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The Diary and Notes
of
Nimrod Porter
Maury County, Tennessee
Volume 3
[Manuscript volumes 3A and 3B
3A - March 1, 1867 - Sept. 7, 1868. pp. 1-194
3B - Sept. 8, 1868 - Sept. 22, 1869. pp. 195-338
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Copied from original manuscript volume given for permanent preservation by
Frances Moore Stephenson Columbia, Tennessee to the SOUTHERN HISTORICAL COLLECTION University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Nimrod Porter's Day Book
March 1st, 1867 - September 7th, 1868
Nimrod Porter's Day Book
Mon 4 / Mary Ann / Rain / Weather / Rain & Sleat It has been raining nearly every day for a week and has been raining & sleating nearly all day and at 9 oclock it is Sleating & has turned verry cold the Wind is in the North it is verry bad upon the stook It is raining & Sleating all day.
Tu March 5 / Sleating / Tanner Leather / See 4th Feby 1864 / Mary ann William went to Bigbyville to the Tanners Moore and got a side of Sole & a side of upper Leather See entry below drove my Bale horse in the Bugga, the roads are verry bad. We are trying to get Wood Richd is sick (cold) It is extreamly unpleasant weather bad on Stock. It has rained & Sleated all day the fences & trees are covered with Ice William has returned home from the Tanners Moore & got one side of Sole leather Weight 15 lbs. & one side of upper leather 1/2 [?]. & took 2 beef hides & left with Mr Moore No. 1 & 2. See entry on old Book at 4th Feby 1864. I got a side of Harness leather some time ago not entered, about Decr or Jany last I went to Maryanns the 1st March & got home the 4th see old Book for entry
Wed 6th / Sleat & Rain / Press & Caleb Cal - It has rained & Sleated all night & is still continuing to rain & Sleat today It rained verry hard last night I have this morning settled with Caleb work on fence (pd. $8.25 I settled with Preston & Calvins work on plank fence 8.25 (pd. $11.05 2.80
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Green / George I have settled with Green for the Work he done upon the plank fence such as hewing the posts & Setting them to near the Mill 13 days at $2.00 pr day See Act Book Dec. 31st ( $26.00 I have settled with George for diging holes (344) at 5 Cents for each hole & Working Scoring in the posts at $2.00 pr day 9 ($35.20 ) days amounting to $35.20. See settlement Act Book
/ 22 Jany / Wash Jones / Jack Patton / Monk Also Wash Jones $5.25, ^7 days^ Jack Patton $2.25 $80.50 9.70 " Monk $2.25 ) Amounting to Ninety Dollars .20 $90.20 The No of days we were putting up the posts & nailing on the plank it costs 4 1/4 cents a post & the diging the holes costs 5 cents a hole It has taken 29 days that is Caleb 11 Press 11 & Wash 7 to Nale on the plank. The halling & getting the posts not counted Neither the getting the Stocks & halling not counted. 518 posts. We put up and naled plank on 518 posts finished the 28th Feby 1867
1867 March 6th Wed 6 / Me pr of Shoes / Redrick came from Jacks in the night for a horse for Jack to ride he got Williams horse. William made me a pair of Shoes today
Th 7 / W J Porter / Jack & B W Porter / Lawrence / Elisabeth Marine It has rained through the night William went with Jack to Lawrence - burg W. J. Porter & his Lawyers & the plaintiffs lawyers in the suit McFarren vs W. J. Porter all went on today to Lawerence Burg to take depositions William & Jack left about one oclock William rode Mags Mare & Jack rode Williams horse Elizabeth Marin came yesterday & stayed all night
-3Fr 8 / for 1866 settlement App Booker / Caleb Corn The Morning is cloudy Wind from the North East & quite cool, every appearance of more rain or Snow. App Booker took a load of Corn last night off towards Town & this morning has his Wagon loaded up with Corn I went down there & made him throw back into the house. We made a Settlement he got Wm Matthews to make the Settlement I agreed to leave the whole matter to him he decided that App owned me 6 1/2 barrels of Corn rent, & Ten dollars in cash for Wood he had got since the 1st Jany last he paid me the Money & agreed to pay the Corn to Caleb & Caleb took App for the debt and he Caleb agrees to pay Me for the Corn One dollar per bushel 32 1/2 bushels, in Corn next fall & is to let Me have Corn at the cash price of Corn at the time of the gathering of Corn next fall the 15 of November next (See Act Book)
Sat 9 / Meal / Cole oil Box of East / The Morning is some Cloudy the Weather has some moderated We sent 2 1/2 bushels Corn to Mill Richd went to Town got 1/2 Gal Cole Oil .50 cents & 1 box of east .50 cents William has not returned from Lawrence William Moores Mule was stolen from his house last Night & tracked to Jaggers this morning but could not be found the mans track was a smal shoe track & White Man
1867 March Sun 10 / Rain / William / Rain / Moores mule / Jaggers It has rained verry hard last night thunder & lightning, at 12 oclock it is still raining hard. William has not gotten home from Lawrence. They are hunting Moores mule all round last night they were all round Jaggers & over the hills believing
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/ Elizabeth Marene / Martha Jane / it had not been yet carried far off Moore thinks the Mule is in some thicket near Jaggers yet. Elizabeth Marene came last night & stayed until some time today I told her she had better go back to Jaggers She says that Jaggers sent her to stay here she has stayed here 2 nights & I told her to Not come back a gain. She is hire to see about the Marin land land that was sold by Matthews & bought by Matthews. I wrote a letter to Martha Jane
Mon 11 / McCinley / Oats / Wm / Stolen Mule / Sandford / Wm The Wind is in the S West & some Warmer Cloudy & looks like for rain The 2 McKinley boys came this morning took away there brown filly & Gray horse I hope they will keep them away. I have got Preston Richard & George to git out Oats today. William has not returned from Lawerence We have herd nothing More of Wm Moores Mule. Sandford has given the description of a young Mand Coming out of Town riding on his Wagon that was carrying a saddle that was enquiring about Jaggers & me, saying I was a Union man & asked if I did not have young horis thinks it the same man that stole Moores Mule. I think he has lyed I think he has something to do with the Stealing or hiding Moores Mule. William got home this evening from Lawrence burg It has rained very much all day
1867 March Tu 12th. / Rain / Oats / It has rained verry heavy nearly all night and looks like not quitting The boys are still getting out Oats they think they
-5/ Wm / have got enough there is so much rain & the Ground so verry Wet it is difficult to plow in the Oats. William Went to Town
Wed 13 / Wm & Mag / Jack & W J Porter / Snow The Morning is quite cool Wind from the N. W. William & Mag drove Ball in the Bugga to Town this morning. Jack has gone to Huntsville with W J Porter & Genl Bates to take depositions A verry considerable Snow Storm is falling commencing at 4 oclock after dinner Coming from the N. West & has turned quite cold William got home through the Snow & verry cold
Th 14 / Snow & Verry cold Mag / This Morning is Verry cold ground froze Snow 3 or 4 inches deep Wind from N. West Stephen Wright stayed with us last night he lives near Campbells he is walking having been to Town going back. Margaret did not git back last night William got home through the snow & was verry cold last night It is verry hard work to git fires, Wood & feed No one seems to think they aught to do anything Only to stay at the fires & come & eat at meal times.
Fr 15 / Snow / Wm / Calvin Rabits / Shaved / Mag Snow / This morning is verry Cold the ground froze hard, And a little cloudy nothing doing The Snow is not much melted the ground half covered The Wind is changing to the N. E. William drove Ball in the Bugga to Town Calvin has killed 2 Rabits today & one yesterday making 3 I shaved today Margaret left Wednesday to Town I had a good dinner today a Well Cooked Rabit No one but the little Negroes to help Me eat it. Mag come back Snowing
1867 March Sat 16th. / Snow The morning is dark & Cloudy & has been snowing through the night the ground is slightly covered with snow & is snowing this morning.
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/ Rain / Meet hung / Unwell / Oxen Died / Jugt by Moore & McBain / The Wind is from the N. E. & quite cold ground froze. It is Sprinkling rain and snow We hung our Meet in the Garret We have 15 Midlings 15 hams & shoulders & - Joles We have used 31 Joints & 7 Midlings & 11 Joles over half gone the Meet We took a large oven up & put a fire & made a Smoke, it is so far, saving verry well I am not verry well Our old White Oxen has got down cant git up in the Crib yard he has been neglected while I was gone to Huntsville died at night I see in the Union & Despatch (Weakly) 14th of March, Memphis is to have a Nicholson pavement. The contract to pave the several prominent streets has been awarded to Taylor McBain & Co of Chicago at a cost of $2,000,000. I wonder if this McBain is not one of the men I got a Jugt agt Moore & McBain for over $13,000 damages for cutting & carrying off my Cedar Timber.
Sun 17 / Snow / Bad & disagreeable weather / Not well bad cold / Not well The morning is cloudy, partially so, & verry cold the Snow has melted off some yet the ground is partially covered The Wind is from the N. & N. W. it is clouding up like there would be more falling Weather The Snow has mostly melted the Weather is cold, damp & raw, verry disagreeable & bad upon Old & Weakly constitutions. I have taken somehow, a renewed cold that is effecting me verry much I have been quite unwell all day. William has stayed at home & read all day, I dont know what he is reading but he has talked but little.
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Mon 18 / Cold Unwell / All wrong / Rain The Morning is more clear, some little cloudy the ground froze & quite cold the wind is from the East I was verry unwell with cold all night not fit to do any thing or make any Calculations everything is going to destruction & I cant see to it, let it go. Rained at night
1867 March Tu 19 / Rain / Blacksmith plows / Rankins wheat fan / Meal / William Mag / Unwell It commenced Raining at dark last night & has rained nearly all night not verry hard, the ground is verry wet & mudy The wind & rain is back from the E. S. I sent our plows to the Blacksmith shop yesterday Old Danl in Columbia borrowed Rankins Wheat fan to Clean Oats & braught home a hog that was there crippled. The Wind is now from the South & the Weather has much moderated We are trying to shell Corn to go to Mill & clean out Oats. William did not get home last night. Mag went to Town this morning & William & her both got home at night. I am bad off with cold.
Wed 20 / Rain / Greate Freshet / Hellena gone greate destruction of life & property that was ever known / It commenced raining some time in the night & has rained all night & is still raining at 11 oclock today it is raining tolerable hard. The Wind & rain is from the South East Mostly East This is terable weather The rivers in the South & West are higher than they ever was known, the Bridges across Tennessee & all the other Streams are nearly all gone, Swept away Helena is all gone, the levy has broken & washed away the Town, the levy below Memphis some 10 or 20 miles have broke & the river is 40 Miles wide Up & down the river greate distruction of life & property every Where that can be heard of all the Bridges
Greate Storms of Snow & cold weather in the North across Cumberland river & the streams emptying into it Bridges are all gone, the Nashville Bridge yet standing, houses and people, families, in them are seem floating down the Streams. Tennessee river, Ohio river, Mississippi river, & other Streams all overflowed & houses floated down them, and is still raining, these overflows & freshet commenced about the last of Feby & 1st of March in some places The Watters in the North are subsiding but it has been a greate freshet borth North & South but more so in the South The Coldest weather the greatest Snow storms in the North & South that has been for Many Years, long to be remembered. Chattanuga is nearly all washed away several 100 houses gone 1867 March Th 21 Rain My Self Not well It is still raining slowly rained all day yesterday all night last night & is still raining this morning The Wind and rain is coming from the East. I am unwell of cold it is verry bad My head, throte, & brest are all out of fix I cant sleep of a night but little & of a morning I am ailing for some time I am verry weak & quite feeble I have been so less or more for about 3 months Fr 22 Rain Self Brick It rained a little through the night the Wind has shifted to the North and is turning some colder We are trying to hall up a little Wood Nothing a doing My cold is but verry little better if any I am to unwell to go out but verry little. I Stopt them from taken our brick today Sat 23 The Morning is quite cloudy the Wid is from the North & a little
Bryant / Plows / Ginings / Self / Oats / Self Apple sions /
cold there was 2 young men here last night by the name of Bryant from Tuskaloocy they were hunting homes to live & crop it with some one Richard took the Wagon & braught home three plown that was layed at the black smith shop in Town. We have lost one of our best plows taken out from under the office & Gone, the best one I had. They took one last year Stole. Ginnings got 4 plow stocks, bull tongs & shovels (new) last Summer & kept them. (My cold is no better I rested badly) We have cleaned out & put in the office 20 bushels of Oats for seed. I went out through the Orchard & Garden with my gun got verry warm Sweat verry freely, come back lay down in bed & sweat off, covered up warm had the cramp in my feet got up at supper drank a warm cup of coffee & have felt much better from the sweat I took, it has hope me verry much. It was the sweat. Richard set out 4 or 5 apple (Sions) trees got of Mr. Maguire the Logue or Porter apple they call it the Porter apple
1867 March Sun 24 / The Wind is mostly from the South & is tolerably high tho colder than usual South wind. Verry clear in the morning early but is turning a little cloudy. Nothing new.
Mon 25 / Oats / Clover / The morning is quite cool, the is from N.E. and verry cloudy Sprinkling rain. We are trying to go to plowing in our Oats in the old Garden about 3 1/2 Acres & will sow it in Clover. Also trying to git up our gears chanes &c
-10/ Self / Mag I rested better last night I See from my hand wrighting that my nerves are much more steady this morning. My Cold is breaking & I am throwing off verry considerable. I think & hope I am gitting better for I have been unwell a long time and have been a good deal out of heart, not having been able to attend to anything much Mag went to Town did not get home at night
Tu 26 / Rain / Oats & Clover / Preston Beef / Rain & Wind &c / Mag / Clover Seed quantity It has been Raining a little through the Night the Wind & Rain is from the South & East & looks verry much like rain. I commenced plowing in & sowing my Oats & clover West of the Old Garden on yesterday evening. Richd & Calvin is plowing the Ball horse & Black lame Mule together, & Bill & Dutch together, they are doing it verry well. The Ball and Black Mule is verry powerful team Worked by Richd. I got 24 lbs. of Clover Seed to sow 3 1/2 acres of clover ground 6 lbs to the acre is said to be what is wright. I got of Preston 54 1/2 lbs of Beef. A verry heavy Wind & rain commenced falling about 2 oclock in the evening & has rained all evening the wind, thunder & lightening was tolerable severe. It stopt us in sowing our Clover & Oats for the present Mag did not get back last night 6 lbs of Clover seed is the right quantity to put on an acre of ground to give it a good stand. I always put 7 or 8 lbs to the acre it makes a good stand
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[table] The Morning is quite cloudy the Wind is in the North & turned quite cool It has rained nearly all night and the boys are trying to sow some Oats & Clover & it is to Wet tho we are very anxious to get them done. We got all done except 21 and we will finish in the Morning. We put 24 lbs of Clover & bushels of Oats on the old garden about 3 1/2 acres Sowed verry thick Mag got hom been gone 2 days & nights.
Steal got Brick of William
The morning is quite cold, Wind blowing from the North We hear Mary ann is sick William is going down there today. I hear Tommas is going Nashville & Fanna & her children is gone to Mary anns. Monk left this morning bid us all faerwell, for Nashville & Memphis. I give him $5.00 I owed him $2.25 he was loth to leave but thought he could do better his sisters & friends parted with him verry reluctantly all shead tears. The boys halled up some wood after finishing the plowing in the Oats. I put out in theyoung Orchard 12 apple sions got of Mr. Maguire
The morning is quite cool the wind is from the North William did not get home last night Mary ann is said to be quite unwell he has gone there took his sack full of apples with him. My own health is I think improving We Commenced plowing the 3 year old Colt, Sorrelt Colt with John Mule, he does finely Jack Patton has him in hand he is a verry fine Colt indeed. We Sent
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[table] 3 plows to Bosticks Shop to get stocked. Saml Arneld sent and got my red oxen. I ask him $75.00 he would weigh 2000 lbs. If he dont like him at that price he is to send him back immediately the boy Paul Arnell acted as agt of Saml Arneld. Preston Porter Col was present & heard the agreement. The morning is clear, calm & cold with a frost and some ice. William did not git home last night. Mag is unwell, has been so for several days. Sent to Mill 2 1/2 bush meal the last we got was tuesday the 19 abt (10 days) got 1/2 gal of cole oil. Let Lou have $5.00 (William) let George have a garden on the far end of the turnip patch William got home from Mary anns last night She is better Calvin got $.50 of Wm.
This morning it is cloudy the clouds are from the West but the Wind is from the East It commenced raining about 10 oclock & has rained nearly all day & at times verry hard, some thunder quite cool late in the evening the Wind tollerable high is blowing from the West & turning Colder. William traded off his sorrel horse and Broken Shoulder Colt, thought that one would not eat so much as too & therefore he made a verry good swap. I think he got badly cheated in the price of there worth of the mare but as provender is verry scarce it may all be verry well. It may be an April trick some way.
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[table] It has partially cleared off and some cooler Wind from the N.W. I was quite unwell all night I feel quite discouraged having been unwell so long some times I think I will not recover I have no one to help see to any thing & nothing much doing I become quite down spirited & much discouraged I have a bad cold some fever and verry horse of a morning until get about a little then I feel better The morning is clear and spring like Richard & George & Jack is plowing in there Oats William has traded off the sorrel mare he got of A. Harrison & got a gray horse he has not said how he has traded yet - Mag went to Town this morning rode the black Mare William wint & rode Mags mare. Upon inquiry I find that William has not swapt off the A. Harrison Mare, only exchanged the Thomas L. I Went to Town this evening for the first time in Over two months I rode the black Mare it tyered me verry Much. I think I am none the worse I think upon the whole I am some better tho much fatigued
The morning is quite clear & beautiful Spring like the boys are plowing in there Oats say they will get done in a day or two. The after part of the night I did not rest so well as the fore part of the night. After getting about a while I feel better. Mag did not come home last night. I went to Town got some Garden Seeds today
The Wind is verry high blowing from the S. E. About 10 oclock it is clouding up some thunder It has rained nearlt all day
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I rested the fore part of the night tolerable well not so well after the part. The boys are all at work sowing & plowing in there Oats, they seem to be doing better now. I am taking up our potatoes and puting them in the office & intend to plant them soon I want to see how many we have. Mag has not returned
The Wind is in the West & verry high & has turned quite cool. Some little cloudy. Preston took one of the big Wheels out of the Kitchen loft to spin on I was not well all night better abt 10 oclock. I sold 3 bushels of Oats to Tom Bucker at $.80 per bush he paid Nothing doing
The Morning is quite cold the wind blew quite hard nearly all night from the N. W. Richard has been a little unwell for several days. I got home from Bosticks 3 plows (Barshears) that he has Stocked. One of them was Prestons and he is to pay for it See B ostick for the price, they are verry finely done & I have no doubt but they will do well I went to Town in the evening Not so well at night It fateagued me verry much
The morning is quite clear Wind from the E. & cold. It moderated towards evening & turned warm Wind high & from the South Neighbour Maguire come in the evening & set an hour We got some apples and he took of some of them he is a verry kind nabor
This Morning Is verry cloudy & sprinkling rain from the E. I am trying to get my potatoes Cut this morning they are in the office It has not rained but little today Caleb and Charley,
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Richd, Jack & George Hargroves & Calvin helped me plant Irish potatoes We did not get done William got $1.00 worth Sugar & $1.00 worth Coffee. I was quite exausted, head ake & quite unwell, when we quit Work at night, from the fatigures of the day rested badly through the night head ake all night. I kept with the hands all day at work to have it done right & them kept at Work. We got down a Sholder Bacon I put a plaster a Vurginer pitch on my breast.
I commenced raining before day slowly and at 10 oclock it is still raining Quit about 1 oclock We have finished planting Our Irish potatoes the same hands today We had yesterday planted near 10 bushels making 77 Rows. The ground is well broke up & Manure on them all It is finely done planted 50 Roes yesterday & 27 roes today Making in all
It has rained nearly all night verry hard Some thunder an lightening & heavy wind. My health is some better yesterday & last night. William commenced last night to make himself a pair of Boots, he is doing it verry he like to have made one last night he stayed and finished them both today. We still have apples yet. The limber twig, they are verry good tho rotting verry fast, we have but a few now. The Bay Dan Rice Mares yearling filly is verry bad off with distemper & so is Wms sorrel filly they both look like they would not live. I have
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got the bay Mare up & will plow her in a few days tho she Bay Mare will have a colt this spring. plows I have 5 plows one peacock plow, 2 barshears that Flanigan stocked last year & 2 Cast Mole bord plows that Bostick has Just stocked they are all verry fine & as good as new Ginning got all my ball long & shovel plow stocks & I have never got them back. 4 of them.
Sick I found the Bay Mares year old filly out in the woods lying filly not able to get uo, bad off with distemper & poore We helpt it up, braught it & put it in the Shop It eats but when down has to be helpt up. I think it will die. The boys halled up some wood after the rain & went to there plowing in there own crops.
Th 11 It turned quite cold in the night Wind this morning is from Self the North, cold & cloudy like it might snow. My health I think is improving at present, tho I fear it is only temperary. The boys are all at work, I have fed and watered our sick filly filly & I am of opinion that it is no worse. There cam a man Book) a Book Seller stayed until after dinner, his name is Alexander pedler) Stuart) Stuart, says he has been in the Southern Armey 4 years, from lived in Sumner County & Nashville. I did not buy any of his books nor charge him anything for dinner, I thought it might be a little uncertain which armey he belonged to.
Puss) Clary) Puss let Sam Martin (col) take little Clary for her bord & Clothing
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1867 April Fr 12 Self Meal
This morning is quite cool & clear the wind is in the North. My health is I think no worst I did not rest verry well. We sent to Mill. The last time we sent to Mill was the 30 March (Sat) 12 days 2½ bush Corn) [Left margin: Distemper Filly Dead]This morning I did not get out verry early the boys had gone to work. My little sick filly was down & could not get up in the Shop where I was keeping her. I tryed for several hours to git some one or two to help me and failed, at last George Hargroves came & made him take an axe & knock her in the head She might or might not have got well I thought it best not to be troubled any longer with her. She had the distemper or Glanders & I wanted to get clear of her. After it was all over I regretted it verry much, she was verry fine & finely bread, it wraught verry much upon my feeling after she was killed. It is the 1st animal I ever had killed & I think it will be the last.
Sat 13 [Left margin: 1st time Garden plowed] The morning is clearn & more calm the current of are is from the East, a little cool. Jack, Tom, George & Richard with 3 two horse plows commenced after breakfast & broke up the Garden an completely finnished it at 12 oclock. It is verry late but we will plant some things in it & try to make vegatives. [Left margin: All Quit Went to town] All hands quit & went to Town to hear a Negro make a speach [Left margin: Meet Mag] We took down another Joint of Bacon (ham) after dinner — the last was last Monday the 8 Mag went to Town
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Sun 14 / Stuart The wind is in the South East & the Weather moderated. A little cloudy, Wind is tolerable high Our little Bookseller came last night & left after breakfast his name is Stuart. Mag got home at night.
1867 April Mon 15 / Rain & Wind / Self / John Henderson / Rain This morning is quite blustery it rained nearly all night Verry high wind from the South & some Cloudy looks like more rain I am I think some better. I Judge from my hand wrighting My Nearves are more Steady tho I have a sore throat & quite horse no fever rested tolerable well all night this horseness has been on me for 5 or 6 weeks with some irritation & cough in my brest I have a plaster on my breast I have a troublesome cough of nights The boy John Henderson has come to work by the month at $5.00 pr month his step Mother came last Friday & made agreemt at that price but John braught a note from his father Plummer Henderson that his price is $6.50 pr Month. I dont think I will give it It has rained a verry heavy rain today about 12 or 1 oclock Made the ground verry wet John & Felix has been getting Wood It is turning a little cooler Wind is from the West.
Tu 16 / Maguire Cabbage plants Onions / John Black Mare Mr. Maguire sent me 200 York Cabbage plants We set them out this morning & set out some Onions. The boy John Henderson seems to be quite handy & tolerable industrious We started John & the black Mare in the garden to lay off some roes She would not
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[Left margin: Work] Work or pull the plos, after coxing a while we fell out. I knocked her down & beat her there util I was afraid I had done too much took the gears off her, & run her off to the top of the hill. She shant be petted in the yard any longer Wed 17 [Left Margin: Gov Campbells / 2 Rows / 1 Row/ Peas] We planted two rows of peas we got from W. B. Campbell & one the Marifat pea One rowe of Tomato One Rowe of Beets Redishes Lettices &c Peas (Campion of England pea) A late tall variety of excellent flavour Imported from Englad the 2 from the North rowe) The 1st Rowe is thick next the onions Dwarf Blue Imperial Pea, good variety and verry prolifical grows about 2 feet [strikeout]high[/strikeout] and half high planted cucumbers &c [Left margin: Self] I am not worse, not much better 1867 April Thu 18 [Left margin: Etheredge / Candidate / Governor] This Morning is warm and Spring like the Wind is in the East rain in a few days I hear that Etheredge the Member of Congress was nominated for Governor vs Brownlow on the 16th at Nashville We planted some more garden seens & some Sugar Early corn that Gov Campbell sent me & John went to help Richard out Stalks [Left margin: Work] After dinner I went to the Mill (Saw) & rode across to some of the field Where the boys are at Work. The day is verry beauti[Left margin: John] ful for business, they are trying to work,John worked half the [Left margin: Self] day with Richard Self I feel verry weak tho no worse I have retained my flesh wonderfully Fri 19 The morning is verry clam clear & beautifu the Wind has dryed [Left margin: William] the ground wonderfully William left home this morning thought he would go this evening to Mary anns from Town & git back
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[Left margin: John] tomorrow John worked with Richard today. We planted some [Left margin: Self] more things in the garden Self I think my health some Improving I have had a long spell of it Sat 20 The Morning is verry beautiful Clear & Calm William did not get home last night There is nothing much doing on the plan[Left margin: Loneys/ Boys] tation Looneys 2 sons has been in the woods lot shooting yesterday & today I asked them verry politely to stop it & leave they done so. All the work hands quit & went to Town, where there is a Negro parade William B. Stokes made a speach verry [Left margin: Self / Town] insulting to the White quite a very exciting time in Town. After dinner I went to Town the first time for a long time I was verry much disgusted with the proceedings. Mary an & her [Left margin: Mary ann] 2 daughters was in Town She is some better William did not git home last night. None but Sandford has joined the loyal leage yet. Caleb came to me near bed time & wholy denyed having any thing to do with the Unon leage, has not joined it nor never will so declares. [Left margin: Shaved Self] I shaved & put on clean clothes all over & washed my feet & went to town 1867 April Sun 21 This morning is quite warm, calm & clear the air is from the South William did ot get home last night I think his sorrel filly [Left margin: Wm] is going to die, her legs are swelling & the distemper is verry [Left margin: Sorrel Distemper] bad she is getting verry poore. The black Mare is springing to fold The bay Dan rice Mare will have a Colt this Spring [Left margin: Mares] so will Mags poney None others except Williams sorrel Mare [underlined]probably[/underlined]
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[Left margin: Henry (Col)] Henry Wilson (Cold) declared he will never joing the union Leage or vote any way with them. While I was at Town yesterday & W [Left margin: Stokes Speach Candidate for Gov] B Stokes was speaking I cam to the conclusion that fully intends to run for Governor & that Brownlow is sick & will not run probably Staokes Arnold or Jim Beard I think is rivals for the office (We will see) They all sat together with some others garded by the soldiers & the bayonets, While Stokes was abusing the Rebels & there sympaysers Not that they were afraid but that the news might go up to the North to Make Capital against the Southern people. O shame, where is thy blush. [Left margin: Wm] William got home at sun down verry tyired [Left margin: Self] I feel much better this morning I begin to think I will probably recover [Left margin: Apples] We all got a good mess of our limber twig apples today. Mon 22 The Wind is from S.W. & quite warm All hands have gone to [Left margin: Stray Cow] there work There is a stray Cow & Calf in my lott this morning not marked, red & white ) Wed 24 the owner of the Cow come & [Left margin: Martin / Self ] get her. Martin braught his sorrel mare today Self my health is still slowly Improving I am greatly surprised that I have retained my flesh so well. I have been so long uwell, tho I am now in hopes I may once more recover my health, tho I never can get stout again. I have much better use of Myself My cough only troubles me of a morning [Left margin: Sow Pigga Dead] Our old red Piggy Sow was found dead yesterday in the lower end of the orchard She was verry fat & would weigh 250 lbs She was
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Just at the piging She was the only hog left by the Fedrel soldiers (A.J. Smith Command) She had been shot several times and was badly wounded but finely got well & has had 2 litters of pigs since she was shot. We kept her in the yard & fed her a long time. 1867 April Tu 23 The morning is quite Cool & Cloudy I got a letter from Martha Jane last night dated the 19th Inst the family [Left margin: letter from Martha Jane] health some chills have been amongst them but all are doing verry well at present [Left margin: Work] The boys are all at work this morning planting Corn & plowing &c It commenced raining after dinner slowly all day [Left margin: Rain] & until late not quitting until next morning everything in the garden is doing verry well turned cool Wm com home through the rain quite cold Wed 24 The Morning is quite cool the wind is from the North this morning. I fixed a Scraper upon the Harrow & scraped the ridge [Left margin: Potatoes] off the top of the Irish Potatoes they are coming up. We cut off some of the tops in Scraping Not many they are doing verry well [Left margin: Caleb] Caleb got a turn of corn today Charge on act. Th 25 The Morning is quite cold Wind from the N. It would have frosted last night if the Wind had not been so high every thing is growing verry well [Left margin: Self] I was not verry well all night it is the change in the Weather,
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head ake & pains less or more all over ) Sent to Mill 2½ [Left margin: Meal] bushels the last time was the 12th Apl, lasted 12 days. It seems that 2½ bushels last us 12 days. We have 9 to eat 1½ pints a day makes 20 gallons for 12 days, that is 1½ pint for each [Left margin: Caleb] one per day, in all 9 eaters. Caleb got 115 ears of Yellow Corn to plant Charged on Act. Fri 26 The morning is clear & beautiful little cool clam &c Some [Left margin: Frost) frost all hands are at work We found one of our hogs at Jaggers fastened up in his orchard he was marked had been [Left margin: Hog] gone 3 or 4 weeks got him home & altered him (Mag went to Town) [Left margin: Mag / Self] got some fish. I walked to the Saw Mill Went verry slow it fateaged me verry much 1867 April Sat 27 [Left margin: high wind] This morning is calm a little cloudy & about 2 oclock the Wind rose & ble verry hard from the North & turned quite cold Some sprinkling of rain with it. In the evening I sent the little 2 horse wage over to Mr. Dixon & braught home 4 grownd [Left margin: Sheep / See 2nd May] & one lamb sheep 3 black & 2 whites. The boys plowed on to evening We are making our garden looks tolerable well. I [Left margin: Self] had a verry sick spell about 2 oclock felt weake & feeble & had a verry severe spell of coughing laste me until near night Sun 28 This morning is quite cloudy Wind from N.E. & quite cold. [Left margin: Rain] It commenced raining at 7 oclock & it has rained all day (verry hard sometimes) it is quite cold. No news.
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------------------------------- Mon 29 The morning is a little cloudy & cool wind form the N. W. The boy George has been marking & altering our shotes for several days he has I think it is too wet to plow or plant this morning I have direct to have some wood halled up [Left margin: Self / Shaved &c ] I shaved & put on a clean shirt & socks & washed my feet. It [Left margin: Wood] has turned much warmer this evening halled some wood fro Press & me. The ground is verry wet, the boys went to plowing after dinner. ------------------------------- Tue 30th During the night there was a very considerable thunder storm [Left margin: Storm & Rain] & a heavy rain from the N. & W. This morning the Wind is from the E. This morning Margaret went on a visit to her Mothers [Left margin: Mag to Lawrence] Went in the Bugga & drove the rone Mare Jinna 7 A. M. [Left margin: Rain] Morning. (too wet to work in the Crop) It clouded up thundered & commenced rain at 10 oclock, at 12 it is still Raining, at 2 still Raining hard, dark & cloudy, at 3 heavy wind and rain N of West, 4½ still raining, (4 3/4 quit raining the wind N. E. & E. It has rained 6½ hours & part of the time verry hard today. ------------------------------- 1867 May 1st Wed. [Left margin: Rain / Mag] The morning is quite cool Wind from the N. & mostly clear. It commenced rain last night at sun-down & has rained nearly all night. It is too wet to work in the crops. Margaret left yesterday for Lawrence & was in the rain yesterday, I think all day.
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------------------------------- Th 2 The morning is clear some little frost on the fences done not much harm. All hands has went to work. I am tryend to [Left margin: Garden] make a little garden everything is frown verry beautifully. Got the boy John at work in the garden scraping & cleaning it [Left margin: Potatoes] out. My Irish potatoes are coming up they were planted the 8 & 9 Apl scraped of the ridge 24 [Left margin: Gun / Silver Mounted Rifle] My health this morning is better. I worked all day yesterday in Cleaning & Cutting out my Silver Mounted gun, fixing the Cities. It had lay so long without even been shot that it was not in the best fix. My saws some how did not work at first verry well but I got them after a while to do. I will give my gun a trial soon & see if she will do or in other words see if I can do, for I know the fun is right, she never was much wrong I have been shooting her during the year 1819 and ever since. It is useless to say I am devoted to her she has accompanied me through Many Seans & is yet verry beautiful. I kept her through the whole rebellion with some dificulty, I have but rearly kept her concealed. She has been looked at & examined by 10,000 of soldiers & but one man ever tryed to take her & he failed [Left margin: Sheep see 23 Apl] We sent to J W B Thomas this morning & got 2 Sheep one of them was in my mark the other in Mary anns (Ewes) this makes Seven Sheep See entry 27 Apl 3 blacks & 4 whites ones -------------------------------
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[Left: 1867 May Frid 3] The morning is clear calm & beautiful & spring like [Left: May] [Left Frid 3] All hands are at work this morning John has been working in the garden the cut worms are eating our vegitables before they are fit to use. We are shelling Corn to go to Mill, the last [Left: Meal] turn has lasted eight days only the other turns lasted 12 days (see about) there is foul play it only lasted 2/3 as long as the other turns and they were all the same 2 1/2 bushels (See Th 26th Apl) [Left: Black Mare] The black Mare had last night a filly Colt Chesnut sorrel A [Left: & Colt] verry good Colt. It has not sucked later in the evening [Left: Ball] The Ball horse one of his eyes looks verry weak. I have had [Left: Horse] his head greased with lard & Sulphur & fresh butter put in his ears this morning, he is still plowing, by George Hargroves. ---------------------------------------------- [Left: Sat 4] The morning is cloudy the wind is from the East looks like rain The little colt (Black Mares) is not dead yet I think [Left: Ball] it will dye it is dead. It cant suck The Ball horse is [Left: Horse] quite lame feet verry tender he cant travel I sent him to [Left: Leftwich] the Shop this morning to have him shod. I read Leftwich speach [Left: Speach] he is verry mild but verry determined in favour of the conserva[Left: Hands] tives & opposed to radicalism. All hands quit work today gone [Left: went] gone &c The wind blew verry hard all day from the E. & S. E. There has been no one here all day I have been quite unwell [Left: Mag] Mag went away last Tuesday Not got back William got home at night. -----------------------------------------------
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[Left: Sun 5] The Wind is still blowing from the S. E. & not quite so high [Left: Wm Ball] as yesterday Some little clouds passing William rode the ball horse went to Jo Moores in Fountain Creek got back at night. I was all day alone all the blacks went off [Left: Self] to meeting &c I was not well and verry lonesome & a little hipoed I suppose. My attention was called by George Hargroes to the [Left: Ball horse] fact that the ball horses eyes would get well after the change of the moon The Moon changed the 4th Inst & today it is [Left: Moon] better I see on the 6th his eyes looks quite well, I must [Left: Eyed] notice hereafter -------------------- [Left: 1867 May Mon 6th Rain] The Morning is dark cloudy & thundering & calm It has been raining nearly all night slowly & looks like raining more. William was a little pestered this morning to get a horse to ride to Town he at last rode Mags little poney Mare he got up the sorrel Stud Colt & got on him thought he would be too [Left: Mag] unmanagable & left him & got on the other the poney. Mag has not got back from Lawrence yet. John worked in garden. The Circuit Cort Commenced its Session today Judge Ward presiding --------------------- [Left: Tu 7th Wm Court] The morning is clear & quite cool the Wind in N. William rode the black Mare to Town The Circuit Court is in Session Judge Ward presiding The Court has taken up the Scribner & Fitzpatrick Mill case. Mag has not [Left: Mag Hunters] got back. I heard shooting in the lott Saw 2 dogs after the
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Rone Colt Sent John & told them to leave John done it & they [Left: Nutgrass's son Shooting in the lott] left right off It was Nutgrass's son a youth John knew him when he told him go. It was near dark when Wm got home. ---------------------- [Left: Wed 8 Frost] There is a frost this morning that will do some injury in some places. Verry calm & quite cold Wind North The frost will cut down the vegetable verry much. I settled my Act [Left: J H Bostick] by note with Jas H. Bostick $11.50 he stocked 3 plows one for [Left: plows Preston Bostick] me costs $3.50, & one other for Wm costs $4.00, and one for Preston costs $400. Bostick stayed with me & eat his dinner quite friendly ---------------------- [Left: Th 9 Rain] The morning is quite blustery Wind mostly from N. Rain & clouds from the North Clear in the West and thundering in the South, there was but little rain verry curious weather. Mag [Left: Mag home] got home in the evening braught her Mother with her to Jacks in Town The Circuit Cort is in session I had to run out of the woods lott 2 white men & 4 negroes all hunting Mat & [Left: Hunting] Looneys sons amongst them. I recon they are mad I dont care they have to keep out. ----------------------- [Left: 1867 May Fr 10th] The morning is a little cloudy & quite calm No particular news. I learn the blacks has a very greate [Left: Jubilee Spring H.] Jubilee to morrow at spring hill (a picknick) Arnold is to adress to brothern Black and instruct them in the truly unconditional Loyal League course to pursue. You see I have spelled
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[Left: Arnold] Arnold after his old original name he aught to keep & ware from his anstry Benodeck Aarnold. Saml Arnolds father was a son of the brother of Benodick Arnold the trator in the Revolutionary War, This is what Col. Elias C. Freerson says about it, he aught to know. -------------------- [Left: Sat 11 Caleb Court Sugar] The morning is very calm a little cloudy. Caleb got Duck Mule today to plow & 100 ears of Corn to feed with. The Circuit Court is in Session. Caleb will have turn out portion of his field cant get plow stock to attend it. We got $2.00 Worth of Sugar -------------------- [Left: Sun 12 Rain] The morning is a little cloudy Mostly calm It rained last night a tolerable good shour We needed it The Varmints caught 6 out [Left: Varmints Caught Chickens] of 12 of the young chickens out of the porch last night. Mag went to Town and stayed at Jacks last night & this morning [Left: Mag Lawrence] went in the Bugga to Lawrence & took her Mother with her back home. -------------------- [Left: Mon 13] This morning is quite warm & clear The air is mooving gently from the E. & S. E. William rode the sorrel Colt this morning [Left: Caleb Black Mare] to Town I sent the black Mare to Caleb to plow they did not get along so well togather & he sent her back. [Left: Trap] I have finished & made a box or trap to catch possoms, Coons, rabbits &c. I think it will hold them if they do into it. [Left: Etheridge Candidate for Govr] Ethredge Candidate for Govr has commenced the campain Candidate for Govr. Verry greate excitement. John Freerson was here with [Left: Freerson] a Mare to 1 eye horse
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[Left: 1867 May Tu 14] The morning is Clear The Wind is in the West. The boys are working replanting, plowing &c All done planting except [Left: Work &c] Caleb he is about half done he has 2 mules now & is getting along some better but could not make the black Mare work yesterday [Left: Self Town] I was some more unwell having the cramp several times last night took too much exercise last eveng I feel some better today I have not been in Town for a long time. We sent 2½ bushels [Left: Meal] of Corn to the Steam Mill at the pawn today it makes verry pretty Meal. This is the first I have got at that Mill. The last bag of Meal we got was the 3d May it has lasted about the [Left: Mag] usual number of days (12) Mag has not got home yet. -------------------- [Left: Wed 15] The morning is clear The Wind is from the N. W. & a little cool, remarkable dry, the Wind has dryed the ground verry much want rain [Left: George & Preston] George & Preston are stocking their bull tongue plows There [Left: Richd] crop is looking verry well Richd is runing round his Corn [Left: Jack] Jack is replanting his Corn. Caleb is yet planting, & I dont [Left: Caleb & Wash] know anything about Wash he dont never tell me. Mag got home today about 3 in the evening with George Stanfod with her who [Left: Mag] waked on to Town. She left Jacks Sunday stayed that night (her & her Mother) at Langley Went on to Lawrence next day She gives a history of her travel there & back her sick Mare & broken down Bugga & the mending of it &c &c &c
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I sent $5.00 by William who paid Plummer Henderson the hire [Left: John $5.00 paid for hire] of John his son for the past month whose time was out yesterday, he has not yet returned We had lettices for supper [Left: Lettice] they were sowed & planted on Wed 15 April Not 4 weeks -------------------- [Left: 1867 May Th 16] The Morning is calm cloudy & dusting rain We need some verry much indeed [Left: Jno] John Henderson (Col) Came by Going to work at James Davis's so I dont get him any more [Left: Rain] It has rained a little several times through the day Not enough to do much good Puss went to Town John's Father told her he would send John by next Monday I dont expect it -------------------- [Left: Fr 17 Self] The morning is calm having sprinkled rain several times through the night I feel better this morning I am mending I think a little. [Left: Potatoes] George Richard & Jack plowed over our Irish potatoe patch It took them three hours plowed them verry well with a turning plow & finished before dinner We planted these potatoes on the 9th day of April & they have not been worked since only a bord run over the ridges before they had come up & that, John dont it We put out our Tomatos that was in the box & wattered them -------------------- [Left: Sat 18 Moon] THe morning is quite cook but no frost The wind is from the N. E. & clear. (Moon fulls today) [Left: Wilcher] Jo & John Wilcher came last night & stayed all night, the tryal
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agt the prisoner Anderson for shooting William Due is on hand [Left: Court Work Jack] I rode over the farm yesterday They are doing tolerable well only Caleb is much behind Jack is some behind, Wash, Richard, Press & George is doing verry well Jack Patton is selling Meal last Saturday & today he took it to Town I fear is not Toting [Left: Reuben Write] fair, I will see about it Reuben Rite has been lying over near Washs in that lott nearly all day What does it mean We are Wattering our little garden it looks verry well. -------------------- [Left: Sun 19] The Morning is cloudy & looks like rain There has been several showers of Rain through the day not safficient to lay the dust No news -------------------- [Left: 1867 May Mon 20] The Morning is cloudy looks like rain John Henderson Col Has commenced another months work this [Left: John H.] morning at $5.00 pr month. [Left: Richd Stud] Richard has had his provisions weighed off foor two weeks. William has turned out his one eye stud this morning with the rest of the horses. It is raining slowly I do hope we will get a season we need it verry much (10 oclock) There was a greate collection of Negroes in Town Amos & Bean made a talk to the Negroes -------------------- [Left: Tu 21] The morning is clear & cool Wind from W. Tom McCanless helped me today stick our peas We worked in the garden Set out lettices [Left: Peas lettices Tomatoes] some few cabbages & 180 Tomatto slips It has rained a little the wind has shifted to the North & turned quite cold.
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[Left: Wed 22] The Morning is quite clear & quite cold the wind from N. W. [Left: Wm Court] William did not git home last night from Town The Circuit Court is still in session Saml Martin Col Was robed the [Left: Sam Robed] other night in the pike between Rankins & J. H. Thomas $15.00 & last Friday night some one stole Out from under the head of [Left: Jaggers McCinly Stealing &c Robin &c] Wm J Jaggers his money $45. his will & his deed to his land, notes &c A bad state of affairs round about here about now William Jaggers is not expected to live verry low Some a week ago took the old man Jaggers Mare, gone, & Wm McCinley pretends some one has stole his gray horse he got of Wm James Jaggers [Left: E. Pinnion 2 children] Elizabeth Pinnion (Marens) & her two children came last night & stayed all night She thinks Pinion is drowned The Opinion of the people is otherwise & that he is about here [Left: Williams Sorrel Mare Colt] Williams sorrel Mare had a filly colt last night in the woods lott amongst all the horses, studs & mules, not hurt, a fine Colt Sorrel I took her & it to the long lott & put her in it fed her with Corn, put up the fences & everything else Out. [Left: Bulls Bitters] I got a bottle of Bulls Sarsparrilla Bitters I have used 5 or 6 Bottles. -------------------- [Left: 1867 May Th 23] The Morning is quite cold No frost. Wind N. W. Our garden is doing tolerable well We have plenty of lettices, mustard Onions & radishes for our little family. John Henderson is working in the garden
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[Left: Elizabeth Pinion & others] Elizabeth Pinnion left here (after staying all night) took her youngest child, leaving the oldest here & went (rid) to Town She has returned & staying at night She has not returned this morning She came back at night. I think her husband is some where around about here trying to make a rize by stealing robing &c, with the McCinley 2 boys There is no good can come of there course of Conduct it is too notorious & should not be permitted to go on unpunished My son Thomas and his little son William came & stayed until evening he is a verry Inteligent & smart boy We got the last [Left: Last apple] apple & little William eat it today [Left: Meal] We sheled Corn & sent to Mill, will get the Meal in the morning Some dificulty occured between Margaret & Adaline Wash about [Left: Fuss] Arch while I was gone a piece with Thomas as he went home. I have told Adaline to stay away -------------------- [Left: Fr 24] The Morning is cloudy & raining a little quite calm [Left: Elizabeth Pinion] Elizabeth Pinnion is here yet & has been for several days Seems like we cant get her off, tho I have told her to go several times She has to leave this morning. With some trouble & dificulty she went. I give her about $1.50 & told her to leave, if she did not I would force her She left & went to Prestons & stayed there until she had to leave. She has been sent here by the Jaggers family to stay but she cant be permitted to do so She has gone some where I think to McGuires I give
-35her directions not to return here any More. I cant be so imposed on y the Jaggers family I consider them verry base & dishonest & that is there general character in the neighbourhood at this time. [Left: W J Porter] I recieved a letter from W J Porter dated 20th May in which he thinks he will not be damaged bad in the Suit agt him by McFarrar &c Seems to be in fine spirits I reced a letter from A. G. N. living near Charlston Miss inquiring about borther Jacks family he wants to buy a about 150 or 80 acres of land near here he wants me to write See letter. Mag went to Town in Bugga. [Left: Sheley Miss] [Left: Mag] -------------------- [Left: 1867 May Sat 25] [Left: pick nick] The morning cool the clouds are moving a little every way Wind from E. & S. E. looks like rain there is a picknick among the blacks today down at the creek I suppose there will be several thousand blacks there, considerable to do, there are about 3 days in the week they have a gathering some where that calls the last one off from there work If this state of affairs continues there will be quite a poore show this fall for any thing to be made [Left: Crops] [Left: Circuit Court Puss Cole Oil William Superior Bean] The Circuit Court is still in session Puss went with Mag to town yesterday & layed out her money for herself &c. We got some cole oil yesterday. William took his pistol with him this moring. There are considerable signs of robery & stealing in the neighbourhood about now. I planted 2 beans that William gave me they are said to be of superior quality they
-36are the vine bean. I planted them on the left side & near too the main well, & stuck 2 Cedar stakes one on each side of the bean they are called the bullet bean by some they are a red speckled round ban & large. All hands of the plntation Male & female is gone to the picknick -------------------- [Left: Sun 26 Rain] The morning cool & damp the pressure of are is from the N. It rained some during the night with some thunder not enough of rain to be a season There was a verry greate number of [Left: Disorder & Dancing] Negroes dancing & carousing nearly all night This morning the fences were down verry much & Stock running every way. Cousin [Left: Ed Wilson] Ed. Wilson came this evening & stayed all night. -------------------- [Left: Mon 27 Gate] This morning is a little cloudy Wind from the West George H Rich & me fixed up the gate near the Smoke house George is shearing our 2 sheep that was not sheared We have 6 grown ones & one lamb 3 blacks & 4 whites We put the bell on one [Left: Sheep] Working in the Garden We gave George about the one fourth of the Wool for Shearing &c It has turned quite warm I took off my thick flannen Shirt Kept on my thin one I shaved Washed my feet &c & put on clean clothes. I feel better. [Left: Wool Sahved &c Self] -------------------- [Left: 1867 May Tu 28 Rain William Self] There was a little shower of rain this morning done some good not a season Some thunder It came from the West. William did not git home last night I feel better this morning I got up early & was able to see to the feading &c We got of George Hargrove over 100 beat plants & set them out There was a verry heavy thunder storm passed from S.W. to N.E. lasted about 3/4 [Left: Beets they all are dead]
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of an hour Commenced 1/2 past Twelve there was a heavy fall of rain say for about a half hour We needed it verry much it will help our vegitibel particular our Irish potatoes
Wed 29 This morning was warm looking a little cloudy Are mooving from S. W. We howed & hilled up our Irish potatoes finished Potatoes them beore 12 oclock they were 3 1/2 hours doing it (& all got there dinner) at 12 oclock there was Preston ["Preston" denoted with "1" identifier underneath, & "Calvin" denoted with "2" identifier underneath] & Calvin, George Hargrove, Jack Patton , Charley, Richard, Tom McCanless & John. [above line has numerical identifiers underneath: "Hargrove" = "3", "Jack Patton" = "4", "Charley" = "5", "Richard" = "6", "Tom McCanless" = "7", & "John" = "8" All charge upon his act. See accounts, & John has gon to hel Jackd howe his cotton.
Th 30 This mornin is wet & raining, rained all night verry heavy rain. Mary ann Mary an Came last night & stayed all night She has been quite unwell the better She left for home at 10 oclock it had quit raining before she left. The dore of the chicken coop was left Chickens caught) open last night & the Varmints caught 3 of the oldest chickens left 3 the last of 12 The varmints came next night & took the ballance, all gone.
Fr 31 The morning is clear & all hands trying to do something We got Meal a bag of Meal 2 1/2 bushels Neelys Mill it is verry good William Coffee brought home Coffee (the Javey)
1867 The morning is a little cool Wind is from the E. George went June Sat 1 this morning to G A Pillows again after the owe & lamb Pillow Pillow came here yesterday & told me to sent & get it that it was at
-38[Left: Sheep Rain Hudspeth] his house George went & did not get it said they could not kitch it Come back at nine oclock This is the 2d trip with the wagon he has went after it I can think what I please about it. There was but little done today raiend verry hard at sundown Mr Hudspeth went home (Town) through a heavy rain I loned him my blanket. -------------------- [Left: Sun 2 Rain] The morning has been a little cool The wind from West It has been rained nearly all night The ground is verry wet too much rain. The variants are kitching what few chickens, caught the young Game hen last night & killed her. I with the renters signed the articles of agreement, each one keeping a copy &I retaining one copy [Left: Mags Mare] Mags mare has kicked ball mule & lamed her -------------------- [Left: Mon 3 Hudspeth Work] The morning is quite clear calm & warm Mr Hudspeth was here today All hands are working at there Crop Jack Patton has hired hand to help him gives $15 pr month & plowing 2 horses -------------------- [Left: Tu 4 Town Self Akins Larkins] The morning is clear & warm I went to Town rode black Mare the first time in a long time. I give my note to Akin & Larkin for $50.62 the ballence of my last year Act. I took a recept for the same. I got some Magnecia & Paragorric & Soda all cost $1.50 [Left: Self Sell land] I was trying to sell my Cedar land to Timmons probably have effected the trade We meet again next Monday I saw Thomas &
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Fanna is Town did not have a chance to talk but little to Rain them It rained a little while I was in Town
1867 The morning is clear calm & warm. I had the cramp in my feet June Wed 5 & egs verry bad through the night. All hands now seems to be Self at work Bell Mule seems to be better of her lameness plowed yesterday
Margrut Mag went to Town Sent the black Mare back by Lorra did not John git home at night John worked for Jack from dinner util night Self Jack is to pay the work back. John eats at home. I have been quite weekly & some down spirrited, not well all day.
Th 6 The morning is clear the wind is from the S. E. & verry pretty Richd weather Richard rode the black Mare early this moring to Town Puss blacksmith shop to get his plow done up. Puss went to Town Jno after dinner rode the black Mare John is working with Jack Self ) today. I took off my flannel Drawers today. Rone ) Rone was here today wants to buy Corn. Margaret did not git Mag home last night William got 2 shirts 1 pair pants &c a cote Jno ) Clothes ) & the making for John cost $5.10 — 2 shirts 1 pr paints 1 cote cost ) & making Cloth cost 3.60 Making — — 1.50 $5.10
Fri 7 The Morning is clear calm & a little cool William took his William ) broken shoulder horse to Town to A Harrison (John & George Stud ) Harrison ) took him) Mag has not got home yet She is at Jacks (She got Mag home at night)
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Jno Court.
John helpt Press & George today I have stayed at the house & entirely alone since last Tuesday except when Wm comes hom of a night & he has nothing to say about any thing & I have to fource upon his attention every thing I say to him & he sildom answer me The Circuit Court has adjored at last. ----------------------- Sat 8 Rankin
The morning is a little cool Wind or air from the E but quite calm I was quite unwell all night dificulty of breathen chocink & swetted all night, but no one knew it but my self I must & will if I live ----------- I rode out to the Mill & looked over the farm I found Mr Rankin at the Mill he has taken cold & can not hear but little looks bad ------------------------ 1867 June Sun 9 Hudspeth
Sorrel ) colt lame )
black Mare
Jerry ) Smith )
The morning is clear & calm & quite warm Mr Hudspeth was here today The sorrel Colt Jack is working is verry lame in his shoulder got it done yesterday some way With rest he will soon recover. The black Mare is looking bad has fallen off Mags little Mare had a Colt last night the horses killed it Jerry Smith was in Town & left for home, he sent for me to come in I did not go being unwell he lives in Indianna I would like to have seen him. --------------------------------- Mon 10 Self
The morning is clear calm & warm All hands are working tolerable ( well, there Crops mostly Corn is in tolerable order. ) I have ( been better, rested verry well last night I am troubled occasionally with a stick or pain in my breast it seems about my
-41hart it is worse at times & other times I can scarsly feel it I am better this morning My apitite is good I have eat nothing for more than 2 weeks only a bread & milk diet & Medicine vigitables I have taken but little medasine only Bulls Sarsparalla & Magesia. I have not fallen off but verry little the verry weak & feable at times & at other times I can git Disease about much better, for an hour or two every day I have a head ake, some times it is verry severe then goes off some times it is verry light I ride my little black poney across the plantation every day or two when I feel like it. I think it helps me I stay mostly at the house, been to Town only once or twist in 2 or 3 months neither have I went any where else better I think I will get better as the summer comes on I feel much better this evening than usual I still hope for the better John & our tother fellows are cleaning out the garden We will have vigatables plenty after a while Georg Hargroves sent me a good mess of Snap beans yesterday the 1s we have
-42- Sold Land) When in Town the 4th Inst (Tuesday) I made a contract & Sale with Timmons the sale of my Cedar land, to meet yesterday in Town, Monday, to close it up Make titles &c I Gallaway discovered an uneasiness at the time with William Gallaway at the time I was contracting with Timmons, who went off with Timmons Gallaway to the North side of the river I learn that Timmons is off with the trade & I have not the least doubt but Gallaway has interfeared & broke it up I suppose he has got Timmons Gallaway money some way. I will see about this matter hereafter. Gallaway is a dog nothing too mean for him to do or be ingaged in to make money No gentiman or honour about him, & Timmons is equally as big as a dog in everry way as Gallaway. William braught home a set of Tumblers & Cups & Saucers Tumblers Cups & Saucers)
Wed 12 The morning is quite warm wind South & West It rained a little Rain last night not enough to do much good, tho it helpt a little. Cabbage We have set out the ballence of our Cabbage plants & wattered Calvin them, & sowed more seed Calvin is breaking up the garden between the Main walk & the fence East he plowed about 2 hours Dixon Pistol Moles I went to George Dixons yesterday & borrowed his pistol Moles, the ball will fit Williams pistol to large for mine We were at work all day in the garden.
Th 13 The morning is fogga Warm & some cloudy Calm. The cabbage
-43plants set out yesterday (most of them) doing verry well Self My General health is still improving I am living upon a vigitable & Milk & bread diet and has been for near 2 months I think I am mending The most of medicine I take is Calcine Magnecea & assafidity for the cholick which I have more or less every day. My breast is much better
1867 June Th 13 (Continued) The Morning is cloudy calm & warm We are working in our little garden. Margaret rode the black Mare & Lorra behind Margaret went} her to Town & in going the rain caught them near town & they got a witting they came back at night. I was verry much Rain confined to the yard & gardin It rained at 10 oclock a verry pretty showed for about 1/2 hour livened up our garden done a little good not a season All hands are trying to work some of them sees that there runing so much to Town has throwed them Work much behind in their Crops. We have lost our Bugga or Monkey Monkey Rench } Rench, can't find it yet I think it is gone.
Fri 14 The morning is a little cloudy Warm & calm. We are trying Shelling Corn Meal bag } to get some Corn shelled Our Meal bag is out of place After hunting some time all round we found out that Richard had it & it was at the Mill
William William did not git home last night dont know what kept him. Meal The last Meal we got was 31st May it has lasted 15 days, 2 or 3 days longer than usual. We got it at Neeleys Mill it was verry fine Meal We will send in the morning to Steam Mill 2 1/2 bushels
-44Sat 15 The morning a little cloudy some wind from the South East & looks like more rain It commenced raining last night about Rain heavey } dark & rained a tolerable heavey rain until the turn of the night The ground is verry Wet & running with Watter too much for the good of the Crops. Caleb is gitting behind verry much all a little behind I was yesterday through all the fields & if this wet weather continues there will be more weeds than Corn or Cotton in a short time. William come home near night carried Miss Rebecca Standford behind him he stayed last night at Thos. L. Dan rice Mare } I fixed up Olicks Old lott & stable put the bay Dan Rice in it until she has a Colt.
1867 June Sun 16 Self The Morning is clear & warm tolerable calm. My health is still improving See entry of last Monday. I now think I will recover but it will require every attention to exercise Diet & taking the best care of my self in every way. I ride over the farm less or more every day less or more When I fatigue my self a little too much I am not so well for a while I have kipt a very strict regard in the diet & cloathing & by this course I think I will get up one time more.
Mon 17 The morning is clear calm & warm the boys, Jack & his Cousin, Richard, George Hargrove & Calvin again plowed over my Irish potatoes Potatoes plowed over }
it in one hour & 10 minnits. John, Lorra, Clary & Felix pulled out the weeds out of the Rowes they did not git done it commenced Rain 10 oclock & rained extreamely hard for some 5 or 10 Minnits The Ground is compleately running with Watter. Potatoes) We got a small Mess of Irish potatoes for dinner out of the for( dinner) patch I think if we have good luck we will have a verry fine Crop of them. John & Lorra & Clary & Felix has finished pulling up the weeds in the Potato rows & Gon to gathering Rosteners Mag Margaret went to Town with Miss Rebeca Standford after dinner & did not git home at night It is thundering all round like it was a going to rain & verry warm. William got home near sun down through the rain. It rained a heavy rain at dark there was some verry heavy thunder all evening the ground is verry wet & running with watter Mary ann Mary ann was in Town today My back is verry much inflamed broke out with pimples verry considerable burning eaching & heat Self continuelly, it is verry troublesome I fear it is St. Anthonys fire. I am weting it with blister flies ever day I dont think it gits any better. 1867 June Tu 18 The morning is verry cloudy dark & some fogga the are is from E. not much astir. The ground is so verry wet but little work can be done in the farm. Mag got home from Town Stayed last night at Jacks. Says that Jacks house was (the basement story) was 10 or 12 Inches deep with watter done him some damage, his flour &c.
Willa &) William J Webster & Hamon Webster got to Columbia on there Hamon) Webster) way home from College They have been gone 8 months.
Wed 19 The morning is clear & beautiful all hands are at work this morning John, Lorra & Clary is at work in the garden No Self particular news the burning heat & braking out on my back mentioned on Monday is no better.
Th 20 The morning is clear Wind from S. E. & a little cool after so much rain. My back mentioned Monday is no better anoys me Self verry much of nights. I have some fever of nights occasioned by the eruption. Some dificulty in breathing & pain in my Shutter) breast. I made a shutter to hang to the Cedar Crib (with the for Cedar) Crib) help of John) yesterday. Rankin I learn that Mr. Rankin has come to his hearing again he has been verry deaf for about 2 weeks reports has com that Reuben R Rite) Right is in Jail in Nashville Supposed horse stealing It is & others) pretty well believed that Pinion is or has been lying out Pinion around Jaggers with the 2 McConley boys & they are believed to McConleys be connected with others that stole horse some 10 days or 2 week ago
Fr 21 The morning is calm & clear George Hargroves is helping George H.) hang the doors to the Cedar crib We are finishing about 12 Cedar Crib) oclock. I would have it done the way I wanted it & it is done right & I think it will last
1867 The morning is clear calm & beautiful June Sat 22d We repaired the doors of the Cedar Crib yesterday & today we Cedar) commenced using Corn out of it. All the Corn that was in the Crib) Corn) Smoke house is done except some shattered and rotten Corn We Smoke) finished the Corn in the Smoke house last year the 12th of house Corn) done) June, 10 days longer, & we have about the same amt of Corn in the Cedar Crib this year that we had last year Mag Mag went to Town before dinner did not come back at night. We Yellow Corn) are feding our Yellow Corn
Sun 23 The morning is calm clear & warm, verry pretty weather all Self things are getting along tolerable well. I rested badly all night until near day My breast hurt me verr much. The Crops are looking tolerable well all except Calebs he is a little behind in the weeds
Mon 24 The morning is clear & calm a little cool I rested verry well Self better) the latter part of the night I was much better Town John did not come home I went to Town to see about him, he got home after I left. Was a celebration & dinner with the Masons Celebration) Masons) they marched out to the Trotter place had there dinner & a speach delivered upon the occasion by Parson Young who done his cause ample Justice. Greate many in attendance all things went off verry well. I had some little altercation with Timmon about the land sale I got home at night I eat my dinner with Negro Vote Mr York, had some mutton it agreed with me verry well There is
Little) a greate strugle to git the Negro Votes for the Radicles rain) I think the blacks are afraid to vote any other way only for Grimes) the Radicles. Grimes candidate for Congress made a speach Candidate) he is no doubt discouraged partially so. A little shower of rain, night
1867 The morning is clear & calm Some little cooler in the morning, June Tu 25 but turned quite warm in the day. We worked in our garden, Garden stucked & tyed up our Tomatoes &c all hands seams to be at work in there Crops at this time & are gitting along tolerable well Meal) Yellow) We got 2 1/2 bushels of Meal of Yellow Corn the last we got was 14th Inst lasted only 11 days.
Wed 26 The morning is clear warm & sultry but (clouded up in the evening) Some distant thunder Self My health I think is improving tho verry slow All hands are at work John is working in the Garden, feeding, &c &c
Th 27 The morning is clear warm & calm. My general health is improving I think, but verry slow Hudspeth) Bull) Mr Hudspeth sent his large White (Bremann) Bull by his son, to run in my woods paster he is a verry fine animal & quite large he whipt out Rankins bull 3 or 4 time in a hurray the other fellow would fight every 10 or 15 minnits but the other run right over him in less than 2 minnits every fight. I have been looking over the Crops this morning all doing tolerable well.
Mag Mag went to Town to Jacks & stayed all night William this Wm) evening finished making himself a pair of Cloth Shoes they Shoes) look verry fine.
Fr 28 The morning clear calm & beautiful All hands is at work in John there Crops, George & Preston has some 5 or 6 hands hired howing Mag out his crop I sent John to help them today. Mag has not got Athneum home staying at the concert at the Athneum (Smiths)
1867 The morning is clear calm & beautiful Wm J Webster came in June Sat 29 his bugga this morning about daylight having been at the Concert W J Webster) all night lay down & slept until breakfast left & went home W Jones) after dinner. Wash Jones got 300 ears of Corn (Charged) he is Corn) to report what it makes. The boys have taken there plows to Shop) plows) the Shop Jack Patton took them. John went to work with George Mag & Press (half the day to 12 oclock) Mag got home in the evening with William been gone since Thursday.
Sun 30 The morning is clear calm & warm I got some beef stake for breakfast I relished it verry well I eat but verry little of it but eat a verry good dinner of the Mutton Mag is not verry well been exposed at the Concert. No particular news. horse) Theaves) I have got to believe there is some 6 or 8 horse theaves making Steeling) Rouges) there place of rendavose on the hill & around. Mr Jaggers they have been seen there frequently for some 2 months or more Some of our neighbour boys are engaged in it no doubt
Mo 1st The morning is verry calm & a little cloudy I am trying to July git my yard fence fixed up the Mules was in the yard and Fence garden all night. I was unwell & they kept me from sleeping. Self Sugar I feel not so well. We got $100 worth of sugar Saturday.
1867 The morning is cloudy & calm some distant thunder. William July Tu 2d left this morning expecting to take the Cars for Nashville William he got home at night bot clothes &c they leave Columbia at 6 Rone &) Rone & Shaddon was here today to make a settlement but they Shaddon) went back to see about which got the 3rd. load of Corn they Bull) are in my debt Cow) Cate Milch Cow took the Bull (Hudspeths) today I saw it done
Wed 3 The morning is cloudy & calm it is verry dry we need rain. No rain since the 15th June here & we need it verry much Dan Rice) folded) The bay Dan Rice Mare had a filly Colt this morning a bay white in the face & one hind foot white it is verry fine. Wind &) John is gone to help Richard howe Corn today. There was some Rain) Wind & a little sprinkle of rain Not enough to lay the dust.
Th 4th The morning is cloudy Wind from the South & tolerable high The blacks has a Jubilee today in Town all going. My health July 4) is still improving verry slow indeed. On the 4 July 1865 there 1865)) (was a greate Negro parade in Town Jack Porter got into the ) (Gard house I went to Town & got him out July 4) 1866)(On the 4 July 1866 William & Mag left for Lawrence County drove ) (Jacks horse & Williams Bugga The Negroes had a Genl Celebration ) (in Town
Negro) The Negroes has a greate celebration in Town today. Mag went Celebration) to Town & it commenced Rain at 11 oclock rained hard 1/2 hour Mag Rain Mag got caught in it, tolerable season.
1867 The morning is quite cool the wind is from the West, a little July Fr 5 cloudy William did not get home last night he rode Molla off to Town yesterday morning The rain that fell yesterday Mag &) will benefit the Crops greately Mag got verry wet yesterday the rain) Come home quite out of humor She never got to Town Got wet & turned back & come home yesterday so she did not enjoy the 4th of July Celebration Rain The last rain that fell was the 15 June We had a little shower of rain at 2 oclock, about enough to lay the dust ever little helps. We have a tollerable season Wheat) to Mill) John went to Mill took about 2 1/2 bush of Old Wheat to Neelys Mill & shelled Corn today to go to Mill
Sat 6 The morning is cloudy Wind is from S. West & dizzing rain took Meal 2 1/2 bushels of Corn to Rankins Mill had it ground Yellow Corn made fine Meal The last we got was Tu 25 June it lasted 11 days. It commenced raining about 11 oclock & Rained verry hard Rain for over an hour It has been showry nearly all day at times the ground is thoroughly wet too much so.
Sun 7 The morning is quite warm & calm looks like it might rain Mag Mag fixed up & went to Town rode Jenna Stayed all night at Jack Porters left there next morning for Lawrence County
1867 The morning is calm & clear & warm We got some flour home July Mon 8
Flour) about 2 1/2 bush it is not bolted We will sift it & use it withNot) bolted) out bolting. I learn that William went on from Columbia towards Mag) Lawrence County with Mag early this morning. William) I tryed to git all hands to work early but it was hard work to git them started. We had a Blackberry pie today Verry good.
Th 9 The morning is Clear & Calm William did not git home until Mag night last night having went with Mag beyond Mt. Pleasant he Wm ) rode the little black Mare & this morning she is verry stiff black( Mare stiff) cant walk but verry little, he rode one eye stud to Town today. Bisket We had for supper busket the flour not bolted it eat verry well
Wed 10 The morning is quite cool the wind is from the east & a verry Wm heavy Dew One eye) Wm Rode his Commadore Steed yesterday & this morning he is a Comadore) little stiff a touch of founder John is helping George plow Jno today The Black Mare is verry Stiff yet from Mondays ride bad Black) Mare) off
Th 11 The morning is a little cool calm & cloudy I went to Town & heard Etherage Candate for Governor make a Speech he is a powerful Orator mad the best Speach I ever heard he exposed Erownlow & the radicles without mercy There was but few Negroes there they had got there orders I suppose to stay away Elias Polk Col Made a speach, he Spoke well. Stud Wms Stud is bad off verry stiff had to drench him
-531867 July Fr 12 The morning is cloudy & looks like rain The boys was about commencing to cut my Oats & it commenced a little shower of rain & they did not cut it for present. William Stud one eye Stud is verry bad off We put him up in the the Stud lott yesterday. Dan Rice Mare } We put the bay Mare to the sorrel Colt 2 covers yesterday & today & turned her out in the large Grass lott } her Colt Sorrel Stud } is 9 day old on yesterday it is looking fine See intry See entry of Wed 3d July See 3 July entry } Arnall & red Oxen } Saml Arnell Sent back the red oxen I sold him last March The boy Paul turned him loose in the lott without saying one word to me about it, he told me that Arnell said he did not want him, after keeping the oxen for 4 or 5 months & plowing him the Summer. I ordered Paul to take him back & made him do it, so he done it. It has been raining off & on the most of the nite verry hard. Jack Porter } Sent Jack some meet & bread to Saw Mill
Sat 13 The morning is a little cool some cloudy & they mooving from the North. Mary & Thomas sent there Wagon & boy stayed here Mary Ann Thos L. Corn } last night Got about 9 or 10 bushels of Corn to carry with them to Summer Town. I rode Ball in the morning & noon to the pawn took my usual ride The black Mare is yet stiff. We got the weeds some of them cut out of the yard. All hands are gone to Town there is a barbacue at Mr Pleasants by the Conservatives One Eye One Eye is getting better.
-541867 July Sun 14 The morning is a little cloudy is blowing from the South William Wint to Zyon Church meeting today, his one eye Stud is nearly well the black Mare is Mending tho bad off yet. Wm One Eye black Ball William rode Ball to Meting which deprived me of my usual ride today. There is greate excitement amongs the plitical Asprens, & the peaple there has been some bloddy Work at Franklin lately Some few killed & many wounded The Malitia or League had to give back
Mon 15 The morning is dark & cloudy the Wind is from the S. & E looks like it would rain Shortly It has been cloudy & like for Rain for nearly a week it has prevented us from cutting our Oats last week. Vegatabls &c } We have been using cucumbers for over a week We have plenty of vegetables beans cabbages peas potatoes &c Mag Mag has not got home yet She went to Lorrance last Monday the 8th inst Oats Richd, George, Press, Jack, Caleb & John commenced cutting & shocking up my Oats worked to 10 1/2 oclock it commenced Rain & all quit. Rain I set Lorra to carrying watter in the field to where they were cutting Oats She quit & went off with the rest of the children to gathering black berries When they braught them I throwed them out to the hogs. rain Cut our Oats } They had concluded all hands to have a fine dinner but I broke it up. At 2 oclock we had a verry heavy rain for a half hour Cleared off in the evening & we finished cutting shocking up our Oats. We had a
-55- verry poore turnout, the rust had injured them verry much in places
1867 July Tu 16 I looked all over the farm today } The morning is verry cloudy & calm look like rain I have this morning been all over the plantation & in every field the boys are making a tolerable Crop take all into consideration some better than others. We have a Good Season We Will Make a tolerable fair Crop of Corn We have but little Cotton Some Oats &c Jno is helping Richd (plowing) today Watch Some way I broke the Winding chane of my watch on yesterday I miss it verry much William will taken it to git it fixed Wm lost $50. } William has lost some money out of his coat pocket he thinks Some one has taken it he thinks it was about $50.00
Wed 17 The morning is clear calm & quite cool It is clouding up at breakfast time Watch broke } I sent my Watch to Town today to git it fixed by William The Main Spring of my watch seems to be proken Jack Richd & Preston all is at work Cutting there Oats. Ball The black Mare is mending I am riding Ball until they boys gits done there Oats
Th 18 The morning is clear Wind is from the East & a verry heavy diew Oats Preston & Jack finished the cutting there Oats & so did Richard finished his also today Richards is fine the rest only tolerable Oats
-56Worms in Cabbages } The Worms has like to eat up our Cabbage before I was aware of it Mag has not come back from Lawrence yet William braught my Watch from Mr Hodge he put a Main Spring in it. Watch $3.00 } Charge $3.00. Mag got home today at 2 oclock I took my morning & evening ride today rode ball. I must not omit it for I know ride it helps me more than every thing I can do When I omit it I am the worse of it.
1867 July Fri 19 The morning is clear & calm & quite warm I rode all over the plantation Wash has quit his work in is field & gone to hall Wood I sent Word to him by Monk to git in his field & clean it out or I would do it for him Tom McCanless will be in it on Monday to work if he dont go at it right off. Jno John is helping Jack today. Thunder & Rain } It began to cloud up late in the evening thundered and lightened & commenced rain at dark & give us a verry pretty season from N.E. rained verry hard a little while. Warm Extremely warm & Sultry all day.
Sat 20 The morning is a little cloudy the wind is from the N.E. tho verry warm & sultry Som are a stir whis is verry exceptable indeed. Meal We sent a turn of Corn to Mill 2 1/2 bushels to the Steam Mill White Corn the last we got was the 6th of July making 13 days this today was white Corn Jack Oats } Jack took a load of Oats to Town to sell to get him something to eat he took 325 bundles & sold it at 1.30 cents pr 100 bundles
-57Meeting at Mt Pleasant Noah } The Radical Meeting met at Mt Pleasant today Noah is a candidate to fill Gillmores place tho Gilmore has not yet quit. He might as well.
Sun 21 The morning is a little more cool the wind is from N.E. William Summer Town } William is leaving for Summer Town where Mary & Thomas and families are. I have had a Diore for a day or two I have not taken any thing for it yet Self
1867 July Mon 22 Self The morning is clear calm & quite cool fire feels verry comfortable I feel much better this morning Wash Wash is going to work in his Corn today, is getting several hands to help him, the little altercation about it is doing some good Wm William went to Summer Town yesterday Not expected Back for several days. Mag Mag Went to Town rode Ball got back in Evening Potatoes Stealing } I am trying to cut the large weeds out of my Irish potatoes patch I find that they are stealing them of nights if they keep on this way they have begun we wont have any lef long the track is a verry large one Negro track & shoe run down Tom Mc Preston } Tom McCanlass (Col) & Preston is helping us cut the weeds out of the potatoes today
Tu 23 The morning is quite cool clear & calm & but little dew William William } is at Summer Town Wash is not doing much in his Corn he is Wash pretending to do it but is doing but little
-58Wed 24 The morning is clear & calm & a little cool. Stole Meal } Some one last night went into the cook house & stole about a bushel of Meal out of the box I went to Washs he seemed to quit his field Self We had a considerable altercation I rode all over the farm & was verry much effected by the heat a head ake &c Wm William has not got home from Summer Town
1867 July Th 25 Wash Oats The morning is quite clear calm & warm. Wash Porter (Col) halled up & put in the Old Crib what he said was my portion of Oats, 375 bundles he is a verry much dog he has been using them ever since he cut them about 2 weeks but says he has not used any (they were verry much molded) of it. Seen entry on Act Book- Press & George Oats } Preston & George is halling up my part of there Oats & putting them in the Old Crib. See entry on Act Book Hot Weather } This day is extreamly hot weather William } William has not returned from Summer Town Gun firing } The blacks were firing there guns in the night until bead time What does it mean
Fr 26 The morning verry warm & sultry & cloudy Sprinkling rain from S. West Was verry cloudy & warm all night Rain It has been raining (Showery) through the day It helps the Crops some Not much doing Jane B. Crofford & Rob Looney } Sister Jane B. Crofford & Robert Looneys family has got up from Memphis Wm } William did not git home tonight.
-59- Sat 27 The morning cloudy & sprinkling rain at 9 oclock the Wind is from the S. West Mob & Killing } I learn that Ethridge was interrupted in his Speaking at and a fight insued & several killed upon both sides. Rain It is still raining We have had a verry heavy rain & a good season yesterday & today makes what rain has fallen a verry good season this makes the early Corn I think with another Rain we will make a fine Crops of Corn William got home from Summer Town H udspeth } Gordon } Hudspeth & Jno Gordon was here this evg
1867 July Sun 28 The morning is some Cloudy & a little cool. A little fire is quite comfortable Mary ann } Thos L. } Mary & family & Thomas & family is still at Summer Town Mary is not so well Something like Rheumatism.
Mon 29 The morning early was cloudy they were mooving from N. E. to S. W. R. F. Looney & family } Rob F. Looney & family all there J B Crofford Springs } Jane B. Crofford had gone took the Cars last Saturday and went by the way of Nashville to Wums Springs Robt Looney will go on to the same place to-morrow (Tues) they will travel through in there Buggas. Write to A. Warren at Memphis } Looney said to write to Majr. A. Warren 237 Main Street Memphis for information of the men or company that is building the Nicholson pavement in Memphis. Jack & Richd is halling up the Oats & Preston is trying to plow
-60Cholery the Garden to sow some turnips. Robt Looney says the Cholery is tollerably bad in Memphis
Fr 30 The morning is clear & cool the Wind is from the N. & E. John is plowing Garden } John with Bill & Jno Mule is plowing the garden to sow turnips the rest of the Negroes Male & female has gone to hear Hughs & Been address the Negroes near Col Pillows Negro Meeting Hughs & Been } The is greate excite-ment all over the country expectation of a riot & fuss through-out the state Puss Puss has been gone all day to the Speaking I hear of many leaving the Town, going off to evade the fuss on Election day.
1867 July Wed 31 Self The morning quite clear & calm & a little cool. I have been not so well for a few days I think the Change of the Weather All the rest are well, I stay at home nearly all the time git but a little news. Wm William tells me nothing that he can well keep back Why he does so is best known to himself Oats finished halling up all our Oats see Act book for amt
Augt. Th 1st August The morning is a little cloudy, wind in the east. A little cool. Rain It rained a shower last night, verry little. This is the day of Election for Members of the Legislature there is Brownlow Malisha (Blacks) some 250 here in the county to in-timidate the Voters I went to Town & voted I learn there poles of Election was not opened only in 4 places in the county There was a verry
-61greate number of Negroes in Town a voting I left about 12 oclock in disgust & came home (all for the Radicles) Candles Turnip Seed } I got one pint Turnip seed $1.00 worth Candles both $1.50 24 Candles
Fr 2d Rain The morning is cloudy looks like rain There was a verry heavy rain last night about 12 or 1 oclock enough to raise the wat ters & wet the ground thoraly. We have fine Crops at this time. Mag Mag went to Town with William in Bugga. Commadore Stud Shod } William come home & took my Bugga to Town got new Tyres & Dan Stricklin to make them & put them on Bugga. George got the Commadore shod before.
1867 Augt Sat 3 Election The morning is clear & a little cool & calm. Brownlow has beaten Ethredge for Govr many thousands of votes the Radical ticket has carred so far as heard from everywhere. Buggas Cast } I got Bugga tyre of Mays & Street & Bills &c It cost see bill (paid) 8.57 Old Daniel Stricklin blacksmith put them on $ Meal Sold } Richard took some Meal to Town about seven bushels & sold it at about 60 cents pr bushel Got a half bushel cost .90 Cts Meal & sold } [table] John $5.00 } Paid Plummer for Johns hire up to the 22 of July $5.00 making in all $15.00 Hogs Collery } One qr lbs of Asofedita to one lb of Madder desolve the Assafedity in warm watter Stur in the Madder in the watter & assafedity then put in Meal & Corn enough to make the hogs eat it this enough to
-62cure 20 head of hogs It shod be given once ever 3 months Chickens this will cure the chickens this is Mr Hudspeth cure I think it will do Cabbage Worms } Jerusalem Oke put on the head of cabbage will destroy the worm Hudspeths Mare & Colt } Mr Hudspeth took away his Mare & Colt today Sunday She has been here for a month or two
1867 Augt Sun 4 The Morning clear & calm A little are from the S. E. pleasant, but little news astir There was preaching in the old schoolhouse near the creek on Mrs Wilsons land parson Gallaway held forth. Mag Mag has not come home left last Friday She is at Jacks.
Mon 5 The morning is verry pleasant clear & verry calm Turnips John is plowing the garden the 2d time it was plowed last Tuesday to sow turnips it is doing verry well Ball William took Ball to the Shop to git him shod. Tomatoes We have the finest tomatoes I have ever seen & the most of them there ripening verry fast, plenty of them Mag Mag come home this evening
Tu 6th The morning is clear & calm I am going in my bugga to Mt. Pleasant this morning. Mt Pleasant Self I returned in the evening I did not effect the business I was on I drove Ball he done verry well the rode to the Mt Pleasant pike is almost impassable for a bugga. Richd The trip worried me verry much Richd went with me & drove the bugga Wm Gate William stayed about home after dinner fixed
-63up the Gate to pass into the lott & stable near the potato house Garden John finished plowing & harrowing the Garden to sow turnips borrowed J H Thomas harrow he also fixed up the Gate near the Smoke house there are verry fine Crops making in the neighbourhood of Mt Pleasant Mary ann Mary & family & Thomas & family is yet at Summer Town Mary is better J. B. Crofford } Jane B. Crofford is at Wums Springs with R Looney & family.
1867 Augt Wed 7 The morning clear clam & beautiful Press & George & Jack is still working in there Crops of Cotton. Jack has West hired to plow Jno Press John is still plowing for Press & he is cutting weeds in my stable lott in Johns place yesterday & the day before Brick Becket } Becket got 3842 brick See order at $1.00 pr 1000. Rone Rone &c Shaddon & Jordans Wagons halled them.
Th 8th The morning is clear calm & a little cool it turn verry warm about 10 oclock & through the day until night. The after part of the nights are quite cool, it has been so for a week. Weather Sewed Turnips Radesh & lettice } We have sewed some turnip seed Radish Seed & lettice seed in the gardin plowed them in with bull tong plows Richard & John is doing the plowing & George Hargroves sowing the seeds putting them in verry well having broke up the ground twist with double horn plows Press & others & done plowing } Jack Press George & Ric is all down plowing Caleb got done last week laying there Crops bye. Jack is taking John Mule &
-64- Jack halling } tyger Mule in his Wagon to hall wood for himself to Town he is to haul for me a day for every day he works my Mules he is to furnish his own feed when he halls for himself & I am to furnish feed for the Mules when he halls for me he works his own wagon all the time & his own board all the time. Sugar Got a dollars worth of Sugar
Fr 9 The morning is a little cool clear & calm some little fog in the hollows We are trying to git our Wagon gears Bricking up &c Rain It rained a verry good season between 3 & 4 oclock fine on my turnips sowed yesterday
1867 Augt Sat 10 The morning is clear calm & a little cool the rain that fell yesterday is the making of the Corn Crops every thing looks thriving & beautiful William William had a verry bad cold for a week he is quite unwell with it this morning he is quite horse & coughs verry much, he is still going to Town and attending to his business in the Clerks office with W. B. Wilson I was out at the Steam Saw Mill they grind every Saturday they are doing good business Meal to Town } I had about 8 or 9 bushels of Meal ground & Richd & John took it to Town & did not get sale for it they took it too late in this evening Water Mellons } No particular news Watter mellons are verry plenty seems to go a beging Candles Missing } We have missed 6 Candles out of the closet in a few days past I got 24 on the 1st day of Augt. Jack halled for himself 3 days this week Th F. & Sat
-65- Sun 11 The morning is clear & calm Verry pretty weather House flies distroyed } recpt to kill flies } House flyes may be efectually destroyed by taking half a spoonful of black pepper in powerder, on a table spoonful of brown sugar & one teaspoonful of cream mix them well together & place them in a room where the flies are troublesome & they will soon be efecually destroyed. See Union & dispatch (Weakly) Augt the 8th. 1867. (I made a trial of this and it did not do no account.) Williams health is not verry good & verry bad cold he is better of a morning but bad off in the evening and at night he has some cough that is troublesome. I think this the warmest day We have had Verry opressingly so
1867 Augt Mon 12 Self The morning is clear & calm & quite warm I have been bad off with cold all night better as the day rises. Mag Mag went to Town came back before dinner John & Felix halled several loads of Wood to cook with. Wm William is suffering with cold I think better Noah & Slate } Mr. Noah & Mr Slate came out late in the evening to look at our Stock of young horses Jack halled for himself.
Tu 13 The morning is clear & calm Verry beautiful weather.
-660Wed 14 The morning is calm & mostly clear some little are astir from ( Self the east. ) I rested much better last night than I have for ) ( Wm several nights William I think is better also of his cold ) ( Hode ) the hands all round are working on the rode between Jaggers & Worked ) me William J. Jaggers died last night he has been lying verry W. J. ) ( Jaggers ) low for a long time with consumption ) John & Charley went to Died ) ( halling sand they halled three loads yesterday 10 bushels each Sand ( all 30 bushels ) & has halled 6 loads today Jack has halled ( Jack for himself today There was a little shower of rain not Rain enough to do any good We put 2½ bushels of Meal in the box Meal in Cook house This is part of the Meal ground last Saturday, 2 bags left.
1867 The morning is clear calm & beautiful the are is mooving Augt Th 15 from the North. My health is about like it was my cold is Self braking. Wm Williams health is still improving slowly Sand John & Harley is halling sand they have halled 4 loads today ( George ) they are getting along as well as could be expected ) George Hargroves ) ( & family ) Hargrove & family left upon a visit to Alabama this morning on a visit) Monk took them in the Buga to Town they will take the Care Jack Jack is halling for himself today
Fr 16 The morning is clear calm & cool in the morning Wind from the ( N. ) William is not so well cough is verry troublesome he threw Wm ( off some blood from his throat or lungs complains of a pain
Self across his loins. My General health is better this morning. Caleb( I got Caleb to come & help me make a wagon bead got it together New) Wagon( finished it all but ironing it, it is make of plank 1 3/4 Bed) think it is rather heavy. Mr Stephen Wright came in the evenStephen) Wright) ing stayed all night Halling) John & Charley is halling up our plank from Saw Mill, William Joist) brought Mary anns horse from Town verry lame. She drove him Marys) horse) to Town & could not get home with him, is Graveled. Jack Jack is halling for himself
Sat 17 The morning clear calm & a little cool Charley & John is halling) halling up our plank & Joist until 12 oclock quit for the Joist &c) ballence of the day. Mag went to Town. William is not so well Mag Wm today & staying at home. Thomas My son Thomas came after supper & stayed all night last night Jack Press went to Town got the papers Jack halled for himself to Black M) Shot) day The little black Mare came up in the morning shot in the Sholder the ball lodged agt the sholder blade She is verry lame
1867 The morning is clear calm & cool Wind S. E. Thomas & family Augt Sun 18 & Mary ann & family has got home from Summer Town Mary is some Thomas Mary better she is talking of going to the Wams Springs Thomas Thomas &) went home after dinner William rode a piece of the way with him William) Mag Mag went to Town to Jacks and stayed until late in the evening Negroes) Killed) There has been several Negroes Killed last Week by other Negroes
-68Stealing of Watter Millons. Kinchen killed one of them. Wm William is some better Jack Jack halled wood all week last week, 6 days
Mon 19 The morning is clear & calm & a little cool but it clouded up a little about 8 oclock. John & Charley is halping Press gather up the Corn in his field The Stock broke in & tore down Fr. night & they are still halling lumber from the Mill. Mrs L. Mrs. Lawrence got killed Saturday fall from her bugga. Wm) William got $1.00 of Coffee Coffee) Jack Jack is halling for himself today
Tu 20 The morning is calm & cloudy the boys John & Charley went to halling lumber from the Mill this morning Black M. William is better & went to Town the little black Mare is verry bad off with her wound, shot last Saturday verry much swelled & she is verry lame heavy) Rain) At 11 oclock the rain began to fall and rained about one hour the heaviest that has fallen here for many a day the ground was running with watter Several inches deep upon a level. Mag Mag went to Meeting & no doubt has got a wetting. John & Charley finished halling up our Joist & plak except Jack the sheating & fencing plank Jack is halling for himself today
1867 The morning is a little cloudy & fogga & the are is verry damp Augt Wed 21 It rained last night with what rain we had yesterday we have Rain a verry good season.
-69- Self I got a little damp yesterday I dont feel so well from it this Wm morning. William is improving some. Georges wife has been unwell I give her some medicine & it helpt her (Diore) Wm Sulaven was here Served a Sifa in behalf of Wm Park Gardeen &c of Jno Brown Jur Jack Mag went to Meeting Jack worked for himself My Mule Dew came home with hir greate rival at Dickson
Th 22 The morning is fogga & some cloudy the Wind is from the E. & I went) N. E. & little cool. I went to Town this morning & rode Ball Town) horse Willie Webster was in Town Came out here & took his W. J.) Webster) Mothers carriage horse home. Willie is talking about studdying law & not going back to College upon the act of his Mothers health John & Charley was diging out & cleaning off the founR. Write) in Jail) dation of the Smoke House. I find that Reuben Wright is in Jail Charged with Stealing a horse belonging to the son of Jas J. R. Hill) H. Thomas Willie Gordon got home from Marshal Cty John R. Hill is in verry bad health. Wm & Mag) Meeting) William & Mag has gone to meeting tonight at Dixons considerable revival & many morners & convertions. John &) John & Charley was at work at the foundation of the Smoke house Charley) there are considerable excitement agt horse theaves all round theaves the country particularly in our neighbourhood. I think the Black Black) Mare is mending the ball lodged agt the sholder blade Mare) Jack Jack work the mules for himself to day
-701867 The morning is clear calm and beautiful verry heavy Diew. I am Augt Fr 23 a going to Town to see if I can get some business fixed up I Self dont nothing yesterday My health is still improving I had the cramp in my feet & legs William through the night William is much better of his Cramp off last night with Mag to Meeting dont make him worse. Went to Town & found William verry unwell indeed When there took Medicine got better late in the evening Came home drank a cup of Coffee. Sand John & Charley halled 4 loads of Sand today making in all up Meal to this time 17 loads took out another bag of meal Jack Jack worked mules for himself today
Sat 24 The morning is clear & calm but verry little are astir I had the cramp in my feet & legs nearly all night I rested badly. I went with Charley & John to the creek & found some verry good Sand sand upon the far bank they are a halling it they have halled up to this time 17 loads and have halled 2 today making in all 19 lodes of sand Charley & John quit turned out the Mules Jack after dinner. Jack has worked my Mules all this week, 6 days
Sun 25 The morning is clear & calm some little are astir from the N. Black) E. The black Mare is mending from her gun shot wound but verry Mare) slowly She may get well. There is a verry considerable revival revival) Meeting) of religion at Dicksons going on everybody is gone to Meeting Wm & Mag William & Mag went to Meeting Stephen Wright came at night & S. Wright stayed all night he seems quite uneasy his son Reuben is in Jail his trial of Commitment comes on tomorrow in Town.
-711867 Augt Mon 26 The morning is clear & calm Some little air astir from N. & Turnips E. We are sowing & harrowing in our turnips again. They have not come up to do any good. I sowed the 8th of Augt but they Self) have not done well. I went to Town there was a greate many Town) people in Town the Circuit Court is in Session Judge Ward Circuit) Cort) is presiding commenced todat there is a crowded docket both State & Civil Cases. Jack Jack worked my Mules for himself
Tu 27 The morning is clear calm & a little cool tho the days after George &) 10 oclock is verry warm. This morning George, Tom McCanless Tom) commenced working on the Smoke house foundation I am bording them 2 meals a day With John & Charley, the foundation & rock that built the Seller was much damaged by the fire, I regret Seller that I have undertaken to repair it the boys got along verry Mag well. Mag went to preaching by day and night. Whe is not so well today. Jack Jack worked my Mules for himself.
Wed 26 The morning is clear & calm George, Tom & John & Charley George) commenced verry early working on the Seller of Smoke house. & Tom) A rain came up a little shower at 1 oclock at dinner time Rain & they were ordered by Overseer to mend the bridge across the Bridge pawn they worked only half the day they did not git done the bridge & will work again tomorrow John Trotter came from the Trotter Mill & stayed all night.
-721867 The morning is clear & calm but little are astir. I went to Augt Th 29 Dr Akins and will get lime George & Tom came & worked after lime dinner one half the day Making 2 days to this time. See George) Tom( Tuesday & Wednesday they hands finished mending the bridge to 2 days) day. I got one load of lime about 17 bushels Jack Jack worked halling for himself
Fr 30 The morning is quite cool clear & calm I sent & got a load of lime today about 17 bushels making in all about 37 bushels in all Mag Mag went to Town today did not come home at night George) George & Tom is working today at the Smoke house foundation Tom) Jack William got home at 9 oclock at night. Jack halled for himself
Sat 31 The morning is clear calm & quite cool. George & Tom is at George &) work this morng they worked until 12 oclock half a day. Tom) George & me agreed he will work at $2.00 pr day & agrees to pay Charge) board, rent) $4.00 pr month for house rent for the time he has lived in it &c & work) See act book All hands quit at dinner Jack Jack Patton took 10 bushels of Meal to Town & sold it at .50 cents pr bushel today. We have got the 2 sides of the foundation Seller of the Smoke house ready for the Joist over the Seller Caleb We got 5 yds domestick for Charley closes it cost $1.00 (Charged on act) Thos Thomas sent for some Meal I divided with him abt a bushel
-73- 1867 September Sun 1 It commenced raining before day & quit after daylight It is still rainy & misting a little all day At one oclock not hard I hope I will have a season on my turnips which is jus Self coming up My General health is still improving Puss is still cooking Puss
Mo 2 The morning is cloudy & cool looks like rain. Caleb helped Caleb me with making doore frames George came & worked on the foun-dation of Smoke house George Tom did not come to work as he should Charley halled wood & John helped George.
Tu 3 George The morning cloudy & cool George is at work with his hammer Caleb at work at the doore frames Charley is halling wood & John is helping George. Mag Mag went to Town & returned in the evening.
Wed 4 The morning is clear calm & warm, it is verry warm through the day & a little cool morning & evenings. George ) Caleb ) George is at work at the Seller Caleb at work at the doores Charley & John is hilping George &c. William William did not come home last night The Court is in Session & is keeping the Clerk verry busy his health is quite good now. Mag went after dinner I think to & home at night
1867 Sept Th 5 Richard The morning is a little cloudy We halled 2 barrels of watter from the pawn Richard took bill & Kit to hall wood to Town today.
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Fr 6 The morning is cloudy the morning is a little cloudy & verry warm George $2. ) George worked to dinner half day & then went to Town I paid him $2.00 Richd Rich is halling wood to Town for himself Bill & Kitt Mules he is to pay me in work the same as Jack Patton Puss &c I give Puss $1.00 & she rode the Black Mare to Town, give Clary & Lorra a dime apiece. Rob Erwin hogs) Rob Erwin & 2 others pulled down my lott fences all round hunting these hogs behaved badly
Sat 7 The morning is cloudy & warm dead cat under the house a dead Cat ) the Cent kept me from sleeping all night George got it out with a good deal of work it was verry much dicayed & Smelled verry bad I paid George $.50 for it. Thomas L. Porters Wagon came last night they took 5 bushels of Meal & 2 barrels of Corn Making about 5 barrels in all they 2 boys & Wagon & 4 Mules Got off from the Mill about 12 oclock I learn Bob Erwin & his 2 brothers came Rob Erwin came & carried one of old Peggas pigs & undertook to take it home. I stopt them a good smart altercation & hard words passed George Richd $5.00 ) George is at work at the Seller &c Rich sold 8 1/2 bushels of Meal at $.60 making $5.00 (See the other side)
1867 Sept Sun 8 The morning is clear & calm and beautiful.
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Rus W. Porter } Rus W. Porters Mule was sent out from Columbia to be taken care of until Monday Sent out yesterday he is to return back tomorrow he has been in the Western Dist (Tax assessions)
Mon 9 Smoke H. George P. Sterling Press & Jack Richard Smoke House John & Charley Jim } This morning is clear calm & beautiful The boys are commenced work this morng at the Smoke House George, Sterling, & Jim laying brick Preston & Jack making up mortar & other things Charley & John is helping & Richard is shelling Corn to take to Mill (the Steam Mill) to pay for the Salt & flower we got Saturday at Harris & Kinser & Jno halled 3 loads of watter 2 barrels Beef $2.00 I got $2.00 worth of beef this morning
Tu 10 Jim George Sterling Preston Jack Tom Richd Self Smoke House Pawn dry } The morning is a little cloudy the wind is in the North blows a little cool All hands that worked yesterday is at work today with the adition of Tom he sends Red in his place Richard took a load of Meal to Town to Harris. All hands are at work I went to Town to the Shop & got back some Irons about the Smoke house Chimney made. I got back before dinner Doores Rankins pawn is about dry. We have put up the doores this morning. William did not get home last night Mag Wm Mag went to Town
Smoke House 1867 Sept Wed 11 The morning is quite cool calm & clear The same hands are at
-76Jim George } work today that worked yesterday Red is working in the place of Tom Sterling Press Jack Richd Tom } We got along on the house verry well got up about 3 feet all round yesterday & today making tonight feet Jack is halling brick having finished our new bead It is fine Smoke House Beef $ Richard went to market got $ of beef
Th 12 The morning is clear calm & cool George Press Jack Richd Tom George H. Jim Charly & John Smoke House } The same hands that worked yesterday all except Sterling he did not come today & George Hargrove & Jack is at work helping hall brick Red is working in the place of Tom McCanless Jack is halling sand They are gitting a long verry well working at the Smoke house Cousin Russ W. Porter came last night & spent the night with us. I was glad to see him he is a Revenue Assessor for several Counties. Russ W. Porter stayed with us today not verry well.
Fr 13 The morning is clear Wind is from the South & warm Russ W. Porter left this morning he traded his mule to Thomas L. for his horse. George Sterling Preston Jack Richd Wm George H. Jim Joist } The boys are at work Tom did not send Red nor come himself today We put up the 3 first Joist this morning William left for Nasheville this morning Sterling is at work We put up the Joist in passage. I went to Town to prove that Self McBride Bradshaw } Saml McBride & Eli O. Bradshaw were soldiers of the War of 1812
1867 Sept Sat 14 The Morning is a little cloudy Calm & Warm. I sent Richd to Town and got $2.50 worth of beef
-77- George P Preston .50 Sterling Jack George H. } The boys are at work at the smoke house, those mentioned in the Margin
Candles I got $1.00 worth of Candles yesteday (24.) The last candles I got the 1st. of Augt. (24) Candles they have lasted 45 days Nearly 2 Candles a night this is extravgt. Jim $2. All hands quit today at dinner worked one half day paid Jim $2.00 he is working at $1.50 pr day & has worked up to this time 5 1/2 days. Preston $.50 Bull's Bitters } Paid Preston $.50 I got a bottle of Bull's Sasperilla bitters give $2.50
Sun 15 The morning is a little cloudy & quite warm. Mrs. Mash dead } I hear of the death of Old Mrs. Mash yesterday She was the widow of Obedish Mash that was in the war with me in 1813 All. Killed }I learn that a Negro boy by the name of Patterson shot & killed Alfrond Porter (Col) last night & made his escape. Wm William went to Calioca this morning & returned at night.
Mon 16 The morning a little cloudy & verry warm No work the Brick layers & all hands are not at work today going to Alfred's buring & after went to hunt the Murderer they don't seem to come up with him
1867 Sept Tu 17 The morning is a little cloudy & warm. All hands are at work at the Smoke house, the hands as mentioned in the Margin
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George ( I sent to Town & got some beef $ Sterlin ) Jim ( George & me is making a window fraim with Iron barrs. Tom Geor. H. ) Tom ( McCanless has be came a little alarmed & went to work this Press ) Jack ( morning, he is a dog & as soon as I can I will git clear of Richd ) Charley ( him they hands are gitting along verry well We put up the & John ) 2d Joist to day & window for the front end with strong Iron Grates.
Wed 18 The morning is clear calm & a little foggy in the bottoms dry ) Weather ) everything is wanting rain the Watters are drying up Verry dry & warm The same hands at work to day that worked yesterGeorge ( Sterlin ) day See the Margin Jim ( George H. ) Tom ( Press ) Jack ( Richd )
Same hands) The morning is clear & warm the wind in South We hear the Th 19 The same hands working today that worked yesterday See yesterdays
Fr 20 The morning is clear calm & warm Same hands) Dock ) The same hands are at work today that worked yesterday One more Pillos ( ) ( $1.00 pd. ) ( Dock Pillow paid Dock $1.00) he was hired by Sterling & is rain ) ( Jim at work today. A little shower of rain at 3 I paid Jim $5.00
Sept 21 The morning clear & warm I suffered more with my head than I Sat 21 Self ) ever did Doct. Pillow com & he says it is verry sever attact Sick ) Dr Pillow of Eresipplus I am quit bad off & if I don't git better I can't
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George ) stand it long the most excessive head ake & fever, I think George H. ( & Jack ) I cannot stand it but a few days if I don't git better. All hands ) All hands ( All the hand George Jack George Hargrove a building be except ) George ( tween the Joist they have all quit but will come back about George ) & Jack ( Monday week to finish they have worked half the day to day have quit )
Sun 22 The morning is clear & little cooler I got better some during All about ) myself ( the night, I am bathing with Sugar of Lead and taken Magnecea Sick ) & Salts & have not eat butt little I suffer through the night My ) verry much the whole head is in one solid sore with biles & Self ( unwell ) ruptures I cannot lay my head down to sleep only in pain I am much worned out have continued fever I think I am better tho not much. My head has had a ring worm in it for some times it was verry troublesome Some 4 or 6 days ago I washed it with Cantarades it commenced braking out in sores & biles and seemed like to run me deranged I set for Doct Pillow yesterday he came & pronounced it a severe case of Eresiphelas & I am treating it as such.
1867 The morning is clear calm & dry every thing is suffering for Sept. Mon 23 Rain the Watters are much dryed up & verry scarce Self I have been verry much troubled with the condition of my head Georg ) upon the whole I think I am better Press ) There is George Press & George Hargroves at work today George
-80- finished fillin between the Joist & George H. is coupling the Coupling) rafters) rafters George & Press work half the day & George H. worked all day Rich is picking out his cotton him & Jack I give Press &) George( Preston & George P. $10. to divid & report the same to me what Cr $10.00) each one kept, to be credited accordingly $5.00 each
Tu 24 The morning is clear dry & warm George Hargrove is coupling George H. on the ballence of the rafters My health this morning is quite weakly & my head is not much better but I think no Worse Bacon John went with William & got 77lbs of midling meet & a Canvass ham. $ George H. rafters The ballence of the rafters 4 in no. was finished coupling today by George Hargrove they are all ready Self Erecipolous is extreanly bad
Wed 25 The morning is a little cloudy & cool but it cleared off & turned verry warm. We have no hands hired except John John Jack John exchanged work with Jack Patton Jack alled brick & sand R. Right & John picked cotton Reuben Rich was committed today before a magistrate for horse stealing McCinly is suspicioned to have been with him as accessaror
1867 The morning is clear calm & a little cool the watters are all Sept Th 26 verry low & some dryed up John is picking out cotton for Jak
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John ) today & halling for Jno Jack ) The breaking out on my hand is verry bad I have reduced verry Self low low & my General health is varry bad. I can git no rest of nights
Fr 27 The morning is clear & calm. I spent a verry hard night this Self disease seems like it will kill me or run me deranded I git no rest all night I am verry much down spirited & weake & in greate pain Jack ) John ) Jack Patton halled 2 loads of his Cotton to Matthews Jin John picked out Cotton for Jack today I receved in the way of a present a line fine riding whip present ) with a silver handle verry heavy imitating a horse's leg & Noah ( Whip ) foot William brot it
Sat 28 It was verry warm all night until near morning, it then turned quite cool, clear & calm, & as the day rose it turned quite warm the boys are all at work cleaning out the Sping and Cleaning ) out Spring) Spring house & ditch the Watter is become quite insufficient the ditch being stopt up by the hogs tho there are plenty of watter I cannot think I am any better I suffer with my head more than I could have thought I could have born & lived All night last night it was the same
Sept The morning at sun rise was quite cool but as the day rose it Sun 29 became excedingly warm & sultry I spread my hair full of flour
•in the evening & kept there until this morning the sores & self fire in & on my head is no better our pawn is nearly dry the Mill is stopt for the want of Stock) Watter & we had to take our stock to the creek today, to give Watter) them Watter We are trying to fix the pump in the well again there is watter there in abundance for all use if it was fixed up The boys are some of them picking out there Cotton. A Calvin $1.00)boy Calvin is to dress up the weather boarding plank to cover pr day ) the smoke house at $1.00 pr day
Mon 30 The morning is clear & quite cool I did not suffer so much with my head last night the verry bad off John John helped me Press pick out Cotton Mag went to Town Thomas L was here to see me stayed about one hour Richd drove Bell & Richd my bugga to Marryann's Lou went with him & stayed there John John & ) George ) is helping Press pick out Cotton & George making a hog pen for Surrange) $3.00 ) Jno's work today I got a surrange that I can use myself Cost $3.00 Calvin is at work
Tuesday This morning is clear cold & some frost the first frost this Oct. 1 Frost ) season. I think my head is no worse I am rubing it with Self Mercurial Ointment It is verry anoying York is halling watter from our well to run his Mill. Calvin Calvin (Col) Work (Col) is dressing plank for the Smoke house boxing he worked yesterday & today at $1.00 pr day
-831867) The morning is clear Wind from the West turned Warm again Octr( Wed 2d) I was bad off all night & some better this morning I have put Self on last night Mercurial Ointment George &) George H. & Preston went to the Cedars to get Shingles this Preston( Shingles) morning I am to hall them & they are to make them ready to Nail on the house at $5.00 pr 1000. Jack Patton) $30.00 Jack Patton took a bale of his Cotton to Town & sold it at John $13.00 pr 100 - I got my half which amounted to $30.00 Calvin (Col) John picked out Cotton for Preston. Calvin (Col) worked today dressing plank, 3 days
Th 3 The morning is clear & beautiful & quite warm. Mag went to October Lawrence this morning William went a piece of the way with Mag) Lawrence) her. John & Calvin is at work for Preston & George picking John out Cotton Preston( & Calvin) Georges, Preston went to the Cedars to make Shingles Calvin is at work dressing plank this is the 4th day & he quits until I want him & I am to let him know We have got out the lumber for the Box & Cornish & have dressed up some weather boarding Self I put on my hed Mercurial Ointment
Fr 4 The morning is fogga & damp having rained some last night Not enough to raise the watters & do but little good Jno George & Press is gone to the Cedars John is taking my wagon Self Calvin to get the Tyers out in Town Put Mercurial Ointment on my head Jim Calvin & Jim worked today put up the rafters &c Calvin has work 5 days
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1867 ) The morning is damp & sprinkling rain having rained last night October ( Sat 5 ) it will raise the pawn & start the Mill & give Watter to the Rain Stock John went to the Cedars & halled a load of Shingles back Shingles ) 600 ) yesterday evening they were not shaved (600) Preston & George Press ) is making the Shingles Preston braught me in 12 hands of tobaco Tobaco ) put it up Stares David ) David Thomas sent his wagon for corn I let him have Ten tubs Thomas ) 12½ bushels) full the tub holds one bushel & one peck - Making 12½ ushels of Corn Some Wild Gees passing South we may expect cold Wild Gees Weather.
Sun 6 The morning is clear & quite cool Wind from the North & cold Hogs We put up our few fatening hogs yesterday. I settled with Jim Jim ) & Give my note for $9.25 cents what I owed him after taking off note ) the credits. I kept my bead most of the day quite unwell tho Self I think my head is improving
Mon 7 The morning is quite cold Wind still in the North & East. John is trying to hall me up some wood Press & George is gone to the Cedars to mak Shingles William went to Town early. The William ) County Cort sets today. William gets home near dark, eats his supper & goes to bead has no news & nothing to say & leaves next morning before sun rise & has nothing to ask or say. Preston $ Preston got $5.00 to be credited upon settlement for singles &c
1867 The morning is quite clear the Wind has got to the Sourth Octr Tu 8 George & Press has started to the Cedars John with the wagon
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John ) also to halling singles (500) This is the first day of the Singles ( 500 ) County fair I am not able to be amongst them tho I think I Fair Self am improving verry little.
Wed 9 The morning is dark and cloudy & springling rain Wind from South & quite cool Hamon Webster came & stayed all night on Hamon ) William ) his rode to the Lebanon Law College his brother William is there. William got a letter from him he seems to be pleased with his situation. John Trotter came & stayed all night John ) Trotter ) last night. Mag got home yesterday from Lawrence & went to Mag Town today Jno 510 ) John went & baught 510 Shingles from the Cedars making 1660 Shingles ) up to this time.
Th 10 The morning is clear & cool Wind blowing from the South Richd Richd is halling wood from off the hill to Town Jack Patton's Preston ) team Preston & George H. has gone to making Cedar Shingles & George ) Jno 503 John has goen after a load of Shingles braught 503 making 2163 got back at one 20 Mag & William went to the Fair Tyger's eyes is badly burt & William has him turned out
1867 The morning is clear calm & beautiful A little cool. George Oct Fr 11 & Preston have gone on to the Cedars John halled 650 Shingles Jno 650 today making 2816 in all Mag & William returned from the fair at night
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Sat 12 The morning cold & cloudy the Wind is from the North John went to Mill & got some Meal & halled up some wood & quit about 11 oclock Wash & Monk halled up a load of Corn to Wash Corn ) feed the hogs this is the second load of Corn Wash has halled Hogs Corn ) 2 loads ) Preston & George went to the Cedars William & Mag has gone to the fair
Sun 13 The morning is clear & calm My health is I think improving Self I am living upon a verry light diet eating for my breakfast & supper bread & milk & some times a Cup of Tea, & a little soop & a Glass of Milk for dinner I have been living this way for over a week & nearly two weeks. My head is gitting well I have some fever every day & a head ake in the evenings tho I am slowly recovering I think Mag Mag went to Town & stayed all night at Jack's
1867 The morning is clear calm & quite cool Preston & George is Octr Mon 14 going to making Shingles & John to halling them Jack is going to hall a barrel of watter. We put the black Puss' Hog barrow of Puss's in the fattening pen & I am to pay her what he is worth
Dan Brown ) We hear today of the death of Dan Brown greate many far Dead ) better men have died & but far few worse ones have died peace to John ) 600 ( his ashes John got home with 600 Shingles at 12½ oclock and 600 ) one load at night of 600 We heard of the death of the wife of
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Mrs Due ) Wm Dew Jur She was a verry good kind woman left 3 Dead ) fatherless children Jno ) Shingles ) John has finished halling up the Shingles 4000 all ready to Jack Hogs ) be shaved at the Shop. Jack halled a load of watter for the Corn ) 1 load ) hogs this morning
Tu 15 The morning is clear & calm I learn that Maryan is verry bad off & is taking Calomel Inflamatory Rhuematiam I wish I could Maryann ) go to see her but I am not able Caleb George H. Preston & Caleb made the mort of them John is halling up Shingels ) some wood Self I have not had an peration on my bowels for over a week only when forced by Injection Verry much pained & swelled in the lower part of my bowels Seems like the disease of my head has gone there.
1867 The morning is clear calm & cool William has gone I suppose Octr Wed 16 to see how Maryan is he did not get home last night I am verry Mary ann uneasy for her & both her boys are at the Lebanon School William got home at night Mary is under the influence of Calomel & Morphine tryig to Salavate her She is verry sick Caleb George Preston & Caleb shaved Shingles today Caleb is working for reston & George & not me. John is halling from the Mill my Sheeting plank
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Thu 17 The morning is clear & calm William started to go to Nashville upon business for Mary ann this morning expected Wm back tonight Self My throat is sore but better this morning Mag Mag went to Town Jack's yesterday & did not git home last night Jack's little boy is verry sick he seem to be loosing his eye sight
Stove ) I hid the scraper for the stove in a crack in the North side Stove ( Scraper ) of the kitchen a little higher than my head The blacks have been making me use it to pull out coles & to shove up the fires it would soon have been gone They are not using it about the stove but in the fire place where they have been cooking
Meal Our meal has given out there has been foul play We got it last Saturday it aught to have lasted 11 days only lasted 6 days 2½ bushels. George & P) Shingles ) George & Preston having shingles at the Shop
1867 The morning is clear & calm & some warmer. William has not Octr Fr 18 got home from Nashville expected him last night he got home Wm Mag at night Mag got home last night but went off today to Town John got home John halled up some Watter & is trying to shell Corn Jack Patton)Jack Patton halled me a load of Corn (his bead) for my hogs Corn ) George & ) George & Preston shaving shingles Press )
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Sat 19 The morning is clear & calm Some fog on the creeks We sent Meal 5 bushels & a peck of Corn to Mill this morning & got it Ground & home by 1 oclock & John has gone to hall watter for the hogs Shingles ) George H & Preston has finished shaving the /4000 shingles today George & ( Press ) they have only shaved 4½ days Caleb helped them 2 days shave Prestons ) Loaned Preston one half bushel of Meal paid it back Sat 21 Oct. Meal )
Sun 20 The morning is a little cloudy & calm & some cooler Mag went Mag to Town yesterday & has not come back William braught her Mare back Jack's little boy is verry sick Mary ann We heard from Mary an yesterday she was not so well We heard Martha Jane)from Martha Jane she has been verry sick but gitting better. William Mayes wrote a letter to Marshal Mayes a few days ago Oxen & ) Preston went to see Saml Arnold & his black friend about pay Preston ) for my oxen they promised verry fair Arneld denies having sent the boy to get the oxen
1867 ) The morning is clear & calm Charley has came & set in to work Octr ( Mon 21 ) again Jim George Porter & Tom McCanless & Preston has comCharley ) menced work this mornign prepairing to lay Brick in the morning JIm ( George ) making mortar scafling &c. Tom & ( Preston ) Jno John is halling watter 3 loads I sent George to Town to git Bacon some Meat he got $4.50 side of Bacon 18 lbs. 25 Cents pr pound George & Jim put up & finished the middle Gable end today. Mag Mag got home tonight from Jack's.
-90Tu 22 The morning is dark & cloudy Wind from the North. We caught the boar this morning that was in dispute with Bob Erwin Bob Erwin Hog 119 lbs Gross ) Altered him & weighed him he weighed 119 lbs Gross William attended to it and weighed him he has got away from the boys & gone through the lotts & fields the last heard from him he was in the briers Boar he bit John's foot & hurt him verry much disabled him verry much the boys got him back in the pen
George Sterling Jim Tom Richd Preston Charley John ) George Sterlin & Jim is laying Brick Tom Rich & Charley is waiting on them & Preston is making up Mortor John is halling watter & Jack Patton is halling Brick Jim has worked 2 days this week & quit I paid him $2.00 & owe him one dollar more upon the 2 days work
Jack Corn Hogs ) Jack Patton halled a load of Corn for my hogs We did not git quite done the brick work (John's foot is bad off) he is not able to do any thing Jno
1867 Octr Wed 23 The morning is clear calm & quite cool It did not rain yes-terday George Sterling Tom Jno Charley ) The boys Sterling George & Tom is at work at the house. Charley is waiting on them &c. John is not able to do anything this morning. Self I have taken sulphor for several nights I think it is opening my bowels it has that tendency but I have the piles & all the lower part of my bowels are so swelled that it is difficult to get a passage at al I give my note to Sterlin Marton for $22 to be paid in lumber We finished the Brick work of the Smoke house See Sterlin's Act
-91Th 24 The morning is clear cold & a tolerable heavy frost Calvin George ) George Porter & Calvin is making scaffers prepairing to put the roof on the Smoke house Caleb & Charley ) I hired Charley of Caleb at $6.00 pr month We killed the balck sheep for Mutton this moning Mutton Mary ann bad off ) News came to town that Mary Ann is not expected to live through the day he telegraphed to William & Harry to Lebanon and came home got here at 12 oclock & left immediately to see Mary ann
Fr 25 Mary ann, I went to see her left at 7 got there at 10 1/2 left at 2 1/2 & got home 9 dark 6 1/2 She was some better when I lef The morning is dark & cloudy & sprinkling rain I left home at 7 oclock & got to Mary ann's at 10 1/2 I found her verry low Not ixpecting to live through the day She is awfully salivated Inflimation seems to have taken place in her stomack & brest See next page Self ) accaisoned from the quantity of Calimel she has been taking to counter act that, a blister was the only remedy on her stomach & bowels it was not done & now thought too late
1867 Octr Sat 26 ) The morning is dark & cloudy looks like rain It rained slowly nearly all day yesterday & I was in it going & coming to Mary ann's Self) I feel this morning verry much worried tho not so much as I expected to be. I went in my Bugga & was well rapt up George went with me rode the Black Mare there & back It rained on us all the way back some times tolerable hard. My hands & arms got wet
-92Jack for Caleb Corn ) I got a load of corn of Caleb yesterday, Jack Patton's wagon Not well slipt shucked. George Meal ) Loaned one half bushel of meal to George today. George H. & George P. halling wood for themselves & me. Charley is helping them Thomas Maryann no better ) I have Just got a letter from my son Thomas informing me that Mary ann is no better but still growing weaker & cannot last long I got this note from Thomas at 3 1/2 oclock I had sent Rich to Harris & got no letter to Wm B Wilson ) I suppose Harris had given it to some one to send it to me I got a letter from Wm B Wilson informing me that Mary ann had dyed today at 12 oclock Mary ann dyed at 12 Oclock ) I got this note at 4.10 oclock William got home at 11 oclock at night he was at the depo trying to find out about Willa & Hamon & probably to go on after them there was no cars went back to Nashville & he came home, he cant hear whether Woodside has ever got the dispatch he did not get my letter I sent to him through Jesse S. Harris I wrote a letter to Martha Jane today informing her of the death of Mary
1867 Oct Sun 27 This morning is dark cloudy & drisling rain It has been rain-ing this way for three days & this is the 4th Fr, Sat, Sun & today William left this morning he dont know whether he will go on to find the boys until he gets to the depo & will from there & send me back word. Willa Webster) I got word Willa Webster came & him & William went on to Mary ann's
-93I went to Mary's ) I left this morning & went to Mary ann's Hamon did not come Hamon I stayed there until later & then came home Richd drove me in my bugga & the Ball horse Mary ann Dressed ) Mary ann was neatly dressed in a black silk dress she made a little while back for the purpose I told them to dress her in it it was done The Coffin ) She was put in a verry neat Metalick Coffin the top was open covered with glass & while I was there it was in the parlour She looked verry natural like she was sleeping. Self in Trouble ) Just before I left to come home I stood & looked upon her for a while & then bid her a final fare well by saying to her "Farewell My dear daughter" & I got home at night in much trouble of mind & weak & exosted & could not rest all night Mary & my own reflections ) Mary was near & dear to me I was with her mostly through all her troubles, in prosperity & adversity, in sickness & in health & particularly through the War in which she was a greate sufferer & had to travel to different counties to save her property. I was most always with her.
1867 Oct Mon 28 The morning was dark & cloudy but cleared of as the day arose The Wind is in the North & E & a little cool. George George H. Jno Charley ) George is trying to put on the sheeting plank on the new Smoke house George Hargroves is helping him John is picking out Cotton in George's place Charley is halling up some wood & Preston is a Jointing Shingles. Preston B Bigby Hamon ) No news today from B Bigby whether Hamon has come or not.
-94It was understood that Mary would not be burried until Hamon come home. We learn that Hamon got home to Town this morning at 11 oclock & that he went on to Bigby tho there is no certainty it is so. Charly Work $6.00 ) Charley is to come to work at $6.00 pr month Commenced Court
Tu 29 The morning is clear & cold & frost Mag Cincinatta ) Mag went in the Bugga to Jack's intending to go on with him to Cincinnata to take his little boy to the Doctor at that place Nales 28 lbs $2.80 ) George went got some beef 16 lbs of fore pennie nales 6 lbs of 8 pennies 6 lbs of 6 pennies all at 10 cents pr lb $2.80 also $1.00 Sugar beef $1.55 all $5.85 & George kept .50 Calvin George & George H ) George H. George & Calvin is at work on the Smoke house & John is picking out cotton in George H. place. Caleb 2 loads of Corn ) I got 2 Wagon loads of Corn of Caleb One was my wagon & the other was Jack Patton's Wagon See 26 We finished putting on the sheeting planks sawing of the ends & putting up the box & cornice & Baseboard I am ready to go to Shingling B. B, heard nothing from B Bigby today
Oct 30 1867 Here appear two sketches of plans for a smoke house We have finished & completed the house all but some minor little things the 30 day of October 1867 the finishing & painting is not yet done, but we are using it
1867 Oct Wed 30 The morning is cloudy & cold Wind from the North. William came home last night after 9 oclock & left this morning before sun up William Mary ann burried ) Mary ann was burried yesterday having been kept up from last
-95Saturday for Willa & Hamon to get home they were both at home Calvin George H. John Wm ) Calvin George H. worked today putting on Shingles John helpt Preston in George H. place William left & went to the depo by 7 oclock Mag Saw Mag gone on with Jack to Cincinatti George Charley Town ) We got nearly the North half of the house covered Charley went to the Shows & so did George P.
Thurs 31 The morning is quite cold & a verry heavy forst George George H. Calvin ) George George H & Calvin is at work putting on Shingles John is working for George H. shingling the new Smoke house Corn Preston & George took 2 loads of Corn to Town & sold it at $2.50 Preston George The wagon holds 3 bul &
Novr Fr The morning is clear & cold the Wind is changing to the South William William went to Bigby and drove Ball in the Bugga got 5 Sides of upper & one of sold leather Tanner leather ) Those L Porter ) Thos L. came & stayed all night Calvin George H. & George ) George H. Calvin & George is at work on the Smoke house Charley worked in the place of George H. helped Preston halled 2 loads of Corn to Town & sold it this 4 loads they ahve taken & sold at $2.00 pr barl The wagon bed holds a little over 3 barrels in all 12 barls
1867 Novr Sat 2d George & Calvin ) The morning is a little cloudy & quite warm. George, Calvin is at work on the Smoke house and finished covering it a little after dinner & quite George H finished the ballence of the
-96- finished covering Smoke house finished Shingles No. 3672 ) Shingles & they was put on as fast as made. George H. counted every Shingle on the house bebefore they were satisfyed of the No. they thought there was 4000 but they counted them on the house & there was on the North side 1908 & on the South side 1760 making in all 3672 which lacks 328 shingles of this 4000. Charley Jno Calvin $2. ) John & Charley has done nothing only shelled Corn to go to Mill I paid Calvin $2.00
Sun 3 The morning cloudy & verry warm Mr Hedspeth & son came & stayed until after dinner. Mag Mag has not got home from Cincinnatti We got a letter from Martha Jane directed to her sister. She is verry weak having been quite sick Wrote to Martha Jane maled it Monday 28. She had not got it when she wrote.
Mon 4 The morning is clear Wind from N turning cold. Calvin Shoe leather ) I let Calvin have a pair of shoe leathers uppers & soles the best kind of leather. Worth $1.50. It has rained last night wet the ground Charley Charley & John is getting wood Charley quit to hall Corn Wattering the hogs & clearing off the scaffers off the new house Calvin $10.50 - 4.00 = 6.50 Calvin has worked up to this time 10 1/2 days at $1.00 pr day I paid him $2.00 Cash & a pr of shoe leathers $1.50 Caleb Corn ) I got a load of Corn of Caleb, my wagon (See 26 & 29 Oct) 3 loads to now
1867 Novr Tus 5 The morning is clear & cold the Wind from the North. John & Charley cleaned out the old Crib (Smoke house) took the shucks to the Corn Crib. Jack Patton is halling up Caleb's Corn he
-97- Corn Caleb 3 N Porter 2) braught me 2 loads & Caleb got 3 loads, he says his wagon holds 4 bls I don't think it does. This makes 6 loads I have got, 2 in the Crib & 4 to the hogs. Charley ) Charley quit & went to help Caleb hall his Corn George H. & Preston ) George H. sold a bale of Cotton & settled & paid me for the half $26.00, he also settled & paid me for Corn him & Preston took to Town & sold they took 12 bbls & sold it at $2.50 pr brl. I got $15.00 of it being the half, making for Cotton & Corn $41.00 I then (out of it) paid George & Preston $20.00 making me 4000 Cedar Shingles leaving me $21.00 Cash in this transaction.
[table] George H. George got a side of upper leather at $3.50 & 3 lbs of sole leather which is not taken in to our settlement as above (to be settled hereafter) Man killed Bigbyville Cortney ) A man killed in his Sho Shop Shot in the night No one knows any thing about it it was in Bigbyville a Yankey belonging to Michigan his name wa Cortney I knew him well
Wed 6 The morning is clear & quite cold The Wing is in the East. I sent to Town & got $2.00 worth of beef Jno went with William. Wash 2 loads ) Wash halled today 2 loads of Corn bead holds put in old Smoke house Jack Patton halled two loads for Caleb put one in Crib & the other to hogs Caleb 2 loads Richd Rich is picking out his cotton
-98- 1867 Novr Th 7 } The morning is clear Wind verry high Seems to whirl & blow every way at times Mostly from the East South & West & cold William did not git home } William did not git home last night I feel verry uneasy Some thing has gone wrong or he would have let me know some thing about it I have no been uneasy about my own safety but I fear that some one is sick & he has gone to see about it he got home at night. Thos L. Porter See 1st Novr } Thomas L. Porter was here last Friday (1st. Novr) Stayed all night & left next morning he is to stay with Mary ann's children him & his family until other arrangements are made - Wash 2 loads Caleb 2 loads } Wash halled 2 loads of Corn put in old Smoke house Caleb by Jack Patton halled 2 loads of Corn put in the Smoke house there are greate preperation for a Wedding (Mag Todd) to night.
Fr 8 The morning is verry blustery & cloudy Wind high from S. & S. W. Quite a verry merry time all night with the blacks last night here at there wedin they are all lying about a sleep & doing nothing They all behaved verry No disturbance Wm William went to Town at 5 oclock he got a letter from W. J. Porter he don't think Jack's little boy's eyes are any better Anderson sick } Anderson sick & Dr Akins with him
Sat 9 The morning is cloudy & calm There was a verry considerable storm last night from S. W. blew down the Corn verry much all over the country & the trees in my lotts a heavy rain with it. Storm See Next page }
-99- The spotted sow has 7 pigs fine looks fine (in the Orchard) I went to Arnell & fair Ground } Arnell had a large gathering of Negroes at his house wating his arivel from Washington I went to Mr Arnell's (rode ball N) but many Negroes there waiting to see him was not at home I went from there to the Fair ground where there was a considerable gathering of people & stayed there until evening & when I got home William gone Mississippi Hamon } I found William there preparing to go by the 8 oclock train to Mississippi to W. D. Mays Hamon was going with him he expects to be gone some 6 or 8 days he left at sun set Jack Patton Cotton $51.00 } Jack Patton sold his bail of Cotton for $51. William give me my part of it $25. before left. Battle of Taladega } On the 9th. Novr 1814 was the battle of Taladega faught with the Crick Indians Considerable loss upon all side I was in the midst of it. It has been remembered by me every 8th. of Novr since that time I run some verry narrow escapes which added greately to my advantage through life States politicks Democrocy } I hear N. York Ohio Penn. & other states are all gone for the Democrat party & gainst the Rads $ I find I have in my pocket Book $100.00 at this time & some loose change in my vest pocket.
Sunday 10 The morning is cloudy looks like Rain John took the Bugga & went after Mag in Town She come home & is not verry well Hogs Our hogs are fatening verry well they were not put up quite soon enough but eat verry harty Some of they are verry fine & others quite small
-100- 1867 Novr Mon 11 Arnell } The morning is clear & cool I went to Town to see Mr Arnell he agreed to see $75. paid for my oxen I had to force the matter upon him & he could not get clear of me any other way only to make fair promises dinner Liquor Law } I eat my dinner at Frankin's I found a good deal of excitiment about the Liquor Law Reaves & others W. J. Webster } W. J. Webster went on in the Cars to Lebanon Thomas L. Porter was in Town he had by the solesatations of friends agreed to Administer on the Estate of M. ann Webster Caleb Corn 2 loads } Caleb halled 2 loads of Corn put one in the Crib the other to the hogs pen
Richd Corn 1 Load Town } Richard halled a load of Corn out of his field to Town & sold it 3 bls this is the 1st he has taken out his field. Rus W. Porter } Rus W. Porter came in the evening & stayed all night he is hunting up Whiskey makers Seems to succeed in finding them out
Tus 12 The morning is clear & quite cold the Wind from N. Corn Richd 1 Porter 2 } Richd halled me 2 loads of Corn put in the Crib & one for himself he took to Town Caleb 1 load } Caleb one load of Corn by Jack to Crib
Wed 13 The morning is clear & cool & frost Wind in N. W. Press Arnell } I sent Preston to see Arnell & Paul to git something done. Arnell give his note as Secerety for Paul but Pall has not signed it & it not binding on Arnell Caleb 1 load Town } Caleb took a load of Corn to Town & sold it Wash is halling Corn to his house
-1011867 Novr Thurs 14 } The morning is a little cloudy & smokey & turned some warmer Thomas L. Porter } My son Thomas came last evening & spent the night with us his family & Mary's are all well. Wash 2 loads } I got 2 loads of Corn of Wash making in all 8 loads for me up to this time Caleb 2 loads } Caleb 2 loads of Corn Jack's Wagon. Richd Trotter married Lou Webster tonight & sent me some cake
Fri 15 The morning clear & calm & smokey Caleb 2 loads } I got 2 loads of Corn of Caleb Jack's wagon. Ab Hannah }I went to Town after dinner I saw Ab Hannah he promised to let me have some pork when he killed hogs. party at Jaggers }A considerable party of Negroes & danced all night at Jaggers tonight Sanford give it I learn, they made a considerable fuss all night. Rankin's Hogs Colery } I see Mr Rankin's hogs in our woods lotts have the Colery & dying
Sat 16 The morning is smokey & dark but calm & clear. Jim $5. I paid Jim this morning $5.00 on my little note. I got $1.00 worth of beef beef Preston $1.00 William Hamon Mississippi } I loaned Preston $1.00 to git beef William & Hamon left last Saturday night upon the cars for Wm D. Mayes We have not heard from them since they left Jacks Corn } Jack halled me a load of Corn, & one for him self to Town
Sun 17 The morning is quite cold Wind from the North & clear. Bull We got Hedspeth White Bull last night braught him home he stands him at $5.00 tho I pay nothing. It has turned cooler
-102- 1867 Novr Mon 18 } The morning is quite cool Some frost & smokey. I went to Town. Arnell Jugt $75.00 Paul }Colquit the constable braught up S. M. Arnell & Paul Arnell (Col) upon a warrant I had issued agt them for $75.00 for a oxen they had baught of me & had disputed the account but finding I could prove it they would not admit of any witnesses but agreed that Judgt might be entered agt them both for the amt. Arnell & Paul (Col) Judgt for $75.00 & Costs } Saml L. Arnell agreed that he was only Securety for Paul When Paul told the Sqr & officers and the company that he was acting only for Arnell & his agt in the matter & he says now Arnell makes him principle. Arnell has acted verry mean & ungentlemanly from first to last in this whole matter. Caleb 1 load Corn } Caleb sent me a load of Corn by Jack Sterling has commenced to get some stocks for lumber to take to Saw Mill for himself to pay him what I owe him Candles $1.00 } I got 24 Candles $1,00 at Tuckers William I got a letter from William dated the 11 Inst he was at W. D. Mayes got there in 24 hours from Columbia Martha he has gone from there to Carrel County & that Martha Jane & her children will be here about 6 or 7 days the time is out & we are looking for them.
Tu 19 The morning is calm cold & clear Verry dark & smokey Calvin See 4th Novr } Calmvin is at work making a doore one day 1 day See the 4th. Novr. We got it done all except hanging it Richd halled me 2 loads of Corn Richd 2 Loads Corn }
-1031867 Novr Wed 20 } The morning is clear calm & so smokey that you can scarsly see the sun & quite cool. Caleb George H. Preston Jack Calvin Tom Charley Richd John Pototoes Tom McCanless } This morning all hands commenced diging my Irish potatoes I had Jack Caleb George H. Preston Calvin Tom McCanless Charley John Richard. We got about half done We halled up 2 loads in my wagon bed of potatoes put in Ice house Calvin Work 2 days } Calvin the Carpenter is dressing out plank to lay the floore in Smoke house all the hands are at work it was in the contract that would dig my potatoes all except Tom & Calvin the Carpenter Wash 2 loads } Wash halled 2 loads of Corn for me
Th 21 The morning is verry dark & smokey can't tell whether it is cloudy or not Verry calm We have had verry dry weather the pawns are mostly dry Calvin 3 ) Calvin at work 3 days this week Tom 1/2 Tom worked today diging potatoes one half the day Preston Calvin George H. Jack Richard Charley & John all worked diging potatoes they hands are still diging potatoes We got up 5 loads today All hands eat there dinner today & yesterday
Fr 22 There was a considerable cloud of fog & smok Verry dark. Calvin & Tom is at work by the day. Calvin Tom Pototoes 126 Bushel } We finished gitting up our potatoes We have 5 1/2 Wagon loads the bed holds 23 bushels making 126 1/2 bushels put in the Ice house in good dry weather & in good order George H. George H. got 2 1/2 bushels old Corn -
-104- 1867 Novr Sat 23 } The morning is clear the Wind from S. E. & turned some warmer William got home last night about 12 or 1 oclock Martha J. Mayes Got to Town } Martha Jane came with him from home she stayed last night in Town with M. Mayes all her children came with her & Mr Mayes is to come up at Christmas. William William left home on Sat 9th Novr & got home last night Shoat killed pork } I had a shoat killed that has been with the fatening hogs & was verry fat it weighed 84 lbs Calvin $5.00 } Calvin rec $5.00 today sent by Richd. Mag Mag went to Town & come back at night Election Judged } this is the day of Election for Judge & I did not know it until too late to go & Vote, & not being verry well George H. George got 2 1/2 bushels old Corn
Sun 24 The morning is clear calm & Spring like. No news William stayed at home all day
Mon 25 The morning is cloudy & looks like rain Tom Richd Charley Dan Richd Trotter Calvin Rain } (Tom, Richard for Tom) & Charley, Dan, Richd Trotter & John commenced after breakfast & cleaned out the seller finished at 3 oclock & carried the big trough out of the old Smoke house, Calvin made a doore & layed some floore. It has rained all day not hard
Tu 26 The morning is cloudy looks like snow are from N. W. tho warm yet. Calvin Calvin & me hung the front dore & put a lock upon it Thomas L.
-105- Thomas } came home with William & stayed all night. lock $1.00 } William got a lock for Smoke house $1.00
1867 Novr Wed 27 Rain } The morning is cloudy & raining Wind from N. E. & turning cooler Thomas L. } Thomas L. stayed until after dinner Calbed & Sally Child Died } One of Caleb's children died last night & Sally's child died the day before Calvin is making Caleb's child's coffin for Caleb John halled 3 loads of wood cut it himself
Th 28 The morning is cloudy & sprinkling rain The boys are ingaged in getting & halling up Wood Nothing doing Jack Corn 1 load } Jack halled up a load of Corn for the hogs William braught home a pair of hinges Cost $.75 & Paid Marsh Mayes for the other pr of hinges that I got for the other dore $1.50 both $2.25 Hinges Malasses We got Malasses about 2 or 3 gallons from Mr Rankin he sent with it my kittle home he had borrowed
Fr 29 Cold & Rain The morning is cloudy & raining the Wind is high from S. W & quite cold & raining The Wind changed to the North in the evening blew hard & verry cold There was but little done any where only to keep fires & feed. Richd $4.00 leather } Richd Trotter got (of William) a side of upper leather $4.00
Sat 30 The morning is extreamly cold & clear the ground is froze hard William left this morning for Town drove the Bugga & took Mag
-106in it with him William got back at 11 1/2 left Mag in Town Killed hogs } I have commenced killing some hogs 8 in No. Quite smal they weigh 932 lbs & lard 33 lbs. We rendered It out & put it in one of the Tin Stands. It is all salted & packed down in a trough in the new Smoke house See Fr 13 Decr See 30 Novr See Jany 9
1867 Decr Sun 1st } The morning is a little cloudy the Wind is changing to the East & quite cold. Martha & children } Martha Jane & her little children came last night in the carrage having left Big bigby Friday carrage broke down & they stayed at a Mr Myers & until after dinner getting the carage mended. I was truly glad to see them Mary Scott Lilla Cornella & William they are good looking Smart & in fine health. They stayed until after dinner & then left for B. B. late in the evening Hamon W. Harmon came & stayed all night & left after breakfast November last day } This is the last day of November upon the whole it has been a verry fine month for business & to gather those crops &c but the 2 last days verry Cold
December Mon 2nd } The morning is cloudy the Wind has changed from South to S. W. & looks like rain. Cloudy all day. Jack Corn Jack halled 2 loads of Corn one for himself & the other for me & put it in the hog pen We salted up our pork &c Sugar & John a hat } I got a $1.00 of sugar & John a hat at $1.00 $2.00
Tu 3 The day is looking like rain Wind from S. Jack corn Richd corn } Jack halled me 2 loads of Corn & himself 2 loads Richd halled me 2 loads of Corn & himself one load Corn today
-107Ths L. Porter Georg Martin } The Country Cort set today Thomas L. Porter was appointed Admr of Mary an Webster Deed & William & George Martin is his Securities Thomas L. Porter & George Martin came home with William at night It commenced raining at dark and is still raning 9 oclock at night It commenced raining at dark and is still raining 9 oclock at night
1867 Decr Wed 4th Rain The morning is cloudy the air is coming from the N. W. and raining slowly. It has rained all night & still raining at 10 oclock G. Martin T. L. Porter } George Martin & Thomas left after breakfast. George H. George H. helpt me hang the inside doore to the new Smoke house the Wind is tolerable high blowing from N. W. & turning cold I think it is commencing to snow at 9 oclock at night McClarrens F. T. McClarren's son from Lynnvill came home with William stayed all night Rain No work done today. It has rained a little all day. Sheep & Lamb } The Ewe was found dead this morning & her little lamb 4 or 5 days old by her side They were both black
Th 5 The morning is clear Wind mostly from N. W. but not cold Jack Corn Jack halled me 2 loads of Corn & himself Two loads Richd Corn Richard has halled me 2 loads today and himself one loads- Mag & Felix $.50 }Mag went to Town took 3 baskets of Irish potatoes to her brother Jack & Felix went with her, they went in the Bugga, drove Ball. Got Felix a hat $.50. Press & George } George H. & Press has finished picking out there Cotton-
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1867 Decr Sat 7 A H Hanna brick } The morning is clear & cold Some frost & ground froze Ab H. Hanna came with 2 wagons & got 739 brick and would not take any bats, said he would pay $12 pr 1000 (See Act Book page 56) Kilingsworth William } William Kilingsworth stayed all night with us William did not git home last night I suppose the rain in the evening is the cause Both wagons are halling up wood expecting cold weather Lamb The little lamb is still living & we made a sucking bottle & it is drinking Milk The cows Milk does not agree verry well with it. It turned cold this evening
Sun 8 This morning is exceedingly cold Wind from N. W. Ground froze hard. I have not been so well ever since yesterday evening No news.
Mon 9 The morning is cloudy looks like rain or snow Wind & clouds mooving from the N. West The weather has moderated a little I feel some better this morning. Adaline Adaline Walsh has a young one last night a boy. The boys are halling in there Corn Jack & Richd, Jack halled 1 for me & 2 for himself Corn Crib full } We have got our old Smoke house full of Corn can't git any more in it with convenunce full to the singles from the number of
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1867 Decr Tu 10 } The morning is cloudy looks like falling weather Thomas L. Porter came home with William stayed all night he has rented the Tom Crofford place for that nixt year, gives $350. for it in money, at the end of the year. Salt $5.00 Flour $7.00 I owe $2. } I sent Jack Pattons' wagon with Corn to Town 4 bls & let Jessie Harris have it at $2.50 pr bl & got a barrel of Salt at $5.00 & 100 lbs of flour Cost $7.00 Jack halled me one load & himself one load of Corn to day I owe Harris $2.00
Wed 11 The morning is still cloudy & Wind from the S. W. quite warm Warm William Boots Moon } William stayed at home & made himself a pair of Boots finished them at dark Moon fulled today. Jack Corn Jack halled me 2 loads of Corn & himself 2 today put my loads in the old Crib, the Smoke house being too full to put any more in it George & Preston } George H. & Preston is ready to commence halling up there Corn
Th 12 The morning looks like rain & Snow Storm & rain Cold } last night the apearance of a storm about 9 & 10 oclock the Wind blew from the S. W. with heavy rain for a while The Wind this morning has changed to
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Fr 13 Hogs A H Hanna } I also got of A H Hanna 6 hogs weight 608 and am to credit him the market price on Friday the 13 Decr (See act) Hogs killed Pork & Wortham } We salted up all our pork today & resalted what we killed the 30 Novr Mr Guss Wortham stayed all night last night
December Sat 14th The morning is clear The Wind blows cold from the South & East William William did not git home last night his staying away of nights has become so frequent that I am not so uneasy as I have been tho I have some uneasiness & can't rest so well of nights that he don't come home when he stays away & says nothing about it The boys halled up some wood & halled what Corn there was in the Cedar Crib to the old Cribs there was 3 wagon loads of it about 10 bls Cold (Wind in the North) turning Cold
Sun 15 The morning is verry cold turned so yesterday evening & verry cold all night The Wind has changued to the E William William got home this morning having been gone since Friday morning Went to Nashville in the time. John went to Town yesterday & not got home at 12 today Stock horses turned in to the field } We turned all our horses in to the field next the pawn this morning told them to be turned out in the evening The Corn is all gathered out of it 2 Colts to Wean } We got up the 2 young Colts to Wean yesterday but they broke out of the Orchard & got with there Mothers again. Ezekel
-111Mag Bennet came last night him & Mag has gone to Town to Jack's in the Bugga & is to get back tonight he did not come but stayed at Jack's Mag came home William William has been quite unwell for several days A Diare & sore throat I learn that Martha Jane is quite unwell.
1867 December Mon 16 } The morning partially clear & the weather has moderated The air is mooving from the E ground froze little lamb died } Mag's little lamb died last night the Milk of the Cow did not agree with it Mag was verry much taken with it & when it died she was verry much hurt about it, it had so much taken up with her. She was sorry to part with it. John came home last night. A H Hannah } A. H. Hanna took 400 brick his wagon A. H. Hanna took 400 brick for A. H. H. Rafe Johnson Col took 500 brick for A. H. Hanna Preston & George Corn Gathering } Preston & George H. commenced halling up there Corn & putting my part in the Cedar Crib & there part in a Crib in the Stud lott They halled me 2 loads & themselves 1 load in my wagon bead that holds 3 blds they has sold theirs paid me 2 laods they owed Puss Lorra Clary $2.00 } Mag went to Town in the evening, got 5 yards of Cloth to make Lorra & Clarry Sacks it cost 40 cents a yd making $2.00 Charge to Puss Martha sick } We heard from Martha she is no better
-112Tu 17 It has turned quite warm ground is thawed Wind is changing from S. to S. W. William has been quite unwell ever since he came home from Nashville Preston & George & Corn } Press & George halled me 4 loads of Corn 2 in the litle & 2 in the large Wagon & themselves 3 in the little & 2 in the large Wason 5 loads William William went to B. B. & stayed all night & came home at night Was not in Town
1867 Decemr Wed 18th } The morning is much cooler the Wind is changed to the North William did not get home last night I suppose he has gone to see Martha Jane who is sick on B. B. Press Corn } I got 2 big Wagon & 3 little ones, & Preston got 2 big Wagon/ & 2 little Wagons of Corn William Martha Wm D Mayes } William got home at night from B. B. Martha is much better, Wm D. Mayes is up Came yesterday the 18th
Th 19 It was clear all night but clouded up at day light Verry calm & quite cool ground froze. The weather has moderated. Preston & Georges Corn } Preston & George got 2 large & 2 little Wagon loads. I got 2 large & one small Wagon load of Corn today, brok the belt couplin of my Wagon & George went to Town this evening to Git it mended. Will git it in the morning.
Fri 20 The morning is cloudy & sprinkling rain Wind in the S. E. Margaret Margaret rode the black Mare & Lorra behind her & went to Town Preston Corn } Preston took Jack's Wagon load of Corn to Town to sell, he took it out of his Crib, he got $2.00 pr bl.
-113Self Shirts } I shaved verry clean & put on 2 Shirts The boys Jack Preston & George H halled wood in the evening Mag Mag did not come home W D Mays William D Mayes went back tonight (Oxford) & Martha stayed at Sam Mayes all night
Sat 21 The weather is quite warm Cloudy & Wind in S. E. Ths L Porter Mag Thomas L. Porter came & stayed all night & left this morning he cut a Minna ball out of Cash's thigh There was nothing done Mag at home
Sun 22 The morning is verry cloudy Wind from E. & S. E. rained a little & in the evening it turned cooler Wind in the West Georges Corn } Nothing new & no news George H. took a load of Corn yesterday Sold it at $2.00 pr bbl his own Corn
1867 December Mon 23d } The morning is clear & calm Wind in the West, & some cooler, frost. Margaret came home in the morning George & Press Corn } We halled 2 loads of Corn for me & 2 for George & Press all in the little Wagon Press took Jack's Wagon & halled a load of Corn to Town to sell Self New Pr of Shoose } William finished making me a new pr of Shoose Sat night
Tu 24 The morning is mostly clear Wind in the East that blows quite cold. Jim Porter Col } Jim Porter (Col) Mooved into the house where Tom McCanless has been living he is to pay me so much a month. See Act Book he mooved in yesterday. Mag Mag left & went to Town early. Preston Corn } The boys halled up some Wood me a wagon load of Corn I have been
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Wed 25 The morning is cloudy high Wind all night & rained some. Thos. L. Thomas L. came last night & stayed all night Blacks Good Behaviour } The Blacks behaved better last night than I expected being Christmas eve No shooting hollowing or behaving disorderly Christmas I was a little uneasy for several days for fear of some out brake but around me they done verry well I have not heard from any where else yet. Saml Mayes gives the little girls a party Martha Jane & her little girls & her self was there, it was given to them. Self } My health is some better today I have the piles, verry costive & much pained. Ths. L. Porter } Thomas L. came last night in a Biroush braught up the little children to Saml Mayes, he went home today Negroes A rupture took place in Town between the Negroes & police Verry considerable excitement Some of the Kluck-Lucks came it quieted it There is greate excitement expecting a fuss
1867 Decr Th 26 The morning is clear calm & warm It rained, heavy wind, thunder & lightning last night. It has been quite warm for 48 hours. General Matters } I hear but verry little news No papers William leaves of a morning & comes home at near dark & has no news. Self I sat all day trying to finish making out my Government claims I have let it alone so long that it is harder to do. Oxen Our old Oxen that I had sold to Arnell & Paul came & Jumped into my field & I have got Colquit Const to Levy on him to
-115pay my debt gt them. Mag came home with William at night been gone since Tuesday to Town. Nothing doing
Fr 27 The morning is cloudy & Blustering Wind from the S. W. & looks like rain there was much Wind all night. Thomas L. Porter } Son Thomas came late in the evening & stayed all night there is nothing doing only roving the Country all over by the blacks William is tonight making himself a pr of Shoes, finished one & will finish the other shortly.
Sat 28th The morning is dark & cloudy looks like rain it has turned some little cooler are is coming from the N. & E. but verry calm. All hands & the cook is gone to Town Freedman Missiippie } Freedmen in Mississippi is bad & commanding some attention by the North William Shoes } William finished making himself a pair of Shoes at night Hogs Peggy pigs } We finished marking 9 out of 10 young Piggs Peg's put them in a pen, they will be three months old the 1st. Jany We have 2 Sows & 13 pigs piged 10 Decr.
1867 Decr Sun 29 The weather is much colder Wind in the North, and Cloudy Sprinkling rain & Sleet a little. The freedmen has been doing but verry little every since before Christmas Ball Ball's eyes are sore looks bad he has been eating too much Corn
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Mon 30 The morning is quite cold Wind in the North, haling, raining Cold ) Weather ) & Sleeting terable Weather upon Man & beast The Snow & hale Snow Storm) is about 2 or 3 inches deep, and at 12 oclock it still snows Sleet Terable ) hard Snowing & haling at 9 oclock at night The boys halled Weather ) halling ) up some wood through the Snow for me & them selves. We have wood ) Sow & pigs) a Sandy sow had pigs last night 7. We covered the bed with plank
Tu 31 It rained & Sleated all night this morning the weather has Sleat & )moderated some, the Snow is 5 or 6 Inches deep & melting a little. Snow 6 ( Inches deep)Wash Porter (Col) died this morning about 1 oclock he had been Wash (Col) ) Dyed )unwell for a week & all I can learn is he took a chill & died in a few minutes they are burrying him this evening All the Negroes mostly are going to the burrying, a verry considerable feeling amonst them. Last day of) the year )This is the last day of 1867 It is going out as though it is in troughble We have had hard times & much trouble Many deaths by Sickness, Murders & other wise I hope for the better every way tho I fear it. Good by to 1867 & its troubles May they be forgotten
January ) 1868 Wed 1st ) The morning is dark & cloudy The snow is still melting verry slowly Some sprinkling of fine rain & sleet. The current of Ice & Sleet)ate is from the South East. The weather had moderated tho cold
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damp weather verry disagreeable Snow 4 or 5 Inches deep The Sleet & Ice is bending breaking the limbs of the trees. The whole woods looks like a sheet of Ice this morning Sulliven ) Lamar ) I was visited this morning by Wm Sullivan & Lamar officers The sun made its appearance for a little while about one oclock Thos L. P.) The wind continues in the E. S. E. Thomas L. Porter came home with William & stayed all night I sent by him a notice to Adaline ) Adaline Porter (Col) that she had to give up her house & c She Notice ) took it verry hard
Th 2d The morning is cloudy Wind has been high all night & yet Snow continues high from the S. E. The Snow continues melting fast The sun broke out & shined verry beautiful about 12½ oclock Plim My son Thomas went off & forgot his wawtch t his morning. Caleb killd with my gun a rabbit & Plim killed one. Plim is making fires & feeding
Fr 3 The morning is mostly clear Wind high & from E. S. E. the Jack & ) Snow is quite all gone I sent Plim and Jack with a load of Plim ) wood with the 2 wagons sold it for $2.50 each Cousin R. W. R W Porter) Porter came home with William at night My son Thos has drove Thos. L. his cows up on there way to the Crofford place. Thomas L. & they are stopping here
1868 ) The morning is clear calm & quite warm George Porter (Col) Jany ( Sat 4 ) is salting up 309 lbs of pork in my Smoke house he bot at 8 cts George pork per lb making $24.72 he give for it. Cousen Russ is on his way R W Porter
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to Wain County &c Will probable be back in about 10 or 12 days & if I can I will try & go with him to Nashville to see abt my claims. My health is good this morning I think my dinner of Rabbit has not hurt me yet Carpenter ( Calvin ) I have setled & paid off Calvin Freerson the Carpenter for Freerson ( paid off ) his work last fall upon the Smoke house his work come to 16½ days at $1.00 pr day $16.50 I had paid him in cash $8.50 leaving a ballence of $8.00 I give him Tom McCanless Act of Tom McCanless) $10.75, & $2.00 cash in payment of his debt $8.00, he made $4.00 off me in the settlement. I took Calvin recpt in full ( of the debt he had agt me. George Porter was witness to it all. ) ) Mag Mag went to Jack's rode Black Mare My face was verry read and Self flush all day I became verry uneasy
Sun 5 The morning is partially clear & some cooler the are is mooving from the East & the few clouds are coming from the West Mag Mag did not git home last night. The flushness & redness of Self ) my face yesterday all went off in the evening. I was verry flushness ( of face ) uneasy for a while It rained about 3 oclock & until night and Rain all night.
Mon 6 The morning is cloudy looks like rain Wind S. E. Thomas L. Thos L. came last night stayed until after dinner This is County & Court Circuit Cort day. Mag come home greate many people in Town Judge A. M. Hughs presiding Judge
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1868) The morning is dark cloudy & raining the Wind is from the Jany( Tu 7) North tho tolerable calm It has rained nearly all night, 9 oclock Rain) Still raining watters rising William Coffee Stephen Wright rain) & Thomas L. P. came & stayed all night & left this morning in the rain. Our 2 Wagons went as far as Town on there rode to moove Thomas L. Porter but the rain made them turn back when Rain they got to Town it is still raining at 9 oclock at night & Sleet at) looks like it would rain all night it is verry cold rain & 9 oclock( at night) freezes like it was going to be a verry considerable sleet. William William has not come home at 9 oclock Court is a sitting. Corn $ I sent 3 bls of Corn they sold it for $2.00 pr bl (in Town) took it out of the Cedar Crib.
Wed 8th The morning is dark & cloudy the trees are hanging with sleet. The are is from the North & quite cold, bad & hard weather upon Man & beast. The watters are verry high rained & sleeted all Wm night. William did not git home last night. A H Hanna) I got of A. H. Hanna 2 hogs pork one weighed 228 the other 280 508 lbs( Pork) lbs both 508 lbs which I will enter the proper credit Thos L.) William & Thomas come at supper We have put all our Out horses William) in the Crib lott & fed them bountifully with hay shucks &c It is a terable hard night upon the horses cattle &c, heavy Sleet & Snow &c C. Oil & Sent by Richard got 12 Candles & a half Gallon of Cole oil $1.00 $1.00 candles) William did not git home last night
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1868 ) The morning is extreamly cold The whole country like a sheet Jany ( Thur 9 ) of Ice Wind high blowing verry cold from the North West. A bad weather)little cloudy & spitting Snow through the day. Clear at times Snow & Cloudy at times & Snowing. We have salted down the pork I Pork got yesterday & have taken up all that has been salted down & resalted & packed down again. I have got now salted down in all 3140 lbs & have on hand s new lard 105 lbs & old 25 See Novr 30 ) 932 ( See Decr 13 ( 1490 ) George P. Preston & Jack Patton has assisted in " " 15 ) 605 ( " Jany 9 ( 505 ) salting & repacking today & got it done at dinner Pork 3140 lbs ( Lard 130 lbs ) I give George H. $1.00 buy hat George H. $1.00) It tryed to Snow but too cold at dusk, it whitened the Snow ground a little. George P. & Jim has salted down what little George & Jim) pork )pork they have in my Smoke house. William did not git home. William
Fri 10 The morning is clear cold & calm the are is from N. W. Cold The whole country looks like a sheet of Ice, the fences trees houses & ground looks a world of Glass Verry brilliant & beautiful terable upon the Stock of every description. The Bay Mare one-eyed Bay Mare lost her Colt last night William William did not come home last night, Cort is still in session, A M Hughs Judge H. Judge. We are feeding our out stock in the Crib lott with plenty Horses ) of shucks & hay &c They all look verry bad, I fear they will Stock ( Meat &c ) not get through to Spring. My son Thomas L .Wagon came late T L Porter) with his meet lard &c &c put it all in the Smoke house for Meet ) the present. The boys are halling up wood to all the houses & some to me
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1868) The morning is moderated some partially clear Wind is changJany( Sat 11) ing towards the S. & W. & occasionally changes every way but little Wind astir Tom Scott) Wilsford) T. Scott, Esqr Tax Collector & Wilsford of Lawrence County came & stayed all night & left this morning William William did not come home last night. ( D M Porter) This is the birth day of my wife, D. M. Porter, if she was living ( she would be 67 years old She Died 31 years ago in Feby. I am 9 years the oldest, 13 of Jany is my birth day Lawson (Col) Old Lawson (Col) is halling up wood with Thomas team ( P Henderson) I lowned Plummer Henderson my fine tonge & Groove plains he Planes( Planes) says he will take care of them & return them. William William got home at night. The sun has shined out through the Weather day & some little thawing but clouded up at night & turned cold
Sun 12 The morning is cloudy & verry cold every thing is hard froze Wind (if there is any) is coming from the North & Snowing it Snowing is verry calm & snowing We all stayed in doores all day fead Rankins) & took care of the Stock as well as we could Rankins hogs are Cholery( in hogs) dying verry much in my woods lotts. William is not coming home William only of Wednesday & Sat nights through the week The Circuit Court Court is still in session, they have sent several to the penibad weather) tentiary They have a verry cold & disagreeable time in deed of it.
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1868) The morning is extreamly cold the Wind is from N. & E. Jany( Mon 13) Thomas Ls horses mules got out last night 4 of them & Gone Old Lawson & his boys are gone after them he is with Preston packing & resalting his meet &c Self) This is my birth day I am 76 years old today. My life has 76 years( Old) been a checkered Sean of prosperity & adversity, good & bad alternatively through my whole life, upon the whole I have cause to be thankful to kind providence for the many successful events that I have enjoyed from 1st to last Rain &) The boys are halling up wood. It commenced raining & sleating Sleet) in the evening & continued on until late at night. Thomas is Shot) here. Some one shot Lorra's Sow & she has since dyed Lorra's( Sow)
Tu 14 The morning is dark & cloudy & a raining the Wind has changed Rain &) Sleet) to the S. E. the ground is slick with Ice having been froze & still froze William did not come home last night but sent William his horse back. Rain It has rained a little through out the day the rain has thawed the ground & it is verry muddy & sloppy William did come home Thos The boys are halling up wood Thomas went to Town & came back Jack again Jack halled a load of his Corn to Town & sold it for $2.50
1868) The morning is cloudy the Wind has shifted towards the W. & Jany( Wed 15) N. W. & has turned much cooler & the ground is froze William
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halling) did not come last night George & Press halled one load of Corn) Corn for me, little Wagon. Thomas after dinner took all 3 Thos.) Wagons went to moove his house hold things up, they will be Wagons) here tomorrow. Jack & Calvin drove my 2 Wagons, & Lawsons Jack) Calvin) boy drove Thomas's. William came home at night. William William McCinley came to Jaggers verry drunk, look out McCinley your horses.
Th 16 The morning is cloudy are is from the W. N. W. & quite cold Ground froze. Thos & Wagons got back with his beds & furniture Thomas's) furnature( at sun set. We put the things in the office & locked them up come) for the present. Plim went to Town & got some Copress Cole Hogs) Oil & Stove Cole Rankins hogs in our woods lott are all dying Collery) with Cholery I will give our hogs Stove Cole & Copress. Plim is unwell.
Fr 17 The morning is extreamly cold Wind from the North Ground froze hard Plim is too unwell to do anything, to make fires & feed. halling) Corn) Press & George have both Wagons halling Corn & Lawson halling Thos Wood Thomas went to Town & returned in the evening I got 1 large & 1 small Wagon load of Corn Press got 2 small Frances) Wagon loads & one large one of Corn Frances stayed last night sat on( horse) at or near Mt Pleasant & some one stole her horse
1868) The morning is verry cold everything is hard froze. Ther was Jany( Sat 18) a verry heavy frost last night. Wind is from West & North West.
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Lamb sheep) A little lamb come last night doing verry well Plim is some Press &) better. The boys are trying (Press & George) to Git up the G. halling( Corn) ballence of there Corn both Wagons are halling William did not come home last night. Colquit) Court) Colquit Constable sold to day the red Oxen Old Lamb, I sold sold Lamb) red Oxen) to Paul & Arnell, for the sum of $15.00 & I baught him he was for $15.00) sold as Paul & Arnells property at the Saw Mill for that amount Paul &) Arnell) $15.00 & I will credit my Execution with amt of sale Corn I got 1 large & 1 small load of Corn to day of George & Press of rent, & they got the same. William come home & Thos went to B. Bigby. William has got better but is still complaining of cold
Sun 19 The morning is quite cold ground froze A little cloudy. Jack Porter) Wind from W. & N. W. Jack Porter & his two little boys & George 2 sons &( George Sta.) Standford with us today & eat there dinners Went home at night Rain Our hogs & chickens have commenced dying with Cholery It commenced Rain at dark rained all night
Mon 20 The morning is verry rainy & had rained all night and all day Rain The Wind is from the South East Rain has thaughed the ground Preston &) & it is verry muddy George & Press is halling there Cotton to G. Cotton) George P. Matthew's Ginn George P. has fixed my harth which was a going Rain down The Wind is changeing to S. W. & raining hard all evening Wm not at) & nearly all day At night Wind in N. W. & verry cold Wm not home) at home
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1868) The morning is verry cold Wind is tolerably high & from N. W. Jany( Tu 21) Cloudy & verry cold ground & every thing froze up We had a Terrable) verry hard night upon Man & beast. With this sort of weather Weather) I think the Stock & chickens will all dye. It is trying to Snow Snow but too cold. We have halled off 5 dead hogs Some think Hogs) Cholery) it is Cholery We give one a Vial of Vermafuse this morning it died before night. I have been boiling Meal Corn with Cropress & Stove Cole for all of the hogs, feed them all once a day verry plentifully with it
Margaret Margaret went to Town to her brother's took about every thing Jack Patton) she had in the way of Bed Cloaths &c &c Jack Patton halled halled her) them in his wagon he had a load She went with reluctance was much affected, I was truly sorry for her She has been verry kind & verry industrious & had waited upon William & my self in every way she was able She is verry affectionate & waited on me in my sickness day & night with feelings of affection. I feel under very greate & lasting obligation of Friendship for her many favours & kindness, never to be forgotten
Thomas's) Thomas's Wagon came after dark with old Lawson driving it with Wagon) the ballence of Thomas L. Porter's things they say it is all. We put them in the big room Thomas & Fanna & children is to Sun come tomorrow. The sun was not shining out today
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1868 ) The Weather has some moderated The Wind is in the E. the Jany ( Wed 22 ) Sun rose tollerable clear I stayed last night by my self I Self rested verry well I have for the 2 or 3 morning got up & put Coldest ) on a fire My self Yesterday morning was the coldest morning day yes- ( terday ) Many of our potatoes have froze in the Ice house hogs & chickens potatoes ) are not doing well The Ground is verry hard froze. Stock ) Ground ) We have cleaned up our houses passages & kitchen & made fires froze ( Cleaned up) in the big room This morning Preston & George is starting to Thomas ( hall up Corn Fanna ) Jenna ( Thomas & Fanna & children came about 2 oclock & went into the Dilla & ) William ( big room & fixed up for living put up there things & put away mine Preston & ) George Corn)Preston & George halled Corn I got 2 little loads & 1 big one (See act) put one of my little loads out in the Crib to shell. Thunder ) lightning ( At 8 oclock at night it is thundring and lightening every & Rain ) direction Verry dark & comencing rain appearance of a storm. Wind high from East & South East. A verry doleful looking night It rained nearly all night.
Th 23 The Wind is in the S. Weather has much moderated, partially Shaved clear. I shaved & put on clean shirts Thos went to Town Thos. ( carried William his dinner came back before night. ) Jack ( Cotton ) Patton & Richard Trotter took to Matthew's Gin)for me N. P. 200 lbs. Jack, Rich( (for Jack 363 " & my own ) Cotton (See the paper sent in this book) )" Richd 479 " (Do - - - - 140 " Total - - 982 " Preston & Georg Cotton 2123
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1868 ) The Wind changed yesterday evening to N. W. & turned cold Jany ( Fr 24 ) This morning It is clear cold & the ground froze the Wind Thoms ) is in the North & W. making ( Bords ) Thomas is starting out to cut a tree to make boards on his little piece of Ground has cut down & sawed up som Cuts. Jim Porter) $2.75 ) I settled with Jim Porter give him my Due Bill for $2.75. Preston & ) Preston & George H. finished gathering there Corn today I got George H. ( Crop Corn ) even 100 bls all ut in the Cedar Crib, and about bundles of fodder all gathered & Cribed
Sat 25 The morning is partially clear, the ground froze & a heavy frost The Wind is still in the N. & W. In the evening the Wind has changed to the East & South East Still continuing partially clear. Thomas has been verry busy today fixing up his stove David ) in the carrage house intending to eat in the office & cook Porter & ( son Wm ) in the Carrage house, cousin David Porter & his son William from Oxford came late in the evening & stayed with us all night William William came home for the 1st time since last Monday morning The Circuit Cort has adjourned until Court in Corse God Save the State & curs this Radical Court altho the Court is I understand discharging his oficial duty verry well yet he is disgracing the bench by his radical Negro rule & Negro suffrage principles, how long will this state of things continue We hope for a change for the better.
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1868 ) The Morning is verry cloudy & looks like rain The Wind is Jany ) Sun 26 ) from the South & has turned quite warm Rus W. Porter came in the evening & stayed all night. It has Rained Rained all day Not verry hard David Porter & his son Wiliam R W Porter) has stayed all day with us. Felix is complaining, verry hot D Porter &( Son ) fever. Felix
Mon 27 It is still drisling rain & rained all night The Wind is got Rain Cold round in the North & turning verry cold. Wm William went to Town verry early R W Porter) D Porter ) Rus W. Porter left for Town, after breakfast, David Porter went to Mr A Fleming's & Thomas went with him, his son William staid Preston ) with us A month ago Preston borrowed the Broad Axe Not yet Broad Axe ) returned. Richd got a Good box & is to return it Richd ) ( Goods Box ) This is a verry dark Cloudy Cold day ) Felix is quite unwell Weather ( Felix Sick stomach high fever & bowels out of fix he has layed in the house at the fire all day, quite unwell
Tu 28 The morning is quite cool ground froze Wind from N. W. Felix is some better eat his breakfast, some. Sow & ) Cousin David Porter & Son is here. The white Sow had/6pigs last pigs ) night The red Sow had pigs but they were lost. David Porter & D Porter ) & Son ) Son went to Sam Neeley's he bot Ab Hanna Jack give $350. Cash
1868 ) The morning is quite cold, cloudy & snowing Wind from N. & N. W. Jany ( Wed 29th ) William did not git home last night, he is verry bad off with Wm
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cold Self I agreed with Whit Porter I would be in Nashville tomorrow letter to ) 30th Inst but it is extreamly cold I have give it out but R W Porter) Nashville ) have written a letter to him that William & me will be in Nashville on next Monday if nothing prents us Cold This is one of the coldest day that has been this year everry thing is froze up Wind from the North. Verry cold D N Porter) Cousin David N. Porter & son came back this evening from Town & son Wm ) Our hogs are dying of some disease think it is the Cholery Hogs ) Cholery ) some 2 or three is found dead every day. We have given them Slop with Copress & Stove Cole it does no good
Tu 30 This is verry extreamly cold morning Wind in the Norht. Clear & ground hard froze. A H Hanna sold his Jack to D. N> Porter A H Hanna &) T McCanless)$350. for his Jack this morning Dick McCanless & him came Jack ) D N Porter )before breakfast, & he got his money. Thomas & David Porter Hamon & ) went to Town. Mary Porter Webster & Hamon Webster came late Mary W. ) this evening. George & Rich, Jack & Press sold there Cotton Sold ) Cotton ) at $12. pr 100. Hogs still dying 2 or 3 a day (See 29) Hogs Colery)
Fr 31 The morning is clear calm & cold Are in coming from N. W. A Mr Saml Akin son of Thos Akin living 3 miles above Hughey's Cedar land) Akin ) Mills cam to see me about buying my Cedar lands up the river. I think we will likely trade I asked him $1500. one half Cash D Porter down the ballance in good property D. N. Porter & Son left for Oxford took a Jack.
1868 ) The morning is clear & calm but little are astir. Weather Feby ( Sat 1 )
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Cotton ( moderated some The boys sold there Cotton for $12. pr 100. Preston ) George ( Upon a settlement with the boys of there Cotton rent the last Cotton ) Richard ( of it Preston & George got - $33.27½) Jack ) & I got the half - - - $33.2⅓) (Jany see ( & paid Press to pay the Tu 23) ) bagging & rope- $ 9.00 ( for amt of ( Richard Trotter got - - $7.50 ) Cotton ) I got - - $ 8.00 ( Jack Patton got - - - $ 2.00 ) I got of Jack's - - - $ 2.00 ( & I got - - - $ ) & there is yet 100 lbs of Gined Cotton to be dived (at Mr Matthew's) between Rich Jack & myself, not yet settled, which will when settled be divived as follows I will get $ " Jack will get $ " Rich will get $ & for unknown - $ Hogs ) Cholery ( Our hogs still dying of Cholary 2 or 3 a day We have rubed Cole Oil ) Cole Oil all over many of them, they were literally ak covered with lice & the Oil seemed to kill the lice immediately whin it was first rubed on them. Thos & ) family Town)Thomas & Fanna & children all went to Town drove Ball in my Sugar & ) bugga They got along verry well. I got $2. Sugar & $.50 Cole Cole Oil ( Tea ) Oil, $.75 Tea.
Sun 2 The morning is clear & some frost Wind in the S. & E. & cold. Shaved &c ) During the day the weather moderated. I shaved at night
Mon 3 William & me was off for Nashville the Wind changed to E. & Nashville) S. E. Weather moderated. We went to Thompkins & c office & commenced making out my Claim Eat dinner at Rittenburger
1868 ) The morning was calm What Wind there was is from South & S. E. Feby ( Tu 4 ) I went home with Cousin Russ W. Porter last night to Edgefield
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Crossing the river on the Iron Bridge I felt quite Nervece in Nashville) Crossing but got along as well as I could expect Came back & all hands went to work making out my Claims Majr D. E. Lord Mr Smith & others was at work they are copartners of Thompkins &c I again with Wiliam eat dinner at Rittenburgers & come back & stayed there all night William did not go home with Cousin Russ last night We was verry well entertained & kindly treated at Rittenburgers I walked over the river last night & back next morning I tired me verry much
Wed 5 It has rained some through the night. Wind South William & Puss ) me rose sat our breakfast before day at Rittenburgers took Plim ) the Cars at 8 Russ Porter came with us to Columbia. I came Nashvile &) home ) right on home at 1.30 Got candy for the childen Got for Puss 7 yards of Lincey 60 Cents pr yard & William gave Plim a pr of breeches cost $2.00 they were Jeans, nearly new While I was in Nashville I met several of my old acquaintances Gov. N. S. Brown, C. A. Fuller & many others. George W. Blackburn the controler of the State Cerifyed, him & Rus Porter, to my Loyalty The night I was at Cousin Rus Porters Mrs. Ann Jutton came to see me was truly glad to see me She made not a few enquires talked of coming out & Cousin Rus's wife is in verry bad health, his daughter Mrs Swerna & family lives with him all doing verry well I was most kindly treated by them all
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1868 ) The morning is clear & cold the ground froze wind from the Feby ( Th 6 ) North West. While I was gone to Nashville I have taken cold Nothing I am ) sick with ( serious. I find many of the hogs have died while I was gone Cold ) Hogs ( I fear I will loose them all. The boys are halling up wood. dying )
Fr 7 The morning is verry cold the Wind is from N. E. ground verry hard froze I have taken cold rested badly all night William William did not come home last night. Thomas little children is bad Thomas's ) children ( off with cold Felix is getting better Thomas went to Town unwell ) Self My cold is no better I rested badly
Sat 8 The morning is dark & cloudy Wind is from the S. & East the ground is still froze Doct Pillow came out last evening & Dr Pillow stayed all night to see Fanna, Thos wife, Made a false alarm Fanna ) Dr Pillow ) of it William did not come home last night. I have rested Wm Self badly all night with a bad cold & some fever Jim $7.50 ) Jim got 500 bricks & 500 bats making 750 brick at $10. pr 1000, making $7.50 for his father.
Sun 9 It has rained a little through the night. Verry hard wind blew all night from S. E. & S. William did not come home last night Wm he has not been at home since Wednesday night (4 nights) It has rained a little through the day, dark & cloudy. James Webster came & went back home today Turning cold Wind changed to N. W.
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1868 ) The morning is cloudy Wind from the North ground froze & Feby ( Mon 10th ) verry cold
Hamon Hamon Webster came last night & a youth with him he is on his way to Lebanon College leaves this morning.
William William has not come home since last wednesday, he is in Town Self attending to a Clerk's Office My health is verry bad, the cold I have caught is a hurting me verry much I rested badly through the night.
Snow It has been snowing a little all day & in the evening at night it is snowing like wewill have a good snow the Ground at dark is 2 or 3 Inches deep & still snowing after night. I have been verry unwell all day.
Tu 11 The morning is clearing off Wind is from N. E. The Ground is covered with snow and verry cold We have the most severe Vinter I have ever witnesses The stook all look verry bad & poore
Wm Sold ( his horses ) William has sold his sorrel Mare, her Colt, & 2 year old, his &c &c ( for land ) Comodore Stud, & the Sorrel Mare he got of Alfred Harrison, & Failure ( The Sale ) old Allis for $ he got in exchange for them a piece of land of Williams ( to Holcomb ) lying in the 21 district on the North side of D. R. he traded all fell ( through Wm) with Halcomb & he has taken off the horses. Got back ( his horses ) Doctr Pillow was sent for to see Fanna this morning before day, Dr Pillow ( Fanna Boy ) had a cold ride of it. Fanna Thos Wife had a fine boy large Child ) & likely The sun has shined out & the snow melted. William Wm has abandoned home
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Th 13 The morning is clear & calm the ground froze the weather has moderated some Wind, if there is any, is from the N. W. John $5.00) I Inclosed $5.00 to William to pay Plummer Henderson John's Plummer ) father the ballance of What I owed him for John Henderson's hire last year William got it in Town & says he paid it of today. See page 52, Act. Book.
Fr 14 The morning is clear & calm but little are astir ground froze Thos & ) I am getting better of my cold Thoams & William went to the Wm Sale ) sale of the Stock on the Webster farm today. George Hargrove Richd &)Cows George ) & Richd Throtter baught a Cwo & Calf each We have got Stocks Caleb, Dan) Charley ( for Thomas, Caleb, Charley, Dan & Caleb, Abe & Preston & Plim Abe & Press) Plim ) I give Charley, Plim & Dan there dinner all been work Rogers Rogers & ) Wagon ) halled one to the Mill
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Caleb ( Dan, Plim all at work gitting Stocks for Thomas We have at Preston ) Abe ( 12 today halled 2 Stocks & 1 yesterday making 3 for Thomas. Charley ) Dan ( Rogers is halling the Stocks, they work halling & cutting Plim ) Stocks until 12 oclock Rogers I stayed with the hands at work until they quit both days & Self got verry tired & felt Weakly
Sun 16 The morning is clear calm & a little frosty Verry pretty weather. Mrs James Webster & daughter was up today William William ) is verry unwell Bowels bad off, he is quite unwell sick )
Mon 17 The morning is clear Wind from N. W. William was quite unwell William ) Sick all night Not able to go to Town this morning. I had Sick ) Preston, George & Jack helping get Stocks from dinner to night Preston ( George ) ½ day Charley all day. Jack ( Charley )
Tu 18 The morning is clear & cool Wind still N. & W. William is Wm Preston ) better & is gone to Town I have cutting Stocks Preston George George ( Abe & ) Abe & Charley. Our little red heifer had a calf last night Charley ( Plim ) I don't think it will live. I am to pay $.75 cts per day ( for Cow & ) Calf ) Abe , George & Preston Ike Rogers is halling the Stocks Rogers
1868 ) The morning is cloudy & looks like rain Wind from East. Feb ( Wed 19 ) Mrs James Webster's horse dyed yesterday evening of blind Webster's ) horse ( staggers halled him off this morning. William did not git home dyed ) William )
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last night When he went to Town he was not well Thomas) Hickey( Mr Hickey had baught Thomas's Corn at $2.00 pr barrel, he Corn) was here this morning & Thomas sent Richd to help shell it Thoms) Richd) yesterday & today We did not cut Stocks but got some Wood & Get wood halled
Th 20 The morning is calm & verry smokey & clear. It rained a little last night William came home last night & is still complaining a little Jas Bostick) Jas N Bostick had a little note of mine dated the 8th May 1867 Corn( paid) for $11.50 I give him 4 bls of Corn at $2.50 pr bl, leaving ballence( 2 bushels) a ballence of $1.50 I lifted my little note, & owe him the $1.50 6 March) Meet( ballence Thos hung) Meet( Thos has hung his Meet today & I am hanging mine. I hang) ( My Meet( I took out at sun down (Sholder) 15 lbs to use this week &c ) Meet 15) (
Fr 21 The morning is clear calm & smokey Verry warm & moderate weather Wm did not come last night Thos braught his Mare George &) Preston) home The boys George & Preston cut Stocks & rail timber Charley & Plim helped
1868) The morning is beautiful calm & clear A little Cooler than February( Sat 22d) yesterday William did not come home last night Our Stock of Wm horses must be attended to they are getting verry poore. We Stock of) horses) put up a trough long enough for them to eat out of in the Crib Commenced( to feed) yard & have fed them this morning, with Corn. George & Preston
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Preston) fixed up the trough & George, Plim & Charley stacked up our George) newly plank Got done at 12 oclock. I find some of my fencing Sterling plank gone I learn that Sterling got 40 planks of it
Sun 23 The morning is clear & Wind from S. E. & tolerable high The weather is some little cooler.
Mon 24 The morning is raining from the South. I made a settlement Jack work) with Jack for our work he was to pay me a days work for every & settlement) &c) day he works my Mules for himself halling &c in the agreement up to this time he has fallen in my debt Ten days work himself & wagon This is not to interfere with our other sittlements (See 8th Augt entry) Irish) Potatoes( I sent by Plim & Charley 16 bushels 18 bushels of Irish potatoes J S Harris) to Jesse S. Harris to git him to sell for me, a full waggon load Potatoes) peach blow) I got a barrel of peach blow potatoes they cost $ Meet I took out 11 lbs of Meet at sundown (Sholder)
1868) The morning is verry cloudy What little Wind is astir is from Feby( Tu 25) the West. Mr Hudspeth sent me a verry pretty Bore Shoat of Hudspeth) the Burkshires breed for which I thank him (It was a present) Boore Shoat) Jack Patton halled for Thomas yesterday and today 2 days. Jack) Sterlin) Sterlin has sent 2 hands to cut Stocks at $.75 per day & is to take it in lumber this is there 1st day. George &) Press) George & Preston is helping get Stocks today William did not Wm go to Town quite unwell
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Wed 26 The morning is cloudy It has rained last night & verry warm Wm William is better this morning & has gone to Town Came home at night. We have this morning built a Smoke in our Smoke Smoke ) Meet ) house the Meet that is hung is a dreaping & verry wet. Self ) I shaved & put on clean cloathes this morning. I had neglected Shaved &c( put on ) it too long Clean ( Close ) The boys are halling Cotton seed They went & did not get any Preston ) to day. George & Preston has been getting Stocks Sterling's George ( Sterlin 2) 2 hands has also been getting Stocks Plim & Charley has been at work also Sow Pegga ) Our Pegga Sow had pigs today behind the Smoke house 10 pigs & pigs ) Rogers is still halling Stocks for Thos & me to Saw Mill. Security ) George H. ) J. L. Williams Clerk & Master Chancery Court sent out 2 notes Richd T. ) for me to sign as security for George Hargoves one for $41.00 for Cows ) the other Richard Trotter's security for $27.00 both payable in Twelve months after date with Int. and dated the 14th day of Feby 1868. Plim & Charley is sawing Stocks
1868 ) The morning is cloudy Wind is from N. W. & has turned quite Feby 27 ( Th 27 ) cool William is still mending Went to Town verry early Wm Plim Plim is complaining Not doing any thing Charley is feading & making fires Martha J. ( & her little) Late this evening Martha Jane Mays & her four little children children ( & Mary P. ) Mary P. Webster & Matta Roe Webster allcame to see us We have & Matta Ro( all of us present except Willa & Hamon Webster they are at the
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Lebanon Law School. I was truly glad to see them -- Cold It is turning verry cold Stirlin Stirlins 2 boys was gitting Stocks George &) George H. & Preston worked gitting Stocks Preston)
Fr 28 The morning is verry cold & ground froze Wind from N. W. Martha) Martha Jane went to Town in the carrage William came home Jane( Wm) last night but went to Town early this morning. Sent word back he would not come tonight. Mary Porter) William Mary Porter went with her Aunt Marther William came home Sterlin Sterlin's two boys was gitting Stocks
Sat 29 The morning is clear & calm a little are astir from the N. E. & quite cold The boys stacked up what plank I had sawed Potatoes) J S Harris) I sent a wagon load of potatoes to Town to J. S. Harris 20 bushels (by the half bushel) William D. Mayes came from home got here W D Mayes at my house at 12 oclock William sent his Mare home by W. D. M. Wm) George( & won't be back tonight. George got of William $.50 of Coffee $1.50) $.50 Sugar 1/2 Gal Cole Oil
1868) The morning is rainy & has rained nearly all night The Wind March( Sun 1st) is in the South It has rained all this day and still raining coming from the E. & S. E. this will raise the watters Wm D Mayes) Martha J. &( I have Wm D. Mayes Martha & all her children Mary Porter & children) Matta Webster & Thomas Fanna & all her children, William has Wm stayed in Town did not come home last night nor today which
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Grissa ) has kept me quite unhappy about him so much so that I have not enjoyed my self with Martha & Mr Mays To day Grissa & Mrs J Webster) her little child came with W. D. Mayes Mrs James Webster came
Mon 2 The morning cloudy Wind high & cold blowing from N. W. William has not been at home since Sat Morng There was no work W D Mayes ) doing except getting wood & feeding Wm D Mayes went to B. B. this morning rode Ball the County Cort set has not get back at night
Tus 3 The morning is calm clear & cold Ground froze. Wind in the Rone Mare North. The rone Mars has lost her Colt Mrs Hoge Mrs Jim Hoge came to see Fanna Martha & her children and Martha J. Maryann's daughters is going to Saml & Marshal Mays this evening & expects to go home tomorrow night. Mrs James Webster is Mrs J Webster) going home this morning William has not got home yet. The Martha her ) 4 children (parting with Martha & her little children was verry sore to us bid me good) by this eve(both particularly at this time My health & age & the distance ning. Mary) Porter & (she goes makes our parting verry sore Mary Porter & Matta is Matta going) home with (going home with her. Martha. They) will take ( the cars to ) morrow night ( the 4th Inst)
1898 ) The morning is clear & cold. Wind is from N. E. WIlliam has March ( Wed 4 ) not got home yet. This si the day of the County Elections & Election nothing doing.
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Martha( Martha Jane Wm D. Mayes & her children together with Maryann's W D &) Martha( 2 daughters leaves by the tommorrow night train for there home Mayes) in Missippie they are this morning at Saml Mayes. I am going to Town for the 1st time in 3 or 4 months. Plim & Charley is taking there trunk to the Depo. (Martha Jane's) A murderer( hung for) I went to Town saw a man in the Market house dead he had Killing of( Beckwell) been taken out of Jail last night & carried near Ed Williams South of the Town & Just out of the corperation & there hung until he was dead he hung there (near to the Fulaski pike) until this morning & then carried & kept in the Market house all day. This man killed a man near Frouce's 3 or 4 days ago and robed him The murdered young man was named Beckwell, he was living in Columbia with his father & family Flour $4.00) I got today of Martin & Pollard 50 lbs of flour $4.00 (8lbs. Coffee $2.40( Sugar $2.00) of coffee .30 cts pr lb $2.40) $2.00 worth of Sugar (& 4 lbs. Shot $1.00( $9.00) of Shot $1.00) all amounting to $9.00 Wm William come home with me tonight
Th 5 The morning is cloudy Wind from the E. & the weather moderated Town I went to Town & got Magistrate to list my Taxable property Wm) W. J. P.s( he reduced it verry much from last year letter) I mailed a letter to W. J. Porter today
1868) The morning is cloudy the Wind is verry high & has been all March( Fr 6) night from the E. & S. Charley & Plim halled up some wood & high Winds) tryed to shell Corn tomorrow is County election day. Jim got
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Jim $1.62) 1 1/2 bushels of Irish potatoes at $1.00 bush making $1.62
Sat 7 The morning is verry cloudy & verry high winds Mostly from the Wild Gees) South The Wild Gees passed to the North last night. We have high winds) had verry high winds for several days. Nothing doing Plim Mill) went to Mill 2 1/2 bu Corn this mroning. Bostick sent me abt a Bostick) Onions) quart of Cloves the old Shallots or Multiplying Onions Election This is the Election day for County officers I went to Town Town The Negro nomination was all elected A Negro (Smith) was elected Constable with Hendren the other candidate. There was fighting some altercation in the evening Some knock down &c with there Warm Raind Sticks with the whites & Negroes, not much harm done Rained Jim I got a little wet, quite warm Jim fixed up the floore Smoke house where Calvin (failed)
Sun 8 The morning is cloudy it having rained nearly all night & has rained nearly all day
Mon 9 It had rained nearly all night from S. E. & verry cloudy. Jim Jim & Plim & Charley is getting out Oats 8 bushels Anderson Anderson had topt 7 locust trees for which I paid him 15 cents each $1.05 I turned old Pegga her pigs & the shoat out they got along Creel shot) verry well. This man Creel got shot by a man named Not before he neaded it his conduct last Saturday was verry Warm bad Quite warm
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1868) The morning is clear & calm and a little cooler but smokey. March( Tu 10th) We are lopping our shade trees & gitting out Oats to sow Anderson topt 4 & cut down 2 at 15 cents each I got a letter from W. J. Porter he advise Jack to go to near Memphis. I got (Meet 15) out 15 lbs of Meet a sholder Verry warm I am uneasy about Warm our Meet Smoke house too close it must be made to get are Smoke house) it is dreaping wet.
Wed 11 The morning is partially clear & calm Charley is sick bad cold he has not come up this morning he was unwell all day Charley) Sick) yesterday. They boys George, Preston, Jack & is making boys) up the Glade lott for there own use this year fence) Jim Jim worked half the day helping Plim git out Oats Mr James Webster Webster came in the evening William came at bed time Verry Wm Warm( warm weather Meet) Smoke( Out Meet is dreeping with Watter look like it don't do well house) it is too close must make are holes
Th 12 The morning is some cloudy Wind tolerable high from the S. E. Warm We are trying to git up the gears to plow in our Oats Jim went Gears to Town & got 2 pr of double lines (Grass) $.50 each making lines $1.00) Jim 1/2) $1.00 Jim is helping get in the Oats Worked one half day Jack( George H.) Charley has got well & is a plowing Jack Patton is sowing the Richd( Oats) Oats George is fixing up the Gears We are starting 3 double Rain hors plows to plow in Oats in the lott around George P. house
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Plim Charley & Richd plowed Jack sowed Oats It has rained Mr Maguire) 6 Aples &( a little all evening 6 Peach ( Sion ) Mr McGuire braught me over Six apple sions of fine lats frost verry choice, & Six peach sions of superior kind.
1868 ) The morning is cloudy & raining The Wind is from the South. March ( Fr 13 ) It rained yesterday after dinner a little through the nigth & Rain still raining this morning Meet ) We hung the last killing of Meet 508 lbs that I got of A. H. hung ) See 12 ( Hanna It was salted up the 8th of Jany once resalted abt 4 Decr ) 30 Novr ( weeks ago It has been in pickle 8 weeks & 5 days it seems 9 Jany ) to be doing verry well We mooved our meet that we previous Meet wet ) have hung higher up in the Smoke house It has been wet & & is hung ( higher ) deaping ever since it was hung I will try it hung higher & see if will do better Oats ) Jack ½ ( Jack sowed Oats & Rich, Charley & Plim plowed from dinner to Richd ½ ) night.
Sat 14 The mornin is cloudy & raining has rained nearly all night Rain comng from S. & E. Cleared off at 12 oclock I got 2 turns of Corn shelled took it to Pillows Mill & got it ground 5 bushels The Willers are all up
Sun 15 The morning is clear the wind is in the S. W. looks like rain Wm McCinley) shot 2 (WIlliam McCinley shot two Negroes Man & Woman the Woman has Negroes ) died they got him in Jail It was done on Friday the 13th inst, on the plantation of Genl Pillows.
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Mon 16 - Hogs rooting nose cut. Oats, Jack, Richd, Plim & Charley Oats
The morning is cloudy looks like rain Thomas is cutting the noses of the hogs to keep them from rooting. Charley & Plim is plowing in Oats & Jack is sowing they have go done all but about a band Richd plowed to dinner & then went to Town It has rained at 10oclock We have put 15 bushels on 5 acres.
1868 March Tu 17 - Peach Sioin, Peach Sion, Mrs Alderson, George H., Mrs Young, Miss Allis
The morning is cloudy looks like rain The Wind from S. & W. & is verry high heavy wind all night & blowing rain I give Thomas the 6 peach Sions I got of McGuire the 12 inst. I sent Margaret the Ward robe to Jacks Sent Mrs Lucy Alderson 2 1/2 bushels of Meal. George Hargroves took the Wagon & things to Town. -- I sent by him for Candles $1.00 2 lamp Chimley .40cts Mrs Young & her daughter Miss Allis came after dinner. I got a verry good Mess of Turnip Greens & midlin Bacon I relished it much for my dinner.
Caleb Charley - Charly $2.50
I have contracted with Caleb to keep Charley this year at $5.00 per month Commencing his time all the time he has worked this year See Act Book I let Charley have a pair of Jeans pants at $2.50
Wed 18 - Quite cool - trees in bloom
The morning is clear & calm it has turned much colder I am glad to see it the trees are all blooming out too fast I fear It has been too warm for a week past. I have made 3 boxes & sowed seed in them The small one has the yellow or golden, the
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Tomatos ) next large has the purple tomatos seed the large one has lettuce ( Cabbage ) the White late lettice seed, some early Cabbage seed, all mixed together I have set them out in the passage next the Cook house & will have to keep them covered up a good deal William ( Tin ) William got 16 panes of Tin to fix our are holes in the Smoke panes ( $2.00 ) house, they cost .20 cents each $2.00
1868 ) The morning is celar calm & cool Margaret left Jacks yesterday March ( Tu 19 ) for Lorrence rode Jinna. William rode Ball & went with her Mag ( come back at night (yesterday) William came home last nght William ) has lost ( & had during the day lost his fine Gold Watch, he has had it gold watch) he has ( & carried it for 20 years through the War & in prison it has found it ) been his companion by day & night & was one of the best time peace in the world I truly regret the seperation of the two. Fanna Thomas & children went to Jas Websters to stay until Mrs Doct Akins) Mrs J Gordon)Sunday. Mrs Doct Akins & Mrs Jack Gordon cam this morning to George H. ) see Fanna but left soon after. George H. is making boxes to Boxes ) go through the wall of Smoke house to give are
Fr 20 The morning is partially clear the Wind from N. W. a little cool. I sent Plim to Town with 2 bushels of Potatoesfor George Colquit ) $2.50 ) Colquit at $1.25 each to pay his costs for seling old Lamb Oxen George P. ) of Arnells. George P. is cutting are holes through the Wall of George H. ) Jim ) Smoke hosue George H. & Jim is making the boxes to go through Boxes ( & Tin ) the Wall from the out side to the inside with Tin over the outer end of the box with hoels punched through the Tin to let in are
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& keep out flies We put in 4 boxes & made more it done verry well Our meet did not dry well Caleb agrees to repair the fence, long lott, good fence all round & pay $12. per year
1868 ) The morning is clear & cold the Wind from N. We took March ( Sat 21 ) the salt trough out of the Smoke house it had leaked out Salt ) all the brine Trough ) No work doing Plim & Charley is shelling Corn. I am quite Self unwell bad cold & Diore
Sun 22 The morning is partially clear the Wind has changed from N. to E. & the weather has moderated Fanna & Thomas came home Self this evening I have been quite unwell bad cold & Diore Some fever, Weakness & quit unwell all night & all day Simptoms of flux
Mon 23 The morning is cloudy Wind from the East tolerable high & quite cold Self ) I was verry bad off all night slept but verry little Sorer Sick ) throat & breast with a verry considerable Dyore & Cholick bad off ) Pass bloody Mucus & Jelly Sore throat Slept but verry little Some fever, cough it is verry troublesome & bad Verry considerable Weakness & feeble. George P. ) George is at work making are holes in the Smoke house George H. is plowing in the garden George H. Plim & Charley is planting onions & sets the first rows are multiplying onions,
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Shallots ) or our old Shallots I got the sets of James Bostick about a Shallots ( Onions ) quart the next rows next that is the red onion buttons & c ( sets the next rows are the last spring red onion Sets. Smoke house) Thomas & George finished the boxes & are holes in Smoke house are holes ) finished )& has cleaned & swept out the house since the are holes are mad the hosue & Meet has got dry. We have made 8 on each side & 4 in the West end
1868 ) The morning is quite clear Wind is changing more to the West March ( Tu 24 ) it is quite warm No rain the weather has been exceedingly Self warm I am still bad off with cold, cough is verry bad at night I have threw off much Fleam alst night George P. 3) George is at work penciling down the Smoke hosue, got nearly done the front George H. made a air of hames & put the old George H. ( Single ) Irons on them Made a single tree & put the old Irons on them tree ( hames & c ) fixing up back bands & c to start a double horse plow Stephen Wright was here stay 2 or 3 hours he lives near Town I feel better this evening but I am realy no better.
Wed 25 The morning is mostly clear the Wind is high from S. W. George P. 4)George P. is at work this morning at the Smoke house George H. George H. ) is finishing fixing up my plow gears Plim is sick took salts Plim ) done nothing to day took salts - G. H. & ) Charley ) George H. & Charley has made & reset the fence next & Joining Preston ) the Smoke house had made a verry nice lott to put the work Collars ) Stock in Preston made me two collars .40 cents each $.80.
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Th 26 The morning is cloudy & calm George P is at work at Smoke house George P. penciling. George H. is fixing up the bridles & gears for George H. me. I helped Jim put tin on the roof & next the chimney of Plim Smoke house to stop the holes. Plim is sick & doing nothng ( took salts. ) Jim helped George pencil Smok house to day ½ day. (
1868 ) The morning is cloudy looks like rain It rained last night March ( Fr 27 ) some the Wind is from S. W. We have got 2 pr of Gears all Rain ready Got old Allis & bay filly (Rockway) hitched up George H. ) George & Preston, Calvin and Charley all trying to plow them working ( Allis & ) in George & Press's field They appear verry gentle George filla ( plowing ) plows Bell & the filly, Cal plows Allis & Ball Plim is some Plim better off yet he is much swelled all the lower part of his bowels & in his croch & about his fundoment all appears to be diseased Keeps his bead & is confined to the hosue he has used much poltices & lives very sparingly. George P. ) 6th ½ ) George P. is at work at Smoke house & is about finished the penciling workd to dinner ½ day making 5½ days up to this time
Sat 28 The morning is dark & cloudy Wind from teh West & sprinkling rain Plim is no better george H. & preston, Charley & Cal George H. ) plowing ) is a plowing Ball Bell Allis & Rockaway plowed for them selves until 12 oclock George P. went to Town to get paint & oil to Black Mare) paint the doores &c of Smoke hosue but did not get it William Swapt off ) Swapt off the little black Mare got a Sorrel Stud I don't know how they swapt.
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Sun 29 The morning is cloudy Wind from the North and quite cold Plim ( Plim is quie bad off Sent for Doct Pillow he came & found Sick ) Doct ( a verry considerable absess & let it out & it run verry much. Pillow ) It was just above the rectom between that & the root of his penas. I paid Anderson $1.00 I owed him for toping trees. I Anderson ) $1.00 ) have paid him up for toping the Shade trees.
1868 ) The morning is clear calm & a little cool. The vegetation March ( Mon 30 ) is making its apearance verry rapidly Apple trees, peach flowers &c) trees, almost everything is in bloom looks verry beautiful in bloom ) and gay. George H.) Charley ) George & Press is running 2 plows & 4 horses Charley is helping them
Tu 31 The morning is clear calm & Spring like Charley & his 2 horses Charley & ) Allis & the filly is plowing for George H. 2 horses )
April ) The morning is clear calm & Spring like Charley & Allis is Wed 1st ) plowing for George & Press the bad Rockaway filly is a little Charley ) lame this morning. S Wright ) Stehen Wright came on Monday eat his dinner borrowed my saddle to go to Wm Cannon's he has not returned it yet. he has just Walnut ) trees ) come & braught my Saddle home now. I regretted to see the beautiful rows of young Black Walnut trees, over 100, that stood in the fence corner of the old Turnip patch fence to the corner of the field East all cut down I have been taking care of them, but it now is none of my business. Thos has not
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Thomas ) come home for 2 nights Charley ) Charley is plowing Bell & Allis for George H. & press today
Tu 2 The morning is cloudy & raining from East Rain ) Corn ) Charley & Plim & Calvin has been shelling Corn all day Clary Plim ) & Felix feeding the sheller We shelled about 20 bushels, I Chalrye ) Calvin ) was with them all day & they was kept busy Plim is at work having lost a week sick he was taken sick last Wednesday.
1868 )The morning is clear Calm and a little cool Wind if any is April ( Friday 3rd)from the N. W. Thomas did not get home last night he left Thos ) home last Monday Went to & has not yet returned, he got home Harris 18 ) after dinner I sent 18 bushels of shelled Corn to J S Harris bushels ) Corn sold ) he paid $.55 pr bushel making $9.90 got in Gal of cole Oil at $.55 ) Cole Oil ) cost $.90 I Got 2 barrels of Irish potatoes the Russett $ Potatoes ) the Nishana & Peach blow $3 The Peach blow I got some time ago, Sorrel ) Mare ) making 3 bbs of potatoes to plant. Williams Sorrel Mare has Colt ) a verry fine filly Colt
of them. We are prepairing my little piece of Ground to plant beding it all up, got neary done the North side, not Rain quite half done doing it tolerably well its commenced Rain about 5 oclock Slowly --------------------- 1868 )The morning is cloudy & rainey it has rained all night slowly April ( Tu 7th )& still raining slowly It has turned verry cold the Wind is
Rain from the N. W. & tolerably high. We got up some wood, fed & done nothing else --------------------- Wed 8 The morning is verry cold & clear & calm verry heavy white heavy )frost The fruit, apples Peaches & vegetables that are up I frost have no doubt is all killed. The Moon fulled yesterday. Moon Thomas hired a young man to work at his house by the name of Mitchel )18 hired ) Wm Mitchel, gives him $18.00 pr month Sets in today. I have
Jack ( had Jack Patton, Richd, Danl, Calvin, Lawson, & son all bedding Richd ) Calvin ( up my little field of ground. This is the 2d day they have Lawson 2 ) Charley ( plowed See Monday, & not done Charley plowed Ball & layed Flim ) off Plim plowed Allis & Bekk&c We did not git done will finish Geor H. ) tomorrow before dinner. George H. plowed one day in my field ---------------------- Th 9th The morning is mostly clear Wind is high from S. W. William
William ) & Thomas neither got home last night. Thos went to B. B. & Tim Thomas ) Jack ) to Town. The boys have gone to plowing this morning. The Richd ( Calvin ) plows finished beding up my field today at 10 1/2 oclock having Lawson 2 ( George H. ) worked Monday, Wednesday & to 10 1/2 oclock today making 2 1/2 days
( 6 plows ) Making 15 days work for 1 plow rather slow plowing ( ________________________ 1868 ) The morning is cloudy looksl ike rain The wind is in the West April ( Fr 10 ) & some cooler It rained thundered & litened verry much during Rain Garden ) the night I planted Cabbage lettice & cowcumbers yesterday. lettice ) & Cabbage &) William did not git home last night. Thomas did not come home Cucumbers ) Wm & Thos )Mrs Webster & her daughter came last night, Parham Smith was Mrs. Webster)here yesterday. &c ( P. Smith )I shaved & put on clean cloaths all over & washed my feet Shaved &c ( yesterday )yesterday. We done but little Ground verry wet Fanna ) Tole G. )Fanna went to Town & back found a toll Gate on the Way, paid 15 cents toll. ____________________
Sat 11 The morning is quite cool & cloudy the Wind is changing to the
Lorra &c )N.E. William got home but left horse I got Lorra, Clary School ( Books $1.00)& Felix a Spelling Book a peace Cost $1.00 George H. halled Jim ( some wood to me & took some Corn for himself to Town in the Charley ) Plim ( Wagon. Jim finished Plim & Charley's shoose .50 cents each Shoes ) $1.00 I think the shoes are worth $2.50 each Charged on Act Thos ( Thomas came home at night baught 14 head of Cattle away down ) Puss $2. ) S. & W. Give Puss $2.00 Clary a Coat _____________________ Sun 12 The morning is cloudy Wind is from the South & tolerable hgh Rain. It rained some & thundered & lightened during the night. It has rained heavy rain today. _____________________
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Mon 13 It has rained nearly all night and is still raining hard, 9 oclock Mostly from the S. & E. & W. Some thundering &c J. Porter ) this is raising the watters Wm went to Town through the rain & Wm's ( horse ) he loned Jack his horse last Monday to go some where below Mt Pleasant & never got his horse until Saturday & then he was most dead. Charley & Plim took 2 turns of Corn to Mill 5 bushels Thomas is making a dary --------------------- 1868 ) The morning is partically cloudy Wind high & E. & S. E. April ( Tu 14 ) looks like rain. Lorra, Clary & Felix started to School I got
Lorra ( them 3 little books Cost $1.00 They started to School yesterday Clary ) Felix ( to Elizabeth Marene. I don't know the terms yet The little School ) fellows seems verry intent in learning.
Jim 1/2 ( Jim Charley & Plim planted the barrel of Russett potatoes
Russett ) commencing after dinner planting them south & next to the old Pottatoes ( turnip patch We did not git quite done lack 4 half rows We
Manure are manuring them verry heavy with stable manure We put Cotton Seed on the East end of the 4 Northern rows as Manure ( I will see) --------------------- Wed 15 The morning is verry cloudy high wind from S. & E. It rained George H.l) & blowed verry hard last night. I had George H. Jack, Richd, Jack L ) Plim & Charley all helping with planting potatoes did not get Richd 1 ( done. Verry high winds all day Potatoes ) --------------------- Th 16 The Morning is dark & cloudy Wind S. & West, a little coold
A Storm It has rained, With high Winds all night there was quite a
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1868 ) The morning is clear & cool Wind from W. Jim is making a April ( Fr 17 ) gate to put up to go out of the Crib lott in to the field Jim ) to not have to pull down the fence every time going in to the Gate ) field Thomas did not git home last night he got his man Mitchel Wm Mitchel to quit work, he could not be with him & he was doing no good, he paid him off. Mr Tod ) Old Man Tod died today verry sudden had expected it Died ) Shaved & put on clean cloathes. Shaved & ) put on cleans) cloaths)
Sat 18 The morning is clear & calm and a little cool, the current of Jim ) are is from the North & East. Jim work half the day J. Webster) James Webster Jur & Wife came at night Ju'r )
Sun 19 The morning is dark & cloudy Wind is in the East & sprinkling rain. Cloudy all day & rained some. Nothing new. B. W. Porter) birth day )This is B. W. Porter's birth day born 1820. 48 years old today.
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Mon 20 The morning is cloudy looks like rain It has rained all night Jack ) slowly the ground is too wet to plow. The boys, Jack Patton Monk ( Abe ) Monk (for me) Plim & my Wagon with there Wagons & teams are helping Abe with there wagons & teams hall rails to make up Caleb ) Abe's fence. Charley & Plim has helped Caleb half the day & Plim & ( Charley ) Plim helps Abe the other half. Caleb is to pay me back for Plim & Charley's work Sandford is also helping Abe today The Ku, Kluck, Klan ordered the School Mistress to stop her School She done so & told the children to go home, so the School is broken up.
1868 ) The morning is clear Wind from N. W. It has rained nearly April ( Tu 21 ) all night The ground is verry wet & mudda Abe & ) The watter courses are up too wet to work on the farms Plim Charley ( Plim team ) & Charley & the Wagon helped Abe so did Monk & his team at my 2 days ( Monk & ) expenses but Abe is to settle with me for it eam for ( Abe 2 days) William has swapt off his Sorrel Stud he got for the Black Mare with Henry Hunter for 2, a mare & horse G. Standford) George Standford got my gun Killed me 3 Squirls Mag has come back to Jack's.
Wed 22 The morning is clear & calm but little are astir The hands are at work on the rode over the pawn. lim has layed off some to plant Corn Charley went & braught from Hunters a wilf Mare that William got in a horse swap She is verry wilf Mr Hundspeth & Mr eat there dinner with me they were looking at our horses
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Th 23 The morning is Clear & Warm the Wind in the East. Thos is Corn ) making his diary Plim & Charley is planting Corn in the old planted ) turnip patch & Lorra is dropping Beans All hands is at work Ku Kluck ) Klan ( The Ku Kluck Can hung a Negro woman yesterday She had beat up hanging ) a white woman This is 4 they have hung 2 Whites & 2 blaks in the course of a month or so. I greatly dread the consequences I fear the result
1868 ) The morning is clear & calm the are is from the E. Thomas is April ( Fr 24 ) at work at his diary Thos Jack Patton is plowing William's wild Mare She is wild but is doing tollerable well Charley is helping Jack with the wild Mare & Plim is laying off with the bay Mare & Jenna. Rockaway ( 3 year old) Bay filly folded today a bay horse colt no white a verry filly had a( Colt ) large & fine colt The Mother won't be a 3 year old until June The Comodore broken shoulder is its Sier Jno Gordon) John Gordon son of P Gordon came round as a deputy or apointed under the Revd Mr Mack to take a list of the school children white and black and I would not list those around me
Sat 25 The morning is dark & cloudy and raining verry hard ever since before day it is coming from the East & S. E. rained on until Wm 2 oclock A. M. William left in the rain to Town. Richard paid Richd ( me $6.50 my part of a remnant cotton that was put in another ration ) Cotton all( bale of Cotton Matthews paid him $9.80 & Rich now pays me my settled ) part $6.50 it being the remnant. This finishes a settlement in
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full between Richard & my self of his Corn Cotton & Oats hen & 27 ) chickens ) Jim &c made a chicken coop, a hen came off with 15 chicks I took 11 more from another hen making 27 chickens now with Thos Mule ) died ) one hen. Thomas Mule died with Cholick.
Sun 26 The morning is dark cloudy & calm. It has been dark & cloudy Wm ) all day & a little cold the are is mooving from N. E. Maxwell ) William Maxwell came after dinner & spent the evening (yesterday) planted ) Corn ) with me. planted some Corn
1868 ) The morning is verry cloudy & sprinkling rain Charley & Plim April ( Mon 27 ) & Lorra is planting Corn. Thomas & Lamar is at work making planting )
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Wed 29 The morning is partially clear tho it has rained through
Rain the night verry much. Thomas & Lamar is making at his dairy
Thos ) got it done except putting on the locks & hinge Lamar ( Dairy ) We cut & marked Pegga's pigs they were 2 months old 26 Inst Pigs ( Marked ) We marked 8 one other is Sick not marked.
Fanna & ) Fanna & her children went to B. B. Woody Mitchel eat his children ) Fevd Mr ) dinner Set 2 hours with Thomas & me glad to see him Mitchel ) --------------------------------------- 1868 ) The morning is a little cloudy or hazy, Warm & calm. We are April ( Th 30 ) opening out our Cotton ridges & sowing the Cotton seed
Cotton ) Clary Lorra & Felix is sowing & Charley & Plim is opening planting ) out the ridges Caleb got 100 ears of White Corn for Seed ----------------------------------------- May ) The morning is clear calm and verry Spring like Thomas went Fr 1st ) off after Fanna to B. B. Plim Charley & Lorry is at work in
Cotton patch covering & picking up stalks. I got a letter Wm J ) Webster ) from Wm J Webster he is I think progressing in his studies
verry well -------------------------------------------- Sat 2d The morning is partially clear & calm Plim Charley & the
Cotton ) girls are working in the Cotton field picking up stalks & planting ) covering Cotton It clouded up about 11 oclock & a verry heavy Rain rain fell for about 1 1/2 hours then cleared off Plim & Charley Mill ( went to Mill after the rain to get Meal & chafs for horses Charley ) ( Got for Charley 3 yds of brown linnen 31 cts $.93
" One hat ----------------------------------- 1.00
" 6 yards Shirting 10 Cents -- --------- .60 $2.53
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Got for Plim 2 yds of brown linnen 21 Cents .93 ) Plim ( 2 Shirts 6 yds 10 Cents .60 ) $1.53 Lamar Lamar took his cow & calf home --------------------------------------------- Sun 3rd The morning is cloudy Wind & rain from the S. E. Much thunder
& lightning & rain nearly all day Thomas did not git home
Caleb Some two individuals Scared Caleb & family off they stayed
up here last night (Ku Kluck) ------------------------------------------- 1868 ) The morning is cloudy & raining having rained nearly all night May ( Sun 3rd ) come from S. E. Caleb was here verry early having stayed away
Rain from home last night him & all his family 2 Men went to his
K.K. K. ( house in disguise threatened to hang him if he did not give Caleb & ) family ( up his pistol he denyed having it he seems verry much uneasy scared & ) run off ( him & his family has stayed away from home 2 nights. I have from home ) not the least doubt that it is some ones that wants to take his
Pistol for there own use or some one that has a grudge at him
I have no thought they are the K. K. K. they know nothing about it ------------------------------------------ Mon 4 The morning is cloudy & like to rain The ground is too wet to
Rain plow We have been at work in the garden all day Thos came
Garden home with his family
Court The Circuit Cort is in Session ----------------------------------------- Tu 5 The morning is cloudy & like to rain I learn there are several hunded
Rain U. S. Soldiers got to Columbia Last night. U. S. ) Soldiers ( We have finished covering the ballence of our Cotton at dinner & here )
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Cotton ) commenced plowing out our little Corn & scraping off the planting ) potatoe ridges with a board, they are coming up. It should Corn & ) Potatoes ) have been done sooner. --------------------------------------------- 1868 ) The morning is cloudy Verry high Wind & a raining it quit May ( Wed 6 ) Raining & the boys (Plim & Charley) is plowing out the little
planting Corn. William did come home last night Cort is in Session Wm Ginna ) William set some ginnas on eggs Eggs set ) As heavy rain as I have seen fall in many a day is falling X at 12 1/2 oclock & continued heavy until after one then
moderated some & rained on until night verry hard the ground heavy ) Rain ) is running with Watter William come home through a verry
Rain ) heavy rain. Wm ) Shaved ) I shaved & put on clean cloaths and not having any cote to Weare fine Coat ) except my cloath coat I put it on and I purpose wearing it for
the present Rain & ) Storm ) It has rained until 10 oclock and at that time a verry heavy
storm blowing down trees Stables fences &c I have not heard
yet the extent or the particulars of it but it must be verry
considerable. The heavy rain has washed up the Corn Cotton
&c done much damage ---------------------------------------------- Th 7 The morning is mostly clear Wind from the West & turning quite
The storm ) cool The storm last night unroofed some of the Stables blew
down fences & trees &c Washed up corn cotton & made gullies
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all over the fields done a greate deal of damage
Charley & Plim is helping Jack put the Top on the Stables
Wm William did not git home last night
rain & ) It is drizzling rain Wind from N. W. and quite cold looks cold ) like it will snow Thos has another workman (Col)
he set in yesterday at $2.00 pr day ------------------------------------------- 1868 ) The morning is dark & cloudy looks like rain mostly calm May ( Fr 8 ) but air from N. William did not git home last night
Work Plim & Charley is plowing out Corn & Potatoes Thomas, Lamar
letter ) & is framing his house I got a letter from W J Porter from ( W J Porter ) he wants a settlement for the Confederate money he let Thomas
have, I must answer it. I have not been in Town or any where Self in ) Town 7th ( else off the plantation since the 7th day of March at the March ) Election (See 7th March) plowing The boys plowed over our little Corn & potatoes
Wm William did not git home ------------------------------------------- Sat 9 The morning is clear calm & cool William did not git home
last night
Thomas ) Thos had another down with botts getting well & his Mare has
got out of the lott Thursday last & don't know where is gone.
It has been raining all week so that there is but little done
all over the place & when Saturday comes all hands is no
account. I told Plim & Charley to leave, or go to work.
A man came in at dinner time & eat his dinner he has books of
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one sort or another for sale mostly religious books his
home is in the North New York he says he was an old line Mr Ninch) Whig & then Republican his name was Ninch I did not verry
well like his looks he seemed to be hunting out for to know
or do something appeared to be verry religious inclined he
left 3 or 4 tracts, Books when he left he was well read & I
have no doubt he was a reporteer for the Radicles.
Puss I give Puss $1.45 her and her children She went to Town -------------------------------------------- 1868 ) The morning is clear Wind from the West. William came home May ( Sun 10 ) last night I hear of the death of old Col. Wm Pillow last
Col ) night he was 87 years old he was a verry remarkable man Pillow ( Died ) Col Josep Brown also died some 2 or 3 weeks ago he was another
Col Brown ) verry remarkable man they were both in the War of 1812 in the
Creek Nation in 1813 & 14 at the same time I was with them
they were both energetic & men of considerable note & well
thought of by all that knew them. Peace to there Memery. Self ) I rode out ) I got an old Allice Mare & rode over the woods lott some half
hour the 1st time I have been on horseback since the 7th
March over 2 months --------------------------------------------- Mon 11 The morning is clear & calm a little cool. William's Sorrel
Mare (old) had a Colt last night a filly Colt looks verry Sorrel ) Mare ( fine. All hands are at work upon the Crops. William went to Colt ) Town this morning did not expect to return before Saturday
Court is in Session ----------------------------------------------
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Tu 12 The morning is dark & cloudy having rained all night and
Rain still raining & no appearance of quitting It is coming from
Mill the East Plim & Charley has shelled 2 bags of corn and taken
George H it to Mill George H is fixing up some scrapers &c at the Shop
Rain It has Rained nearly all day & is a raining at 9 oclock at
night it is now coming from N. & turning cold -------------------------------------------- 1868 ) The morning is dark and cloudy high winds from the North & May ) Wed 13 ) quite cold Rained a little the forepart of the night The ground
Rain & ) is verry wet & Watter is running every way Nothing a doing Cold ) trying to git up some wood Bell Mule looks quite weakly We Bell Mule ) have turned her out for the present The wind is drying off
the ground verry fast Wind is verry high blowing from the N. W.
I am about to scrape Cotton & clean out our potatoes it is too
wet I am a fraid but we better do something. We have after
dinner been harrowing the Cotton. Verry high wind all day from
N. W. --------------------------------------------- Th 14 The morning is dark & cloudy looks like rain Wind from N. West
& quite cool. All hands are working in there Crops Plim &
Cold Charley is plowing our little Corn Cloudy & cold all day No news ------------------------------------------ Fr 15 The morning is clear & cool No frost Thomas and several hands
Thos are at work at his house. Plim & Charley & the little girls
Cotton ( has picked up all the stalks in the Cotton ground. Cotton not field ) Cotton ( come up well, too thin. field )
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Sat 16 The morning is cloudy having rained some through the night
Wind from S. W. rained a little through the day
Wm William got home he has been at Court ever since last Monday
morning. News came that the Presdt was cleared at the ImpeachPresident ) Cleared ) ment trial ------------------------------------------ 1868 ) The morning is clear and calm the bay Mares young Colt is May ( Sun 17 ) crippled in its hine hock Brownlow is said to be like to dye Colt paralized President ) Johnson ) And Johnson was not found guilty by the Cort of Impeachment
Radicles ) by one vote, a terable disaster amongst the radicles there are in trouble ) in greate trouble & desolation Morning in Sack Cloaths & ashes.
Mag ) I learn that Mag has our last years Wool roles some 8 or 10
pounds with her at Jack's. I learn that Langley's wife has died Langley's ) wife dead ) lately in Texas & her Mother Mrs Bennet is a trying to send
after her children 3 or 4 of them
William William got his foot hurt some way last week in Town it is verry
much swelled & painful
R. Wright Rubin Write was sentenced to the penitentiary for 12 years
W. McGinley ) William McGinley has put off his trial to the next term of Court. --------------------------------------------- Mon 18 The morning is clear calm & cool looks like we might have dry
weather George & Press has (Saturday) finished all there plantGeorge ) & Press ) ing (Saturday) George went to Town baught a pr of plow lines
George H cost $.50 and 2 weading hows cost $1.80 Making in all $2.30
Wm This was paid for by William.
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Thomas Green George Jim Lamar & is all at work on Thomas ( Old ( house & Caleb making shingles ) My old read game cock has been game Cock ) ( Killed, ( fighting with several others it seemed he acted harshly too game ) following others to there own range & fighting all round he
got his eyes nearly put out & we thought it best to kill him ------------------------------------------------ 1868 ) The morning is clear & calm Cousin Joseph Brown Porter son May ( Tu 19 ) of Cousin Elias H Porter spent the night with us last night
Josep ) We were verry agreebly entertained in talking over old Matters B. Porter ) & the whereabouts of our connections generally It was quite
a treat to me he is quite an intelligent young man he left
this morning went back to Town Plim & Charley is replanting Replanting ) Cotton ) Cotton. ---------------------------------------------- Wed 20 The morning is clear and calm Plim & Charley is replanting
Replanting ) Cotton. It is verry much missing. I fear I will have to plow Cotton ) it up.
A man came up to the house verry early long beard & could not
talk to be well understood Said he was from Italy looked to
be 45 or 50 years old Said he wanted some bread and coffee
Ittaly ) I told Puss to give him some bread & meet she took it to him Mad ) I told him he aught to go to work & pay that way for his pro-
visions, he would not have the meet & bread got mad & went off
after it was offered to him I insisted upon his taking it he
would not have it but went off a West direction He was a bad
looking Chap the dogs tryed to bite him Went off verry mad. ---------------------------------------------
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Th 21 The morning is partially cloudy & calm Charley is sick this
Charley ) morning I give him Saults The little black Mare has run off Sick ) & got back & had a colt last night, wood lott the owners come B;ack ) Mare ) & got her this evening
Rain A heavy cloud come up from S. & W. with Rain at 1 - 40 P. M.
rained verry hard 2 hours. The creek was Swimming in one hour
after the rain Verry washing -------------------------------------- 1868 ) The morning is clear calm & quite cool there is considerable May ( Fr 22 ( complaint of the Cotton Seed not coming up that was got at
Bad ) Matthew's gin I have replanted my little patch & the others Cotton ) Seed ) are doing the same. Not good ) Charley is still complaining Not able to do anything a swelling 2 Charley ) Sick ) in his grines &c Plin Lorra & Clary is working in the Irish
potato patch the ground is wet & it suits to work the potatoes
Sweet ) Plim finished making sweet potato ridges this morning but have Potatoes ) Not as yet got any slips. Thomas Just got his Sills & sleepers
& leviled of his house today
William William has not come home this week look for him tomorrow night
The boys are all at work hard cleaning out there Crop - the Wet Work Weather has set them to Work. ---------------------------------------- Sat 23 The morning is cloudy & calm Charley is still sick Charley ) Sick ) I have shaved & put on clean cloaths this morning Thomas & Fanna
Shaved ) is a going to B. B. to day - Clean ) Cloathes ) William has traded off his Wild Mare for a Watch It has rained Thos & Fanna ) Wm Sold ) in the evening Puss went to Town got for her children Lorra Wild Mare ) Rain ) & Clary a dress each Cost $2.50 & for me $2 Sugar 5 lbs for Puss $2.50 ) Sugar $2.00 )
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$1.00 .50 Cents Cole Oil mak $2.50 for me & $2.50 for her Cole Oil ) .50 ) children
Rubin Wright was sent to the Penitentiary for horse stealing
from this Court for three years. Will McCinly put of his trial
The man that killed Wm Due (Snderson) was cleared at this Court
Court has been sitting 3 weeks Not yet through William got
home at night gone since Monday -------------------------------------------- 1868 ) May ( The morning is clear & calm the Crops & weeds are growing Sun 24 ) chickens ) verry fast I have young chickens as follows - 4. 6. 28. 7. 12. 84 chickens ) 12 more ) 18. 9 Making in all 84 chickens with 7 hens The 1st 4. 8 is weaned. Charley ) Sick ) Thomas & Fanna came home. There children is not verry well (Jeny)
Charley sick -------------------------------------------- 1868 Mon 25 The morning is clear & calm Verry beautiful weather. Mr. Hudspeth
Mr Hudspeths ) braught his sorrel Mare with a young Colt here (yesterday) & Mare put ) to Sorrel ) put her this morning to my sorrel Stud Colt. Plim plowed in Colt ) Charley sick ) the corn. Charley yet sick not able to do any work. 2 men that 2 Men sent ) to Pen for ( broke open store one day last week was tryed today & both sent 10 years ) to the Penitentiary for 10 years Short notice of there fate. Wm ) Ament ) William came home. Ament took off his Wild Mare this morning
that William let him have ------------------------------------------ Tus 26 The morning is cloudy calm & cool George is replanting his George H. Cotton. Plim is going to plowing Charley is Sick but is better Charley Sick ) Wm Thomas at work at his house William is coming home of nights
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this week his foot is mending where he got it hurt.
Warm Lorra & Clary is howing in the garden Verry warm ----------------------------------------- Wed 27 The morning is quite warm Clear & Calm. George is plowing
George P. for me at $.75 per day for Corn Plim & George is plowing in
the Corn & Cotton Charley is sick but better. Jack Porter $7 Charley ) was here eat dinner he has been lately in Cincinnatta, braught Sick ( J. Porter ) a letter from W. J. P. W. J. Porter ) ----------------------------------------- 1868 ) The morning is Clear & Calm William did not git home last May ( Th 28 ) night. George P. is at work plowing Charley is some better, 2 George P ( 8 Charley ) not able to work William did not come since Monday night --------------------------------------- Frid 29 The morning is mostly clear & calm William did not come home
Wm last night. George P. is with Plim, Lorra & Clary scraping
3 George P ) Cotton. Plim Charley Lorra & Clary all at work in the Cotton
Charley has gone to work having lost 8 days he work some 9 Charley ) Work Sick ) half hour & quit ---------------------------------------- Sat 30 The morning is clear calm & warm I went to Town rod old Allis
I was verry tiered when I got home verr much so had the Cramp
Moost of the night I went to Town to see if I could do any thing
with my Claims Agt the Southern Confederacy under the last Acts.
The Commissioners were Tyra Noles Esq McKiseck Thomas
Esqr I saw none of them but Noles the rest had left for home
he appointed to meet me & go in to the investigation on the 16
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day of June with the Commissioners I saw many Old acquaint-
ances that was verry glad to meet me, & it was quite a treat
to me for I have not been but once in Town in 6 months George George P. ) 5 bushels ( P. got 5 bushels of Corn today in payment for his work this Corn ) week he has worked 3 days at $.75 per day & got $3.00 in Corn 10 Charley ) Sick ) he did not work today. Charley did not work Sick --------------------------------------------- 1868 ) The morning is clear calm & verry beautiful William came May ( Sun 31 ) home after breakfast this morning not having been at home
since last tuesday morning 11 Charley ) Sick ) The cort has adjourned, Si Ni di. I learn he found his watch
that he had lost some two week ago. Charley sick --------------------------------------------- June ) The morning is clear calm & beautiful Calebs & family has Mon 1st ) been here every night for 3 or 4 weeks fear of Klu Klucks Caleb & ) Ku Kluck ) here & cant get them away his Wifes daughter lay in last
night at Puss's house & had a young one. I want them away &
(12) ) things must be stopt some way. We did not git done scraping Charley ( 4 George P ) our Cotton last week & is going at it this morning. Charley 1/2 Jim ( did not work George P. worked in the Cotton & Jims Wife
scraped Cotton half the day from dinner. Lorra Plim & Clary
at work. Charley is not. ------------------------------------------------- Tu 2 The morning is clear & calm Verry heavy Wind & thundering &
Old Mr ) cloud last night but cleared off & did not rain. Mr Wright Wright ) the Father of Judge Archable Wright came in the evening &
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stayed all night he is verry weak & feebl cant hear nor see
but little 92 years old. We took good care of him & he left
this morning for his son-in-law, Jonathan Amis he is verry
talkative & eat hearty.
5 George P ) George P. worked Lorra & Clary scraped Cotton Plim & Charley
Plim ) has gone at it this morning Will git over the Cotton to day Charley ( Lorra & ) but will go back on it immediately. I suffered verry much With Clary all ( at work ) this broken out on my breast & head ---------------------------------------- 1868 ) The morning is cloudy & raining A heavy thunder, & rain last June ( Wed 3 ) night & raining a little this morning the ground not much wet Rain Wm William left early came home last night. George N. ) Sole leather ) George H. got a pair of Out Soles of leather 6 ) George P. ) Sopha Jims Wife Work to day sll day. Jims Wife ( They will git done tomorrow scraping Cotton.
Wm William come home braught 2 papers -------------------------------------------- Thr 4 The morning is clear & calm and warm All hands are busy in the 6 1/2 ) George P 1/2 ) Cotton George P. Sopha, Plim & Charley. Jim 1/2 ) George P. ) George has worked 6 1/2 days at 75 pr day scraping Cotton which amt I owe Georg ) $.62 1/2 Cents ( to $4.87 6th June ) I let him have 5 bushels Corn at .55 - - - - - - - - - - 2.75 $2.12 1/2 I owe George for scraping Cotton ballence
Sat 6th George got 2 1/2 bushels Corn 1.50 .62 1/2
We have got done scraping over our Cotton & Plim & Charley is
Wm going to plowing the Corn. Wm come home I have been quite Self unwell for several days. --------------------------------------------
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Friday 5 The morning is clear Wind from S. Plim & Charley is
George P. ) plowing the Corn George P. has shelled Corn
Calebs & family is Still here 2 of them is sick I have taken
Wm Salts every day for 10 days for this breaking out I have stopt
for a while, but took Sulphur at night William got 2 Jars to
hold Milk -------------------------------------------- Sat 6 The morning is a little cloudy Wind high from the S. Puss
took some Corn to Town Sold it at 60 Cents pr bushel 7 1/2 bushels
Got herself .90 Clary shoes 1.75 Felix hat 1.00 3.65 Plim hat .90 .90 $4.55 ----------------------------------------------- 1868 ) The morning is clear & calm Thomas & Family Went to B. B. June ( Sun 7 ) yesterday & came back this evening Mrs. Webster came with them
but left there two little girls at Mr Websters
Wm William stayed at home all day ------------------------------------------ Mon 8 The morning is clear & calm, are is free from the N. W. & a little
Mrs Webster ) cool Charley & Plim is gone to plowing the Corn S Wright ) Mrs Webster went home Stephen Wright was here for dinner. Caleb ( See 3d. of' ) Caleb & family is here & had been here ever Since Sat. night Apl. 1st ( June ) the 2d of Apl & they appear to be so badly scared I cant git
them away The oldest girl had a child 1st June & now one of
the young childen is sick they cant well go now. ------------------------------------------------
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Tus 9 The morning is clear & calm Plim & Charley is plowing out the
Corn Corn Will finish it to day at dinner. They plowed for Caleb
(Caleb ) both of them from dinner to night helpt 1/2 day each Caleb is )helpt 1/2 ( ( & 1/2 ) to pay it back
Dr Pillow ) Doct Pillow was here attending to Calebs sick child. -------------------------------------------- Wed 10 The morning is clear calm & a little cool Wind from N. E.
(Caleb ( Plim & Charley is both plowing (Jinna & one eye Mare) for )helped ) (Plim 1 ( Caleb to day he is to pay it back. All day - I fear they )Charley 1 ) will not git done to day. ------------------------------------------- Th 11 The morning is clear calm & cool Wind N. E. Plim & Charley
is helping Caleb plow his Corn the Weather is extremely dry (Charley 1 ) )Plim & 1 ( The Mills are all stopping the creeks brances & Springs are (Caleb ) verry low Crops are suffering for rain I have been trying Dry to make out my Claim agt the Southern Confed. all day ------------------------------------------- 1868 ) The morning is clear calm & quite cool Plim & Charley is still June ( Fr 12 ) helping Caleb clean out his Crop both plowing Jenna & the bay
(Plim & 1 ) Mare The Klu Klucks was passing the rode down to the creek at )Charly 1 ( (Caleb ) about 9 oclock they have not interfeared With any one as heard Klu Kluck of. ----------------------------------------- Sat 13 The morning is clear & calm & a little cool. Cousin Hamon
H Webster ) Webster came from Lebanon got here in the evening Charley &
Caleb & ) Plim has been plowin in our Cotton, & went to Mill done but family gone ) little Caleb & family all left & went home yesterday having been
at Puss' since 1st of June. ----------------------------------------
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Sunday 14 ) The morning is clear calm & warm.
William ) William is quitting the Clerks office & is going to stay at home. --------------------------------------------------- Mon 15 The morning is clear & verry warm Wind from S.
Jim $ ( Jim got 8 plank 8 inch by 14 (3/4 Inch) 74 feet 8 Inches Press ) ($3.78) ( Preston got 21 lbs of Bacon Sholder 18 c $3.78 Bacon ) I went to Town to git my Claims made out the damages done by
Fanna & ) the Rabble Armey Charley & Plim howed Corn Fanna & Hamon W. Hamon B B ) went to B. B. to day in the Bugga ---------------------------------------- Tu 16 The morning is clear & calm
Self I went to Town rode Bell through the hot sun It worsted me
verry much. I got my Rabble claims adjusted & allowed by the
Noles ) Commissioners Noles McKisick & ---- My Claim for Corn $2187.00 Rebble ( & for timbers Rails pickets &c ------------------------------------$2933.00 Claim ) $5120.00 Allowed ( Tyree Noles was verry kind and allowed me my claim without $5120.00 ) Claim ( hesitation (Charley & Plim is scraping Cotton) I have no hopes
Wm quit ) of ever gitting my Claim of Rebbles the office ) William is not riting in Clerks office he has quit ------------------------------------------ 1868 ) The morning is a little cloudy calm & warm. We have had June ( Wed 17 ) appearances of rain for several days but none here Some in the
neighbourhood
Thomas ) Thomas was quite unwell all night Diore better this morning unwell- ) Self & rode to town with William I feel verry sore & weak from my
exercise yesterday I had the cramp in my feet & legs nearly all
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Th 18 The morning is partially clear & calm I hear Mag is sick (fever) at Jacks but better. Charley & Plim is at work in the Cotton. Fanna & Harmon came home at dinner but went back to Town The thermometer stood at 91 to day.
Fr 19 The morning is clear & calm & warm Dan has come to work to day Dan for Plim and Charleys plowing for Caleb. Charley Plim Lorra Clary & Felix is all scraping Cotton
Sat 20 The morning is a little cloudy We had a little Season it Rain rained last night verry pretty Shower, not enough but helps. Potatoes I am trying to git my potatoes plowed & hilled got Jim Abe Jim 1/2 ) & Dan all with Plim & Charley at work at them. All worked to Abe 1/2 ( dinner got the potatoes plowed & howed. Dan 1/2 ) James Akin) I sent James Akin three barrels of Corn •
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Mutton We killed a verry fine Mutton yesterday (black) it was fat.
Wm William has not went to the Clerks office this week, been
mostly at home. --------------------------------------- Mon 22 The morning is particularly clear & quite cool. Jim is helping
Jim me thin Corn (Dan did not come) Jim has helped Plim & Charley
to day thined out the Corn, & repaired the field fence, the old turnip patch fence, We
halled & put up about 60 rails, made by Press & George H some
Press & ) time ago. Worked bay Mare & Kit in the Wagon. She works George H ) finely, finished my fence. --------------------------------------- Tu 23 The morning is clear & quite cool Plim & Charley is commencing
Jim to plow out the Cotton Jim is helping to day, We stocked a
bull tongue plow. Hamons W. is with us. Old Lamb broke the
fence & was in the field this morning. -------------------------------------- Wed 24 The morning is clear cold & calm. Jim is helping us in our
Jim potatoes &c Charley & Plim is plowing the Cotton finished and
is in the Corn Thomas is working verry hard with Lamar at his
Self house I felt verry a good deal Weakly for several days ---------------------------------------- 1868 ) The morning is clear & calm & cool Harmon is here with us. June ( Th 25 ) Jim is still here at work in our Crop Thos is at work on his Jim Hamon house. Hamon is with us. I have heard but little news Stayed
Self at home nothing to ride & unwell. Considerable Drouth. Drouth --------------------------------------------- Fri 26 The morning is clear & calm Jim is at work in the Corn. Crops ( Jim ) are looking fine, every one is doing well to make a Crop at (
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this time We got near done plowing over our little Corn
Shelled (they say) a barrel of Corn at dinner --------------------------------------- Sat 27 The morning is clear & calm Plim & Charley went to Mill
2 bags of Corn early this morning Thomas got a turn of Corn
Thomas 1 to take to Mill. Hamon went to B. B. & William went to Town
Harmon this morning I went to Town proved up J. F. Rankins Rebble
Rankin & Loyal Claim with the Commissioners (Noles Thomas & McKisecks)
W. J. P. I got a letter from W. J. P. upon business - he is engaging in
business in N. York verry extencively.
Meal We got Near 5 bushels of Meal.
(Hen set) hen set in the brush 9 igs She left it Went off 8 Ch -------------------------------------------- Sun 26 The morning is clear & calm W. J. Webster came at 2 oclock W. J. ) Webster ) last night from Lebanon him & Hamon is here but Hamon has got back ) from ) left for B. B. Lebanon ) ---------------------------------------- Mon 29 The morning is clear & calm
Wm William took provisions to do him some time & started to
Campbellsville a fishing excertion (Mag went too) rode his
Jim horse & lead Jenna to Town for Mag to go too. Jim is helping
us. Willa Webster is going to B. B. Sopha (Jims Wife) has Jim ) Sopha ) borrowed Our Loom to Weave with. We are replanting our Cotton replant ) Corn ) with yellow Corn. --------------------------------------------- 1868 ) The morning is clear & calm. William has gone to Campbellville June ( Tu 30 ) or the barrens left yesterday. Jim helped us made a Chicken William ) Jim ( Coop )
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Coop Coop to feed in Mrs Webster & Mrs. Harris came at night
Drouth Some Wind no rain great drouth --------------------------------------------- July ( The morning is cloudy & calm Wm J. Webster came to day & Hamon Wed 1st ) July ( Went to B. B. I got done plowing and Howing over my Corn & July ) commenced in the garden ---------------------------------------------- Th 2 ( The morning is clear & calm I give Jim $1.00 cash to buy a pr Jim $1.00 ) of Shoe Soles. Charley & Plim is working the garden Our Cotton
Wm ( & Corn is made verry clear of Weads all in Good order. William high Wind ) Thos & Fanna) said when he left he would be back abt Saturday. It clouded
up sprinkled rain Wind blew &c No rain Thos & Fanna went to
Town. I wrote & maled a letter to Mattie R. Webster. ------------------------------------------ Fr 3 The morning is clear & calm & warm. Plim & Charley is halling
Thos 2 ) up some wood Thos got a turn of Corn for Meal William got ( Wm ) home in the evening Fanna & Thomas & children went to Town
Thomas & ( Thomas & Willa come home & Fanna & 2 girls stayed all night Fanna ) ----------------------------------------- Sat 4 The morning is clear & calm this is General holladay all over
the Country No body at work --------------------------------------- Sun 5 ( The morning is clear & calm All the Corn that was in the old Corn out ) Old Crib ( Smoke house is done except some shattered Corn We have the Drouth ) Cedar Crib nearly full & has commenced on it Considerable drouth --------------------------------------------- 1868 ) The morning is a little cloudy & calm, I went to Town early July ( Mon 6 ) got Dr Johnson to pull one of my Jaw teeth It was perfectly Self ( Dr Johnson ) soun & hart worse than any that I have had pulled here before $1.00 ( The gums were diseased & verry sore & swelled It has been Tooth ) pulled out ( hurting & paining me for a long time When pulled it blead verry
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Much More than usual. I paid Dr Johnson $1.00 for his services Dr Johnson ) $1.00 ) he is verry careful & done it verry treated me verry kindly.
Caleb & Jim is helping cut our Oats. Charley & Plim is tying up
Richd ) Richard drove me in the bugga drove Kit Mule got home 10 1/2 Jim ( Caleb ) oclock from Town & worked all the ballence of the day. Jim &
Caleb cut Oats all day, did not get done. ------------------------------------------- Tu 7 The morning is clear calm & verry warm last night was sultry
Self Warm I sweat all night. I feel much better since I got my
Caleb ) tooth pulled out. I let Caleb have a verry thick Midling bacon Bacon &c ) Weighed 28 lbs at .20 cts pr lb. $5.60 him & Jim is helping Jim me with my Oats. I have fallen in Calebs debt in the working
& plowing up to this time one half days work
Richd T. Richard is halling Oats & helping me to day. Tryed to rain but
no rain ) failed (there is a considerable drouth) ----------------------------------------- Wed 8 The morning is clear & calm Jas Porter (son of Whit Porter)
no rain ) & Joseph B. Porter came out from Town (walked) and stayed all
Richd night last night no rain Plim & Charley plowed to day for
Richard which set us even in work he done in my Oats. -------------------------------------------- Th 9 The morning is cloudy looks like rain No rain Plim & Charley
No rain is helping Richd plow to dinner Richd ows one days work Plim
Rich and Charley is plowing in the Cotton after dinner. ---------------------------------------- 1868 ) The morning is cloudy but no rain Charley Plim is at work in July ( Fr 10 ) the Cotton
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(Mrs Marene) Old Mrs Marene Dyed last night She lived upon the place Marene ( Dyed ) baught of Wm D. Matthews. She was verry old and became quite
helpless. She was Pruda Ferrel She has a grand son living in
Mississippi or Alabama.
We have a verry pretty shower of rain 8 oclock A. M. Not a
Rain Season but it will help some We have had a verry considerable
Rain drouth for some time Rain fell about 1 oclock a Verry pretty
Willa Shower Will help us verry much (William & Hamon is with us)
Negro shot & killed by another negro last night in Town ---------------------------------------- Sat 11 We sent 5 bushels of Corn to the Saw Mill this morning I got
a letter from W. J. Porter he says he will be here in abt 10 days ----------------------------------------- Sun 12 The morning is clear & calm The convention that set 6 July
President ) (Democrat) nominated Seemore & Blair for President & Vice PresiVice Prest ) dent. Willa J. Webster left on the 12 oclock train for Oxford
Miss to W. D. Mays Hamon went with him to Town & came back in
the night. ------------------------------------------- Mon 13 The morning is clear & calm I have several hands a cleaning
George P 1 ) out our Cotton Wash Jones, George P. Jim P. Tom McC. Caleb Jim 1 ) Tom 1 ) Richd, Plim & Charley, Calib work half the day all the rest Caleb 1/2 ) Rich 1 ) made a days work. Wash Jones 1) $.80 ) we finished howing out the Cotton & part of the Corn. Wash got
4 lbs of Bacon 20 cts, .80 cts.
Self I think the humer in my head & face is some better I have had a
sore time of it. I have lived upon nothing but bread & Milck
for some time, 3 or 4 weeks.
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1868 ) The morning is clear & calm Preston got 35 lbs of Midling, July ( Tu 14 ) large side .20 cents pr lb making $7.00 George P. Charley Preston $7. ) George P. 2 ) & Plim howed Corn not quite done ---------------------------------------- Wed 15 The morning is clear & calm (no rain) Hamon got up verry early
Hamon ) took the gun & went out & killed 6 Koons before breakfast 6 Coons ) George P. helped howe Corn one half the day Plim & Charley too George P 1/2) Mon 1 ) got done the Corn at dinner & Plim & Charley went to plowing the 1 1/2 ) plowing ) Cotton Charley is plowing Tyger. Richard give me 225 bundles Cotton ) X Richd Oats ) of Oats My part of his Crop of Oats --------------------------------------- Th 16 The morning is clear calm & warm Plim & Charley is plowin in
the Cotton William went & got turnip seed (the summer) We
Wm got the Winter turnip seed in Town the breaking out on my
Self head is but little better ------------------------------------------ Fr 17 The morning is clear calm & verry warm We got done the Cotton
& commenced to clean up the garden to sow turnips seed
George H. ) George H. has got done his plowing his Crop having commenced Corn ) in the Spring 2 horses ------------------------------------------ Sat 18 The morning is clear & calm It clouded up & verry heavy rain
Rain & ) fell from 3 to 4 Came from the North with verry heavy thunder thunder ) We got a good season the 1st we have had for a long time Mrs Webster ) Nothing done to day Mrs Webster came (evening) ------------------------------------------- Sunday 19 The morning is cloudy & damp growing Weather -------------------------------------------
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Mon 20 The morning is cloudy & calm We are plowing up our Garden to
Turnips sow some Turnips George H is doing the same & Thomas's boys
are at it too, making a turnip patch near the Dan Rice Stable. ---------------------------------- 1868 ) The morning is a little cloudy & warm. We sowed some turnips July ( Tu 21 ) where we had some Cabbage Charley went to help Caleb We owed
Charley ) Caleb one days work & he went to pay it. All hands are trying & Caleb ) Sowed ) to make turnip patches. Turnips ( Turnips ) ----------------------------------------- Wed 22 The morning is a little cloudy Calm & warm Charley is still
Caleb & ) helping Caleb to day. We had a verry good rain for about one Charley ) half hour good season. I was Married the 22 day of July 1817 1868 (Married) 1817 - 51 years to day In the War of 1812 - I was in it in 1813 51 & 1814 ----------------------------------------- Th 23 The morning is clear & calm fine growing weather every thing
Charley &c ) is looking fine Plim Charley is helping Caleb to day Shell
Self Corn Biles on my head is no better ----------------------------------- Fr 24 The morning is cloudy & looks like rain (Sprinkling rain)
Charley & Plim shelled 8 bushels of Corn put it in a box in
the Smoke house. I see my turnips are up I sowed Tuesday too
Rain thick It has Rained several Showers through the day We shelled
Corn for Meal. ------------------------------------------
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Sat 25 The morning is dark & cloudy It has rained through the night
Rain ) a heavy rain the ground is thoroughly wet, good seasons ( Hamon ) Hamon was out last night & got Wet (Town)
W J Webster) Willa J. Webster & 2 sisters come from Wm D. Mayes got here & 2 ( Sisters ) at 9 oclock A. M. this morning William D. Mayes & Corney is
both sick something like fever Martha's health is verry good
& quite fleashy. ----------------------------------------- Sun 26 The morning is cloudy having rained slowly all night My
Self head is verry sore It has rained a heavy rain this evening Rain ----------------------------------------- 1868 ) The morning is cloudy & calm Plim & Carley halled Sand 4 loads July ( Mon 27 ) George H. commenced plowing & feding 2 horses having quit the
17 Inst. See Act ---------------------------------------- Tu 28 George P. & Jim at work plastering my little room where the
plastering had fallen off. Set the hen in the Coop 17 eggs George P. 1 ) Jim 1 ) Carley has gone to help Caleb today George Martin came last Hen set ) Charley ) night finished one Cote of plaster on my room & finished plastering ) Caleb ) platering the Cellar all except the steps
Wm William went to the head of the Creek this morning took his
gun did not git home at night --------------------------------------- Wed 29 The morning is fogga & damp but clear & warm. George P. & Jim
George P 2 ) is at work on the Smoke house, plastering the hall got it Jim 2 ) Charley ) nearly done Charley is helping Caleb to day Caleb )
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Wm William got home at night from his hunt yesterday
Brownlow The Legislatur is Meeting to day (Brownlow is Mad) ------------------------------------------- Th 30 It rained a little shower to day George & Jim is plastering
& working at the Smoke house they have got the Seller & hall George P. 3 ) Jim 3 ) Mostly done plastering it & Shelled Corn
Brownlow Brownlow's Message is verry insulting ------------------------------------------------- Fr 31 The morning is clear We have layed off rows & sowed our turnip
Turnips ) in the garden the Summer ones are sowed in West side & the Sowed ) Winter in the East We sowed 2 papers of Radishes seed
George P 3 1/2) George & Jim took 21 Sacks of Corn to Town Sold it George Jim 3 1/2) & Jim was attending to business for me half the day making
Corn ) three and a half days this week - Sent 22 bushels of Corn Harriss ) to Harris Freson &c Sold .65 Cents pr bush I got 50 lbs Flour ) Sugar ( flower $3.50 Coffee $3.00 2 lbs of Salt (Salt not pd for) Salt ) Salt 2 lbs $9.00 Felix a Cote $ Sugar 20 lbs $ ------------------------------------------ 1868 ) The morning is cloudy & cool My head has been extremely bad Augt ( Sat 1st ) with boils for the last 10 days I took Salts it has worked
Self ) me verry much A boil on my forehead is verry sore it has
Swelled my face & eyes & is verry painful been there 3 or 4 George P ) Salt ) days George P. got 16 lbs of Salt. ------------------------------------------ Sun 2 The morning cloudy cool & Sprinkling rain. My head is verry
Self sore & inflamed with a humor & biles bad off Hamon & his
Hamon 2 sisters went yesterday evening to B. B. & Hamon got back
Rain to day It has rained some this evening -----------------------------------------
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Mon 3 It has been raining verry good rain through the night & is
Rain still raining this morning ground verry wet & muddy
Summer Town ) William, Hamon, & Willa J., Hugh Gordon, (Preston & Jim, col) William ( Willa ) has all left for Summer Town at 10 oclock this morning, they Hamon ( H. Gordon ) took horse feed & provisions and the 2 horse wagon (Jack's) Preston ( & Jim ) It rained verry hard at 1.10 for some time they (boys) had not
Rain got much past Mt Pleasant when it began to rain. George H
helped Plim & Charley shell Corn ------------------------------------------- Tu 4 The morning is damp & fogga & cool George H took 10 Sacks
George H ) of Corn Harriss Freson & Com he sent me back a recpt 19 3/4 Corn ( Harris ) bushels at .70 cents pr Bushel to be credited on Act. $12.72
Charley & Plim worked half the day for George H. (Give Puss
Puss $2.00 Lore a coat) ------------------------------------------- Wed 5 The morning is clear & calm George P is working with Plim
George P. & Charley in our Cotton. --------------------------------------------- 1868 ) The morning is partially clear George P is helping in our Augt ( Th 6 ) Cotton Charley is plowing Ball & Plim & George is howing the
George P. ) Cotton. William & Willa Webster came back from Summer Town at 2 ) William ) dinner. Hamon & the wagon is coming on behind Willa is sick Willa J. ) & have been ever since he left (Chills) Wagon, Preston & Jim
got home. -------------------------------------------------- Fr 7 The morning is clear & calm pretty weather George P is working
George P 3 ) in the Cotton howing with Plim & Charley. I have suffered verry Self
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much with boils & sores in my head they are no better they ) have been enoying me for more than a month. ( The Deputy Martial John D. Moore ) ) post office ) Smith living in Nashville notifyed me to appear before the Cir-
cuit Court of the U. S. for the Middle Dist of Tenn Oct Term
1868 on a Writ agt Jno D. Moore Deputy post master at Columbia
& myself & Ed Williams his security upon a bond of $5,000. dated
the 13th Feby 1865. (Said not to be complyed with) Willa ) Sick ( Willa J. Webster took a chill was verry bad off sent for Dr Dr Pillow ) Pillow who came & give him some medicine to stop the chills
this is the 3d chill & he was verry sick indeed.
Work & ) We got done going over our Cotton at night, run round & howed Cotton ) it out.
Dream I had a verry unpleasant dream, Government matters. I fear
some thing disagreable will take place. ----------------------------------------------- Sat 8 The morning is clear & warm I let George P. have 3 1/2 bushels
George P. ) Corn he sold it to H & F .60 cts $2.27 let Puss have 3 bushels Puss ( $2.10 ) Corn She sold it to Littleford .70 $2.10.
Preston took the Wagon & Mules & mooved his step daughter Mag
to the Depo & she went on to Nashville to her husband (Lott
Harris) this Lott Harris is one the Kluckluk whipt on Wm
Matthews land & he went on to Nashville for protection
I think from all I can learn the pittioners to Brownlow & the
Brownlow & ) Legislature has beged the question until they have made themPittioners ) selves quite odious ----------------------------------------------
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1868 ) The morning is dark & cloudy looks like rain verry much Augt ( Sun 9 ) Willa Webster had a chill & sick Doct Pillow came to see him W G Webster ) ---------------------------------------------- Mon 10 The morning is clear George P. Jim Wash Jones & Tom McCanless
George P. ( is gitting Stocks Charley & Plim is helping George H. howe Jim ) Wash Jones ( cotton, Charley & Plim helped George H. howe Cotton Tom McC ) Plim & ) We are trying to git some more Stocks for planks George Martin Ch ( George H ) & Wash Gordon came & stayed until after supper I rode Ball to
G Martin ) where the boys were sawing the 1st time I have rode in a month W Gordon ) or two Willa Webster missed his chill today Mary Porter &
Martha came back this morning from Websters ----------------------------------------------- Tu 11 The morning is cloudy the boys, same hands, are sawing to day
George P ) that sawed yesterday. Charley & Plim is helping George H. how Jim ( Wash 2 ) Cotton. W J Webster is better his chills have been broke Tom ( Charley ) I think he rode out Wash worked 2 days this week Plim ( George ) -------------------------------------------- Wed 12 The morning is clear
Preston got 13 1/2 lbs of Bacon .20 Cents making $2.70 George P George P ) Jim Thomas ( & Ja Thomas worked sawing & Jim worked also. I have got 6 logs Saw logs ) 13 all ( 14 feet & 7 logs 10 feet ready to be halled. The negroes Jail Brak ) prisoners Nos got out of Jail assisted by James Beard I have
no doubt he was Deputy Jailor at the time ------------------------------------------- Th 13 The morning is a little cool & clear
Plim & Charley is plowing out the middles in our Cotton. Thomas
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Thos. & ) Thomas Fanna Della & Willa left for B. B. left Janey here Fanna to ( B. B. ) with Willa and Mary Porter Matta Ros. William went to the
William Cedars in the 24 Dist for Thomas
The brecking out & boils on my head is not so bad tho it is
yet anoying me verry much keeps me all the time in a fever
& fret. I have been using Cole Oil --------------------------------------------- 1868 ) The morning is some cloudy & quite cool. William did not git Augt ( Fr 14 ) home from the 24th Dist last night got home at dinner
William ) Hamon did not git home for 2 nights Hamon ) All hands seems to have finished there Crops plowing Plim & Crops all ) layed bye ) Charley finished our Cotton this morning Georg & Preston also
to day got done there Crops. All have beautiful Crops of Cotton
& Corn &c they have worked this Summer better than usual.
Rain It rained a little shower in the evening ----------------------------------------------- Sat 15 The morning is clear & cool I let Puss have $2.30 to go to
Puss Town & buy some things for Lorra (a hat & Clary a bonnet)
Cole Oil I got 1/2 Gal. Cole Oil
Thos & F. Thomas & Fanna & children got home at 1 oclock Willa is
better has missed his chills for several days Went this evening
Wm to B. B. -------------------------------------------- Sun 16 The morning is clear & warm Hamon sick Diore Willa is on
Hamon B. B. W. J. Porter was here a few minnits to day & Willa ( W J Porter ) --------------------------------------
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Mon 17 The morning is cloudy. All hands is prepairing to go to the
Wm Show, in Town. Nothing doing Willa on B. B. -------------------------------------------------- Tu 18 The morning is clear & warm Charley & Plim is howing out
our turnips in the garden. Willa on B. B. ------------------------------------------------------- Wed 19 The morning is partially clear It commenced rain about 2 oclock
& rained verry hard & until the whole earth seemed to be covered
with watter 3 or 4 Inches deep with watter upon a bad & terable
rain. William Thomas & myself went & surveyed off 52 acres
Thomas ) of Ground out of my N. E. corner of land for Thomas L. in the Land ) forepart of the day. --------------------------- Dyed R. D. ) R. D. Franklin Dyed to day he was a kind harted cleaver man Franklin ) proprietor of the Franklin house a long time Sick a long time --------------------------------------------------- 1868 ) The morning is cloudy a little & verry damp, Augt ( Th 20 ) The breaking out on my head has been verry bad for the last
Self week I cannot rest of nights I think it is mostly ring worm
with boyls Wagon & ) Gears ) We fixed up our Wagon with 4 Mules & gears to hall Cedar posts.
George H. Made 2 axe handles ground the axes & made a wood fraim (George
Died - H. helped) make it. R. D. Franklin was buried to day ------------------------------------------------- Fr 21 The morning is clear & quite cool Plim & Charley Wagon & 4
Cedar ) Mules left for the Cedars, to cut & hall posts for planks posts ) fence. Charley halled 25 & Jack halled 20. Hamon went to B. B. ----------------------------------------------
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Sat 22 The morning is little cloudy the boys are not going to the
Cedars George H. is taking the Mules & wagon to Town to get
the Mules shod & the Wagon fixed. Charley & Plim is going to
Shelling Corn ------------------------------------------- Sun 23 The morning is clear & a little cool I took a dose of Salts
Self Fri 21 & another this morng I have washed my head with warm
watter every morning since Sun 14 & wet it with Cole Oil all
over for a week or more I quit the Cole Oil yesterday & am
rubing the sores with Merc'l Ointment & blister flues in places
I think if there is any change I can not discover it I am
verry bad off cant sleep or rest of nights until I feel verry
much debilitated. ------------------------------------------- Mon 24 The morning dark & cloudy The Wagon is going to the Cedars
Cedars ) Charley & Jack halled a load a piece I went to Town after 44 posts ) dinner drove Ball acknowledge the deed Thos L. children
Wagon Charleys Wagon broke down took it to the Shop ----------------------------------------------- 1868 ) The morning is clear & a little cool Augt ( Tu 25 ) I went & got my Wagon mended by Reaves paid $2.25 & old Danl
posts ) put on the tire Jack halled a load of posts 23, making up to Cedar 23 ) this time 112 I got the Shafts of my bugga bolts & taps at Farris
Bugga put on Costs $.25 Cents & paid ------------------------------------------ Wed 26 The morning is clear We got Jack & his wagon Charley & his
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Jack pd ( Wagon with Anderson Wash Richd & Plim to cut posts in the Cedars Cedars ) posts 4 ( All gone early I pay Jack for his work to day also Richard loads 116 ) and Anderson I pay also the 4 loads halled 116 posts - Jack P. ) Anderson ( I am washing my head with hot watter every morning Richd ) Self ------------------------------------------------- Th 27 The morning is clear the boys are raising a lime kill in the
Cedars for themselves & Thomas, & Charley & Jack will bring a
Cedar ) load of posts at night I have sent provisions for Plim, Charley, posts 30 ) Anderson, Richd & Jack. (My Wagon broke down again) -------------------------------------------------- Fri 28 I went to see Mr Wm Dew he agreed to fix up the little 2 horse
Wm Dew wagon & is to be here Monday All hands are making a lime kill
for Thos in my Cedars --------------------------------------------- Sat 29 Morning is clear Sent to Mill 2 bags Plim & Charley went after
the Wagon where it was left broke down. William did not git
home last night but came home to day Went 8 or 10 miles up to
Daniel Shop ) the Cedars to see about Shingles for Thos. I went in my Buga Iron Axels ) $6.10 ) to old Daniel Blacksmith Shop, & got a pr of Iron Axel for a 2 Daniel $6.10 ) Blacksmith ) horse wagon I am to give him .10 Cents pr lb they weighed 61
lbs making $6.10 Cents to be accounted for in the rent of his Shop ----------------------------------------------- Sun 30 The morning looks like rain We have had more rain than we need
Seif My head is but little better I have commenced washing it with
hot watter & Casteel Sope every morning it eases it for a while ------------------------------------------- 1868 The morning is cloudy Augt ( William Dew was here this morning he agreed to fix my 2-horse Mon 31 )
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Wagon & make a box bead of plank (I furnish the plank) finish
Wm Dew of all the wood work that is necessary Tongues & all I am to
Wagon have it Ironed all off with the old or new Irons in part as I
think proper in part with new Irons & he is to pay me in wood work
for the Blacksmith work in Ironing the wagon. This he does in
payment on a note I have of his of $100. In other words he is
to make all the wood work & pay for the putting on the Irons.
Wagon ) I sent one of the Wheels of the 4 horse Wagon to Wm Dew to Wheel ) ( fill Charge $ See Act. Book page 72 ) Willa Webster is still ( Wm Webster ) mending has stayed verry well at home ---------------------------------------------------- September ) Tu 1 ( The morning is raining it has rained a hard rain on to 11 oclock ) Rain rained nearly all day Charley is not come but sent the Corn
Charley Crib Key up by Caleb. Hamon has been going every way & at all
Hamon times day & night I cant locate him & have quit trying. --------------------------------------------------- Wed 2 The morning is dark & cloudy Charley is come back this morning
Charley ) halled up some wood It has rained some through the day. Thos
Wm Webater ) went after Fanna to B. B. this morning drove Ball Willa Webster
went to B. B. rod the Sorrel Colt. ---------------------------------------------- Th 3 The morning is quite cloudy. Thos did not git home last night
all posts ) Willa Webster went to B. B. yesterday has not got home last night (272) ( 15 ) Jack braught a load of Cedar posts with him 15. -------------------------------------------------
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Fri 4 The morning is verry cloudy Jack halled a load of Cedar posts, ( Cedar ) 20 ) William & Hamon Webster went by the night train to the posts ( ( 20 ) College at Lebanon. Willa's health is some better tho I fear
William & ) it will not continue so he had chills & fever up to about Hamon ( Webster ) 7 or 8 days ago he is better. Hamon is quite well. -------------------------------------------- 1868 ) The morning is clear for the 1st time since last Saturday Septr ( Sat 5 ) Plim & Charley took a lode of wood from the Cedars to Town &
Plim & sold it for $1.50 took it up in cakes & tobaco Charley wood ) Pegga pigs ) Old Pegga had 8 pigs one is dead Some time in the night -------------------------------------------- Sun 6 The morning is quite cool a little foggy in the hollows and
Mag & ) clear. Mag & her Mother came to Jacks last Sunday & stayed 4 or Mother ) 5 days William J. Porter was to see me Sunday last stayed
W. J. P. about an hour he left for N. Y. the next day I think my health
Self is no worse tho my head is no better. ------------------------------------------ Mon 7 The morning is clear
Preston got 9 lbs of Midling meet (20) Charged Act. Jim got
Jim 1 3 lbs of Midling & Meal for his dinners while he is at work
fodder ) he has commenced pulling fodder this morning with Plim & Charley -
Mary Porter Webster & her sister Martha left this morning & Mary P. & ) Matta Webster ) will bord at Mary Porter's in Columbia & go to school at the
Athneum 5 months. There brothers, William & Hamon, left Friday Willa & ) Hamon W. ) the 4th for the law school in Lebanon, they, brothers & sisters,
parted verry reluctantly with each other the two girls have been
&
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) with us since the 25 July Willa & Hamon came from Lebanon 25 June ( ) they have all left and gone to school. I apreciate there feel( ) ings of affection towards each other it is verry greate. They ( ) Simpathise in there condition verry much for each other & ( ) parted verry reluctantly.
Nimrod Porter's Day Book
Sept. 8, 1868 - Sept. 22, 1869
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1868 ) The morning is clear Jim is pulling fodder & gitting the Septr ( Tu 8th ) hogs & stock out of the field got all the stock out & put
Jim 2 ) up the fences &c -------------------------------------------------------- Wed 9 It is clear & warm. Jim is pulling fodder with Plim &
Jim 3 ) Charley. William went this morning with Jas Porter Jos Porter
William ) & Nappier to serve Write to the Fedrel Cort, South of Mt. & others ) Pleasant. It has rained a verry heavy rain today, between
12 & 2 oclock, 2 1/2 days of fodder, all down Plim Charley &
Jim. Charley got sick this morning and went home I learn. ------------------------------------------------------- Th 10 The morning is cloudy like to rain. I let Richard have 12
Richd 1 ) lbs of Midling Meet at 18 cents pr lb, making $2.26 Cents Bacon $2.26 ) he is pulling fodder for it at $.75 pr day
Charley Charley yet sick. We got our Wagon wheel fixed by Wm Dew
Wm Dew ) done verry well & got it home Jim worked 1 day Rich 1 Jim, Jo & ( Richard ) Jo 1/2 pulling fodder ---------------------------------------------------- Fr 11 The morning is drizling rain It rained verry hard about 11
Jim 1/2 ( oclock last night Charley has come & took the wagon wheel Rich 1 ) Joe 1 ( to the Shop to put on the Tire this morning It rained a George H 1/2 ) heavy rain at 12 oclock Jim worked half the day Jo worked Gate hung ) Old Oxe ( all day & Rich all day George H. half the day fixed up the Lamb ) new gate at the Crib lott got up old Lamb took off his chain
& put him in the Crib pawn I fear he will die Verry poor Mary Porter ) W. Mary Porter W. & Mattie came from school at night James Porter
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William ) & Wm Napier came home with William they having been in Jas Porter ) Wm Napier ) Lawrence County for a day ----------------------------------------------------- 1868 ) Septr ( The morning is a little cloudy & damp It Rained hard last Sat 12 ) night & is raining this morning & has rained nearly all day ( Rain too wet to do any thing only to go to Town ) I got a Side ( leather of upper leather of Moore the Tanner ------------------------------------------------ Sun 13 The morning is dark & cloudy the ground is muddy & miary
Rain My head is no better I think there is two desiases of my
Self head. Ist the Tetter Worm 2nd. St. Anthony's fire &
" occasionally I am tormented with Biles all over my head that
" throws me in to fever My Nerves are verry much afficted
" through all of it my general health is much better & I see
" I am fleshing up verry much from what I was a month ago.
W. B. Wilson ) I went after dinner to W. B. Wilson's & spent the evening
had a long interview with him by our selves. I got a letter
W. J. Porter ) from W. J. Porter in which he says the time has past to
Claims present my Claims agt the Fed. Government. Out 1st. Sept.
Rain by an Act of Congress (heavy rain to day) --------------------------------------------- Mon 14 The morning is dark & cloudy William & Thomas are making
themselves and me a pair of Shoes It has rained through the
day Plim & Charley is halling wood & tying up fodder We
got a sholder of Mutton of Thomas at night. -----------------------------------------------
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Tu 15 The morning is dark cloudy & drisling rain the boys are
--------------- all trying to git up the fodder and putting it in the Crib
Wed 16 amongst the Oats, Jim is helping & others they got it done
in abt 2 hours
George George P. got 9 lbs of Salt 91 Cents (Charged)
R W Porter ) Rus W. Porter came at night It turned quite cold in the
evening ----------------------------------------------- 1868 ) The morning is quite cool & damp We got up some wood yesterday Septr ( Th 17 ( ----------------------------------------- Fr 18 Morning is quite cool Not quite frost. Jim is helping
Jim Charley & Plim get rales to make a hog pen to fatten our hogs
in Made 25 --------------------------------------------- Sat 19 Wm sold to Harriss &c three bales of Cotton one for Caleb
Cotton ) one for Jack Patton and one for Me at .20 Cents pr lb Harris Cotton ( Sold ) advanced $25. on each bale We are to deliver by 5th day of
Novr each of us has got our $25. on our bale advanced. Sold
the Cotton at .20 Cents per pound. Sugar & ) flour ( Got 10 lbs of Sugar $2.00 50 lbs flour $3.50 - - - - - - - - - - $5.50 Charley $1.20 ) Jim $1 ( Charley 2 Shirts $1.20 - - - - - - Charged - - - - - - - - - - - - - - $1.20 Puss $3 ) Plim $2.75 ( let Jim have $1.00 See Act - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -1.00 Jo T ) Give Puss in Cash $3.00 - - -Charged - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -3.00
Plim pans & hat - - -Charged - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -2.75
Paid Jo Thomas $1.50 for Work - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -1.50 $14.95 The above articles are all paid for out of the money advanced
upon Cotton. Mary Porter W. came in evening --------------------------------------------------
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Sun 20 The morning is cloudy Wind from the South I have continued
Self All last Week washing my head in warm watter & Sope suds I
" cant see it is doing any good The cold weather has been more
" comfort than any thing I have done to my head.
Rain It rained heavy at 12, about 1 hour. ---------------------------------------------- Mon 21 Morning is cloudy. I have Jo Thomas, Caleb & Jim making rails Jo ) Caleb ( We are trying to wean our 3 Colts all hands made 150 rales Jim ) Colts Wean ) and 25 on Friday making 175 Rales ) T Robinson ) Tom Robinson came before dinner verry drunk stayed & eat
dinner & went on to Town he lost his shall he says after
he left home ---------------------------------------- 1868 ) It commenced rain early, at breakfast, has rained verry hard Septr ( Tu 22 ) all day It has stopt us from making rales to day. The ground
Rain high & rising, rained nearly all night --------------------------------------- Wed 23 The morning is a little cool Wind from the N. W. Tom Robinson T Robinson ) came last night through the rain wet & drunk. Stayed all
night & left this morning after breakfast. What a pitty he
is making such a beast of himself he has been quite a cleaver
& good meening man & one of my warm friends. I feel sorry
to see him abuse himself the way he is doing
Charley & Plim has been haling rales & building up the corn-
field fence around the old turnip patch ----------------------------------------
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Th 24 It is raining this morning and has rained all night &
Rain in ) still it rains Seems no end to it a terable wet & rsiny the morng ) wether, between 12 & 1 the Rsin is pooring down in torrents Raining ) at 12 ( the day is extreamly dark & the low places of ground is deep oclock ) Watter & it seems the Rain is not slackened in the least
George P. George got half bushel of Meal. It rained all day and all
night ---------------------------------------- Fr 25 It is still raining & has rained slowly all night & is still
Rain raing Thomas & family went to B. B. lef after 10 oclock
Thomas ) Jim is halling wood for himself Charley his father is helping Family ( B. B. ) Plim is gone to Bigbyville after leather at the tanner (Moores
leather ) Esqr) & got one side of sole three sides of Harnis & one side Tanners ( Sides ) of upper -------------------------------------------- 1868 ) The morning is clear for the first day since last Saturday Septr ( Sat 26 ) rained every day since verry wet weather & quite cold. I
Jack P. ) have made an agreement with Jack Patton Richard T Preston Richard ( Preston ) Lawson to make the fence from Preston's house to the Spring Lawson ( See 27 ) A plank fence I am to furnish the plank, Posts, & Nales & Contract ( for to ) they are to go at it Monday some to diging holes putting up build ( fence ) posts & naling on the planks. They are to furnish me with
the same number of posts & hall them from my Cedars & to cut
& saw for me six poplar stock to make plank to replace what
they may use of my plank The stock to be 14 feet long and
40 Inch across the log.
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Thos ) Thomas & family & 2 Miss Websters cam this evening
Nales $7. ) Got a cag 100 lbs of 10 peny fencing nales Cost $7.00 ----------------------------------------- Sun 27 The morning is clear calm & quite cool all most frost.
My general health is I think better the umor of my head is
better the rising in my ear has broke & is better Jim ( Plim $2. ) Jim made Plim a pair of Shoes (Good & New) on yesterday ---------------------------------------------- Mon 28 The morning is clear & calm All hands have gone out to the
Mill to help put up the Engine & boiler to commence sawing Engine &c ) Saw Mill ( again having been quit 2 or 3 weeks. Something wrong with put up ) the boiler but has got it mended. ------------------------------------------ Fence See ( We made a start after dinner building a plank fence, had all Contract ) the 26 ( hands at work building Commenced at Preston's house going Inst. ) plank fence ( towards the Spring it takes 87 pannels to build
Ball gone ) William swapt off Ball even got another sorrel horse Smaller
& younger I think Ball the most powerful, & servicable horse
Fence I ever saw he had weak eyes. We naled up 10 pannels of fence
after dinner & set posts. ----------------------------------------- 1868 ) The morning is clear calm & cool. All hands are busy at Septr ( Tuesday 29 ) work making plank fince did not git done lacked 16 pannels. plank fence ) Fair This is the 1st day of the fair. No excitement. Thos & family
went to the fair. Wm did not go, Me neither. -----------------------------------------
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Wed 30 The morning is clear & cool. My new hors we swapt Ball for
Horse ) is not much Sadle hors no gates & scarcely Bridle wise tho See Th ) I think he will come out
Plank Fence ) We finished the plank fence to the Spring All hands worked George P 2 ) George H 3 ) according to contract Anderson for George 2 days. Rich, Jack, Jim 3 days ) Richard 2 ) Preston Oliver (George for me 3 days) Jim for me 3 days) this Jack 2 ) Preston 2 ) is upon this contract made Sat 26 Inst See Contract to build See 26 & 28 ) & 8 Oct ) plank fence I was fairly broke down at night Was with hands
all day ------------------------------------------- October ) The morning is clear & calm Thos killed a Mutton this morning Th 1st ) Thos & him & family went to the Fair William went too We was
busy making fence & repairing the fence round the orchard &
Mary & ) lane. Ab McMears came & spent the night with me. Mary P. Matta Webster ) Webster & Sister came from School Walked
Anderson Anderson worked today making fence --------------- Mag Margaret P. from Lawrence has been figuring largely at the
fair Ground this week with William's large gold watch ---------------------------------------------- Fr 2 The morning is a little cloudy pleasant weather We finished
Lott fence ) our lott fence ready to put our hogs in. Made it complete repaired &c ) for Hogs ) to keep out the horses & the hogs in. Made a fine wattering Watter gap ) place for the stock. I am well pleased with it.
Jas Webster Jun'r & wife & 2 sisters came & stayed all night
from the fair, with Thos & Fanna ----------------------------------------------
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1868) The morning is a little cloudy. Verry pleasant weather. All October( Sat 3d) hands quit business last evening let Puss have one dollar Puss $1.) to bye a bed Cord. (& Felix .20 Cents gave him)
I learn there has come to Town & the County several thousand U. S. Military) Yankeys putting up there tents on the Galston hill & forces here) ( and all over) near Woodrides & many other places over the County. I the County( & sent to) supose now that Brownlow with his theaving & Robbing crew different( Countys by) can go to work at there old trade, taking, & distroying 1000s. The( fruits of) thousands of dollars worth of property and laying it on the mighty( K. K. K.) the Yankey. I also hope that all those who have been Beautiful( K. K. K) giving incoragement aid & comfort to the deluded followers ( ) of the K. K. K. may be the suffers if any is occassioned ( ) by the operations of the Military forces now being stationed ( ) amongs us. I hope there may not be any serious dificulty ( ) but if there is let it fall upon those that has promoted ( ) the cause. This is my fervent wish. I have written this ( ) down upon my day book that at some future day my position ( ) be fully understood. With all that may wish to know my ( ) feelings & view (Oct 3, 1868) ( Nimrod Porter )
Richard Richd took a lode of Corn (new) & got his Wife pair Shoes.
Sun 4 The morning is cloudy & dark The wind is from the North & quite cold The fair is over & I am not sorry. I was not there during the fair My general health is about as usual The boils
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and sores on my head & in my ears has been verry bad all week but better The exercise I have taken since I got my new My horse) horse has helped me, he is a little scarry Jumps some times Jipsey) verry sudden I dont like it he may come of it, he is young
1868) The morning is quite cool Clear & calm Verry pretty weather Mon 5th( October) The boys are all going to pick out the Cotton Thos & Fanna Mary &) Matta W.) drove ther Barush with themselves & Mary & Matta Webster to Thos &) Fanna) Town Thos & Fanna came home after dinner William went to Wm Town Mr James Webster came last night Federal Soldiers Soldiers) camped all round Town
Tu 6 The morning is a little cloudy & smokey & calm pleasant weather I have this morning layed off a yard & garden around George P) Georg house to be built of plank & Cedar posts as follows plank( fence) The 2 sides East & West 16 pannels each the 2 ends North & Posts &( Nales) South 4 pannels on each end the plank to be 14 feet long & George( Nales) a Centre posts in the middle of each pannel. These makes 2 sides 16 pannels (I am to furnish (the 2 Sides 34 posts ) the planks &) 2 ends 8 " (posts (the 2 Ends 14 posts 24 pannels) ) 48 posts 5 plank( plank &( 120 plank) George got 13 1/2 lbs Nales Posts) Stock( George is to cut stock to hall to the Mill to make the plank Nales) & replace it, & stocks to the Mill to pay the sawing & is to go to my Cedars cut & furnish me the same number of posts that
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he may take of mine here I furnish the Nales he replaces them Wm William left this morning for the Fair in Giles County Thos Thomas left for B. B. to seed in Oats Wheat at Websters, all Nales hands is picking out Cotton. I have waid 1 lbs of Nales it makes 26 Nales in 100 lb there is 2600 Nales the fencing Tenpenys. (See 8th Inst)
Wed 7 The morning clear mostly Some clouds flying from the South some Wind. Wm & Thos Wm & Thos both from home last night - the Town is full of Soldiers Fedrel soldiers campt all round us they behave verry well so far Thos &( George 12 lbs of Nales Charge on Act. Lawson) got 5 bush( Thos L. & Lawson got 2 1/2 bushels a piece of old Corn Making Corn) 5 bushels
1868) The morning is quite cold Wind is from N. West. It rained October( Th 8) a shower in the night Wm & Thos) William & Thomas were both from home last night Thos on B. B. and William in Giles Plim & Charley is starting to hall wood Fence There was 87 pannels of plank fence It took 243 plank 87 See Wed 30) posts I got a Cag of 10 penny fencing Nales it took 55 1/2 lbs Sept 26( & 27-8 Oct) to build it took 6 Nales to each plank which makes 1548 Nales & there is 26 Nales in each pound making 55 3/4 lbs in
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my fence and George got 13 1/2 ( Making 69 lbs ( Cag 100 ) Minas 31 lbs ) 69 & had keft in 31 lbs Cag 1 69 but 69 lbs in the Cag I weighed the Nales, looks Wm Thos) Thos & William not at home Dr Weakley eat supper & left his Dr Weakley) horse & bugga here
Fr 9 The morning is clear cold & frosty Charley) Charley went in to the Smoke house & took out a ham of meet Dan) I found it out I sent for Caleb & Charley left and Dan is Jim) Calvin) here in his place. I got Jim, Dan, Calvin & Plim & Wagon Went into the Orchard & gathered about 25 bushels of the limber Apples Twig apples & is putting them in the new Smoke house Yankey) (Soldiers) Yankeys was in the orchard to day & in the house Thos & Wm( all over the plantation. Thos & William not at home The Yankeys Yankeys) Lawson( all over the country around us Lawson drunk Drunk)
Sat 10 The morning is dark cloudy calm & quite cool looks like Jim) rain We halled 2 loads of wood & one load of apples abt 20 Cal 1/2) bushels. I let Puss have out old dried apples 41 lb & 15 Dryed) Apples( new dried apples got of Aunt Decey, makin 56 lbs She took Decey) She did) the to Town to sell. (33 lbs is a bushel) not go( See 15) Thos L. came home near night Plim took a lode of Corn he got of Caleb to Town & sold it at $1.50 a barrel come to $5.00
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1868) The morning is clear & moderated Wind in the east Oct.( Sun 11) William has not got home I reckon some kind of a fair down Wm South was taking his attention last night more than home Self My general health the past week has been as usual The Boils " on my head has pestered me verry much Some fever the fore" part of nights & rests the after part better. My apetite " is verry good, I have every morening drunk a cup of coffee " the past week it dont seem to hurt me I am glad to git to " use it if it dont hurt me, I have not used any for over a " year. I am continuing to wash my head every morning with " warm watter & casteel sope & rinch it off with cold watter " poring it on my head I have been doing this 4 or 5 weeks " I dont see that it helps my head yet. letter( Martha Jane) I have read a letter from Martha Jane to Fanna She says it to Fanna( is verry sickly there Mary Scott is sick with chills & the Country generally is sickly Martha & the rest is well, writes no news particularly, her letter is the 5 October inst Wm Wm come home to day
Mon 12 The morning is little cloudy calm & looks like it might Rain Calvin) Jim & Calvin is helping the boys to gather apples to day We Jim) will if it dont rain git quite done tomorrow We took the large box (Granery) out of the old potato house Sawed it in two put it in the Smoke house & is filling one half Thos &) family left) with apples Thos & his family went to B. B. to day Yankeys to B. B.) are still in the orchard
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1868) The morning is a little cool All hands are going to gather Octr( Tu 13) Apples We got done all except some on 2 or 3 trees It comJim) menced at 1/2 past 10 to rain & we kept on until near 11 & quit Calvin( Andrew) It rained a verry Shower at 12 & 1 - and a little in the Rain evening - halled up some wood for Jim Thos Thomas & family not returned
Wed 14 The morning is cloudy & calm & like it would rain. Plim Plim) & Dan is shelling Corn Plim got a lincey shirt of a Yankey $1.75) worth $1.50 got it for apples & potatoes charged (.75). Richd Charged to Act. Richard T. got some Bacon 3 lbs for which he has paid me for.
Th 15 The morning is clear calm & good weather We geared up the Wagon & went with all hands in to the orchard to git the ballence of our apples left from Tuesday's work & when we got to the orchard found all out apples gathered & gone We turned round & came back feeling disapointed We lost by not gathering the next day som 30 bushels of apples All my Set is going to help Calvin to day for his work helping Puss $2) us gather apples Puss took her dryed apples in the Bugga See Sat 20) with Felix & went to Town She did not take them last Saturday I give her $2.00 & Felix 1/2 bushels of apples they went to day G. H.) could not sell there dryed apples. Plim & Dan picked out Cotton) 74 lbs of Cotton for George & Press
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1868) The morning is dark & cloudy Thos & family has not yet Octr( Fr 16) returned from Websters they left last Monday. We fixed up Thos &) the Wheat house to put our Cotton in & Plim & Dan picked out family) 55 lbs of Cotton & put it in the Wheat house Cotton 55)
Sat 17 The morning is clear & cold the wind is from the North It rained a little last night & turned quite cold Wm Boil) William a verry bad rising upon the forepart of his thy It on the thy) has been coming for several days poltices it with mush. It is Verry large & Verry painful. George H.) Sent 6 bushels of Corn to Steam Mill early this morning. Richd( Jim) I give an order to Harris &c Sacurity for Jim, Richd & George Hargroves for $15.00 worth of Bacon to be paid in 4 weeks five dollars each. Thos &) Thomas & Fanna & children come home late this evening. Thos family) has been sowin Wheat at Mr Websters for 2 weeks (12 acres)
Sun 18 The morning is cloudy Wind from N. E. & quite cold. Wms boil is no better it is verry large & painful. I have been washing my head with hot watter & sope & renching it off with cold watter I have continued this corse for about 6 Weeks My general health is I think some better My apetite is verry good I drink a cup of coffee morning and eat a little meet once a day for dinner. Webster Jun) Jas Webster Jr & Wife came in the evening. It has Rained Rain about 1 & 2 oclock Verry good shower Cam from the E. & S. E.
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1868 ) The morning is dark & cloudy & drizling rain Wind in S. E. Octr ( Mon 19 ) the weather is moderated some but quite cool. Thomas left
Thos L. at day light for B. B. & expects to go on to Nashville with
some beaves N. Dew went with him.
Plim Wm & Plim did not agree & William told Plim to leave I
suppose he has done so he would do nothing at times & we
did not git along with him I have kept him here more on
account of his Mother than anything else, he has not earned
his victuals since he has been here
Jim Jim has made a pair of hounds for the Wagon to day Worked
all day It has been raining a little all day not much -------------------------------------------- Tu 20 The morning is dark & cloudy & raining. It rained all night.
Rain S. E. Jim made Felix a pr of Shoes. Dan halled up wood.
Jim I worked all day making out my Govt claims -------------------------------------------- Wed 21 It is cloudy & raining Wind S. W. rained nearly all night,
Rain ) the watters are up
My Hatchet ) My Coosey hatchet has been lost for 2 or 3 weeks We found War ) it I have carfully put it away I carried it all the time
I was in the War of 1812 through some trying Seans The rust
My Gun ) has disfigured it a good deal. I wish to keep it & my target Target ) Silver Mounted gun they are both with me now.
Wm Colt ) braught Williams Colt out of the lott put it in the yard Sick ) it is Sick. I finished making out some certificates & Oaths
for my Govt claims --------------------------------------------
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1868 ) The morning is a little cloudy the Wind is coming from the Octr ( Th 22 ) North & turning cold
Cold dead ) William's Colt died last night. Thos has still gon to
Nashville he left Monday. Dan halled up some woods. ------------------------------------------ Fr 23 The morning is clear calm & a white frost. Tyra Rodes &
Rodes & ) Phelps came yesterday in the evening drove a drove of Beaves Phelps ) Beaves ) in to Market Nashville. Stayed all night with us. Cattle ( ---------------- 50 head ) Two young men, Methodist Preachers, came after breakfast Preachers ) horse & ( (Barbee & Gould) got the horse & Bugga left here by Mr Weakley Bugga ) on the 8th Oct. Barbee said they were his & Fanna said she
understood they were his, he took them. I have but verry little
good opinion of Barbee, Overbearing & wants too much waiting
on in these times tho he got but little here, his horse stayed
here & was taken care of for 16 days & he made no appreciation
of it in any way, but said he had been better taken care of
than he expected. (he is no account)
Dan halled up some wood and Corn for hogs ---------------------------------------------- Sat 24 The morning clear & quite cold. Calm & frost
Jas Webster, Jur came back from Franklin last night crippled
(not bad) Thos not come back yet. Mary Porter & Matta came
Thos & ) home with Wm & Fanna last night Thomas got home from Nashville Fanna ) at dinner. Thomas & Fanna Webster & wife went in the evening
to Town to Harrisses. -----------------------------------------------
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1868 ) The morning clear & the weather has moderated My General Octr ( Sun 25 ) health has been about as usual only a verry considerable Swiming
in my head. I still continue the hot & cold bath to my head
every morning I bathe & wash 1st in hot watter & sope then
rench off with cold watter.
J Webster ) Jas Webster Ju'r & wife went home & another sister of Fanna's Ju'r & ( Wife & ) came last night from Town Sister ( Thos Fanna ) Thos Fanna went to Town with Mary & Mattie after dinner ----------------------------------------------- Mon 26 The morning is clear & calm All hands are picking out Cotton
I wrote a letter to Tompkins &c asking D. E. Lord to come
out to Columbia and assist me in getting my claims all proved
up he is to let me know by writing or other wise through ( W. B. Wilson ) My set picked out 183 lbs Cotton ) Cotton ( Lawson ) For Mr Lawson 144 Jim 83 Jim picked out of the above 83 lbs Total- 327 ----------------------------------------------- Tu 27 The morning is cloudy We was picking out Cotton
Jim 167 Jim 40. 97. 30 Making - - - - 167 lbs Felix 21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21 Cotton Dan 49. 45 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 94 Lorra 26 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 26 Amos 14 (Total) - - - - - - - - - 14 322 lbs. ----------- Rain Rained a little Shower Just after dark Fan & ) William ) Fannas sister & William went after dinner to hunt hickry nuts
stayed till night ------------------------------------------ Wed 28 The morning is clear & calm moderate weather
Thos & Fanna ) Thos Fanna & her sister went to Town
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Jim 86 ) Jim picked out for me 86 lbs of Cotton ( Plim ) I give Plim $2. Cash & 4 yds of drilling makin $3.00 ) Tom ( Thos ) & Fanna went to Town got back near dark ---------------------------------------------- 1868 ) The morning clear calm & cold Octr ( Th 20 ) Jim went & helped Ike Regan hall my stocks to the Mill & Jim ( 62 Cotton ) picked out 62 lbs. All hands & the cook is gone to the Shows
Old Lamb ) in Town Old Lamb Oxen died last night in Abes field of Corn Died ) & Punkins. Fanna went to Dr Akins in the fore part of the
day & to Mrs Young in the evening
Richd ) Richd took 1783 lbs of Cotton to Matthews Gin See Matthews
recpt Puss ) Dan ( Puss got $5.00 & Dan $1.00 Went to Town & Shows. Thos ) Thomas is busy making himself a new wagon having baught the
wood works & he is putting it to gather he would soon finish
it if he could be permitted to keep at it. ------------------------------------------- Fri 30 The morning is cloudy Wind mooving from S. E. & S. & S. W.
tolerable fast and some warmer.
Jim 40 lbs ) Jim is picking out cotton picked out 40 lbs & made Dan a Cotton ) Rain ) pair of Shoes. It has rained nearly all day slowly. ------------------------------------------- Sat 31 The morning is cloudy & drisling rain it has rained all night
Rain slowly Still coming from E. S. E. & S. the weather looks
Jim like we are going to have much rain or snow. Jim is helping
Thos & ) Dan shell Corn this morning. Thos & Fanna eat there dinners Fanna )
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went to Town, left the little child as usual amongst the
Negroes If Better care is not taken I fear the result It
is Teathing and unwell & requires to be kept out of the Caraline Carpenter ) Cold & attention to its diet.
Puss Puss went to Town Give her $2.00 to Caroline got $5. ------------------------------------------- 1868 ) The morning early it was cloudy & sprinkling rain but cleared Novr ( Sun 1st ) up soon after The Wind is from N. W. and quite cold
English & ) Two men English & braught 19 head of Cattle stayed
Drove of ) in the Crib lott fed them with 4 1/2 bushels of Corn paid 50 Cattle ( Beeves ) Cents pr bush they had foddo & Oats for 2 horses there supper
& breakfast I charged them for nothing on the Corn $2.25
My General health for the last week is tollerable good tho
verry weak & feeble. The Boils on my head is anoying makes
me verry restless, - particularly of nights. ---------------------------------------------- Mon 2d The morning quite cold & calm the ground is froze & white
Stocks frost, verry cold & clear. We have got Severl hands cutting Sept 26. 28 ) " 30 ) Stocks, there names mentioned in the margin The calculation Oct 5 ( " 8 ) of the size of the stocks, averaging 40 Inches across the
little end of the Stocks. It will take 7 to make enough to Tom McC ( Jack ) make plank from the Spring to Press, and it will take 3 to Jim ( Abe ) make for Georges 4 - 11 yard fence All the Stocks must average Caleb ( Jo Thomas ) 40 Inches & in all it takes 11 Stocks and if they lack in Size
it will take more than that. The following hands are gitting
the Stocks
They have got 12 Stocks pay for the plank I let them have for
fence to the Spring & round Georges house they do not average
the 40 Inches
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1868 ) The morning is verry clear cold calm & frosty This is Novr ( Tu 3 ) the day of Election for President Vice President & a
Election ) Member to Congress from this Dist I am a going to Town President ( V President ) & to Vote I have not been in Town for a long time I will & Member ( to Congress ) ride my new pacing Bay horse lately traded for - I rode him
Election ) & he was a little unruly - I give in my Ticket, voted the
Conservative vote, for Seamore & Blair & Buck for Congress
there was but verry little confusion all things passed off
unusually peacably The Fedral officers & soldiers took there
stand off from the poles & molested no one
Richard ( Richard settled & payed me the amt of half what his Bale of Cotton ) & Cow ( Cotton weight come to $46.50 We owe Matthews yet for the $46.50 ) rope & Baling Richd also paid William to settle with Clerk
& Master $38.62 Cents for a Cow he baught at Maryann Webster's
Sale. ------------------------------------------------- Wed 4 The morning is clear & calm Wind in S. E. I went to Town
S Arneld ) find Sam'l Arnell is Elected a member to Congress & a tite Elected ( Congress ) race in the County who will git it for President. We hear
from the Northern States that Grant will be the next President.
Puss $5.82 ) I got for Puss & her children a cotton dress a piece all
amounting to $11.22 See her Act Charged the above includes
Self $ all I got at Akins for my self as well as for Puss Her Act.
Leroy is $5.82 & my own is $5.82 total $11.22 See Act. Book
little Leroy is not well tho not dangerous -----------------------------------------
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1868 ) The morning is clear & beautiful Wind in S. W. Novr ( Th 5 ) I went to Town & got $2. Sugar 10 lbs Caleb sold a Bale Sugar of Cotton for $88.18 he got one half & I the other Charged Cotton ) Caleb ( on Act. Book. We owe the Ginner for Baling &c Charge Act ) Book page ( Jim picked out Cotton 57 68 ) Lorra " " " 25 Jim ) Mela " " " 24 Lorra ) Grissa " " " 23 Total 129 Mela ) Grissa ) The Wild gees & Cranes passed over South to day Wont be long
Wild Gees ) before cold weather now The Wild gees passing to the South & Cranes ) Dan (Dan not well) ------------------------------------------------- Fri 6th The morning is verry cold clear & calm The air is changing
Cotton to the East & S. E. George H. & Preston has a Cotton picking
Dan Sick & have not a few blacks in there Cotton going a head they
have a verry fine dinner of every eatable that is good they
Thos ) picked out 1000 lbs Fanna ( Willa ) Thos & Fanna & Willa went to Town late in the evening braught Mary P. ( Matta ) Mary P. & Matta Webster they got back after dark. Roe Webster Roe Webster ) came too with them Dan sick sore throat ----------------------------------------------------- Sat 7 ) The morning is clear & the weather is moderated the blacks 1868 ) danced at Preston's house last night all behaved verry well
Lawson has a cotton picking to day they did not git so much
picked out as was expected nor so much as Press & George picked
out yesterday paper ) Ink ) I went to Town good many people in Town I got a quire of fool
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cap a qr of letter paper & some transcript paper one
bottle of Ink all cost $1.50
Mary & Matta W. & Roe Websters went back to Town this evening
Dock Moore & my self is J. D. Moore Security in the Post
Post ) office department We are sued in the Fedral Court the tryal office ( J D Moore ) comes off next week Dassington Atto is attending to it
Dock Moore him & John D. is going to attend to it I have
become a little uneasy not so much for his honesty as his
capabilities to do the business.
Dan Dan is sick Sore throat bad cold ------------------------------------------- 1868 ) Novr ( The morning is partially clear and mostly calm Some Air astir Sunday 8 ) from the South turned warm ---------------------------------------------- Mon 9th This day 55 years ago the Greate battle of Taladego was
Battle ) faught in the Creek Nation with the Creek Indians The Armey Talladego ) with Genl Jackson & Genl Carral commanding left Fort Strother
War ( on the 8th (the 10 Islands of Coosey) in the morning before The 9 of ) Novr 1813 ( day travelled all day & good part of the night & commenced was a clear ) day There ( the battle early next morning. There was but little difference was a little ) frost in the ( in numbers on each side, the Indians faught verry brave & morning With ) our wounded ( despertly, they were badly armed, they faught mostly with it took 5 or ) 6 days toget ) Bows & Arrows and War Clubs Some guns, which could not stand back to Fort ( Strother a ) before our good rifles & Muskets They were after a long & distance of ( 45 or 50 ) heavy fight forced to give away but not until there was over miles. We ( burried some ) 500 of there brave boys killed dead on the ground. Our loss every night ( that died ) was about 300 killed & wounded Mostly wounded with Arrows Shots. through the ( day. )
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We buried about 160 in the fight in all
Poetry Near Taladego, we met with the foe That on the 9th of November, The battle began The blood it did run, the arms roared like thunder The Savages give way, And We gained the day Death followed in every direction, When in peace we lived And a bounty we give, Our Government give the protection Five hundred and More, Did Wallow in there Gore Fate ordered there Cruel distruction &c --------------------------------------- Dan is here but is ) Jim is helping hall Stocks for me to the Mill not well to do much ) Jim ) I have been in some better health this last week than usual Town ) I went to Town 4 days rode one day the pacing bay & 3 days
in my Bugga My head is improving Not so many sores on it Dan is ) still sick ) tho verry stickey at times I do hope I may get well so that
I may try & fix up my business I have not been able to do
any thing for a long time
Leroy ) little Leroy has been a little unwell for a week & more but James ( Dilla ) a little better James & Dilla is been 2 Weeks on B. B.
Town I went to Town to day trying to understand my business ---------------------------------------- 1868 ) It has rained nearly all night and still raining this morning November ( Tu 10 ) Wind & rain is coming from S. W. and is turning cold. Rain ) Richard ( Richard Trotter Col recpt from Clerk & Master for $ the Trotter ) recpt for ( payment of the purchase of a Cow at the sale of M. H. Webster a Cow Clerk ) ( & Master ( See recpt filed ) Jack Patton Recpt of $25. to Harris Freerson ( Jack Patton ) & Co for Cotton (advanced on the bale) See recpt filed See $25. Cotton ) recpt in Act. Book.
H. Tompkins ) H. Tompkins &c Claim agt in person came from Town Nashville Claim Agt ) early this morning with the witness W. D. Matthews J. F. Rankin
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Claim ) Richard McCanless John Ament all free holders & citizens &c agt ( Govet ) and Jack Patton Col Caleb Porter Col which proved the Claims ( Made out ) correctness of my three different claims two in the Qr Masters $21346. ( U. S. ) department & one in the Commissary department agt the Govt
" of the U. States. After making them all out as follows
" Amt of Govt Claim U. S. ) Qr Master Stores $6158.00 ( " H. Tompkins Claim agt ) Commissary " 2628.12 ( " has give his recpt for ) Govt Cross Cedar ) 12960.00 ( ties ) " the collection See ) Total -$21346.12 ( " recpt filed. ) I paid Noah U. S. Commissioners $2.50 " " H. Tompkins &c (Expenses &c) 10.50 $12.50 Wm Sullivan ( ( Thompkins went back to Nashville Jesse Harris ) ) this evening George Lipscomb ( must be taken & ) Witnesses sent on with ( A. M. Hughs letter ) ( ( Dan ) Dan is better & has come to try & work but not well ) he come ( ( back yesterday but not able to do but little
Jno Garay A man by the name of John Garay came last night at dark asked
to stay all night he said he was having chills & expected
to have one that night he was a foot had no horse he was
an Irish Man 3 years from Ireland he was made welcome he
is permitted to stay until other agreement is made he is
about 33 years old & cannot read or right can spell to Baker. ----------------------------------------- 1868 ) The morning is quite cold a verry heavy frost ground in places Novr ( Wed 11 ) froze. Our little Irish Man Garay is helping get wood feed &c Jno Garay )
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Seems like he is willing to do any thing he can he has been
Sick & is Weak I think he will git well, so far he seems to
behave verry well.
Self ) I rode in my Bugga to Town did not git out Made appointment Town ) with J. S. Harris & George Lipscomb to take there deposition
in my Government claims affair on next Monday.
Dan Dan is here but not able to do much ------------------------------------------------------ Th 12 The morning is clear calm & frosty, & cool. We are trying
to git our Stocls halled to the Mill Working 6 Oxen & 4 Mules
& it is verry hard work, the ground is wet & Mirey the Wheels
sinks nearly to the hubs. I stayed about home all day Went
Jack Patton ) in my Bugga out to where they were halling Stocks. Jack Patton
Dan helped hall stocks. Dan is helping pick out Cotton (Dan &
Felix 32 (Grissa 21) Matta 20 (Lorra & Clary 18) (Jim 50) in
all making 141 lbs ---------------------------------------------------------- Fri 13 The morning is clear calm quite cold, frost. Olen Weakley
came late last evening, stayed all night, he has been down
South. John Garay is helping do every thing he can but is
Weak Not well & can do but verry little
Dan Dan came up this morning bad head ake not able to do any
Garay thing Went & lay down. Garay is cutting wood to hall, William
Cotton is helping hall Stocks Jack is halling his Cotton to the Gin
George H. has one wagon halling Felix 10 lbs Grissa 29 Clary
28 Making 67 lbs all ----------------------------------------------------------
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Sat 14 The morning is clear & cool Wind from N. E. We finished
halling up all our stocks yesterday We have in all
We got the last of our Corn out of the Cedar Crib 5 bushels
Corn out ) & sent it to mill. I got the Wheels & running work of my Cedar Crib ) little Wagon Dan went but did not get the bead of Mr Dew Wm Dew ) Wagon ) he was not at home ---------------------------------------- 1868 ) The mornings clear calm & moderate a little cool. Jesse November ( Sun 15 ) S. Harris & Wife & 2 children came last evening & stayed all
J S Harris ) night & family ( Harris ) William's eye is inflamed a little blood shot he is com-
plaining of it. Jesse Harris & family went back to Town in
the evening. Cousins Rebecca Porter 2 of James Akins Miss R Porter ) 2 Miss Akins ) daughters & Charley there brother came out in the evening Charley Do ) & George ) (Walked) & went back at night. George Martin came & went Martin ) with them.
I discover but little difference in my General health for
the last 3 weeks I think I am stronger I still continue
the warm & cold bathe on my head every morning I some times
think it helps my head but I cant tell if it does it is but
verry little. -------------------------------------------- Mon 16 The morning is a little cloudy Wind from the South East
blows quite cold.
Jim Jim was permitted to have a Cotton picking in my Cotton field
" I agreed to give him $1.00 pr 100 he to feed the hands he
" braught in 625 lbs at night for which I owe him upon a settlement
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Jack $6.25 Jack Patton Took two bales of Cotton to Town & sold
it for $18.50 pr 100. See Act. Book for a Settlement of
these Bales. -------------------------------------------- Tu 17 The morning is dark & cloudy The Wind during the night has
changed to the North & is turned verry cold
William William left this morning for Mt Pleasant B. B. & Hampshire
and Thomas with Jack Patton went after his shingles with the
Thomas ) Wagon & Team across & up the river. Plim got $1.00 cash Jack ( Plim ) Charged on Act. Book It cleared off at 12 & turned cold
The Wind shifted every way Mostly from the North. ------------------------------------------------ 1868 ) The morning is quite cold Some Ice. Wind mostly from N. W. Novr ( Wed 18 ) but is shifting a little every way. Thomas & William neither
got home last night. It is all we can do to feed keep fires
&c Thomas got back with a Wagon load of shingles
Wm William did not git home last night --------------------------------------------------- Th 19 The morning is quite cold tho moderated Wind in West XJack ) Blacksmith ) Jack Porter coloured has come & commenced to Iron off Thos XGeorge H, ) paid 37 ) & my 2 horses Wagons Works at $ per day George Hargroves
is helping & striking for him he will work at 75 Jack will
board with Jack Patton I give off for him 4 lbs of Bacon &
1/2 bushel of Meal, they have gone to work and Lou will cook
for him they work pr day
Wm William did not git home last night. Thomas & Fanna has gone
to Town
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Mrs & Mrs ) Mrs Jas Webster Sr & Mrs Jas Webster Ju'r came last night Webster ) braught little Della home The 2 ladies went some where this Thos & ) Fanna ( morning, little Jamey is still left behind B. B. Town ) Thos & Fanna went to Town ---------------------------------------- Caleb's ( Caleb sold a bale of Cotton - 450 lbs at $19.50 pr 100 - Cotton & ) Caleb (for each Making $87.75 Settlement ( paid for Caleb 26.00) 43.87 (Tyre $7.38 43.87 Porter Arrange on ) Tobaco .50) 27.50 (Axel 14.10 22.68 Act. Book ( Sugar .50) $16.37 (Nales 1.20 $21.19 page 68. ) Coffee .50) Caleb Paid- $22.68 $27.50) After making the above settlement there is $16.37 going to
Caleb & $21.19 to me The $26.00 charge agt Caleb was the
advance of Harris &c that Caleb had previously recd ---------------------------------------- Puss I paid Puss $2.50 Charge to Act. She drove my Mule & Bugga
to Town & got a pr of shoes - Richd ) Cotton ) Richard had a Cotton picking and all hands danced all night
picked out 780 lbs ------------------------------------------------ 1868 ) The morning is cloudy inclining to Snow a little & verry Novr ( Fri 20 ) cold. The Wind is from the North quite disagreeable Weather
Jack ) Jack & George is hamering at the Shop upon my new Wagon Worked George H ( paid .75 ) all day Tom Porter Col got the large Crow bar to get up rock
Tom (Col) ) Jim came this morning (late) & commenced to chizel out the Crow bar ) Jim hubs of the new Wagon to put in the boxes but done but little
Dan & ) left before or about dinner & never come back. Dan & Charley Charley ) William is pretending to hall wood but is doing nothing. William has
been gone left Tuesday morning & Just got home at night little
Della is sick ------------------------------------------------
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Sat 21 The morning is cloudy Wind is shifting to the East The
1/2 Jack ) weather has moderated some Jack & George is working in the 1/2 George ) Shop on my wagon and one half day Jim is working puting boxes Jim 1 in the hubs of new Wagon. We got these done in little over Cole oil a day I sent by Adaline Nash for a can of Cole oil It costs
$.40 I sent $1.00 Adaline paid me back .60 I give Jim five Jim ) $5.00 ) dollars to day Charge on act. Plim $5.00 I give Plim $5.00 Cash Charged ----------------------------------------- Sun 22 The morning is a little cloudy Wind N. E. & quite cold
Preston ) I loned Preston five dollars to be paid when he sells his $5.00 paid ) Cotton
Self My General health is still improving slowly I am fleshing
up a little I am weak in my back Knees & arms cant stoop
or lift but verry little I have a verry considerable discharge
of urion from before day until 9 or 10 oclock of a morning
after that it is not so bad I think this greate discharge
is weakening me verry much. Olen Weakley came this evening
Jno Gary John Gary is getting along verry well He has a chill about
every 3d night. ----------------------------------------------- 1868 ) The morning is clear & calm I see some Ice & a tolerable frost November ( Monday 23 ) Jack is at work in the Shop him & Preston Ironing my new Wagon 1 Jack ) 1 Preston ) William left this morning he will cross Ten. river at William Savannah go to Perdy &c upon the hunt of Mary ann's Mule
" for her children he takes with him Dick Kendrick Wm Engliss
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" and Isoni Webster (Col) to prove up the Mule they know
" where it is. a letter frolm Judge E. Walker has informed William
" of it.
Beef 200 ) We killed a little beef Weight 200 give all a little and
charged nothing for it. -------------------------------------------------------- Tu 24 The morning is a little cloudy The Wind is from S. E. &
blows verry cold 1 Jack ) 1 George ( Jack & George H. is hamering in the Shop Jim is making & paid .75 ) Jim 1 ( patching up the sand bead (Will work to day) Thos Wagon
Thos broke down last night in Town Olen Weakley stayed with us
Weakley last night. Thos went to Town to see about his broke down
Wagon
Jno Garey John Garey (Irishman) had a chill last night and some fever
" to night his chill was Monday night & fever Tuesday night
" & not well all day. - ---------------------------------------------------- Wed 25 The morning dark cloudy & raining It commenced raining in
Rain the early part of the night and rained all night hard & Steady
and is still raining hard , coming from the South East, &
high Wind (8 oclock morning) 1 Jack ) 1 George H ) It is still raining all day & is raining at bead time Jack paid ) & George H. & Jim welded my 2 new Axel to day. I sold 2 beef Sold beef ) hides ) hides at 12 1/2 & 13 1/2 Cents per lb (Old White) one weightd 30 lbs $9.42 ) (Old Lamb) the one in Smoke house weighed 43 they come to $9.42 ---------------------------------------------------------
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1868 ) The morning is quite cool The Wind is changing to the N. West Novr ( Th 26 ) & cloudy looking like rain or snow. It rained to near
Rain midnight
1 Jack & ) Jack has commenced in the Shop with George & Jim, helping 1 George ) paid .75 ) weld the axel of Wagon. Mr Rankin sent my kittle home &
Rankin ) with it a bucket full of Malasses it is verry good looking. kittle & ( Malasses ) ---------------------------------- S. P. ) Sam'l Polk Coldwell lives in Madison County post office Denmark Coldwell ) Tenn. he came here with polisemen upon serch of a Gray
horse he says was stolen from him on the 11 of Oct last in
Madison County. Several horse theaves was caught and probably
some one hung & one turned evidence Said that Fields had
Coldwells gray horse he has been here hunting him found out
Wm had traded for him he has gone to Henry County hunting
William. ------------------------------------------------- Fri 27 The morning is clear calm & cold Some Ice We killed 5 hogs
Pork ) yesterday evening weighing one 139, - 160, - 151, - 228. - 203, - Lard ) See 8 Decr ) Making 881 lbs The lard out of the 5 hogs weight
William William got home in the evening having spent the 5 days in
the S. W. portion of the County & in Lewis County
Jack $10.00 ) I give Jack (Blacksmith) Ten dollars in the way of his work paid ) upon the new wagon he is now working on Olen Weakley Stayed
all night & left this morning for home (Nashville) Mary & Matta ) W. ) Fanna & Thos went to Town braught Mary P. & Matta home with
them.
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Lawson cut up last night about 11 oclock Drunk, round the
house & in the yard that he must be stopt next time ------------------------------------------------- Sat 28 The morning is clear & frosty quite calm Jack & Preston
Puss $2. is at work in the Shop I let Puss have $2.00 to get Felix
George H. ( pr Boots I let George Hargroves have $5.00 to be returned $5.00 ) Dec 2 paid ( Jack worked in the Shop until 12 oclock & Preston worked N. P. ) X Jack & ) with him half the day X Preston ) Caleb ) Caleb took a load of Corn to Town & sold ------------------------------------------------ 1868 ) The morning is clear calm & frosty a little cold No November ( Sun 29 ) particular news
Self My General health for the past week is about as usual only
" a verry bad cold settling upon my breast & Lungs a verry
" considerable pain around my heart and some dificulty of
" breathing I hope & think I will get better in a few days,
" I did not sleep but little last night. I have a pain in my
" teeth & Jaws & mouth seems like I was salivated My gums
" are verry sore.
Self After dinner I rode out in my Bugga went out of the lott
" at the Mill Went on the pike to opasite Mrs Young's on the
" pike then turned back towards Town on the pike to Mr Rankin's
" then turned back came through Rankin's Gate home all a dis-
" tance of 3 or 4 miles Mary P. & ) Matta W. ) Mary P. & Matta W. went in the Berush Thos drove to Town this
evening. ----------------------------------------------
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Jno Garey ) I got yesterday a patron for pants 2 3/4 yards of Jens 65 pants $2.50 ) Vest $1.50 ) pr yard for John Gary & Adaline made them they are worth $2.50
Garey has missed his Chills the 2nd time the last he had was
last Monday night, they were every 3 night chills. I think
they are broke. Wm let Gary have a vest $1.50 ------------------------------------------------ Mon 30 The morning is clear & calm & the weather has much moderated
We have lost many of our tools they keep going every day or
Tools gone ) two I think there is some one particular person taking &
hiding them for themselves
Receipt for ) Take 1 pint of Meal 2 Table spoonfuls of black pepper 1 table Chicken ( Chollery ) spoonful of Cole Oil and enough of Molasses to mix it well Chicken ( Cholery ) & give it to the chickens It will cure the cholery. Our chickens
Caleb X ) are dying of cholery Corn ) I got 2 loads (Jack's bed) of Corn of Caleb put it in old
Smoke house ------------------------------------------------- 1868 ) The morning is quite cold frost & Ice The Wind is mostly December ( Tus 1st ) from the W. & N. W.. Our set was halling wood & some picking
Cotton ) out Cotton Jim picked out 59 lbs Grissa 29 lbs Lorra & Jim ( Grissa ) Clary 47 lbs & Felix 17 lbs Making all 152 lbs
Jack 1/2 Jack came & worked in the Shop from dinner until night We
weighed him off a week's rations Thos & ) Wm ) Thomas & William busy making the wood work of Thomas new
wagon. All our set has gone to the Cotton patch. Jack is Jack ) George H ) in the Shop & George H. striking for him. ---------------------------------------------
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Wed 2nd William sold for George H. his 2 bales of Cotton George
George H. ) Hargrove sold 2 bales of Cotton both weighing 948 lbs at Cotton ( each of ) $21.35 pr 100. Amount for both $202.40 ) $202.40 us gets ( My part 101.20 Wm) $101.20 George part $101.20 ) Wm paid out of my part 5.00 Wm) 5.00 paid George ballence $ 96.20 $ 96.20 George Preston & myself has settled & divided our money as
above stated & each one getting his part. George & Preston
had a little while back borrowed of me $5.00 each which they
George ) have settled it with me at this time. George H. paid William $20. Wm ) $20. to be credited upon his note of $40. to Clerk & Master
Jack & ) for a cow, the estate of M. H. W. Jack is working in Shop Dan 1 ) Dan'l striking (All picking out Cotton. ------------------------------------------- Thurs 3 The morning is a little cloudy & quite cold & chilla The
Wind is shifting mostly from N. E. & E.
Jim ) Jack is working in the Shop Worked to late in the evening Jack ) Went off Jim striking for him
Corn 4 ) We halled up 3 loads of Corn out of my field put it in the loads in ) Smoke house ) old Smoke house & one the other day from Caleb making 4 loads ------------------------------------------------ Fr 4th The morning is cloudy It Rained nearly all night Wind is
Rain shifting to the W. & S. W. (Jack not here) George H. ) $2.60 ) I settled & paid George H. for what time he was striking in
the Shop Marked it paid on day Book $3.75 in making the
change he fell in my debt $2.60 See Act. made out. ---------------------------------------------- 1868 ) The morning is dark & cloudy & calm looks like rain or Snow, December ) Sat 5th ) quite cool & disagreeable weather.
There is nothing doing halled up one lode of Wood by diner I told Dan( I told Dan that I wanted his servises no longer & to leave to leave & ) & not make a track in side of my Yard lane or amongs my set he went ( any longer & stay away him & Charley both. I can do nothing this morn-) with him. I would not give him his boarding for all he does. ing at 12 ( Thos & Fanna left after early dinner rode, they say, to oclock ) Jack Gordon, got home some time after night Verry dark & cloudy night they both rode L horse home
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1868 ) The morning is a little cloudy the Wind from N. W. & December ( Tues 8th ) extreamly cold. The Wind was high all night from N. W.
We cant get much of any thing done the blacks took a
scare at the snow & would do nothing not as much as git
wood & feed, there was not enough of Snow to cover the
ground, and this morning it is all gone, but verry cold. Jack 1 ) Jim 1 ) Jack & Jim is trying to do some thing in the Shop & we
Pork ) are preparing to kill hogs. We have killed 14 hogs, mostly 8 Decr ( 27 Novr ) small they all weighed at 1559 lbs We killed 27 Novr 5 hogs See 27 Novr ) Wt 881 lbs ) Lard large Stand 111 lbs ( 133 ( Do Small " 22 " ) Got of Hanna (in all) 2440 --------------------------------------------- George H ) We give George H. for taking care of the hogs 160 lbs out of
this also ------------------------------------------- Wed 9 The morning is cloudy cold and calm We salted up our pork
Jack 1 ) & halled up some wood (William left this morning Went South Jim 1 ) William Wm he has only been home from the South 11 days See Fr 27)
Jack & Jim is working in the Shop on the new Wagons. We
Corn 1111 ) halled up a load of Corn put it in old Smoke house ------------------------------------------ Th 10 The morning is cloudy & Snowing coming from E. & S. E. Snowing William William did not git home last night Thos & 2 Wagons is start-
Thos ing to the Cedars for shingles. Jack & Jim is working in the
Jack 1 ) Shop Ironing the new Wagons William came home at night We Jim 1 ) William finished getting up the ballence of our little piece of Corn
having fed nearly all of it away to the hogs & horses halled
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Corn 6 ( out 2 lodes to day making 6 lodes Just put in the Crib. It loads & ) finished ( was the best Corn I have ever raised largest & finest ears. the field ) George H 1/2 ) Geor H & Jo Thomas helped after dinner finish gitting up 2 Jo Thomas 1/2 ) Snow loads of Corn. Snowing a little at 9 oclock at night --------------------------------------------- 1868 ) The morning clear the ground is covered with Snow and is December ( Fr 11 ) one of the coldest days that has been here for several years
Snow ) every thing froze up It is calm & if the wind was blowing Cold ( Weather ) it would be truely bad as it is it is so cold we can hardly
live. I got up this morning & found that I had a verry bad Self gidiness in my head & for a while had to lay down & rest
but got up & eat my breakfast and I feel much better
John Gary ) John Gary took pills & missed his chill yesterday his feet took Pills ) and legs are a good deal Swelled this morning
lent ) I let George Hargrove $5.00 to be paid back when I may need it George H. ( $5.00 ) Two men came with a little Wagon & Washing Mashines & stayed Clark & ( Farror ) all night there names are Mr Farror & Mr Clark Clark give
Tetter ) me a recpt to cure Ring Worm Tetter Worm & Ich (See recpt) Worms ) -------------------------------------------- Sat 12 The morning is clear calm & verry cold Snow on the ground Mr Clark ) Mr Farror ) Clark & Farror left this morning going round to sell there ring worm ) Tetter worm ) Washing Mashines. Clark give me a recpt to cure ring & Tetter See recpt ) filed ) Worms See recpt filed
It is so verry cold could do nothing but went to Mill & halled
up some wood --------------------------------------------------
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Jno Gary ) William got for John Gary a over coat costs $4.00 he was $4.00 ( See 29 Novr ) verry proud of it --------------------------------------------------- Sun 13 The weather has moderated some but is verry cold indeed I
think most of our apples are frozen on Friday night & Saturday
My General health is some better than it was the first part
of the week. I have kept within doores for several days.
Jno Gary John Gary took Pills & missed Chills. ---------------------------------------------------- 1868 ) The morning is clear calm & cold tho the weather has verry December ( Mon 14 ) much moderated Mrs & Mrs James Websters came last night Mrs J & ) J Webster ( & went back to Town this morning they took little William Willa ) with them to B. B.
We are trying to git up wood. Jack & Jim is working in the
Jack X ) Shop on the new Wagons. Weighed off Jack his provisons for George X ) provisions ) a week. John Gary is much bloted like he was taking the dropsey. Jno Gary ) ------------------------------------------------- Tus 15 The morning is dark & cloudy & calm, looks like it might Snow.
Jack 1 ) Jack & Jim is still working in the Shop. It has rained and Jim 1 ) Sleated some through the day. The boys are trying to git up Rain ) Sleat ) Wood. They are not entirely done gitting out there Cotton
& has gathered no Corn yet.
Wm ) William went to Town took John Garey with him in the Bugga Garey ( Dr. Pillow ) Got some medicine for Gary has swelled up & bloted has the
Dropsey got the prescription of Dr. Pillow. ------------------------------------------------- Wed 16 The morning is dark & cloudy having Rained nearly all night
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Rain the ground having been froze the rain has made it verry mudy
Jack ) Jack & Jim is at work in the Shop on my Wagon William & Jim ) Thomas made me a set of britching for my new 2 horse Wagon
Gary after night John Gary is better, but badly swelled taking
medicine ------------------------------------------------------- Th 17 ( The morning is cloudy having rained & snowed last night. Rain & ) Snow ( Jack & Jim is at work in the Shop Jack working for Thomas Jack & ) Jim ( & Jim for me. Georg H. for Thomas. George H ) -------------------------------------------------- 1868 ) The morning is clear & calm with a frost, ground froze - December ( Fr 18 ) Jack & Jim is at work in the Shop for Thomas William went Jack Jim ) for Thomas ) to Town in the bugy and got Oil (lamp) Oil (linseed) paint
OIl, paints ) putta & Glass & paint brush red Iron &c & all cost $7.55 &c ) Jack Patton ) Jack Patton is halling in his Corn puting my part in the Corn ) See 1 st ) old Smoke house, he halled for me to day two (2) loads & one page this ) book ) some time ago to feed with making up to this time 3 lodes,
his wagon bead. See the 1st leaf on this book where I keep
the Count. Jack halled one load for himself to Town in Novr G. Hargrove ) X last the 13. George H. is helping Jack hall Corn 1/2 the
day for Jack Patten) -------------------------------------------------- Sat 19 The morning is partially clear Wind mostly from the east.
Puss &c ) I give Puss $3.00 Felix $.25 Cents Clary .10 Cents Dan .10 Jack ( George ) Cents & she is off to Town Jack & George H. worked.
Wm & Thos William & Thomas has finished off my new Wagon bed & Ironed &
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New ) put it all together, all done but the painting. Jack Patton Wagon ( ( Finished ) took a load of Corn to Town & sold it for himself ) John Gary ( Jack Patton ) is taking his medicine for Dropsey every day, some better. John Gary ) George Lipscomb & Jesse S. Harris affidavit was taken before
Harris & ) Noah United States Commr in proof of my Gov't Claims Sent Lipscomb ) for Claims ) it to me by Puss I have got them. ------------------------------------------ Sun 20 The morning is a little cloudy The wind has been verry high
all night & high yet from South.
Self My General health for the last week has been as usual, I have
taken cold which is affecting me some. I see but little
difference in my head some fever in it of nights, & my Nerves
is quite unsteady. It is with dificulty I can right.
Hamon Hamon Webster got home from Lebanon this morning. ------------------------------------------------- 1868 ) The morning has turned quite cool the Wind is from the North December ( Mon 21 ) & turning colder. Jack is working in the Shop him & Jim Jack & Jim ) Fanna Tom went to Town William got $1.00 sugar Jack halled Sugar ) ( ( J Patton ) me 3 loads of Corn ) Hamon came at night. Charged ) We ( ( Tompkins ) sent Lipscomb & Harris affidavit by Maj'r Jas H Akin to Claim Agt ) Tompkins Claim agt of Nashville. Akins lives at Nashville ----------------------------------------------- Tu 22 The morning is a little cloudy the Wind in the N. & W. & cold
Jack ) Jack & Jim is at work in the Shop for Thomas. William Hamon & Jim ) Self, Wm ) & myself went out to my Cedars took the Compass and chane & Hamon ) Cedars ) measured the North boundry 90 poles the School house is on
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my N. W. Corner & others are putting there fence over. I
found much more Cedar timber on it than I expected, enough
to fence my whole plantation anew, with Cedar rales
Jack Patton ) Jack Patton halled out of his field for me one load & for
himself two loads of Corn. (Charged) ------------------------------------------------- ( Wed 23 The morning is verry cold ground froze Wind from N. W. ) I ( X Richd $5. ) loned Richd Trotter $5.00 to be paid when he sells his bale paid ) of Cotton which he will soon have it out & baled. John Gary
is still mending Dan is gone home he has been doing nothing
for some time Jack & Jim worked -------------------------------------------------- Th 24 The morning is the coldest I have felt this year but little
doing trying to git wood William went to Town Suffered greatly
indeed with cold befor he got back the night is bad on every ( thing, so Cold ) On the 24 Decr 1864 Genl Croxton & Armey Genl ) ( Croxton ) Campt in my house
Jack & ) Jack & Jim worked. William J. Webster came from Lebanon 9 Jim ) W J Webster ) oclock at night Give Puss $5.00 Puss ) -------------------------------------------------- 1868 ) The morning is extreamly cold & calm Some are from N. December ( Fr 25 ) William J, Webster came last night about 9 oclock from Lebanon Jack ( Blacksmith ) We settled with Jack for the Ironing, mine, & Thomas's new is paid off ( $45.00 ) wagons. I paid $25 & Thomas paid $20, I think. It was verry N P pd $25. ) Thos 20. ) high for 22 1/2 days work at $2.00 per day but it is paid for $45. ) & I must pay Thomas back some for he has paid too much Thomas
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Sat 26 This morning the Ground is covered with Snow tho not so cold. It has drisled rain a little all day not enough to melt the Jack Snow Jack Patton had the Wagon & team halling to day, helled for some wood
Sun 27 This morning is cloudy & drissling rain nearly all day The Snow has melted off some but not all gone. My general health is about as usual. My Cold is some better the weather has been so verry cold I have kept With in doores. I wrote & meled a Rus W. & ) Thompkins ) letter to Rus W. Porter relative to my Govt claims in the hands H. Tompkins Anderson ) Paid Anderson Mash $2.00 for cutting Cedar posts, paid Plim Plim ) $1.90 (Charged)
1868 ) The morning is dark & cloudy the are is coming from the S.E. December ( Mon 28 ) looks like rain. The Snow is all gone & the ground is extremly ( Muddy. ) Caleb is halling out his Corn him & Jack Patton I have Monk's 2 Mules & Wagon Richard driving it halling Corn Corn our of Caleb's Corn Jack & George H. is halling out of Jack's
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field putting all in the old Smoks house. Jack halled for me 3 loads & Caleb halled for me 5 loads
Tu 29 It has rained & high wind all night & is still raining this morning. Thos & Fanna has not got home from B. B. It has rained nearly all fay, Jim & Garey has halled up some wood Jim & Jim took 2 bags of Corn in the Wagon to Mill 5 bushels got it Ground
Wed 30 The morning is dark & cloudy & calm looks like rain Garey's John ) health has become tolerable good All the dropsey affection Gary ) See 10th ) appear to have subsided & no chills he eats verry hearty Novr ) is helping us to feed & make fires he came here the 10 day of Novr has been sick with chills & fever & Dropsey ever since he is now gitting able to git about & is willing to do any ( thing he can and appears industrious ) I have Just shaved ( Shaved ( washed neck, feet & legs and put on clean cloates all over, put on ) clean ( socks, drawers & shirts &c. I have taken out of my pocket Cloathes ) Money ( book all my money except $15.00 and I have put it in the red backed Almanac & put it in a pocket in my flannen shirt $600.00. Wheeler has paid me for the land all but the %50. note due next Christmas.
1868 ) The morning is dark cloudy & raining has rained nearly all Decr ( Th 31 ) night the weather is turned quite warm Puss $5.00 ) Puss went to Town drove Kit Mule I let her have $5.00 to
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buy her some cloates with Charged to Act page 70. It has rained nearly all day like Weaping for the farewell of the year 1868, faerwell to the year 1868 never to return Year 1868 ) again I say good night W J Webster ) Willa J Webster came about eight oclock at night he will Hamon go to Lebanon Friday night the 1st of Jany. Hamon is her Thomas & has been for some time. Thomas & all his family went to Mr J. Webster's last Fri the 25th & has not got bacl. We are looking for them some of these days either this week or ( next week. ) The cholery is killing our chickens they die Chicken. ) ( Cholery ) every night some one or two of them. We had 3 Ginney chickens all died two of them died last night of collery I suppose. Cole Oil ) We got a can of Cole Oil to day one Jil a night 1/2 gallon sught to last 16 nights.
Jno Gary "John Garey went in debt then to pay" " distanced all & run away," made his exit on Sat. the 2d Jan'y See Sat. 2d Jan'y.
1869 ) The morning is cloudy (a little) The wind has changed to the Jan'y ) Fr 1 ) West & turning cold. Some times through the day it is mostly clear for a verry short time, & in a few minnits it looks like it would rain for some time it has spinkled rain several Weather ) times through the day. Cousin. John Porter brother Hughes came stayed some two hours eat dinner Got some Apples in his saddle bags & went home. It is sprinkling rain at 9. oclock
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at night Hen & ) Chickens ) We took of a hen & chickens to day hatched (4 chickens) last night They seem to do well is verry pert & eats like they might live. Richard halled a load of Corn for himself to Richd ) Town & sold it. Corn ) W. J. Webster left to night in Cars fo Lebanon
Sat 2d The morning is dark & cloudy the clouds are from the West and an undercurrent of Wind from the east looks like rain or Snow. It is mostly clear sun shining out at 9. double B ) Shot Gun ( I loaned Dick McCanless son the long double barrel Shot Gun D McCanless ) said when he got it if we wanted it before he sent it home for us to send after it. The day after 9 it was clear until Jno Gary ) ( $2.00 ( the turn of the night. ) Sent Jim to Town after night he Gone ) found Bell Mule that John Gary rode to Town he got of Wm $2.00 in the morning but could not find him, braught Bell home. Quite warm
Sun 3 The morning is mostly cleare Clear all night, wind from the West turned cooler It has been clear all day. Self My General health for the last week has been about like it has been, the ruptures on my head & neck & back is not better. Thos Fanna & children all got home this evening having left home the 25 Decr, little William has been gone over a month to B. B. he has come home nearly deaf Cant hear but verry little.
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1869 ) The morning is dark cloudy & sprinkling rain Wind W. & Jan'y ( Mon 4 ) N. W. Jim is at work so is George P. a halling plank Jim ( George ) from the Saw Mill & stacking it at the Shop & in the yard halled 4 loads about 50 or 60 at a load Jack Jack halled & put in the Crib the Corn he owed for 1867 & ( 1868 that he fed with while he was plowing, 18 bls ) Caleb ( Caleb has done the same 10 bbs. Caleb only owed for 1867. Caleb Caleb has picked out of my patch 96 & Felix 11 lbsof Cotton Cotton & paid it to Lawson 107 lbs in part of what he owed Lawson. Court The Country Cort & Circuit Court is both in session Judge Hughs is presiding It rained & clear alternativealy day & was sprinkling rain at night
Tu 5 The morning is clear calm & cold Wind from the North West Jim (Not freezing) Jim got a small side of Midling Meet Weighed $1.00 ( 8 pounds at 12 1/2 Cents per lb making $1.00. ). I give my Note ( Parham ) to Parham Smith (Due) for Eighty eight dollars .50. ($88.50) Smith ( $88.50 ) the ballence of a note he held on me after counting the 25. ( 65.50 ) interest and taking off the different payments up to this Jim ( George ) time. Jim & George halling plank
Wed 6 The morning is clear & calm & Cool I went to Town got my Jaw tooth pulled Blead a good deal It was hard to pull ( hurt verry much indeed made me sick ) Emplyed Nicholson ( ( on the suit vs T. A. Harris ) got my affidavit & it certifyed ( of the last note on A. H. Hanna
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Jim ) Jim & George halling plank Gorge got 2 hald bishels of George F. ) Meal this week Charged on Act
1869 ) The morning is clear the Wind from N. W. & W. Verry pretty Jany ( Th 7 ) weather I went to Town made preperation to go to Nashville I fear the result My feeble health does not Justify the trip altogether but the wat Thompkins has acted I dont see Wm J. ) Webster ) how I can do otherwise than go. William got a cirtificate of the good character of W. J. Webster & sent it to him at Lebanon
Fri 8 The Wind is from the S. & W. & West looks like rain and Sat 9 cloudy I will be off in a few minutes to Columbia & will go on in the Cars to Nashville to see about my business with Nashville Tompkins I took the Cars went on to Nashville It raine all day verry hard at times and It rained all eveneing all all night of the 8th Inst. Hamon went with me to Nashville I was all over Town We stayed at Rittingmyer all night All over Town next day took the Cars at 3 in the evening & come home. Hamon stayed in Town in Columbia. Jim brough the Bugga for me I come home & left Hamon in Columbia William P. McDaniel at Tompkins office & brother in law of Thompkins says Thompkins will come back soon he has went on the Claim of the Cross tyes to Washington I gave him an order
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Akins ) to Mak'r Akins for the 3 affidavits sent by Akins N S Brown ) N. S. Brown wrote a letter I signed it & he witnessed it Watterson ) to H. M. Watterson to present to the authorities at Washington My dismulling my power of Atto. to Tompson to draw the money upon my claim if allowed claiming the right to receive it My Watterson ) Self H. M. Watterson is at Washing a Claim agent I came home in the evening left Hamon in Town ) ( See my memorandum of the trip to Nashvill filled )
1869 ) The morningis a little cloudy the ground frose Wind N. & Jany ( Sun 10 ) E. My health my Gen'l health is about like it has been I stood my trip to Nashville fully as well as I expected Saw many of my old aiquaintances put up at the restorant house where a person paid for what he got & eat &no more I only eat 3 times until I got home, am verry costive in my bowels 3 or 4 days without a passage
Mon 11 The morning is cloudy the Ground covered with Snow. Wind from N. E. and is still snowing a little the weather has Snow moderated some Snowed nearly all day groung covered Thomas is a Juror the Cicuit Cort is sitting Set all last week The Gallaway & Kennon tryal is not through Kanon is sick & they stopt the trial for the present.
Tu 12 The morning is verry cold every thing frose up & ground Cold covered with Snow We are trying to git firesfeed & &c Snow William is feeding & making fires he has a verry herd time
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of it keeps him busythis cold weather. William got me a Vial of Magnetix Went after it this morning.I took some of it with Sulphur. It operated & I am better
Wed 13 The morning is clear calm & cold, the Snow melted a little ( My birth ) yesterday ) THis is my birthday born Jany 13th 1792 day 77 ( ( years old ) makes me 77 years old to day. I was born about 5 miles North of Nashvill on White's Creek on what was called the old Bradshaw fern which was then in North Carolina The State of Tennessee was not adopted into the Union at that ( J Webster ) time ) James Webster came last night George was painting ( at my wagon to day making it a verry pretty colour (pink) George P. ( ( George H. ) Georg H. got his head out ) A verry strange appearance in Strange in ( ( Weather ) things this morning. Smokey, clear heavy frost, & heavy sleet Strange occurrence I dont think I have ever witnessed the same before.
1869 ) The morning is mostly clear calm & cold Ground froze Snow Jany ( Th 14 ) has melted some but the ground is covered with snow yet. The sun shines verry dim & weake a little smokey, little after the character of yesterday morning Tip, old ) This morning the faithful old dog Tip of Mary ann's tumbled dog, died ) over in the passage that leads to the kitchen and dued in a few minnits he has been Maryann's Guard dog for many years before her death he was no service only to look upon that
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called to memory. the pride and character of our once hapy family circle In looking upon him at the time of his death It braught fresh to my memory of circumstances of the hapy days of his former owners, it has cast a gloom of reflections upon me for the time.
George P. ) George & Jim is halling plank from the Saw Mill stacking it Jim ) at the Shop. William went with Fenna & her sister in the Wm ) Fanna ) Berush to Town after breakfast
Fr 15 The morning is dark cloudy & raining It commenced rain Rain yesterday at 4 oclock & has rained ever since The Snow Wright has mostly melted. Richard Wright stayed with us last night George P. ) George painted Thomas's & my wagon Jim shelled Corn Jim )
Sat 16 The morning is dark & cloudy I give Puss $2.00 Charged on George P Act. Jim went to Mill & George finished painting wagons Richd halled me & himself a load of Corn put in the Crib
1869 ) The morning is partially cloudy the ground has thawed & verry Jany ( Sun 17 ) muddy and quite cold. I stood my trup to Nashville better Self than I expected I came home a little more fatigued than usual, got home yesterday was a week. I have been much pestered with boils & a rupture of my hand & neck all last week has threw me in to fevers every night My stomach has been a good deal inflamed Cant take anything warm if I do it sets me to sneesing & throws me in to excitement & effects my nerves. I feel better this morning
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Mon 18 The morning is clear calm beautiful cold & mudda
H M ) I wrote another letter to H. N. Watterson having wrote & sent Watterson ) one the 9 Inst. asking him to fill my order revoking my
Watterson ) power of atto to H. Tompkins in receiving the money upon my Tompson ) Government Claims at Washington
Martha J. ) I mailed a letter to Martha Jane Mays to day it has been Mays ) written about the 1st Jany giving her as near as I could our
situation & every thing that I would suppose she would like
to hear ( Corn ( ) George & ) George H. & Preston halled Corn to day & put in my Crib 3 loads ( Preston ( ) Richd ) of Jack's wagon & 5 of Thomas' wagon Jack's bed holds 4 barrels
& Thomas' bed holds 6 barrels making 42 barrels to day this
lacks 6 barrels of paying up for the Corn they fed with in
1867 & 1868.
I got one load of Corn of Richard, Jack's wagon bed & Rich
got another. William ( Sugar ) William got $ of Sugar 1 1/2 yds of Oil Cloth to cover my Oil Cloth ( 2 Shirts ) Bugga bed Cost $1.25 pr yd & 2 Shirts Cotton Hit costs $1.00 ( 1.10 ) .55 Cents each for himself. 1.87 ( $3.97 ) ------------------------------------------------ 1869 ) The morning is verry cold ground frose hard. Wind in the Jany ( Tu 19 ) North.
Jim Beard ) Jim Beard Deputy Tax Collector was here to collect my last
years Tax, he says a law was past (7 March last) if the Tax
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Chickens ) was not paid by 1st Novr there was a per cent & if it was ( Collery ) not paid by 1st Decr another heavy per cent together was costs, the
costs, per cent &c amounts to $20. the whole is now $112. or
$115. dollars
The chickens are dying of Collery 2 or 3 every day & night. ----------------------------------------------- Wed 20 The morning is calm cloudy & cold Hamon came up from B. B.
yesterday but went back George & Preston is working verry
hard gitting up there Corn & Cotton several hired hands.
Corn ) They are making a good Crop. We are giving our chickens Cotton ) sulphur cropress & lime I think it helps them. ---------------------------------------------- Th 21 The morning is quite cool a little cloudy & calm. All
Cotton ) hands are at work gitting out there Crops at $2.80 ) Corn ) Circuit Cort is still in Session Thomas is a Juror Gathered ) finished ) George & Preston finished gitting up there corn & cotton to
Ed Cooper ) day. I wrote a letter to Edmon Cooper Washington & one to & McDaniel ) McDaniel Nashville. --------------------------------------------- Fr 22 The morning is quite cool calm & clear All hands are taking
Cotton there Cotton to the Gin. It is at a verry fine price $28.00
pr 100 & still rising. I am sending my Cotton to the Gin
2217 with the rest. I had 2217 lbs in the seed. Jim helped Jack
Jack ) make nales to put on the Tyer of my new Wagon after dinner Blacksmith ) Jim ) & they shod Kit Mule (Mary & Matta come) ----------------------------------------------
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Sat 23 The morning is clear calm & cold, frost. The blacks are
attending to there Cotton &c
William got pins Sulphur Copres & Nales &
Thos ( Thos on the Jury State case & did not git home Webster ) Jack 1/2 ( Mrs & Mrs Websters come. Jim helped work, feeding &c Jim ) Jack works b. Shop -------------------------------------------- 1869 ) The morning is clear calm & frosty pretty weather. Thos Jany ( Sun 24 ) did not git home the Jury not permitted to Seperate
Self My General health is (and during the week) about like it
has been I am no worse off than I was the week before The
ruptures on my neck & sholder is quite anoying Makes me
verry restless through the night. I sleep but verry little,
upon the whole I think I am some better
Militia Brownlow has ordered the Militia amonst us in several counties
The Legislature has authorized it by an act. ------------------------------------------ Mon 25 The morning is cloudy calm & cool
Thos Thomas is still in Town on the Jury I went to Town paid my
I Went to ) State & County Tax costs Commissions per cent & all $116. 21 Town ) Tax ) Some $25. dollars more than the original Tax. I got 25 lbs $116.21 ) 1868 ) of flour cost $1.50. There was a greate many people in Town Flour I shuck hands with a greate many of my old acquaintances that
I have not seen for a long time
done all ( Caleb has finished Gathering all his Corn All hands has gathering ) Cotton ( finished Gathering all there Corn Cotton &c all done. Corn &c ) I got home near night from Town a Mr John B. Ellison came
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after dark & stayed all night ------------------------------------------------- Tu 26 The morning is clear calm & cold a heavy frost. Thos
come off the Jury at night No news nothing doing (fires) ---------------------------------------------- Wed 27 The morning is cloudy & quite cool Clouds coming from the
Watterson West. I went to Town got a letter from H. M. Watterson
Tompkins ) at Washington got the affidavit of Harris Lipscomb Sullaven Lipscomb ( Harris ) that was Sent to H. Tompkins Nashville he never got them
his Whereabouts are not known -------------------------------------------------- 1869 The morning is clear & calm Moon in Eclips last night Jany Th 28 they are trying Wm McCinley for killing the negro in Cort,
Moon He was found Guilty Sent to the Penitentiary for 10 years
Cole oil I went to Town Got a Can of Cole Oil .40
Plim Give Plim $2.00 in town Bennet came & stayed all night, from
Bennet Lawrence. Cotton sells at $26. to day Jim halled wood
for me & self --------------------------------------------- Fri 29 The morning is mostly cloudy Wind has been high all night
from E. & S. E. & is blowing high this morning high all day Puss ) Cote for ( & changed to the W. N. W. Got 2 yds of Jeans to mak Felix Felix ) $1.25 ( a Cote Cost .62 Cents pr yard $1.25 Adaline made it Adaline ) ------------------------------------------------- Sat 30 The morning is a little cloudy & cold looks lik Snow. Hamon
Hamon came in about 11 or 12 oclock last night walked around the
house & got in at the front door I was some what pestered
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W. J. Webster ) & he if he had of known it might have been pestered too
W. J. Webster cam home from Lebanon this morning looking in
fine health, he Graduated & got his Diploma, & Licence, to
plead Law at the Law School at Lebanon, now ready for business
If he has his health he will be apt to do well. I hope so
indeed he went this evening to B. B.
H M ) I have mailed a letter to H. M. Watterson at Washington, D. C. Watterson ( Claim Agt. ) Informing him the nature of My Government Claims, in answer
to his letter of the 23 Inst to me. --------------------------------------------- Sun 31 The morning quite cold calm & heavy frost. my General
health for the last week is about like it was the week before,
the ruptures on my neck & back & sholder is pestering me of
a night I think there is not so much fever as was. My Nervis
Sistom is verry much iritated. I cant wright but little.
Thos & ) Thos & family went to B. B. Family ( B. B. ) I am to pay Richard to cut wood to make fires & to bring Corn Richd to the dary (he commenced to day) night & morning ---------------------------------------------- 1869 ) The morning is mostly clear the Wind is from the E. & quite Feby ( Mon 1 ) cold
George H. ( George H. Jack Jim & Preston is a diging what few potatoes George P. ) Preston ( we have dug over 1/3 of the patch & have got about 3 bushels Jack ) & Jim ( of the Neshanocks the hogs have rooted up every hill All we 1/2 day each ) Potatoes ( have been able to get was a few they mist They hogs has got
over 150 bushels & eat them up. I could not well help it.
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I have not been able to go out & see about it I have not been
in the patch since in Augt, until to day, all rooted up
The boys did not git more potatoes than would pay them for
diging them they worked one half day each (got 1/3 done diging) -------------------------------------------------- Tu 2nd The morning is dark & cloudy having rained nearly all night
The Wind is in the East Memorandum ) Agreement ( Made Agreement with the boys I am to feed the Work Stock with ) Croppers ( while they are at work they are to cultivate the lot around for 1869 ) George's house with Corn punkins & the ground from the lower Agreement ) Wash See ( side of the Irish potatoe patch all North of it to the fence 26 Feby ) Work Monks ( in Corn &c In pay for my feding the/Stock they are to pull Agent ) & take care of all the fodder hay &c to divid every thing
equal I am to pay the blacksmith Act. for laying the plows &c
in order but to not pay for any other work in the Shop
They are to cut & cord up all the wood we may use for me &
them selves I am to get one half the cords halled to me
for my fires & they the other half for there fires. They
are to cut up the trees or logs all off it when they commence ( The boys cut & halled wood for me & themselves ) Richd is Richd ) ( See 31 ( cutting wood for my fires night & morning by agreement. Jany ) Thos & family come home braught 2 Sows & Pigs fine blood. ----------------------------------------------------- 1869 ) The morning is cloudy & rising from the S. & S. W. It has Feby ( Wed 3rd ) rained nearly all night & still raining. Willa has gone to Rain W. J. W. B. B. & has made some arrangements to stay in Myers office of
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H. W. days for the present Hamon baught a young Mare $120. he is
staying mostly with us
Self ( I have put on clean shirts drawers &c & shaved 2 day ago Shaved put ) on Closes ( also had my hair cut tolerable short to day by William &c hair ) cut ( and still it rains at 12 1/2 oclock Rain ) William J. W. & Hamon W. is here They have built a fire in
W. J. W. ) the room on the left got there books & gone there to there H. W. ) studies. The Wind has changed & is blowing tolerable high
Rain ) the N. West drizling rain or fine Snow at 9 oclock at night Cold ) and is turning verry cold beginning to freeze. This is a
hard night on the Stock Snowed at 12 in the night.
George P. ) George P. Got 100 brick to lay Matthew's harth Charge to George $1.00 ) $1.00 ------------------------------------------------ Th 4 The morning is quite cold the Ground covered with Snow. The
Wind was high all night but more cold this morning. The boys
Cotton ( Jack & Lawson took there partner ship bale Cotton to Town & partnership ) Bale ( sold it for near 27 Cents (I got 53 lbs of Sugar (Orleans)) Sugar ) 53 lbs ( at 15 Cts ($7.95) pr lb. We settled our Cotton bale money $7.95 ) I got $45. Jack got $40. & I got $20. of Jack'a 40. Lawson
got 65. dollars This is out of the partner ship bale ----------------------------------------------- Fr 5 The morning is clear & cold Ground froze & yet a little
snow on the ground
Candles We got a box of Star candles 10 lbs 7 1/2 to the lb cost $2.00
We all took our Cotton to Town to day but did not sell braught
it back Cotton had not declined selling at 27 Cents but there
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1869 ) The morning is clear Wind from W. Quite cold & frost Feby ( Sat 6 ) Puss went to Town today in the bugga her & Felix together
Puss $10.00 ) I give her for her & her child to git cloathes $10.00 ----------------------------------------- Sun 7 The morning is cloudy & Sprinkling rain Verry little are astir
Rain My General health for the last week has been better the
Self ruptire on my neck & sholder is not so bad nor is so nuch
inflamed I have been using coffee for the last week every
day (Weakened) I think it helps to steady my nervis but it
prevents me from sleeping of nights and inclines to produce
costiveness.
Richard ) Richard has cut wood to make fires a week to day and carried 7 days ( See 31 Jany ) Corn to the dairy to feed with 7 days. I wrote 2 letters one
N S Brown ) to Gen'l N. S. Brown the other to Wm P. McDaniel Nashville W P McDaniel ) dated the 6th Feby Am inquiring about H. Tompkins &c &c ------------------------------------------ Mon 8 The morning is cloudy & the weather has verry much moderated
It has Rained nearly all day. Cotton at 27 1/2 Wm went to
Town heard not much news ---------------------------------------------- Tu 9 The morning is damp & a little cloudy rained nearly all
night slowly.
James Webster came last night. William left this morning to
William go to Swan Creek to git the witnesses to go to to proove
Maryann's Mule that is Sued for there. The boys took the
Cotton Cotton to Town did not sell braught it back, made a bet of it -------------------------------------------
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1869 ) The morning is verry cloudy The Wind is rather from the Feby ( Wed 10 ) West & S. W. William did not git home last night gone said
William to Swan Cr. or some where else better known by himself
Self Town ) I went to Town sold a bale of Cotton for myself No 91 Sold Our ) 470 lbs at 27 Cents - - $126.90 Cotton ) George & Preston No 93 440 lbs at 25 1/2 - - $112.20 All Sold ) Jack Patton No 92 503 lbs at 25 1/2 - - $128.26 Richd ) Richd Trotter No 90 528 lbs at 26 1/2 - - $139.92 Jack ) & others ) all bot by T. Hegee &c $380.28 Preston ) --------------------------------- Hargroves ) paid George & Preston the half $56.10 his bale paid Jack Patton the half - - - - 64.13 his bale paid Rich T. his half - - - - 69.46 his bale $190.19 N. Porter got - - $190.19
(Out of the above George paid $5. borrowed (Out of the above Richd T. paid $5.00 Do borrowed (See Day Book
N. Porter's Bale came to - - $126.90 My half of the above - - - - $190.19 $317.09
Parker ) I got at Parkers at the Depo to day a barrel of Salt $4.75 Salt ( Flour ) & 50 lbs of flour at $3.00, beef $.50.
J. Akin ) I paid James Akins on my note $15. to be credited, now about
$5200. given in 1866 or 1867. -------------------------------------------- Th 11 The morning is clear & some colder. I got a letter from
Neill S. Brown saying that Thompkins is to be back to Nashville
in a day or two & he will let me know when he comes back ( William William got home about night ) from the exercise I took yesterday ( I have not been able to git about to day quite unwell & bad off.
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W. J. W. Willa W. went to B. B. his cough is assuming a character
of disease I fear. -=------------------------------------------ 1869 ) The morning is clear & calm & weather moderated and beautiful Feby ( Fr 12 ) I feel much better this morning I rested last night verry
Self well & feel much revived this morning.
Cotton ) The boys are halling there Cotton seed from the putting them Seed ) in the Cotton Wheat house. 1 load of Jack's bed held 1
basket full Basket holds 77 1/2 lbs there is 20 baskets full
( Jack's wagon making 1550 ibs ) ) 1 load my Wagon & bead 18 baskets 1395 lbs ( ( 1 load my Wagon & bed 18 baskets 1395 lbs )
Wheat house 9 feet long 108 Inch long 3 "7 deep 43 " deep 5 "9 Wide 324 432 (----------------------------------------- ) 4644 ) The Wheat house holds 148 ( 99/100 69 ( bushels by the half ) 47796 ) bushels measured ( 27864 (------------------------------------------) 2150) 320436( 148 99/100 bush 2150 ( 30 lbs Cotton Seed is taken for a bushel) 10543 ( this wont do by measurement ) 8600 19456 17700 2136 Multiply the length by the bredth & that by the Width & divide that by 2150 This gives the No in measured bushels ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hogs ) We cut & marked 6 boores & marked 15 Sows making 21 Some Shoats ) ( more yet They will do for killing hogs next winter ) Hen Hen set ( sitting in onion box 9 eggs William got his leg hurt William Strained this morning --------------------------------------------------
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Sat 13th The morning warm Wind is from the East Richd is shelling
Richd Corn & going to Mill got 5 bushels of Meal. Mr Pruet &
Mr Love was here for dinner looking at our blood Stock.
William & Thomas went to Town got some papers The Malisha
& regulars are not getting along verry well one of the Soldiers ) fuss ) Regulars got killed, some fuss amongst them -------------------------------------------- 1869 ) The morning is dark cloudy & a raining rained all night, Feby ( Sun 14 ) calm, wind S.
Self My General health is slowly improving during the last week
I went to Town last Wednesday to sell our Cotton took too
much exersen layed me up the next day but I got over it by ( the next day after. Still keep up & improving. ) William ( William got the calf of his leg leaders hurt strained helping Thomas
out at Thomas' house, right bad off he saw Dr Pillow in Town
to day thinks it will not be long bad off. See 31 Jany ) Richd ) Richd is cutting wood night & morning ------------------------------------------- Mon 15 The morning is a little cloudy the Wind was high all night
this morning it is from the N. W. & turning Cool.
A H Hanna ) A. H. Hanna came We looked over our old settlement agreed
he would let me have some hogs in the morning. We settled
on the amount without Int. at $64. with Int. at $68.00 that Scaffle ) broke ( he owes me. Thos, William, Hamon & was on the scaffle all feel ) working on Thos house it Broke they all came down hurt some
of them not danderous. -------------------------------------------
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Tu 16th The morning is clear Wind from N. W. George H. took the
Wagon William went with him to A. H. Hanna Got 350 lbs of Bacon ) A H Hanna ) verry good meet at 18 Cents pr lb which makes $63. Got Also pd $68. ) See 27 Nov ) 2 Muttons at $5.00 which settles the long standing debt Hanna See 8 Decr ) has been owing me for Ten years W. J. W. ( William ) Wm J. W. & William went hunting to the barrens Jo X Smith Pork & ( Bacon ) with several other hunters Wm ( W. J. W. ) We hung all our meet to day ) Bacon ) Nov 27 881- 5 hogs See 27 Nov ( ( Decr 8 1559-14 Do " 8 Decr ) ) ( Bacon A H H Feby - 350- 2 Do ) Total - - - - - 2780 ------------------------------------------------------------------( 1869 ) The morning is cloudy Wind is in the North West & Cold. Feby ( Wed 17 ) William & W. J. & a company from the Webster neighbourhood William & ) W J Webster ) has went on (yesterday) to the Barrens hunting to Jo X Smith
neighbourhood. Old Pegga ) 11 pigs ) Old Pegga had eleven pigs last night, Sows & boars they
are all alike & collour like old Pegga looks verry fine
They are all behind the Smoke house in there Bead. The
Hudspeth boorr is there Sire. Rain & ) Wind ) It has rained several times through the day with wind blowing
from the North & quite cold. Wm & W J W ) William & Wm J. W. not got back from hunting. ------------------------------------------ Th 18 The morning is quite cold a heavy frost last night, tolerable
high wind this morning from the N. The Wind has been high
blowing mostly from W. & N. W. Feby is borrowing from March.
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Bryan ( Bryant & Jenkins has warranted me for $12. Act. in 1861 & Jinkins ) Act. $12. ( 1862. Not one particle is correct all false Constable 1861 ) 1862 ( sighted before Wood Esq on next Sat. week the 27 Inst. Warrented ) I fear W. J. or Wm is sick they are staying too long
W. J. W. health was verry bad when he left ----------------------------------------- Fr 19 The morning is mostly clear & much moderated
William & W. J. W. did not git home last night from the
Barrens Fanna went to Town braught Mary P. & Matta W. and M P Webster ) Matta W. ) Charley Gordon home with her. I braught the sugar chest in
out of the passage took all the medicines out of it had Sugar stand ) Chist ) it cleaned inside & out side put all the medicines in the darey Tallow ) in Store Room Also braught the Chist out of the Store Room
that had Tallow in it, had it cleaned & put in the Closset
ready for use. --------------------------------------------- 1869 ) The morning is dark & cloudy The Wind from the E. & S. E. Feby ( Sat 20 ) William & Willa did not git home last night.
We got one half Gallon of Cole Oil the 28th Jany that is 16
Jills. It lasted 21 nights not quite 1 1/2 Jills to each night.
Cole Oil ( It is out. I went to Town to day & got the following articles 4 Gal ) Malasses ( Parker & Porter's 4 Gallons Cole Oil .60 $2.40 5 Gal ) put in my old Dima John $1.00 $6.50 Flour ( " 5 Gal Malasses at $1.00 $8.90 Plates ) a new Dimajohn at Parkers - - - - - - - -1.50 1.50 Spoons ( 25 bls of flour $7.50 Pitchers &c ) Hardiman's 1 pitcher .35 One pitcher .75 ) $6.70 " 1 set of Stone plates 1.20 Table ( Totsl $15.60 " (Set) spoons 2.75 1 set Tea Spoons 1.25 ) 4.00 Richd $4. ) I let Richard have $4.00 in Town $19.60 My bills to day in Town was all paid for Cole Oil ) Cole Oil Can filled ------------------------------------------
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Sun 21 The morning is dark & cloudy looks like rain The Wind is
changing to the West William ) & Willa ) William & Willa has not returned from the barrens.
My General health is about like it was the last week Verry
Richd ) little alteration any way in my health. Richd is still See 31 Jany ) cutting wood & feeding the Colts ---------------------------------------- Mon 22 The morning is dark & cloudy it having rained last night,
some thunder & lightening
William & Willa has not got home from "Hunting" looks like
more rain Tom Porter ) Blacksmith ) I went & saw Tom Porter (Col) Blacksmith & he agrees to work, prices ) ( I find the Iron ) one horse plow layed $1.25 I furnish ( horse shoes & Nales 60. I furnish shoes & him Nales 80, he
doing the shoeing at them prices. It is and has been Raining
moderately hard ever since 9 oclock this morning. It is now
Rsin 8 oclock P. M. and it looks like raining all night, & still
raining. It rained until 12 at night turned verry cold
Wind from the North & freezing ---------------------------------------------- 1869 ) The morning is verry cold Wind from the N. W. Ground froze Feby 23 ( Tus ) hard trying to snow but too cold. This is a trying time
Cold & ) upon the poore stock Snow Ice ) William & Willa has not returned from the barrens hunting Wm & Willa ) I arose this morning with a gidiness in my head verry bad indeed
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Verry much & steadied my nerves as you see I can wright
much better.
It has Snowed a little through the day the ground is spotted
with Snow & hard froze all day. Wind high from N. & N. W.
Richd is still cutting wood & feeding ----------------------------------------- Wed 24 The Ground is hard froze & verry cold calm & clear. Wm &
Willa has not returned from hunting They will return when Wm & Willa ) they eat up there provisions which they took abundance with Richd ) See 31 Jany ) them Wood &c ) Richd is still helping us to feed & make fires which is verry
thankful this cold weather. We are trying to get some wood
halled. There is but little doing. I got a letter from Martha Jaane ) Pegga sick ) Martha Jane dated 21 Feby, all is well Old Peggy is sick all day ---------------------------------------------- Th 25 The morning is verry cloudy & calm looks like rain
William & Willa not returned from the Barrens. I contracted
with George P. to help Thomas work on his house at one dollar George ) Rations ) pr day. I Wayed off his weeks rations Meet 3 1/2 lbs & 1 peck ( Hen set ) of Meal he commenced this morning at work ) hen set in Soth ( ( Pegga Coop Old Pegga some better tho sick yet ) I fear one of the Wm & W J W ) ( Williams is sick. W. J. W. health was verry bad he aught
not to have went his breast and Lungs seemed to be verry much
effected a bad & heckling cough nearly all the time. I was
oppose to his going but others thaught differently. --------------------------------------------
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( 1869 ) The morning is mostly clear Win N. W. & cold ) William Feby ( ( Fri 26 & Willa has not returned from Hunting, I hope they are well but I fear otherwise. William & Willa got home about 3 oclock braught some good Venison It eat verry well put me in mind of old times Verry natural I eat verry harty indeed of it. See 2d ( Feby ) I am to pay Monk $1.00 per week for his Mules to plow Monk ( See Feby 2) counting six days to the week out of Adalene's last year's Act. & is to pay for the Corn there Mules may eat while at work plowen in the Crop
Feby 27 The morning is Clear & Coold. It Snowed last night until the ground was covered with Snow near 3 Inches deep The Snow Wind from W. N. W. Wm I give William $40.00 to pay off some little things with in Town to day. The Snow is melting.
Sun 28 The morning is clear calm & verry cold ground froze Wind from N. W. We are verry scarce of Wood. My General health is about like it was the last week. We have been feasting verry bountiful upon Venison stake ever since William has returned from hunting. I am quite fond of it I eat of it every Meal This day has been a verry extreamly cold day the ground & James ) watter has not thawed but little to day. James Webster came Webster ) at night. Brownlow's Militia has made Pulaski there head
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Militia ) quarters & there stationed for Giles Maury Lawrence & Pulaskey ) Wane Counties Col Cooper in command and he will give no
quarter or indulgences to the Citizens in the four Counties
This is a terable state of affairs. My Consienc is clear
Nothing I have done or said has ever incouraged this desparate
state of affair. Those who has been the means of bringing
it on us must feel bad ------------------------------------------- 1869 ) The morning is verry cold ground hard froze Some Snow on March ( Mon 1st ) the ground. The Wind is blowing a tolerably high from the N. W. Cold ( Ground ) I have suffered more from cold this spell than I have any time froze ( Snow ) this winter. Lorra has started to school Lorra ( School ) ------------------------------------------- Tus 2nd The morning is clear & calm & the weather has moderated,
Wind W.
Town I rested badly last night Slept but little I went to Town
Debts tryed to investigate my matters. The debts against me was
Security for Wash Gordon & Hugh Bradshaw as well as my own
matters both in the Circuit Cort & Chancery Clks office I
did not git through I must go back if I possibly can in a
few days, & attend to it before the Chancery Court sits
which is the Monday in March inst ----------------------------------------- Wed 3 The morning is verry cloudy & quite cold looks like Snow,
Rain or rain, quite calm. It has commenced raining about 10 oclock
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& has rained steady all day until sun set & rained nearly
all night coming from the east quite cold
Militia The Militia that is at Pulaskie has got into a fuss One
of the soldiers got killed by the negroes the fuss is between
the Negroes & soldiers. The soldiers is behaving verry bad
& diserting every day ---------------------------------------- Th 4 The morning is cold & damp & mudda the Wind in N. W.
George P. Georg got his weeks rations of Meet 3 1/2 lbs & of Meal
1 peck (See Th 25) -------------------------------------------- 1869 ) The morning is verry cold I think about the coldest morning March ( Fri 5th ) that has been this year ground froze verry hard heavy frost Verry ( cold ) Wind, North. We are trying to get up wood. Mary P. & ( Matta W. ) Mary P. & Matta Webster came in the evening Mrs James Webster
Mrs Webster ) also came in the evening stayed all night
William went to Town & got some things to fix up my old Bugga - --------------------------------------------- Sat 6 The morning is verry cold Winter day every thing froze up
All hands cant keep from the fire Richd is still a cutting
Richd wood for our fires & helping to feed &c of mornings & nights
Stone Cole ) Richard went to Town I sent by him got 7 bushels of Stove $2.45 ) Cole to burn in the Shop it cost .35 Cents pr bushel Two dollars 45 7 $2.45 2.45 William & Thos worked on my bugga ------------------------------------------------- Sun 7 The morning is extremely cold the Wind is changing from N.
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Cold to E. last night the can of Watter was froze in the house
Ice ground is hard froze.
My General health has been during the last week about like
it was the week before I dont git out in the cold My head
& hands gits so verry cold I am compelled to stay at the
fire I think my nearvis sistom is not so bad I have drank
a good cup of coffee or two every day last week. I am verry
weakly, but it has produced considerable costivness I must
stop this use of it at least for a while. ------------------------------------------------ 1869 ) The morning is dark & cloudy looks like rain. Wind is S. E. March ( Mon 8th ) & mostly calm Weather moderated verry much
Wm William has mended up my old Bugga Robt Hargroves Col
Hargroves $) has helped him repaered it the springs bid &c kept them Bugga ) repaired ) nearly all day William worked verry hard at it & Got it done
When I git it painted it will look like a new bugga. I paid R Hargroves ) paid $3.00 ) Ro't Hargroves for helping 2 days $3.00 It is in better fix
than it has been for many years. Lorra is still going to Lorra ) School ) School. She commenced the 1st day of March. Peeler $ ) 3 plows ) Peeler layed 3 plows $3.00 1 Cary & two barshears 1 horse See Mo 22 ) plows $1.00 each ----------------------------------------------- Tu 9 The morning is dark & cloudy but little air mostly from the
S. & W. looks like rain. Weighed off to George P. 3 1/2 lbs
George of Bacon & one peck of Meal too soon (by 2 days It should
have been next Thur)
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I got in my Bugga took a ride, went to opisite Mrs Young
Rain Felix drove me My repaired bugga does verry well It has
Rain commenced rain a little and has rained & is still raining
all evening -------------------------------------------- Wed 10 The morning is verry dark & cloudy & Raining verry hard &
Rain high Wind blowing from the South It has rained all day
Rain yesterday all night last night & still raining this morning ------------------------------------------------ Th 11 The morning is clouidy & looks like Snow quite cold. It has
been raining a little & commenced Snow in the evening
Blacksmith ) paid Hargrove $1.75 for 2 days work in blacksmith shop X $1.75 ) Rain ------------------------------------------------- 1869 ) The morning is quite cold the ground covered with Snow Clear March ( Fr 12 ) Wind N. W. I went to Town to attend to some business I got
flour ) 50 lbs of flour paid $3.00 of Packer & Martin. $3.00 ) ----------------------------------------------- Sat 13 ) The weather clear & has moderated Wind in S. E. I let Puss
Puss & ) have $3.00 & Felix pr shoes on yesterday at $1.50 making Felix ( $4.50 ) for him & his Mother $4.50. Give Richard T have $1.00 he is Richd ( $1.00 ) still helping to feed & cutting wood. -------------------------------------------- Sun 14 The morning is clear & warm Wind S. E.
Self My General health is like it has been I dont think the
breaking out on my neck & head is quite so bad but verry anoying
I have been in a verry costive condition in my bowels have a
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passage about every 3 days, with much dificulty. Otherwise I am gitting along about as usual.
Mon 15 The morning is verry cloudy Verry cold the Wind changed last Rain ) night after a heavy thunder storm of Wind hale & rain to the Hale ( Thunder ) N. The ground groze and we all around extreamly cold. I was Town (by appointment) compelled to go to Town I suffered verry Sugar $4. ) much with cold I fear the result. I got sugar $4.00 Coffee Coffee $3.( George H. ) $3.00 to day in Town. Let Georg H. Have $.50 I went to Town
Tus 16 The morning is verry cold indeed Wind, North. I went to Town Town ) to see something aout my business done but verry little business ) business there is a drawback about it Myers is Wingfield security & a partner of G. Gant they both Wingfield & Gant has been into the matter with H. Bradshaw's business in money matters
1869 ) The morning is a little cloudy Wind from N. & cold Ground March ( Wed 17 ) froze Ground froze)Mr Charley Jones came & stayed with me last night from Town C. Jone ) W. J. W. ) William J. Webster has been engaged with me in hunting out H. H Bradshaw) debts ) Bradshaw liabilities that I am his security on We are gitting along verry slowly Town I went to Town after dinner Some peach trees are blooming the frost no doubt killed
Th 18 The morning is a little cloudy Win N. & N. W. Ground groze Cold & ground)and verry cold I suffered verry much all last night with cold froze ) in my throat & breast extreamly bad off. It was occasioned
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by going to Town on Mon. & Tu. last, them cold days. I rode
Harness ) in my old Bugga but broke the Harness yesterday. William is broke ) mending it to day. Tom Peeler fixed the Irons & William paid
for it. Thomas ) Sick ) Thomas was taken this morning with a Vomiting cold chilla
sensation & has vomited several times through the day he is
right bad off At 8 oclock at night still vomiting. I was
Self verry feeble & weak My breast & throat is bad off I lay
down this evening and slept a little & got up refreshed and
O better I had a small opperation on my bowels to day. O --------------------------------------------- F 19 The morning is dark gloomy & raining Wind & rain from the E.
Rain ) & S. E. quite cold Rain rained nearly all night. Thomas Thos sick ) is better this morning Shaved & ( Clean ) I have shaved & put on clean cloathes. It has rained nearly Cloathes ( Rain ) all day & is still raining. -------------------------------------------- Sat 20 The morning is dark & cloudy Ground wet & muddy. I took last
Sulphur ) night a dose of Suphur & Magnesia Mixed I cant see it has Medisine ( Abe ) done much good (Abe dose of Salts) --------------------------------------------------- 1869 ) The morning is dark & cloudy Wind from the N . E. March 21 ( Sunday 21 ) My cold is no better Coff is Severe tough hard Phleam &
Self ) Wheasing in my lungs so I cannot rest but little through the
Blood ) night last light I threw off blood with the Phlem blooded the
Cough ) floors Through the day I am much better & going about as usual
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W.J.W.
My appetite is verry good I am & have for a long time been a living mostly upon a regulated diet My nerves this morning is quite steady as you can see from the way I write. Willa Webster & Hamon W. goes to Town every day & back & every night also, comes home about 10 or 11 oclock of nights.
Richard $2.00 I let Richard have $2.00 to pay Green (Wared) to day.
Mon 22 The morning is blustery & changing Wind Mostly from the West.
Rain It rained last night wet the ground.
George P. $8.00 See Act. Charged
George P. has worked for Thomas on his house Eight days at $1.00 pr day between the 25 Feby & 10 March & I agreed to credit it upon George's Act. making $8.00 It has rained until 12 & the (Rain) Wind changed to N.W. & turned quite cold Wm went to Town ------------------------------------------ Tu 23 The morning is quite cold Wind N.W.
Wm L. Mitchel of Weakley Creek Giles County stayed last night
Oats Seed The croppers got 2 or 3 bushels of Oats Seed to sow apiece to feed with.
hen set Chickens ) William set a hen with 15 eggs Our young chickens are not
George H. Alabama ) doing well.
George Hargrove left in the Cars this morning to visit his Mother in Alabama
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1869 March Wed 24 O Self
The morning is cloudy & calm looks like rain I had a opperation on my bowels passed off the sulphur & Magnetia I took on Saturday night the 20th. O A verry copious discharge The last before this was Th 18. My cold is quite bad
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Th 25 The morning is dark & cloudy having Rained nearly all night
Wind S. E. & looks like raining still more. The weather has George H. moderated not so cold. George H. not got home ------------------------------------------ Fr 26 The morning is mostly clear Wind S. W. My Cough was extremely
bad of all night could not through off & my lungs hurt me verry
much I took Parigorick I am better since I got my breakfast
& am trying to go to Town
Medicine ) I went to Town & got the following articles Vil No 6 Vial
pain killer Vial of Paragorick at Tipcombs Cost $ also Preston ) $1.70 ) got a pair of Chanes Hames & line for Preston $1.70 and George H. ) $.95 ) a pair of Chanes & a line for George Cost $.90. that is for
Preston cost $1.70 & for George $.95 I stayed in Town till
Court evening the Chancery Court is in session Judge Ward presiding ------------------------------------------- Sat 27 The morning is clear calm & springlike looks like we are
going to have better weather
Puss &1.00 ) let Puss have $1.00 I went to Town to day was an Election for
O Mare Aldormen & Const. W. J. Dale was elected Mare & Lansdown
Const. there was some little feeling amongst the people but
all went off verry peacible. I got home before night --------------------------------------- Sun 28 The morning cloudy & trying to rain quite warm.
Self My General health is about like it was during the last week
My cold is not any worse tho tolerable bad during the last week.
has Rained all evening. ----------------------------------------
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1869 ) The morning is clear calm & Springlike. It Rained the most March ( Mon 29 ) of the night cleared off before day Rain I went to Town & hired a boy by the name of Samuel Brooks at Sam Brooks ) $5.00 per month I braught him home with me in the Bugga he
seems to be a verry civil well behaved boy of about 16 years Fanna ) Thomas &c ) old. Fanna Thomas & there children all left after dinner for Bigby ) B. B. Fanna went to Town & back before they left. It had
appearance of bad weather at sun set ----------------------------------------------- Tu 30 The morning is clear Wind West & a little cool. The boys
commenced braking up my 4 acres around George's house with O the 2 horse plows did not git done The boy Saml I hired Sam Brooks ) yesterday went to Town to Git him some bed cloathes & has ( not returned ) Give Lorra $1.00 to buy a book The sign ( Lorra $1.00 ) of rain at sun down & lightning in the North last night has
most signally failed wont fail more than once in 20 times
All signs fails some times. -------------------------------------------- Wed 31 The morning is clear calm & quite cool the are blowing from
N. W. I went to Town James Webster & myself signed W. J. Webster's Security ) W J Webster ) bond as Security for his Exutorship to estate of his father's ( Boys ) will in the Chancery Court the bond was for $12,000. ) The plowing ( ( my field ) boys broke up the 4 acres of Ground around George's house &
Richd ) commenced in my Garden Richard got a new plow No 2 at Koon $11.50 ) Rich plowed ) & Terpins paid for it him it cost $11.50 he is to pay me for See 1st of ) Apl ) it ( George, Richd, Caleb & Jack 1 day each George & ) ) George, Jim, Richd, Preston one day more others ) ( each broke up our Corn Ground & Garden
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1869 ) The morning cloudy & verry windy. S. & warm. April ( Th 1st ) I got by Express from McDaniel Georgia the two Government McDaniel ( Tompkins ) claims Qrs & Coms Stores left by Thompkins Claim agt at Govmt ( Claims ) Nashville he having taken the Cross Tye Claim & gone on to Cross Tye ) Claim ( Washington & McDaniel says he is now at Washington D. C. See Apl 6 ) George 1 1/2 ) George H. Richd Caleb Jack has broke up my Garden it took Richard 1 1/2 ( one ( Caleb & 1 1/2 ) them not quite/ half the day. ) let Puss have $2.00 to buy Jack 1 1/2 ( ( Preston 1 ) Clary a cote. day ( ( Puss $2.00 ) It rained a heavy shower about 12 oclock ) (about 5 P. M. O) (0) Rain ( ( William ) William sick & kept his bead all day with cold &c ---------------------------------------------------- Fri 2d The morning is dark & cloudy Wind N. W. & is verry cold.
William William got Better & has went with J. W. B. Thomas a fishing
to the Mouth of L. B. Duck river, they had pretty much "fisher-
men's luck" William got home near night.
Mr Southal ) Mr Southall from Leiper's Creek Dist. came & a staying with
Northern ) us to night. A verry considerable Northern light makes its light or ( a fire ) appearance to night about 8 oclock. or it may be a fire in the
(0) direction of Town (at 1 P. M. O) The yearling bay Colt of Crippled ) Colt ( bob tail Mare got its thigh broke by (John Mule) Thy broke ) ------------------------------------------------------- Sat 3 The morning is clear calm & verry cold White frost & Ice
this will kill the froot verry much Thos & ) Fany & ( Fanna & Thos & there children got home this evening they Children ) having left last Monday --------------------------------------------------
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Sun 4 The morning is clear Wind from N. W. & cold
My General health is about like it has been (My bowels is in
(O) some better fix O) The ruptures on my neck is no better
My cough & cold is verry troublesome but no worse.
George ) I give george $2.00 to buy Sweet potatoes Seed for him self $2.00 ( paid ) & me he give it back --------------------------------------------- April The morning is verry cloudy & calm & the weather is moderated Mon 5 Marked ( We have marked 6 ewe lambs 2 blacks & 4 whites. our 6 ) lambs ( Thos has marked his lambs also. Sheep ) Garden ( William went to Town & got Garden Seeds &c Seeds ) ----------------------------------------------- Tu 6 The morning is mostly clear calm, & moderated letter to ) H Tompkins ) I have written a letter N. Thompkins and backed it H. Thompkins N. W. ) Watterson ) & Col. H. M. Watterson if Tompkins dont git it perhaps Watterson
will asking if the Cross Tye claim is at Washington or on
See Apl 1st ) file explaining the situation of things Genl with regard to
the claims that are here as well as the Cross Tye Claim ----------------------------------------------- Wed 7 The morning is Clar & calm, & quite fogga
George ) George P. & Jim is helping me plant our Garden We planted some Jim 1 ) peas lettices Beets, Beans parsnips Raddishes cabbages & Garden Mustard Seeds The Mustard is the large broad leaf kind verry
excellent for greens. We put sticks in the ground at the end
of the roes with papers showing what was planted in the rows.
(O) Wint all round the Garden & put up the fence good, to keep the
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hogs & Stock out. George & Jim made out the day or nearly. William finished making his boots shaved put on clean close & went to Town he has had but little to say to me since Monday night.
Th 8 The mornign is cloudy, looks like rain, quite calm & cool. I was quite unwell all night sore throat some fever all night bad cold rested badly all night. The Cropers are Smokey ) Weather ) all verry busy There is verry considerable smok like the woods was on fire some where & it has turned quite warm
1869 ) The morning is cloudy Warm & calm Cloudy & like for rain, April ( Fr 9 ) yesterday & last night Spectacles) I accidentally broke one of the Glasses eyes of my Gold spectacles broke ( (0) ) in opening the deask lid this mornign about 9 A. M. (0) George H. ( $2.00 ) I let George H. have $2.00
Sat 10 ( The mornign is a little cloudy Wind tolerable high, South & Wm ) Thos & ( quite warm Hamon ) William, Thos & Hamon went to D. H. Henry's Mill fishign verry early this morning I have Just learned that our old neighbour William Jaggers W. Jaggers) Dyed ( dyed of cold & Numons to day having been confined sick from To day. ) last Sunday night he is about 78 years old or a little over it he has always been a kind harted neighbour, has been living near & in sight of me for about 40 years he has raised a large
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family of sons & daughters they are all dead but one daughter Martha Jane There is several grand children living & the Rain ) old woman, who is verry old & quite infirm. It has rained Flour ) through the evening & at night. $2.75 ) Got 50 lbs of flour Cost $2.75 (George H.) The boys caught no fish
Sun 11 The morning is dark & cloudy & sprinkling rain Wind from N. W. Rain ) & turning cold It has rained through the night. Cold ) My General health since last Sunday is no better the cough Self & cold is about like it was I take verry hard spells of coughing 2 or 3 times a day. The ring worms is not so bad. On last Wednesday I was bad off all night I was taken with a numness mostly in my head & Jaws mouth & teeth & eyes Head & feet that lasted about 2 hours I took in my mouth pain killer & lay still in bed & got better I was bad off my breast was some affected Got up at dinner
1869 ) The morning is clear calm frosty & cold. Wind rose from the April ( Mon 12 ) N. & verry cold all day. (0) All hands at work Thos little black fat sow gone Th 13 The morning is clear calm frosty & cold. Wind rose from the N. Richard ( 31 Jany ) Richard Trotter is still cutting wood & bringin in Corn to Richd ( Salt ) feed with ever since the 31 Jany Richard Got a little Tin bucket full of Salt & Seed Corn to plant with
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Wed 14 The morning is clear calm with a heavy frost The ground is froze and verry cold The Wind blew all night from Major ) the N. W. D. Graham ( Dead ) I see the Banner the death of Maj'r Daniel Daham died the 4th Inst. he was Secretary & controler of the State for 20 years he went into office the same time I was first elected Sheriff in 1819 he was the devoted friend of Uncle Bradshaw, & my self, he waited on me when I was married in 1817, always my personal and devoted friend done me many kind services in all my Elections & otherwise allways with me when I was at Nashville he was a verry smart & talented man ready at all times to serve me in every way. I was greatly devoted to him & done all I could in every way to promote his Intrest.(fairwell Dan Rice to Maj'r Daniel Grayham) one eye ) Dan Rice M (The one eyed Dan Rice Mare had a horse Colt last night Verry Colt ) folded (large 3.6 hgih dark bay right hine foot white & made right See 26 Inst) all over Sired by Comadore he finest Colt folded here in 40 years. I rode out in my Bugga to the creek & through the lots I think it helped me The black horse dont like to work in the bugga I drove Bill
1869 ) The morning is partially cloudy Wind from the East & quite April ( Th 15 ) Cold William P. & Hamon left at day light this morning to Jim ( $3.00 ) go to Duck river a Fishing. Jim got 15 lbs of Bacon (sholder)
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at .20 Cents $3.00
Seed Corn ) Jim, Preston, Jack Patton, Caleb & Monk & Richd all got there
seed Corn to day to plant.
Hamon & William has been fishing several days this week, & has
caught fishermans luck Preston & Jack is planting Corn. ----------------------------------------------- Fr 16 The morning is cloudy Wind from S. W. looks like rain
William D. Matthews came over this morning & we settled up every W D Matthews ) thing of our Cotton account. I paid him as follows (Self N. Porter Cotton ( George ) (1868) $3.50 Caleb P. ( --------------------------------------- Jack P. ) I paid Matthews for the boys ) For Caleb Porter (Col) 1868 $3.50 Preston ( ( " Jsck Patton (Col) 1868 $3.50 Richd T. ) ) " Richd Trotter (Col) 1867 $2.12 See Matthew's Acts. ( " Hargrove & Preston 1868 11.06 Caleb ) Preston 1866 $2.80 half $1.40 Jack ( Do Preston 1867 $4.40 half $2.20) Richd ) Do - - - - - - - - - - - - -.60 .30) George & Preston Priston ------------------------------------------------------------ Sat 17 The morning is clear & calm heavy rain with thunder & lightening
last night a good season & will do a good deal of good help
Grass &c. Fanna ) Mary W. ( Mary & Matta Webster came home with Fanna from Town yesterday Matta W. ) Monk has give in the amt. of the time his 2 Mules have worked Monk ) See May 1st ) up to this time at 18 days each Making 36 days.
Town I went to Town got some more Garden Seeds Cost $1.25 got 2
Garden seed ( bushels of Irish potatoes Seed the Gooderich & Reepare Cost Potatoes ) $5.25 ( $4.00 & Felix a pair of breeches $.80. Felix $.80 ) --------------------------------------------------
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1869 ) The morning is cloudy Wind S. E. quite warm April ( Sun 18 ) I was taken yesterday in Town pain in my teeth & Jaws that has
Self distracted me verry much All night I tryed every thing I
could think of & got but little relief about night I vomited
verry hard for a long time I poltised my Jaws & face & put
Blecker flies on it to blister (did not blister.) ---------------------------------------------- Mon 19 The morning is cloudy heavy Wind all night & thundering &
lightening the morning. It rained during the night I am much
Self better than I was (this morning) drank a cup of coffee & some
batter cake Some head ake this morning but I feel so much
better than I did yesterday that I feel thankful for it. ---------------------------------------------- Tus 20 This morning is cloudy Wind from S. W. & S. There was a verry
Rain & ) heavy Wind rain & thunder last night a storm from the West Wind & ( ( Thunder ) & N. W. heavy rain ) I cut the 2 bushels of potatoes ready ( to plant but it is too wet this morning
Self My health this morning is still improving I am better & I feel
like I was going to git well I hope it may continue so until
I try & make some settlements that is so much needed George H. ( Richd ) The boys commenced beding up my little field next the crib got Jack ( Jim ) about two thirds done did not commence until late near 12 Press ( Caleb ) William went to Town got 3 little bottles of Hubbard's Magnesia See next ( day ) give .50 each Magnesia ( ------------------------------------------------- Wed 21 The morning is clear & cam & warm. Young Losson sets in to Losson ) $7.00 ) work this morning at $7.00 pr month. George P. is cutting are
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George P. ) holes in the seller of Smoke house. Got his week's rations Work ) The same hands are plowing again to day that plowed yesterday George &c ) got done before dinner. All the Corn is out of the old Smoke Corn out ) house Commenced in Cedar Crib
1869 ) The morning is dark & cloudy from the E. April ( Th 22d ) George, Jim & Lawson is working to day taking the rock from George P. ) Jim & ( around and against the side of the brick Smoke The are holes Lawson ) Are holes ( cut in tin & boxed in to the Seller of the Smoke house does Smoke house_ Seller &c )Finely I think it will dry the Seller. We have finished leveling the ground aroudn the smoke house moving the rock from about it & the are holes in the Sellar all finished. I think it will dry now tho it is verry wet yet.
Fr 23 The morning is cloudy & raining & has rained some through the George P. ) Jim & ( night Wind S. & West & thundering & lightening like it was a Lawson ) Rain ( going to rain more The boys is at work to day planting Irish Potatoes ) potatoes in the old turnip patch on the North side, and half way up the fence the West end. George P. got a little bucket George Salt) full of salt weighing 9 lbs. Salt 6 lbs. Potatoes We had 7 Rows of Potatoes next the fence was the Russels the next was the Goodrich Potato. 3½/of each or about it.
Sat 24 The morning is dark & cloudy & calm It has rainid last night Rain & rained yesterday the ground is verry wet can't plow Self I was quite unwell last night took Salts Rhubarb & Sulphur
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& has taken Salts this morning It is verry hard to git a Doct ) Pillow ) passage I am quite bad off Doct Pillow was here last night 0 to see W. J. Webster (chills) I at last got a passage at or near 1 oclock Puss ) $3.00 ) I gave Puss $2.00 & 3 days ago $1. making $3.00 and I give Lawson Lawson $1.00 to day and he rode the black horse after his cloathes Lawson $1.00 Cleaned out Wm's stables Wm
1869 ) The morning is dark cloudy & calm having rained through the April ) Sun 25 ) night The ground is verry wet & muddy Raned off & on for a week Rain ) I have not been so well the past week as the week before I Self ( Salts ) took a greate deal of Salts Rubarb & Madruna yester to git Rubarb ( Magnesia ) a passage the breaking out has been some more inflamed. Bradeth ) William went to Town and braught 2 boxes of Braneth pills pills ) 00 I took 3 of them this morning they have opperated 2 or 3 times, Croppled ) & I have at night took 2 more making 5 taken to day COlt ( on 2 April) My little year old Colt that John Mule broke its thigh on the 2d Inst is still livign & it may git well it eats harty but it has fallen off so much I fear it wont git over it Got it out of the stable in the back yard where it has been ever since it got hurt this is 23 days since it got its thigh broke it is brok Just above the Stifle Joint. It is in the bay Dan Rice's Mare's Colt, and is a fine filly Colt Mon 26 The morning is dark & cloudy Calm & quite cool The one eye put the Dan Rice took the horse to day (Comadore) this is her 11 day Dan Rice Mare ) See 14 Inst. (Pills 2 0) See 14th ( Inst ) 0
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I am trying to plant some more garden seeds. 2 long rows of peas 2½ rows of white cabbage lettice 2½ rows of the large Garden ) seed ) flat Summer turnips, one row of beats & rowes of cucumbers ( Sheep ( two kinds ) Thomas & Jim has been shearing our Sheep did not Wool ) ( Pills 2 ( finish (2 pills Monday night) Mon night) Lawson is helping shear sheep, holding &c
Th 27 The morning is dark cloudy & calm The 2 pills I took last 000 night has operated on me III to day Wool finished shearing Sheep
Wed 28 The morning is verry dark & cloudy looks like a storm from Rain the West thundering A verry heavy rain is falling. (0) I 0 took one pill last night & it had a desired effect to day After the day cleared off I planted butter beans & onion seed William went to Town & bot 60 bushels of Cotton seed for Caleb Caleb ) Cotton ( & Monk to plant there ground. Give $.25 per bushel Cost $15.00 seed $15. ) Charge to Caleb
1869 ) The morning is clear calm & warm I signed George H. Preston April ( Th 29 ) Porter & Richard Trotter's individual notes to Littlefield George H. ) (bacon) for about $21.00 each as there security. Notes are due Preston P.( & Richard ) but they have gred to weight until they made there Crops T. Notes $21.00) each I ( Willa J. Webster has been gone for several days to B. B. got security ) W. J. W. home this evening has been quite well All hands are at work
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Lawson Ju'r)planting there Crops Verry busy Lawson Jur is feeding working Rain ) in the Garden he is doing verry well so far Gov'r ) It drizled & rained a little late in the evenign N S Brown ) I got a letter from N. S. Brown informng me that Tompkins has Tompkins ) been herd from a Washington that he dont think he will come back here the circumstances are much against him & that I had better git some one else to attend to the business of my Gov't ( Claims ) I take one pill every night it has a good effect ( (0) (0) the next day produces one & sometimes 2 opperations 0. 0.
Fri 30 The morning is dark & cloudy & raining Wind from the West & turned cooler. 0 Rain thomas is working hard at his house him Davis & Jim weatherThos 0 boarding it. Lawson $1.50)Lawson got of William a verry good pair of pantaloons agreed See Sat ( 24 inst ) to pay $1.50 for them in the way of his work Tom Peelar) I paid Tom Peelar (Col) blacksmith on my blacksmit act. give $5.00 ) dollars to day I think it has over paid him. It is a Raining Rain at 6 P. M. tolerable hard shower & has rained the greater part of the day quite muddy The boys are gitting along badly with there Crops so much wet weather not got done planting there Corn & Cotton.
1869 ) The morning is dark & cloudy the wind from N. W. & turning May ( Sat 1st ) cold Monks two Mules has worked since the 17 April to this time Monk See Feby 26 See 17 Apl 36 May 15 14 all - 50
-2817 more days for each Mule making 14 days ) & the 17 Apl - - 36 days ) Making 50 days up to this time The Mules are working at $1.00 pr week 6 days makes a week 0 Rain It has rained nearly all day Wind N. W. & quite cold looks like snow We have got some wood halled & it is verry exciptable George H. & Jack fastened the boxes in my Wagon Wheels & it does finely.
Sun 2 The morning is clear calm damp & muddy A breeze from N. W. My General health as been better the past week than the week before I have been putting the (Clark) Medicines on my neck 0 Self & sores verry much this week past I can see they are not quite so bad but the itching is verry troublesome & anoying almost as much as I can well bare at times. The Brandeth pills I have been taking every night has had the desired effect allways the next day. I take one every night I have been taking the pills a week today, they are I think of verry good service
Mon 3 The morning is clear mostly calm are from N. E. & quite cool ( 0 but no frost as we can see ) Our broken thigh Colt is still Cripple Colt) ( living but verry weak We help it up every day & feed it this is 31 days since it got hurt which was the 2 of Apl last Pegga's pigs) Some of Pegga's pigs are drooping looks bad wont eat we wet there bed with watter Cole oil & Sulphur They some of them is too fat I think that & the lise is what ails them
-2821869 ) The morning is clear Warm Wind E. The Croppers are verry May ( Tu 4 ) busy planting there Corn & Cotten & has fine weather for it. Crops ( Wm Hodge ) William Hodge was out in my woods Lott he came to the house set a while looked at my guns & my Smoke house & give me a box of Superior percussion caps & went on to find a big frog or J. Webster) & daughter) Sqirls &c &c James Webster & daughter came in the evening & stayed all night 0 moderate passage
Wed 5 The morning is mostly clear tolerable high Winds. S. W. & S. E. & S. & quite warm & blustery Circuit Cort) Hughs Judge) The Circuit Court is in Sission Commenced last Monday Hughs Rain & (presiding Judge Heavy storm & rain this evening with thunder Storm ) Monk (Not much rain no passage to day See entry 6)
Th 6 The morning is dark & cloudy after the heavy wind & rain yesThe storm) terday it blew down a greate many trees an old man & crippled W J Sanders) by the name of W. Sanders & a conniction of the Pillows & Johnsons came & stayed all night Seems to be a good deal palsied & had been drinking give him Camphor & No 6 several times this morning we had to stop giving it. I am trying to git him off back to Town if I can, tho he dont want to go William has taken him in the bugga A. M. Harrison from Lawrence came & stayed with us last night he has drank him self until he is nearly gone I have had no
-283Pills passage since Tuesday took a pill Tues night, Wed night, & 2 to 9 oclock to day 1 at dinner & 2 at supper Every one but Thomas & Jim also Fanna & children is gone to the shows they are at work I am nearly by myself ( Monk Monk ) commenced to feed his 2 Mules out of my Corn yesterday. Puss Puss ( $3.00 ) & children gate fees to the Show cost me $3.80 Lawson $1.25 Lawson ( $1.25 )
1869 ) The morning is clear & cold the Wind from the N. May ( Fri 7 ) Got a Can of Tar Cost $1.00 & the Hurdarion Seed cost $2.50 Tar $1.00 ( one bushel) We drenched a sick pig with Tar & put the crippled Colt in the Colt ) Orchard it is mending I think its broken thigh will git well Orched) if it does not git it broke over again. Took it out in the Pills evening & put it back in its stable. tak pills no passage
Sat 8. The morning is clear calm & quite cool Lawson shelled Corn & went to Mill William is quite unwell he took off his William ) unwell ) flannel took cold & it is going verry hard with him he Monk stayed home all day. See Sat. 1) Apl. May ) Monk has reported his 2 Mules has plowed 6 days this week
Sun 9 Morning is clear calm & Spring like I have been putting on my ring worms on my neck & back the Clark linament every day Self the past week. I think if I can stand it another week It will scatterit cure it or probably drive it to some other part my body. My General health is about like it has been Verry costine
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at times the lower part of my bowels are swelled so I have to take medicine to force a passage every few days The swelling I think is occasioned from the pelvis William ) William is still labouring under a bad cold about like he was yesterday. Jim ) $1.00 ) I let Jim T. have one dollar ot day ($1.00) to pay George P. Costive ) I tok a large dose of Sulphur at 9 oclock at night No passage
1869 ) The morning is clear calm & cool William cold is some little May ( Mon 10 ) better not mutch. William B. Gordon was here went on to Wm ( Cornersville took William's sorrel Mare with him to leave her Wm B Gordon) with a horse Georg ( Preston & ) George H. Preston Jack P. Richard & Jim P. is planting the Mirey ( Jack ) piece of Ground for me around George's house (See 31st March Richd ( Jim ) & 1st. April & 20 Apl) The boys finished the beding up & finished ( 1¼ days at) planting the next day before 11 oclock in the morning having $1.00 for ( beding & c ) worked a little over one day Say 1¼ days See 31 March)
& 1st & 20( April ) I wrote a letter to Martha Jane by Hamon & he leaves to night Martha Jane) N K Webster(for Watter Valley on the Cars. I had but a few minnits to Mississippi) write & had but little to say but I thought I would write & show the respect I feel for her & her family which I have done. Pills ( Tom Peelar) took Pills this morning verry costive Tom Peelar shod Bay blacksmith( Mare before I found shoes & nales
Th 11 The morning is clear Wind blowing a little every way mostly
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Pills 2 ) from the S. West. took 2 pills William William has been quite unwell of cold he has been in bend on to after 10 oclock got up & has rode his horse to the awn to 00 watter him The Pills & sulphur has mooved my bowels at last I have taken a caution of them before they done good The boy finished planing my patch of Corn about 11 oclock planting ( my Corn ) to day (around George's house) Lawson commenced to plow down See 10th ( Inst ) the beads in the old potatoe pathc to sow Grass. William is quite unwell
Wed 12 The morning is dark cloudy & raining a verry good rain It Rain ) has rained the most of the night last night William ( Sick ) William is quite unwell eat no breakfast bad cold lying in bend. Eat no dinner. Some better at night eat some supper. Wood We halled up wood Sulphur took Sulphur at bed time
1869 ( The morning is dark & cloudy Wind S. W. I think William is May ( Th 13 ) some better tho not much he came to the Table & tryed to eat William a little breakfast. The Corn that the boys planted for me last Jim Monday & Tuesday the hogs got in & rooted it nearly all up, & Jim is fixing the fence & replanting it over. Lawson is plowin where I purpose sowing Grass where I planted potatoes Rain last year. It has rained several showers through the day drizled & rained through the night
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Fr 14 The morning dark cloudy & raining Wind & rain from the
Rain North & cold. I think it will snow before it is done.
William William is not much better Cant eat rests badly through the
night throws off what he eats
Grass ) Jack Patton is sowing my Grass seed Andrew is laying off the Jack 1/2 ( Andy 1/2 ) lands & plowing commenced after dinner. I promised to pay paid $.50 ( ( Hungarian ) Andrew for his work ) This is a verry dark & Gloomey day Grass ( ( Sowed ) Sprinkling fine rain nearly all day & cold Wind all day from
N. W. did not git quite done sowing my Grass seed ----------------------------------------------- Sat 15 The morning is still cloudy Wind S. W. I think William is some
little better tho he is right bad off yet, he throughs off Jack 1/2 ) Andrew 1/2 ( mostly what he does eat he rode out with Thomas to the building paid $.50 ) Monk ( this evening Monk's 2 Mules has worked 4 1/2 days each this week Monk'a ) Mules ( Jack & Adrew has helped me to finish sowing my Hungarian Grass Work 4 1/2 ) each Mule ( Seed & I paid Andrew $.50 for his work for yesterday & to day this week ) Abe 1/2 ( him & Jack has work two half days for which I will credit him Oxen & ) George ( with $.75 Abe sent his 2 Oxen & George & I brushed in my Jack $1.00 ) Lawson ( Hungarian Grass Seed Works 1/2 day I loned Jack Patton $1.00 Bay Mare ) Self $.75 ( to buy Weding howes I let Lawson have $.50 on his work Rich
drove bay Mare bob tale in the bugga to Town got some beef
Spanish flyes & Alcahol for me $1.95 --------------------------------------------- 1869 ) The morning is dark cloudy calm & moderated. My General May ( Sun 16 ) health for the last week has been about like it was the week
before the ring or tetter on me has not been so bad the last
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week I have quite rubbing them with the Clark Medicines if I had have kept on I think it would have made a cure I have commenced with the blister flyes William I think William this morning is some better not much he complains of rheumatism in his shoulders &c James Webster Ju'r J Webster Jur) & Wife ) & Wife came yesterday evening & returned home after dinner Janey left ( home with ) took Janey with them to stay awhile J.W. & ( wife )
____________________ Mon 17 The morning is clear clam & warm Wind E. Thomas ) Thomas, Davis, Jim & Mitchel wint to the Cedars to git Thomas & Cedars ) more shingles. Richard is plowing up the Garden to plant in Puss Cotton ) Cotton for Puss Lorra Clary & Felix & Corn & planted it William William is still better tho but very little, he has gone to Town I think he should not have went until he got better. Court The Girouit Cort is still in Session they took up the State Dockets, tryed Hanes for shooting Creel & cleared him Bay Mare The bay Mare Oley is verry lame (fore foot)
_____________________ Tu 18 The morning is a little cloudy & calm, N. W. William's William health is still improving slowly he went to Town Got home for Flour ) dinner got 50 lbs of Flour costs $ & some domestick for Domestic ) shirt collars
______________________ Wed 19 The morning is clear & calm William went to Town come home in the evening quite unwell bay Mare is better. Thos got home Thos ) Jack ) from the Cedars. Jack Patton & Wagon went to Cedars after shingles for Thomas this morning ___________________
-2881869 ) The morning is clear & calm Wind S. E. After Lawson eat May ( Th 20 ) his breakfast he told Puss that he was going to work at Lawson he was going to give him $15. pr month so he left We had hire $7.00( paid 4.25) no diference only he gits more than I was giving him which was $2.75 See Apl 21) $7.00 per month he laks two days of staying out his time. I have paid him $4.25 leaving a ballence (if he had worked out his time) of $2.75 See 21st Apl the time he set in
Fr 21 The morning is verry cloudy Wind S. E. It has rained several Rain ) showers through the day. William is some better tho not well Wm ) he went to Town after dinner. The Circuit Court still in session Woodside ( fine $200.) State vs Woodsides fined defent $200.00 & cost, shooting Andrews.
( Sat 22 The morning is cloudy Wind from N. W. & cooler. ) I Wrote a ( Littlefield)note by Jack Patton to Littlefield that I would go Jack Patton's Jack Patton) Bacon )security for 100 lbs of bacon that he might git to day of him, Meal ) Littlefield. Jack took the Wagon Sent to Mill got near 5 T. Peelar ) bushels of Meal at Matthew's Mill. T. Peelaar shod Bell Mule Blacksmith) Bell Mule ) before with my old shoes to day She was lame, hoof broke Jack Jack plow ) layed $. ) Patton got his plow layed by Peelar done by Peelar Blacksmith
( Salla $2. ) I let Puss have $3.00. Cary $.50 & Felix $.10 I let Salla have ( Andrew ) ( hire $5 ) $2.00 on the hire of Andrew he sets in to work at $5.00 per Monk ) month & will commence on Monday the 24th. inst. I board him Monk Mules worked 5 days each this week, making 10 days
1869 ) May ( The morning is clear calm & Spring like. William's health is Sun 23rd ) Helth still improving slowly. My General health is like it has been
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The ring worms & breaking out on my neck & sholder is better ring worms) I have been using the blister flyes not quite sufficient to ( Blister ) blister ) My back & kidneys is verry much effected considerable ( discharge of urion every day More or less & inflamation in the
Diabetes ) bladder It is the disease called the Diabetes it is wearing
me down verry considerable it is distroying the use of my back
Pills ) and limbs verry much. The beckwith pills I have been taking
every day has had a verry good effect in keeping my bowels
regular The greate discharge of urian is constantly every day
some times ever half hour for a half day at a time I must
try to do something before long before it is too late. ------------------------------------- Mon 24 The morning is clear calm & a little cool William is about
leaving this morning for B. B. upon a fishing exkertion amongst
Andrew ) & with the Websters & has gone. Andrew has came & set in this $2.00 ) morning to work at $5.00 pr month I paid his Mother $2.00 of
his hire (See 22d inst.) ----------------- Jim pd ) by Andy Work) We are trying to git our little piece of Corn planted before & Andy ) the doors. Jim is plowing the black horse & bay Mare Andrew
is plowing Dutch & Tyger & is beding it up with the turning
plow they got near done bedding it up to day ----------------------------------------- Tu 25 The morning is a little cloudy Wind S. E. We have finished Jim paid by Andy work planting the little piece of ground before the doors in Corn Andy Jim helped Andy & we planted punkins & beans. We got done before
dinner & after dinner Andy helped Jim plow in his Corn --------------------------------------------
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1869 ) The morning is clear & warm Wind S. W. Andy is helping Jim May ( Wed 26 ) plow his Corn Jim is plowin black horse & Andy Tiger. Jim & ( Andrew ) I have had a verry greate Gidinous & swimming in my head for is paid ( by Jims ) sever hours to day. My gums & mouth is verry sore My Ring work ( Self ) Worms & breaking out has nearly all got well. Wm ( Pills ) William went to Town & got 2 boxes more of Brandreth's Pills ----------------------------------------------- Th 27 The morning is a little cloudy Wind S. & Warm This morning
Key of ) the key of the Corn Crib is out of place We have hunted it Corn Crib ( lost ) every where we can think of & cant find it yet. Wm had it &
thinks he hung it up in its proper place when he got out Corn
Bacon for the boys yesterday morning. We got out a sholder of bacon
punkins to day weighed 8 lbs I want to see how long it will last is
the reason I note it down We are about done planting our Jim paid ) ( An drew paid ) punkins round George's house ) Jim & Andrew has been working by his work ) ( to gather since Monday some times for me & some times for Jim
making it about equal up to this time during the week. --------------------------------------------- Fr 28 The morning is clear warm & Wind S. William fixed up shaved
William put on clean close Close like he wanted to appear before some
particular personage of the Softer Sect in better than usual
trim. Andy is working in the garden ------------------------------------------ Sat 29 The morning is clear warm Wind S. W. Andy & Felix halling Monk ) Felix ) some wood (Bess & Tip) Monk reports to me his Mules has worked Hat ) ( 5 days each this week making 10 for them both ) Got Felix a ( hat $.85 to day
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1869 ) The morning is a little cloudy Wind S. but a little cooler May ( Sun 30 ) My General health is about like it has been the disease (Diabites)
has not been no worse nor better it is still wearing me down ( weaker slowly ) My gums are verry sore I have not been able ( to chew any thing hard for over a week I have taken sulphur
& Magnecia nearly every day that has occasionally operated on
my bowels I rode in my bugga out to the pawn & back yesterday
for the first time in 3 weeks it tired me verry much. I
drove Bell & went in a walk -------------------------------------------- Mon 31 The morning is a little cloudy and calm & quite warm. I took
Bell Mule & drove out to the pawn & back Andrew is trying to
Rain plow if he could get at it Commenced rain at 12 0clock & is
William ) raining hard We need it verry much. William went to Town Tomatoes ( Cabbages ) We planted out Cabbages & tomatoes & howed out our Irish potatoes ( Rain ) potatoes. We have had several verry heavy showers of rain through
the day & night. Ground is running with watter ------------------------------------------ ) June ) The morning is dark cloudy & Raining solowly. Ground is Tu June 1st ) Rain thorowly wet, too much rain. Wm William did not git home last night
Sally $2.00 ) paid Sally Andy's Mother $2.00 making in both payments $4.00 See Mon. ) ( 20 May ) Andrew & Felix is sticking the peas ) loaned George H. $1.00 George ) ( $1.00 ) bill to be paid back. It rained nearly all day until evening
Wm William come home at night. -------------------------------------------
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1869 ( The morning is dark cloudy damp & calm looks like more ) June ( rain I went to Town drove Bell got some Grass Seed $1.75 Wed 2 ) Jack Patton ) $1. ) let Jack have $1.00 to buy hows got qt of punking seed I have
Self ) not been in Town before in a long time got 3/4 bushels Grass Grass ( Seed ) seed $1.75 ------------------------------------------- Th 3 The morning is cloudy & sprinkling of Rain. It has rained a
Rain ( good Shower to 11 oclock We sowed in places more grass seed Grass ) Sowed ( where it is too thin where I had sowed it & it has come up. Grass ) Hungarian ( I sowed it Just before the rain to day See 14 May ) Jim $ ( Jim got a pair of uppers for a pr of shoes of verry thick & leathers ) good leather high quarters, &c.
Rain It has rained several showers through the day the boys
cannot do but little in there Crops too Wet & rainy. William ) unwell ) William is quite unwell has blind spells & a gidiness in his
head been complaining all day -------------------------------------------- Fri 4 The morning is partially clear Wind S. Andy is helping
Jim & Andy ) William is some better to day of his Gidiness in his head.
Work The Ground is verry wet all hands are trying to work Rained
at 11 stopt Andy from working with Jim ----------------------------------------------- Sat 5 The morning is clear & cool Wind N. W. Andy worked some in
the garden & then plowed Bell Mule in the Corn next George P.
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1869 ) The morning is clear calm & cold All the Negroes far & near June ( Sun 6 ) has gone to the June Meeting Puss Lorra & Felix drove Bell Mule in my Bugga George H. took the 2 horse Wagon his family Jack's family rode in it Jim rode the black horse &c &c My General health is about like it has been the week before See my entry of Sunday the 30, it has been the last week about the same.it was the week before William he is not verry well Richd & ) tho some better than se was yesterday Wife ) Richd & his wife has some altercation, Jealousy Got it settled.
Mon 7 The morning is clear calm & quite cool William is still mending he went this morning to Town Self ) I was quite unwell last night better this morning Clean ( Close ) Andrew is plowing the oldest piece of Corn ) I have shaved Washed off & put on clean cloaths Shirt drawers & socks I am feeble & quite helpless tho not so bad off The Doct &) Jack P. ) Dr Lighthall Came to Columbia Jack Porter got after him choked him and was pulled off him he paid Jack back his money $50. & left Town in a hurry done no business at Columbia was
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glad to git away he had treated Jack badly at Nasville he
took his little blind boy to see him at Nashville & he treated
him badly & charge him $50. ---------------------------------------------- Tu 8 The morning is cloudy calm & cool I hired Henry Lawson to
Henry ) help Andrew plow to day he is plowing the black & Andy, Bell paid ) they got done the piece next the Spring & commenced on the piece
next the Crib
Self ( About 12 oclock I got much better and by night I felt quite well ) ( tho verry weak & quite feeble.
The Corn next the Crib is not come up well Verry much missing. fight ) Pillow ( Walter Pillow & Halcomb exchanged several shots with Pistols & Halcomb ) resulted in the Wound of Pillow in the side Not dangerous -------------------------------------------- 1869 ) The morning is a little cloudy Wind S. & turned quite warm June ) Wednesday 9 ) We are finishing plowin out our Corn near the Corn crib I got
Beans ) a Mess of Beans (Bunch) for dinner these beans were planted See t5 Apl ) the 5th day of April We have lettices Reddishes Mustard polk
sallad &c in abundance for some time. (Henry is helping me Henry ) $1.00 ) again to day I paid Henry $1.00 for his 2 days work
We finished replanting our Corn Jim helped us after dinner to
Jim the rain replant Corn It thundered & rained some about 5 oclock
Rain in the evening did not rain much. ---------------------------------------------- Th 10 The morning a little cloudy & damp & calm. We helped Jim for
Jim helping us replant Corn to dinner. Andy & Felix shelled 3 Corn shelled )
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Puss ) bushels of Corn fed wattered & put the bay Mares in the & Crop ) Crib lott. Puss & Clary helped Preston how his Cotton &c
She has finished cleaning out her own I hear Wat Pillow is Wat Pillow ) getting better ------------------------------------------- Fr 11 The morning is clear calm & a little cool Jay Webster came
home with Willa Webster last night about 12 oclock at night
Thomas & family has left this morning for B. B. gitting up
his Wheat Crop that is at Mr Webster's he expects to be gone
several days.
We shelled 9 bushels of Corn & put it in bags to day. Wm left
in the morning come back at night -------------------------------------------- Sat 12 The morning is clear calm & cool I went to Town to see about
Town ) gitting Jno D. Moore's business settled wherein E. Williams &
J D Moore ) myself was his security in the Post office The Master has an
Monk ( Execution about $170.00 agt us I afirmed I would not pay one reports ) 1 Mule 5 1/2 ( cent I think from what I could see that Moore & Williams wish 1 Do 1 ) This ( 6 1/2 to make me pay it Williams said he owaned nothing & Moore took week) Meal 9 1/2) the bankrupt law &c I got 9 1/2 bushels of Meal to day ------------------------------------------- 1869 ) The morning is verry cloudy Wind from S. & E. & quite warm June ( Sun 13 ) My General health is about like it was the last week before.
The breaking out & Ring worms &c has all disapeared Some Self itchiness sensation in my hare & head that is some troublesome.
My bowels are too costive I take pill every day more or less
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Mon 14 The morning is clear calm & cool It commenced raining last Rain night at dark rained a verry rain until 12 at night. I sent Corn 9 3/4) 9 bushels & 3/4 of Corn to Matthew's Mill, and got 8 bushels Meal 8 ( toll 1 3/4) of Meal. I measured the Corn in my half bushel & give it good Measure & I Measured the meal when it come back carefully & it lack 1 bushel & 3 pecks I reckon that was paid out for toll. Jesse S. ) Harris ) I went to Town found Jesse S. Harris Issuing cirtificates to Voters he don't appear to be verry particular to who he gives them to isssued about 400 today mostly young men that never votes
Tu 15 The morning is clear calm & quite cool all hands are at work Andy is trying to plow in the Corn next the Spring with Bell Mule Wm William went to Town came home in a verry bad humor at every body Went to bed eat no supper Mad at me Thomas Thomas & family has not returned. Davis the carpenter came to Davis go to work but posponed it until Thomas comes home Will be back Monday.
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1859 ) The morning is clear calm & quite cold We are at work in our June ( Wed 16 ) Corn. Andy Felix & George P. is plowing & howing George P. ) Riley (Stud) is bad off, Botts, git better in the night Riley ) Wm ( William unwell eat no breakfast, nor dinner Riley ) We drench Riley with Whiskey & Ludnum ------------------------------------------------- Th 17 The morning is clear calm & quite cool Commenced to use the
Meal ) last ground Meal this morning. George P. is helping us in See Mon. ) George P. ) our little Corn again to day. Our little patch of Corn beans
& Punkins looks fine
Wm Stephen Wright was here a little while Wm went to Town he says
nothing but appears mad & verry much out of sorts, treats me
verry cooley he dont treat me kindy It is about --------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- Fri 18 The morning is cloudy Wind S. & warm
Dogs ( Some evil disposed person or persons within a few days, have poisoned ) and ( poisoned with strick-nine several hundred dogs in and around killed ) the Town of Columbia and in doing so have poisoned hogs poltry
that has got to it, they have killed many of the most valuable
yard dogs & other dogs that has been greatly apprised by there
owners. The Citizens are trying verry hard to find out the
Guilty ones they are verry angry about it. I hope they may
find out have them punished if possible. George P. ) George P. is plowing again he has finished plowing over the
Corn next the Spring. Bell's sholders is verry sore
Hamon I had maled a letter to Hamon to day ---------------------------------------------------
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Sat 19 The morning is clear calm & warm verry warm
George P. ) George P. has worked until near 11 oclock say half the day 3 1/2 days ) Monk ) See Wed Thr Fr & to day George Webster's son George has 4 days ) ( each 2 ) been home with Willa W. for several nights ) Got pair of Andy $1.00 ) ( Felix ) pants for Andy Cost $1.00 & for Felix $.80 $.80 ) I went to Town after dinner, got a little beef stake I
Self ) relished it verry much & took of my flanner shirt put on
clean close
Jim 110 ) Jim got a bushel of Corn 110 ears to go to Mill ------------------------------------------- 1869 ) The morning is clear Wind S. & verry warm June ( Sun 20 ) I took off my flannen shirt yesterday it was extremely warm
& went to Town after dinner My General health during the week
has been verry feeble & but verry little use of my self Verry
much palseyed all the week, until yesterday & this morning I
have much better use of my self this morning
William William is verr sick bowels out of fix bad off. --------------------------------------------- Mon 21 The morning is mostly clear the clouds are shifting & turning
every way some times from the North & some times from the East Weather & South E. Wind is blowing every way (indicates a storm, tho
yet it is verry warm, 9 oclock) I feel better this morning
not so much palseyed & Week as I have felt for some time rode
Richard ) out in the bugga in the lott yesterday & to day. Andy 1/2 ) Andy, Puss & Clary is helping Richard from dinner to night
Wm William is better some It rained a little heavy cloud in the
Rain evening. Wind -------------------------------------------
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Tu 22 The morning is some cloudy Wind, W. & Warm
Andy 1 1/2 ) Andy Puss & Clary helping Richard William is still mending
he is better off in his bowels rode out to the pawn
I rode out to the building & back and down to the Creek looking
at the Crops Some is in the weeds it has sprinkled rain
several times to day ------------------------------------------ Wed 23 The morning is verry cloudy looks like rain Wind West & some
Lyon ) cooler. I went to Town having been sent for by a man by the detector ) name of Lyons who had my Gov't claim for Cross tyes braught
from Washington I think he is a detector I givd him copy Andy ) worked ( of J. M. Moore bond as contractor to file with my claim with Rich ) this day ( he give me the name of a firm of Claim agts in Washington making 3 ) recommend them to me to send my other claims to them I filed Lyon ) Claim ( it with the papers with copy of my revocation of Penabroker Detector ) ---------------------------------------- 1869 ) The morning is clear the sun is verry red appears through June ) Th 24 ) Smoke or Mist not much are astir the Moon last night had the Richd ) Andy ( same appearance Andy worked with Richard 1/2 the day to day makin Making 3 1/2 ) Sun & ) 3 1/2 days this week three & one half days this week My mouth Moon ) gums & throat is verry sore ------------------------------------------- Fri 25 The morning is clear & mostly calm The sun is shining verry
Sun & ) dim & like it was through smoke tho not so much so as yesterday Moon ) the moon the same way to night that was the night before. Jack P. ) Andy ) Andrew is plowing Bell Mule for Jack Patton to day I let Puss
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Washing. who is investigating the Claims William went to Town ------------------------------------------------- Sat 26 The morning is mostly clear Wind S. E. & warm
18 May ) Our Flour is out that we got on the 18th day of May, 50 lbs Flour ) ( making 37 days that is using over 1 1/4 lbs per day ) ( 50 lbs 4 qrts 37 )200( 5 15 Qrtes. 185 37 15 at this rate it will take 490 3/4 lbs a year to do us at
$9. per 100 lbs ---------------- in all $51.85 pr year.
Flour ) I got to day in Town 25 lbs of Flour $2.50.
Self ) When I went to Town I find Jno D. Moore's wife a selling off Town ) every thing him gone & she prepairing to follow to the South.
Puss ( I got Clary cote .85 Cents & Felix a hat $1.25 making $2.10 $2.10 ) Felix ( Clary ) ----------------------------------------------- Sun 27 The morning partially clear Wind S. & Warm
Monk ) My General health is about like it has been for the last week 10 day ) Monk reports 5 days each Mule making 10 days -- this last week. ------------------------------------------------- 1869 ) The morning is some cloudy Wind E. & S. E. & a little cool. June ( Mon 28 ) I maled letter to R. E. Glascock U. S. Marshal asking him to Marshal ( E R Glascock ) send a deputation to Dooley to collect the debt upon Jno D. J D Moore ( Dooly ) Moore Williams & myself I went to Town got out attachment by Williams ( Attachment ) J. D.Moore had it brot on Moore's property by Dooley enough to
pay the debt. ------------------------------------------
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Tu 20 Edwd Williams came forward and agreed to pay off the debt &
that he had rec'd property of Jno D. Moore's to do so & as
J D Moore ) security for Moore he assoomed to pay the Execution Williams Ed ) Dr Pillow ) Doct A. H. Pillow was present & heard the agreement between
Williams & me I went to Town early & got this matter settled
I am now clear of the Execution & Williams has heretofore
Wm ) agreed to pay.
New Cote ) I got a new Summer Cote It cost the Cote & trimmings & $10.10 ) maken, of Akins $9.50 & Jesse Okes cutting out $1.00 making
all $10.50 I paid for it all I got hom at 2 oclock.
Georg P. George is helping Andy work in my Corn to day they finished
Rain plowing over the Corn near the Crib to day A heavy rain at
Warm Williams Port last night none here extremely warm ----------------------------------------- Wed 30 The morning is mostly clear Some are astir from S. & S. W.
William ) Verry warm William left verry early going to Giles County to Giles ) expects to come back abt next Sunday. The deputy Marshal served Writ ) J D Moore ) a writ on me The writ was against J. D. Moore post master &
Richd B. Moore & me his securities. The writ is returnable
George P. ) in Octr to the Fedrel Cort. George is helping me how my Corn
Rain near his house It has rained a verry good rain after dinner Wm It will do the Crops much good William not got home ------------------------------------ July ) The morning is some cloudy Wind, W. & warm Th 1st- ) George P. 1/2 ( George P. Richd, Jack & Jim is helping weed out & thin my Corn Rich 1/2 ) Jack ( & it looks fine The punking vines is some punkins, looks well. Jim 1/2 ) They got done both pieces of Corn at 12 oclock. It is raining
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East of here & thundering looks like a good rain but none here
We could hear it but none here.
Wm William not got home Margaret P. left Jack's Tu or Wed for
Mag Lawrence County with Kid ---------------------------------------------- Fri 2d The morning is clear calm & warm Andy has gone to help Richd ) Andy ) Richard to day. I got a letter from D. E. Lord (Nashville) Nashville ) he informs me that Rus W. Porter's wife died the 21st Inst R W Porters ) wife Dead ) & that the family is broken up & have gone at present to Montgomery
D E Lord ) Allabama Mr. Lord had an interview with Mr. Lyon the agent Lyons ) of the Qr M. Genl at Washington he says Lyons has reported
me to the department favourable & Loyal but I had been reported
twist disloyal See letter (30th June) filed
Verry warm ) William not got home Verry warm I went to Town W. Gallaway
Gallaway ) candidate vs Wm B. Wilson. Wilson ( Self Town ) ---------------------------------------- Sat 3d The morning is clear verry calm & warm Monk reported 5 days
Monk 10 days) each Mule making 10 days this week
Town ) I went to Town after dinner John D. Moore has come back to J D Moore ) Columbia his wife went after him (Thursday) they passed each
other his wife has not got home yet I went to his house but
Coffee did not git to see him. I got $2.00 worth Coffee 6 1/2 lbs
Wm William has not got home from Giles County
Monk reports 1 1/2 days work for each Mule making 3 days this week ----------------------------------------- 1869 ) The morning is clear calm & verry warm The weather has been July ( Sun 4th ) extreamly warm for the last week I see but little differences
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in the last week of my health about like it was the week before
I think I am improving some but verry slowly. William has not
Wm returned home yet from the South Giles. I look for him about " " tomorrow night. William got home Just at dinner, after writing " Wm that I did not expect him before tomorrow. Doct Pillow was Malissa ) Sick ) here to see Malissa this morning She has an attact of scarlet
fever She has been sick 5 or 6 days ---------------------------------------------- Mon 5th The morning is verry cloudy & calm it had appearance of raining
last night cloudy thundered & lightened a good deal but it
Andy ) did not rain. Andy is a helping Jack & is plowing Bell to day. Jack ) Thomas went to B. B. to attend to his Wheat he did not take
his family ------------------------------------------- Tu 6 The morning is clear & calm the sun is seen through a heavy
smoke Some cooler My head is braking out again with Sores and Self ) Ring worm ) eaching William cur off my hare verry close & I have rubed it
with Itch ointment it is anoying me verry much
Wm William bad off with Diore & Sick -------------------------------------------- Wed 7 The morning is dark cloudy smokey & spinking rain Verry little
Rain ) air astir I rested badly with my head all night but is better Self ) Jim Milk ) this morning Jim has been at work making a Milk house in the House in ) Seller ) Smoke house Seller. It has been Raining a heavy rain. Stopt
all hands from work Rained a heavy rain in the evening William Wm Thos Sick & Diore bad off Thos got home
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1869 ) The morning is dark cloudy & a Raining it has rained a verry July ( Th 8 ) heavy rain several times through the night & still a raining
Rain ) this morning. Jim & George is helping working fixing the Milk house Jim 1 ) George P. 1 ) in the Seller. It has rained several times tolerable hard
Wm through the day. William is some better but bsd off yet.
Thos Thos helped make a frame &c for Milk house in Seller
Leroy little Leyroy has been sick Diore several days. ---------------------------------------- Fri 9 The morning is dark & cloudy It commenced rain about 8 oclock
George P 1/2 ) & rained hard until 10 1/2 George P. & Jim worked both half the Jim 1/2 ( $2.30 ) day is helping clean out the seller & Jim (1/2) got 11 1/2 lbs of ( good Midling Bacon say 20 Cents making $2.30. ) We have ( finished to day a place to put our Milk in the Seller of our
smoke house to have it convenient & to keep it cool, the
following dimensions
[Here appears a sketch of the "Milch House]
this pitt is 18 Inch deep to the doors a trap doore made
intirely of brick 13 Inches wide in the clear 52 Inches out side Milch ( House ) This will hold 3 Watter buckets in the bottom side by side, & in the ( Seller ) will do to put Milch butter or fresh meets or any thing else
& keep cool all the time. We put milk in at 10 oclock & at dinner
it was quite cool & good for dinner I am much pleased with it. -------------------------------------- Sat 10th The morning is clear calm & warm Sent to Peeler Shop a plow,
T Peeler ) Pot, Crowbar & bugg Shafts to mend by (Andy & Felix) Jim Oats ) Monk ) Jim cut his Oats put it in my Crib 246 bundles Monk got 2 1/2
bushels Corn (shelled) his Mules has plowed this week ---------------------------------------
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1869 July Sun 11 The morning is clear Wind W. & Warm My General health is about like it has been for some time the braking out on my head this hot weather has been verry anoying I have had my hare on my head cut close & have been a rubbing it with Thomas's Itch Ointment for a week I dont think the ointment is strong enough to do any good it smarts & feels verry disagreeable &c Wm William's health is much better he got home from Giles last Sunday & has been verry bad off ever since until yesterday he is now better some there are a greate many cases of Collera Morbus all over the Country
Mon 12 The morning is clear calm & verry warm Jim & the black horse Jim is helping Andy & Bell to plow over out Corn around George's Wm house this morning William went to Town got some Medicines, Camphor No 6 pain killer & 2 Cedar bucket & something for Medicines Fanna all cost $5.00 he is bad off all evening with his bowels Wm We plowed from 8 to 11 & from 4 1/2 to night extreamly hot killing plowing to man & beast, making 7 1/2 hours work plowing through the day
Tu 13 The morning clear calm & verry warm the boys Jim & Andrew Jim & ) commenced plowing at 6 & plowed on to 10 1/2 & commencing at 4 Andy ) plowing ) and plowed on until 7 making 7 1/2 hours in the day (of work) Wm Wm is some better this morning We finished plowing the Corn near George's house
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Wed 14 ) Morning is clear calm & verry warm Andy & Jim is plowing Andy ( Jim ) Jim's Corn to day ------------------------------------------- Th 15 ) The morning is clear calm & warm Puss borrowed the red
Puss ) Chest out of the Store room is to return it when called on Chest ) it is a verry finely finished painted poplar chest good
lock & key
I went to Town heard Andy Johnson make a Speach to a verry
large audience mad a powerful effort agt Grant & Congress &
the Loyal League. ------------------------------------------- 1869 ) The morning is a little cloudy Wind W. Andy is shelling Corn July ( Fr 16 ) I went after dinner to Sam Arnels Spent 2 hours with him
Arnell talking about my Gov't Claims Went from there to Town got 50
Flour ( lbs of Flour stayed but a few minutes there Come home 50 lbs. ) See 18 May ( While I was at Arnels a verry pretty rain fell but not much 50 lbs. ) here none to do any good
Self I got a little spinked as I got to Arnells ---------------------------------------- Sat 17 The morning is a little cloudy calm & some cooler
Wm ) William & Wm J. left this morning about day light to the barrents Wm J. ) upon a hunting spree with others dont know when they will return
about the last of next week probably. S M Arnell ) Wm B Wilson ) I went to Town after dinner saw Mr. S. Arnell I maled a letter
W. B. Wilson present & witnessed it, sealed it saw it put in
from him to the Qr M. Genl at Washington relative to my Govt
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Claim, he asks the Q. M. Genl to give me a hearing before Govt ) Claim ) he rejects my Claim he has interested himself in my behalf
verry friendly, he has braught me under obligations to him for Arnell ( Beards ) his friendship Frierson ( Davidson ) Arnell, Jim Beard, John Beard, Bernion Frierson & Dr. Davidson
had a meeting to day in Town to consult about the dificulty they
some of them are into about my Claim. Some one from here has
reported to the Qr M Genl at Washington of me not being Loyal Dr Davidson ) all denys it. Dr. Davidson took me into his back room and
took a sollem Oath in due form denying ever having done or
reported any thing against my Claim or me. I cant help ( believing he is inorcent. ) I got 4 boxes of Landreth's Pills ( Pills ) $1.00 a barrel of Salt $3.50 (2 papers) & braught J. H. Thomas $1.00 ( bbl Salt ) out in my Bugga & I come home. $3.50 ( 20. ) let Puss have $1,00 I got 11 bushels of Corn ground into Meal
Puss $1.00 ) to day put it in the box in Smoke house Meal ( Monk ) Reports 4 1/2 day for each Mule Making 9 days -------------------------------------------------- 1869 ) The morning is a little cloudy Wind S. & warm William & July ( Sun 18 ) William J went hunting yesterday not expected home for a week. Wm & Wm J ( My General health is about like it has been the last week The
Self breaking out on my head is not so bad as the last week I have
continued to take the Broadith Pills everry day or two they
have kept my bowels regulated verry well better than any thing
else I have tryed. My gums are so verry sore I cant chew anything
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that is hard I have used a cold biskit in hot coffee for
some time until I fear it will make me use coffee & become too
fond of it. I have taken a great deal of Exercise for several
days it tyres me verry much I hope it will be for the better
tho it prostrates me at times verry much
Rain It rained a shower at 6 P. M. helps the Crops some -------------------------------------------- Mon 19 The morning is dark & cloudy Wind N. W. Calm
George H. ) Andy is helping George plow today George has been unwell for Andy ) a week but is going about, has been taking medicine blue mass
Salts & Pills he is better. We had a Blackberry pie for Blackberry ) Pie for ( dinner it was made one half flour & one half Corn Meal It dinner ) was verry good only too much Flour it should have been 1/3
flour & 2/3 Meal Just enough of Flour to make the crust stick
Rob or ) would make it right Our little blacks enjoyed it well, no steal ( some body ) other company Some raskles were through the yard after bead
time & was at the windows Went through the gate left it open --------------------------------------------- Tu 20 ( The morning is cloudy Wind N. W. Some cooler. George & Charley Work ) at $6.00 a ( Andy is helping George H. to plow his Andy Cotton with Bell Month ) ( hired boy ( Mule ) Some one or two persons has been slipping around the Charley 1/2 ) ( George H. ( house in the yard for several nights trying to git in the house
after we were all in bead they mad an attempt last night &
had like to caught it they have a dog with them. I hired a
boy Charley that is at Jim's to work a few days at .25 Cents
per day he worked with George H. 1/2 the day after dinner. A
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Rain A verry heavy Rain fell about one hour by sun
Charley Charley will work at $6.00 pr month I saw Everet who seems
to have control of Charley ------------------------------------------- 1869 ) The morning is damp & cool Wind N. E. Thomas had my bags July ( Wed 21 ) took his Wheat to Mill last evening, this morning he Give Jim ( Jim ) one bag of Flour. It weighed 57 lbs, Flour, shorts & bag ) Thomas ( ( Flour ) George P. got another bag of Flour It weighed 95 lbs of Flour Thos & ) ( George ( with the bag did not weigh the shorts. ) Andy & Charley is Flour ) ( George ) helping George H. plow after dinner 1/2 the day each to day. Andy 1/2 ( Charley 1/2 ) Wm & Wm J. left last Saturday hunting Barrens Not returned
Wm & Wm J. ) yet. ------------------------------------------- Th 22 The morning is clear calm & quite cool a fire is quite
comfortable I have on my Winter clothes & they are verry George H. ) Andy & ( comfortable. Mrs. Webster come last night in her bugga & Charley ) went this morning. Andy & Charley is helping George plow
to day. I took a Pill last night & another this morning out
Pills 11 of a new box that has none been used 27 Pills in it I want
to see how long the box last me The 2 taken has opperated verry
well -------------------------------------- Fri 23 ) The morning is quite cold Are mooving from N. a fire is verry
Andy & ( comfortable Andy & Charley is helping George George went to Charley ) George ( Town got a mowing blade cost $2.60 beef $1.10 Tobaco for Puss Mowing ) blades ( Whet rocks 3 &c Cash left $.50 all cost $5.00. Jim has had beef &c ) $5.00
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have 3 now ) one of my mowing blades I have the old one & now the new one Mowing ( ( ( blades ) making 3 of my own & they are all first rate. ) Pill 1 to day. ) ( ( Pill 111 ) Wm & Wm J. got home from there hunt in the barrens before 11
Wm & Wm J. ) & we got our dinner of Venison Stake they (company) killed
some 3 or 4 deer Wm killed 2, all kept well. ------------------------------------------- Sat 24 The morning is quite cool & cloudy & calm.
George N. ) Andy & Charley is helping George plow half the day I let Andy 1/2 ( ( Charley 1/2 ) George P. have 5 lbs of Salt $ ) Thomas let me have 100 George P. $ ) ( Thomas ( lbs of Flour I went to Town in the evening No particular Flour 100 ) Charley ) news, but few in Town but negroes. let Charley have $.50 $.50 ( Andy $.20 ) Andy $.20 Cents Felix ( $.10 ) Monk reports 4 1/2 days work for each Mule this week making 9 Monk 4 1/2 ( each ) days ------------------------------------------- 1869 ) The morning is clear cold & some are from the east July ( Sun 25 ) My General health is pretty much like it has been for the last
Self week or two, some times better & sometimes not so well. I
keep my bowels regulated by taking nearly every day Brandith
Pills which operates on me nearly every day. I dont know how
I could git along now with out it. I was quite unwell in the
evening & night My bowels pestered me griped me verry much -------------------------------------------- Mon 26 ) The morning is cloudy Wind West & cold It thundered & looked
George ( like rain in the night but cleared off in the night Cold this Andy ) Charley ( morning, it is cloudy. Andy & Charley both helping George plow Pill 1111 ) to day took a pill -----------------------------------------
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Tu 27 The morning is mostly cloudy looks like rain Candidates ) Govr ( I went to Town heard the Candidates for Governor Centre Speechs ) & Stokes It was the most abusive speeches I ever heard from
any political harrangs in all my life & I have heard many
With me neither of them done themselves any credit. Jim Jim Griffith ) U. & A. ) Griffith was verry gracious I was induced to take his daily daily news ) paper ) U. & A. paper. I paid him $2.00 for it 1/2 price all he charged
me Jack Porter & J. Webster present Jack loaned me $1.00 to
help pay for it. I came home soon as the Speaking was over
Sentor & ( felt perfectly disgusted with both Candidates. They have none Stokes for ) Gov'r ( of that high honorable Gentlemanly bearing that should be Candidates ) possessed by a Governor of this greate State I believe that
Stokes is the smarter man of the two, but I see in his coun-
tenance he thinks he is beaten I think so too, he showed the
white feather verry plainly, he is the meanest looking man of
Self ) the two Centre has a verry good countinence but verry indignant Vote ) & bitter. I will vote for him. ------------------------------------------ 1869 ) The morning is some cloudy Wind from the West & turned cool. July ( Wed 28 ) I have got the boys George & Jim Preston & Jack & Jo Thomas George H. ) Preston ( is cutting my Hungarian Grass. got little over half done. Andy Jim ) Jack & pd ( & Charley is plowing for George H. in his corn paid Jo Thomas X Jo Thomas ) $.50 ( $1.50 Jack $.50 Jim $.50 See Saturday _____________ ) Andy & ( Charley for ) George ( --------------------------------------------
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Th 29 The morning is verry cloudy & calm looks like rain It
cleared off about 10 oclock & was a verry pretty day for George H. ) Preston ) saving hay. I had George H. Preston Jim Jack & Jo Thomas Jim ) Jack ) all at work at the cutting of my hay got it done late in the Jo Thomas ) X ) evening & nearly all shocked up, have a verry fine chance of
it if I can git it all put up with out injury. William
braught me an old pair of Bugga harness from Mr. Noah or Harness ( Bugga ) (Fuller rather) as a present they are not much account but Noah ( Fuller ) as they give it to me as a present I appreciate the complement. --------------------------------------------- Fr 30 The morning is cloudy calm & quite cool I was much anoyed all
Dogs ) night with the dogs barking, & the Mules in the yard & the
flees on me, they kept me awake nearly all night I feel
quite unwell from it this morning. I must if possible remedy Richd $1.00 ) George ( it or I will be prostriated from it. Andy 1 ) Charley 1/2 ( let Richd Trotter have $1.00 Andy plowed all day & Charley
half the day for George H. --------------------------------------------- Sat 31 The morning is cloudy calm & quite cold. The dogs anoyed me
Dogs ( barking all night around the doore. Thomas shot & killed a New Thos Dog ) Sally $5.00 ( found, Got after the Sheep Andy ) Jack $50 ( paid Sally for Andy's work $5.00 Give Jim $.50 Jack got $.50 Jim $.50 ) Jo Thomas ( Cents Monk reports 2 days 1 Mule $1.50 for ) his cutting hay See Wednesday (Monk 2) Puss got $2.30 ) .25 ( take out. She is charged with $1.55 $1.55 ) Charley got $1.00 for his work I got Dr. Johnson to pull out a Jaw tooth Monk 3 ) $1.00 It was verry Severe Monk Report 1 Mule 3 days
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1869 ( The morning is a little cloudy & calm & quite cool. I got ) August ( up yesterday morning shaved put on clean close having Sun 1st ) determined to have a large Jaw tooth pulled out Went to
Town for no other business Went to Dr. Johnson's office & he
Self ) took it out It was the back tooth on the rite side in the Tooth ) upper Jaw It was verry sound and a verry powerful & painful
opperation It blead verry much. I had determined it & I
then could carry it out. If I had not determined it I could
not have stood it. My General health is about as it has been.
Maj. J. J. ) I maled a letter yesterday to J. J. Noah, 222 F St Washington Noah ) City, D. C. asking him to ascertain if he can who it was that
reported me disloyal to the Qr M Gen U. S. & if he please
let me know it I hope he will be able to let me know soon ----------------------------------------------- Mon 2d ) The morning is a little cloudy & smokey and quite cool fire
Andy ( feels comfortable Andy plowed for George H. in Jack Patton's Charley ) George H. ( Cotton Charley plowed for Jim in his Cotton Jim Georg & Jim & ) Jo Thomas ( Jo Thomas shocked up hay for me until dinner. I took pills Self ) o o ) they have opperated verry well to day. ---------------------------------------------- Tus 3 ( The morning is smokey & a little cloudy Wind S. mostly calm. I dont ) pay for ( All hands are gathered & working cleaning out the Spring & this ) George H. ( ditch to day. See the margin for the ones that are at work. Preston ) Jack P. ( The Spring is so damed up with mud it cant run off out of the Andy for me ) Abe ( Spring house & has got verry disagreeable to use. I think there Richd ) Lawson ( is danger of it making us sick if not cleaned out. William is Monk (Caleb) ) William ( attening to it & having it done right. took pill last night Self O ) it mooved my bowels this morning. ----------------------------------------------
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Andy ) Andy is helping Jack plow for George or Jack Charley is Jack ( George H. ) breaking up a turnip patch George's last year patch with
Bell & black horse did not git quite done, - Andy worked
for Jack -------------------------------------------- 1869 ) The morning is clear calm & warm the weather is verry dry Augt ( Wed 4 ) We need rain verry much Andy worked for Jack to day plowing
Andy ) I went to Town got one lb. of Turnip seed at the Depo give Jack ) $.80 Went late in the evening ------------------------------------------- Th 5 The morning is clear calm & warm greate excitement to day
Ciero ) in Town at the Election I will be off soon to Town ------------------ The Election ) for Governor ( There was a verry exciting Election Some knock downs. & Members of ) Congress &c ( I was sorry to find old Cisro right smartly beat up by Senter elected ) Gov. & a large ( Jack Porter occasioned by his own imprudence he was majority of ) the Legislators ( carrying tickets in defiance of every body for the radicals Conservatives ) is also elected ( passing from Jim Beard's office, officiating for him & Fare well to Mr ) Radicals May ( John A. Campbell who was threatening to have all the you only be ) known by history(property of those that Voted for the Sentor party conin the future. ) ( Amen So Mote ( fiscated. ) The Election went off upon the whole verry it be. ) ( ( much more peacibly than I did expect Senter got nearly 3 to
one of the Vote of Maury So did all the Conservative candidates.
They all got much the better Vote than I expected W. B . Wilson
got the largest Vote polld in the county The radicals are
politically dead in Tennessee Never can be reserected again,
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only to be known from history So Mote it be They have had
there day with a Vengence upon the Conservatives people ---------------------------------------- Fri 6 The morning is a little cloudy It rained a little not enough
Andy ( to do any Good Jack ) Charley ( Andy is working for Jack & Charley working for Preston to day Preston ) ---------------------------------------- Sat 7 The morning is dark & cloudy thundering
Wm ) William left early gone hunting to the Barrens in a thunder
Storm Turnip ( Rain ) We finished sowing a Turnip patch near the Dan Rice Stable Eclips ( George H. ) after a little Rain not enough to do but little good.
The Eclips in the evening atracted much attention almost a
Total one of the Sun. George H. sowed the turnips & helped
harrow them in. ---------------------------------------- 1869 ) The morning is clear & quite cold Win from the N. E. a fire August ( Sun 8 ) is quite comfortable
My general health is about the same last week as it was the
week before My nearves this morning is more steady than it
Self has been for a long time as you see from the way I handle my
pen If I could only get right one time more. I find at times
my memory is so bad I cannot recollect what has taken place
but little of any thing 2 or 3 days after it is past, yet at
the time of any particular occurrence I fully understand it all
but apt to forget it soon, at times I am verry deficient in
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calculations at other time not so much so. All this I am
fully aware is occasioned from the disease of my head that
has been affecting me for near 2 years less or more My
Nervice Sistom has been much effected occasioned from the
Wm & ) disease of my head no doubt. Wm J. ) William & William J. Webster left yesterday, hunting. -------------------------------------------- Mon 9th The morning is clear calm & cool fire is quite comfortable
Wm ) Wm not got home I took & made articles of agreement with our Andy 1/2 ( Jack ) croppers except Jim & George H. who were absent. I went to Town
after dinner got some more Turnip seed. Andy helped Jack 1/2 day. ------------------------------------------- Tus 10 ) The morning is clear calm & quite cool. Andy Jack ( Turnip patch ) Andy is helping Jack to day plow &c in Cotton in ( Garden ) Charley is choping in Turnip seeds in the Garden. We have All hands ( have layed ) Sowed the Garden in Turnip seed & chopt in with hows all bye there ( Crops Cotton ) amongst the Cotton There is a good many Watter Millions & & Corn Some ( ( of them just ) Mush Millions in Puss' Cotton in the Garden ) Stephen Wright finished ( ( some sooner ) was here eat dinner with us. I quit feed- ( ing on Corn ) All hands Croppers have finished plowing there Crops 31 July ( March 101 ) Cotton &c. They have been feeding on Oats ever since the Apl 30 ( May 30 ) 4th of July Jun 30 ( July 15 ) They commenced plowing some on the 10 day March. Augt 5 ( 120 ) 25 ( 600 ) 240 ( 5 ) 3000 ) 6 bls ( 1 hors T. ) -------------------------------------
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1869 ) The morning is clear calm & some warmer than it has been Augt ( Wed 11 ) of a morning for several days I am trying to git our Hay
May ) halled up & put in the Corn Crib We have been using it Corn ) feeding it for some time having no Corn to feed with. George H. ) Jack ) George H. & Jack is helping me hall up our Hay putting it
in the entry on the left between the two large Cribs. I Hungarian ) Grass Seed ) have put it there & will try to git out some of the seed. It
is the Hungarian Grass. --------------------------------------------- Th 12 The morning is a little cloudy coming from West
George H 1/2 ) George H. & Jack helped hall hay until 12 oclock & we finished Jack 1/2 ) putting it up I went to Town after dinner Got my paper Try
Weakly Union & American which I had subscribed & paid Jim
Griffith for, on the 27 July. (No news.) ----------------------------------------- Fri 13 The morning is clear calm & warm I hired Richard paid him
Richd ) $.50 to help Andy & Charley make a turnip patch in the Garden paid $.50 ) they plowed & halled Cow manure &c no rain ) I went to Town & implowed J. H. Thomas to enjoin the Little
debt he has not got it done yet ------------------------------------------- Sat 14 The morning is clear calm & warm William got home at night
Wm J. ) with Jas Webster his wife has been here all the week quite Webster ) unwell
Cag Nales ) I went to Town got a cag of Nales $5.50 Sugar $2.00 $5.50 ( Sugar $2. ) I was working all day trying to git Little's Vende stopt not
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George H. ) got it done yet. $2.00 ( Rich $1. ) loned George $2. loned Richd $1.00 Salla $2.00 Charley $.50 Sally $2. ( Charley ) I let Puss have $5.00 she paid to Fanna for a dress she had $.50 ( Puss $5. ) previously bought of her See 15 June Jo Thomas ( paid Jo ) Jo Thomas & Sandford's boy Rob has been making me 500 rales $2.00 I ( owe $1.12 ) I paid Jo $2.00 leaving a ballence of $1.12 & I owe Bob I owe Rob ( paid paid $2.50 ) $2.50 paid
Rain ) Some little rain with Wind ------------------------------------------- 1869 ) The morning is clear calm & warm It has been a verry extremely August ( Sun 15 ) warm day
Self I see but little difference in my health Generally for the last
month. I keep my bowels open with Brandith's pills every day
or two, or I could not get along ----------------------------------------- Mon 16 The morning is clear calm & verry warm I went to Town came
X George ) home in the evening George Jack & Harris Porter is building X Jack ( paid X Harris ) a plank fence round by the Shop to keep the Stock back, they
worked to day. William Jr has got home -------------------------------------------- Tu 17 The morning is clear calm & verry warm William did git home
Gun Silver ) last night. M. rifle ( R H Payton ) I loaned my Silver Mounted Rifle 2 pr of bullet moles Gun
stick & Wipers to Rufus H. Payton & Huston Adcock to shoot a ( Barkley ) Match with They aim to return it again shortly, see there order ) ( two Mr. Barkleys was here to day to buy my land West of the
Turnpike
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George H. ) George, Jack & Harris is working at the plank fence they Jack ( paid Harris ) worked yesterday Wm come at night ---------------------------------------------- Wed 18 The morning is clear calm & verry warm. Two Arthurs & Rodes, Arthurs ) & Rodes ( son of Rob't Rodes came yesterday evening with 40 head of beaves & beaves ) George ( taking to Nashville Market, left this morning The boys are Jack ) paid Harris & ( working at the plank fence Preston ) ---------------------------------------------- Th 19 The morning is quite warm calm & clear, boys at work on fence William ) Pulaski ( William is leaving in the cars for Pulaskie he went to Pulaskie Little ) ------------------------ Judge Walker issued an Injunction got back in time for me to
George ( give bond to Clerk & Master enjoining the execution John Little Preston ) Jack ( agt H. Bradshaw myself & others William & Wilson went on the Harris ) bond.
Puss ) I let Puss have in Town $3.50. ------------------------------------------- 1869 ) The morning is clear calm & warm The boys are still working Augt ( Fr 20th ) at the fence the same that has been at work for several days
Fence & ) they are about done boys ) Georg & ) Richard went & got the 2 Sheep at Ab Hanna's this evening, him others ) Richard ) & me is even Sheep ( Ab Hanna ) ------------------------------------------- Sat 21st ( The morning is clear calm & verry warm I have settled with X George H ) X Jack ( Jack & George for making plank fence It come to in all Gate & X George ) $1.00 ( all $12.00 I settled with George the half $1. paid $1.00 over X Jack $.60 ) Settled with Jack the other half & paid $.60 over Jack owes $.60
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The above closes a settlement with George & Jack for building
the plank fence, finished to day Upon this settlement George
owes me $1.00 and Jack owes $0.60 Cents. If George & Jack owes
any others they got to help them, they are to pay it.
Jack was paid in 28 lbs of bacon - - - - - $5.60 6.60 & Cash - - - - - - 6.00 George was paid $2.00 Cash ( .60 $5.00 Cash ) - - - - - -$7.00 7.00 1.00 The total cost plank, Posts all ( George owes - 1.00 $105.00 ) finished putting up today ( Total cost $105.00
Plank fence front yard 100 posts- $ 25.00 at $1.50 pr 100 ft, 600 plank 4200 feet - - - - - 63.00 & nales - - - - - 2.50 hire putting up - - - - - 15.00 Total cost of the fence - - - - $105.00
The above is a plank fence including in a front yard the Shop
George H house (& the gate in to the field near the Garden) I
hope this will keep the Stock off my yard & front gate they
have anoyed me times out of measure 40 or 50 head of Cattle
& 20 head of horses at times has been lying at my yard Gate
every night until they have made it quite filthy & disagreable &
there is no hearing what has been going on for the balling of
the Cows & Calves It has been verry anoying to me particularly
when I have not been so well.
J J Noah ( I got a letter from Washington from J. J. Noah he speaks verry letter the ) 14 Augt ( favourable of my Claim It is dated the 14 of Augt & Franked See letter ) by C. A. Bowers, M. C. Noah has had an interview with Genl
J. S. Negley who says he will under wright for me & see letter. --------------------------------------
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1869 ) The morning is quite warm clear & calm My General health is Augt ( Sun 22 ) about like it has been for several weeks I have to keep my
Self bowels regulated by taking Brandith pills I take one about
every 24 or 36 hours & they have a verry Good effect. I
could not live if I did not do something of the kind This
extreme hot weather the braking out of my head & face with
heat & Ichiness has anoyed me a good deal I have bathed my
head in cold Watter every morning rubing it dry & putting
flour on it I have thought it has done some good I am rubing
my face & Jaws with Itch ointment once a day I have lived
entirely upon vegetables I have drank a cup of coffee (weak)
with a cold bisket crumbled in it which serves mostly for my
breakfast or supper. I have fleshed up a little --------------------------------------------- Mon 23 ( The morning is clear calm & extreamly warm last night was Circuit ) Cort ( excessively warm all night Our Crops in this neighborhood Sitting ) Hot days ( (of Corn) will not make but little Some fields not worth & nights ) Crops ( gathering It has rained none since the 6 & 7 Augt here and none
thin to do any good Mearly layed the dust It clouded up &
thundered in the evening but no rain ----------------------------------------------- ( Tu 24 The morning is clear calm little breeze from N. E. ) I wrote ( J J Noah ) a letter to J. J. Noah, Esqr No 222 F St Washington, D. C. Washington ( D. C. ) in which I explained to him every thing I could relate about
my Govt Claim (Cross Tye) I let him know there was not any
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Attorney attending to it for me & that Mr. Lyons had it here
for adjustment $ William went to Town got me a pair of cotton socks & splits
to bottom 6 chairs $.
Rain We had a little shower of rain come from N. E. it will cool
the are Not enough to help the Crops but little
Puss Give Clary $.50 to buy Cloathes ------------------------------------------- 1869 ) The morning looks like rain a little cloudy & warm Augt ( Wed 25 ) Rankins oxen & mules is braking down the fences & distroying Rankins ( Oxen &c ) our crops verry much They let in to my Corn Monday night, some
40 or 50 head, in a few nights they will distroy the Crop.
Charley & Andy is halling rales to make a hog pen Thos & Davis
Thos ) is & has been verry hard at work at his house (Sowed Turnips Sowed ( Turnips ) in Garden.) ------------------------------------------- Th 26 The morning is a little cloudy calm & verry warm
William went to Town got some Turnip seed a shirt for Andy
Andy $.50 ) cost $.50 (& shirt for Charley $.50 & a pr pants for Charley Charley ( $1.50 ) $1.00 & some Sope &c. James H. Webster came at night & J H Webster ) stayed all night ----------------------------------------- Fri 27 The morning is clear calm & verry warm, it was cool through
Self the night I rested verry badly through the night, the ruptures r ( Rain ( on my head anoyed me ve/ry much ) We had a verry good shower Sowed ) ( Turnip ( lasted a half hour tolerable hard rain it will do some good Seed ) After the rain we sowed Turnip seed up in George's patch. Wm
went to Town Circuit Cort sitting -------------------------------------------
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Sat 28 The morning is clear & warm Some are are astir from the
South My bowels have been operated on last night after I
Self ) went to Bead a verry unusual thing The breaking out on my My head ) ears & head tormented me so I slept but verry little all night.
I am rubing it this morning with the Clark linament.
Wm d Mayes ) Hamon Webster got home last night from Mississippi Wm D. Hamon ( Mississippi ) Mayes & family is all well George got some Turnip seed I
George $1. ) loned George $1.00 Puss $.50 Felix $.25 Charley $.25 Andy $.25 ( Charley $.25 ) Hamon & Willa Webster came home late at night Puss $.50 ( Felix $.25 ) Hamon & ) Willa ) -------------------------------------------- 1869 ) The morning is clear calm & warm Augt ( Sun 29 ) My General health is not been so good during the last week ( Self ) the ruptures & biles on my head is truly anoying I have fevrs ( through the night occasioned from the sores & biles on my head
& cant rest but verry little I cant rest my head upon my
Sowed ( pillow only through much pain I have stayed at home in the yard Turnip seed ) yesterday ) all week. Sowed turnips yesterday ------------------------------------------ Mon 30 The morning is some cloudy calm & warm
George P. George P. reports to me he has got 132 rosting ears of Corn.
Rain Rain commenced falling slowly about 11 in the morning verry
good shower and a verry good season
Sally $.50 Sally got $.50 to day George H. sowed Turnips seed in his
Wm patch William went this morning to J. H. Webster from there
they are going to buy a feel of Corn to fatten hogs down in
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the kittle [?]
X Jo Thomas ) Jo Thomas Jim Andy & Charley is cutting tops saving fodder Jim ) --------------------------------------------- Tu 31st The weather has turned much cooler since the rain this morning
is a little cloudy coming from the N. E. The clouds are flying
tollerable fast
William did not come home last night
Self ( I rested badly (with biles on my head) last night they kept ) ( me awake & I had some fever all night & feel verry stupid & ) Turnip ( weak this morning. X seed Jo ) Thomas & ( Sowed Turnip seed again Jim ) Jo Thomas & Jim is cutting tops ---------------------------------------------- Sept ( This morning is clear calm & quite cool William did not git Wed 1 ) Wm ( home last night I rested some easier the after part of the night Self ) Jim $1.60 ( Jim got 8 lbs of Bacon at .20 $1.60 William not at home X Jo Thomas ) 8 Jim ( & Jim is cutting Tops in ---------------------------------------------------- Th 2 ( The morning is clear calm & quite cold We are getting up our
Hogs ) fatening hogs puting them in a pen near the Spring, but few & Fodder ( Wm ) quite small All hands is trying to save Tops & fodder. William Jim & ( ( X Jo Thomas ) Got home in the evening before night ) Jim & Jo is saving fodder ( & Tops in my field --------------------------------------------- 1869 ) The morning is clear calm & quite cool. Jim & Jo Thomas is Sept ( Fri 3 ) saving fodder in my field for me The Circuit Cort is still in Jim & ) Jo Thomas ) Session. Jim took salts near night Not verry well --------------------------------------------
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Sat 4 ) The morning is clear calm & cold, almost frost. ( Fanna ) Fanna took down last night Sent for Doct Pillow, before ( Dr Pillow ) morning she had a fine Girl child doing verry well this ( ) morning
Jo Th 1/2 ( Jo Thomas & Richard has helped tye up Tops until 12 half the Richd 1/2 ) ( day ) Mrs. Webster got here at 12 oclock left home after Mrs. Wilson ) ( early breakfast come in her bugga
Noah ( I got a letter from J. J. Noah dated the 31st Augt he would letter ) not advise me to go to Washington he would not take the
responsability to do so at my time of life but thinks I could
do well to go if I could stand the trip & had the means to do paid Andy ) .50 ( so, he wrighs he is now in the business of Claim Agent at Charley ( .50 ) Washington he says he will assist me if he can in every way Felix ( .60 ) there
Andy $.50 Charley $.50 Felix for shirts $.60 ----------------------------------------------- Sunday 5th The morning clear weather moderated Some warmer Some little
Wind a Stir mostly from the South.
Self My general health has not been so good the last week The boils
& braking out on my face & head has kept me nearly all the time
with some fever & head ake I think at this time they are not
so feverish & anoying as they have been a few days ago --------------------------------------------- Mon 6 The morning is cloudy Wind E. looks like rain Commenced
raining at 10 oclock Still raining at 2 oclock & has rained
all day a steady & good rain & still raining in the night &
has Rained all night. -----------------------------------------------
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1869 ) The morning is dark & Cloudy & Raining It has rained all day Septr ( Tu 7 ) yesterday all night & still raining this morning and all day
Rain ( & has rained until mid night The Watter will be up. ) Parker ( The Circuit Court is still sitting Hughs Judge presiding - Caleb ) Security ( I signed an order as security for Caleb & Preston $5.00 each $5.00 ) Parker ( for bacon to be paid out of there Cotton to J. Milton Parker Preston ) ( Security ( &c at Columbia ) $5.00 ) ( -------------------------------------------------- Wed 8 The morning is some cloudy (sun shining) Wind N. W. & has turned
quite cold ground verry wet & mudda looks like we will have
frost soon.
Wm William is gone up on Fountain Creek dont expect to be back
to night.
E. D. Lord ) I wrote a letter to Mr. E. D. Lord Nashville to let me know ( if Mr. Lyons is there ) I got a load of Corn out of Caleb's XCaleb ) ( Corn ) field to feed the hogs with my 2 horse wagon. Settled. ----------------------------------------------- Th 9 ( The morning is clear calm & almost cold enough for frost. William ) William ( did not git home last night. ) George H. ( George H. got 8 3/4 lbs of Bacon (2 Joles, fine) at 15 Cents $1.75 ) that is 3/4 the price of bacon at .20 Cents pr lb. $1.75 Cts Jack Patton ) load of ( I got a load of Corn out of Jack's field for the purpose of Corn ) drying it to send to Mill for Meal My Wagon. Corn $1.50 ) hen set ( Jim went & bot for me 2 1/2 bushels of Corn at .60 Cents per bushel Eggs ) ( Cost $1.50 I paid for it ) hen set in coop ( -----------------------------------------------
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Fr 10 The morning is clear calm & cold Most Frost.
William William did not come home last night.
Jim for me bot 3 bushels of Corn at .60 Cents per bushel I
paid for it $1.80 I have 5 1/2 bushels of corn & will send it to
Mill in the morning ------------------------------------------- Sat 11 ) The morning is a little cloudy calm & cold William did not ( ( Wm ) git home last night. ) We sent 5 bushels of Corn to Mill got Meal ( ( 5 bush ) it Ground in Meal this morning. I sent an order to Psrker Richd ( $5.00 ) Security for Richd for $5.00 for Bacon let Puss have $2.00 & Security ( Puss $2.00 ) Lorra $.50 let George H. $.90 let Andrew have $.75 & Charley Lorra .50 ( Andy .75 ) $1.25. I wento Town Saw Little Made no compromise found Wm Charley ( $1.25 ) in Town Got a letter from Noah telling me he had got Genl Town ( Noah ) Negley's certificate & filed it of my loyalty Got a letter Qr M G. ( U. S. ) from Qr M. G. U. S. saying my claim was not allowed. See Letter. -------------------------------------------- 1869 ) The morning is some warmer Clear & calm Septr ( Sun 12 ) William Got home last Night, he left home last Wednesday gon 4 Wm ( days & 3 nights, I dont know where.
My General health has been some better the last week than the
week before I went to Town it deprest me verry much I rested
badly last night.
E. D. Lyons ) E. D. Lyons agent for Qr M. Gen has been verry sick at
Nashville No. 52 Summer Street next doore new theatre but Corn ) Caleb 1 ( getting better See Union & American Sept. 11. George H. halled Self 2 ) a load of Corn from Caleb field to feed my hogs ( on Saturday the
11.) & Caleb got one load at the same time. See Wed. 8th. -------------------------------------------
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Mon 13 The morning is a little cloudy & calm I wento Town got a
Self ) pare of Shoes Cost $2. Cut down the heals $.25 Shoes ( $2.25 ) The boys halled some Corn to feed out of Richard's feel Richard ( 1 load ) Richard halled a load of Corn for himself & one for me &
me 1 load ) divided his tops between him & me Richd took his lode to Town
Jim 1 load ) Jim halled me a load of Corn of his Corn --------------------------------------------- Tu 14 The morning is verry cloudy & sprinkling rain
I went to Nashville in the Cars. I saw Lyons he sent me to Nashville Majr Walker had a long interview with him & the next day until
the Cars left I got in the Cars & come home Wed. I eat my
dinner Tus at Rittenburger's $.50 I went to the Manshion
house eat no supper it Rained I got wet got a room dryed & Wed 15 my cloathes eat my breakfast paid $1.50 After learning all
I could I fear there is nothing can be done though Walkers Atto
will make a trial & if he dont succede he is not to charge me
any thing I came home in the Cars -------------------- I must pettion the Qr M. Genl to reopen the case get 10 or 12
Union men to sign the pettion send it on if they wont open the
case it is all done with. If it is opened I must get up the
proof, Sullaven Rankin Francis Hodge Bennet &c
Surringe While in Nashville I baught a surrenge $2.50 looks like a
good one -------------------------------------------
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1869 ( The morning is fogga calm & a heavy Diew Septr ) Th 16 ( I feal verry much Worsted did not have a passage since last Sept ) Sunday until last night. I took Citret of Magnesia & Salts 2
Self or 3 times Wednesday It done no good until I got home at
night. I was a little alarmed about my situation baught a
Surrenge give $2.50 Doct Thomas Maddin recommended the Citret
of Magnesia & the surrenge which I could use myself
The boys halled up Wood Shelled Corn made a Scaffle on the
Wheat house ------------------------------------------------- Fr 17 The morning is a little cloudy Wind from South & a verry heavy
Diew Some little fog. The boys are halling up our tops Jim ( Corn ) (fodder) out of Jim's field halled Jim a load of Corn --------------------------------------------- Sat 18 ( The boys got beef of Wm D. Matthews as follows I stand there
security I sent a note to him to that effect Preston ) $3.70 ( Preston 37 lbs at 10 Cents pr lb - - - - $ 3.70 Rich $3.50 ) Richard T. 35 Do - - - - Do - - - - $ 3.50 George P. ( George Porter 21 Do - - - - Do - - - - $ 2.10 $2.10 ) George Hargrove 40 Do - - - - Do - - - - $ 4.00 George H, ( Jack Patton 77 Do at 8 Cents - - - - $ 6.16 $4.00 ) to be paid out of there Cotton Crop $ 19.46 Jack P. ( $6.16 ) ------------------------------------------------------- ( Sally ( I let Sally have $2.50 work of Andy let George H. have $2.00 ) $2.50 ) ( George H. ( .50 Cents to buy Turnip Seed $2.00 ) Charley ( 1et Charley have $.50 $.50 ) Felix $.15 ( Felix have $.15 ( They halled ) Andy $.15 ) Andy Do $.15 ) Tops to ( Clary $.25 ( Clary have $.25 ( near dinner ) Richd $.50 ) I let Richd have $.50 to pay Andy (he did not give it) --------------------------------------------
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Sun 19 The morning is clear calm & warm a little current S.
My General health for the last week has been like it has
Self been (See entry Thursday.) ------------------------------------------- Mon 20 The morning is clear calm & warm I went to Town after dinner
Wm William went & took Thomas's hogs down to Lewis County to buy
Corn & fatten them --------------------------------------------- 1869 ( Sept 21 ) The morning is clear calm & pretty weather Tuesday 21 ( Thos L. P. ) William did not git home last night.
Town I went to Town Seen Mr. Bennet. The Negroes round about Mt.
Pleasant is doing verry bad burning robing (or trying to do W D Matthews ) Died ( so) Wm D. Matthews died about 11 oclock to day (paralized) ---------------------------------------------- Wed 22 The morning is a little cloudy calm & warm
Wm William got home last night from Websters.
My ( I went to Town found the pettion sent to me from Nashville by Government ) Claim ( Majr J. D. Walker to get the signature of the Loyal Citizens pettion ) of this County some 6 or 7 of them or as many as I can git
The pettion reads as follows -
Nashville. Tennessee Sept 28, 1869
Majr Genl James A. Eakin Dept Q. M. Genl. U. S. A.
We the undersigned Loyal Citizens of Maury County Tennessee
believing that injustice has been done to Nimrod Porter a Loyal
Citizen of said County, in the decission recently made in the
matter of his Claim against the Government, would respectfully
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ask that his Claim be returned and re-examined Signers ) 1 2 3 Signed by S. M. Arnell, James P. Baird, Jerremiah Gilmer, 4 6 6 R. Luther Farris, F. M. Dooley, William Mack, (Revd), C. C. 7 8 9 10 10 Barret, John Baird, Thos Miles, W. T. Almore, W. W. Stockard, 11 12 13 14 A. M. Hughs, Dr. D. A. Davidson, J. H. Gregary, W. T. Brooks, 15 16 J. B. Frerson, Jno A. Campbell, (all Rads) J D Walker ) Accompany the aplication is a letter from Majr Walker as follows
Nashville Sept 22, 1869
N. Porter, Esqr, Columbia.
Dear Sir, I to day mailed to you the aplication that I told
you I wold and on the day after you left here I took time to
asserdain the whereabouts of your claim before wrighting to you
See 10 Oct ) which is the cause of the delay please have the paper mentioned
signed by half dozen or more of your Loyal Men & thin male it
to me it need not be sworn to, but simply signed. When you
male it back to me I wish that you would also male with it the
letter of Controler Blackburn, which you showed me when you
were here please attend to it as early as you can & I will
forward same on
respectfully &c (Signed) J. D. Walker --------------------------------------------- 1869 ( The morning is cloudy calm & looks like rain Sept ) William ( William has gone ( yesterday) (South & West) did not git home Th 23 ) last night I went to Town late Met old Bill Stockard he
treated me verry cooley & I give he understand I knew it ------------------------------------------
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Friday 24
The morning is partially cloudy. William did not git home last night. I went Town. Got several signers to the petition for re-examination of my Government Claim. I got 2 little tin buckets to put milk in 80 cents & 15 lbs of lard $3.75 (25 cents per lb) a bottle of Ink 50 cents, making all $4.05. I settled with Tom McCanless & Anderson Whitty (Col) for making me 200 rales at $1.00 per 100. I paid Anderson $1.00 and Tom $0.50 & credit Tom's Account with $0.50 making pay for the rails $2.00. Hamon came up from Websters & is staying with us tonight Jack & me both got of him one load of Corn today. Caleb got 1 lode of Corn halled out of his field today. [side note=] Lard, 2 tin Buckets, 15 lbs Lard, Ink bottle, all $4.05 [side note=] X : Anderson : Rales [side note=] X : Whitty : $1.00 [side note=] Hamon [side note=] X : Jack [side note=] X : Caley
---------- Saturday 25
The morning is cloudy & raining slowly. The rain is coming form the East. William did not come home last night. he left to go to a sale at Blackwoods in the S.W. of the County on Wednesday the 22d & has not yet returned. I fear there is something wrong with him if he dont come tonight or we get no word we must find his whereabouts. I got of Jack Patton 2 loads of Corn tops & stalks that was no account only for fodder. One of the loads is Jack Pattons & the other mine. put it all in my Crib. Jack has kept two loads to pay for it, & I am to account to him for it. George H. has halled & put in my Crib 560 bundles of foder the half is his. I agree to take his part & pay him $1.50 per
[side note=] William [side note=] Jack P. : fodder &c [side note=] George H. : $4.20 for his fodder
-333100 bundles Making $4.20. William got home at dark through the rain having been gone 4 days in the Scrap of Lewis County. Town I went to Town done nothing got wet, verry wet, come home in the rain - Rain It has rained nearly all day sometimes verry hard it will raise the Watters.
1869 ) The morning is a little cloudy Wind is changeing to the North Septr ( Sun 26 ) & turning cold. Self My general health for the last week has been about like it has been some times better and wors upon the whole about like I have been for a long time. I am quite weak & feeble. I drink a little coffee of a morning & night & dont agree with me of nights some times keeps me awake but it stimilates me & helps me at the time. Andy $.75 I let Andy have $.75 to pay for his Boots money
Mon 27 The morning is clear calm & cold Some frost The Chancery Cort Frost sits this morning Judge presides J B Pillow's) land sold ) I went to Town a good many people in Town Jerome B. Pillow's for $69.00) pr acre ) land was sold 1st payment 1st January 2d payment next July & the last Jany 1871 With Int. from date. Sold for $69.00 per acre baught by Bethel his son-in-law who lives in Memphis. I have got sufficient of signers to my pittion to
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re-examine my Claim George & ( Preston ) We enlarged our hog pen 200 more rales George & Preston
worked all day at it --------------------------------------------- Tus 28 ) The morning is clear cold calm & frosty I went to Town ( ( Frost ) Little has filed his answer to my bill &c denies &c ) bot Puss ( ( Clary ) Clary a dress $1.25 --------------------------------------------- Wed 29 The morning is clear calm & quite cool
George H. got a Midling of Bacon weighed 11 lbs at .20 Cents George ( $2.20 ) pr lb $2.20
Wm I went to Town after dinner Wm did not git home last night
George H. ) halled a lode of Corn to my hogs out of Caleb & Monk's field Self ( Corn ) George got a load of Corn to feed his hogs & one for me out
of his field --------------------------------------- 1869 ( The morning is clear calm & a little cool Sept ) Th 30 ( Thomas & his little family is this morning starting to move to Sept ) there new bilding they took some things yesterday evening and Thos ) moving ( has there wagon loaded early this morning home ) Thomas has got 2 of the rooms of his house finished & will go
into it with his little family & things this morning. I have
enjoyed myself with them through my affliction verry agreeable
indeed his children has been with me & taken up & satisfyed
with me & with William & it pains me verry much to see them
leave but they are not going far William is pestered at there
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leaving verry much indeed
Thomas since he has been here has been a greate sorce of comfort
to me in my troubles & affections I regret his leaving me verry
much indeed he finished mooving went home before night
William brought back little Leroy who stayed with us all night
I miss Thomas verry much him & his little family
Self I stayed at home all day -------------------------------------------- October ( The morning is clear calm & moderated I went to Town Friday 1st ) Town ( Preston Halled 5 loads of Tops fodder & put it in the Crib Preston ) I will pay Preston for his half I was better all day Preston ) Collar ( Got a Shuck Collar of Preston $.25 $.25 ) -------------------------------------------- Sat Oct 2 ) The morning is Cloudy little wind from E.
I went to Town a greate many Negroes in Town I went to Town Charley ) $1.50 ) got Charley a hat let have $1.50 (I let Andy have $.50) Andy $.50 ) Jack ) halled 2 loads of Grass hay of Jack Patton put in the Crib Patton ) Hay ) Jack got same 2 loads Lawson ) moved to- ( I made a settlement with Sally for Andy's work from the 24 May day to new ) building ( to this day 2 Octr at $5.00 pr month 4 1/3 months making $21.66 & Rich ) moved to ( & I have paid her & Andy during that time - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16.20 the house ) leaving a ballence - $ 5.06 he left ( -------------------------------------------- 1869 ) The morning clear calm & cool October ( Sun 3 ) My General health is about like it was the last week I am verry
Self ( lonesome now Thomas Fanna & the children is gone home to live Thos &c ) tho I see them nearly every day -------------------------------------------
-336Mon 4 )The morning is clear calm & quite cool Town )I went to Town in the morning got the following articles (Bad Cord 90 feet Cost----------$ .90 )4 boxes of Brandith Pills .25------- 1.00 (4 rounds of cartridges for Navy '12---- .50 Puss ) )Brushes & Blackin- .75-- .10------ .85 (Lorra) ( (Lorra dress 6 yds .25 (Cotton)------ 1.50 Total $4.75 $1.50 ) I got home at one oclock Started all hands to gather what few apples, I dont think I shall have more than about a goods box full. I will see tonight what I have to night in the orchard I never see again It seems all the Negroes has for some time tryed to get the last apple. In the evening we about finished gathering the apples We have about 8 bushels some limber twigs The )& some Hall seedlings, put the in Smoke house Fair) This is fair week at fair Grounds The quarterly Cort is in Session - Tu 5 The morning is cloudy. cold & windy N.East Blaire Hamon & Willa Websters stayed with us last night Came from the fair there is but little doing or going on at the fair every thing is calm but little excitement or contension for primiums, I learn - Wed 6 )The morning is clear calm & has moderated ( Hamon)I learn that Harmon got a primium upon his Saddle horse 3 years ( Fair )old yesterday, he took it over all the rest that showed No Colt 3 ( years old) horse in the ring was any way equal to him he was so far there
-337superior the rest of them was no where placed I went to Town & then to the Fair Several of the Webster boys cam at night - Th 7 ) Brawshaw) The morning has moderated I went to the Fair after going to Town Wm went & got an order to the Judge of Chancery Cort authorising me to collect of the Clerk & M Clerk Clerk & Master any money upon the sale of H. Bradshaw's property to pay his debts. - Oct 8 ) The morning is clear Wind South I went to Town tryed to get Friday ) my business aranged about the affairs of H. Bradshaw's. I Town went to the Fair Saw John Will Leftwich about my Gov't Claims Fair he give me some incouragement I came home much fatiagued rested badly Dr Akins Give [Duct?] Jim Akins a Sketch of what I was trying to proove about my Cross tyes A greate many people men & women was at the Fair - Sat 9 The morning is partially clear Wind South. I went to Town It rained verry hard had some altercation with Wingfield Clerk & Master he promised to settle up every thing & give up all the Notes money & every thing belonging to the estate of H. Bradshaw. Puss ) $2.50 ) I let Puss have $2.50 & Charley have $3.25 to buy pants I got Charley ) $3.25 ) wet before I got home
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Sun 10 / W B Wilson J D Walker / See 22d Sept for Signers /
The morning is wet & damp & has turned cold Wind N. I went down late in the evening to see W. B. Wilson I sent by him to Majr J. D. Walker the pittion of sundry signers to Git my Gov't Claim re-examined, & wrote a letter to him also by Wilson got back after sun down My Gen'l health is no worse, pretty much like it was last week. I had all Thomas' little children & Matta Webster for dinner to day Willa & Hamon gone to B. I enjoyed the company of Thomas' little children verry much indeed I give them Apples & the little fellows was much pleased they took a little box
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