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1799,
September,
23, Cool clear morn, some clouds but no rain. G.C. Taylor let me have 80 dollars
Bank notes, to place to James Taylor's credit. he ret'd here from Court. Reuben
Taylor called by, I rode with him to Court, he sold his Land to Oliver Terrill
for $1,050. Tariton Goldshy agreed to take my crop of Wheat from home by the
middle Oct'r at 10/- p/r bushel,to be paid 1st March next. P. Verdoer paid for
bacon he bo't the 17th instant.
24, Fair pleasant cool mornings. G.C.Taylor went to J. Taylor's early- He returned
with G.L. Grasty, and I lent him $18. to send by Grasty to the Auditor at Richmond- G.C.
Taylor promised to place the same sum in Mr. James Blair's hands in
ten days (which I intend to pay F.S. Taylor for Rum &c. I requested him to
purchase at Norfolk- G.C. Taylor rode, I walked to Rob't Taylor's. John Taylor &
wife- Wm Gilbert, Rob't Moore & E. Chew dined there.
25, Fair pleasant. Sent Frank with 6 bus Corn & got ground at McKinney's- Col. J.
Madison jr sent _____Tyre to whom I delivered 3 Gammons, 2 Shoulders, & 1
Midling, 86 lb Bacon- Tyre carried a Basket Peaches hone, & 1 for P. Verdier-
Col. J. Madison Sen'r Sent Some pears by Sam & got two baskets Peaches. John
Bell & John Luttrell came with each a Waggon & Received 87½ Bushels Wheat for
Tarlton Coolsby, who was here with the waggons- he paid me 10/6 for ½ Barrel
Corn John Bell received for feeding his horses. John Taylor walked by, From
J. Taylor's-who came afterwards to see T. Goolshy; they all went away before
dinner. Began to cut Tops.
26, Thurday, Fair and pleasant cool mornings. M. Atkins and Frank went to McNeils
to look for young Ox & Steer, did not find them there. Roger Bell was here,
wanted to see G.C. Taylor who went to J. Taylor's this morning. ret'd at night.
John Taylor, Wm Gilbert, Jonathan Shipman, Thos's Macon, Cha's Taylor &
G.C. Taylor dined here. About fodder.
27, Fair and pleasant- Stacked a little fodder- the Blades areall cocked- G.C.T.
went away in morning, returned to dinner. J. Taylor here a little time in evening.
Sent Frank & got some Father Abrahams from Corn field-
28, Fair and pleasant weather. After breakfast, G.C. Taylor went to J. Taylor's, ret'd
& dined- J. Taylor also dined here- G.C.T went to see C. Bell & ret'd at night
29, SUNDAY, Some scattering clouds, warm. G.C.T. went to C.Conway's & ret'd at
night. C. Bell & T. Bell was here to see G.C. Taylor & ret'd before noon, Reu.
Taylor also here a ittle time- I was very unwell-dined alone- After dinner
John Taylor & Capt John Moore was here- Whilst they were here, Colby Taylor,
with Isaac Robertson, Owen Gwatmey [Gwathmey-PFT], & Robert Gaines- the three
first of Kentucky- R. Gaines of King & queen- from Kentucky Arrived here- they
said Ben Taylor had accidentally shot himself with a rifle- the ___was not
extracted but he was in a fair way to recover- that other friends were well.
James Taylor walked her to see the Gent'n from Kentucky.
30, Fair with some clouds and cool. J. Taylor invited the Kentucky gent'n &c to dinner-
I went with them- G.C. Taylor was there after breakfast making office business
& besides the above, Capt John Moore- Robt T. Moore, John Taylor, William
Gilbert, C. Bell, T. Bell, T. Crutchfield & wife, were there- Colby Taylor,
Isaac Robertson, Owen Gwatmey [Gwathmey-PFT] and Rob't Gaines & G.C. Taylor came
here at night. I sent & got a fore quarter Shoat-5 lb- of J. Taylor- I have
been about my Fodder tops and got nearly half to the Shelter- Cut the remainder
to day.
Note- Colby Taylor was 5th son of Commodore Richard Taylor and his wife, Catherine
Davis. He was then in his 20th year. Isaac Robertson married Matilda, dau
of Com Richard Taylor, on May 30,1799. She was then under 15 years of age.
Owen Gwathmey married Ann (*Nancy*) Clark, a sister of Gen George Rogers Clark.
She and Isaac Robertson were 1st cousins. The Gwathmey and Robertson families
emigrated from King & Queen Co. Va., to Kentucky-WKA]