Prince William County Virginia
Edmund Berkeley’s
Evergreen Farm Day Book
1897 - 1905
Copyright 2003
Ronald Ray Turner
9901 Greenview Lane
Manassas, Virginia 20109
Printed in the United States of America
Jan 1, 1897 - Friday, at home
Jan 2, 1897 - Saturday, Paid Mr. Costello on threshing, settled with Robert Lansdown to date giving him note as agent for Evergreen for one hundred & thirty dollars at 12 months.
Jan 3, 1897 - Sunday, went to Maple Springs.
Jan 4, 1897 - Monday, at home, paid G---- ballance on barrels 35 cents
Jan 5, 1897 - Tuesday, Lucy came home.
Jan 6, 1897 - Wednesday, went to Dr. & John Ewells
Jan 7, 1897 - Thursday, Gave Walter Leonard order to R. Galleher for #3
Jan 8, 1897 - Friday, at home
Jan 9, 1897 - Saturday, at home
Jan 10, 1897 - Sunday, at home
Jan 11, 1897 - Monday, at home
Jan 12, 1897 - Tuesday, Major Johnson and wife spent the day.
Jan 13, 1897 - Wednesday, at home, sold Jas Carter 28 shocks of corn at 45 cents per shock.
Jan 14, 1897 - Thursday, at home, received of Jas Carter $10.50
Jan 15, 1897 - Friday, attended club dinner at Mr. Nekens, Ashby Bridge 1 bushel corn, Wallace one bushel corn, Robert Lansdown corn and 1 oz tobacco, Wm. Allen bushel corn.
Jan 16, 1897 - Saturday, at home
Jan 17, 1897 - Sunday, at home
Jan 18, 1897 - Monday, at home, sent Martha Lans 3 bar. corn $4.50 in fall
Jan 19, 1897 - Tuesday, at home, heard of Dr. Ewells death.
Jan 20, 1897 - Wednesday, went with Lucy to Dr. Ewells, sent little Lem postal order, received from Katie & dec’d $1.25
Jan 21, 1897 - Thursday, sent Caroline Mayhugh 6 barrels corn $9.50, attended Dr. Ewells funeral
Jan 22, 1897 - Friday, spent day at C. Lathams with Lucy & Fanny, paid George Galleher my fire insurance $10.95
Jan 23, 1897 - Saturday, at home, paid Walter 30 cents
Jan 24, 1897 - Sunday, went to Maple Spring
Jan 25, 1897 - Monday, at home
Jan 26, 1897 - Tuesday, getting ice, Walter helped
Jan 27, 1897 - Wednesday, snow storm, received of B. Cockerile $8 being ballance on 150 shocks of fodder sold him.
Jan 28, 1897 - Thursday, at home
Jan 29, 1897 - Friday, received of James Carter ballance on corn $1.20, paid Mary Lansdown by Nathan $1, paid Mrs. Allen $1
Jan 30, 1897 - Saturday, paid Dallas Murry $2, Walter 20 cents, Humphrey 40 cents, received of Chas. Forsythe for straw $3.00
Jan 31, 1897 - Sunday, went to Maple Spring
Feb 1, 1897 - Monday, settled with Ashby Bridge & owe him to date $18.80, paid him $1, W. Gossam C. Forsythe & A Thomas came & put 3 loads ice in ice house.
Feb 2, 1897 - Tuesday, severe blizzard, paid Walter Leonard 25 cents for Mrs. Leonard.
Feb 3, 1897 - Wednesday, at home, hauling wheat to Maj. Janney.
Feb 4, 1897 - Thursday, hauled 2 loads wheat to Maj. Janney, paid Humphrey 40 cents, paid R. Landsdown 60 cents, paid Walter cutting wood 1/2 day 25 cents.
Feb 5, 1897 - Friday, at home, hauling wheat to Major Janney.
Feb 6, 1897 - Saturday, at home, hauling wheat to Major Janney.
Feb 7, 1897 - Sunday, went to Maple Spring
Feb 8, 1897 - Monday, at home
Feb 9, 1897 - Tuesday, sent Sandy ___ to Hickory Grove to Costello in payment in full threshing account and he sent me $2 for work he failed to do, paid Walter 40 cents, paid Grady 10 cents
Feb 10, 1897 - Wednesday, at home, hauled 2 loads wheat to Maj. Janney, paid Grady in full 40 cents, paid in full Humphrey 20 cents.
Feb 11, 1897 - Thursday, at home
Feb 12, 1897 - Friday, attended club dinner at Maj. Johnsons
Feb 13, 1897 - Saturday, at home
Feb 14, 1897 - Saturday, carried Lucy to Maple Spring to see Janney who was sick.
Feb 15, 1897 - Monday, at home, hauled 13 bushel wheat & 24 bushel horse feed to Major Janney Mill making 372 20/100 bushel wheat delivered & deducted 300 bus. sold Maj. Janney, left 72.25 to my credit, Dick Harris $4.40 for flour, R. Lansdown 100 lbs. flour for the boys work.
Feb 16, 1897 - Tuesday, at home, commenced ploughing again, Rec. of _eese per A. Thomas, $1 for 10 shocks fodder.
Feb 17, 1897 - Wednesday, went to Maple Spring and H______
Feb 18, 1897 - Thursday, Ashby Bridge moved
Feb 19, 1897 - Friday, at home, paid Alice Lansdown 30 cents, sent gobbler weighing 30 1/2 lbs. to Foley ____ ____ __.
Feb 20, 1897 - Saturday, at home
Feb 21, 1897 - Sunday, rec. of Asbury Butler $2, went to Maple Spring
Feb 22, 1897 - Monday, at home, sent two bushel corn to Mountjoy & paid him in full to date.
Feb 23, 1897 - Tuesday, paid Dallas Murray, Kezse got a barrel corn $1.50
Feb 24, 1897 - Wednesday, went to Maple Spring with Maj. Janney. -----
Feb 25, 1897 - Thursday, at home, rec’d of E. H. Foley for ----- $2.50
Feb 26, 1897 - Friday, went to Plains & bought 10 bus. clover seed of Cochran & Bro. $4.50 per bus. and 4 sacks at 15 cents. $45.60
Feb 27, 1897 - Saturday, came home, paid Walter L. 50 cents, Alice Lansdown 20 cents
Feb 28, 1897 - Sunday, went to Maple Spring gave $5 to Lucy, My birth day, paid Ashley __ $6.40 cents for flour.
Mar 1, 1897 - Monday, at home, received a postal order $25 a birthday present from my darling son Douglass.
Mar 2, 1897 - Tuesday, at home, paid Alice Lansdown $2, Mary Lansdown $1.50
Mar 3, 1897 - Wednesday, went to Haymarket cashed order, sold C. Forsythe _____ $10
Mar 4, 1897 - Thursday, went to Haymarket & got postal order cashed
Mar 5, 1897 - Friday, at home, rec’d of C. Forsythe $15, paid Jas Forsythe $5
Mar 6, 1897 - Saturday, went to Plains for clover seed, Wm. Allen axe & C----
Mar 7, 1897 - Sunday, went to Maple Spring gave Lucy $6.25
Mar 8, 1897 - Monday, at home, paid Alice Lansdown $3, Walter Leonard 40 cents
Mar 9, 1897 - Tuesday, at home, John Ewell spent the night
Mar 10, 1897 - Wednesday, at home, paid Alice Lansdown $2.75, rendered note 90 days from __ for $100
Mar 11, 1897 - Thursday, at home, Lucy went to Elinor Ewells
Mar 12, 1897 - Friday, at home
Mar 13, 1897 - Saturday, attended C & paid Geo. Jacks 25 cents
Mar 14, 1897 - Sunday, went to Miss Elinor Ewells for Lucy
Mar 15, 1897 - Monday, at home
Mar 16, 1897 - Tuesday, went to Manassas to meeting of ex committee
Mar 17, 1897 - Wednesday, at home, rec’d of E. Foley 2 pts. of whiskey, V. Pallon sowing clover seed
Mar 18, 1897 - Thursday, at home, rain
Mar 19, 1897 - Friday, at home, rain, paid Walter 50 cents
Mar 20, 1897 - Saturday, at home, A. Lansdown 20 cents
Mar 21, 1897 - Sunday, went to Lucy to Maple Spring
Mar 22, 1897 - Monday, at home, Nathan Anderson shucked 46 shocks corn at 7 cents -$3.22, got 2 bushel corn --- -- making 4 1/2 hrs. at 35, 1.57, and 6 shocks fodder at 10 cents - 60 cents, Walter furnished Janney clover seed, got 1 bus. corn
Mar 23, 1897 - Tuesday, at home, Dallas Murry 2 bus corn 70 cents
Mar 24, 1897 - Wednesday, went to Maple Spring
Mar 25, 1897 - Thursday, at home, Keese got 1 bus corn 1.60 of which Walter .50
Mar 26, 1897 - Friday, at home, Spencer Stokes got 1 bus. clover seed at 4.40, paid 3.50, due 90 cents.
Mar 27, 1897 - Saturday, paid Mary Lansdown 10 cents, paid Albert Walter bus corn 35
Mar 28, 1897 - Sunday, went to Maple Spring
Mar 29, 1897 - Monday, Nathan Anderson 1 bus. corn 35, Dallas Murry 1 1/2 bus corn 52 cents.
Mar 30, 1897 - Tuesday, at home, sold Oscar Hutchison 30 lambs at 3.25 to be taken off by 1 - ----, rec’d of George Pickett 58 cents for a gallon of clover seed.
Mar 31, 1897 - Wednesday, went to Maple Spring, gave Lucy $3
Apr 1, 1897 - Thursday, at home, R. Lansdown bus. corn
Apr 2, 1897 - Friday, E. H. Foley order for barrel flour $4.50, gave J. R. Galleher order on Oscar H. for $10
Apr 3, 1897 - Saturday, planting potatoes, paid M. Allen 52 cents for butter & onion sets, also 31 cents & gave Will Leonard 25 cents
Apr 4, 1897 - Sunday, went to Haymarket to Church, paid Walter for mending ______ January 20 cents
Apr 5, 1897 - Monday, at home, Nathan Anderson keg 35, paid Frank Lansdown 50 cents, J. McIntosh got 1 1/2 gals ----? 85 cents pay tomorrow
Apr 6, 1897 - Tuesday, at home, paid J. McIntosh $1, bag corn 30
Apr 7, 1897 - Wednesday, went to Maple Spring, R. Lansdown 1/2 lbs. tobacco 25 cents.B. Rector order on Spencer Stokes 90 cents
Apr 8, 1897 - Thursday, at home, R. Lansdown cash 50 cents
Apr 9, 1897 - Friday, at home
Apr 10, 1897 - Saturday, at home
Apr 11, 1897 - Sunday, went to Haymarket to Church, dined at Maple Spring
Apr 12, 1897 - Monday, sent C. E. Jordan $2 for wine and he did not have it, W.Leonard 1 bus. corn 35 cents
Apr 13, 1897 - Tuesday, at home, Nathan Anderson 2 bus. corn in ear 35 cents, Walter Leonard 1 bus. corn 35 cents, 1 bag guano $1
Apr 14, 1897 - Wednesday, at home, Mr. Manly bus. corn 1.50, received 50 cents & 1.50 for the other barrel., $1 due
Apr 15, 1897 - Thursday, at home, A. Thomas 2 lb Gossam, opened drain from icehouse, rec’d of C. A. Heineken per Asbury Butler ---- for timber cut on me $1.50, paid Albert Lansdown $1.50, Walter Leonard 1 bus. corn 35 cents, 1 bag guano $1
Apr 16, 1897 - Friday, Walter Leonard order to Galleher 50 cents, borrowed of E. H. Foley $10, rec’d $20, $10
Apr 17, 1897 - Saturday, went to Hickory Grove & paid $5.88 to G.R. Galleher & took back order on Oscar Hutchison for $10 & received check of G. R. Galleher in charge $10, Nathan Anderson 1 bus. corn 35, making 8 1/2 bus corn & 6 shocks fodder making due 348, He shucked 48 shocks at 7 322, sent to Haymarket for lime & wine, Sent J. Jordan $1 making $3 lent him, Asher Thomas got ----- ----- --- wheat 3.45 in full
Apr 18, 1897 - Sunday, went to Haymarket to Church and dined at Maple Spring, gave little Lon to send to Lucy $3.20
Apr 19, 1897 - Monday, at home, very cold ice and frost, I am afraid the fruit is killed, set 2 turkeys on 25 eggs each
Apr 20, 1897 - Tuesday, at home, gave check to E. H. Foley
Apr 21, 1897 - Wednesday, cold, let Dallas Murray have 2 bus. seed corn 80 cents
Apr 22, 1897 - Thursday, went to Plains borrowed $5 of E. H. Foley
Apr 23, 1897 - Friday, at home
Apr 24, 1897 - Saturday, at home, attended the funeral of Mrs. Parker
Apr 25, 1897 - Sunday, went to Haymarket to church and brought Lucy home.
Apr 26, 1897 - Monday, commenced planting corn soaked in spirits of turpentine
Apr 27, 1897 - Tuesday, planting corn, very windy, R. Lansdown 1/2 bus seed corn 20 cents, 1/2 lb tobacco 20 cents
Apr 28, 1897 - Wednesday, planting corn, very windy, Nathan Anderson 1/2 bus. corn 18 cents, W. Leonard peas and lettuce 13 cents
Apr 29, 1897 - Thursday, went with Lucy to _____ & called on the ______, rec’d of Lucy for Ruby $15, Nathan Anderson cash 30 cents
Apr 30, 1897 - Friday, finished planting corn, R. Lansdown for seed corn 40 cents, Nathan Anderson 3 bus. ear corn 35 cents, 1/2 bus shelled corn to mill 20 cents, Walter Leonard 2 bus corn 75 cents, paid Albert Lansdown 85 cents
May 1, 1897 - Saturday, at home, R. Lansdown 1 bus seed corn 40
May 2, 1897 - Sunday, went to Haymarket to Church
May 3, 1897 - Monday, rain, at home, Dallas Murray 1 1/2 bus corn 53 cents
May 4, 1897 - Tuesday, sold Lucy’s heifer to Asher Thomas for $24 one half in money & 1/2 in work, rec’d cash $10, went to Alex. & then to Washington, paid E. E. Dornham in full $2.25, spent night at Sisters, ticket $1.45
May 5, 1897 - Wednesday, came to Alex., Walter Leonard $1 on shoes
May 6, 1897 - Thursday, attended funeral of Henry Green as pall bearer, Walter Leonard --apper 79 cents and soda 5 cents, Nathaniel Anderson 1 bushel & -- ---- corn 50 cents
May 7, 1897 - Friday, at home, R. Lansdown cash $1.50 per Alice, Walter Leonard 1 side of meat 18 1/2 lbs at 8 cents $1.48, Nathan Anderson 1 side of meat 14 lbs at 8 cents $1.12, Kate had filly colt
May 8, 1897 - Saturday, at home, rec’d of Asher Thomas $2 in full of cash payment on corn
May 9, 1897 - Sunday, went to Haymarket to Church, paid Lucy for corn $12
May 10, 1897 - Monday, at home working road with plough 2 horses & 5 hands including myself.
May 11, 1897 - Tuesday, at home working road with plough 2 horses & 5 hands including myself, C. Mayhugh order Janney 50 lbs flour $ (amount not given)
May 12, 1897 - Wednesday, rain, R. Lansdown 1 barrel flour $(amount not given), Nathan Anderson 1 bus corn 40 cents, Dallas Murray 2 bus corn 80 cents, R. Harris brought colt to pasture at a dollar a month.
May 13, 1897 - Thursday, rain, Walter Leonard cash 50 cents
May 14, 1897 - Friday, attended club dinner at Mr. Browns.
May 15, 1897 - Saturday, at home, Jas Hulfish sent 2 colts at $1 each per month
May 16, 1897 - Sunday, went to Sandy Moores
May 17, 1897 - Monday, bought 2 pigs from Jas Carter for Mrs. Allen for 2.50 & she paid $1 and I to give for her a bus corn $1.50
May 18, 1897 - Tuesday, working the road plough & team & 4 hands
May 19, 1897 - Wednesday, working road plough & team & 4 hands, Nathan Anderson 1 bus corn 35 cents
May 20, 1897 - Thursday, C. Forsythe got 5 bus corn 7.50 Jas Forsythe note & I owe him 2.50 on the note, Nathan 1 bus ear corn 50 cents, working road 1/2 day plough & team 3 hands, shearing sheep
May 21, 1897 - Friday, A. Thomas sheared 55 sheep at 5 cents $2.75
May 22, 1897 - Saturday, ploughing half day, Walter Leonard order to Galleher shoes & hat $1.47, sent Hailstock _____ 10 1/2 50 cents
May 23, 1897 - Sunday, at home
May 24, 1897 - Monday, at home, Jas Carter got tub? corn $2.50