Pages That Mention Mr Tucker
Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 12
July 18, 1858 - July 24, 1858
18th Sunday July went to Sunday School only 3 Teachers & no scholars except 3 & Bro anderson & myself thought it adviseable to brake it up on acct of no Teachers & scholars — I went to Mrs Hunt nobody at home Aunt Peggy sick
19th cleaned mould off old prize Barn of To Fired & dryed it & took it down in the evening & Halled it to new prize Barn in prizing order Sandy Plowing Tobacco Chumbly prizing Turn out one Hhd & put another under prize & got all out of Barn back of Garden in Hhds Balance Hilling up Nannies Tobacco & Greens etc Rained little in evening Henry fixed Poles for Oat & wheat —
20th Rained a little last night & this morning a rainy day cleaning mould off new House Tobacco Barn in wheat Patch & cleared out Granary ready for getting up wheat - Mr Tucker came for me to go to House
21st Plowing Tobacco at Chumblys & Hilling up put up 1 stack wheat & 3 stacks Oats & then it rain 2 or 3 showers, in evening, & we took down all out Tobacco to prize,-
22nd Sent Sandy to Faris Mill, & Rose to the Jack She Said NO, prizing Tobacco & toping over all we have & then plowing Tobacco & trying get done prizing, working new ground Tobacco at Chumblys Fine day & in Evening we got up smoothe head wheat & expect to finish getting up Oats & Rye at Chumblys
23rd Finished Stacking Oats. Sent little Henry to Mill, Turn of wheat this morning for to eat & get Robins shoes changed this evening Card 2 Bus. for overseer & get Rose a pair of shoes nail on before - Rained about the time we finished the Oats,- brot one of wheat from fresh field,-
24th July Plowing Tobacco on branch & Hilling Jordan gone to Mill Carrd 3 Turn 6 Bus Corn for me & to get 1 Turn meal for us & 1 for overseer