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Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 7
February 14, 1850 - February 25, 1850
1850 Feby 14th Rained very hard last night Finished striping new Barn at 12 oclock Sent yesterday to mill another large Log to mill & 10 Bushels corn & brot home the flooring Plank of large log Sent in Janry. the Large one sent yesterday to be sawed into weather boarding. cloudy & cool —
15 Halled wood for D Neal & malling Broke & swingling flax about this time
16 Malling & Halling Rails around Corn field fence next to Mr. Lewis s. clear & windy - cool
17 A pretty day clear & moderate
18th went to Court bot a Bay mare for Mrs McCullock of Thos Walton at 12 months Credit from this day - for $60. I am security for the same, - malling & Piling Rails in new ground. finished swingling flaxthis day
19 Malling & Piling Rails till evening then Loaded waggon for Lynchg etc
20 Fencing corn fielding [rep?ing] etc started to Lynchg this morning a fine day & good roads, several of our family complaining - malling & Piling Rails
21 & 22 ½ of the day rained & snowed 22nd & cleared off about 10, or 11 Oclock –
22 pretty good day over head roads verymuddy
23 We returned from Lynchg about night sold our Lug Hhd for $5 - Malling & Piling rails & found them all well
24 cloudy & like for snow my wife gone to Mrs Hunts -
25. Malling & cutting old trees
Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 8
March 22, 1850 - April 4, 1850
1850 March 22nd cloudy & like for Rain
-23rd coltering in new ground & cleaning up began to take down Tobacco in new Barn but broke off so cold Hung it up again prizing out of prize Barn Hhd nearly full — Turned out Hhd Lugs a few days ago —
24 clear & cold cloudy in evening
25 Coltering cleaning up David neal Riving Boards Sewing oats etc -
26 Raking coltering & Plowing — Loaded waggon for Lynchg this evening —
27 Starting to Lynchg & RobtMcCullock failed to meet my waggon at Capt Clements & I went on myself Logan Pulled elegant commenced snowing & Hailing & continued all day & that night we got to Lynchg
28 snow about 5 Inches Deep went on & got to Lynchg that night
29 Sold Lugs for 6.60 & Returned back to Lynches that night
30 got Home soon in evening they have been fencing & at work in new ground all they could
31 Snow all gone & a fine family all stayed at home day my
Aprl 1st 1st Holliday my wife went to Mrs McCullocks, Mrs Hunt & family had pretty weather —
2nd Crossing in first ½ year new ground & expectto dayto begin to Hill Plowing for corn
3 Rained nearly all day Hard have not begun to Hall yet Sent Jordan to mill got very wet. shelled corn cleaned out stables in part Fed made Catharine S shoes, prizing Tobacco —
4 cleared off last night forkin[g] up manure this morning Turned out Hhd good tobacco. Halling Rails & wood to day, Jordan to mill my wife gone to Mrs Colemans very windy to day I went to Mrs McCullocks
April 5, 1850 - April 15, 1850
1850 April 5th Crossing in new ground to day Plowing for corn began to Hill cloudy & like for falling weather
6 Rained stop us yesterday morning & it Rained hard all day nearly. shoemaking for F.W. & mending making Basket spining & shelling corn quite cool Raining again this morning & same sortwork as yesterday
7th My wife & myself went to Mrs Hunts & Mrs Colemans Tolerable good day quite cool
8th Fencing this morning Picking PotatoesSweet Sent Henry to mill 10 Bus. corn & about 2 Bushels wheat & to bring back Our Plank Wrote to Mrs Mary P McCullock sent letter by him
9th Planted Sweet Potatoes on Hill yesterday also snaps & corn. Plowing for corn coltering in new ground, Fencing in morning Coltering & Plowing this morning — scattering Plaster on clover lot by Lilas House, put on some in march & balance now Expect to Hill to day in new ground Put Plaster on Plant Beds to day —
10. Began to Rain last evening Have not done much for a 2 weeks snow & Rain Keeps the ground so wet, Halling Rails & fencing to day some spining —
11th cloudy & like for Rain cutting up on the Path for fire wood Henry halling wood alse Picking leaves off Plant Beds at new ground I went to Mrs McCullocks yesterday
12th & 13. Coltering Hilling Plowing for corn
15. went to Court. Coltering Hilling & Plowing for corn began to lay off a little first way to Plant corn.
April 16, 1850 - April 22, 1850
16th aprl 1850 Laying off corn ground in Johns field. coltering & Hilling in new ground
17th cloudy & Raining a little this morning snowed some quite cool, every thing quite backward been wet & cool all the winter & spring to this time but not much very cold weather, not much corn planted yet continues to snow & cool Snowed fast till after 12 Oclock, snow 3 or 4 Inches Deep & If it had not melted at first as it fell, the snow would have been near 10 Inches Deep, quite cool yet Henry gone to shop in evening after waggon Fed shomaking for my W- alse & ann shelling corn Jane & Lila spining
18th april 1850 Real winters mor= =ning Ice snow & ground smartly frozen where the snow has melted - Halling wood shoemaking etc spining —
19. Fencing In the morning Hauled up 1 stack fodder alse & Fed Hilling about 10 oclock Jane & Henry went & commenced Planting corn in Johns field & Planted till 12 & then it rained till night nearly fixed the corn to Keep the Crows from pulling it up 4 spoons Tar. to 6 quarts corn the Tar put in 1 Gall. Boiling water & stired & put in after & let it stay 2 minutes & then roll it in Plaster
20 Raining this morning making Baskets sewing etc etc Buting up cobs -
21st still cloudy & cool I went yesterday to Mrs McCullocks & Mrs Colemans my wife gone to Mrs Hunts to day
22 Rainy & Cool there has been very little fair weather since 20th or 25th march ground so wet we cant do but very little
May 4, 1850 - May 13, 1850
1850 May 4th Finished this evening Beding up Bottoms for corn, Lila Plowing in Oats Hilling up new ground & coltering Fine growing weather uncovered & manured our Plant Beds Planted cotton yesterday etc etc —
5th Rained moderately nearly all night & to day showery warm weather my wife & F.W gone to Mrs Hunts Tobacco Plants remarkably small for the time of year
6th Rained nearly all night - again 2 or 3 thundered clouds This morning Rather cooler & cleared off - Halling out manure waggon & cart. fencing Picking Plant Beds & then for Hilling in new ground.
7 Started to Lynchg with waggon & got there 8th stayed till Thursday evening & got home Friday 10th Having rained Twice very hard while we were gone roads very bad
11 still raining we are Beding our Second yrs Land & Hilling not near done Hilling new ground & have all our flats to Plant in corn yet Tobacco Plants small & great many have not finished Planting corn & some has not Planted any yet. we have never seen such wet weather & backward Spring, very cool indeed & Thunder cloud last night as cool as it was
12th Frost last night but cant tell yet what is bit by it, quite cool indeed
13th no frost this morning tho cool, Beding fresh ground & Hilling it Fed Halling out manure only thing looks well is wheat & oats Mourning & Red has cow calves, lately - we have only 7 Lambsthis time to