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Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 8
August 3, 1850 - August 24, 1850
3rd Augt 1850 while we were gone to Lynchg Our folks finished weeding corn in Lot choped out new ground, done up some fencing & then went to cutting in new ground
-8th. This week we have been Halling Rails Hilling up our second yrs Land Tobacco & it has Rained nearly every day this week ground very wet., clear this morning weather remarkably hot. & Rains generally from North East. Thunder cloudy, — worked, cutting Halling Rails & shrubing fresh field.
12th cloudy this morning, choping in new ground Fed Toping at new ground - Henry & Jane Plowing Lot Tobacco back of Garden, –
13th worming over Tobacco clear warm weather
14th Plowed & Hilled up little second yrs Tobaccoground
16 Went to Mill 1 Bbl Corn getting up apples
17th Beeting apples for Cider & drying Lilas child a Girl Born this morning about Sun rise, nights cool, weather dry & Hot in day
18th cloudy all day & Rained a little — cool
19th. worming succoring & toping Tobacco — Mr Whiteheads machine came saturday evening broke We have not commenced getting out our yet wheat
20 Getting up apples & Baling Sewed little Hog pen in Turnips — by spring —
21 Machining wheat had David & John neal A Crews & son abram Mrs Colemans Kit & James
22. Finished my own by 12 Oclock & then got out Mr Neals & moved the machine
23rd worming new ground Tobacco & choping it over this day — — A Fine rain this evening —
24 Rained a little last night, fine weather Mr Danl Johns has been sick at Mr Lewis for some time & Died the 22nd in night —