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Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 8
June 4, 1851 - June 12, 1851
1851 Planted watermellons cucumber seed & snaps in Lots of Tobacco & Corn by house Plowing & Weeding Corn at stony point. Bushed Oats yesterday but did not quite finish Reds Calf 2 days old, lost 2 Hogs lately
4th June Finished Planting Tobacco at Mrs McCullocks this day weeding Potatoes etc & Corn
5th Plowing & weeding corn at stony pint Killed Lambs - weather clear & warm Mr J SLewis s Funeral this day ; ; —
6th Plowing & weeding corn at stony pint. have been to Mrs McCullocks 3 times this week, they are Plowing or Harrowing & weeding out this way in Big field
7 Fine Rain last night replanting Tobacco, this morning did not get done — in fresh ground at mountain field - warm fine weather
9th June not quite done weeding corn, a little Shower of Rain last night — all gone toMrs Hunts Did not get replanting Saturday Tobacco & overseer went from Home - clear & warm in middle of day
10th Finished to day about 12 Oclock weeding corn Finished Hilling & Plowing Cotton Sweet Potatoes & Greens, etc etc, working at Overseers House Mrs McCullocks Kitchen burnt Down Sunday morning 8th June 1851 newly covered with shingles Henry gone to shop after new waggon & to Mrs Patricks after White Sulpher Water -
11 Prizing good Tobacco Henry Harrowing here in Corn by Granary washing wool began to weed down Tobacco in newground& lott by prize Barn Henry & Jane Harrowing in evening at Mounta field
12th Prizing good Tobacco & expect to finish to day Harrowing in corn & Plowing & weeding Tobacco Lila sick, weather warm, cloudy & like for R