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2 revisions | Jannyp at Oct 10, 2020 09:15 PM 339DIARY OF FRANCIS TAYLOR, 1797, 13, [330]
1797,
June 7, Warm, some clouds- continues very dry. I went to J. Taylor's. Mrs Bell & family,
Jas Bell & wife, Mrs Gambell, Mrs Burnley & family, C. P. Howard & wife, Robert
Taylor & wife, C. Taylor & family, J. Pendleton & do., T. Barbour's family & E.
Chew, dined there. I paid Sally Taylor 6/- bal'ce due for making vest & breeches.
8, Thursday, Cloudy, warm, some drops rain before noon, a cloud in evening & Rain
South and North. J. Taylor sent Sawney & got a Gallon wine.
9, Clouds in morn, warm fair evening. Sent Frank & boy to Mill with 2 1/2 Bus Corn as
and for Sand. Frank says the river very low. I staid at home.
10, Fog in morn, a good rain at night. Two of Mr Triplett's waggons called in evening
but M. Biggers being from home, they did not load, it being near night.
11, Remarkably clear. I went to Sermon at Court house. Went to J. Taylor's to dinner
T. Barbour & family, J. Pendleton's family, R'd Gaines (Culp'r) & E. Chew there.
12, Monday, A little hazy. Began to Cut Early wheat. I dined at C. Taylor's - J. Taylor
& family, J. Pendleton & family, T. Barbour's family, Widow Gaines, S. Burnley,
E. Chew & C. Bell, there.
13, Tuesday, Hazy morn, very windy, some thin scattering clouds and drops rain.
Cutting wheat and cocked that cut yesterday. James Taylor sent Charles and got
a pot of butter 16 lb Nett- Sam'l Brockman came here and got 19, 1/5 lb Wool,
for which he paid 4 dollars. Wrote to F. S. Taylor & sent the letter p/r S. Brock
man to get Mr Shepherd to forward to care Mr Ja's Blair.
14, Clear morning, warm & dry. Killed a small Black ram, poor but good. About Har-
vest, sut some & cooked afternoon. John Pendleton came over- Ja's Taylor &
Cha's Taylor & son were to dinner- In evening C. T. went home, I walked with
J. Taylor & Jno Pendleton to J. Taylor's- J. Taylor jr & wife there. He got home
from Kentucky to day with Reu Taylor- Had the satisfaction of hearing our
friends were well. I have E. Pendleton 30/- to buy chickens &c at Springs.
Aunt Taylor, Mrs Howard, Mrs Burnley, Mrs Gambell, Mrs Gaines, John Pendleton
& family- T. Barbour's family, Cha'Bell & E Chew there.
15, Thursday, Dry and warm, rain. Reuben Taylor called here & gave me letters
he brought from Kentucky. I got some by J. Taylor jr. R. Taylor had letters
which he carried to Go't house and returned here- Ch Taylor, C. P. Howard and R.
Taylor dined here. Got my Early Wheat Cut down & cocked, part of it. Sent two
bottles wine to E. P. to use at Springs.
16, Hazy, dry, warm, windy. I walked to the road- Saw J. Pendleton & wife & T Bar-
bour's wife & some of their children & Nancy Taylor Going to Coleman's Springs
Had a swarm of bees (the first this year) hived in a Gum. Finished Cocks of
Early wheat by 3 o'clock. Put 6th Hhd Corn in Old House.
17, Clear warm morning, hot sultry day, clouds at night. C. Taylor sent & got 2 1/2 lb
butter & invited me there. James Sebree rec'd 31 Bus Wheat for Dan'l Triplett.
18, Sunday, A moderate slight rain last night. Cloudy, a fine rain afternoon, plen-
tiful. I staid at home, walked to look at a Bee tree. Frank found last year, and
discovered one near it. Col Madison Sen'r sent Sam for a horse, which came here
last friday morning, belonging to him, Sam got the horse.
19, Pleasant- flying clouds- clear, cool. I met C. Taylor, C. P. Howard & wife at Court
house and went to D. Triplett's Store- I bought Sundries & dined at Mr Triplett
with the above. Miss Peggy Miller was there, also Sally Taylor who went with
Harriet Triplett from C. Taylor's this morning. We left C. P. Howard & wife & Sal-
ly Taylor, C. Taylor & I came back by Walker's Hill- I paid A. Shepherd 1/6 post-
age Let're from F. S. Taylor, I got it this morning- dated Boston, June 2d. Plowing
Corn over 4th time.
20, Fair cool morn, Clouds & a little rain afternoon. I sent 6 lb butter to Wm Stewart
by George, who brought a Novel of Mr Darby's I borrowed. My young brown
dog appeared distracted- I shot him. DIARY OF FRANCIS TAYLOR, 1797, 13, [330] 1797, 339J.V.97t
June,
. 71 warm.so.rne olou.de- cuntlnueo very aq. I wttnl tto J. taylor• a. ttr1 .aell . & l'amily.
_Jaa .i3ell & wite, M.re ruu@el.l, Mrs .aur,.w.ey
& taiu.1~,
c.f,liow~
& w1r,. Jl(ibert
fa¥lor & ,,,u·e,. C.i~lor
& ram1lJ", J.Pentl,i.eton & (ic. , t ...mu-bour•s ra.m
.1.ly ~ E, .
_ollaw. o.intH\ u.1.ere. I pa1<1t>all.y !l(i\YJ.or o/- oal 1 ce (.tu-ei:cr maK.l.ngve_et. & oreeon
es.
8. 'fhur ~1~ • CJ.outty, warm. ,cma ,ttups rain. be£ore noo 1 1 a clou(l 1n evening & Ra.Ul .
south ant nortn • .r.Taylor se11t }Jawney&c got a Oallon wine.
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9, . Clouds 1n morn. warm ia1r evening •. sent Frank & boy tu .M1.Uw1th at Bu.~ corn. u.
amt ror sruvl. i'rau.k. says the river very low. I ata11 at home.
10, Fog 1n morn, a gooo. . aln at n1gll.\,. ~, ot Hr Trt111ett •a waggona aalle<l 1n evening but H.B1~{gere be1ng trom hOme,tney (\i<l not l.oad,1t be1ng 11$8.l" night.
l.l, . RemarxablY clear. I went to sermon at oourt hOuse. t ·ent to J .'la;ylor• e <to d.1nner
T.Barbou..r & ramu.y, J.Pen11eton•s
tam11y. JPQ c;a1ne1(0uip•r)
& a.OtJEnvtnere ..
12. Monda¥, A little
nazy. Bogan to cut Early wnaat. I dine~ at c.taylor•s• J.T"lol
. & ram.ily, J .Pendleton
&: ta.tally• T .Bar -oov.r' s tam1ly, w11.1ow oa1.nes • s.ImrnJ.ey •
E.cnew & o.Hell,
i
I
I·
tnere.
13. 'l'ues<ln_v• Mazy mcrn, very w1nay, some th1n acatter1n~ oJ.oucia amt <irops ra.1n. .
cu ·tt1ng wneo.t anr.t coo.a.e<1t.¥1&\ cut 3eetertl&.v. James t~1or eent Oh¥lee an.<1gut
a 1J0t ot butter J.o J..b mttr.- aam•J. broakml:Ul
oame nerd -~{t got 19. ltJ lb wool.,
tor wh1ob ne }:;a.1'1 (toU.a.ra . wrote to · B.s.ia.,vl.or & s -.mt tne 1ot.tdr p/r i; • .nroak
l•
11~,
,l5 1
lo,
17 •
is.
19,
20 1
man to get Kr snepner~ to rorwartt to care Mr Jate 1ua1r ..
01.ear rnorn111.g. warm & <Jry. KU.led. a SJJUUl .Hlac:t ram. ,lJ(;Or 'O~t gooa. AbOut Harvest.. sut some & coc ~~ arte.r·noon. Jonn 1'em1let<m ow&e over- 1a• s :taylor &:
cna• s ta.y1or & ecm wero to «11u1er- l1.1 even1ng c.i -. went .r1ome,I wal..Keu w1tn
J. i~t\Ylor & J 1i0 J?em11eion to J .1ay-1or• a- J. taylor JX & w1re tMre • ae got- 110m
_t:rom he1ttuC1cy to '.'Ley w1 tn Reu Tt\YlOr- Ha<\ t.ns aat.1s.uwt10.n ot nearlng our
tr1ends were we11 •. l gave :m.Ftmcu.eton 30/- to uuy cn1okEms &o at. svr1ngs.
A\uit teylor,
JUD Howar,1, :urs Burnley, »:rs oanwell, .Mre Gaines, JO.ht1 Pe.n~eton
·& ,tam1J.y
- ~ •.earuou:r•e x·ara1J.Y,cna•BeJ.1 & .E (mew there.
tnura 1ay, Dry and .D.U warm, ra.1r. ReUbe11 ia..vl.or i..;al.lEH1 nan & gave ~ letters
ne orought rrum .asntuOky. l got soma by J. !Et,\Ylcr Jr. a. ia.ylor na1 letters
wn1oh ne oarr1e<1 to Oo• t hou.se an<t retur.ne'l t.e-re- c,1 ~a.yl.or ,c .1: .Howard a.na .R.
?eylo.r ~11neq ne:re. oot msh!a.rly WJlSat out e1own & OiJCk.EH\, .vu.rt ot 1t. 5ent two
oott.les w1,-e to lll .P. to uaa &t spr1ngi.
ilaey. <iry. wtirm 1 w1n<13.I Hil..l<;e<.1to 1:tne1"(.;a<t-s~w J.J:enuleton & ¥lte & l' .Barbour's wu·e & some 0.1· tna1r a.bJ.l.<1.-ren
& Na.ney ta,.yJ..or Qo1ll$. to 001.eman.•e spru1gs
lla'l a swarttt ot uotls( the .rir.Jt. th1$ year) n1vea 1r, a oum• .F1n.i.slle<l cock.a ot . ·
1:arly wne.~t by J o' cloOk. pun 8tll Hn~ Oorn 1n Ol.1 nouso.
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Clear warM morr11ug 1 .nct. 5Ultry day. cl.OU{\$ at .n1tsnt. o •·•~lor
eent & iYJt 2t lb
·b .tte~ & 1nv1te~t me tnere. James ae0ree 1-ec•d 31 .we w11e•it tor llatl'.l. tr1plett.
I went to u. 1'~1or• e ~ Col ttar.11sot1 Jr & w1te • F .Madison tt· ,,aug11ten Betsy · & .Pol•
:zy, c.1;l.1Juiar'l & w1re & J. fqlor <U.nea.tllere..
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sun~ay, , A rocHterate alight ra.1.n .last n .1gnt. c.1ou,,iy •. a. :r1ne ra.1n arte:nwon, ;pJ.ent1tul. I stn11 n.t llom.e. waJ.kefl ta look at a Bee tree. Frnnk tcund last yetu-.anc
ctiscovere1 one near it. 001 lfn.a11onsen•.r sent Sam tcr a t1orse,wnitth oamon-ere
la.at r x-1ttay morning, belonging to him, sam got tne n~.
-rse.
Pleasant - 1'ly1ng clou(te- clear, ecol. I me•t O.T~lor.
o.r-.Howar~t & w1re at cou:r·t
house and ~ent tc n.triplett•s
store- I ~ought aunttr1ee & ~111enat Mr Triplett
\11th the u.bove. lll1as i,egQ Mlllar
was tnere, also tla.l.l.Y :,fay.tor w:nowent w1tll
uarr1ei ir1ple ·tt rr<Jtno.ta_ylor•a : this mor.u1ng. Yte .J.ett c.p.Howaru & w1re & Sal.•
lY tay.lcr. o.:tey.1.0:r (~ I oa.rae bae& by WalKer•a Ml.il.• 1 :ala A.snep1:1erQ J./6 post.age Let•re trom 11.s.teylor.
1 got 1t ·tn18 1noru1ng- f1ate<1 l:oston. Jwie 2<1. Plo\10!'0
i11g Corn over 1~tn t1me.
Fair cool mom. 01oua.s & a. 11ttle ra.111afternoon. l eent c.· lo butteu· to wmstew•
art by aeor .ge, wr,o brc:;uai:1t a Revel ot M.rDa..rby' s l borrcv,ea.. My you.ng orown
,:iog ap1,reareu ~11st-rocte<1.
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