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 September 1

Laura M., age 15, North Carolina
September 1, 1997

(No school.) We got up at 10:00. Me and Courtney picked up Shannon W. and we went 2 “Courtney’s” (the restaurant) for breakfast. Picked up Shannon’s boyfriend and we went 2 the mall. Mom picked me up. Came home and did homework. Mowed the lawn. Talked 2 Ashley after showering. Did homework. Ate dinner. Steven and Bryan left. Drew my reflection 4 art after I blew dry my hair. Straightened room up. Curled hair. Want 2 look pretty tomorrow. 

Anna L., age 75, Illinois
September 1, 1960

Very hot over 90 degrees. Wrote letters and worked around here and there doing some cleaning. Out to cabin and back and picked up Carrie’s things to take to her as we are planning to stay at cabin over Sunday and Labor Day. Geo.’s eye bothering and hurting and light bad on it. Marion called noon hour and Pink talked. He had good luck selling so made his quota.

Marcy S., age 20, Tennessee 
September 1, 1944  

Looked like rain when I got up. Poured during night. The sky was a brilliant orange when I awoke once in early morn but the next minute the rains came. Washed my hair after breakfast and did various and sundry other things. It cleared and showered all morn and most of the afternoon and was lovely. I can’t believe it’s September. Called to see if Kim could go to town with me but she was in the midst of housecleaning. It poured while I was cleaning up but cleared before I left for town. Muggy. Went to supermarket and shopped and then to library for book. Mrs. Goodwin recommended Crescent Carnival. Horace passed in the car and waved so I knew they were back home. When I got home I called Mary and invited she and Horace for supper Sunday nite. His parents had returned with them but she said she’d let us know later. It clouded up again. Good supper. Ashley is still here. Played piano after supper. About 7:45 gathered up necessities and went up to Walkers. Mrs. Walker was just ready to leave for her bridge club. She had Annie tell me the things she had to do at 8:30 in preparation for bed. Annie ran to the door to wave and call ’bye to her “mommy” again but she didn’t seem to miss her after that. We sat on the davenport and drew figures and things with crayons. Just a few minutes after Mrs. W. had left Mr. W. called from New York and Annie talked to him. She was so cute. At 8:30 I asked her what she was supposed to do. I had anticipated trouble but she took it all in the spirit of a game, I think and was in bed in no time. First, however, I showed her how the alarm on the alarm clock worked and she rang it till it ran down. The doll Mary Ann had to be washed and allowed to sit on the toidey seat, too, before going to bed. Then the clock (my clock) had to be brought in and put to bed on a table where Annie could see it, ’cause it was all run down and had gone to sleep. No story or song was requested and no sound issued from the back bedroom the rest of evening. Bless her heart. I read and looked at magazines. Mrs. W. called once and was happily surprised that all had gone so well. Around 11:00 I got sleepy and was quite ready to fall into bed when Mrs. W. returned at midnight. The moon and stars were out but it rained some more during the night.

Henry S., age 25, Michigan 
September 1, 1887  

I drove up town this forenoon to get my mail and do some trading.  Charley paid me for the clerking I have done for him.  I received the printed envelopes I ordered some time ago, with samples and prices of letter head, bills, cards, etc.  Grace Fitts was here the most of the day.  It began to rain before noon and showered for a good while.  I spent the afternoon up stairs in writing etc.  Kate has the headache tonight and retired early.  I called at Neill’s this evening.

*(R. Henry Scadin Collection, D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, UNC Asheville)  

Abbie B., age 22, Kansas
September 1, 1871

Wanted to write before; had no time. When one has nothing but a dutch oven to bake in, and four men to eat bread (J. R. does not stay on his claim as he should) it keeps one busy.

Must go back and write up. I had baked the Fri. they came. Then baked again Sat. to have bread and pies over Sun. It was supper time before I got ginger cookies baked. Brother H had found some elder berries at the river, enough fore one pie. There were five of us for dinner, so I cut it into five pieces, Mr. Rose coming while we were at dinner. I treated him to my piece.  That day the men were up and over the country and along the river. When they came back at eve—they had made arrangement to go hunting Monday, and said I should bake a lot of bread. I set yeast that eve, and baked all a. m. Sunday, got dinner, after that was tidied up, I was glad to lie down. I had taken quinine to ward off the ague. I would not be sick while they were here, if I could help it. After resting, felt better and got supper. Another heavy shower and it came in at the door.

*(kansasmemory.org, Kansas State Historical Society, copy and reuse restrictions apply)  

Cornelia H., age 26, North Carolina 
September 1, 1862  

I cut & made Jim’s pants today & sewed some on John’s. Billie Sutton spent the day here. He is a deserter from the 16th Reg. I don’t blame them much as they have had a hard time this war. We had a little rain this morning, not enough to do any good. Willie is improving a little. Mail brought no news. A good many letters went on this morning.

*(Fear in North Carolina: The Civil War Journals and Letters of the Henry Family, Eds. Karen L. Clinard and Richard Russell, used with permission.)

Samuel P., age 35, London 
September 1, 1668  

Up and all the morning at the office busy, and after dinner to the office again busy till about four, and then I abroad (my wife being gone to Hales’s about drawing her hand new in her picture) and I to see Betty Michell, which I did, but su mari was dentro, and no pleasure. So to the Fair, and there saw several sights; among others, the mare that tells money,1 and many things to admiration; and, among others, come to me, when she was bid to go to him of the company that most loved a pretty wench in a corner. And this did cost me 12d. to the horse, which I had flung him before, and did give me occasion to baiser a mighty belle fille that was in the house that was exceeding plain, but fort belle. At night going home I went to my bookseller’s in Duck Lane, and find her weeping in the shop, so as ego could not have any discourse con her nor ask the reason, so departed and took coach home, and taking coach was set on by a wench that was naught, and would have gone along with me to her lodging in Shoe Lane, but ego did donner her a shilling … and left her, and home, where after supper, W. Batelier with us, we to bed. This day Mrs. Martin come to see us, and dined with us.

*(The Diary of Samuel Pepys M.A. F.R.S., edited by Henry B. Wheatley F.S.A., London, George Bell & Sons York St. Covent Garden, Cambridge Deighton Bell & Co., 1893.)

Samuel P., age 27, London
September 1, 1660

This morning I took care to get a vessel to carry my Lord’s things to the Downs on Monday next, and so to White Hall to my Lord, where he and I did look over the Commission drawn for him by the Duke’s Council, which I do not find my Lord displeased with, though short of what Dr. Walker did formerly draw for him.

Thence to the Privy Seal to see how things went there, and I find that Mr. Baron had by a severe warrant from the King got possession of the office from his brother Bickerstaffe, which is very strange, and much to our admiration, it being against all open justice.

Mr. Moore and I and several others being invited to-day by Mr. Goodman, a friend of his, we dined at the Bullhead upon the best venison pasty that ever I eat of in my life, and with one dish more, it was the best dinner I ever was at. Here rose in discourse at table a dispute between Mr. Moore and Dr. Clerke, the former affirming that it was essential to a tragedy to have the argument of it true, which the Doctor denied, and left it to me to be judge, and the cause to be determined next Tuesday morning at the same place, upon the eating of the remains of the pasty, and the loser to spend 10s.

All this afternoon sending express to the fleet, to order things against my Lord’s coming and taking direction of my Lord about some rich furniture to take along with him for the Princess.

And talking of this, I hear by Mr. Townsend, that there is the greatest preparation against the Prince de Ligne’s a coming over from the King of Spain, that ever was in England for their Embassador.

Late home, and what with business and my boy’s roguery my mind being unquiet, I went to bed.

*(The Diary of Samuel Pepys M.A. F.R.S., edited by Henry B. Wheatley F.S.A., London, George Bell & Sons York St. Covent Garden, Cambridge Deighton Bell & Co., 1893.)

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