last night-tho' but little- rainy morning and continued all day
brisk & moderate- the earth well wetted. G.C. Taylor went after breakfast to J.
Taylor's & ret'd in evening.
21, Cloudy & moderate or fine rain last night & to day. G.C.T. went again to J. Taylor's
& returned in evening. Turned Stock into Peach orchard, peaches
but nearly.
22,Thursday, Continues cloudy with a little mist of rain some times,tho' very little
G.C. Taylor went to J. Taylor's & returned in evening. C. Taylor came & dined here.
Thompson Taylor & Ben Wilkinson got here soon after we dined & dined here- they
are going to Kentucky- Bro'r James was over to see Thompson Taylor, to send a
letter in morrow morning for Maj'r J. Taylor- Francis Conway jr came here in
the evening- John Smith came & got a Writ of G.C.T. I paid him 9d for mending
shoes.
23, Some broken clouds & Sunshine, very warm, growing weather. Thompson Taylor & Ben
Wilkinson (who lives with him) set out after breakfast on their way to Kentucky-