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Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 12

April 12, 1858 - April 20, 1858
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April 12, 1858 - April 20, 1858

1858 april 12th Ground is as wet as I ever saw it allmost in my life

13th Rained nearly all night striping Tobacco to day, carried one Load of Lugs to Mr Andersons 1528 lb as pRecd. - Lowry striped to day & Jim & mule went to Carry Tobacco to Riceville

14th Plowing coltering shrubing in corn field & Hilling cleared off pretty day -- 18 Lambs to this day - all my shoats Mr Lewis altered welldone

15th Beautiful morning a little frost this morning Plowing for Corn, fencing this morning. Jordan Halling wood & Rails out of new by Crews & then Coltering Hilling up there, I am going to Cedar Hill this morning,- Halled out the last of Our wheat Straw this evening

16th Plowing for Corn Planted 3½ Rows Sweet Potatoes from Capt Fitzgeralds yesterday Jordan coltering Balance Hilling, little Henry gone to Mill for Chumbly Brot oneTurn back & left one there for him like for Rain — or snow

17th Plowing for Corn, next to Orchard Crossing next to Chumblys & Hilling Tobacco Hills,- Rained last night & likely for falling weather to day weather moderate, Halled out Our last wheat straws, Tobacco Plants size of a 4½d up & growing fast; cloudy weather at this time

18th went to meeting House about Sunday School, but few attended it Rained

19th Still cloudy I am starting for Court Plowing for Corn Burning Log Heaps Mr Hunts John came here to do up back etc

20th Burning Logs Plowing coltering & Hilling croping new ground cloudy all day Monday & Tuesday till evening I Did not get from court till Tuesday night

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April 21, 1858 - April 24, 1858
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April 21, 1858 - April 24, 1858

1858 Wednesday 21st Rained about 1 Oclock last night I got home from Court about midnight and rained tremendous hard Twice striping Tobacco This morning not ready to plant corn yet moderate weather except very wet, etc Turned out Our Cows This morning —

22nd Halled up 2 stacks Blade fodder this morning, & 2 stacks Oats, Plowing for corn this morning & expect to beging to Plant corn to day - chumbly & Buck at work on Hen House, alse & jerry Smith Hilling will send to day up to Plantation after Mike, as Jacob has bot a mare of Gipsies & says he borrowed the money of Wm Cook to pay for $115. She is to work in mikes place & I take him home for me to ride, Beautiful weather about this time,

23 Planting Corn, alse little & Jerry Smith Hilling up here, at Crews Jordan crossing & trying to finish up there to day fine day windy & drying weather - Mr Little sets this morning to get Shingles

24th Sent Jordan to Yates Mill 1 Log for weather Boarding & 2½ Bushel corn for meal weighed & to bring back 4 Bushels for me weighed & 1 For Chumbly,- Sent 1½ Bushels Corn to Mrs Hunts to swap for seed planting corn next to orchard, Henry laying off for chicked corn left hand side of path going thro field little Henry & alse Hilling - very cool & clear this morning my meal & overseers dont hold out by 3 lb in each bag 3 bags Horse came from Cedar Hill about the 20th april for me to ride

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April 24, 1858 - April 30, 1858
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April 24, 1858 - April 30, 1858

1858 april 24th Jacob Graves has bot a mare of I do not Know, but of the Gipsy Company which is to work at plantation in Mikes place this year,- he says he borr= owed the money $115 of Mr Wm Cook to pay for her etc - & I take Mike home

25. This morning Raining & Snowing a little & continued till nearly 12 Oclock & very Cool wind & clouds from N E, Jerry & Sallie went to Fannies yesterday

26th This morning Raining & snowing we are shelling corn soon - quite cool wind from N E - Picking & cleaning slash plant Bed gone to Hilling & Planting Corn 9 Oclock

27th Very cool & windy to day. my wife gone to MrsHunts Planting Corn below the House Sandy Bedding claiborne Harrowing some grassy places, alse & Jerry Smith in Garden till 12 Oclock & a little after. Mr Little came here to day about 10 oclock & brot Mr H Fletcher with him to get Shingles; - planted corn field snaps to day & Corn from Mrs Hunts & 2 years from Mrs Colemans in fresh part above House next to woods,-

28th I went to Jacobs & Pigs to meet Faris he did not come, Little & Fletcher getting shingles Planting Corn toward Orchard & left side of Path going thro field claiborne Plowing

29 Finishing Planting all our high Land corn, except a little they are Plowing Jordan coltering second years at Crews Sewed Guano broad cast, he is Halling out manure this side of branch in Lot.

30 Coltering & Hilling second years Land at Crews began yesterday after we finished planting our high Land Corn. Little & Mr Fletcher

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April 30, 1858 - May 4, 1858
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April 30, 1858 - May 4, 1858

getting shingles all this week, Turned my Sheep & colts next to Johns field one of my sows came up this morning has not got pigs yet, we are Harrowing & fixing our branch Land for corn & breaking up Tobacco Land to day Jordan coltering at Crews,

30th I went to Fannies to day & come back by plantation Jordan coltering for them to hill at Crews. Sandy & Claiborne breaking Tobacco Land & Potatoe Patch Henry Harrowing & fixing branch for corn

May 1st Beautiful day Trenching branch & Beding for Corn, Jordan coltering at Crews Balance Hilling after 12 Oclock - Mr Little & Fletcher has been nearly 5 days a ps & Mr Little between 1 & 2 himself getting shingles equal to about 10 or 11 days for 1 hand & they say they have got all the timber sawed say 3400. upper place 1800 lower 1600

2nd cloudy & quite cool to day - wind N. E.

3rd Hilling & coltering at Crews till 12 oclock Henry & Sandy fixing Branch for corn till 12 then we planted flats & Just did get done Jordan Halling out wood off new ground at Mountain Spring, finished nearly - Hester & Mr Faris’s Jack this day I come back by Jacobs he is not more than half done planting corn — It has been cloudy & cool all day Paid Jerry $1:20.

4th went to Riceville Hilling & coltering at Crews Henry Listing for Corn & Peas there Beded up Garden 2 squares & Planted one before it commenced rain[in]g Jordan halling out manure on Lot Harrow Beds for Cotton & Potatoes etc.

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May 19, 1858 - May 24, 1858
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May 19, 1858 - May 24, 1858

19th May Planting Tobacco at mountain this morning, and it is still raining a little,- cutting off new ground Hills at Crews to day Lila helped planting Tobacco to day - Jacob got collard plant, to day 12 Oclock Still raining a little Mr Little tryed his machine to get shingles has proved a failure & they have began to day rive & draw having lost one or Two weeks projecting

20th Finished at Crews & this evening cutting off & Planting Johns Branch, & will finish there early in the morning If nothing happens then we will have planted near 50.000, being the hills we have made at this time little getting shingles to day & Fletcher cleared of[f] windy & rather cool, —

21st Finished planting Tobacco at John’s Branch, & we have finished planting our Hills made up to this day Halling out manure & replanting Corn to day We have fine Tobacco Plants this year,- Very cool & windy Little & Fletcher getting shingles My 4 Sows that has been missing so long has come up & all got Pigs the 2 Black ones has got 8 a piece the Black Spotted one only has 4 & the Brown one has 8 making 28 in all, & a little Black sow got to have Pigs yet,- all likely, only one calf this spring Milly has a Heifer calf, – delivered Mr Faris Tobacco House Key to Mr Pig to take down as it sold to Mr Anderson for $8. pr 100 lb to be delvd soon 22nd replanting corn, Halling out manure

22nd wagggon & Cart & finished, did not get done replanting corn, very cold weather at this time I went to Jacobs & Johns to day —

23rd I went to S.S. to Sunday School & Mr Anderson Preached for us,- quite cool & windy

24th whitsintide negroes working their Patches etc 25th Harrow flat Land for Tobacco in Lot then Beding for Tobacco after 12 Oclock

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