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DIARY OF FRANCIS TAYLOR, 1790,
1790, February,
1, Rainy morning, did not send to school. Capt Burnley dined here. C.Taylor came over to see sick negroes, got here while we were at dinner, he dined & returned immediately after. I went & got some smoking tobacco from John Leather's pen which he had thrown away. Hung for Bacon last four hogs killed.
2. Cloudy morning and a little rain. Sent the boys to school. Some snow but did not show on the earth. Cloudy all day. Put in Soak the Persimmon leaves, in Cask borrowed yesterday of J.Taylor. Ch's Dickenson got 32 lb Wool. One Lunsden was with him, dined here & went from here after dinner to A Porter's
3, Cloudy with a little rain & snow------' -mbs, 2 of them dead. ------ain & Sleet last night 2 inches deep ------y morning, cleared about noon & clouded -------d night with a little hail, rain & snow -----turned clear and very cold at night. -----ben Taylor was here and dined, sent for J.Taylor who came & being sent for to office returned before dinner. Miss S[arah] Madison married to Mr.T[homas] Macon of Hanover.
5, Cold morning after a very windy night, but clear good day-J.Taylor came by & said he hears corn has risen much in its price, he went to see M.Perry but ret'd & said he had bargained to let some person have it.
6, Very cold. G.Taylor rode to Court house, came by Maj'r Moore's where he dined and got some hops.
7, [SUNDAY] Froze hard last night, some clouds to-day but nothing fell- Reuben Taylor and George Taylor, of Ararat, walked here, also Ch Taylor, and dined.
8, The weather, which for four days has been the coldest we have had together this winter, changed warmer toward morning & thawed all day. Boiled Persimmon Beer & put up with hops and Yeast in a Cask borrowed of Capt Burnley-
9, Very cold weather. J.Taylor dined here. Some snow fell before day and cont'd a little all day.
10, Froze very hard last night- I went with G.Taylor to H Taylor's sale. H.T. came here at night, paid me 8/- he rec'd of P.Merry for something at his sale.
11, Continues very cold. C.Taylor came here to breakfast. J.Taylor came after breakfast but he and C.Taylor went away before dinner. Hub'd Taylor let my father have some bonds for the ballance of his acco't which they settled. After dinner he went away, said he should go to ColMadison's. Reuben Taylor and George Taylor, Ararat, called on their way to Capt Wood's, where there is to be a Ball to-night, it being Gen.Washington's birthnight.
12, Clear and cold I was very unwell last night-better this morning- G.Taylor went to Court house but did not dine there. Hub'd Taylor and Wm.Taylor, Merch't, came here from Ararat at night.
13, Continues very cold. Hub'd & W.Taylor, merch't, and my father went to Ararat where some lines of the land was to be run. F.Taliaferro, Capt Burnley & Reu Taylor were there. G.Taylor dined there. J.Taylor called here and went there- J.Taylor jr came and borrowed my scales & was going to Herndon's Mill w'th T.Barbour & Bowie Pendleton. H'd Taylor left some Int Warrants to pay Sheriff-
14, Some hail and rain before day & in the morning- The weather something warmer.
15, [MONDAY] Weather changed to a thaw, there was some rain before day and cloudy in morning- the boys went to school. Jos Bohannon was here with an account of his having had his corn burnt &c. G.Taylor gave him some money- Rain in evening My father sent to Reuben Taylor's- G.C.Taylor's Eliza & her children in the Cart. G.C.Taylor ret'd from Caroline where he went before Xmas.
16, Thaw, most of snow & ice dissolved- Frogs cry- I walked to School house, saw Capt Burnley there. Ten scholars were there. G.C.Taylor went to C.Taylor's, when he returned brought a letter from Capt Rice inclosing a Cart's for 86,60/90 Dollars Final Settlement for the hire of W.Taylor's Carpenters at the Barracks, also 20 Dollars Indents instead of the interest from 1 April 1781 to 1, Ja'y 1785-Note-I had before got a Certificate on a claim for W.T. for the above all ------ in Orange Court.----------- for 16.0-------- At same time I received a letter from W.Taylor----Capt Rice dated 25, Jan'y 1788
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. [142] 3 1461790,
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DIARY vF FilAiiOI~ ~AYLUR,1790,
Qu;,J
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rno1·11ing , ~lid not uenu to school.
capt Ji:nunley .i.1nea
l'.aylor came
ov~r to see s1cit .negroes, it;ot .t1eru while we were u.t 111imer,nere.i1e C.
ct.l.ne(l & returnea
li.u:1e<iia.t~J.y atter.
I went &: gut uome smuk.1n &:, toug,'-.!CO .trom Jolm Leather•
s pen
wh1c.n !l~ hl.l<l tnrown awa.y. HW1g l'or Bacon last
four no g s Kil.lea..
Clouuy rnorn1nt ;; anu u llttle
ra.1n.uent ·r,.ne uoya to li<.;hool~~uroe snow out d1<1 not
2.
1
s r.1ow Oh tl!e
.3,
~artl:1.
01ow1y
aJ.l
(UiY.
J:>ut in
soa1'. t.no l:>en,1.liunon
.waves•
1n casK
uorrowet1 yeater<lay o :t· J. '.l'aylor. O'l'l' s Dlclca11aon ,_-,
ot 32 .i..U wool.. une Llm.auen
wue w1tl1 t11m.~U..r.t~Uu~re 1.,c w~.ht n:om nere a;rcer o.1J:1nerto A l'o.z·ter• s
Clouciy
with
a little
rain & imow----- 1 .ti.1~
-mos ., 2 o.L' tt.t.om doad..
----aln
" Oleet J.aijt .n,1ght 2 U.u.;htia a~e.P
----y morning, clear-ea ao out rJ.c<m& c1ow1ed
- --u n1 t:,tlt w1tll u llttle
na.11. rain & i:mow
---tur.nect cleu.r rum very ccJ..<l at niglJ.t ..
--:--- bon ~ra.ylor waa nere &H1 o.lntid, e<w.t .for J. '..i.'ay¼orw.tw
to 01'.Uce returned
be.tore <111-rner. M1sa B(ara .h] Ma.1.<l1r.;1on
rm:.s.r-
came
i, b{.;1n~~
. sent l'or
r1e rl to Mr. 'l'[J:H.mtas]1,u1con or Hanover.
5, t!olu ;ncrn1ng arter
a very windy ni ght, ·o·u ·t c.lear ji oo<1 <lay-J. Taylor came by &
sa1r.i na t.iear::s curn i:'tas r1aer1 much 1n lts pr1ce.
lHJ w~nt to a~e Sii1.Ferry nut
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.r~t
\1 .± 8ulct
6, Very uolu.
7J
a.lH1 got
he t.la<l na.ritu.1ne~1 tu let some perso.n .nave it.
C. 'J.'a.y.ior rotle to court nuuae,cruo.o oy :uaj•r lworo•s
tscmc 110 fi$.
wt1ere na dined.
[ UUlWAYJ .l!
' r<:t~e na.rd. laut
.u.1gnt, so.me clOU<hl to-ctay
tJtlt nutnintt;
Heuben 'J:ayawl. George Taylor, cl' A1·arat, wu.lKed. nere, aluCJ 011 'i'ayl.or, 1'e.UarHl (1ine<1• .
8, ~11e \Veut.nex·,wn1cri .1.'0I" le;ur (lO.YiJlla.i;t l>erJn t11e co1ue,.;;st WtJ .ti.ave
nad - to~;ettier
t!11s
winter, cnu.nr e(l warmer tow ~.1.l'u morning & tno.1.1eu aJ.l o.uy. J;j011e<
l
l:ieralni1r1on .t:h:?ar
.!I; 1,,ut u:i:, w1 tH
ho!~a <;1,110
. ·:t't::i.iat .t.1.~
a ~au~ t>orrowea 01· Ca1,>t ,iju;c·nley9 •. Very cola \At~attt~r.
J.Tu,1J.c1· ui.HOll. .t1ere. !5ome anow L~ll oe.rcre u~y am1 cont•ct
a
little
all
a~y.
lor
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10. Froze very hara lust ni gnt- I wain. ·"1th c.Taylcr
toll :l'ayi.0r•u sale. H.1.
11ere at n1 i-~
ht,1Aiid. rne ~/- .ne .rec'd. or l'.Merry l'or ~ume!..t1lng a-:. l'll;J sule. caw.a
11, uunt.1HlJ.(.!id very cola. o.:J:aylur oruoe .nt:)re to orea.nJ.st,
J .1'aylor
a.i:·ter oreak1'a.ut tut 11e a.nu c.xay101· went away oefcrl) dlzrn .er. lluo•,,i :r:a.y1oroame
let
my
rau1er
huv~ scrue bonds ror tr.1.0 ·oal.J..ance c!' his acco • t wt11cn tiley
eettletl.
After
a1ilner ne ~t;nt a\,a.y, oul<J. he an~ul<l go to Cc•.l..Nau1son1 s. HcubtH1.
ann Geor :.~e
Tu.ylor,Ara..rat, Cc;i.llt;d ot). tneir way to capt wco~tt a, wn.ere the1·e1·ay1cr
1n to oe a .Ball
to-.n 1~.nt. 1 t be 1ng oe.n..waenlngtOii • e o1rtr.u.ilgnt .. ·
12, Clear arn1 cc.il,t · :;; waB very l.tXiWell Hu3·t ni~sht-oet ter tl1ls mornir1
g- G. Taylor went
to 0ourt houue out <11•.l fiC •L tlln~ there.
Huo•a. tayJ..cr a.nu wia.:i:ay.Lor,.i J.orc.o't,
came uere rrom Ar,uat at lll t ,tit •
.l.j, ~oi-1ti!we:;; v'.jry col<l.
HWJ'<.i. 6: w.'.i'ay.Lo1•, i~1ercr, 1t, a ..u.a my ratnor
we11t to ,~ra;rat
wner~ eo11
1~ .l.l.u.~u 01· tl'li:: l.u.n.t~ wau tc) oe nm. -~
~.'..L~l.l.Q.J.t.::rro,~~iJt bu:,:.i.u.ey:tt Heu
1·u.y1or w;are there.
G.?aylur
\11m.rn ti1ere.
J,tay1.or
c~.J..lt.Hl .rwre J.Ht1
J.1 'J.ylor jr Ck.i.tm.::anct oor.rcweu my aca.1.es <t Wi.ia z.c.d.nt~ ·tc l!anu10n 1 s went U1ererHll w•tn
'.r'.l ;;;~roour Jli; iivwie .Pe.w:Ueton.
11• u ·.ruyJ.or l~l't some Int wa.rranta to pay filner11·1·11~. so mij imil
dh'l
ru1ti t:.HH'4
•rc uay & 1ri tne morningl'i.le weatiier
eomethifi t~ w~rmez·.
1,.
DrlvHDAY) W•Jutner cnan ge<l to a tnaw, tnti)re wa_s acme rain ue1'oru
aml clutHlY
1n !!1ur.ni11g-t110l;oya went t(; achoo ..i.. ,roe J3onannon was here wi t.t1ctay
a.n
llccount or
hiB tiaVlr1 g lla<i nls con1 t,un1t &:c. o.:ray.l.or g ave 111rn scme
ffiiJney- ~a .1n 1n even.iug
hty .rati.1er ~; 01 i t Le Heune ., 1.:1.ylor'sc ..<;.Taylor•s
t l1za & ner ct11ldren in the
er rt •. o.c.1ay1or
:rct• <l rrom oaroline wneru he went oere:re Xmas.
16, '.maw, 1:tu~t or snow & ice ,us~ulvedFro gs cry- l wu.11u.H1tc
ncustt,. euw Capt
.Burnley tlh.~ re. '.J:en scrwl tJ.:rs were t.!'19re. G. c. Taylor went to Cohovl
o.
~.♦aylo r • a• wi1en l1e
returi:1.ect uruu f_::nt a. .Letter
i ·rom Ca,1Jt Hlce 1nclos1a i.; a Gart I u ror tio t;o790 Do.l1
l ul"B J{'l.1 al Get tleraent tor the t11re 01· w.'.i.'ayl..or• a Carpenters
at the .Ba:rra.01ts,
als~ 20 Do~lura 111dents l! stdaa or tne lnterast
rrom l April l7cil to 1,.Jaa'y
17c;!)- l,io·te- I na.i.:
;. oe.I'ore t ot a L:ert111e"1-ta vH a. 0la1m .n.:r ·,.•x. l'cr tt1e "oove
all------111
u:ran.g;e court.----------- ------ ior ..to.o--------At si..!Jile t.1.J:H3 I r-.:w~ive t.l a lett,cr
l'rc.>r; w. ·.,:c:ty
~or----UuI>t H1ce date~1 2.:;,,Jan•yl7t-:8
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in the Southern Historical
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