Archibald Newton McLarty Diary
January 1847
The first twelve pages are missing and appear to have been cut from the book:.
January 1, 1847
Journal Book; for A.N. MLarty.
1. All of my family will and we grubed to day-cloudy; with rain.
2. Grubed in the morning and then wint to the balifs election William Morgan and Chaffin Hartsfield elected-Cloudv with rain George Mclarty bought Jackson Baggets mair at $65.00.
3. Sabeth morning all of the family will-Cloudy and cold with some rain, -heavy rain in the evening at home all day
4. Made two pair shoes-Cloudy and very stormy in the evening.
5. Made shoose-Clear day.
6. Wint to Wilsons shop-Returned home sick.
7. Made shoose-unwell all day -very stormy with snow.
8. Roled logs at Asa Sewells and then wint to George Mlarty, with Danell- very cold day.
9 . Received $100 from Danell made Danell titler to no. 114-47 and I went to Squire Watsons- Retumed home- hung my meat and found Anns jar broken.
10. Sabath day - All well and at home all day- rain all day- heard a number of guns to day.
11. Made shoes -very cold and clear-we have been out of milk for some time but the old black muly had a calf to dav
12. Went to Villarica-changed my money and paid all my dets and have $66.40 cents in hand yet.
13. Grubed in the morning and then went to Smiths mill.-Cloudy and cold.
Returned home from mill unwell---
-(entries for Jan. 15-19 are missing as the pages are torn .
20. Grubed in the morning and then went to shop in the evening - very cold wet day
21. Grubed 48 rods apeace today- very cold and clear-very tired
22. Grubed in the morning and then went to the Wilsons- Stayed all night - Bleed more at the nose that night than ever I did- clear and cold
23. Loaded my apple trees and went to the powder Springs- Sold 250 trees and returned to John Mlartys - Stayed there all rain night- William Duncan died today
24. Sabath morning returned home all of the family well-rain
Grubed all day-cloudy in the morning and clear in the evening.
25. Grubed and made one pair of shoose- grate deal of thunder and rain and very worme.
Went to Frances Winns to Machien jouse raisen and the children grubed. Clear and cold - Mr. Clinton died today.
Took up my apple trees and rubed my trees in the orched-cloudy
and very cold rain at night and stormy.
(two coffins are drawn in the margin)
Grubed all day - cloudy all day and cold- John Magines died today
Grubed in the morning and cut and hauled wood in the evening- clear and cold
Sabath day at home all day - clear and plesent day, I am thirty five years old today.
Sixteen dry dayes and fifteen wet dayes in this month.
Employed every.(rest of page missing)
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