ENPages That Mention Tom Kelley Wyatt
Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 3, Book 1
January 15, 1867 - January 21, 1867
[…]anry 15 Milly Ann left here the […] & Elvira too Elvira came back to day
16th Wyatt back this morning Halling & Cutting wood for Plant Bed & in new ground moderate weather
Thursday 18th Janry 1867. the wind started to blow hard last night about 11 oclock & this morning blowing very hard all day from N & NW. & tremendous Cold Richard got back with his meat night before last We are Cutting in new ground all day We put out the thermometer at night in shade & it got from 28 Degrees in the house to 12 at the tree before the door & in the morning 10 degrees wind little abated about night clear & tremdous Cold weather
189th I went to Keens & old place very cold Cutting till Dinner & then halled out 1 Load straw & 3 Loads leaves for stables Thermometer 11, or 12 at night morning wind stoped blowing before night Wyatt gone with Mr Whitehead to Franklin been here 9½ days Still Cold morning Cutting in new ground to day Richard Came about 17th Decr & nothing done since on way of travelling Cutting in new ground & trying to finish to day weather moderated a little
19th Richard started to Franklin with Wyatt Finished Cutting nearly in new ground Boler went home this evening Jerry has not come yet weather moderated a little
20th Sunday cloudy & it began to snow hard about 9 Oclock in the morning dreadfull day
21st Snowed till about night hard snow about 5 Inches Deep jerry came last & Richard came back Major went off 19th & has not returned yet
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
January 22, 1870 - January 27, 1870
1870 Jany 22nd I went to shop got 1 Dicth Dutch Plow & singletree, no Colter Saml getting slabs for Mr Whitehead in morning in evening I found him & Wm cutting & Caroline & Keatts went to old place fixed agreements with Randol Sam & Charlotte Hodnette & Jorden Graves for 1870 weather cloudy & moderate Nannie has been sick all the week will take some medicine tonight
23rd Moderate day stayed at home Nannie
24th Hung up our meat this morning & fanned out Our wheat & divided it mine in Bbl or Hhd in Toll Corn & bbl. 1 Bbl my own some onions in it & Bags Hh my own make the smallest Hogs - & Box behind door in Granary is Richards, Mr Keatts Plowing with 2 Horses for Tobacco Sam & Caroline in new ground cloudy & moderate weather - could not find my Hogs sold Sam 15 lb Lard Butter Pot & all Pot to be taken & paid in cash Pot to be deducted Lard @ 21¢ per lb
25th Striping tobacco over next to Mr Keatts owens Barn. Rained nearly all night last night Lowry gone to Barn the striped in owens barn
26th Sam & Wyatt got Boards for Mr Whitehead nearly all this day, they cut a little while in evening Mr Keatts & Carolene cut nearly all day. - I went to Mill for Mr Keatts Carried ½ Bbl & ½ Bbl wheat for him I let him have I also carried 1 Bushel wheat for Mr Wyatt, & brot back from Mt Airy 1 Box & 4 flour Barrels Bot of Jacobs P. Graves 40¢ for flour bbls & 2/3 for Box making 77½ Cents owe to Jacob Beautifull weather found all my hogs but 2 one of which is my Boar Large size from moses Sow but they went off again
27 Sam & Wyatt Cutting in new ground & Caroline Mr Keatts Plowing 2 Horses in Lot for Tobacco cloudy & moderate weather Doron went to shop brot home 1 plow Hoe Dutch Colter lap ring Br[lost in margin] Knife & clevice[clevis] pen