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Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 3, Book 1
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