Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

198 Dr. Cob Orm To am Brother 1848 Aug 30th to Cash send you by m. }

for Col Wm T. Smith by M. Graves By Am. Bro & from the other side 11 00 my commission on Fo Irbys Debt Sag 1/ of 21 1/2} 10 86 Rec of M Templeton Bon $4.64 Int tite 1se May 1829 29 $4.93 Comms $0 24 Rec of James W. McHaney Bon............... $10.55 1.67 12.22 1839 Rec of H. Wyatt by the hans of Mrs. Smith Dec 6th this Sum $13.00 1839 Mrs C Templeton to Int & Deb $5.50 J Shields 10 Bbl ... Dec 14 Cr By Cash incl PRW 5.5 is comms 27 Frnacis Blanks by Cash for your Melilia Claim in Mrs Graves 1838 Aprl & Oct 4.00 20 Hyrum Mate by Cash for Melilia claim as Drummer 1836 & 1838} 3.00 15 1840 Febry 26th By Cash Rec of Mo & Farmer in prophis Bond $10{ 50 March 10 By Cas Rec of Thos East Sen pr M Hunt $5 25 May 1st By 10 Barrels Corn gum Jus Shields 15 pBL $25-00 1800th Sheave Oats 45 8.10 33.10 65 18 Christopher Laine Bond $16.66 poto col L Dw 1838 5 11.66 1.29 64 pd to Mr Graves Card over to mars the be giveng of Book 3 66

memorandum of Henry W David Property And by _ having as his agent after he

25th Dec 1833 was fair 26 D^o D^o D^o D^o 27 D^o D^o D^o D^o 28 D^o D^o D^o D^o 29 Dec ^Sunday cloudy in the evening It is Said by some that the first 12 days after Christmas governs the 12 mos following each day for a Mo

30 Monday it hailed some in the night &Monday morning very soon it was Raining all day cloudy & drisling of Rain

31st Tuesday still cloudy & warm Broke off clear in the Evening at night part of it was cloudy & the other part fair

1834 Janry 1st Wednesday tolerably fair about sun rise - very cloudy ^day & like for rain & in the night it commenced raining

Jan 2nd Thursday morning rain & continued till about 9 oclock then stoped & cloudy the balance of the day

3rd Friday Turned cold about day or sometime before day wind from S W & very cold all day — little cloudy in the Evening

4th Saturday cloudy & very cold & began to snow about 8 oclock in the night

5th Sunday very cold & Saturday night & snowed all night stoped in the morning & very cold all day & the 6th very cold yet & snow has not melted any

A. & B. agree to purchase a Tract of Land Containing 300 Acres at $2 p^rAcre Each having Three Hundred Dollars, But A says to B., if you^will let me have the north side of the Contract, I will allow 13/6 & you may have yours on the south side at 10/6 p^r acre, now I Demand what number of ^Acres each man is to have, and prove it by Acres & price

To do this sum you must suppose that each man agreeable to the Original Contract is to get 150 Acres a piece, But from the Circu^mstance of A^s making the proposition at 13/6 the Calculation is first made, & it appears that his 150 Acres at that price amounts to $337” 50¢ leaving a deficiency On B^s side of $37”50¢ now to obtain that amount B. must necessarily allow him (A.) 13/6 for 16⅔ Acres of Land, which will make each $300. Consequently A has 133⅓ Acres & B has 166⅔ Acres

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Grasty Store Pittsy County

Jeremiah W Graves August 1st 1823

A man dying leaving 3 sons & his estate is worth $100. to the 1st he leaves ½ of his estate the third^second he leaves ⅓, & to the third ¼th of his estate now I require each mans proportion of the Estate

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Puzzle 237 I have to plant a Grove to obtain the Girl I love, this Grove I must compose of nineteen lines on nine strait lines & on each line, five lines must be placed Or I never shall see my true loves face Ye sons of art come lend me your aid, to satisfy this curious maid

[line drawings of two six-pointed stars answer Jeremiah M. Graves

1840 Dec. 1st or 2nd I started to Orange & Louisa to see our relations first night got to Charlotte CH. started early next morning Friday about 12 Oclock it commenced snowing then rainling & hailing got to Farmville that night Saturday morning still hailing & then raining & freezing traveled to Couplande there On Sunday morning (still snowing) but the stage [ ?] that Ja^s River was Frozen across & I could not cross I Then returned home where I arrived Tuesday following Spending 7.61 in my Trip JW Graves