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19[158] DIARY OF FRANCIS TAYLOR, 1790
1790
October,
14, Fine moderate weather- I rode to Doulins. He had not made by breeches- Heard Maj'r Hite & family & Mrs. Balmain came down today to Orange. G.C.T. got home from Col. Barbour's.
15, Abner Porter came here & requested me to go w'th him to the Office, where he made his returns of Commissioner's business. I dined at J. Taylor's, B. Pendleton was there & went to Mr. Shepherd's to dinner, Two Miss Bowies, Wm. Miller & wife were at Mr. Shepherd's- Mrs Gaines was at J. Taylor's.
16, I rode to Court house, got my Breeches from Dowlin & paid him 5/- for making. they are badley made. I returned to Dinner-
17, J. Taylor jr returned 4 Dollars, the sum he borrowed when he went to Fredericksburg, the 7th inst. -[SUNDAY]-
18, I went to Court house & got Gowling to alter my breeches- I came to Uncle Taylor's and dined. My father & F.S. Taylor, Capt Burnley's family, Rob't Taylor, s do- Jas. Bell, his sisters Nancy & Peggy, Mrs Balmain were there. Mrs Glassell & family & Jenny Taylor came there after dinner from Mr. Glassell's- G.C. Taylor went to Col. Madison's & returned in evening.
19, G.C. Taylor & F.S. Taylor went to C. Taylor's and Dined at J. Taylor's. J. Taylor jr came home with them. I rec'd a letter from Bro'r William and another from Wm. Taylor of Botetourt- Dug Potatoes (both shorts) yesterday & today.
20, Heard that C. Taylor came home last night. My father, F.S. Taylor & I dined there G. C. Taylor went to Capt Conway's- C. Raylor told me he only bo't me some sugar with part of the 4 Dollars he had of me. I went to Capt Burnley's before breakfast, got 2 pr Drawers Mrs Burnley had made & p'd her 2/1 1/2.
21, I let F.S. Taylor have Two half-Joes, [?]4.16.0 part of which is to be returned when G. Taylor &c pays what they promised- He set off for Caroline. Heard Jas. Burnley got much hurt last night at Capt Wood's by a fall from his horse- Mrs Hite & Miss F. Madison dined at C. Taylor's. G.C. Taylor went there & ret'd in evening. Reuben Taylor came her to breakfast & brought a cart which carried large Table I sold him for 40/- which he is to pay for some time hereafter
22, G.C. Taylor went Fox hunting with J. Taylor jr, Doct'r Duke & others, they caught a fox. Killed a Beef.
23, I went with Frank & the boys and got Chestnuts at the Quarter, we got above half a bushel- Bro'r James was here in the evening.
24, [SUNDAY] Chas Taylor & family, *Betsy & Sukey Conway, J. Taylor & son, & Reuben Taylor dined here. The weather has been remarkably fine this fall. [* Susannah Conway, m. Ray Taliaferro- Elizabeth Conway, m. Henry Fitzhugh; they were daughters of Cap Catlett & Susannah (Fitzhugh) Conway and nieces of Mrs.Dr.Charles Taylor.- PFT]
25, G.C.T. staid at home- I went with my father to Court. Received 27/- of A, Smith for 30/- Warrant he had of me at last Court. I lent C. Taylor One half Joe & one Dollar to pay Swetman for saddle- Paid Capt C. Conway 2/10 for Buttons & twist. He came home with us.
26, My father & I went again w'th Capt Conway to Court, which is to arrange the overseers of the County Roads today. Capt Johny Scott paid me {?}6. for John Scott's bond to Hubbard Taylor, ass'd G. Taylor who assigned same to me- the weather turned cold this morning-
27, Hardest frost seen my me this fall, no ice. G. Taylor carried 43 1/2 lb spun yarn to Nancy Mallory to have wove into cloth- he returned to dinner-
28, We dined at home, a little cloudy but no rain. J. Taylor jr here in evening.
29, I went to Shoemakers, but not liking his hoses did not buy- Came by Court house, where was to be a general muster but very few met and no muster. Saw Maj'r R. Powell w'th a Maj'r Fars on their way to Col. Madison's. They talk of having a Glass house in Culpeper. Cloudy & a very little rain.
30, I went with G.C. Taylor to Mr. B. Porter's, his son George & Camp Porter intend to set off tomorrow to Georgia- Cloudy & some rain. Mr. Jos Hawkins, Jno Shropshire, Jos Wood, Wm. Porter, Mrs Stewart &c dined at Mr. Porter's.
31, [SUNDAY] Our family all dined at C. Taylor's. J. Taylor & family (except J. Taylor Jr.) M. Fall, were there, very fine day.

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