Thursday 24th. Thermometer at 48 in the Morng. 56 at Noon and 55 at Night.
Clear, Warm & pleasant, wind being still southerly.
Immediately after Breakfast, rid to my Plantation at the Ferry and took the following Acct. of my Stock—viz.
Horses
hands age
Prince a black Horse 14 20 old W.H.
Ditto—a Sorrel Do. 14¼ 2
Jenny—bla. Mare 14¼ old Working Mares
Peggy—White Do. 14 10
Fly—Dark Grey Do. 13½ 8
Kitty—Small bay—Do. 13 15
Bonny—Sorrel—Do. 14 10
Nancy—black—Do. sml. 12 6
A Black Mare unb. Ms.
Steady, likely 13½ 4
A sorrel Ditto,
Leonidas Do. 1
A bay—Do. very small Spring 3
A bla. Horse . unlikely 4 1 Sprg. unb. Hors.
A Small bay
Leonidas—likely
A black—bald face 3
Total 14
Cattle
age
Darling—a red & W. Ox 6
Bembo White & red Do. 9
Mark black & White Do. 11
Duke red brindle very old 4
Cows 14
Heifers 4 Years old 1
3 years. 2
2 years 2
Calves this spg. 5 10
Steers full grown 2
4 years old 2
3 years old 5
2 years Do. 3
1 years Do. 1
Spring Calves 7 20
Bulls 2 years old 1
Beeves in Corn field 2
Total 51
Sheep
Rams 1
Ewes 9
Weathers 5
Total 15
Tools & Implements
A good Cart
2 Yokes with Rings
A Cain
Wheat Fans 1
Wire riddles—course 4
Sand Sieves 1
Courser Size 1 6
Plows Bar shears 4
Iron Traces pairs 8
Haims, Clevis, Bridles &ca. compleat for them
Weeding Hoes 1
Hilling Ditto 13
Grubbing Ditto 1
Mattocks 4
Axes 5
Iron Wedge—1½ pair
From the Ferry, I went to the Plantation at Dogue run and took the following Account of the Tools there—being omitted when I was there last.
Viz.
Oxe Carts 1
At the Ho[use] for repair 1 2
Oxe Yokes with rings 4
Oxe Chains 2
Wheat Fans 1
Riddles—viz.
1 Open & tolerable good
1 Sand Sieve & much worn
Axes 9
Mattocks 6
Grubbing Hoes 6
Hilling Ditto 16
Iron Wedges—pairs 4
Spades—good 1
Bar shear Plows 4
Iron Traces 8
Haims, Clevis, Bridles &ca. complete
Spare Colters 3
Adzes 1
Drawing knife 1
Handsaws 1
Froes 1
Broad Chissels 1
Narrow Do. 1
Gouge 1
Auger—¾ Inch 1
Recapitulation of all my Stocks of Horses, Cattle & Sheep.
Horses
Stud Horse. Magnolio 1
Ditto Dray 1 2
Riding Horses 2
Chariot Horses 8
Hack Horses 4
Waggon Horses—Home Ho[use] 4
Cart Ditto Do. Do. 1 5
Plow Ditto Plantns. 18
Cart Mare Home Ho[use] 1
Plow Ditto Planns. 28 29
Broke Ditto, not worked 5
Unbroke Do. ove[r] 4 yr. old 13
Ditto 3 yrs. 5
Ditto 2 yrs. 3
Ditto 1 8
Ditto Colts 5 68
Unbroke Horses 4 & upwds. 3
Ditto Ditto 3 yrs 6
Ditto Do. 2 Ditto 4
Ditto Do. 1 Ditto 4
Ditto Do. Spring Colts 6 23
In all 130
Note, In the above Acct., are included 2 English Mares and their Colts—the one a Horse, and the other a Mare which by being at a Meadow had not been included in any of the foregoing lists.
Of the above Mares 16 may go to Magnolio and 33 to the Jack Ass if he should arrive safe, and both of them be in order at the proper Season for covering.
Cattle
Bulls aged 2
2 yrs. old 2
1 yr. old 2 6
Draught Oxen 26
Steers—full grown 35
4 yrs. old 4
3 yrs. old 10
2 yrs. old 14
1 yr. old 12
Calves 27 102
Cows 101
Heifers 6 yrs. old 6
4 yrs. old 6
3 yrs. Do. 20
2 yrs. Do. 19
1 yr. Do. 10
Calves 31 92
327
Beeves fatting 9
In all 336
Sheep
Rams 19
Ewes 167
Lambs 15
Weathers 59
Ditto—fatting 23 82
In all 283