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Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 12
January 12, 1857 - January 16, 1857
12th Jany 1857 little Henry gone to bring the horses back. had a pair of shoes put Fillmore at Dews shop & got 10¢ from my Nannie to pay for putting them on Henry went to Yates mill to day Carried 5 Bus Corn & got 2 Turns Meal, Carried another Log for Hhd staves making 2 for Hhds staves Mr Wyatt came here this morning to sett up Hhd & did not finish it
13 went to Shanks & sold his property for JD Hunt Mrs Coleman, Mr Wyatt fixed the crusher to day & finished Hhd this morning Cutting big growth in new ground clear cold weather tho moderated a little, ground 2 Bbls Cob & corn to day etc,
14th Sent 1 One more Log to Yates for Hhd staves making 3 there 2 Turns Corn for meal & Sent 1 Large Log to Dews for Hhd staves Cutting big growth in new ground to day commencing Snowing about 12 oclock to day & snowed about ¾ hour & stoped still cloudy little has not come back yet Wednesday night
15th Cutting big growth in new ground fixed Cover for Cob Crusher this morning went to shop & had buggy mended etc, Cold day Thursday this day 15th little Henry got back from Charlotte a little in the night gone 4 days We have one little lamb come some days ago
16th Last night about 3 oclock this morning we were alarmed by the Cry of Fire Peggy had caught a fire & with great difficulty we put it out Kitty & myself Kitty thought of the Pale of water & threw it on her & soon we
May 8, 1857 - May 11, 1857
1857 May 8th Sent Sandy to Doct Whites Mill 8 Bushels Corn for meal after awhile we shall start them to Hilling — & Coltering in new ground fair weather at this time
9th Coltering & expect to get done first way in new ground to day Henry Croping for them to Hill, Sandy Halling Rails for yard today & then plowing for Jerry & Miss Neal & Plowing Pea Patch, fine weather weather 11th May 1812 It snowed 4 Inches Deep fruit trees in full Bloom & did not hurt any thing much In 1836 Spots in the Sun & I am told frost every month of the year in some places in 1812 Easter the Snow full 1 foot Deep. In 1823 17th april snow fell 18 Inches Deep In 1848 snow fell early in June, light In 1856 22nd april It snow, smartly In 1857 It snowed smartly in april & the coldest windy & wettest spring I ever saw, now 9th may & we have not finished planting corn & many persons have not planted much, the rains & freshet has been uncommon, Yates Dews Gilberts Millers Mills out of fix & Dams broke & also Worshams, - Tobacco plants very small & every thing very backward - -
10th Sunday went to Sunday School fine day
11th uncovered Plant Beds this morning & will manure shortly, Hilling at new ground laying off mountain field to Plant Corn, fine weather, Planted Pumpk =ins at mountain field — coltering at new ground croping — Finished Planting mountain field & Planted all over we had planted there Raining this evening Just before night Planted pumpkins & simblings at mountain Halling croping at new ground Halled rails for Mr Crews Plowed up Cotton Patch Potatoe Patch etc etc.