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Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 12
January 23, 1858 - February 3, 1858
1858 Jany 23 Began to cut at overseers House yesterday cloudy & like for falling weather ———
- 24 I went to Fannie W F. & have got off the sale of Clem. She is now mine this 25th Jany 1858- Cutting & Halling wood=
26th Rained a little in morning Kate & Sallie went to Plantation with me, waggon went & Kitty, etc etc, Sent Hogs & Cow, Burning Plant Bed above overseers spring
27 Henry Plowing in Tobacco Lot balance Finishing plant above overseers spring clear this morning & Beautifull weather Hunt Sow had Sometime ago 9 Pigs went to Cutting in new ground after 12 Oclock
28 Henry goes to Plantation to work Horses to waggon Cutting in new ground, Sent by Henry & Claiborne cow to Plantation Clements
29th Plowing on Branch, Finished Cutting in new ground next to mountain Spring, - cool & windy weather
30th Nannie & all gone to Riceville to meeting cool & windy weather, cutting up at overseers House my Hogs up last night dont come up regular
31st I went to Mrs Hunts Nannie went Riceville
February 1st Raining this morning cut awhile & worked on cross way above prize Barn Striping Tobacco at 11 Oclock Lowry gone to Jacobs & claiborne here
Febry 1st Cutting next to overseers House & halling
-2nd Cutting worked on road above new Barn Finished little growth at overseers House
3rd Halling 4 Logs to Millers Mill to day for Railing & Palings for garden, Butting Logs at Fresh ground carried 1 Turn corn for ourselves & 2 Bushels for overseer to Millers Began to Mall & Burn Brush at new ground this morning fine weather [water stain] Lambs to this day
February 4, 1858 - February 12, 1858
4th February 1858 Begun to Rain about 10 Oclock last night & sometime in the night began to Snow Horses runaway coming back from Millers Mill yesterday& this morning Snow 6 or 8 Inches Deep has & we are striping Tobacco, & putting snow in ice House,= to day= Trees very full of snow & Roads stoped up, cloudy & like for rain all day
5th Snowed & Rained last night a little & cloudy this morning, Striping Tobacco at new prize Barn, one she[e]p Died last night
6th Part cutting wood Henry & Jordan Halling wood from mountain, fresh ground Halled wood at Chumblys & 1 Load of wood to Mr Neals Found part of our Hogs over on the mountain next to Mr Pringles, but could not get them home Clear day not very cold, Snow melted but little yet
Febry 9th cutting up by overseers House Henry Compl= =aining. Pal. Sick Doct Thompson came to see Pal Pal. has very Soar Throat, - my Hogs gone again Jacob got ½ lb Cotton for Kitty to spin,Cutting & trying to get done by overseers house cleared off this morning & windy & cool, we hope Pal is a little better, Halling wood,
-10th. Cutting & finished by overseers House Halling wood to day & halled out Straw - Turned cold in evening my hogs gone again found some of themto day -
11th. Malling at mountain Spring alse burning Brush, nannie gone to Mrs Hunt to night very cold this morning, 14 Lambs to this time Henry has been complaining for 3 days & in house
12th Began to Snow this morning Sent Jordan & Buck to hall 2 Loadswood for Miss Neals Shelling corn making Bro[o]ms etc etc not very cold — Wind N,E,- nannie come back in the Snow this morning & Horse threw her & Jerry at the gate flat on the ground & did not hurt [water stain] Snowing yet late in evening Corn shelter broke to day & took 2 or 3 hours [water stain] at 2 oclock in evening about 4 Inches
August 14, 1858 - August 23, 1858
August 14th We are Toping & worming over Tobacco. Cloudy & like for Rain, Turned Cooler last night
15th Meeting at Strait Stone Broke up this evening 3 Baptized 8 or 10 mourners, I Sent by Henry Harris 20 Cents to Robt Harris in mistake in our settlement a few days ago Sent to Mill this morning 6 Bushels Corn
16th for meal ^& 3 Bushels wheat to be ground like corn for ourselves Toping & worming Tobacco this morning Very dry & nights cool every thing burning up — Demarcus Lain]D Lain came here this morning & we are going up to Cedar Hill to fix still Tup Barrels & put Lock on Cellar door etc Mr. Evans worked 3 days last week on Ditch cleaning out Ditch at 1½ cents a yard
17th Began to fix for thrashing made a little start in evening Lowry & Kitty here & Jacob 2 mules
18 Thrashing wheat till Dinner & then a fine Rain came upon us, very fine Rain, Halled up Fodder in evening & stacked it by Cotton Patch worming & succoring Tobacco in Lot
19 Finished Thrashing wheat this morning & went up to Cedar Hill carried Bed 3 Bbls Cider for Brandy & getting apples to make cider
20th Sewed Turnip Patch this morning all gone to Cedar Hill Beeting & getting up apples but Sandy, Sent little Henry to Faris mill & Hester to J. carried 3 Bus wheat for flour Mr Evans finished Ditching here pd him $3.65 this day-
21st Begun to still Mr Lain helped part of the day still 2 still fulls, Sandy Toping Tobacco Put up and pressed out 4 Bbls nannie came up this morning etc
22nd Came home Nannie stayed all night with me at Cedar Hill I stoped stilling about 10 Oclock in night No Rain yet, dry windyweather
23rd I went back to Cedar Hill to still Rum 2 still fulls card from home by 11 or 12 Oclockmonday night
October 12, 1858 - October 19, 1858
Oct 12th It Rained this day firing Tobacco etc
– 13th I went to Cedar Hill had the House washed out gathered some apples cutting down corn, Jacob gone to Lynchg - here & they are Housing our last Cutting filled new Barn firing 3, & had to carry some of new ground to mountain Barn,
14th Began to Plow for wheat yesterday in Lot Sewing to day firing Tobacco, getting succors & Knocking Tobacco stubble after plows, etc. overseer made Barn door yesterday Hung it etc etc Mr Hunts John came here this morning to Build overseers house chimney Buck Halling wood & Rails this evening
15th Sent cart to shop to have Tire Cut this morning on one wheel Mr Chumbly sent 2 Bus wheat & I sent 4 Bushels Corn to mill we are sewing wheat etc cleaning out Trenches. Lowry came down last night to Sew wheat. Finishing firing Tobacco to day John Jordan & little Henry building chimny
16th Buck carrying shingles to Cedar Hill carrd 32 lbs Bacon in 6 lb Bacon for Kitty & Fed till 24th or 25. Balance for working etc,- Cutting down ^ corn up there sewing wheat here cutting down corn etc working on chimny etc
17th Stayed at home this day -
18 went to Court on by Cedar Hill & Mr Hunts to get Kates school acct & failed to get it etc Sewing wheat here etc finished up at Chumbleys sewing Corn Land
19th Mr Wyatt not at Cedar Hill yet halled 2 Loads shingles up there to day
November 2, 1858 - November 11, 1858
1858 Novr 2nd All at Cedar Hill Wyatt sick Henry & chumbly finished shingling this day & 3rd wound up House, covered negroes Houses Daubed Two & Chimneys etc Henry Pressed out Cider Balance Cutting wood, Halled wood & same
4th fixing up there finished sewing wheat ^nearly 15 Bushels sewed
5. Began to move Halled 4 Loads Nannie Went up in morning & stayed at home Rained a little nearly all day moved Lila ^wentup this morning, - carried up all safe but some chickens got smothered - & expect to try & finished tomorrow Friday Saturday 6th the 6 If it does not Rain —
6 Finished Saturday moving -
7th Nannie went to Edgehill to meeting in evening I went down to aspen Grove
8- Put up Our Fatting Hogs at Aspen Grove & Put up shoats to alter -
8 Halling up Corn at Cedar Hill Jordan brot up Sweet Potatoes Bacon Pig & Sundry other thing etc
9 Halling up Corn waggon & Cart
10th Finished Halling up Corn here & Halled 1 Load wood Henry Carrd 2 Logs to worsham mill & ½ Bbl corn for meal & got 1 Turn which was there Shucked a little corn Mr Lewisaltered my shoats Buck & Robt & Kitty had Blankets at aspen Groveat Aspen Grove 26 - Turned out 1 Boar & claiborne Rhoda & Lila had Blankets here Cedar Hill1 Sow more making 2 young Boars & 2 young sows & 4 old ones,-
11th Began to shuck Corn in morning & began to Rain & stoped us, shelled Corn Cleaned out nubbin House etc etc overseer cut out shoes for negroes etc Jerry went down home in evening- & Chumbly [lost?]