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2 revisions | maxineh at Jul 06, 2020 09:24 PM 28019 [275] DIARY OF FRANCIS TAYLOR,1795,1795
September,
28, Warm & Fair morn. Uncommon Fresh in River. I went to Court. Let Mr.C.Howard have 10 dollars to geet me some articles and to pay for a Newspaper at Philadelphia, he & Mrs Howard propose to begin their journey tomorrow for that place. Paid John Henshaw 10/- for a pair Strong Shoes. John Bowling came here from Court. I sold him 17 lb Wool for which he paid 21/- C.Leathers was here & said will come to work tomorrow.
29, Fair. Cool evening. C.Leathers came about getting garden rails. I rode to Court house. The Report of Com'rs about Bell's Ex'ors enclosed & sent to Clk. High Court Chancery, p/r Thos. Bell. Del'd Mr Banks 1/2 Barrel Corn for G.Barbour's verbal order- G.B. did not send for any himself.
30, A little Frost, cool and clear. Mr.Shepherd sent & got 3 Bus Early wheat p/r Governor.
October,
1, Thursday, Some Frost- fair & moderate. Mr. T.Barbour called here & spoke me to let his waggoner have a Barrel corn. Sent 3 Bus' Early Wheat to Mr. Shepherd by Governor. C.Leathers about Garden rails. I rode in evening to Barbour's store,got 4 lb Shot and a pair leading lines-on account. Del'd T.Barbour's Joe 1 Bar'l Corn after dark.
2, Fair,moderate weather. Sent 3 Bus'Early wheat to Mr. Shepherd p/r Governor. Sowed about 25 Bus'E.wheat to Branch, the North side.
3, Foggy warm morn. Cloudy, some drops rain. I staid at home
4, [SUNDAY] Warm, some clouds. I went to J.Taylor's-he & John Pendleton were gone to Mr.T.Bells, when they returned they said Mr. Bell lies very ill- J.Taylor jr gone to Bledsoe's meeting- Miss Nancy Clayton at J.Taylor's.
5, Monday, Cloudy- heavy rain at & in night. Finished sowing the road field with Early wheat. M.Biggers says 35 1/2 Bus sown there. Common Wheat & White 24 1/2 Sown in Mountain field, C.Leathers getting rails for Garden.
6, Find pleasant day. Killed a ram lamb- a Qr gave to M.Biggers. J.Taylor, J.Taylor jr & J.Pendleton dined here.
7, Pleasant,some clouds. C.Taylor came here to breakfast- Let him have 14 lb butter in a pot- he went to J.Taylor's. My cart brought 2 Loads Pales & some rails- C.Leathers came about garden towards noon. T.Barbour's Joe got a Bar'l Corn in morn, and Ben'j Breedlove got 6 Bus' Corn &6 lab Bacon in afternoon on T.Barbour's account. Abner Porter & John Williams came & looked at my early wheat,sown and unsown & concluded to send for what I have to sell. A Shepherd sent Governor & got 3 Bus E.Wheat.
8, Fair & pleasant. Mrs James came here to breakfast & paid 55/9 in her acco't with G.Taylor's Estate. J.Taylor called her & said he shoud send for 3 Bus cleaned for self. I rode to Court house in evening. C.Leathers here.
9, A little frost, fair & pleasant. C.Taylor came here to breakfast, he got 114 lb Bacon. Treading Wheat- the first since began to seed. - C.Leathers.
10, Cloudy and cool. C.Leathers worked before he went to muster. Sowed 1/2 Bus red wheat by Sheep pen. Hemp patch. Abner Porter sent York & had 20 Bus Early Wheat. I went to Muster at Court house, ret'd to dinner.
11, Sunday, Warm rain last night & this morning. Fair evening. I went to J.Taylor's-Thos Barbour & wife, G.Barbour, Caty Nooe & E.Chew dined there. T.Barbour, his wife & Nancy Taylor went to Madison in evening. My Early kind of wheat does not come up thick.
12, Fair pleasant day. I walked to Mrs James's, who was from home. Came by Wheat yard- Treading- L[ittle].Peter absent to day. C.Taylor lent his boy,Frank. C.Leathers at work. Sent 3 Bus Wheat to Dade's Mill by Frank. Lent 2 Gallons best whisky to James Taylor.
13, Warm & fair. Rode to Court house- Officers Exercising to day. Mr Shepherd informed me the wheat he had of me did not come up well. I returned about 10 o'clock. Gab'l Barbour sent & got a Gammon, 13 lb Bacon. C.Leathers, I believe, at work.
14, Cloudy. I went to General Muster. C.Leathers worked till Breakfast. Saw Mr D. Triplett at Court house, he signed the agreement about wheat and offered to fix
From the TAYLOR DIARY, #1907-Z in the Southern 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.
19 [275] DIARY OF FRANCIS TAYLOR,1795,1795 October, From the TAYLOR DIARY, #1907-Z in the Southern 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. 2801795.
September,
28» warm&:Fair morn. uncommon
Jrreall 1Ji R'i'ter. t went :to oou" .. Let »r.e.P.Howard
.have 10 <1011an to get me some ar1 ·1c1ea and. to pay :tor a Bewspa.per at Pl'lila<l81-J
Ph1a, ne & 11rs Bowar' propose to begin the1r Journey tomorrow ..tor tbat pJ..aoe• ·
Paid John Henshaw 10 - tor a pa1r S~fong Shoes. John l3ow11ng .came nere. rrom
court ., I eold _him 17 lb wool tor wh10h he pa1<1.zl/• o~Leathers was here .,. sa.14
wUl come to work tomorrow.
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29. 1a1r. oool even1ng. O.Laatnera came about getting garden ra111. I roao to Oourt
house. The Report/ot _oom•ra about Bell.•• Ex 1 ors _eno1osed ·& sent to Olk. Hlgn
court 011ancer7, p r moe. Bell. Del.•4 llr Banks t Jarrel corn. tor ().Barbour• s
verbal or4er..- o. Jh 11d not .sen« tor · aro-hlmaalt.
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.;o. A 11ttle Fro-at._ coot antl clear. lft.Shtpb.er<t sent ·& gol 3 B\18Early wneat p/r
Governor.
o ctooer, . . ,.
i. · thursda,,
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some rrost-
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moderate. llr ·t • .8arl>Gur called bete & epok.e 1ne tc le
corn. sent. J sws·• .Earl.y wnea.t t.o Mr. Bb.epllerd by Gov-
ta.1r
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hie waggcner have · a Barrel.
ernor. a.Leathers abQut oar<1en ra11s. 1 ro<te 1n evening t,o l3arbour• a store.got
ij. lb Shot @(1 a pa1r 1ea<11ng 11nes-on account.
Del' '1 7 •.Baroour• s J·oe ..l ~ar• l
corn after
dark.
2.- Fa.tr.moderate weather. sent 3 BWl'Barl.7 "ueat to Xr.m1ephert.1 pf.r O<..Vernor.Sowed
· about 25 Bus•i.wneat to Branch, the Nort ·b ·e1<le.
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;;, Foggy warm mom. 0.LoUdY, some dropir ·ra1n. ~ I sta1d at :nome
lJ.•· [SUNDAYJ warm, some clouds.
l went to · ·J .taylo.r ·• s-he &. Jobn PewJlleton were SQne
to xr.T.:Bells.
tthen they returned they ea.id. iu- .BeJ.l .11ea very 111- J .xaylor Jr
l!Pl3.e to 111eaeoe•a meeting-. H1se Jranoy Clayton at · J. ta,yl.or• ·s .
5 •>Monday, 01ou<1y- heavy ra.1n ai & ln n1ght •. .J1n1shed sowing the road r111c1 w1th
Early: Wheat. ·u.B1gge~s says .3.5·tBUs SOlffl: there.
common Wheat & white 24¼ sown
1n uounta.1n t1e1<1. o.Leathera gettlng ra.1ls ror aaraen.
6, F1ne pleasant aay. ,J.UlJ.ea a rara ~a ·.Qr gave to M.:a1gger1. J .t8,¥lor. J .iasior
Jr & J .Ptnctleton <llned. here.
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7, Pleasant 1 s~me oJ.ourts. o. taalo~ came hei-e to lU"ewctaat- Let lllJn have 14 41>QUtteiln. a po1- ne went to J • i~lor• s. .).\y
brougllt .2 LCa<ls Jtat·•• · Pales & eome .
ra.ue- o. LeatMrs ca.me al>ou~ garden ·towards · nooii. T•.Bart>our's Joe gt,>t a .Bar•). .
Qorn 1n morn. an<tBen' J llree<Uo.ve got 6 BUS' -Com &6 l.b Bacon 1n attEu·n9on
i~Bax1>our•a account •. Abnet Porter & John Vlill .1~
came &: 1ooke<1at my ea.riy
wneat , sown an<l unsown & eonclude<l· to senu tor wllat I have to ae11. A snephero.
sent oovernor ~ got .3 B\ls E.Wheait., .
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8• :ro.1r & pleasant.
ure James came liere .to breakfast & pail 5;/9 111her ·acco• t
wlth o.Taylor•s .Eatate. J.faylor ca1ied ,here & aa1d 11e ehoud send tor 3 Bus
Wnea.1'.I ha<1 1t oleanecl & he .got it 1n evert1ng.haa. .3 Due elea.ne<1 tor selt. I
carr
on
roue to court house 1n evening. C.Leathers here.
9, A l1ttle
trost, ta1r & pleasant.
O~iaylor · came here to breaktast,
he got 111~
lb Bacon. treading Wheat- the tirst since began to see4. - a.Leathers.
10 1 01ou<1yamt cool.. o. Leathers wurited betore ll8 went to muster• sowec1t nus re<l
wheat by Sheep pen. Hemp patch. Abner Porter sent Yo·rk &; t1a<1 ao Bua Ea:rl.y
.Whea;.. I went to *»ter
_at Q.ourt house, rat• <l ·t,o d111ne.:r•·
ll, sun.day• · warm.ra1n last nigh\ ,& thitf ~ruing.
Fair even1r1g. I went to J .taylor• .s~
fhos Ba.r1wur& ·w1te, o.aarl)our, Caty Booe &: .tt:.cnew·41netl there. ,:•.Bal'"Dou.r,
. 111s
w1te & Nanay Tay.1.0:'
eorae up th1 Cle.
12 • Fa1r p.1eaear1t
aay.
ent
to Ba<l1son 1n evenlng.
I walked
,
to H:rt Jwnaata,
14.Y"
Early
k1nd
ot wn.eat
aoes
not
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w.nowa.a trom 110me.camel>Y Wheat
yard• tread1n&- LC1t.tleJ.Peter ·aosen, to ·o.a,. c.ta.ylor l -:itlt n1s
boytFnmlt.
o .Lea:tnera at work. sent 3 Bus Wheat ·to Dade• s H1ll by Brank .. Lent 2 Gallons
. best Wh1sky to James taylor •
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1.31 _ warm & ta1r. Ro<le to oourt house- - Ottlcers Exere1s1ng to <1a7. Br Shepherd uitorril
, ed me the wheat he l:W4 ot me d1<l not come up well. I returned about 10 o• oloQk.~
.'oab•J. Barbour sent & got , a oamiaon. 13 l'b »aeon. a.Leathere. 1 ·ne11eve. at work,
l~, c1ou<1y. X went to General MusteJ'. a .x.ea.~here\forked till l3reaktaat.
saw Kr ».
friplet t at court house, iie s1gned. the aereemen't about wneat, and otrerect t,o t~
From the
//J'r'.LOR
tJ1~R~
,Ii: /907Z
in the Southern Historical
Collection,
University
of North Carolina
Library,
Chapel Hill.
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