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Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 8
June 30, 1851 - July 17, 1851
1851 Clear & Dry & Hot June 30 1851 — 30th June In evening about night pretty Rain tho the ground not wet yet.
July 1st 1851 Replanting Tobacco this in on mountainsecond yrs ground Finished halling up wheat last evening Just before the Rain come - clear & warm went to Mrs McC & Carried Hester to Mr Lewis Gosneys to cure hip of Fistula
2nd July Sent by Henry another Log for weather boarding or squared edge Plank - & 1 Bag Corn 2½ Bus & to bring back the overseers Turn Carrd Last week Plowing Corn & choping out Corn, finished yesterday replanting over Tobacco — clear & a little Cool went to Mrs McCullocks again & made a bargain with E W Atkinson to be her overseer 1852 Finished replanting Tobacco about 12 Oclock & finished in the evening getting up wheat & Rye, Sam Plowing up Pea Patch Lee Plowing Peas,
3rd Our folks Plowing at stony pint & balance cutting Oats this morning clear & Hot Plowing in Corn at Mrs McC, will cut Oats there tomorrow — my wife Kate & Sallie gone to Mrs Hunts & I am going to Mrs Colemans to day -
4th wrote to my Father & Capt P. Boxly this day Jane & Lila Plowing at stony pint Balance cutting Oats Clear & dry - a little Cool -
5. Same work & same weather etc cutting Oats at Mrs McCullocks yesterday gone there to day& to day
12th Have began to use meat from Lynchgbeen to Lynchg the past week cut Oat Layed by corn Hilling up some Tobacco in new ground & Hilled up Sweet Potatoes fine Shower Rain last night, - replanting Tobacco to day in fresh ground etc
15. Stacking Oats getting up Hay & Plowing at stony pint clear & Dry very dry — 7 Stacks Oats put up, toped a little Tobacco new groundin the
17th Dry & Hot Finished Laying by Cornplowing corn & Cotton & began in Lots. Hilling up new ground Tobacco