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DIARY OF fRANCIS TAYLOR, 1797.
1797
December,
29, Sharp frost-Fair serene and moderate. I went to D. Triplett's Store - Bought 2 pr
Blankets & Sundries for self & E. C[hew], amount £4.19.5. Called on my return
at Mr. Shepherd's Shop and had my mare's shoes removed - paid 1/3. Reu Taylor was
here to day - (Frank told me).
30, Great white frost- a little hazy-mild. James Sebree brought the blankest and
kettle I bought at Triplett's yesterday- Gave him a bottle Whisky. Sary com-
plained of being worse- I sent for C. Taylor, he did not come but sent some
medicine.
31, Sunday, Thin clouds, or hazy, mild- In night rained a little. I went to J. Taylors'
T. Barbour's wife & Nancy Taylor were at home & E. Chew- Mrs James dined there.
C. P. Howard & wife were at J. Taylor's after dinner. Mr. Barbour's Joe brought me
a jug and __ Gallons of Molasses from Blair's - got here in the night.
This year has been a dry one, particularly before Wheat Harvest - afterwards some
heavy, hasty, washing rains: The Autumn & winter dry - In general good Crops of
Wheat & rye and the grain excellent- Tolerable crops of Indian Corn, in the
middle parts of the State- Very good below and poor above- Very Cold Season (gen
erally) since 15 November, tho' but little snow or rain.
BIRTHS, DEATHS & MARRIAGES,
1797
Jan'y 17, Matthew Gambel died at Mrs. Bell's
March 3, James Bell had a daughter born.
Edmund Taylor married Eloisa Thurston (of Fred'k) Feb'y. [Feb. 7, - PFT]
14, Baldwin Taliaferro, do. Ann W. B. Spotswood (Newport)
16, Hay Taliaferro, do. Suky Conway.
24, Sary's child, John died.
April 3, Alexander Shepherd's wife died at Tho's Bell's.
May 23, Polly Winslow died (of smallpox) in Fred'g.
28 ——Bohannon of do. in Madison County
31, Mrs. Mary Moore, wife of Maj'r W[illiam]. Moore, died.
Tho's Catlett died in Culpeper the —instant
June 17, Andrew Shepherd had a son born.
Joseph Thomas Sen'r died about this time.
Sept. Maj'r W. Lindsay died at Newport R. Island 2, Sept'r
2, Sary had a son born.
Oct'r 5, F[rancis] S[tubbs]. Taylor married Miss Lindsay.
Nov'r Mr. Thomas Walker of Albemarle died.
19, —— Waugh married Polly Waugh, daughter of R'd Waugh, Culp'r.
Ambrose Clark married —— Thomas.
Dec'r 7, J. Taylor jr had a daughter born. [This must have been Emily-PFT]
Kemp Porter married —— Alcock, daughter of John.
William Mallory married Mary Gibson,
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. 29 [346] This year has been a dry one, particularly before Wheat Harvest - afterwards some BIRTHS, DEATHS & MARRIAGES, From the TAYLOR DIARY #1907-z in the Southern Historical Collection, 355DI.ARYOF J'lWtCIS fAY.lDR
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1797.
:oecember •
29, snar» troat-Ftur
serane. anti D10<lerai•
·• 1 went to- D.:r1p1ett'• store- Bought 2 pr
lUankets &: Slm.rlr.;i.80
S0lt & ~ B.-0Ole\VJ,atnot.ult £1h.l.9-..5.. Oalle<l on my re.turn
a.t. 1ar.snephertJ.•a ShOPand hal.l fD8-mare•s a.noes re .move4-D~1<t 1/J;;,nsu is.vier waa
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here to <tay-(Yrank tol.t.t •
301 Ore ;~\t, Wtllte rroe,- a l1ttle
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haZJ-mll.<1.. laM~lS Sebree , -b"'Uf)lt
the blanlteet
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kettle I bollghi at trlplcti•e
yeatertl~- Gave h.1m~ ~ottle Wn18ky. sary oo•
p1a1nee1or ne1ni wor,e- :,; ~•nt ~r c ..r~J.er, ne ·tt1<1no, come bu.) se-nt some
me<11.c1ne
•.
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Sun(\ay, tllill cloU<te,or ha.Sf, mtl4- In n1gnt raiitefl a llttl.e. I went to J .taalor 1
i .Barbour• s wtte • Nano1 tqlor
were at llOrae.
& lt,.One~ Mrs Jamee <U.nedthere•
o.p.uowart.t ~ w1.te were at .r.iqJ.or'e · atter · <tlnner. u:r•.aart>aw:-•sJoe brcugnt me
a Jug an<1,._oanone ot 140.la.,ae&tt.rom1u.air•·a-got here in tne n1gnt.
.
.
tt11s year ha.e been a a:,:yone .put1CUlari,
oetore wneat HU,l"V'est- attervrards eoma
heavy,haaty 1waan1ng ra.Ul$: ._the Autumn& wlnte .r <try- In general goo(l ca~p• Qt
Wheat & rye and the gra1n exoeuonttolerable
oropa or Xnd1o.n corn, · 1n the
1n1c1uie P$tts gt the Stat ►Very goo<t below an<1 poor above- very .cold ~Jeaeon( gen.
erally)a1nce 15 ~ovember,tllO'bU~ little
enow or ~atn..
1797,
.San 'Y
Maran
. B Im.'US ,J)EADS & l&ARRlAOES•
l7, Matthew Ga=uel 110~ ~t liflrs.be11•s
.-;. J(Mi8s Btll M« a aausntet ~o:rn. .
·E<tmund Jaylor ·marr1e<i m..011,e. tnruaton(ot
11t•., Da.ld~1n 1:a11a.terro,r10.
April.
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24, - f.U
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a;, ' :Poll)" W1nslow dl0Q(Ot emallpox}1n Bfe<Vg.
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cc t\t!h i.n MM1aon county_,
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fh0 1 6 OatJ.eit d1ed ln CUJ.peper tile ..__lnsta.nl
·31,
.t7 • An.t.\r-ewSllOV!lef-'d 1la4 a eon -boni.
.tcueph ?hOmae ,en, ·r <tlel about th1e ·ta.me.
, Ma.J
•r w·.L1n<teav d.ied at lewpo rt R.I el.ann a• sepi • r.
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scµ-yba<l a son nom.
rC:ran01eJMilu1"•sCtUbbs).,:ayior man-1ea 141ss L1n<1aay.
~. inomaa Walker or Al»e~1e <U.ed
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waUgll marr1e4 Poll.Y WaUgll._aa.ugntci-o~ a•<itwaugn.
Antt>ro,e Olark mar:r1aQ
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:r.'a3lor Jr
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bOrJi. tTh:18 II1W$t baYG been Emily-Pl':i?l
AlCO-Cll, 4a.ugnter ot Jobn ..
w111·1aa uai.1ory mar:r ~a ua:,:y 011>aon,
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in the Southern Historical
Collection,
University
of North Carolina
Library,
Chapel Hill.
FOR REFERENCEONLY: PERMISSION TO
PUBLISH MUST BE REQUESTED. WARNING:MOSTMANUSCRIPTSARE PROTECTEDBY COPYRIGHT.
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