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Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 6
August 10, 1849 - August 18, 1849
10th. Augt 1849 Raised Tobacco House near Granary this day, notched up by 2 Bookers & 2 Kits Mrs Colemans & Mrs McCullocks Kits Colo Smiths & Capt Fitzgeralds Booker very well done Bro Simpson & Boker both here — clear good day for our work —
11. we are grubing & cutting on Branch Halling gravel for walk & Hewing down Tobacco House & squaring Logs for Henrys house Clear & fine weather — Jane Gravelling walk before Door
13th Augt. Henry Heaving down Tobacco House Lila cutting on Johns Branch, & when done she is to Chop out cotton, & get out flax seed. Fed alse Jane & Ann began to Grub new ground on mountain adjoin =ing mountain field this morning for a start — clear & fair
14 worming & succoring & toping Tobacco Henry Hewing down Barn —
15. Treading out Mr. Neals wheat got out about 16 or 17 any rate I got 2½. trod cleaned & brot the fan home by Dark — Fed Toping Tobacco the Balance worming & succoring, clear & dry Day —
16. Fed gone to mill with nearly a Bus. corn 2½ wheat. Henry finishing toping for this weekover Toba Jane alse & ann gone to Grubing in & Fed when he gets backnew ground Lila & Jordan getting out flax seed & gath[er]ing Herd Grass seed etc.
17 Henry Hewing down Barn for sever= =al days. 4 Grubing in new ground gathering Lila Herds Grass seed Dry weather at this time
18 Same Grubing Henry gone to Capt Gilberts mill with 9½ Bushels corn borrowed of Mrs Hunt to be returned next spring. Lila & Jordan cutting & shrubing for corn 2 or 3 pretty showers to day went to Mrs Colemans & Rented out her Hillfield plantation etc.