Journal of Annie Swann Dungan
1937 – 1938
Jan. 3, 1937
Sunday. Rained
here some this morning. ???
selver(?) all day.George went and got a paper this evening. Claring off about night.
Jan. 4
Monday. Started
to work on the boat. I washed baby
clothes. Capt. Bernie(?) took
dinner with us. Hauled out on
cradle. Finished and came down
this evening.
Jan. 5
Tuesday. It is
cloudy today. I washed some of our
clothes. Working on boat yet. Heard from Elizabeth through Charlie
Hughes. Won’t get through here
today.
Jan. 6
Wednesday.
Working on kitchen today. I
finished washing. Capt. Bern(?)
took dinner with us. Alfred
Corbman(?) and wife came and set to bedtime with us.
Jan. 7
Thursday.
Cloudy and raining some this morning. We fixed our stove and put lock on door. George went up street and got some
medicine for Bernard’s feet.
Jan. 8
Friday. Cloudy
and foggy in hopes to get finished but did not. George went and got his hair cut and ice cream for us. Katharine May is eight months
today. Stands up by chairs and has
two teeth.
Jan. 9
Saturday. Sun
shining bright and warm. Got
through here at 2:30. Went down
off Sparrow’s Point and anchored for the night. Katharine May is sick.
Jan. 10
Sunday. Got
under way early this morning.
Cloudy and raining some. Wind NE.
Anchored in Patuxtent(?) at 3pm Sunday evening.
Jan. 11
Monday. Left
Patuxent early this morning.
Cloudy and fair wind.
Sailed all day. Anchored at
Carter’s Creek for the night.
Jan. 12
Tuesday. Left
Carter’s Creek this morning and got here about 8:30 (note: later reference indicates they were at
Millenbeck). Not doing anything on
us today. Bernard is 21 months old
today. It is raining some here
now. George got some oysters this
morning. I washed out the
children’s clothes. Mr. Middleton
came down here. (Note: Mr. Middleton was a broker who bought
lumber.) Heard from Elizabeth
today.
Jan. 13
Wednesday.
Started to load lumber this evening. Moved 2 (?) for steamer. Clarence left this evening. Washed today.
Blowing gale of wind.
Jan. 14
Thursday. Foggy
this morning. Loading lumber. I washed for children. Cleared off and turned warm. Blowing SW. Loaded until dark.
Jan. 15
Friday. Thick
cloudy this morning. Worked until
11:00. Started to rain. Poured down. Had to move for steamer. Stopped work after dinner.
Jan. 16
Saturday. Wind
NW. Clear and pretty. Took on right much lumber. Washed up all the clothes. Cooked dinner and supper.
Jan. 17
Sunday. Cloudy
today. Started to rain this
morning. Mr. Davenport and child
came down this morning. Hilda, Ilva,
Covel, Stafford, and Papa came after dinner. Left about 3:15.
Pouring down rain. We left
the wharf for the steamer and stayed all night anchored out.
Jan. 18
Monday. Today
was warm. Went into the wharf but
did not bring any lumber. I made a
cake this evening. George went to
store tonight.
Jan. 19
Tuesday.
Raining here today. Wind
NE. Did not work any on us. George went shore. Heard from Elizabeth (note: she was staying with Cousin Mildred
Dawson, going to school).
Jan. 20
Wednesday.
Cloudy. Rained all night
last night. Didn’t load any
today. Still raining.
Jan. 21
Thursday. Wind
SW today. Still cloudy and
rainy. George went out and got
oysters. Still anchored out from
wharf. Came out here Monday.
Jan. 22
Friday. Went
into wharf this evening and it was partly clear. Did not rain any today.
Jan. 23
Saturday. We
started to load two loads lumber before it started to rain. Took on some after dinner and had to
quit on the account of rain. Got a
letter from Elizabeth also catalogues.
Jan. 24
Sunday. Rained
hard here all day. Lonely. No one came around to see us. Got a Times-Dispatch this morning. Moved from the wharf back out into stream.
Jan. 25
Monday. Misty
here today. Came back to wharf
after the steamboat left.
Jan 26
Tuesday. Cloudy
here today loading lumber. Hailed
just little bit but loaded until dark.
Got letter from Edelyn (possibly Edelyn Dawson, who ran a store at
Lodge).
Jan 27
Wednesday.
Loading lumber today. Partly
clear, wind blowing hard.
Jan 28
Thursday.
Loading lumber today. Thick
cloudy. I washed and dried our
clothes by the fire. Loaded until
dark. May has two upper
teeth.
Jan. 29
Friday. Rained
some here today. Not loading, only
what was left on wharf. Moved for
the steamer after dinner.
Jan. 30
Saturday. Cloudy
and cold today. Finished loading
lumber. Had a letter from
Elizabeth. Left Millenbeck and
anchored off Carter’s Creek for the night. Larkern(?) came around today.
Jan. 31
Sunday. Left
Carter’s Creek this morning. Came
on to rain and has rained all day.
We anchored under West Land.
Sick today.
Feb. 1
Monday. Cloudy
first thing this morning. Got
underway and left about 11:00.
Cleared off during the day.
Got up to Smith’s Point, wind came down, went back to Fleeton. Rolled all night.
(missing pages)
Feb. 6
Saturday. Wind
came to southern. Warm. All left for Baltimore. I washed and am drying by the fire. Got up to fort and anchored until
daylight.
Feb. 7
Sunday. Came in
pier early this morning. Thick,
foggy, and cold. Kate Darlington
came in after us. Brownstone late
this evening. Note: these were names of boats.
Feb. 8
Monday. Started
to unload boat. Won’t get unloaded. Misting rain today. Mr. and Mrs. Harrison came over. Stayed until dark.
Feb. 9
Tuesday. Finished
at Sparrow’s Point and left about 2:00.
Got so thick could not go any further. Anchored and rung bell (note: because of the fog).
Feb. 10
Wednesday. Got
underway. Wind NW. Beat to Baltimore. Started to unload lumber. Got letter from Elizabeth.
Feb. 11
Thursday.
Finished unloading and left Baltimore after dinner. I went up to Broadway this
morning. Sun set on us at
??? anchored there for the night.
Feb. 12
Friday. Got
underway early this morning and beat to Annapolis.
Feb. 13
Saturday. We
are still anchored in here. I
washed for babies. George and I
went ashore after dinner. Capt.
Tom Tyler went with us. Kate
Darlington came in late this evening.
Feb. 14
Sunday. This morning is thick foggy in here. Capt. Harriss came over. Wind came down. We left 11:30 for Rappahannock. St. Valentine’s Day. Anchored at Windmill 2:00 Monday
morning.
Feb. 15
Monday. Got
underway at Windmill and got up to Millenbeck. Anchored out.
Feb. 16
Tuesday. Came
into wharf this morning. I went
home. Snowed that night.
Feb 17.
Wednesday. I
went up to Cousin Mildred’s this morning. Saw Millian (Dawson) and family. Went over to Mrs. Woodhall’s, had supper too.
Feb. 18
Thursday.
Washed today. Children
poorly. Elizabeth is home with
me.
Feb. 19
Friday. Rained
today. Elizabeth gone to
school. Henrietta (Woodhull) came
over this morning. Stayed all
day. Took supper. Marie (Woodhull) and Alice (Lackey)
too.
Feb. 20
Saturday. Went
over home this morning with Bus (Monroe Lackey). Finished packing up.
Henrietta came over. We
made a cake.
Feb. 21
Sunday. Came
down here today. Wind blowing
hard. Storm tonight we won’t
forget.
Feb. 22
Monday. Trying
to get yawl up. Loaded this evening. Sent yawl to Carter’s Creek to get
fixed.
Feb. 23
Tuesday. Loaded
all day today. Cloudy and
cold. I sent for Katharine May’s
shoes.
Feb. 24
Wednesday.
Snowed all day, didn’t get any lumber today. George and men ??? yawl up. Heard from Elizabeth.
Feb. 25
Thursday. Laying
out in stream. Did not get any
lumber today. Snowed this evening
then cleared off. May’s shoes came
today. I washed for children. Bernard is sick today.
Feb. 26
Friday. Clear
and cold today. Trying to get into
wharf to load some lumber. Started
to load at 4:00. Worked until
dark.
Feb. 27
Saturday. Thick
cloudy. I was sick with cold. Loaded lumber until about 4:00. Cleared off pretty.
Feb. 28
Sunday. Snowed
all morning. Cleared off. We made ice cream. Had lot of company.
Mar. 1
Monday. Snow
mostly melted loading on deck now.
Clear today.
Mar. 2
Tuesday. Sun
shining pretty today. ?Iderman?
came aboard today.
Mar. 3
Wednesday.
Finished loading and left Millenbeck today about 5 o’clock. Sailed all night.
Mar. 4
Thursday. Sun
came up on us between No Pt. (Point No Point) and Cedar Pt. Sailed all day, wind
SW. In company with Schrs.
(schooners) John R. P. Moore, Clarence Hall, and Minnie T. Phillips. All went to Annapolis except us. Anchored above new Baltimore Light when
wind came down.
Mar. 5
Friday. Got
underway early and beat up with wind NW.
Got to Sparrows Pt. about 12 o’clock. Did not work any on us. Katherine May has five teeth.
Mar. 6
Saturday.
Started and finished on us about 11 o’clock but could not get out of
dock. George went to Baltimore
from here.
Mar. 7
Sunday. Left
Sparrows Pt. early this morning.
Came to Baltimore, had duck for dinner. Martin Lackey and Mitchell H(ughes) had dinner with us. Went to Tilley’s last night.
Mar. 8
Monday.
Unloading here today. Went
to iron wharf late this evening.
Mrs. Webber and Tilley came over spent until bedtime.
Mar. 9
Tuesday.
Finished unloading today.
Went up Broadway with George.
Heard from Elizabeth today.
? Insurance due 16 April.
Mar. 10
Wednesday. Lay
at iron wharf all day. Wind
blowing too hard to go to Fort Covington.
Herbert and others came. I
went to Broadway and got sisters Easter baskets. Went to coal pier late in evening. Herbert (Garner?) spent night.
Mar. 11
Thursday. Load
coal today. Laid at pier all
day. Herman (Rice?, one of the
crewmen) went uptown this evening.
Mar. 12
Friday. Left
Fort Covington early today. Made
Annapolis. Laid here all
night. Herman went ashore and got Balt.
Paper.
Mar. 13
Saturday. Thick
foggy. Still in Annapolis. Snowed today.
Mar. 14
Sunday. Left
Annapolis this morning. Thick and
rainy all day. Fair wind and
anchored off St. George’s Island about 8 pm.
Mar. 15
Monday. Got
underway early this morning with wind NW and beat up to St. Mary’s. Got there about 12:30. Started to snow and hail until
dark. Gloria Watts came aboard for
a while.
Mar. 16
Tuesday.
Started to unload this morning.
Blowing a gale of wind.
Mar. 17
Wednesday.
Finished unloading coal today at five o’clock but are going to stay here
tonight.
Mar. 18
Thursday.
Left St. Mary’s this morning.
Fell calm and drifted until twelve o’clock. Then breezed up.
Sailed to Windmill Point and anchored.
Mar. 19
Friday. Left
here this morning. Pushed all day
until nine o’clock. Anchored below
Tappahannock.
Mar. 20
Saturday. Came
through Tappahannock bridge about eight o’clock. Got to Carter’s (Wharf) about eleven o’clock. Didn’t get to Wharf until late Saturday
evening. Rained and is thick foggie
(foggy). Opie came after Herman.
(Opie Jewell was a crewman.)
Mar. 21
Sunday. Sun
shining pretty all day. George and
I stayed aboard all day.
Mar. 22
Monday. Started
to load this morning. I washed
today. Clear and pretty.
Mar. 23
Tuesday. I
washed again today. We went to
Warsaw tonight.
Mar. 24
Wednesday. I
was sick with headache today.
George and (H? maybe
Herman?) went to Warsaw. Raining
some today.
Mar. 25
Thursday. Opie
started to cook today. We went to
see Elizabeth today. Mrs. Dawson
died today. (Elizabeth stayed with
cousin Mildred Dawson. This Mrs.
Dawson who died may have been Mildred’s mother-in-law.)
Mar. 26
Good Friday.
Clear today. Wind blowing
hard.
Mar. 27
Saturday.
Finished loading lumber today about two o’clock. Left Carter’s (Wharf) and anchored in
Carter’s Creek at night.
Mar. 28
Sunday. Easter
Sunday. Still anchored in
Rappahannock. And wind blowing
hard.
Mar. 29
Monday. I
washed today. Blowing hard. Left Carter’s and anchored at Westland
little before sunset. George and
Herman gone to store.
Mar. 30
Tuesday. Left
here this morning. Drifted all day
and night.
Mar. 31
Wednesday. Sun
came up on us at Cedar Point. Calm
and drifting all day.
Apr. 1
Thursday. Cool
day. Still under way. Pushing with yawl. Got to Baltimore tonight at eleven
o’clock.
Apr. 2
Friday.
Unloading some lumber today this morning. Did not work any this evening. Bunk came to see the children.
Apr. 3
Saturday.
Unloaded this evening. Did
not get all off deck.
Apr. 4
Sunday. I went
down to Mrs. Webber’s and got the duck.
We stayed aboard all day.
Apr. 5
Monday. Went
down to Bowie Smith’s (Bowie Smith Lumber Company). Unloaded some.
Raining all evening.
Apr. 6
Tuesday.
Unloading again this morning.
Did not get out today.
Apr. 7
Wednesday. At
last, finished. And I went uptown. Left this evening anchored under Rock
Creek.
Apr. 8
Thursday. May
is eleven months old. Has six
teeth. Can stand alone. Anchored in Annapolis. Thick and rainy.
Apr. 9
Friday. Still
in Annapolis. Herman and I went
ashore. Left here about night with
fair wind. Anchored at ten o’clock
under No Point (Point No Point).
Apr. 10
Saturday. Left
No Point early this morning. Beat
all day. Anchored off Ragged Point
at sunset.
Apr. 11
Sunday. Left
Ragged Point this morning. Got in Nomini
at twelve o’clock. Snowed
today.
Apr. 12
Monday. Bernard’s
birthday. Loading lumber. Had lemonade and cake.
Apr. 13
Tuesday.
Loading lumber all day.
Sunshine.
Apr. 14
Wednesday.
Washed for the children and George. Got Bernard’s overalls. Cloudy.
Apr. 15
Thursday.
Loading lumber all day.
Apr. 16
Friday. Loading
lumber. Got letter from
Elizabeth.
Apr. 17
Saturday. Loading
lumber until 8:30. Too dark to
finish.
Apr. 18
Sunday.
Finished loading this morning.
Tide too low to leave.
Apr. 19
Monday. Left
wharf this morning. Got ashore on
Point.
Apr. 20
Tuesday. Still
ashore and trying to get off.
Apr. 21
Wednesday. Got
off shore this morning. I came
home tonight.
Apr. 22
Thursday. I
washed over to Henrietta’s this morning.
June 4
Friday. We
moved some things over here today.
June 5
Saturday. Moved
over here today. Mahalia, Buss
(Monroe Lackey), and Baby helped me.
June 6
Sunday. Went to
see Mrs. (Novella) Headley and Millian (Dawson).
June 7
Monday. Washed
all day. Mable Clark came home
with Elizabeth.
June 8
Tuesday. May
was one year old today (if this is Aunt May, she meant one year and one month
old; May was born May 8,
1936).
June 9
Wednesday.
Heard from George. Sent ten
dollars. Loading cases (empty
cans) in Baltimore. Mabel was down
here.
June 10
Thursday. We
went over to Mrs. Headley’s.
School closed today.
June 11.
Friday.
Alice (Lackey), Marie (Woodhall), Henrietta (Woodhall), Albert
(Chambers?) were here today.
Rainy.
June 12.
Saturday. Got
ready to go see Daddy (George).
Hot today. He was not up
there.
June 13
Sunday. Buss
and Haily Bell (Mahalia) here to dinner.
Helen and family here that evening for few minutes.
June 14
Monday. Went up
to Nomini to meet George. Mr. (Carl) Woodhall took me.
June 15
Tuesday. Went
to McGuire’s (Wharf) and got to Wharf late this evening. Had some crabs tonight. Sam ate with us.
June 16
Wednesday.
Unloading cases.
June 17
Thursday.
Unloading cases.
June 18
Friday.
Unloading cases. Stopped
for storm.
June 19
Saturday.
Finished unloading cases here today.
June 20
Sunday. At Nomini
all day.
June 21
Monday. Left Nomini. Anchored in Coan that night. Fished. Had crabs.
June 22.
Tuesday. Left
Coan and went to Bolder’s
(Boller’s?) Light.
Anchored. George and Cecil
went ashore at Sharps, got crackers and cheese.
June 23
Wednesday. Left
Bolder’s Light this a.m. Went
through bridge at 12:30. Hot, very
little air. Shoving with yawl.
June 24
Thursday. Got
to Carter’s Wharf this evening at 3:30.
June 25
Friday. George
went to Peed’s (Store) and called Galliger. Did not start loading any lumber today.
June 26
Saturday. Bought
car today. All went to Warsaw
tonight. Went to Mr. Middleton’s
with George and Doris and Henry (?).
June 27
Sunday. All
went to Wakefield this evening and then to McGuire’s and Warsaw. (?) went over to see Marie. Took supper. Storm came up. (moving ?)
June 28
Monday. Went to
store with George and children.
June 29
Tuesday.
Raining today. Washed and
went to Warsaw that evening and went over to Bill’s. Got tomatoes.
June 30
Wednesday. Loading
lumber until 12:00. Went to
McGuire’s and took Chester’s meat.
July 1
Thursday. Went
to Mr. Carpenter’s and stayed until bedtime.
July 2
Friday. Went to
Mr. (Beale) Middleton’s for George.
July 3
Saturday.
George and I went to store (Peed’s) and got some groceries. Went to McGuire’s this evening. Got crabs.
July 4
Sunday. Left
George at Carter’s and came home.
Went to Grand Pap’s. Storm
came up.
July 5
Monday. Went to
Village to get title for car.
July 6
Tuesday. Went
to Heathsville and got license.
Went to see Helen (Rowe).
July 7
Wednesday.
Washed today for children. Elizabeth
gone swimming.
July 8.
Thursday. May
is 14 months old today. Henrietta
W (Woodhull) came over today. Helen
and family here tonight.
July 9
Friday. Hot
today. Washed and ironed today. Elizabeth gone swimming.
July 10
Saturday. Mrs.
Turner (George Turner’s mother?) died this morning. I washed and ironed.
July 11
Sunday. Went to
Mrs. Turner’s funeral at Henderson’s (United Methodist Church) this evening.
July 12
Monday. Picked
blackberries and canned them. Went
to Lizzie’s after(boat?).
July 13
Tuesday. Pick
Aunt Lola some berries. Went to
Helen’s. Elizabeth went swimming.
Cradle: railway
Yawl: type of
boat
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