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DIARY OF FRANCIS TAYLOR, 1798,
1798,
APRIL,
6,Ceased rained before noon having continued four days pretty constantly, mild &
some clouds all day. I sent Frank to Joseph Clarks and got 3 pecks of Spanish
& Bermuds potatoes & 1/2 Bus' Flax seed. I walked in evening to J.Taylor's -
Fanny Barbour & T.Barbour's family there - T.Barbour went for Fred'g to day -
I sent memo' for him to purchase dome articles for me.
7,Cloudy mild-some sunshine in evening. I went to Col.Madison's to the burying of
Mrs Mary W[illis] Madison. Mr O'Niel read the service. There was a considerable
large number of genteel people. I dined at the Col.Madison's, when I got home
*Thompson Taylor & Hugh Mercer Tennant were at my house, they were on their
way to Kentucky - Thompson left home in Feburary - says friends were then well
expect brother Jonathon, who had a bad cough and in a low state of health.
[*Thompson, son of Commodore Richard Taylor, WKA]
8, Sunday. A shower of rain in last night. Fair pleasent day. Thompson Taylor's
mare had her back badly hurt by the saddke &swelled too bad to ride her - He
wrote a note to J.Taylor jr. who came over & let him have a horse in exchange
for her. Thompson too let J.T. have a bond due from one of Kirton to his father
for £6. which bond J.Pendleton had to collect themoney. J.Taylor also came
over - Thompson Taylor & Hugh Mercer Tennant proceeded on their journey toward
Red-stone, via Winchester. J.Taylor & J.Taylor jr & I went to Courth house
to Funeral semon on the death of Mrs.[Mary Willis] Madison preached by Mr.
Waddell to a tolerable number of people - I came to J.Taylors to dinner. Reuben
Burnley John Moore, Rob't T.Moore, Fanny Barbour, J.T.jr & wife, dined
there - Capt R'd Barbour, his wife &Lucy Barbour from Madison &Thos Barbour
from Fred'g got there and dined after - Th. Barbour infirmed me he had purchased
Ozbab'gs & other things for me - I saw Joseph Clark at Court house & paid
him 7/6 for Flax seed & potatoes got on the 6th. John Taylor got down to
Court house to sermon, he lately arrived from Georgia.
9, Fair and pleasant - very slight frost. I went to James Taylor's - Thomas Barbour
paid me the sum of £62.12.3. cash & bought sundry articled at Fred'g for me
£15.15.1 & bringing 1/11, making in all £78.9.3 Which sum I gave credit
on the bond from him & his father. He sent to S.Fox's for part of the things
(being left there by T.Herndon) to J.Taylor's- Rueben Taylor was at J.Taylor's,
I let him have £25.0.0 to pay for his son Frank's schooling & board, which I
promised him for the present year. Tho's Barbour & family - his brother Philip
& sisters Fanny & Lucy- R's Barbour's wide, Reu Taylor, Wm Moore jr, Phil Barbour
(of Ambrose) Mrs Cambell, Chs & Thos Beli, dines there. Reuben Burnely & John
Moore was there before noon & J.Taylor jr went with them to cock fight at Col
Maury's.
10, Fair warm morning, Scattered clouds & wind in evening. I went to J.Taylor's
after breakfast- rectified a mistake in the money rec'd of T.Barbour yesterday
Frank brought home 1 Bolt oznab'gs Side leather &Spade,T.Barbour had bought
for me. T.Barbour & family, Nancy Taylor, Philip, Fanny &Lucy Barbour went to
Madison- I came home to diner. J.Taylor sent in morning & got 4lb butter.
John Taylor walked here in evening & staid.
11, Rained in night- some broken clouds, wind &cooler. Isent to ask C.Taylor to
dine here, he sent word that he was very unwell, but better than last evening.
John Taylor, Robert Taylorm C.P.Howard, J.Taylor & C.Bell, dined here: they
went away in evening. (Wednesday).
12, Broken clouds. Wm Stewart sent a note & got 7 1/2 lb Wool. Heard that *Tho's Bell
died last night. Had the Geese(excpet 4 Setting) Turned out of meadow. Planted
1/2 Bus; Spanish & 1/4 Bus' Bermudas potatoes. John Smith (shoemaker) sent 2 dollars
by his little son to buy bacon. I let him have a midling 10 3/4 lb. & sent 1/3
back. Had 1/2 Bushel Flaxseed sown near the Spring. I went in evening to see
C.Taylor who has been sick, and got better. Wm Bell was here when I returned-
I paid him 6 dollars for making a pair Cart wheels; but he had not got boxes for
them yet, which when he gets I am to pay for, and for hooping, the nuts &c.
[*Thomas Bell , son of Thomas & Elizabeth Taylor Bell.]
From the TAYLOR DIARY #1907-Z in the Southern Historical Collection,
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8 [358] 6,Ceased rained before noon having continued four days pretty constantly, mild & 7,Cloudy mild-some sunshine in evening. I went to Col.Madison's to the burying of 8, Sunday. A shower of rain in last night. Fair pleasent day. Thompson Taylor's 9, Fair and pleasant - very slight frost. I went to James Taylor's - Thomas Barbour 10, Fair warm morning, Scattered clouds & wind in evening. I went to J.Taylor's 11, Rained in night- some broken clouds, wind &cooler. Isent to ask C.Taylor to 12, Broken clouds. Wm Stewart sent a note & got 7 1/2 lb Wool. Heard that *Tho's Bell From the TAYLOR DIARY #1907-Z in the Southern Historical Collection, 369[3So]
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lltARY OJ JRAliOIB tAYLOR,1798,
1798,
April,
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6, oeastd ra1ned batore noon haV1ng oont1nue<1tour <lays pretty
constantly, mild &
dq •. l sent :rralllt .to Joseph 0.1ark8 -an<1 got 3 peQlta ot span1sn {.,/
& :eermud~s potatoes & ¼aua• Jlax aeet. I walked ln evening to J .1.ra.v1or•
•:ranny Barbour & 1'.Barbour• e ta.m1J.ythere- t .Barbol.lf went tor :rrea.1 g to 4ayI sent m~mo•tor him to purahaije some art1olea !or .me.
7, Clou~ m1l<1-so• sunahlU• i.n even1n.g. l went t;o ·Oo~..lla4110n• ·• · ~o the bUry1ng ot
some 01ou<1aall
Kr111ary wc1111,J1a<111on.
Mr.o•re11 rea~ \he .a~rv1oe. There -wasa consiaer~ble
large nua'ber or gen\eel peopie. I d1Jl,t<1at O<J
.l,Ka.d1~on• e, when :t got, · hOm~ llDft ·
•fhompson fB1lo·r & Hu.~ KEtre,r .,:ennemt _were at my- house, they were on tne1r .
w93 to ·KentUCkY.:-Thompsonle i·t home 1n Y~brwu-y-se.va Jr1en<1s were then well
except . brotller Jonathan 1 who llad a bad eough and 1n a iow s~ate qt nea.J.th.
C• Thompson, son ot commo4ore Blcha.rEl t&yl.or. WICAJ
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8, S\Ul<tay. A s:nowarot ·ra1n 1n last il1ghi. Ja.11:pl~asant day. fhompson t931or•1
lla,fe had her baek bad _l.y hurt by the saddle 80 awell.ed too ba.<1to ride her- Be
wrote a note to ;r. Taylor Jr, wbo oame over ~ J.et •him nave a ho:rse 1n exohan.ge
tQr ner. ihom.psontoo lot J.t. have a b.on4 due rrom one Kirton to -h1s rather
tor ,,. wn10:n
bond J ,Pendleton llad :to · ~lleQt ,.the money. J. :ray10:r also came
over- Thompson x~ior lo Hugh Ke:re,r · i ·ennant -prooeeaed on their Journey towlU'4
Re<1-stone, v1a Wlnchester. I.Taylor#
& J.ta:,lor
·Jr. & I went to court house
to :runeral sermon on the death ot lira. (Mary w1111·sJ lia<11aonp;reaolle<J. by Kr •
. w~<\ell to a tolerable numuer or people- l came to J-.T"1lor'a
to <1~nner•. Reuben :Burnley, Jo.nn MOore, M'b1 t t.»oQre, Jta:nnJ7
_Ba.r})our,. J .f ...jr & wlte, cU.ne
·cl
there- capt R•« Barbour, 111, w1te & Lucy Barbour .trom Kad.1son & tllos Barbour
tro1r ·J're<1• g gQt there
.µi<\ <11ne<\ a.tie~ fh.
Barbour
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t;Lntormed me he ha<.\ purchas-
ed oznabtga , & other thin&a tor ·•- X saw 101eph 018.rk at court house & pa.1<1
him 7/' ·~to ·r ·J'iax aeeQ; lo lG>tatoes got on the •tn~ John taa-lor got down tQ
cour~ ·house:to ~eraon,he iateJ.y a~r1vea trom GeOrg1a&
9, :ra1r and plea.s~t-vary
. sl1ght ·t~st ~ I went to · .ram.ea t~lo:r• a- ?bomaa Ba:rbour
12a1d ae ..the ·aum.
:ot ~2 ...12.3 • .Os.ell.&: boUght aunctry articles
at Jtred'g tor me
£15.15.1.
& b~~ging . up 1/11, mak1ng1n all £71.9 ..3 'fll1ch eum I g1ve cre<11t
on the 1>omt-rrom
:hilt & ll.1s .rather •. He sent . t-$ s.l'ox -, a tor part or the th1ng1
(being lett tnere ·by i.nerndo~) to .r.fQ,3'lor•, ... Reuben taylor _was at 1. Taylori '•
I 1et .111mhave
o. ·to _Jfq tor _hte · son Yrank• .1 schooling&: boa.r<1,wb.1oh
::I
prow.aed tor the ·pre11ent year. f.tW••·s Barbour & tam11y .... h1a brother Pll1l1p a,.:
a1stet, .Janey a L~cy- R• <1B~botar • • wire• aeu .2:aylo:r.. 1h\ llOore. Jr,. Pll.11 -Batl)OtU
Cot AJabrose) Mrs -Oaab$ll, Qha lo !boa Bell,<lln• ·G: ihere. Reuben .BU:rnJ.ey& ·John
)llOo~e was tllere betore noon & z.ia.y1er Jr went with them to Cook t1ght at Ool
~,.o
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l(aury•.• •
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10, ~a~r war.a morning~ so•ttere4 clouds & w1nd 1n evenlng. I .wen, to· J.?c33lor•a
arter .·breaktaat- ~eot1t~•<l a m.1stake tn . the money reo• C1or i.Ba.rbour yeeterday
:rrank . brQUgb.l hOll.8 l :eo1i ozn.a.ll'
S1de Leather & Spade• t .Barbour had bOUgb.t .
_tor m•.-~ ·i. ,Bubo\U' lo tam1lY. •anpy .JJIJlO:f, ill1l1p, li'a.M¥ & tuoy Barbour went to ·
Jiat\1.aon- 1 QaJII hom~ t.o <1i.~llfr :.• . •r.~ -~.lcir ••nt . 1n mornin& & got 4 lb ·butter.
g.,·
John tqlor
Wa.lJ'&<lhe.re 1n even1ng ,o: 1ta1q.. .
.
Ratne<11n night- some broten ·:.01ouda''•···•1n<1 & coole :r. I sent to - aek o.Tavlor to
a1ne,,here . he . aent wor« that !.lie · .w-.u· veey unweii. but bet tef tllen l.ast eve.n1ng.
JoM. :r~10:r, . Rober; Tqloi- 1 ·c·..1,.Howaro,-, J .T_a,ylor & a.Bell, d1ne4 here:tney
wen't';·awa:,. 1n 8Ten1ng.
(Wednesday ) • ·
12. Broken eloutts. ·• Stewart sent a note & got 1¼·lb Wool. Heard tha~ ♦Tll8 1 s l:lell
d1ed last n1ght, Rad the oeeae(except . 4 settU>.g} !1:Ur:ne(t;out or me·adow. · Plan.te4
¼ l3UB'l spanl .sh ..1c ¼:aue• :aerm\ldas pota,ot :1.Jobn s111th( s~oemaxer) sent 2 doll.a:r.e
'by hi's 11tt ·ie acn to buy ·baQOn. · I ie ·t h1m u.v• a midl.1ng 10¾ lb. & sent 1/3
b~.
Had¼ .Buahe.1 l'lasaee<1 sown near tlle sp:r1ng. I went 1n eT.en1n&to eee
o·.Ta.Ylor,who hae bee-n ei;Ck•· and got oet ter. W1aBe.11 waa her, lm.en· I. returned. I pa14 hlm • 0,011.ar,- tor ~ng
a pa.1~- Cart. wheeia;but 118 had. not got box.ea.to.r
t.nem yet, ,wh1Ch. ~•n ll8 get ·• I aa to Pa:'/ tor,ana:·· tor llOoP1n&tthe . nu,,· &c.
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C•inoma.sBeu. 10n ot tllo•a & Elizabeth
ta,1or Beu.J
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Collection,
Univers i ty of North Carolina
Library,
Chapel Hill.
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