Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1854 aprl 28 Mr A. Crews D^r to number of days I let him have a Horse 1 day Horse plowing nearly 1 day - 0.18 ½ D^o 1st May 1854 - - - 0.13

this summer 1854 every thing is very ^high & scarce havewe have given to Mrs Crews 4 lbs coffee Mr Fisher blend 4 lbs coffee & to Mrs Betsy Kelley 4 lbs coffee we have Plowed for Mr Neal ½ day for Mr Crews 2 Horses & Plows 1 day he paid the Boys plowing & I found Horses & all cut Crews wheat etc etc

Novr & Decr 1854 Stacks Halled Sometime ago& Divided 8 Logs Halled 2 Logs yesterday to ^{saw mill} yates

27 Halled 3 Logs to day 2 Large ^{1 smaller}ones

Dec 6 Halled 2 Logs & Carr^d stone in ^morning 1 log for Railing 1 for sheeting In evening Car^d 2 more 1 for squared edged plant & 1 for Hh^d staves

Decr 16-1854 Halled 2 more Large Logs to yates Saw mill 1 for Paling, one for weather boarding Begun to Plow this morning cleaning out drian] on Branch Cutting in new ground nearly done cutting little growth etc - cloudy & like^Rainfor

25th 25th Sent 1 Log to Yates for Sheeting. 14 feet

Feby 16th Sent another for Hh^d staves 9½ ft