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1746/7

Febry 19^th went in the Rain towards Germanna, mett, M^rs
Spotswood, Dandridge & Isaac Campbel who waited for Us at
the Bridge Quarter, the last had his horse killd by a Stallion
got to Germanna at Night

20^th Spent in settling sundry Accounts

21^st in the same Manner, went at Night to Major
Finlasons -

22^nd went to Church heard M^r Thompson preach, on the
words your Life is had with Christ in God - went to the
Glebe

23^d Settled I hope all differences in the family and
laid a plan for preventing any

24^th came early to Germanna where found Col B. Moore
and his Lady, Settled M^r Thompsons account w^t some
others

25^th came to Newpost

26- went, to See M^r Benyers plantation returnd to N,post
and went to Falmouth, bought a Serv^t for M^rs Home

27, Settled Chews Acct w^t M^r Rae, a[nd] my own; came to New
post, Settled M^r Sewards Acct, went to M^rs Battailes

28 came in the Rain to port Royal, mett w^t M^r Hill & others
came to D^r Roys at Night.

March 1^st came home dressd and went to Church, returnd Home

2^d. - went to M^rs Parents and brought Home, M^r Benyers Son
and [illegible]

3^d went about my plantation, married Jn^o Carnal and
Sarah widow of W^m Clarke

4^th, a rainy Day at home, read part of Sully pro Clelio; went
in the Evening and Married James Bates at W^m Thomass

5^th Clear and Cold, went to M^rs Brooke and returned

6^th Stayd at Home married Jn^o Cochran & Sarah, Landrum
wrote all day spent the Evening w^t D Graham Mess^rs
Thos Hammilton & Montgomerie - -

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1746/7

March, 7^th went with M^r Graham to M^r. Brookes returnd

8^th preach^d a Benefit Sermon, for M^r Philips, sleept
at Major Daingerfields -

9^th borrowed £113-3-10½ from, Mess^rs Daingerfield &
[?], returnd and spent the Even w^t M^r Reid and
Mitchel -

10^th Went to Stafford, in Order to wait on M^r Fitzhugh sent
by Dr Roy 15 ps, of Gold, for M^r Spotswood £99-6-3-

11- in Stafford, wrote, M^r Fitzhughs Will, He divided his
Negros, and assignd his 3 Sons their Shares -

12- Dined w^t D^r Allison called on M^r Walker, slept
at M^r Battailes

13th Went to New post, dined, and Came to Cap^t
R Taliaferros at Night advised against [?] Berrymans mar
-riage [to] [?] Taliaferro -

14 - called and dined at M^r came home

15, went to Church and returnd

16, went to Laytons to hears News, mislaid my
pocket [torn, illegible], and Slept, by reason of rain at
M^r [torn, illegible]e's =

17, Had Mess^[s]rs Moore & Benyers Comp^y - at home

18 - went w^t them , to Col Braxton,s -

19^th went to M^r Moores -

20^th returnd, and dined w^t M^r Brooke of K W^m, &
slept at Col Braxton jun^rs

21^st Breakfasted w^t, Braxton y^e Elder, and returnd
Home w^t M^r Benyer

22^d - Rain, all day, at Night M^r, D, Graham came, to
the Glebe -     -

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1746/7

March 23^d, a haizy and rainy Day Every Body has got Cold,s

24^th, Wrote sundry letters, to Scotland, in the Morning and
went to Rappahanock; Spent the Evening on board Capt Perry

1747

25^th took my leave of M^r James Gray settled accts, with Him
-came home wt the Captains, Perry Gray & Montgomerie

26 Stayd at home in the Morning went to the Warhouse
about Noon & Returnd, to dinner, Hazy weather -

27 - visited Capt Garnet where found his Daugher
suffocated with phlegm, came home & found my Lever
poole Letters, and M^{r Jno Somerville & Mr Campbel}

28^th Dined at home, Went to M^r Parents & returnd -

29th went to Church, but so hoarse that I could not
preach after Dinner went w^t Mr Anderson
in my way to Tye River

30, left M^r J, Brookes got to Capt Taliaferros
by one and to M^r Zach: Lewis,s, dined at the
Mines and Lodged at G Gibsons in Louisa

Ap 1^st, Eat Br[ea]kfast w^t Dr [Wa]lker, visited
M^rs Fry and lay that [torn, illegible] after a tedious
Journey at the N Garden, a Quarter of D^r Wal-
-kers, one Lyon Overseer,

2^d - got to my Quarter, on Hat Creek -

3-4^th - Mess^rs. Taliaferro & D^r Walker worked hard on
my Mill a peice of Work, I am imposed in, by
Jan^a Woodson Who is Run away -

5^th - called, at my own & other plantations and
lay at Capt Taliaferros Quarter on [?] Creek

6^th Went over the [?] Mountain w^t D^r Walker
to M^r J Harvies - at Aberfoyle -

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1747

Ap 7^th Spent the Day W=w^t M^r Harvie, who is of opinion the
Master is lyable for the Negligence of his Slave

8^th This Morning We found the place justly named Aber-
foyle, for of Eight Horses, we put in the pasture
last Night not one to be seen, hunted for them
& lost, W^m Fitzhugh & Zach: Taliaferro, who
rambled without their Breakfast to 5, pm -

9^th Set out about 5 in the Morning reached Tye
Rivers Mouth by eleven, bad Road, Cap^t Cabals at
one; the Courthouse about 5, and One [?]
the Late Secretary Carters Overseer about 11

10, Got to D^r Walkers about 10 - Rain - lay by
all day; at Night Peters w^t my Baggage came
up - Mem Christned in Albemarle 31 persons

11 - left D^r Walkers at 7, & got to New post -

12 - on M^r Benyers Horse got to Sales Church
but foundred the Horse - found my Fami-
-ly in health & sundry letters for Me

13 - Rested at Home -

14^th went a fishing without Success -

15 - at Home -

16 - went to the Warehouse to, a Sale, where Nothing
was done & returned at Night

17 - Good Friday preached to a very Small Congregation

18 - Carryd, my Daughter to her Grand Mothers and Aunt^s
came home at Night in a thunder Shower -

19^th preached at the Upper Church was forced to go -
w^t M^r Corbin to eat Green peas, came home at
Night -     -

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Ap: 20^th} a Rainy Day M^r Corbin & Capt Ward came to the
Glebe in the Evening -

21 a Cloudy day set my people to get Timber for
a bridge over the Creek -

22^d, M^r Corbin called this Morining in his Way home
Spent the dAy w^t my Brother

23^d M^r Mitchel Spent the Evening w^t my Brother & Me

24-Busied My self in seeing a Bridge made into the
Marsh -

25 continued the same and finished it

26 went to Church thence ^to Col^o Beverleys then Home
Spent the evening w^t Capt Tho:^s Buckner -

27, a very rainy Day Capt Buckner stayd w^t

28 - the same Weather Me these two days

29 - cleard up went to [?] to get Bills from
Cap^t Ward for M^r Spotswoods Iron - Slept
at M^r Brookes; warm -

30 - came home, and carryd, the children to see
Cap^t Garnets Brigantine launched but were
disappointed - returned at Night

May 1^st warm weather, christned, M^r J Warings.
Son, named Thomas Gouldman

2^d - Workd hard, on a bridge over the Creek

3^d Went to the Upper Church, dined at M^r
Parents, christned John Thomas Daughter
and got home at Night, M^r Fry called on
Me early this Morning

4^th Warm & Windy Set out for Midlesex, John -
Harman returnd from working on My Mill
got to Urbanna almost blinded w^t Down & Dust