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1799,
May,
19, [SUNDAY], Fair till evening- then a little hazy. I went to J. Taylor's- G.C. Taylor
went there to dinner, he then came by my house & set out for Fredericksburg-
T. Crutchfield & wife & E. Chew were at J. Taylor's- Salley & Patsy Taylor
there in evening. T. Barbour
sent Whisky in my keg to J. Taylor's, by Joe- I sent Frank who brought it home.
20, Fair, windy and cool. Sent Frank to McKinney's Mill, got 6 bus Corn ground.
Had a Swarm of bees hived, the first. I staid home.
21, Fair and cool- drying weather. James Taylor came here & got 8 Gammons 86 lb,
7 shoulders 90 lb. and 2 Midlings 27 lb bacon, total 203 lb.- which he promised
to pay for when G.C. Taylor returns- Let J.T. have 1 old & 1 late Bottles
Cyder for N. Crutcfield. Mrs Tierce was here & got a Midling bacon 11 ¾ lb paid 11/9 for it.
22, Wednesday, Fair, warm, windy & dry, some broken clouds. Had new logs put in Turkey
& hen houses. After dinner I walked to court house. Bo't a Side Upper Leather
of Mr. Verdier & paid 12/3 for it. Doct'r Shepherd paid me 15/- for bacon W.
Bell had the 17th. I got the Newspapers.
23, Fair warm morn, two good showers with thunder in the evening. C. Taylor sent me
a dozen herrings- got whisky. Finished repairing Turkey & Hen houses. I staid
at home, read Newspapers.
24, Rained a shower last night, Fair morn, except broken clouds- very sultry-
Violent wind about 6 o'clock with Thunder & a shower. Had my 28 Sheep sheared
7 Ram & 6 Ewe Lambs marked- Wool gross Wt___. I staid at home.
25, Fair & clouds in morn- a little rain afternoon. Sent 2 Pieces Bacon 28 lb by
George to Wm. Stewart p/r note, I walked to J. Taylor's- E. Pendleton & children,
T. Crutchfield & wife, E. Chew dined there- Mrs Parsons came there in evening.
26, Sunday, Fair pleasant day. I walked to Court house, Mr. O'Neil did not attend,
there was about 40 people met- it being in course Serman day. I came to Aunt
Taylor's to dinner- Mrs Burnley and 2 youngest daughters, Aunt Thomas, C.P.
Howard & wife, John Moore & wife- John Taylor & family, Salley & Patsy Taylor
were there- Rob't Taylor & family after dinner- John Glassel also dined there.
I came by J. Taylor's- wanted to see T. Barbour, who had walked out & did not return
before I came away G. C. Taylor here at night.
27, Fair, cool morning, pleasant day. Mr. Thomas Barbour came here after breakfast-
Paid me Gold £17.4.6., Silver £59.11.0, and bank notes £55.10.0, Total £132.5.
I went with him to Court- G.C. Taylor went after breakfast by J.T.'s to Court.
John Hencher paid me (??).3.0. in full for Oxen. Tho's Richards paid me £23.16.0
for which I gave him a Rec't to the Credit Dan'l Triplett's acco't. I exchanged
125 dollars Bank notes for Specie. I got my answer of Holdbrooks bill ag't
by Mr. T. Barbour to Kentucky. Had Watermelon, Cucumber &c seeds planted by nursery
& replanted beyond the meadow. Replanting Corn (the second time)- One of
Sheep died.
28, Fair- turned warmer. Took out 23d Hhd Corn. I walked to Cout- Exchanged 50
Dollar note with Barnett Watts for silver. The Suit was not called, G.C. Taylor
came here at night.
29, Fair, getting dry. G.C. Taylor went to C. Taylor's to breakfast, returned here &
went to Court before I did- I walked to Court- McCall, Smellie & c suit vs me
Ex'or or G. Taylor dec'd was decided as I had expected, being settled by scale
of depreciation. The verdict for £15.5.9 ¼ & £11.6.4. Damages. I dined at Verdier's
30, Thursday. Thin Clouds in morn. A little shower of rain in evening. Thunder
struck a tree near Davy's house. I sent letters to J. Taylor to be sent Mr.
Thomas Barbour to convey to Kentucky, he told me he intended to set out
tomorrow- One of the letters is for Hubbard Taylor, containing my answer to Geo.
Holdbrooks Bill in Chancery- with The letter for Jonathan Taylor 2 bottles C
hurches Cough drops- I staid at home. Macon Biggers came here about noon, he
cut 6 Lambs, 1 was not cut, only one testicle being apparent. Macon Biggers