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Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 12
January 23, 1858 - February 3, 1858
1858 Jany 23 Began to cut at overseers House yesterday cloudy & like for falling weather ———
- 24 I went to Fannie W F. & have got off the sale of Clem. She is now mine this 25th Jany 1858- Cutting & Halling wood=
26th Rained a little in morning Kate & Sallie went to Plantation with me, waggon went & Kitty, etc etc, Sent Hogs & Cow, Burning Plant Bed above overseers spring
27 Henry Plowing in Tobacco Lot balance Finishing plant above overseers spring clear this morning & Beautifull weather Hunt Sow had Sometime ago 9 Pigs went to Cutting in new ground after 12 Oclock
28 Henry goes to Plantation to work Horses to waggon Cutting in new ground, Sent by Henry & Claiborne cow to Plantation Clements
29th Plowing on Branch, Finished Cutting in new ground next to mountain Spring, - cool & windy weather
30th Nannie & all gone to Riceville to meeting cool & windy weather, cutting up at overseers House my Hogs up last night dont come up regular
31st I went to Mrs Hunts Nannie went Riceville
February 1st Raining this morning cut awhile & worked on cross way above prize Barn Striping Tobacco at 11 Oclock Lowry gone to Jacobs & claiborne here
Febry 1st Cutting next to overseers House & halling
-2nd Cutting worked on road above new Barn Finished little growth at overseers House
3rd Halling 4 Logs to Millers Mill to day for Railing & Palings for garden, Butting Logs at Fresh ground carried 1 Turn corn for ourselves & 2 Bushels for overseer to Millers Began to Mall & Burn Brush at new ground this morning fine weather [water stain] Lambs to this day
February 4, 1858 - February 12, 1858
4th February 1858 Begun to Rain about 10 Oclock last night & sometime in the night began to Snow Horses runaway coming back from Millers Mill yesterday& this morning Snow 6 or 8 Inches Deep has & we are striping Tobacco, & putting snow in ice House,= to day= Trees very full of snow & Roads stoped up, cloudy & like for rain all day
5th Snowed & Rained last night a little & cloudy this morning, Striping Tobacco at new prize Barn, one she[e]p Died last night
6th Part cutting wood Henry & Jordan Halling wood from mountain, fresh ground Halled wood at Chumblys & 1 Load of wood to Mr Neals Found part of our Hogs over on the mountain next to Mr Pringles, but could not get them home Clear day not very cold, Snow melted but little yet
Febry 9th cutting up by overseers House Henry Compl= =aining. Pal. Sick Doct Thompson came to see Pal Pal. has very Soar Throat, - my Hogs gone again Jacob got ½ lb Cotton for Kitty to spin,Cutting & trying to get done by overseers house cleared off this morning & windy & cool, we hope Pal is a little better, Halling wood,
-10th. Cutting & finished by overseers House Halling wood to day & halled out Straw - Turned cold in evening my hogs gone again found some of themto day -
11th. Malling at mountain Spring alse burning Brush, nannie gone to Mrs Hunt to night very cold this morning, 14 Lambs to this time Henry has been complaining for 3 days & in house
12th Began to Snow this morning Sent Jordan & Buck to hall 2 Loadswood for Miss Neals Shelling corn making Bro[o]ms etc etc not very cold — Wind N,E,- nannie come back in the Snow this morning & Horse threw her & Jerry at the gate flat on the ground & did not hurt [water stain] Snowing yet late in evening Corn shelter broke to day & took 2 or 3 hours [water stain] at 2 oclock in evening about 4 Inches
February 20, 1858 - February 25, 1858
1858 Saturday 20th Overseer has gone up on the River to see Mr Smith rode rose,- hung up balance of Our meat making Brooms shelling corn Kate & sallie went to Mr Millers Wednesday Cleared off this morning but quite cold, Snow melts but little; my hogs gone again,= Mr Joel Hardwick stayed here last night —
21st weather more moderate Snow melting to day cant find our Hogs - Sent Jerry for Cate & Sallie this morning
22nd Raining last night & this morning Turned to a snow & weather Kept falling till 12 Oclock, Tobacco give a little & we put some out on the ground & are striping in Barn back of Garden desperate bad weather very sloppy & wet - and as well as I recollect not a real pretty day under foot & overhead in this month.
23rd Striping Tobacco to day back of Garden Jordan halled wood for overseer & 2 Loads of straw halled out etc very cold day I went to Rice but no meat yet -
24th Malling Halling wood & burning Brush by overseers house to day Jerry gone to shop to get Rose shod before & to Mrs Hunts to see John Hunt about meat etc – Kate gone to Fannies this morning Cold cloudy day ground frozen this morning
=25th Sent Henry Millers Mill 4 Bushels Corn for meal 2 Bags 4½ Bushels wheat for flour & 2½ Bushels wheat for overseer; - my wheat gained a little say [1 lb?] the corn lost 4 lbs at Millers Mill malling & burning Brush up at overseers house nearly done
March 6, 1858 - March 9, 1858
1858 March 6th Henry Halling wood balance malling etc alsePiling wood, put 3 of that Sows Pigs at stoney pint in pen she has 6 now I went to Mrs Hunts In the evening it began to snow & continued till about dark & then stoped only 1 or Two Inches Deep, Getting Ice at Yates Millers etc
7th very cold this morning cleared of[f] Jacob swaped Horses with Mr Hackworth, Henry Clay gone, give $24 on the 1st july next -, so we go Thermometer down to 10- this morning at Sun rise, - Jacob here,
8th Began to Snow Sometime in the night Wind N. E. Snow nearly shoe Deep this morning & Thermometer 28 this morning The Snow & wind is nearly as bad as 18th Jany 1857 only not so cold still snowing 9 Oclock hard wind N. E. cant do any thing but feed & make fires,- I have given My Overseer Nubbins & shattered corn3 times since he came here for his Cow & chickens This is really a winters morning Our Hogs gone again - -
9th Snowed about 1 Inch Deeper last night weather moderated a little but still cloudy Snow does not melt at all from 6 to 8 Inches Deep generally, cleaned out Granary done some shoemending & but little else yesterday to day Chumbly [damage] store, we expect to Hunt Hogs [damage] shop [hilve?] Hoes etc etc to day
May 5, 1858 - May 12, 1858
5th May 1858 Striping Tobacco all day in morning & evening, Sent Collard Plants Mrs Hunt & had Mike shod behind,-
6th Sent to Millers Mill Cart & waggon 2 Logs 1 for weather boarding 1 for Hhd staves 1 Turn wheat & corn for Chumbly & 3 of corn for me Lost in meal nearly ½ Bus. Carried another Hart Log in evening & brot back the one we carried in morning done sawed & Hhd Staves too. at work in new ground to day getting Garden Post, Halling out wood etc.
7th Carried another Large Hart Log to Millers mill this morning all thats in the new fresh ground balance going to raking at new ground, Jordan halling Garden Post, etc - & then Halling out manure balance raking & burnt trash heaps last night - this day set out another square Greens finished planting corn Planted cotton Peas watermellons simblings etc etc, fine weather at this time,
8th Scattering manure this morning, Plowing it in, & Halling out manure; we will begin to colter fresh ground on John Branch I reckon to day Raking leaves in new ground done big side began to colter in fresh ground — —
9 went to Meeting pretty day —
10th Hilling at Johns fresh ground & coltering Jordan Just began to colter at new mountain springground
11th Raining in morning & went to striping & finished at night,- very windy & turned cool
12th Jordan coltering at new ground, Henry gone to day to Faris Mill 5 Bus. wheat 4 Bushel Corn for meal & flour, carrd 1 Log to be saw =ed into Garden Palings. Hester carrd to Jack