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Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 6
November 4, 1848 - December 7, 1848
1848 Novr 14 been Rain’g for 2 or 3 days. Faning out wheat yesterday & to day. Jane spining alse at Kettle still. cloudy & like for Rain,-
15th Went after Rent corn & fodder at Long Hill, -
16 sent Henry to saw mill after Timber etc. Brot it home & 1 Bag meal Began to cut Big growth in little new groundin new ground yesterday
17 Cutting again Henry gone to Cotton Jin 389 lbs Seed Cotton Sent.
20 making cow pen fence this morning pulling up Irish Potatoes etc. Fanning out wheat, clear & cool large frost
21 started to Lynchg with 37.40 Bus. wheat sold for ’90 - got back on Friday the 24th, while we were gone they Grubed till Friday Rainy day spun & shoemaked
25th Halling Rails Fanning out wheat cleaning out stables etc etc etc.
30. We have been grubing cutting some in little new ground & Halling Logs for Henry House This day making cow shelter in Lot Halling leaves & laying foundation of House for steers weather cloudy & not much Rain yet, Bot in all this year 22½ Barrels of Corn
Dec. 4 waggon House blowed down the 2nd Inst. Grubing for several days 4 hands Henry cutting Post & fork etc for waggon & Cart shelter
7- Cloudy & likely for Rain taking down middle House Tobacco