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1[286] DIARY OF FRANCIS TAYLOR,1796 1796, January, 1, Friday, Fair, mild and very pleasant- a very little frost.Col'o James Barbour & self went to J.Taylor's to Breakfast. some of the company that came Wednesday still there but chiefly went away to day. Mr William Dade sent a boy with 2 bottles,which I filled with honey as promised yesterday- Went from J.Taylor's to Hiring Dade's Slaves at Col L.Taliaferro's Shop- They hired very high- J.Taylor, John Pendleton, T.Barbour jr & J.Taylor jun'r went- We returned before night- I came home- Rec'd a Note from James Bell (by G.C.Taylor's Jim, that I might hire him,which I concluded to do, the hire,on same terms I had him in year 1794, $12. 2, Great white frost- moderate, a little hazy in evening. Macon Biggers went to Mr.Shepherd's Shop, brought away part of a bar of Iron & went to M.Taliaferro's to get some Smith's work done. I think to have my work done there. I rode to Court house- Got a pair of boots made at Hyde's by Eubank- rather too short in show & sharp toes. I took dinner with G.Barbour. Reu Taylor there. 3, Sunday, Flying clouds, Windy from South but not cold. I went to James Taylor's J.Pendleton & T.Barbour jr went home yesterday-both their families, J.Taylor jr & wife & E Chew & Roger Bell's wife & children dined there. 4, Monday, Slight frost, fiar mild day. I walked to Aunt Taylor's- Mr.C.P.Howard & wife got home last night- He paid for sundries for me in Philad'a 34/- and returned 26/- the balance of 10 dollars sent- I paid him 5/3 for Nails (bo't in his absence). J.Taylor & wife, J.Taylor jr & do.,*Nancy Taylor, +Chas Bell, #Jno. Pendleton's wife, #T.Barbour's Wife- Miss Polly Moore, John Moore, Fanny Barbour & Sally Burnley, dined there. G.C.Taylor's Jim came to live with me and work this year, I having hired him of James Bell p/t note. *Probably Ann, daughter of James Taylor- m. Thos.Crutchfield-WKA-, + Probably son of Thos Bell who m. Eliz Taylor dau. of Zachary- WKA.-, # Elizabeth & Mary, daus. of James Taylor & nieces of the diarist.-W.K.A.- 5, Cloudy,soft misty day. Mrs James came here to breakfast- Paid 5 dollars,being the balance due from her to the Estate of G.Taylor deceased after deducting her proved account,which she did not produce but promised to do it-when I am to give her a Receipt. 6, Rained a good deal last night & this morning, about 10 o'clock snow & sleet with the rain. Snowed till night with North wind but only about 2 inches at night- the earth being wet, most of it dissolved- This is the first weather like winter of the season. I did not go from home & saw no white person. 7, Ceased Snowing in night, froze hard- Snow only ab't 2 Inches deep. Fair moderate morning, cloudy afternoon, clear at night. One Ewe had 2 lambs last night,only 1 alive- 119 days since 10 Sept'r the Rams were parted from Ewes- Sent a Dollar by M.Biggers to pay his wife for Davy & Moses,3/- each for part making their Cloaths- 8, Friday, Fair, cold but not severe. J.Taylor, John Pendleton, T.Barbour & J.Taylor jr dined here. J.Taylor paid the balance of his acc't $5.15.6. a Doublcon $..11.6 & 4 dollars $1.4.0- At night _____Roberts came & got M.Licence. Sam'l Ham & Jas Hay were with him- 9, Clear & cool. I walked to J.Taylor's- J.Pendleton & T.Barbour & family's, J.Taylor jrs wife- E.Chew & C.Bell there. J.T.jr at Ct house. T.Barbours young child died ab't 2 o'clock this morning. I carried E.Chew a pair shoes. 10, Sunday, Clouded in last night, began to snow before sunrise & cont'd all day,not cold or windy,Snow fell 6 inches on the old. I received a letter from Mess'rs Blairs,desiring me to send them money & that they had sent me Iron for Cart. I walked to C.Taylor's,dined with him & family. 11, Cloudy mist all night, fine rain mixed with snow all day,and thawing-snow no deeper. J.Taylor, John Pendleton,Tho Barbour,C.Taylor & J.Taylor ju'r dined here. 12, Cleared last night,thawed much to day. J.Taylor sent and got 13 lb butter,he spoke for yesterday- Had my Pork hung up to day to smoke for Bacon,Killed and Salted 15, December. 13, Cloudy and thaws. Sent & got 3 Bus'Wheat ground at Dade's Mill.Mr.D.Triplett sent 3 Waggons- John Hill, Abner Watson & Lee, for Wheat. they got here about sunset and got partly loaded and wait till morning. 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.

1[286] DIARY OF FRANCIS TAYLOR,1796
1796,
January,
1, Friday, Fair, mild and very pleasant- a very little frost.Col'o James Barbour & self went to J.Taylor's to Breakfast. some of the company that came Wednesday still there but chiefly went away to day. Mr William Dade sent a boy with 2 bottles,which I filled with honey as promised yesterday- Went from J.Taylor's to Hiring Dade's Slaves at Col L.Taliaferro's Shop- They hired very high- J.Taylor, John Pendleton, T.Barbour jr & J.Taylor jun'r went- We returned before night- I came home- Rec'd a Note from James Bell (by G.C.Taylor's Jim, that I might hire him,which I concluded to do, the hire,on same terms I had him in year 1794, $12.
2, Great white frost- moderate, a little hazy in evening. Macon Biggers went to Mr.Shepherd's Shop, brought away part of a bar of Iron & went to M.Taliaferro's to get some Smith's work done. I think to have my work done there. I rode to Court house- Got a pair of boots made at Hyde's by Eubank- rather too short in show & sharp toes. I took dinner with G.Barbour. Reu Taylor there.
3, Sunday, Flying clouds, Windy from South but not cold. I went to James Taylor's J.Pendleton & T.Barbour jr went home yesterday-both their families, J.Taylor jr & wife & E Chew & Roger Bell's wife & children dined there.
4, Monday, Slight frost, fiar mild day. I walked to Aunt Taylor's- Mr.C.P.Howard & wife got home last night- He paid for sundries for me in Philad'a 34/- and returned 26/- the balance of 10 dollars sent- I paid him 5/3 for Nails (bo't in his absence). J.Taylor & wife, J.Taylor jr & do.,*Nancy Taylor, +Chas Bell, #Jno. Pendleton's wife, #T.Barbour's Wife- Miss Polly Moore, John Moore, Fanny Barbour & Sally Burnley, dined there. G.C.Taylor's Jim came to live with me and work this year, I having hired him of James Bell p/t note. *Probably Ann, daughter of James Taylor- m. Thos.Crutchfield-WKA-, + Probably son of Thos Bell who m. Eliz Taylor dau. of Zachary- WKA.-, # Elizabeth & Mary, daus. of James Taylor & nieces of the diarist.-W.K.A.-
5, Cloudy,soft misty day. Mrs James came here to breakfast- Paid 5 dollars,being the balance due from her to the Estate of G.Taylor deceased after deducting her proved account,which she did not produce but promised to do it-when I am to give her a Receipt.
6, Rained a good deal last night & this morning, about 10 o'clock snow & sleet with the rain. Snowed till night with North wind but only about 2 inches at night- the earth being wet, most of it dissolved- This is the first weather like winter of the season. I did not go from home & saw no white person.
7, Ceased Snowing in night, froze hard- Snow only ab't 2 Inches deep. Fair moderate morning, cloudy afternoon, clear at night. One Ewe had 2 lambs last night,only 1 alive- 119 days since 10 Sept'r the Rams were parted from Ewes- Sent a Dollar by M.Biggers to pay his wife for Davy & Moses,3/- each for part making their Cloaths-
8, Friday, Fair, cold but not severe. J.Taylor, John Pendleton, T.Barbour & J.Taylor jr dined here. J.Taylor paid the balance of his acc't $5.15.6. a Doublcon $..11.6 & 4 dollars $1.4.0- At night _____Roberts came & got M.Licence. Sam'l Ham & Jas Hay were with him-
9, Clear & cool. I walked to J.Taylor's- J.Pendleton & T.Barbour & family's, J.Taylor jrs wife- E.Chew & C.Bell there. J.T.jr at Ct house. T.Barbours young child died ab't 2 o'clock this morning. I carried E.Chew a pair shoes.
10, Sunday, Clouded in last night, began to snow before sunrise & cont'd all day,not cold or windy,Snow fell 6 inches on the old. I received a letter from Mess'rs Blairs,desiring me to send them money & that they had sent me Iron for Cart. I walked to C.Taylor's,dined with him & family.
11, Cloudy mist all night, fine rain mixed with snow all day,and thawing-snow no deeper. J.Taylor, John Pendleton,Tho Barbour,C.Taylor & J.Taylor ju'r dined here.
12, Cleared last night,thawed much to day. J.Taylor sent and got 13 lb butter,he spoke for yesterday- Had my Pork hung up to day to smoke for Bacon,Killed and Salted 15, December.
13, Cloudy and thaws. Sent & got 3 Bus'Wheat ground at Dade's Mill.Mr.D.Triplett sent 3 Waggons- John Hill, Abner Watson & Lee, for Wheat. they got here about sunset and got partly loaded and wait till morning.

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.

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--~··---- - -- --- - ~i [t?4] 179i.>. Ja.duary • 1. lfr11a.y, l 1 a.1r, .all<l an<J.vary ple~aant-. a ver1 .Llttle 1rost.Ool'o Jam.es .saroour & seJ.r went to J. taylor• a to .areuu&et. eome ot · t.ne cumpany t,nat came weanes(1~ otlll tnere but ct1le:l"ly went a•ay to <1.q. Mr W1ll.iam Dade _se1,t a 001/ w1t.n 2. bottlee,wn1cn I r111ea wJ.tJt. ncne1 as · prom.1:se<1·3eateraay- - went trom J.:.r:a,lor•s _to H1r1J&g. Da.<1e•a Slaves at 001 L.1~al1ater ·ro•s snop-Tney h1red very .tugn- - J.'J:ay lor, . John l Pen1leton,i •.aar'bcur Jr & J.ray.1or Jun•r be1·ore nigntI ,;wne nome- nee• tt a Note .i:romJames .ue11 ( weni- we returnea ml~';ht h1re h1m, wn1en I concl.uf'.led to ao, tbe n1re. by o-.c.1:aylor• a J 1m, that I on ~ame terms I 11a<1hlm 1n year 179li-, ,.£12. . 2, oreat ·wh1te rrost .... ruorterate. a little azy 1n evening. · Macoi1 Biggers went to ~.ir.Sllepnert.t•s .Shep, br l:u~~t away part t1or bar 01! Iron e went to u.xa.11ate.1·ro•s to get some smltn • s work <.tone. I th1nk to anave my work (lone tbere. I ro•1e to court 1 nouse- oot a pau· ot boots mal.te at Myue•s by Euoa.rlkratner too short 1n sharp toes. I took r:11nnerwith. bour. Reu 1'aylor there • .,;, suna.ay, 1t1y1ng o!our.11, W1mty trow scut.n a.Bar out .net . I went to James Ta¥lor• a J .Pen r1. 1eton & t .bar ·bour Jr went tlome yesterrtay--b cc1<1 uth their 1·amu1es, J .xu.y1or fr & w1te & E oriew & no~er .oell. • s w1.r~ cn1.1<1ren ~11nea. ttlertt. 4, llii.Om1a.v,sl;.gnt .t·rost, 1a1r .m1..i.'.lna;y. & J. (! ta Aunt tayl..0r• a- .Mr .c .~ .aowa.rf.1& w1t& got J:1omelaat n1gnt- He pala i·or Walke aunur - tor we 1n .Ph1l&Q • a 34/- · an.'1 returned 26/- . tna balance or l.O <to.uars sent- 1e1 I i.a1<1 nu1 5/3 tor _Na1.l.s ( oo• t 1n hlcr abse .t:.. ce,. J.l 'ql.or &: w1re, J.!faylor Jr & a.o•• •1au1cy tay.Lor,+cnas J:Sell _, ;;Jno.. f•eruueton snoe & • s w1 re• ,r: ...aar ·bour• s POJ.ly lAGore. Jon.n Jaei ore • Fa.imy .Harbour & !Jall.Y ;aur1,ley, d1nel!1 there. wire-o.c l41ss .ta_y J..(>r ts ' Jlm came· to l1ve w1tn me amt woric tl'l1s year, .I nar1ng bl~ed him or Jwues »OJ.l f.J/r note. • IJrooably Ann, aa.us;hter ot" Jam.es ta.,vlor- m. ihos.o rutchtie1<1-wKA. + Prooao.i.y son or :1·11os .Bell WJ:10m• .El1z l'aylor ttau. 01~ Ltaoll i.:i. ry- - WM.ff h:l.1zabeth & Mary, daus. ot JW1f8S 'fa.ylor 51 CJ..ourty.eott Misty a~y. Mrs James came nere &c n1eees or the <11ar1st.-v1.K.A.to b.reakl'astJ.'al<J. 5 dollars, ~e1ng the balance aue trom ner to the E8ta.te · or o. tay1o r necea ser.l arter aertuct1ng 11er -xs1u1u proved account, Whlol'1 sne 111<1not pro<tuoe but prom1sea. to '10 it-when I am to give ner a Receipt. 6 • Ra1uect a go<;><laoal last n1gnt. & tn1e n1orn1ng, abou. t l.O o • cloek snow &: sJ.eet w1 t1 t he ra1n. snowed t1ll 111bl1t w1t!i North w1n<1but only «1 bou t. 2 in-ones at n.1gnt .. the earth being wet, n•t..Bt 01· 1 t <11aso.1ve<1- tnla:i' is tr18 1'1rst weatr~r l.1.Ke wlnter or the season. I <11<1 not go 1·rom llOme & ·saw no w.nlte ;person. · 7, ceaseu snowing · 111ri1gat, . 1·roze .nartt-snow unJ.y ab•t 2 lnone ·e ~eep. Fair mo1:1eraa 1~1 orn1.t1g, cloudy atternoon, cl.ear at n1gnt. one !:we natl ·2 lambs .t.ast- n1~.n-;• only l a11ve- ll9 d~s since 10 sept•r t.tle I(ama were part.ea l'rom Ewes- ~nt a .llOllar by >A.Biggers to .V83 i~ s w1t'e tor Davy & Moses ;J/- e&.o.n tor part ~1ng . tna 1r Cl.oa tns. 6, ~r1 1a3, lta1r ., 001<1 but not severe. J' . -raylor, Jo.tm Penuleton,. t.~a~bour & J .'lay.tor Jr d ir.i.e<t here. J. taylor pa1<1 tile · balance or h1s ace• t £5.l!).ti. a Doubloon £4.11.6. & 4 dollars .fJ..tt.o.At night _noberts came & got M.Llcence._ sam•l Ham & Jaa li~ were w1th h1m9, Clear & 0001 •. I walke (l to J .!raylor•s- J .Pemueton lor jrs w1l'e- -E .ci1ew & c • .Bell tt1ere -. J. T. Jr at Ot & T.~a.rbour & uun11y• s. J .x.a,ydied ab• t a o• cl<Jck this mon11ng. I carr1ed E.cne nouse. X .Barbours young ailf'.1 w a pair snoea. · LO, 9'l,n<lary, Olomte « ln last n1gnt,oegan to sttow be.tore sunrise & oont 1 <1 all '18¥.not c<.>l<tt-r w1n'\Y,Sn ,w :t'ell 6 1nches on the o.ld. I rece1ve ,.1 a .l:etter trom ue·sa• rs .Bla1rs, <iea1r1u g me to aen<i tnem money & tnat tney ha.1.1 sent me Iron tar Car$. I walked to C.'.L'a.ylor•s,<1.ine 1.1 w1tb lllm & .. am11y. il • Oloudy m1st all n1gnt, 1·1ne rain .rn1.x w1tn snow all. a.a.v .a.n<l t.hawlr!&-anow no dee.ver. J.'.fa.ylor. Jonn Pe.uC1leton,'lno e<1 Barb OUr. o.-.ra ylor &J.'l'" 1lor Ju•r cu.11.ed - nere J.2, Clea.red la.st n1~t, tilawed mueh to a.q • J. taylor aeut and got l.3 ll> bu.t-u.u:·,.ne spoke ror yeateroayua.d ray Pork nung up to <1-.y to .smoi<e. l'or .»acon,KUle d an<l $al t Gd l!j, DEh.:enwer. L.3, Clouey amt thaws. sent & got -,; Bus·• wne-at i:;rcumt 3 Waggons- - Jotm . H111. Abner Watson anr.1 got partly .Loa<le<t an~ wait t1ll they ·i,;."Ot here aoout eeni sunset t) Ii: /907Z in the Southern Historical Collection, Ca:o~~: t i brary, Chapel Hill. FOR REFERENCEONLY: PERM ISSION TO BE REQUESTED.WARNING:MOSTMANUSCRIPTSARE PROTE CTEDBY COPYRIGHT. ~,4;;;~~ ~~~~;~~i~iST From the at Date•a li1ll.Mr.D.tr1:p.l.ett, Lee. 1.·or WrJeat.. morn1ng. &