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2 revisions | maxineh at Sep 09, 2020 09:29 PM 3271,[318] DIARY OF FRANCIS TAYLOR,1797,
1797,
January,
1, Sunday, Fair, moderate weather for the season. Wiliam Taylor and I went to J.Taylor's,as we promised last evening- John Pendleton's family, T.Barbour's do. J.Taylor jr & wife, Ch's Bell & E.Chew dined there.
2, Windy night & turned colder, cloudy morn, fair evening. J.Taylor came here after breakfast. I went with him and William Taylor to Mrs Bell's, where J.Taylor executed a power of Attorney to W.Taylor to do some business for him in Kentucky- I gave W.Taylor instructions to do some business about my Kentucky lands &c. William Taylor went on to Col.Madison's on his return to Kentucky- J.Taylor went with him to Col Madison's- Maj'r Moore, Capt Scott & John Moore were making a Division of Mr.T.Bell's Slaves, under Decree of Court. J.Taylor jr, Mr Gambel & wife, beside the family, there- In evening I rode to Mr Shepherd's who lent me Newspaper,by which it is supposed Adams is elected President.
3, Cold cloudy night, Snowed about day and till noon about 3 inches deep, cloudy evening not very cold. I staid at home.
4, Cold cloudy morn. Fair evening. Reu Taylor's Ben came with a Cart & got some Pots and Bar iron. I exchanged a Dutch oven 35 lb for one 17 lb. J.Taylor jr, J.Pendleton & Geo Pendleton Fox hunting, called and got a drink of Grog.
5, Fair, not very cold nor much thaw. Col James Barbour, his sons Thomas & Rich'd, Maj'r Moore, his sons William & Robert, John Pendleton, Geo Pendleton, Wm Pendleton, J.Taylor, C.Taylor,Reuben Taylor and J.Taylor jr dined here.
6, Cool, clear morn, mild hazy evening and thaw.Had Oats cleaned about 35 Bushels. I was invited to T.Bell's, to be there this evening, but staid at home-not being so well as common.
7, Very cold, raw cloudy- Cleared in evening. I staid at home.
8, Sunday, Very hard frost, Clear and cold. W, Garde sent Henry with my Shoes which he had scaled & found the leather, he sent for some butter and I sent 4 lb by Henry. I went to J.Taylor's- J.Pendleton & family, T.Barbour & family, J.Taylor jr and wife and E.Chew dined there.
9, Very hard frost & continues clear. I had a pair Shoes made for E.Chew & sent by Sawney in night.
10, Continues very cold,cloudy & not quite so cold at night. J.Taylor,J.Taylor jr, John Pendleton & C.Taylor dined there.
11, Wednesday, Mist before day- Rained afterwards briskly several hours- Ice on trees- Sun shone in evening & fog. mild. I was at home all day.
12, Some clouds- fair evening, fine day. I sent 2 bags corn to Mill and got meal. I walked to the road in evening-Saw J.Taylor jr and John Pendleton hare hunting the latter said his wife had miscarried yesterday.
13, Ground froze hard- fair mild day. I walked to J.Taylor's,borrowed a deed to write one by, to transfer the Land I sold William Taylor. I dined at J.Taylor's Geo Petty was at the office- J Pendleton went to Culpeper to day, his family, Ta.Barbour's family, J.Taylor jr & wife & E.Chew there.
14, Rain early in morn & till evening, great thaw. J.Taylor, J.Taylor jr, Tho Barbour, dined with me.*John Taylor & Ch's Taylor came after dinner. Jno Taylor staid with me.--[John Taylor, son of Erasmus- WKA]
15, Sunday, Thin clouds, mild- very little frost. Jno Taylor went away after breakfast. I staid at home.
16, Monday, Some spits snow in morning,snowed at Great Mountains. moderate fair afternoon. I went to J.Taylor's. John Taylor, Rob't Taylor, Mrs Howard, Reuben Smith & wife(Mildred Glassell-WKA), Reuben Taylor, Gabriel Barbour,Tho'Barbour & family, J.Pendleton's family, J.Taylor jr and wife, Fanny Pendleton, Nelly Green & E Chew dined there. A Shepherd jr there in evening. I staid to supper. T.Barbour gave me an account of articles for E.Chew to amount of 91/g got from their store. I gave John Taylor a dollar to pay Mullin the printer. Littler Peter absented to day, came home at night.
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,[318] DIARY OF FRANCIS TAYLOR,1797, 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. 3271797. ·
January.
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su.naa.Y,Falr
,. matterate wea:t;ner ro1~the se0tson. W1.1.l.latt1 ·:ita_vJ.orand 1 went to I.
Ta.yl.or•s 1 a.s we p;rom1aed la.st evening- John Pe.w1J.eton•s:ram1J.Y
1 1'.Barbou.r•s do.
Fau.ny Pendleton., . NelJ.y oreen, :Wey .Ba,:bOtU'• oec .Pen (lleton,.Is1lJ.Y
Pem1ieton,
. J .~ uyJ.-or jr
& w1te, Ch•s Bell. ~ E.,Chew dille<t t.here+
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& turned OOl{ter, c1ou'.l3 mom, ta.1r evening •. J, !raylor came.he-re al•
ter oreak1·aat.
1 ·went. with. him
w1111am 'J:8lfiOr4 to lire .Bell.*11, where 8 .iay-101
executed a J;iQ-We.t Attorn ,.17 to w.,:i
·avJi.rJrtv ·cto some buslneas .fo·r b11A 1n Ken-
2 1 w1n<1yn1gnt
or
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tUOlCY- I gave w..ta.ylor lnat.ructions tc ?lQ· sottra bus1.nes-e ano~t mJ ~ntuoKJ J.an.<11
&o. w1111am raai.or went on to Co1.ita~u.ao-n•
·s on h1e return io n:ontu~
.r~tey-101
went w1th n1m to co·l. 1ta<11eon•►· UaJ•r Moore, Oapt acott & J'onn li!Oo.re were ra&•
k1ng a D1vis1on ot ur.t.:ae.11•s Slave&• un~cr Decree or oouri. J.Ta,y~or Jr.
1tr Gambel · & wire• bee1<te Ile rWttUy. there .. u1 evening x rcHl& ·to Ur Slte,pbertl' s
WiX) lent
me Mew
·ap~lPffJby Wll1Ch 1t 18 ' ltl p £.IOS8'1A~
1s elected Pres1.dOnt.
3. Cold Ol.OU1Y night t Snowe,,t abOttt 1a:, anti t.1l.l noon a.bout 3 1.ncbe:s ~eep, c1eu<1y
·evening not Yery cola., .I st&11 at Jlome.
·
I+• col1 ··clou1y ~rn. :ra.1r even.tng. Reu iay10-r•·s lien oo.mn
wlth a oart & got some
Pote ru11.aa.r iron.. I exonar1ged. a Du.tori . o-v·en 35 lb to.r · cne 17 lb. J • Taylor Jr•
J .1>an,ueton & oeo Penuletou Fox huntln~h etlllet: 't' amt got a ttr1nk of orog.
5, Fair. not very cold nor r.ouch thaw. Col James .Barbour. ll1e aons Thomas & Rion• d 1
l!a.J' r ucore. 111s sona. Vt1ll1Mi & Hobert. Jonu .ren<lleton • Geo Pemtle\on,. :wmP·e.ll~tJ.eton J.'.fa_vlcr, o ..taglor~Reube n Xa-3lor anti a •.-faylor Jr d1ne.d httrf;h -!-:•>:.__:_ ·
6 1 Occl. ciea.r morn, m11a haey evening and tnaw.nwl oa.ta cleane4 about 35 .ausnata.·
I was 11w1tau to t·• .Bell •a, to ne tl1ere ·tn1e evenul8. b-Ut staid at .t10me-not.
·oe1ng so well as oommon,
7, Ve·ry cold, r~w cJJ.¢Ut.1¥-Cleareu in evenuig. I sta .141 at hCmt.
6 1 sw1<1ay
• very .nar1 .trost, Olear att{.1 cold. Wmoar<1eeent Henry ·w1tt1 ~ SiW:'=~wn1oll ' no tl . ,.<l soalea & rounEt t.ne J.eat.b.er, he sent tcr eoine ·out ter i.\U'l 1 o.ent 4 lb . r,y
Henry - I went to J, :;,
~a.ylor• a- i1.Pi:,nUeton <tol 'a.mily, T ,.aarbour &: 1·a.m1i.y; I• ie:,- .
lor Jr and wu-e amt E.onew <11ne-<t
there•
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9. veey hara troat ~ c~.mt1nues oioar ~ 1 naa a. .va.1r aboea mane t"Qr E .cnEt\,& s@t by-
sawne3 in n1gtl.t,.
10. Oont1:nuea very eoldtcloU(ty .~ not quite ao col-rt at n1 tJ1.t, J .• '1:ayl.or,J .i~l.or
Jolu'i Penct.leton & c. raylor ct1n.ed here.
l.l .• We<tneeday, M1st be tor~ 'la¥- Rainet.t att~~~•ai-t1u br1akl.y several noun- Ice
trees- sun s.hono 1.n ev~ning a; 1·cg. mtl<.t. t was at 110.meall 1.1~.
12.
clomta-
Ji-.
on
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ta1r eva.u1Hg, t1ne <t~. :t. sen ·t 2 bags corn to Mill an.1 ~'Ot mea.1.
·1 w·ai1u~d to the road 111 e-ven1t1g-sa.wJ., i'a,lor Jl' tUld Jonn Penaieton
na.re nuntl~
·tne latter
sa1f.l his wU\~ lla,11idQCal'r1ett
yesterdag.
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13,. oroun(t froze .nartl- ta1 .r ui1l(t <tq. I wa.:u:edt,o J. :tayJ.or 1·s~t.to.rruwec1
a <teed to
11r1te one by• to tra.r.later ttl.& Lan4 I ao.).tt W1U1am 'J:qlor,
1 0.1.nea at. J._teyJ.or' s
Geo Pe;t; •~s at tne ottt.~- .1 l?en<ilet.on went to OUl.pe_per to a.a,,. h1a ram111 •
t.l:.!arbcur• a tamilY, I .ta, ...or Jr & ·w1te & E.cnew tt1ere-. .
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14-1 Ra.1.n ear11 1n r®rn & t1ll eve1tt.11g•gNat,. t i1a.w. J.fa.$l.or,
.r.ta.ylor
Jr, 4lllo 1ar-1:>ou1
.. d1nea w1tll me.•J<>lln taylor & dh' s , :aylor aa.ma after dinner. Jno t~l.or.
sta1d w1tn me. --(JOtUl Taylor,
son er Erasmus .. WEA]
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15. Stmdny, Th1n cloUdG, .m1l~- very l1ttle trost. Jno ta.ylor went away after break•
rast. I stai~ at home.
16 • Mon<tny, some sp1 ts e.uow1n morn1ng! snowed at . oteat Mcunta.1ns .. :tn0(10rate _
:ra.tr
arternoon, . I went to J .~tWlor• s. JOlm. TayJ.or, _ Rob•t taylor.
Mrs Howard, Reucen
smith & w1re(M1l'lre<t 01asse11-w.KA}.1:
Reuben rq1or,
oaor1e1 Bar1>our,1.no•.»art>our
& :t"am1
.1y, s ,Pemlleton• s .t'tlI?illy, :r.1-or
j ,r a.rut vrttet Fm,ny Pen11eton• Neu,
orean & E cnew t:11t1e<ttnere. A snephe.rd Jr there 1n eve111ng. I staid to SUf;par.
t .Barbour gave ir.e -an account or art1e1ea for E.CJheW
to amount ot: 91 /a got ti-ca
'their store. I ga'lt Jotm Taylor a. <iouar to PB3 )!ullln the _pr1nter. Little P►
ter absenter.t to '1a.y, oame iwme at nt ght •-
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