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2 revisions | Jannyp at Oct 07, 2020 09:21 PM 338DIARY OF FRANCIS TAYLOR, 1797 12 [329]
1797, May,
24, Fair, pleasant morn. M. Biggers went to D. Triplett's- I sent for Scythes, Salt,
Leather &c. Only got 2 Scythes 13/- & 1 lb perrer 3/6.
25, Fair, very dry warm and windy. I staid at home. Finished plowing Corn ground,
third plowing.
26, Clear and very dry. a little hazy. Took 6th Hhd Corn out of new & put in old
house. I walked to Court house, put a letter to G. C. Taylor in post office -
the rider did not arrive by noon. C. P. Howard was there- I came with him to
Aunt Taylor's- She was gone to see Mrs Moore, who is very ill- Mrs Balman,
John Taylor's wife & family- Rob't Taylor's wife & do. C. P. Howard & wife, dined
there.
27, Hazy- smoky- dry, warm, windy, clear even. I walked to J. Taylor's, his wife gone
to see Mrs Moore but returned to dinner. Mrs James with her. J. Pendleton, wife
& children, E. Chew & C. Bell there.
28, (SUNDAY) Cool, remarkably clear and very dry. Sary had her child's burying by
S. Daniel. I went to James Taylor's- Thos Barbour and family came there from
Madison before dinner- J. Pendletons family & E. Chew there.
29, Monday, Cool-Hazy morning-fair evening, James Taylor came here very early to
get some butter and sent when he returned & got a pot 13 1/2 lb Net. After dinner
I walked to C. Taylor's- he said Mrs Moore continues very ill. Sally Taylor got
home from a visit she made with Capt Conway's family down to Caroline & Staf-
ford- I went from C. Taylor's to J. Taylor's- T. Barbour & family & J. Pendleton's
family there- Sister Taylor gone to set up with Mrs Moore.
30, Some drops rain- Cloudy day & some drops rain, about 5 o'clock in evening rain
from N. East, little. J. Taylor sent Ben about 8 o'clock to get old Peter about
Oven, Peter ret'd about 10 o'clock from Mill and went over. Nancy Taylor sent
a long bottle & got some wine, the girl said She was unwell. Davy making Shoes
yesterday & to day- 5 pair made in all, 3 now & 2 formerly.
31, Cool and clear. J. Taylor sent for me, he expected Col Madison jr & wine to din-
ner but they sent that they declined coming to day. John Taylor got to his
mother's to day, came to J. Taylor's to eat Cherries and dined there- J. Pendle-
ton's and T. Barbour's families, E Chew & C. Bell there.
The month of May remarkably dry and windy and rather cool. Corn very low.
June,
1, Thursday, very clear morning, a few thin clouds in evening. I wrote to brother
Jonathan, walked to J. Taylor's, he was going to Col Johnson's to see Capt Ja's
Barbour, who intends to start for Kentucky in a day or two. I requested J.
Taylor to take a letter out of the post office at O. C. house for G. C. Taylor
& give both the letters to Capt Barbour- which he did. Mrs Moore died yesterday
& was intered to day- T. Barbour's wife, John Pendleton & family, T. Barbour
& family, E. Chew & myself dined there. -Jas Taylor went away before noon.
2, Thin clouds with a very little rain. I was invited to a Barbecue at Waugh's
ford, but expecting rain did not go- staid at home. Had Replanted Watermelon &
Cucumber seeds.
3, Fair, want and very dry. J. Taylor, John Pendleton, T. Barbour, Charles Bell &
C. Taylor dined here. Had 7th Hhd Corn removed into old house.
4, Whit Sunday- Windy, warm & flying clouds- very dry- J. Pendleton's wife, Nancy
Taylor and the Boys, came here after breakfast and staid about an hour, then
returned- I went to J. Taylor's to dinner, the above with J. Pendleton, T. Barbour
Mrs James, Mrs Bickers and E Chew were there.
5, Fair cool and dry. I walked to the Court house- came to Aunt Taylor's, she was
gone to Mr Glassel's- Mrs Bell, Mrs Gambel, Cha's Bell Tho's Bell, John Taylor
& family, Rob't Taylor & family and Mrs Burnley, dined there. Rob't Moore was
there in evening-
6, Fair, dry weather. J's Taylor, C. Taylor, J. Pendleton & Benj'a Hide dined here.
B. Hyde looked at my sheep & said he wanted to purchase them. - Brown from
Culpeper was here, wanted to Search Clks Office.
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. DIARY OF FRANCIS TAYLOR, 1797 12 [329] 1797, May, June, From the Taylor Diary #1907 - z in the Southern Historical Collection, 3381797.
May•
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21~, !t1a1r,.pleasant morn. M..Btggera we11t· to D,.:r1p1ett •$- 1 ·sent .to~ Scyt.MG• salt,
Leather &o. on:Ly got 2 scytJ)SS 13[- ·&· l ·1i) ;pe.rr.e;r}/6,. .
25 1 Ja1r, very ray warrn and w1n(ly. I et-u.1<1at, tJOm,1,1:1
..nishet:1 l)loW1:lg Corti gc:runl\•
t¥.t1rct pl.ow1tig.
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26 • Cle -~r an1 ver3 {l.J.7,.a, l1t tla ita.zy. too l~ ·6tll Iillt't Oo:r:n out oi.· ne-w& J!l.tt ~n cl.<\
house. l walkerl to oou.~t nouee.• put .a.J.et,t.er to 0~0 •.1~.or .in post ·ottloe.,.
tnt3 r1(ter ,aa net ard.ve 'by noon~ c,J.Howarct.waa there- I ca.:.me.
w1tn h1m to
AU11t '!a.ylor• a• sne was e;o11tto '. ,e-o ~$ · Koore., w.tw 1#3·very 1ll""' Mrs »aJ.1na1:n.
Jclm taylor•a w1tte & truniiy- nol)•t i131or•s w1re & do. O,P.ttoward & w1te, <.Unec
there~
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27• Hazy- arnoky~ t1ry. warm-.,,1n<1Y.,
clear even. I ,va.l.kedto J. ta.ylorJ s. hl.~ w1.:t
~e gcme
to see Mrs Mo·ore but retur.ne<1 to ..t.U.ruie.r. Mrs Ja..t'tesw1th her. J .PewtJ.,eton. w1te
~1; ch1l1.ren 1 E-.<.:atow
& ·U,Hell. there.,
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28, [SUNDAYJQ<._
;OJ., J'.,'8100.rkably clear
and vors rJ.1:3. Sary ~ .tier oll1ld' s burying by
s~na111e1. I \vent to Ja.me
·s !1:8.Ylor•~.... :ttnos l3a.r'bota a.n<t twnllY cmne there rrom
Ma1taon 'be!'ore 11nner- J .Pen (lleto~s 1:am1J.y & 1~.a.new the~.
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29 •· Mon,1ay• Cool-Hazy ll¥)rn1ug-ta1:r even1ng. Jumes ta310.r 9ame ., here very eurJ.y to
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ppt some out ter c::nct se,nt w11e.n:no returned & &ot a pat l.3i lb Be\ • .A,..ner41nnar ·
I wal.Ke (t to c. raylor• :,- 110 $al ~1 urs Uo.ore aoutinuoa vt~ry Ul.
sai.1..y Taslor got
.klOW ttom a v1e1t ane maae w1th Cal;lt conwq• $ !'mo.11.y
dQwn to carol1t~o - & Stat~
1"ord-·I went .t'rCJmc. 1~~v1or' u to J .:cey
-a.
or• s...,, i .aart,crtu.··& .t~n1l1 & ·1 .P.<um1eto.n 1 s
· ramllY ttJare""' slater Teylor go.tie tq set up w1t11 lh ' e MoQN•
.,o, son);) ,.u-ops rain- CJ.ouay (itJ:3 & some t.1rove ra..Ul, a.bout 5 o' eloek 1n evenlng rain
.rrom N. Ear:,\,.1..1ttle~ J .ra.yior sent. .aa:n aµ.out 6 o'Clook to get Oltt Peter aooui ·
ov~n, Petur ret•t\ aoout 10 o• olcox t.·J;'Om
lU.~l anct went over. Nauoy ta,ior
aeat
a lOr lg 'bO·t tle & got S0l'll8 Wi.rle t tn.e il~l ,~14 She wa;s UfJ.W&l~. Davy -~ua1'1ng S.t~f.UJ
yesternay & to nay- .5 1n1ir ma!\e 1n a.J.l,., l'lOW& arvrw.e.rly.
."~·.:;110001 amt clear. J .1ay1or sent s:o:r t ~, . ..tte ex1,ecte<\ Col Mani.son Jr & ;v1re to o.1n
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t1er but tr1ey sent that t110y <ieolJ.tte<I oomiJ!g to •.1ay. John xay1or got ·t-o ltia ...
1uot.t1er• u to ,:J.ay, cam to J. Wqlor 1 s. to eat anerr1ea anr.t <t.tne<\t11er.e-. J ..Pendle& o~J3-tlll uiere,
ton• a amt i.13.arbourt s tam111es. E ·one-11
1'l1emontll 01· 11.ayremarkably <try t\lld. \1'1nd.y . amt rather cool. Corn very a.ow,
JUlle,
1,. i 11
urs1.ay • very al.ear mo:rn1ng, a
Jonatnan,wuJ.Kea. to J.1 ·ay1or•s,
raw thU1.
elou<1.1 in even1ri 6 • l wrote to orot.ner
CoJ.Jo11.r.aoi1•s to see capt Jat1
.Barbour,. whc) 111temrnto · ;.1ta,rt tor · ;&.entucJcy1n a. day or two. l requeett.Ht J,
taylor to ta.kt: a letter
out ct tna po~t. orrioe at o. C,,uouse tor ChCh?c.\flor
.
& give octll the letters
t .o CaJ;it .Ba.ru~w1 ~1cn he (U.a. >n:s Moore ,u.aa yester {ia¥
ne W4il' auinato
\fas 1ntere 1l to na.1- x •.Bu.rbour'e \f1te we.nt th.ere & atter d1nnor returned. &
Joun Taylor w1th 1-ier. John ta.ylor • a wt.re• totui pen{lleton & tamU.y,, i . .:tlarbpur
& fa. .,1: y, E.ctiew & 1nyse1r 1111.e<\
tnere, -Jas ta_ylcr we11t away oetare neon._
2. in111 cloU<\!l w1tJ:, ft very little
ra1n. I waa tnv1te'1 to ,a Barbecue at Waugh~ fJ.
:tcM,but expeetl.ng rain <l1r1 not go- ,ta1d a.t .h.01.:e., Ila.ct Replante<l. watermelon &
&
cucnmbe;;-.si~atts.
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.;, _:F.a.1r, warm and very dry. s.ra,y...
or • .rom Pe:nr.lJ.eton,T.Ba:r:bour,. Charlea Bell &
c .,TayJ.or , d1netl. r1ere. nan 7th Rhd Oo;-.n remov.et\ 1nto old. houae ..
lt,_. \Vhlt sunxtay- W1nd.y, warm & 1"ly1ng ClOUd$•V&ry
(l:ty- J .PemUeton• s \.Vlto. Nancy·T<,\YlOr a.mt tile .soys. oa.m~.ttere atter lnrea1traot, M<t ata.14 about an nour, t11en
.:returned- I went tc J., 1'aylor• s. to r.t1n:n~f • t..t':aeabove with J .1?enr.11eton.t i .i,arbour
,Mrs Jo.mes, uru B1ckers and E cnew were t.t,ere,
.5, :r;air cool a.wt ary. l waJ.1to<1
t;o the Oou.rt nouae~ crune to Au.nt ~lor• S; sne was
gone to Mr Gla.:asei ·• s- Mrs neu. ttrs ~.l
-,. Ot:ta• e Bell. tl10 *s Dell. 1 John ia:,10~
& :tam1ly, Rob•t Taylor & taJn1.J.1&t<t M.ra 1;Sur111ey,
r.t1i1~<t ·toore.
ROb•t 11.oore was
t110 re 1n eve.n1x1go I Fair , n1·yweather. -1·ra i03.l<:tr. c ..t~..Lcr. J.pe ,rntlet.on db.Benj'a. 11100 fU.t1er.t t~re.
B •.ltyae l<.;OktH1 ,1t my on,~ep "'
~ sOiJ.d ae wante<t to J?Uro:na
se tne·m.., ....J3l\. ,wr1 rrcm
Oul.J>e per wa~1t,ere, wa.r1tea to ;~ a.rcn Cll:e Oftl.ce.
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