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Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 8
February 17, 1851 - March 3, 1851
17th I went to Court - cold day our folks Plowing 1 Horse Balance in new ground
18th Halling wood with Cart till 12 oclock malling in new ground fine weather
19th malling Lila Plowing - Burning Brush etc alse & Jordan cleaning up in mountain field
20 Halling wood waggon & Cart with waggon myself - Henry gone to John Hunts to Roll logs Balance malling etc etc
21st Raining this morning striping Tobacco in prize Barn trying to done there to day
22 Rained tremendous hard last evening finished striping in prize Barn cleared off in night Sent to Mill 10 Bushels wheat for flour 1 Turn sold overseer for flour & ½ Barrel Corn for overseer also
23rd Moderate weather, malling & sh[r]ubing mountain field Jane sick been complaining for several days
24 malling shrubing & Plowing for corn
26th Jane got out Jane & Lila Plowing Balance Cutting old Logs put Top on Fresh ground Barn
27 Rolled Logs had 2 companies nearly finished, had a fine day clear & warm
28 sent Henry to Mrs Colemans to Roll Logs Jane & Lila Plowing at stony point Balance cleaning out fence Row in new ground Still moderate weather warm etc
March 1st Overseer gone to Capt Fitzgeralds quarters to Roll Logs making new ground fence, ground very wet Henry halling out wood & rails round new ground & to Plant Bed near to it weather cool Winter gone & only one snow the 1st Jany 1 in the whole winter of 1850 & 51
March 2nd tolerable day for beginning of spring my wife Jacob Jerry & Sally gone to Mrs Colemans Cate has been at Mr Fitzgeralds about 3 weeks weeks next monday —
March 3rd Henry gone to Mrs Hunts to Roll Logs Fed gone to mill 1½ Bbls corn ½ Bbl wheat for chop, Plowing at stony Point. Fair moderate weather
March 4, 1851 - March 16, 1851
1851 March 4th Plowing in Fresh field sett ½ Our Logs Heaps on fire & we had work with the fire in & all over that part where had set the Heaps fire fine weather windy day
5 Finished plowing fresh field & gone to Mount[ain] field this evening, Halling Rails at new ground cutting Logs in new ground etc etc
6th March Plowing with 2 Plows in the mountain field Fed & alse halled up oats straw shucks & 1 Load Leaves in Stables overseer Set up Hhd alseJane cutting in new ground Barn Logs Jordan & Lowry burning Brush etc
7th Rained a little yesterday & all last night & hard to day striping Tobacco in new Barn Sewed Over Our Plant Beds about this
8. Striping Tobacco in new Barn
9. went to Harmony Powerfull freshit[freshet] & MrPlunket not at on Saturday-meeting
10. Set Our Logs Heaps on fire, Halling wood,
11 Treading Out Oats Halling Rails at Overseers House etc Burning up Log heaps Fair & fine weather for time year
12 working on Road Lila & Jane cutting Barn alse Jordan & Lowry cleaning up in new ground fine day -
13th Began to Sew Oats in Johns field - Began to prize Lugs Lila Kitty & Lowry & overseer Beautifull day for prizing &
14 Sewing Oats, halling out wood & Rails out of new ground, Broke Hester Ann & Celam to Plow this week Both Plow very well most done prizing our Lug Hhd this day
15th Same work as on the 14th fine weather
16th Rained hard last night my wife gone to Mrs Hunts Sent for Cate who has been at Mr Fitzgeralds five weeks & in fact has not been at home much since last Christmas, fine warm days fair Sewed 11 Bushels this day.
June 4, 1851 - June 12, 1851
1851 Planted watermellons cucumber seed & snaps in Lots of Tobacco & Corn by house Plowing & Weeding Corn at stony point. Bushed Oats yesterday but did not quite finish Reds Calf 2 days old, lost 2 Hogs lately
4th June Finished Planting Tobacco at Mrs McCullocks this day weeding Potatoes etc & Corn
5th Plowing & weeding corn at stony pint Killed Lambs - weather clear & warm Mr J SLewis s Funeral this day ; ; —
6th Plowing & weeding corn at stony pint. have been to Mrs McCullocks 3 times this week, they are Plowing or Harrowing & weeding out this way in Big field
7 Fine Rain last night replanting Tobacco, this morning did not get done — in fresh ground at mountain field - warm fine weather
9th June not quite done weeding corn, a little Shower of Rain last night — all gone toMrs Hunts Did not get replanting Saturday Tobacco & overseer went from Home - clear & warm in middle of day
10th Finished to day about 12 Oclock weeding corn Finished Hilling & Plowing Cotton Sweet Potatoes & Greens, etc etc, working at Overseers House Mrs McCullocks Kitchen burnt Down Sunday morning 8th June 1851 newly covered with shingles Henry gone to shop after new waggon & to Mrs Patricks after White Sulpher Water -
11 Prizing good Tobacco Henry Harrowing here in Corn by Granary washing wool began to weed down Tobacco in newground& lott by prize Barn Henry & Jane Harrowing in evening at Mounta field
12th Prizing good Tobacco & expect to finish to day Harrowing in corn & Plowing & weeding Tobacco Lila sick, weather warm, cloudy & like for R
June 30, 1851 - July 17, 1851
1851 Clear & Dry & Hot June 30 1851 — 30th June In evening about night pretty Rain tho the ground not wet yet.
July 1st 1851 Replanting Tobacco this in on mountainsecond yrs ground Finished halling up wheat last evening Just before the Rain come - clear & warm went to Mrs McC & Carried Hester to Mr Lewis Gosneys to cure hip of Fistula
2nd July Sent by Henry another Log for weather boarding or squared edge Plank - & 1 Bag Corn 2½ Bus & to bring back the overseers Turn Carrd Last week Plowing Corn & choping out Corn, finished yesterday replanting over Tobacco — clear & a little Cool went to Mrs McCullocks again & made a bargain with E W Atkinson to be her overseer 1852 Finished replanting Tobacco about 12 Oclock & finished in the evening getting up wheat & Rye, Sam Plowing up Pea Patch Lee Plowing Peas,
3rd Our folks Plowing at stony pint & balance cutting Oats this morning clear & Hot Plowing in Corn at Mrs McC, will cut Oats there tomorrow — my wife Kate & Sallie gone to Mrs Hunts & I am going to Mrs Colemans to day -
4th wrote to my Father & Capt P. Boxly this day Jane & Lila Plowing at stony pint Balance cutting Oats Clear & dry - a little Cool -
5. Same work & same weather etc cutting Oats at Mrs McCullocks yesterday gone there to day& to day
12th Have began to use meat from Lynchgbeen to Lynchg the past week cut Oat Layed by corn Hilling up some Tobacco in new ground & Hilled up Sweet Potatoes fine Shower Rain last night, - replanting Tobacco to day in fresh ground etc
15. Stacking Oats getting up Hay & Plowing at stony pint clear & Dry very dry — 7 Stacks Oats put up, toped a little Tobacco new groundin the
17th Dry & Hot Finished Laying by Cornplowing corn & Cotton & began in Lots. Hilling up new ground Tobacco
October 13, 1851 - October 29, 1851
1851 Oct. 13th Sent Henry to Colo Smiths plantation to Exchange 6 Bushels wheat to sew, in fresh ground Tobacco Land on mountain, We are this evening Hanging last Cutting there & Plowing up Tobacco Hills to begin to sew tomorrow Clear this evening & windy this morning was very like for Rain, still warm —
15th Finished mountain field fresh ground Tobacco Land Digging Irish Potatoes
16th day of the month, sent to Mr Grastys to Raisebarn Clear & moderate weather
18. Finished Housing Tobacco, Dug our Sweet & Irish Potatoes yesterday & day before also sent 2 Hands to majr Grastys to Raise Barn Killed a little Beef this morning — cutting down Corn going to sew wheat If it does not Rain Henry Halling wood & Land
19 A Fine Rain Rain last evening & night fine weather, - Sold Jane yesterday morning to Mrs Mary Moseley of Charlotte for $600 fine weather about this time
20. Plowing Lotts for wheat cutting Corn cleaning Out stables firing Tobacco Halling leaves etc
21 & 22 Sewed 2 Tobacco Lotts in wheat one at prize barn & one by new Barn, sewing in fresh field to day 22nd firing Tobacco in 2 Barns Sewed about 24 Bushels at Mrs McCullocks to this day – – no rain, cleared of
30 went to CH as school Com. Aff[airs] Rain this day not quite done seeding wheat - cleared off stayed all night Mrs McC
31 Finished seeding wheat in fresh field Sewed now between 25 & 30 Bus. weather still moderate & arm Bot at Robt McCullocks Sale 1 Calf $1 & 1 chest 25¢ — Seeding rye at old Mrs McCullocks Jeremiah Pallison Fitzgerald son of F.WF. Born 20 Oct 1851 Turn backward as thats Blank