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Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 9
December 3, 1853 - December 19, 1853
1853 Decr 3rd Given out all the negroes their shoes, Fed alse Jordan, Henry & malissa had Blankets this year or to day – clear & fair day weather very cool Brought Filmore Home this evening, Mr Miller School Broke up last evening
7th Sent 2 Logs to yates for scantling 16 went to Mrs McCullocks after Plows etc Balance Cutting & Grubbing in new ground
8th Henry Halling 1 Log to Yates for sheetingthis morning Balance Cutting Snowing this morning Haled another & then went to Mrs McC
9. Halled 2 this morning for sheeting plank & then an oak one for Box Plank & now one for Hhd Staves, Balance Cutting in new ground very cold to day look like for snow
12 Halling Rails Round fresh ground Cutting & Grubing in new ground fine weather John D Hunt & Lady here last Saturday night. Mrs Overby Died in Charlotte as we hear on morning between 5 & 6 oclock in morning the 10th Decr 1853 Elder Plunket Preached his last Sermon on Sunday & I paid him in behalf of the Church $65–00
15th Decr Begun to Burn Plant Bed on branch above House over 20 yds square took us 3 days nearly
17th Sent Henry to Farris Mill 1 Bbl Corn & 1 Bbl wheat.
19 went to Court stayed 2 days about Decree to Divide McCullocks Est.
Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 12
December 6, 1857 - December 12, 1857
1857 Dec. 6 Raining nearly all this day – – 7 Cleared off & a Beautiful Morning – Taking Down new prize Barn & Fixing Shelters etc etc Sent Jerry after Kate & sallie, Jacob went to Fannies last Saturday — Sent little Henry to Millers Mill & P. office Sallie Came Home to day Fenced in Plant Bed in slash burnt last week fine day etc 1 young Lamb at this time
8th Mr John D Hunt here sent to Fannies to shuck Corn, Cutting & Halling Logs to Ice House Grubbing in new ground
9th Jacob P. went to Fannies yesterday to see about her corn shucking - Grubbing shelling corn this morning Sent to Mill Yates 4 or 5 Bushels Corn for meal, went to Sale myself etc - Put up Big Sow & she has got out 2 or 3 times. & we have tried her again
10th Jerry gone to Mr Plunkets for Jno D Hunt Jordan & claborne has not come back from Fanies been there ever Since day before yesterday Grubbing stayed 2 Days -& Hewing sills for Stables - etc etc I Bot Capt Clements House tract of Land yesterday at $7.05at 12 & 18 mos Credit pr acre weather very warm, Rained last night & night before nearly all night this morning little Cooler,- Grubing in new ground
11th Stayed this day till evening went to Mr. Tuckers for Hodnet & wife. Grubbing & sent to Mill
12th Sent 2 Turns Corn & 1 wheat to Yates yesterday - Grubbing & cutting getting sills & Cutting Logs for Stable & Smiths shop Sent my cart & Jordan & little Henry to clements to House corn Stayed all day
January 2, 1858 - January 13, 1858
1858 Janry 2nd, Cutting in new ground Henry come home this evening with overseer went to Mill, 2 Bags Corn Halled wood & Leaves in evening - cleaned out stables
3rd Fed went to Jacobs, Jacob came here
4th Went to Mrs McHaneys Sale burning Plant Bed above House did not quite finish
5 Raining this morning a little & they finished burning the Plant Bed Sewed all burnt 4th & sewed the One burnt 1st Decembr, & put Hog Hair on it
6th Striping Tobacco somewhat injured in new prize Barn to high, cleared off I am going to Miss Sarah J McmcCullocks = 5 Lambs & 19 Pigs to this day - - Finished new prize Barn & took some in old prize Barn to day - cleared off pretty
7 went to Mrs Hunts & sent to Mrs McHaney after Our things bot there — Daubed overseers Finished plant Bed & sewed it ¬
8 Cutting & Halling wood to day ¬
9th Grinding up Cobs Corn etc etc & made, Homminy etc. I went to meeting, Mr Plunket is Pastor at Strait Stone this year 1858. Jacob came down & got 15 or 20 lbs Guano for Plant Beds Burnt & finished up there this day - moderate weather, Jacob has began to Plow, etc - let have 4 quarts meal. ¬
11th I went to Divide Mrs McHanys Land Sent 2 Bags corn to Mill & brot Cart from Mrs McHaneys & left them at Yates & brot home 3 Bags meal for us & 1 for Overseer
13 I went to Mrs McHanys to Divide Land no commissioners Came yesterday, striped out jerrys Crop Tobacco & took down old prize barn & striped to [water stain] halled out straw
March 9, 1858 - March 15, 1858
1858 March 9th Shelling corn working at Shop Sandy & Buck went with me after the Hogs found them on Mountain the other side of Mr Pringles Barn Hester got scared & threw me off & Buck too on side of made Ironing Tablemountain hurt my face foot & & armLeg, but not seriously I hope, Sandy mending Lilas Shoe etc
10th March 1858 Snow melted but little yet weather moderated some, Fanning out our wheat to day. fixing plows etc expect to send to mill for meal,- clear this morning
In evening Sent a Load of chaff to Mr Neal Mr Chumbly making sleigh this evening finished our got about 50 Bushels. 50,
11th Halling up Oats to sow to day-, halling chaff Henry & overseer at work on sledge & sowing Plant Beds over this morning alse spining, Sent Buck to Fannie Fitzgeralds to hear from them, - snow melting very much, moderated very much,- last night This evening late Kit Starts to Lynchg My waggon & 3 Horses & 1 mule after Mrs colemans & my Bacon bot by Mr Hunt in Richmond,- to be divided between us
12th Henry Halling wood. Balance malling & piling wood, I went to Jacobs & Mr Hunts Jerry stayed night all little cripple Lamb Died yesterday
13th Finished malling & cutting fence [Row?] by mountain Spring to Join mountain field, I went to meeting to day at S S.
14th pretty day for meeting, Mr Plunket here
15th Making new ground fence Halling Rails there to Join fence to mountain
March 10, 1859 - March 15, 1859
10th March 1859 Malissa Cotton & wool to Spin yesterday – Cothran has Two Hhds of Lugs Prized setting up another Hhd fixing grave yard. Sewing Oats down there Hester at work down there for a week past
11th Fencing fixing Bridge Cut little Ditch by Spring Sewed 6 Bushels Oats in Big Lot where we have some Corn, Plowed up overseers Irish Potatoe, Coltered his Garden Patch etc finished squaring Logs for Tobacco House Still fine weather Sewing down in big field on Road,- to day - Lila at work in the Garden etc. Planting Tomatoe Seed & Gourds on Road, Old shop place.
12th Rained Tremendous hard last night Halled Stack fodder, fencing Halling Rocks Rails & wood to day, fine morning finished Cross fence next to Capt Whiteheads. Jerry Fannie & all here to night —
13th We all went to meeting S. S. M House Fine day, in evening Bro Plunket Hunt & all stopedto Dinner & then Fannie & Kate went over to Bro Hunts
14th Raining this morning & wes made Rope works Plowed some for Oats before it begun to Rain fenced Some shelled Corn, greased Bellows, Bridles & Waggon Gear Collars etc Jeremiah H Graves came down last Satur =day went to meeting Saturday & Sunday & to day about 12 Oclock he started back in mail Buggy with Mr Hurt driver, uncovered Turnip Patch this day, about night Rained very hard washed very much, still moderate weather
15. This morning ground very wet fencing some fixing office & Porch Halling wood etc etc.