Archibald Newton McLarty Diary

November 1847

Hunted my hogs found some of them - the boys helped granpap to hall corn.

Made one pair of shoes for S.W. M Larty and hunted hogs some.

Shiled corn in the morning Alexander was very sick all day - unwell my self.

Caried corn to my hogs and wint to S.W. M Larty stayed all night.

Came home in the evening.

Roled the logs on my wheat land.

Sabath day wint to church a stranger preached a fine sermon.

Commenced diggin potatoes-helped to clear two hogs of S.W. M Lartys that Mr Silman kiled by misstake one wayed 125 one 136 when clean.

Dug potatoes - caught one of my wile boars cut him and put him up.

Scraped manure wet day.

Hunted my hogs and wint to Williams Maqurts corn shucking.

Hunted my hogs to day Samuel and George Wilson and family came from North Carolina.

Hunted my hogs in the morning and then hilped McKelvy to raise stabbs(sp?).

Sabath day at home to day.

Went to Villa Rica Baught from Sheays and Stokely
100 worth coffe
6 yards alpaca 1.00
7 do calico 25
2 do black tambrick 10
2 dozen hookes and eyes 10
1 lb salaratas 10
1 dress shall 1.62
36 yards shirting 360

Hunted wolves to day.

Hunted to day- shot a buck and got him.

Dug potatoes to day.

Put up my potatoes and kiled a hog very cold evening.

Went to S.W. M Larty for seed wheat.

Sabath day at home.

Finished sowing paps wheat.

Went to S.W. M Larty to corn shucking came home very wet.

At home to day-dark and wet.

Went to John M Larty to see his daughter Ester married-cold snoy day Francis Winn married her to Canidy Entrican. (Samuel Kanada)

Came on to Mr. Entricans to the infarm(sp?) my teeth aked very bad at night.

Hunted my hogs all day but found none of them.

Sabath day at home to day-saw my hogs to day.

Commenced sowing my wheat sowed 4 bushels to day.

Finished sowing wheat and wint to Jackson Bagget to his corn shucking- my tooth aked very bad.

Contributed by Sandy Whittington