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Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 12
August 11, 1856 - August 20, 1856
1856 Augt 11 Finished the Lot nearly — -- 12th Augt began to Thrash wheat Ben with Kellys machine cloudy & like for Rain
13th Several Showers about this time Thrashing this morning & rained stoped us Bob & Joshua here from Mrs Hunts
14th we have been 2 whole days trying to Thrash Our wheat & it has rained so we have not finished yet. Toping & worming & succoring Tobacco this morning cloudy & Rained finely last night weather warm finished Thrashing wheat to day & card the machine to James P Lewis in evening
15 I am going to Riceville carry Jordan the Doct May see him,- Toping worming & & succoring over all our tobacco at this time, Sewed our Turnip Patch last week & some seed in Lot by Hog pen —
16th worming & succoring Tobacco Henry
18th I went to Court Monday morning & stayed till Tuesday night settled with D Marr & all McCullocks Legatees & had the acct Reported in full by Comm Banks as pr Rects & settled for Adams & Martha as here give up the Bond & took a Rect and if any Cost they have it to pay for advertising etc,- Borrowed $200 of Bro. Geo. Gilbert for a month — Our folks finished cutting pines at stony pint Grubed some Henry Lowry & claiborne Sawed shingle Timble & on Tuesday the 19th it Rained in the evening they got up apples & Beet Cider —
20 My wife gone to Mrs Hunts sent by her $119.21 to pay Danl R Hunt for Guano $10 for Lucy Ann collected for her Henry gone
June 20, 1859 - June 26, 1859
1859 June 20th Jack & Jinny Halling Logs & Rocks to day & 18 June My Jenny & Mr Faris Jack Replanting Tobacco etc etc — — I went to Court Sallie Came from Fannies
21st working in Tobacco & Corn to day
22nd began to Cut wheat Raining allmost every day Nanny & me went to Aspen Grove etc etc Colo Parker Came to Survey Jno D Hunts Land sold Kelley & worsham
23rd Cutting wheat & finished Lot this evening & fresh ps lower end of field Finished Surveying Land about 10 Oclock, Barksdale Came here, my Hog Came Home thats been missing so Long, lame in one Leg -
24th Settled with worhsam & Bybee Mr Wm L Pannill helped Settle Bybee Halling up Post for yard Mrs Hunts Bob Worked here yesterday plowing Halling Logs to Mill Halling home timber, Hewing Logs for stable I am going to Mrs Colemans to day - I shall Give Mr Shields $1 more for his 5 Hogs as I think they are worth it making $15 for the 5 $3 a ps Rained Tremendous hard nearly all night, very wet time now,.
25 Halling Logs to mill & Halling home Timbers from worsham, Clem spining Balance Cutting & Hewing Logs for Stable done Long Ones, 12 Oclock went to Plowing & Halling up Second yrs Land Tobacco Bob has only worked here one day to day I went to worshams mill Jas Harris Sarah McCullocks & aspen Grove etc, = yesterday we all went to Mrs Colemans
26th Stayed at home & rested this day being Sunday
June 27, 1859 - July 8, 1859
1859 June 27th Finished Cutting Our wheat here by 12 Oclock then went to Plowing & Hilling up Fresh ground Tobacco, I went to mills worsham Jno Hagoods Hyram wyatts John Roland John Wilsons Avory Mustains & worshams mill
28th Plowing & Hilling up Fresh ground Tobacco washing wool, Nannie Mrs Hunt & Mrs Templeton went to Catalpha to day
29 Laying by Corn on far Branch next to Capt Whiteheads, Hilled up fresh ground Tobacco, Cutting Oats at Aspen Grove
30th Finished this morning Hilling up Fresh ground Tobacco Laying by Corn over on Branch Bob came ^this morninglittle Henry Plowing Chumbly & Henry cutting Oats to day - very hot weather, Bob Plowed 1 day did
July 1st work any in Oats nor wheat.—I went to aspen Grove, Cothran gone to see his Brother sick. — at Marysville Cutting Oats down there,- warm weather we are Plowing in Corn Tobacco & Hilled up Our cotton etc etc - went to Hodnetts -
2nd Sent to mill this morning for ourselves & Chumbly & to bring home plank etc working Tobacco in Lot Laying by corn 3 stayed at home, I went to CH yesterday on business for JD Hunts Est-
4th Cutting Oats to day little Henry Plowing
5. & 6 Cutting Oats & finished Plowing Tobacco & Laying Bob came again & worked the 6thby corn Hilling up Tobacco
7th Bob came here this morning to work, I started to Lynchg, on business for Bro Hunts Est. 5. & got back the 6th at night Rained a little all the way the 6th Sallie went with me
8th Halling up wheat I went to Mrs Colemans Jnos place & aspen Grove Robin Sick sent for me etc.
July 9, 1859 - July 16, 1859
9th I went to Sarah McCullocks & meeting Finished Halling up wheat before night
10 went to meeting Bob has Plowed 1 day 10th & 1 or 2 ps & worked here 4½ or 5 days
11. I went to Sarah McCullocks again Mrs Hunt went down to her place Mrs Clements to Marys we are plowing & Laying by Our Corn & choping nearly done lower field choping, stacked one stack Oats last Saturday —
12th Bob came to work this work this morning Laying by Corn & choping in Corn - chumbly Toping Tobacco in fresh ground this morning - -
13 Finishing stacking Oats put up 10 stacks in big field & 1 on road making 11 in all, Turned Hogs in fresh field 14th this morning then finished Laying by Corn cleaning out stables halled Lathes from Mr Hunts = & 1 Barrel full of Slack Lime Raked up Sand to Plaster House, Nannie & myself went down to aspen Grove & Sallie, stacking Oats there very warm Dry weather yesterday & to day we have sold nearly 7000 lbs Toba[cco] up to this time. have our good & fine to sell yet. cloudy & like for Rain but don't rain
15th Halling rails for cow pen halled wood etc in evening. Fasted till Evening - cleaned Out stables Hewing stable logs I went to Shields & Mr worsham paid Mrs Clements $23.73 I owed her but she could find my Due Bill due Bill taken & destroyedas Exer of JD Hunt.
16th Halling Logs to whiteheads Mill, & Plant ho[?] sawed by worsham, this is the first Log since worsham sold to whitehead
July 16, 1859 - July 22, 1859
1859 July 16th overseer Bob & claiborne getting & Hewing Logs for Stables Balance working Potatoes etc,-
17th Stayed at till 2 Oclock & went to CH
18 At Court attending to Sunday business Sent waggon to yates to cut Tires, balance cutting wood & Piling, & Hewing Plates for Stables & Sills,- Halled up Sand in evening Sold JD Hunts Buggy for $138 Saddle for 21.34 etc etc, Rained a little in night Sallie wiht [with] me to Court, Bro Yates brot her back & I borrowed Mr Hargraves Saddle & bridle,-
19 Cloudy & like for Rain Halled up Rafters etc for barn & negro Houses John Came here yesterday to lathe our House & Plaster the Joice. balance Cutting wood etc clem Spining & Picking wood, etc, — chumbly & Henry at work On Barn this morning etc Turned things in fresh field last week
20th John at work here Bob gone to Shop with Mrs Hunts Horses at work on negro House Halling Plates & Sills from aspen Grove, Cutting grass down there
21st Bob here helping chumbly about Rafters of House putting up Rafters & weather Boarded Gable Ends Halled all the ps this morning John finished Lathing & is plastering I went to whiteheads yesterday evening & paid him 275.79½ for Joshua Stone Decd from P. Stone dowers negroes - collected to thisday
22nd John began to Plaster big Room Friday 12 Oclock, worming in succoring Tobacco finished weather boarding negro house - etc about 11 Oclock work on Barn