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Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 3, Book 2
July 3, 1871 - July 15, 1871
1871 July 3rd JR Whitehead sent waggon down to day & got his Tobacco & its gone, -
4[unclear] Cutting Oats hired Sam Mattherly to help us cut oats, began to cut oats this side of branch a little while before 12 oclock cut till about 4 oclock in evening & stop on acct of a little rain & cut no more this evening Mr M cut 1⅔ day 5 [unclear] & we went to other work, in Tobacco
July 8 Started to Lynchg on Wednesday last with 2 Hhds Lugs Sams Interested, working out Tobacco in Lot etc. Sam chopping more corn fine weather Very warm got back Saturday about 12 oclock
9 went to Meeting Sunday 8 in the evening Mr Moses Fannie & children here came up a cloud & rained Very hard fine Season for plantingTobacco
10 replanting all over of our Tobacco Setting up oats Drawing plants etc etc Doron Commenced work
11 Setting up corn working out Lot Tobacco Doron commenced workPlowed over turnip Patch & corn by Sweet Potatoe Patch & Black Smith Shop Rained a little yesterday
12 Put new pints on Martins & Dorons Plow this this morning did not rain last night
13th Rained last night hard & this morning We are fencing Picking up roots in new ground
14th I went to Jacobs Creek plantation old place & to James Kelleys to day
14 Robert help Sam G Plow pt of the day this day cutting up Beech at Spring fenced Lot fence yesterday Picked up roots in new ground Let Jacob my Buggy to send for their Baby at Mrs Monroes Doron went with Jacob home began to fix Patch Corn for Hogs Robert Plowing it Come up a cloud & Rained a Smart Shower of Rain did not finish patch corn above granary
15 Sam went to Creaseys Ben & Lewis Helping Martin Choping Corn till 12 oclock & then Went to Plowing by Johns Spring Rained again