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Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 3, Book 1
December 13, 1866 - December 26, 1866
1866 Decr 13 It has been quite cool […] " 17 Begin to Snow & Hail Saturday we f[…] Halling up Blade fodder & stacks but did finish our Cow Shelters put 3 Large stacks good fodder in Barn On Mountain 2 good ones in Barn by Cow shelters & 3 Sorrys ones Cutting wood this morning Kate & Mr Moses Came Saturday sent to Mill on Horse back
18th Sent Henry to Mill again Carried another Turn Corn for meal & will bring home the Turn there cloudy & like for Snow, fixing cow shelters Halling 2 Load wood last night & expect to Hall brush & wood to day – 2 young Calves star & white Sook will have one shortly - quite cool at this time
19 Halled & cut wood & fixed to Kill Hogs
20 Killed all our Hogs but one to day & Salted them very cold this night Snow & Hail melts but little yet Star & White got young calves & looking for another now every day
21. 22 23 - 24 We have been fixing cow shelters cutting wood, Hauling wood dry wood Brush for cow shelters I went to old place last friday & saturday Cut out Hogs salt up Pork etc Henry Jr went to mill Twice for me & once for themselves last week this day 24 Snow melted smartly creek very much up, we have had a very rough spell for over a week now very sloppy indeed, Turned out my Boar & 1 young Sow for Sarly
25. & 26. Staid at home 25 & 26 went to Mr Banks & Chalk Level settled with negroes at old place except Wyatt & Wmcloudy & likely for Rain or Snow