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Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 13
April 30, 1860 - May 11, 1860
1860 April 30th Planted Cotton water mellons Simblings cucumbers Egyptian wheat & Broom Corn seed & fixed Land for Irish Potatoes.- Mrs Hunt went to Court House to day & Nannie Clement with her & Rhoda
May 1st. Sent to work on Road to day Rained & they back by Twelve Oclock & we went to striping Tobacco & Will finish what we had down
2nd went to work on road again & it rained & stoped them, Halled 4 Loads wood & then making Brooms & Spining Rained. I went to Aspen Grove they were prizing Tobacco & doing but little Found Federick very sick, & left him so.
3rd Federick Died last night about 3 Oclock & Buried him this evening - finished working here to day claiborne went to aspen Grove to help Dig Grave, Halling leaves Bushing Oats, & Hilling etc etc — Mrs Hunt returned this evening from CH.
4th Halling out Trash out of new ground Rails & wood. Hilling Picking Plant Beds etc —
5. Planted Peas Irish Potatoes for Cate use & Coltering in new ground fine weather Mr Moses here on Saturday evening & Sallie
6th Left & went home, Robt Clifton of Mr Hunts Est Buried to day = Doron has been here for 2 days - Doct Steptoe attended on child that Died
7th Replanting Corn weeding Oats & coltering new ground nearly done 1 way -. Doron gone
8 Hilling & Coltering. Halling out manure
9th Halling manure Hilling in new ground
10. Raining, Halling,- Rails Planting greens Beets etc,- etc,- began to Plow Corn
11 Took down our Lugs here this morning & last evening began to Plow corn yesterday Cut our Calves & marked yearlings