To day the boys are still at work setting out potato slips. I rode up to the school house and paid my taxes. Father [Joshua James Hall] came up and Berta [Roberta Downes Halyard nee Hall] went home with him. Hicks attended the mill and ground 4 bushels of corn. Weather changeable & hot with a hard shower of rain. Ther: 90°.
Thus closes my notes for the month of December and also for the year just passed and gone and now numbered with the things that were. Whether the Almighty will spare me to chronicle the daily events of the incoming year is more than I know but trusting in Him I shall enter upon the pleasing task, which is useful as a reference and may be profitable to those who have an interest in me.
Saturday, June 21, 2014
Tuesday, June 21st, 1864
Friday, June 20, 2014
Monday, June 20th, 1864
To day the boys are at work setting out potato slips. I worked on a pair of warping bars for the little woman [Margaret Hall Stewart nee Sharp]. The little woman and children drove down to Mother's [Mahala Sharp Hall nee Roberts] and spent the day. Roberta [Roberta Downes Halyard nee Hall] came up home with her. Hicks attended the mill and ground 2½ bushels of wheat and 3 bushels of Rye. Weather variable and hot. Ther: 96°.
Thursday, June 19, 2014
Sunday, June 19th, 1864
To day I remained at home writing up this Note book. Mr. Coburn left early in the morning. Weather clear & hot. Ther: 95°.
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Saturday, June 18th, 1864
To day the boys finished plowing out the corn in the lower field. Nellie [Mary Alexandrien Sharp nee Lemaire] came home from Mrs. Bird's. I made a bench for the little woman [Margaret Hall Stewart nee Sharp] to use at the house. Hicks attended the mill and ground 30 bushels of corn. Hansel Coburn stopped with me for the night on his way home from Magnolia. Weather clear & warm. Ther: 88°.
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Friday, June 17th, 1864
To day the boys are still at work in the lower field. Billy Stewart & I went fishing but with rather poor success. Late in the evening Stewart left for Crockett. Nellie [Mary Alexandrien Sharp nee Lemaire] rode up from Mother's [Mahala Sharp Hall nee Roberts] and then went to Mrs. Bird's where she spent the night. Hicks worked in the garden. Weather clear and warm. Ther: 84°.
Monday, June 16, 2014
Thursday, June 16th, 1864
To day the boys are at work in the lower field. The little woman [Margaret Hall Stewart nee Sharp] rode down to Mother's [Mahala Sharp Hall nee Roberts] & took Toby [Horace Oscar Hall] home with her. I left Crockett in my buggy in Company with Billy Stewart and arrived home late in the evening. Hicks attended the mill and ground 4 bushels of corn. Weather clear and warm. Ther: 84°.
Sunday, June 15, 2014
Wednesday, June 15th, 1864
To day the boys are still at work in the little field. I drove my horse (Rob) and buggy to Crockett and stopped with Billy Stewart. Maggie rode down to Mother's [Mahala Sharp Hall nee Roberts] and took Roberta [Roberta Downes Halyard nee Hall] home with her. she bought Toby [Horace Oscar Hall] up home with her. Hicks attended the mill and ground 22 bushels of corn. Weather clear and warm. Ther: 86°.
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