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2 revisions | maxineh at Jul 01, 2020 10:07 PM 27918[272] DIARY OF FRANCIS TAYLOR,1795,1795
September,
12, A little cooler & some clouds. I went to Court house- Paid Nooe 40/2 my part of Expense of Barbecue- there were 25 Subscribers. The Com'rs met and Signed a Report of And'w Shepherd &c, Executorship on Wm Moore, James Taylor & Fra Taylor signed- Col Madison did not sign. Gab'l Barbour sent & got 1/2 Bar'l Corn, part of 1 1/2 Bar'ls. John Brent sent for & got 1/2 Bar'l Corn.
13, [SUNDAY] Rained a little last night. I paid Moses 3/- for Chickens(6d due) paid Bill for 1 doz Joshua's 3/-. I went to James Taylor's. C.Taylor,John Pendleton & family & Miss Fanny & Betsy Pendleton dined there. E.Chew.
14, Fog in morn- Fair warm day. Little Peter absent from home. J.Taylor sent & had 3 Bus' threshed wheat. Gab'l Barbour sent & had 5 Bus' corn being the whole paid for by T.Barbour.
15, Continues warm. I staid at home. Finished sowing wheat in Mountain field 24 1/2 Bushels, 6 White from J.Taylor's by Bars- 18 1/2 Red of our own.
16, Continues warm. L-Peter came home in morning. Began to pull Blades in Lower field. Sunned Bacon, 24 Gam's- 20 Shoulders & 16 Midlings & 3 old Gammons-1 Midling missed- J.Taylor came & dined- he chose 3 GAmmons 2 Shoulders & 2 Midlings,Bacon & to send for tomorrow- says he will pay for at Court. J.Taylor paid me 2/9 1/2 & balanced on acco'ts to this day.
17, Continues warm. J.Taylor sent for 7 p/s bacon he chose yesterday, I sent them 110 lb viz 30,46, 2 S. 31, & 2 M. 34 lb. I rode to Court house. Mrs Lewis teaching dancing. I came back to dinner.
18, Fairmorning. Thunder Shower at night. Alex'r Shepherd came here to enquire if I had any Early Wheat to sell. I informed him Abner Porter had engaged to take it- He dined with me. After dinner I rode with him to Court house & got a little wet returning.
19, Cool and fair. I staid at home-finished pulling fodder and Then cut part of Tops in road field,
20, [SUNDAY] Fair & cool morn- a few drops rain in evening. I rode to Rob't Taylor's Col.E.Pendleton & son Edmund and familys dined there. I rec'd a letter from F.S.Taylor dated the 15th at Port Royal-
21, Continues cool-some. Ch's Taylor came here and dined-said he wants to get some Bacon, when his family returns from G.Conway's Finished Cutting Corn tops John Pendleton's family set out for Culpeper yesterday. J.Taylor went with them J. Pendelton's wife was taken ill on the road and they returned as far back as Mrs James's, where she mis-carried.
22, Cool & clear. Slight frost.Col.E.Pendleton & son Edmund, C.Taylor,Reu Taylor & J.Taylor jr dined here. J.Pendleton's wife came to J.Taylor's to day. Killed a lamb. Sent 2 1/2 lb butter to J.Taylor's.
23, Continues fair & cool. I went to J.Taylor's. Col E.Pendleton & son & familys and C.Taylor dined. J.Pendelton's wife as well as could be expected in her situation. Finished Stacking Tops in Night.
24, A little fog- Fair & Cool and windy. Began to Sow wheat of Early kind in road field. Yesterday gave a Bond to Indemnify A Thornton Trustee to Jos[or Jas] Robinson dec'd if he will pay the Debt & Costs, suit, Taylor's Ex'ors Vs him. Col E.Pendleton received the bond & promised to receive the above and said he would not charge commission- Gab'l Barbour sent a Note to deliver Wm Banks 1 1/2 Bar'ls Corn, 1 Bar'l del'd Banks's Waggoner,Sam. Sept 25, 1/2 Varl to Jim going to Mill.
25, Hazy, Mr Tho' Bell came here before noon and staid an hour-went to C.Taylor's & said intended to dine at Aunt Taylor's-
26, Fog & Cloudy morning. Moderate rain after. Sold M.Biggers a Midling 15 lb Bacon & gave a Shoulder 7 1/2 lb. I went to J.Taylor's, he went with me to John Waugh's a sale of his slaves was advertised,but not sold before we came away, about 3 o'clock.
27, Sunday, Last night very windy & rainy and some rain before noon to day- very warm J.Taylor gave me permission to turn my colt into his meadow with his, w'ch I had done to day- I went to J.Taylor's to dinner. John Pendleton and family & E Chew & Mrs Stuart there.
From the TAYLOR DIARY, #1907-z in the South Historical Collection, University of North Carolina Library, Chapel Hill. FOR REFERENCE ONLY: PERMISSION TO PUBLISH MUST BE REQUESTED. WARNING: MOST MANUSCRIPTS ARE PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT. 18[272] DIARY OF FRANCIS TAYLOR,1795,1795 From the TAYLOR DIARY, #1907-z in the South Historical Collection, University of North Carolina Library, Chapel Hill. FOR REFERENCE ONLY: PERMISSION TO PUBLISH MUST BE REQUESTED. WARNING: MOST MANUSCRIPTS ARE PROTECTED BY COPYRIGHT. 279DIARY Ol' Ji'lWiCIS '1AYLOl\
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12 • A little
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cooler & some clouaa. I went to court; nouse- Pald Booe 40/2 lf\Ypa~ _ot _
EXpen.seor »arbecue- there .were 2, -suaaor1bers. ~ -h.f;t Oom'r• mt an<t s1gne<1a
Report ot An<l"'w Shepher<1 &c. Elr.8.CUtorah1p on wm .Bell's. Estate• also s1gn&<\ Exce1}t10.ns maae by the oompla1nant• oounse~- Wta uoor.a • James iay _lor &: na taalo:r
signed- Col ·Ma<J.1son<11<1
not sign. oab•;l Barbour sel\t & got -t lJaJ."'l corn, y.~n ·
or lt Bar• ls " Jo .nn »rent sent tor & UJ'-'tt »ar•l co:rn.
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(SUNDAYJRa1ned a ·l1ttle
~st nlghi •. 1 pt\14 >&.ose:t
tor Qlu.~ns(6<1 due) ,Pa14
l31ll tor l dOZ Joshua' 8
I went to James iaylor • a. 0. 1'83,lor ,JOhn Pendleton
& tam1J.y& JU.as .Fanny & Belay J?enulewn e11nea
.-there. E.anew. ·
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_Fog 1n morn- ra1r warm day, Little Peter absent tl'Om home. J .t3¥lor sent a, had
3 llus• tnresbed wheat. Oab• l Ba.rl)our ae·nt & llla<i 5 B-us• corn being tll.e wnole
paid tor by .t.BarbolU". . .
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oont1nues warm. I sta1d , at 11vme. F1n1she<l sowing wueat 1n M'OWlt.a1n !1eld .2lJ¼
nus.oels, 6 White 1·rom.r.ia,1or•a by ~•l8t aed ··ot our own.
continues warm.L-Pete~ came J1ome.1n mcrnS..ng. Eegan t-o pull .Bla.-dea 1n Lower
n.e1<1. su.rme<tBa.con. 2.1.f.
oam•a- 20 snoU1<1er1& 16 211cu1ngs& j 01<1Ga.mmQn1~1
M1dl1ng m1see<1~J. Taylor came & .tUne<l• .ne onose ·.3 oa.mmons2 snouJ.de:ra & .2 M.14J.1ngs ,.Bacon& to send to -r tomosrow-. eay, ll8 wtll pay tor at court. J. taylor
pa1<1me 2/9¼ & balanced on -acco• ·te to this <1ay•
oontlnuee warm• .r.taylor sent tor 7 p/a ·::
:~a-con .he chose yesterday. I sent them
110 lb via 30,46 •. 2· s. ;i,. & 2 K. J• · lb~ I · roc:te.
(\to court hOuse ·.• Mrs Lewis .
tea.ch1ng dancing.
I came back to <11Mer.
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Fa.1r mcrn1ng. Thm1<1er Sllowtr at, n1ght .. Alex• r Shepnerd came here to enqu1re 1t
·1 had any Early Wheat to ae11 • . 1 1nrormea J:J1mAbner ·Po-rter had engaged to talil
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1t- He (lined with ~ -• Arter
t.i.e wet ,returning. . .~
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dlnner t rode witll
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to Court muse & got a l1t.
19, Cool and ra1r. I ata1d at bome-t1n1.shed pu.tt1ng fodder and ?hen cut part ot Topi
1n road r1•td.
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ao,. [SUNDAY]Fa1r & cool mor.n- a rew urops ra1n 1n even1ng. I rode to Rob•t ivior•~
-Ool.E.Penaleton
& son Edmund and ta.mllys ,<t1ned there.
I rec• <1 a letter
trom
F ..s.tayJ.or d.atetl t.t10 15th a~ Port RoynJ.21, 0ont1nues cooi-aome clouas. Ch' a taylo ·r eatne nere an<1. <11:ne4~sa14ne wants t<;>ge1
sQmeBaeon,wnen h1s tam1ly returns 1~oma.oonway•e R1n1shea cutting corn t~ps
John Penctieton•s ram1.1y1et out tor ,OUlp-aperysateraay. J.taylor went w1in them
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J .Pet10.leton• s w1te was taken .ill ott ·.t.tie road al\<1 they returned as .tar bQok as
Mrs Jamee•s, wbero ane m1e-oarr1ed.
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Cool & 01ear. s11g1.1t 1~ost.001,E.Ptndleton ·& son idm'Un~, o,taylor,Reu faylor ~
J .l'a.y-lor J~ ~1net.1 nere. J .Peno.1eton• s w1te came to J. t~ior•
a to <1a,. K.1ll84l a.
lamb. sent 2t lb outter to J.Ta.ylor•s.
23 Oont-1nuos ta1r & cool. I went · to J ~faylor• •• 001 E .Penttleton & eon & ram.11ya an4
o.iayior ct1ne<1.J .Pendleton• ·s w1re as well aa 00U1<1be expected llt her - a1tuat1on. F1n1sned Stacking fOPQ 1n N1ght~
24, A little
tog-- Fair & cool ana ·windy • .Began tc Sow Wl"leat of Early k.1nd 1n road
t1el(l. Yester<1a, gave a Bond tG Xn<1emn1:ry
A rnorntO{l iru -stee t.o Joetor Jae]
Robinson dac•a 1t ne w111 pay the Debt & Costs, DU su1t fa,lor•s .EX!orsvs
n1m. Col B.Pend.leton reoe1ve<t the bond & p:rom1sed • to reoelve the above an.a sate
he wouict .not oharge co.mm1as1on~
Ga~•l ~ubour sent a Hote to del1ver wm.
Barute
l¼ B&.r'la corn. l .Ba.r•1 <101•<1Banka'e wa.ggoner,sam. sept 25. t .narl to J1il
g<..:1.ngto 114111.
2.5, Hazy, Mr tho• Bell Oarll$ here be.t·ore noon an{l sta1d an i1our-went to a. Taylor.• a
& said 1ntende~ to tt1ne at AWlt Taylor,s_
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26, Fog a, c1ou<17 mom1ng. Mo<terate ra.1n atter. - Sold M.B1ggere a. M1dl1ng 15 lb :aaoon_
& 2,ave a Shi:..
ulaer 1i lb. I went to J .taylor• 1 1 he went w1t.n me to JoM waug11.,
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a sa.1.e or 111s slaves was at1.ve:rtfiaad,1>ut -not sold be tore we car.1e.-.avta7, aboAtt
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27,sunday. Last night very w.1ndy & ra1ny and some r.aln betore noon to day- very war11l
J .Taylor gave me pem1ss1on to turn my colt 1nto b18 .meadow w1th h1a, w•cn 1
ha'l oone to <1ay- I went to J. ta,y1or• s to 41nner. Jenn Pen<UetoJt and ram117 &
E Chew & Mrs stuart
there.
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