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2 revisions | maxineh at May 29, 2020 06:56 PM 2379[231] DIARY OF FRANCIS TAYLOR, 1794, 1794,
April,
16, Very warm and fair. I walked down the Run- the boys turned out Mr.Coleman [School master-WKA]- but after I came away. Planting corn in the Barn field. Sowed Scarcity, 4 rows in West-4 next parsnip 3 next red Beets__next Carrot 2 last Scarcity-- in the New pen-- planted some Cucumber & Gourd seeds- & sowed Indian Pepper. Some Cucumber seeds in Bed by Asparagus- W.Bowling pd bal'ce his bond.
17, Very thick cloudy-but no rain. Finished planting corn in the old ground. I was very unwell-violent headach-swelled jaw and fever-
18, Cloudy morning, misty & cleared warm. I took a dose Aloe pills last night & castor oil this morning- had a bad night-but better after physic operated- Walked with gun to lower part of Mrs Burnleys Plantation on the Run- Killed 4 Squirrels. Packed up my Bacon in ashes. M.Biggers brought a parcel Norfolk papers from Mr Shepherd, inclosed from F.S.Taylor, who did not write any letter.
19, Clear and warm. Very unwell, violent pain abated. M.Biggers sent me half a shoat.
20, Easter Sunday. Warm clear morning, cloudy evening. Reuben Taylor came here and dined- I gave him some Indian peas to plant. I feel better to day than for several past. Thompson Taylor arrived here at dusk from Kentucky;he brought letters to me from Richard Woolfolk, Jon'a Taylor & G.C.Taylor-
21, Very close rainy day- in the evening Thompson Taylor walked to J.taylor's- it rained most part of last night- [Thompson, son of Commodore Richard Taylor]
22, Very cloudy morning, with some mist, cleared before noon & very fine evening. Thompson Taylor came from J.Taylor's early and after breakfast set off to Caroline. Cutting a ditch in lower end f Meadow-
23, Foggy morning- fine afternoon. Finished first part of Ditch. Uncle Taylor dined here.
24, Some clouds, but no rain. Enoch Hill's son came here, nobody being at the Office I went with him & copied the courses of a Deed from L.Grymes &c to his father, he said would pay for at Court. Planted about a Bushel of Irish Potatoes in the new pen- Also Indian peas, but did not finish- 16 Rows toward road of the Horse peas- 8 next Small White pea. N.Biggers says one of the spayed Sows in the Woods he found down the run with four pigs, very young. I was very unwell in forenoon, better in evening.
25, Began to rain about sunrise & rained a great deal with thunder to Southward, cleared about noon- Some clouds. Got the Sow & hogs in pasture. Ditching the pen- and Meadow.
26, Fine day- very wet in valleys- Plowing in field by meadow, Ditching the upper and C.Taylors came here after dinner, I paid him Fifteen pounds on acount of father's estate, he said he intends to Fred'g next week- The Brindle Cow had a calf, male.
27, [SUNDAY] I staid at home alone-
28, Cloudy morning-some drops of rain. Finished planting peas in New pen- Maury's sort planted next Sweet Potatoes- no French peas planted. Had a small shoat killed- 1/4 to M.Biggers. I went to Electrion. H. Taliarferro had a poll taken, but Davis & Johnson were Elected- I paid Charles Dickason his proved account for work edone for my father $7.0.8. Rec'd a letter from Mess'rs Blairs that they sold my wheat about 5/- pr Bushel.
29, Some clouds with very little rain. I went again to Court- Levy laid for County. Sold C.P.Howard the shoes Henshaw made too small, for same I paid, 13/- Gave my List, Tith's &c to a Pporter yesterday.
30, Fine clear day- Macon Biggers cut & marked some shoats, with those cut a few days makes 14. Two of the old white Sows shoats marked and turned out for breeders. Had Pumpkins planted on Drake's branch. Planted Water-melon patch in new pen, also in potatoe patch: Cucumber seed around it. In first row joining Potatoe patch 10 Squash seed and Guinea Water melon. J. Taylor walked here in evening.
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DIARY OJi'FIW CIS iAYLOR, ·l _79lt•
l 794, .
Avr11,
16, very warm ___
an<l 1'a1r. I wal.ie.ed down the nun- ~he boys turned. out Mr.co1eman Cso11ooll
· master-wMJ -b ut attar I cu.mo away • .Planting co.rn 1n tne .Barn tleld.SQWed scarcity, l► rows 1n weat-j• next parsnip 3 11.e.xt re<l .aeete_next
car;rot 2 laet scaro1ty-in the New pen-- pJ.a.nte<l aome cucumber & Gouro. aeeas- & 81..,;we<1
I n<11an Pepper. Some cucumber seeds ln Bed oy Aavaru.gue- - W• .Bowl1ng pd oa.l• ca hie bonct.
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17, very thlck _cloudy-but
very
lts;
UJ1,1011-v1O1ent
no rain.
Finienea
Planting corn 1n tne olu grou.na. I was
nea.aact1-swe11e<1 jaw and teverClouay morn1ng,m1sty & c.1eare<1. warm. I t .oo:it' a doae Aloe 1,1J.ls l.ast
tor oil tnis morning - ha.Q a bad n1ght-but better atter Pll.Yalo oper
.n1gnt & casated~ - Walked
on tna Run- .Killed 4 squir-
w1th !,1.lll to lower part or rrs .Bur11leya Plantation
rels. Pack~d up my .Bacon ln ashes_. M.Biggers ·brou gnt a _parcel Nortolk papera
from ur SLepbore1, 1nclcse<1 !'rom F.s.:ray1or.wbo -'.11<1not write any letter ..
19, c1eur and. v,arm. Very unwel..l, v1oJ.ent pa.ln in my Jaw and. feve r, bel.ieve I d1<1 not
.sleep any last night., to~ard n1ght pa1n a.batea. tiI.l31ft'~ers sent me tullt a snoat.
20, Easter surn1ay. 'Warm clear morning, clouay even1ng. Reuben ?aylor ca.: e here and
(lined - I bave ii1m some Iml1u.n peas to plant.
I reel botter
to <lay t.n.c
1n ror
sev,;.rltl past •. Xhotn1
)aon l' aylor a:rr1vea .t1ere at durot :rtrom Kentucky ;ne orougllt
lottersto
me i"rom n1c1to.r<1 Vlou11·011e.Jon•a Taylor & G.G.?aylor211 very close rainy <1o.y- W¥ 1n the ovenlng 'lh0m1>son tay1or wtilked to J . Taylor's it ruined most part ot lust nightCth()mpson, aon ot Cormno<to;re Ricnarfi Taylor]
22 ,,very clou t_iy morn1~, w1t11 some ralet, c.lea.rea t>etore noon & very tine evenlng,
Tt!Omps.ontaylor cam.e rrom J . :raylor• s early anc1 al'ter t>reak.1'aat set o.t'l' to Caroline. out ting a uitoh
ln -1ovcr .en<1 or .w;ea<1ow
23. 1~oggy raorn1ng- 1'1rte urternoon.
P1n1nlled .r1ret po.rt 01· D1tch. Uncl.e l'~lor
dlnea.
,
here .
211-, Heme cluua~ 1 but no ra.1n. Eno en H1.ll ts oon came l1ere ,nooo1.y oe1ng :i t t.tle O.t1"1ce
I went wi tn 111111
~ cop led the
courses 01· a Deed 1'rom L. Orylftes &c to h1s rather,
he au.10. woul!il l,Jay t"or at court .. Plantea about a .Bu.anal 01· I r1sh Pota-toes ln
·the 1~ew pen -Also Inl'.11an peas, but aid. not :finish16 nows toward roaa of the
Horse I>eaa- 8 next small white pea .. M•.B1ggera ea.ya oHe or tne .spayed sowa in
the Woo{ts no 1'uumt uown the run w1tn 1'ouz· pigs, very young. I was very w-mell
1'n .forenoon• oettor 1n evening.
2.5, .uegun to rain about aunr1ae &: rained a great <1eal w1t11 tnunc:ter to soutb.warei ,
cleared
about noon- some cloucts. oot the sow & pigs ~ !'logs 1n pasture.
D1tcll1ijg
tne pen- a..n,1Mea.,Jow.
26 t .i1n.e ctay-very wet 1.u Valleys- • Plowlng 1n 1·1eJ.d by meauuw, Ditc.t11.ng the upper end
-c . Taylors cara.o .ti.ore atter
{1.l.r
1_uer, I. pa1u him :&.,1rteen pou.n<ia on account 01 · .t'ather' s estu te, he ijt:.1.1<l.
he 1.ntemh, to Fred.• g next week- the .Br1mUe Cow ha1 a
calf, male.
27 • (SUNDAY] I etaia at nome ulo.ne2t1• Cloudy mornlng -sc me a.rope or ra1n. 1''1.nishetl planting
peas 1n l-Iew pen- Maux·y• s
· scrt planted
next sweet Pote.toesno French peas planted.
liai:l a ::irnall shoat,
k1llea.- · ¼ to M.lHgs-~ers•. I went to Election . H.1'alia1erro
naa a :poll t.a:Ken;out
Davis & Joimson were 1uecte'l - I pa1d Charlea Dickason his . proved account tor
·:work ctone 1'or l!\Y father £7.0.8~ Reo•<1 a letter
trom M.ess•rs
Blaire tnat they
sold my wheat
about
uusllel.
29, Gome clouds w1t.h very 11 t tle ra1n. I went again to court- Levy la.id t"or cow1ty ..
a.
GolCi C.P.Hcv1ard
the
r;,/-1r
at1oes nenal'ta.\v um..le too
1
amall,ror
same
1
pa1<l,
13/-
oa.ve my
· List, Tl tit' a &c to A :P_prter yesterday.
30, lt'i:ne clear O.rJY
- Macon .uigf,e.ra cut & marKea some snoats, w1th those cut a rew
<lays ago r.m.Koa14-. Two 01· t ..tte ol(l wnlte soma a11oats ruar Keu urnl turned out for
oroe<iers-. Had PumpK1.ns _plantea on Drake• 1.1 oranch . i>J.rulted watcr - meJ.on !Hitch in
naw pen~ulao in pota.toe pa tc11: cucumber aeea. aruuna 1t. rn nrst row Joln1ng
Pot a.toe .!:)u.tch 10 8quaat.1 s ,...:e<lat1 <1 Guinea water molon. J. TayJ.(Jr wal..iC.e(l.nere 1n
oven1ng.
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in the Southern Historical
Collection,
University
of North Carolina
Library,
Chapel Hill. FOR REFERENCEONLY: PERMISSION TO
PUBLISH MUSTBE REQUESTED.WARNING:MOSTMANUSCRIPTSARE PROTECTEDBY COPYRIGHT.
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