July 2, 1867 - July 8, 1867

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1867 July 2 Plowed Sweet Patch worked […]
& ps corn by fodder stack finished throwing
dirt from Corn then Harrowing & weeding
Planted 2 or 3 little places at this time
Robt Dalton working with Hoes Tommy
plowing - clear & very Hot at this time

3 I went to mount airy & Capt Fitzgeralds
weeding Corn in lot on spring & replanting

4 Ralph came here this morning to pay a
days work he owes me weeding corn
stacks wheat in Lot 125 or 30, & in fresh ground 85 stacks
3 hands wed on branch about 4000 hills &
replanted missing hills & set some

5 Finished weeding corn on Branch & replanting
Sam helped them finished weeding this morning
began to plow in fresh ground Tobacco
yesterday & Plowing & weeding it up to day
Tommy Still Plowing in Guanoed field & ought
to have finished yesterday dont do much
clear & Hot to day, fine for Killing Grass
Nannie Sallie & Richard went up Fannie
Moses this morning sent the money for Ed
Board I Recd [?] her by Richard, Capt Fitzgerald
here this morning & out of the $30 he paid
me for her I pd Fannies land Tax 1866 &
Sent her balance of money $24 Sent she is to
pay 42¢ then that will be settled

6th. Tommy did not finish ed Plowing Guanoed field
& I stoped him, We are cleaning out granary
this morning halling up Lot wheat & weeding
fresh ground Tobacco grass most ruined tho
Tobacco there fine morning to Kill Grass

7 I went to Sunday School & from there
to Jacobs & Fannies their youngest children
sick & also Richard little Boy clear
& Hot

8 Going to Mill 2 turns 5 Bushels for us & 2½ Bus.
for Dalton to 1 Bus for SamYates Mill I got the meal Clear & Hot

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fransalman

July 7: I believe Fannie's youngest child JWG refers to is William Walker Moses (1867-1937). Jacob's youngest would be Clifton Monroe Graves (1863-1883). I don't whether any of his children were named Jeremiah.