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Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 9
June 23, 1855 - July 2, 1855
1855 June 23rd Finished Laying by Corn on Branch sew Peas there yesterday part of the hands weeding Tobacco weeding Peas, Some following Plows Laying by Corn, Laying by Corn & Sewing Guano right hand of Path by middle Barn & then the left expect to scatter Guano both sides of the Path before we lay it by Fed sho[e]making for me & Jacob – Tremendous hard Rain about night of this day washed very much Tobacco overflowed
25 Nannie went with Mrs Coleman home to day no rain at Mrs Hunts hardly, but as hard an one here & washed as much as I ever saw. Kate & Jerry went to Mr Fitz. geralds yesterday not returned yet we rep =lanted Tobacco yesterday shelled Corn etc
26 Sent Jordan with Hester to Faris & he carried 8 Bus Corn for meal & 2 Bags 4 Bus. to bring home besides making 12 Bushels in all Fencing this morning & then Cutting wheat Picking wool
30th June very Hot fair weather, Laying by Corn dewing Guano by middle barn in Chick Corn weeding down Lot Tobacco etc put Rye in House yesterday Plowing lot Tobacco etc. Plowed Tobacco on branch by House
July 2nd Halling up wheat Plowing Tobacco on branch & above House Swapt Logan to Mr Robt N. Lee for Jenny Lind got $40 Dollars to boot cloudy & like for Rain will get done halling up wheat except Lot at home by 12 Oclock to day
Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 1, Part 3
