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| − | + | October 1861 | |
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| + | Sunday 27th | ||
| + | Wind W Cloudy in M.g Clear in Ev.g It rained | ||
| + | nearly all last night. Maria & Charley went | ||
| + | to church, Myself & the others staid at home. | ||
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| + | Monday 28 | ||
| + | Wind NW Clear & cool. Sowed Eight Bushels of Wheat | ||
| + | Sister Harriet, Hally & Fanny here. Shucked & | ||
| + | put away Corn | ||
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| + | Tuesday 29 | ||
| + | Wind NW & W Clear. Sowed Eleven bushels Wheat | ||
| + | Shucked & put away Corn. Opened drains | ||
| + | Warner went to York To,day to join Genl Rains | ||
| + | [where goes][crossed out] as a member of his staff. | ||
| + | Deal’s Canoe was taken off last night by some | ||
| + | Negroes who went to the Yankees. Three went from Mr | ||
| + | Clarkes. I have not heard what other went. | ||
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| + | Wednesday 30th | ||
| + | Wind W & SW Clear & beautiful weather. Sowed | ||
| + | Eleven bushels Wheat. Mr Hoggs & SL men | ||
| + | stationed to day at Whitaker’s Creek to guard boats. | ||
| + | Sister Ann & Bet spend the day here. | ||
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| + | Thursday 31 | ||
| + | Wind E Clear. Sowed Eight bushels Wheat. Cut down | ||
| + | and hauled off Corn Stalks. Sowed up to this time 61/2 | ||
| + | Bushels Wheat. Deals boat and the negroes are said to be taken | ||
| + | on the Eastern Shore. | ||
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| + | [Pg2] | ||
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| + | November 1861 | ||
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| + | Friday 1st | ||
| + | Wind NE & E Clear in M.g. Cloudy Ev.g. & began | ||
| + | to rain about 4 O,clk. An Easterly storm is brewing | ||
| + | Sowed 9 ½ bushels Wheat. Maria & the children | ||
| + | spent the day at Sister Anns. I dined there. | ||
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| + | Saturday 2 | ||
| + | m.g | ||
| + | Wind SE ^ Rained and blew a Hurricane all day. West | ||
| + | in Ev.g & cleared off. Hands got a little wood & put up the | ||
| + | fences which were blown down. If Mr Lincolns [“Armada”][underlined] | ||
| + | which left Old Point a few days since | ||
| + | ^ encountered the “Gale” off the Southern Coast it must have | ||
| + | [wrecked][crossed out] scattered it & wrecked many of the inferior vessels. | ||
| + | |||
| + | Sunday 3. | ||
| + | Wind W N W Clear. We staid at home | ||
| + | Mr Curtis dined here. Capt Marshall brought | ||
| + | the Negroes over from the Eastern Shore taken in | ||
| + | Deal’s boat. Tow of Mr Curtis’s, Three of Dr Byrd’s | ||
| + | & Three of Mr Clarke’s. | ||
| + | |||
| + | Monday 4 | ||
| + | Wind NW Clear. Got wood. Raked & hauled Pine | ||
| + | litters to Hog Pen. Too wet to sow Wheat. I went | ||
| + | to C.H. Sent to Adams & Co to tan Six Hides & 8 Sheep Skin. | ||
| + | |||
| + | Tuesday 5 | ||
| + | Wind NW Clear. Raked & hauled Pine litter. Mauled Rails. | ||
| + | Sent to Stubbs’s mill with 5 Bus Wheat, he did not get Flour | ||
| + | He brought 5 Bundles Cot Yarn from Capahosic. | ||
Latest revision as of 14:15, 3 February 2014
October 1861
Sunday 27th Wind W Cloudy in M.g Clear in Ev.g It rained nearly all last night. Maria & Charley went to church, Myself & the others staid at home.
Monday 28 Wind NW Clear & cool. Sowed Eight Bushels of Wheat Sister Harriet, Hally & Fanny here. Shucked & put away Corn
Tuesday 29 Wind NW & W Clear. Sowed Eleven bushels Wheat Shucked & put away Corn. Opened drains Warner went to York To,day to join Genl Rains [where goes][crossed out] as a member of his staff. Deal’s Canoe was taken off last night by some Negroes who went to the Yankees. Three went from Mr Clarkes. I have not heard what other went.
Wednesday 30th Wind W & SW Clear & beautiful weather. Sowed Eleven bushels Wheat. Mr Hoggs & SL men stationed to day at Whitaker’s Creek to guard boats. Sister Ann & Bet spend the day here.
Thursday 31 Wind E Clear. Sowed Eight bushels Wheat. Cut down and hauled off Corn Stalks. Sowed up to this time 61/2 Bushels Wheat. Deals boat and the negroes are said to be taken on the Eastern Shore.
[Pg2]
November 1861
Friday 1st Wind NE & E Clear in M.g. Cloudy Ev.g. & began to rain about 4 O,clk. An Easterly storm is brewing Sowed 9 ½ bushels Wheat. Maria & the children spent the day at Sister Anns. I dined there.
Saturday 2
m.g
Wind SE ^ Rained and blew a Hurricane all day. West in Ev.g & cleared off. Hands got a little wood & put up the fences which were blown down. If Mr Lincolns [“Armada”][underlined] which left Old Point a few days since ^ encountered the “Gale” off the Southern Coast it must have [wrecked][crossed out] scattered it & wrecked many of the inferior vessels.
Sunday 3. Wind W N W Clear. We staid at home Mr Curtis dined here. Capt Marshall brought the Negroes over from the Eastern Shore taken in Deal’s boat. Tow of Mr Curtis’s, Three of Dr Byrd’s & Three of Mr Clarke’s.
Monday 4 Wind NW Clear. Got wood. Raked & hauled Pine litters to Hog Pen. Too wet to sow Wheat. I went to C.H. Sent to Adams & Co to tan Six Hides & 8 Sheep Skin.
Tuesday 5 Wind NW Clear. Raked & hauled Pine litter. Mauled Rails. Sent to Stubbs’s mill with 5 Bus Wheat, he did not get Flour He brought 5 Bundles Cot Yarn from Capahosic.
