Pages That Mention Harry Dalton
Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 3, Book 1
December 27, 1866 - January 7, 1867
[…] 27 Very Cold & windy I went to […] C Keatts & Rented that Land to him & [re]turned home, Henry not here to feed wind from N West
28th Very Cold day & wind from N West
29th Cold & cloudy not so windy this day & like for Snow or Rain to night I have not engaged hands for next year for myself nor Mr Hunts place
30th cloudy & like for falling weather
31st Snowed last night about 2 Inches Deep Jerry stayed here last night
1st Janry 1867 Still cloudy & snowed a little I went to old place to day & settled with Bybee for Lynchg Trip in Decmr
2nd Snowing this morning my hogs has not been up for Several days major Boler Came here to live
3rd Major Boler Came here yesterday & set in for the year 1867 $91.25 to day we done nothing but feed Cut wood etc Henry & family left here yesterday Snow about shoe Deep, disagreeable weather found my Hogs yesterday & they Came up this morning - cloudy weather
4 cleared off & very pretty dayMajor is Halling manure out of my stale in Garden to day snow melted some engaged with Mr H Dalton to live with me this year to move tomorrow
5. I went to old place hired Tom & Jordan for this year to work there major Cut up wood & shucks Cold day
6 Major went home, more moderate weather
7 Major Cutting in new ground Mr Dalton moved here 1 Load this evening Wyatt Hunt came here night is to work 2 or 3 months at $8 pr month, Richard & myself fixed door to Shelling room & Gate next to my stable weather more moderate
January 18, 1867 - January 15, 1867
8th Janry 1867 Wyatts set into wor[…] moved Harry Dalton here Agreed with Sam Gilbert to work in plantation & his wife to cook & his son to wait on my wife in the House bring water etc etc -
9th Wyatt put up ashes in hopper & fixing up shelter over it Mr Dalton gone to Mill. Major Cutting
10 clear & cold I went to shop with Jerry to get his Horse shod Cutting in new ground Wyatt Halling wood, made wood body to hall wood My Hogs all been gone nearly a week, Same here fixing up the House for him to live
11th. Cutting etc I went to hunt my hogs, spotted Sow come none of the rest all
12th, went to meeting few poeple there Sam moving - & his wife came to day at night Cutting in new ground
13th. Sunday I went to meeting few poeple disagreeable day & likely for rain & snow
14th began to Cut ground Sam finished moving – [axe?] & he went to work & soon it began to rain we then shelled Corn & fanned out toting end wheat for Cows friday last red cow had a fine Calf bull red Halled some chaff to Cutting House Rained all the evening - Jacob Came here last night weather moderated
15. Wyatt gone @ 12 Oclock to see Pl[?] buried Cutting & Halling woood, cleared off this morning - soon fixed in prize take down Tobaccobarn to