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Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 3, Book 2
January 16, 1870 - January 21, 1870
1870 Jany 16 Cleared off last night & this is a beautiful morning weather very moderate like planting corn time to day Doron gone after Nannie
17 Mrs Wyatt Came here to live with my wife to cook wash iron milk etc this morning. I went to striping Tobacco in little Barn at Richards till 12 oclock Charles did not strip any at all, We fixed Bridge in new ground & cut some Caroline went out this morning Keatts at work & finished this evening Making Door putting up sta[i]r steps finishing laying the floor over head, - etc about night Came up a tremendous cloud Rained very hard till in the night & - Thundered & lightened as Severe as it does in June or July. Thundered very Severe, ended all the Branches up high - - -
18th Mr Keatts got the waggon & is moving to day Sam & Caroline is Cutting in new ground I went to old Place & shop to day & to Lain
19th I staid at Home all day Aaron Smith here at work Sam & Caroline Cutting in new ground Wyatt & Wm cut in new ground for Sam in evening Mr Keatts moving but did not finish Pride Hunt Came here at night Milly is having a Calf this morning. Raining & cloudy this morning
20th Striping Tobacco in barn back of Garden, Mr Keatts began to work to day Millie had a calf last night. Cow calf
21st Mr Keatts finished moving to day & halled up stack oats from mountain field Sam & Caroline Cutting in new ground Hired Lowry to day to work young they worked very well & cart answered very well halled 6 or 7 Loads wood & Halled out some straw in Cow rack got 3 very pretty Lambs, - clear moderate day Richd Hal[l]ed straw & shucks to day - from here my Hogs all good for sometime