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Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 15
May 4 1862 - May 11, 1862
1862 May 4th Little cloudy to day my wife & Sallie gone to Kates & Fannies
May 5th. Raining this morning doing but little, all in House, not ^much more than half done planting Corn, - Sent 10 Bushels Corn to Mill this morning for meal — Sent Henry to Mr Rolands to mend shoes & Saddle Bags Raining all the evening –
6th Cleared off this morning fencing & then coltering fresh ground piny old field, & clearing picking up trash next to Mrs W. in old field cleared, I went to Plantation this evening, Jorden complaining.
Mr Daniel Dejernett came here to day 12 Oclock to work on work Mr Wyatt left undone,
7th. Planting corn on creeks or branches coltering fresh ground fixing Pea Patch Cotton Patch & Planting a few greens, Claiborne Coltering in new ground next to Mrs Whiteheads Our White Sow has Come up with 6 pigs & the Black spotted 7 making 13 & the little white one in field has 2 making 15 Pigs. - -
8th. No Sale of property of Mrs Hunts to day on acct, of no bidders, - claiborne Harrowing corn Land on Creek Coltering in second yrs ground & laid off some to hill finished plowing Cotton ground plowing Irish Potatoes, & some in Garden Mr Dejarnett at ever since Tuesday 12 oclock -
9th. To day went to aspen Grove Planted Cotton water mellons simblings musmellons cucumbers Broom Corn seed etc. Bedding on Branch from yesterday 12 till to day 12. Sent Henry after saddle Bags & shoes at Tom Rolands etc etcIrish Potatoes worked out
10th Plowing on branchCreek bedding for corn nearly done except some wet spots. Claiborne went to mill this morning & the[n] Coltering in piny old field - to day
11th all went to meeting 1st time this year – Cool nights smoky weather —
Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 1, Part 3
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| Date | Entry | Dollars | Cents | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1824 March 13 | To this sum paid to Mr Philip L Grasty in full of your amount Bond & Interest &c up to this date | 236 | 74 | |
| - | Jeremiah W Graves owes Wm Worsham pr Bond due the 25th Decr 1825 in full for the purchase of your land | 379 | 41 | |
| 1826 Feby 22 | To this sum | 86 | 75 | |
| - | Cash paid you | 20 | - | |
| - | Rect for | 106 | 75 | |
| - | I owe Wm Worsham a Balance due on the above bond of | 37 | 32 | |
| . | . | 144 | 07 | |
| 1826 April 22 | To P. L Grasty for this sum pd to Mr Smith | 2 | 92 | |
| 1827 Jany 3 | Cash a/c paid you pRect | 15 | - | |
| Feby 26 | Cash a/c paid you in full of my Bond taking in | 21 | 42 1/2 | |
| . | . | 39 | 34 | 1/2 |
| 1827 Decr | To Rent of my plantation on Camp Branch for 1828 as pr contract | 30 | - | |
| 1828 Augt 7 | To rent of Do 1829 & 30 as pr Bonds of Contract | 43 | - | |
| Novr | To Rent of Do for 1831 as pr Bond & Contract | 25 | - |
Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 3, Book 1
Accounting 1865, 1874, 1866
1865 Decr 20th. Moved to [torn corner] Grove from Cedar Hill this day = family except Smith came here to live weight of Jordens & Sandys Blade fodder Jerrys takes & settles with them for I take fodder here & he takes it at Ceder Hill
Jordens & Sandys pt Sorghum 436 Lowry & Abram pt Sorghum & Some Sorrys Blades 360 H[?] Crab grass 90 lbs
1866 Janry 11th. Seven negroes thu[damaged] lived here, Jorden Sandy Buck & Lowry 1 Barrel Corn a ps went to Cedar Hill & shucked it to day & give Jerry nearly 2 Barrels more
1872 July 27th 1 G Hoe 1 H Hoe 1 frow X Cut Saw 1 Auger 1874
1866 Sept. 13th Days that Dick & Alex, worked in My Plant [damage] of Logs halled [illegible] Pulling fodder 1 day now, from 10 Oclock till night. - 14th Both pulled fodder all day 1 ps upper leather pr Alex Entered on Book
1866 Augt 7th Carried 1 Log 10 feet Long to Miller Mill to saw
1866 9th Augt Carried 1 Log to Yates 11 feet for Hhd staves to day
10th Carrd one 8 feet Long for Plank for Hen house, carried another same length same day making 3 at Millers & 1 at Yates to this 11th Augt 1866,
14th Carried another to Yates 11 feet long for Hhds staves by Henry little or young & he brot hind wheels home
15 Carried another 14 feet long Millers for Covering -Carried another same day for same purpose 16th augt Carried another for Planking sides
Began to Sew Oats 6th March 1866 Sewed — 1½ Bus.
1866 Augt 18th Sent 1 Log to Millers to pay for sawing 1 for Sept 3rd Card 2 more large ones & will all 3 not sawed yet 5 Carried 1 more to saw & divide [illegible] now to to saw.
December 27, 1865 - December 30, 1865
[top corners torn] My old Book is filled up & they [… ] Commenced 5 days before 1st Jany 1865 [ …] wife Pride & Doran & El gone to Mrs Colemans by Jerrys & at 11 Oclock it Commenced Rained a little tho not much & stoped —
27th Raining this morning & warm my wife went up as far as Jerrys yesterday & it raining & she returned I have not seen little Henry & claiborne since last Saturday claiborne came home last evening this morning [torn] & yesterday 26th Milly Ann & Ben went & they have not returned yet, tho & Henry & Lila & El attends to every thing we want Jerry came here yesterday – the weather is Rainy & warm nearly like May or June
28th. cleared off to day & I went up to see Peggy Sick at Cedar Hill & to old place to see about negroes & Hired Tom Kelley Wyatt & Wm Hunt agreeable to agreement for old place Jerry not at home Turned Cooler Sent Peggy some medicine by Wm
29th. Went up to Cedar Hill to day after my hogs & brot home 5 Large shoats 2 Smaller 2 Pigs for my wifes House Pigs 3 in Henrys Pen 1 I give him & 2 they are to raise for me & he got one some where else making 4 he has 2 for me & 2 for him, & Brot one young Sow Turned out for me making 13 we brot from Cedar & left 8 2 Sows 1 of which is mine If I want it & 6 Pigs for Jerry, claiborne & little Henry has not done any thing for a week tomorrow of Consequence likely for rain again Abram Dews & son Sam worked in shop to day at Cedar Hill put on Cart Tire & cut & welded my waggon Tire, mended clevice oxe ring sharpened 3 G.[rub] Hoes 2 for me & 1 for Jerry & nailed on 1 pr H. shoes for Jerry & I owe him $1.25 for it. [smudged] trade
30th Snowing last night & this morning & till 12 Oclock snow about 6 Inches Deep
January 11, 1866 - January 22, 1866
[ …] to Cedar Hill brot home 1 Milch [cow] … 1 steer Bull & 2 Hiefers & 2 Hogs [… w]e eat & some Joles 150 lbs is for Sally [… ] 3 waggon wheels, 1 Grubbing Hoe & my [ …] & Box Sundries out of shop Henry claiborne & Henry went up there & shucked out 4 Barrels corn for Jordan Sandy Lowry & Abram, - Give Henry & the fellows that work at home I give them there finding this year as they live with me
12th. moderate weather Halling rails to fence in Oats stacks balance malling I am going to Banks to day old plack[place] & home Susan Roarks etc went & fixed my business left my accts and Rects with Mr Banks accts to 9th april from last settlement & from april to 4 Janry 1866 to Settle
13Halled up leaves to day & malling in new ground we are going to meeting to day, went meeting
14 all of us went to meeting. Tax Saturday Redeeming the time because the days are evil, Sunday Create in me a right Spirit, 5 Chapter Ephesians 16 V & 51st Pslam[Psalm]10 Verse I think – Preached very well & the poeple attentive moderate weather
15. Sent Henry to Mill Yates Mill, Gathering up manure for Plant Beds. Cloudy Cold rainy & Hailing this morning very cold, - lent Jerry Bill Saturday & he is gone to Court. his Horse here
16th. cl[e]ared off this morning, Smart Hail very slippery Hail melting some, weather more moderate getting off sorghum seed for Cows to be ground getting some ps for Bars
17th. cloudy again our folks are malling in new ground
18th. Tolerable good day malling in new ground weather more moderate,
19 Malling, Ground Hominey & Chop for cows
20- Malling nannie went to Mr Lewis s Rained about 11 Oclock & wind blew hard Nannie Just got home before it
21. very cold day & clear windy
22nd tolerably good morning Sent little Henry to Mill ½ Bbl Corn for me & ½ Bbl Do for his daddy, & 1½ Bus. wheat for flour, & 2 Blocks or pieces for Step to meeting Edd Fitzgerald came here yesterday & Doran went with him home & Pride gone to Mrs Worsham