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Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 8
July 19, 1850 - July 31, 1850
1850 July 19 we have been laying by Corn all this week, have had 2 or 3 pretty Rains & we are trying to finish Laying by with Plows tomorrow worked Greens & garden to day Silling blown down shacks wheat choping & Thining Corn —— John Compton tryed this day by Mr Miller & myself for stabing & Killing Bro. 2nd June last, Committed to Jail,
20th Plowing & choping & thinging corn Did not quite get done Layinging by
21st my wife went to Mrs Hunts —
22nd A Fine Rain this morning, we are drawing Tobacco Plants to replant Our Second years ground & new ground fine weather for every thing growing
23 Rained nearly all day finished replanting Tobacco & thining Corn & cleaning off wheat yard -
24 Sent Fed to Mill 1 Bbl. - Henry gone to Mrs Hunts to Carry her corn home she lent me balance spining ground too wet to work
29 Halling up wheat till saturday evening when it rained Hilling up Sweet Potatoe Seed Sewed big stock Turnip Seed last week got from Doct T. Cutting Oats this morning & choping part of new ground Tobacco — Expect to sew Turnip Patch to day
31 Started to Lynchg broke a wheel the other side of Lynchg had it mended Rained every day but one got in Town soon friday morning & come back to Mr Moons, & got home Saturday evening 3rd Augt