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Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 8
August 21, 1851 - August 29, 1851
1851 Augt 21st Still Cloudy & like for Rain Rained all day yesterday hot put out Mrs McCullocks Tobacco House — made Baskets yesterday & spining — To day Riving slabs & getting Timber worming & succoring new ground Tobacco, —& going to go our Tobacco worming & succoring
22nd Started to the association at Kentuck Meeting House friday saturday monday & friday Rained nearly all the time scarcely finished the business after association, & came home about 12 or 1 Oclock Monday night
26th Still Raining we have been spining making Baskets etc etc yesterday & to day Jobing working on Road about spring overseer cut his foot last friday been in the house nearly ever since, etc —fixing to Raise Barn Give up to Colo Kirby at Laurel Grove at a Bond on John J Bently & his Bro siety for $10 - due several years ago, to have collected by Mr IngRam - Constable
27th Sent 2 Hands to Mrs McCullocks to Raise Tobacco House, clear & cool, our folks spining & Pealing fruit etc etc Mr owen made Jerrys & Sallies shoes —
28. worming &succoring & Toping Tobacco, fixing Logs to Raise House tomorrow I went to CH for Lucy Ann & my wife went to Mrs Hunts
29 Overseer has gone to mill to get Corn of Mr Miller I sent 3 Bushels wheat gotto be ground like corn Mr JD Hunt 2½ of our own wheat for flour, & 1 Barrel Corn for myself,- we finished the Barn yesterday & Covered it in & fa[?] up the Door Toping succorig & working out fresh ground clear & Cool -- this morning etc —
April 22, 1852 - April 30, 1852
1852 april 22nd Sent Henry to Millers Mill with 3 Barrels Corn Halling out manure this morning & fencing around new ground – Weather cleared off & yet cool Halling out manure this morning – etc etc — Rode Hester to mount airy & the Mill I returned about 12 oclock o[r] 1 oclock & before sun down she had her first colt. very good looking indeed for her age & size –
23rd Halled out manure waggon & cart & all Hands Sent alse & Jordan to shop this mornig A Fine day weather moderate ———
24 Halling out manure Lila & Henry both Sick Doct Thompson has been 2 times to see Henry & DoctWalkupTwice to see Lila, who miscarried. & Henry I hardly Know the matterwhat is
25th both yet sick & a beautifull day Did not quite get Done Halling out manure
26. Moderate day a little cloudy Hilling & Plowing in new ground second yrs groundor Fed Halling wood Henry & Lila yet in house tho both better, Rained to day —— Went to Mrs Hunt to day to see her
27th Took down some short Tobacco in prize Barn & packed it down this morning – John Neal came here to work this morning at 2/3 pr day If he does not stay longer than a week or Ten days. If he stays a month I to pay him 2/- pr day — Planting corn on left Side of Path by middle barn in field John D Hunt & John D Coleman started to Georgia about 2 weeks ago his family has been sick since he left here weather Cool this morning, wind from NW-
28th Planting corn Mr James P Lewis Sent Bransom 2 days to Lay off corn Rows for us
29th Planting corn below Malissas House
30 Planted all our bottom Land & began to Plant at 12 oclock in fresh ground
August 11, 1852 - August 22, 1852
1852 Augt 11th Rained last night a fine Rain & this morning Started with machine to help Mr Fitzgerald clear this morning 3 hands & 3 Horses gone to help him –
12th my wife went to Mrs Hunts yesterday & to day to see Mrs Jno Hunts stayed all twice lately & Mrs Hunt I went to meeting yesterdayis very low & Julia Daniel & sick
13th Toping Tobacco yesterday & to day also worming & succoring This we are Hilling up Lot again & faning out wheat -Baptising at Strait Stone to day —
16 went to Court Henry Jordan & sandy & 3 horses has been 4 days Mr Fitzsat gone back again this morning choping Corn on BranchHenry got home from Carrying machine homeabout 11 Oclock in night
17 Rained a fine Rain last night Henry came home from carrying the machine to Capt Fitzgerald about 11 Oclock in night fine Rain Sent to Millers Mill spining this morn[in]g
18- Toping & worming Tobacco & finished Hilling up Lot to day Sewed Turnip Patch over again
19. Beeting apples Toping Tobacco etc etc –
20. Toping & worming Tobacco & Beeting apples etc Drying fruit, Sent Fed to shop & Mrs Hunts, carried to shop 3 McC ^ Plows 2 to sharpen & 1 to p[a]int Iron to Iron waggon & 1½ Bars for Plantation Sent 2 Grub Hoes to sharpen 1 oxe yoke to put Ring & staple in for young steers 1 little auger to mend. Sent to Mrs Hunts for 1 Bblcorn she gave us
21st went to Mrs Colemans Hillfield plantation & Wm Wallers yesterday, Rained all night nearly - cloudy this morning & Raining Fed mending Jacob shoes working on Baskets & spining, very warm fine growing weather Halling rocks for chimney to Henrys house eveningin
22nd Rained nearly al night very wet growing weather etc etc
October 11, 1852 - November 1, 1852
1852 Oct 11th Firing our Tobacco very little as its all nearly been cured ——
15th Gathered about 5 Barrels corn Snap Beans Sawing Shingle Blocks - went to Court Housing Tobacco, not much frost & finished monday while I was at Court.
17th Carried 2 Stacks to Yates saw millweek last for Hhd staves heading —
20th Carrd to 2 to Millers 1 to be sawed squared Edged & 1 thro for sheathing Fine weather fannie White here
21 Began to Plow for wheat. Henry gone to Mill 2 Bus. new corn the first we have had On Sunday 17th Oct 1852 Doct white Came here to see clemintines Hand & cut it on the back & in Palm of the hand, also —I went to Court monday morning
22 Doct. White came again to see clementines Hand & cut off one of her Fingers, — — Harrowing in Rye cleaning out & drainingflat Plowing for wheat, Fanning out Wheat to sew.
26. we have been Sewing wheat ever since 22nd Cutting up Tobacco stubble. Lila in house 1 day Dr White here to day making 3 times to see clemshand Mrs smiths Sale, bot 1 Cow cut Reel Carving & forkKnife 1 Hhd 2 Vinegar Bbls 1 Box old Irons - etc -
28 29 & 30th we have finished sewing wheat out at Fresh ground. Sewed in Lot & out at fresh ground Bus 16½ Cut & stacking corn in fresh ground next to orchard & began to Plow there when it commenced Raining went to Mill a day or Two ago 5 Bus new corn
31st Oct Striping Tobacco at Overseers house none of our Hogs up this morning
Novr 1st Sawing shingles Blocks John Neal here sawing- Halling up corn Plowing for wheat cloudy & warm like for Rain,- Jno Tucker & A Faris getting shingles
Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 9
March 26, 1853 - April 3, 1853
1853 March 26th Capt Fitzgeralds practice with his overseers to If they Carry there themselves with horses & hand under him while he is overseer not to charge any thing but corn toll etc meal & meat,- that he finds
28th Went to Mr Jno D Hunts fine day —
29. Sewing Oats & fencing Corn field fence & finished, fencing at Lot - fixing for Lynchg. went to Mrs McCullocks her waggon goes too Sent Fed to Millers Mill 7½ Bushels corn Sent by Jacob to Mr J B Nowlin for 1 Bbl Plaster 2 or 300 lbs of Guano, 4 Bales Cotton 25 lbs Bro sugar - noC & 1 Do no 12 & a little runlet of whiskey to Mr Cobles for 20 yds Cotton cloth & ½ Bbl allum water - to Colo Smith to Sell my Tobacco & Mrs McCullocks –
30st waggon gone to Lynchg this morning Fed Halling wood out of new ground balance Raking & fencing Jordan part of day plowing & Bushing in Oats Black cow with first Died calf
31. Raking & Halling wood Jordan Plowing for Oats at Mr Neals — Rolled Logs 2 heaps to day
April 2nd Waggon got back last night a little in the night while it was raining Heavy Thunder & hard Rain in 3 days, from Lynchg Card Lug Hhd & some Loose succor
6. Turkeys & 10 Doz Eggs & Jacob got cheated out of $1.50 in Selling Turkeys, & bot 1 pr Hams paid Henings for doing up Cates Bonnet last fall pRect & [ab ?] Bot of DR Hunt 3/9- we have been sewing Oats at Mr Neals, coltering in new ground burning Logs Heaps raking etc etc 16 Lambs to this day
3 Raining this morning sewed only 3 & 4 Bus at Mr Neals yet, ground too wet to finish Pied Had a cow calf Thursday 31st March & Dundenah Jerrys young cow with her first Calf Died on wednesday