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Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 12
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
October 2, 1859 - October 19, 1859
1859 Oct 2nd, Stayed at home all day went to aspen Grove Saturday Rained a little this day in morning
3rd Pulled Corn in Orchard & put in corn house Toping Succors in fresh ground
Oct 4th they are cutting to day in old field, Jerry is gone to Vaughans with traveller to carry him - I Start to Richmond this morning -
15th I have returned to day from Louisa & Richmond Sold Johns Estate Land in Hanover to aaAdophus Tensley]] by Godden & apperson of Richmond, auctioners — had Capt Boxleys Will recorded etc left Bonds & $30.06 in Cousin J. C. Boxleys hands to Collect & pay Taxes etc - etc etc Our Folks has been Cutting Tobacco Housing Firing Tobacco Cutting down corn fixing for Sewing wheat, Finished Cutting Our tobacco, this evening — after I got home I was taken sick puking & purging something like cholera - Sent for Doct Thompson got better in the night, Bro. J Pannill [hap?] here & stayed with me while sick all night
16th I am better on this morning
17th Hanging Tobacco I am better, Raining a little & I am not enough to go to Court Sent Jacob etc - did not rain much Mr, Moses & Kate came to see me wrote to Sallie Mr Wingfield & Miss Gooden & apperson to day - Raining in the night
18th cleared off very fair pretty day Halling up wood & some to Barns & then Halling up Tobacco & Housing —
19th Went to Plantation to day brot wheat Fan up, 1 Turn Corn 1 sheep & some vinegar & Brandy Halling up Tobacco & finished I went to Sarah McCullock etc etc,
November 4, 1859 - November 10, 1859
1859 Mr Fox at work on Well 2nd day Henry halling Rock etc Jas Shields Brot me 9 Barrels Corn, fine day -
Novr. 4th Mr Keatts finished chimney & left - Mr Fox at work on well, fine day. Johns Estates Pleasant & charles Halled Rocks to day & Henry all day
= 5th Fox at work on well chumney gone to the store, 2 Boys Cutting Henry Halling wood, sent Robin to shop to be shod before, Fox & Horse been here since 9 Oclock ThursdayWednesdayleft Saturday evening fine weather Mrs Hunt came back here this morning but going to Johns again. Fox left ½ after 2 Oclock this evening & horse went to Plantation in evening. No Fox, Hewed ps for Ice House in morning Killed little Beef weighted 142 lbs Halled up ½ stack Oats, cutting in new ground, Isaac overby here to day quite cool —
8 no Fox yet I went to Pannills & Tan yard got no Leather Sent for waggon fixings for Lynchg in morning chumbly shingling Henry, House claiborne & Jerry Smith Cutting malling Rails & wood & Piling –
9th Mr Fox has not come. Henry went after waggon & started to Lynchg this morning malling Mr Chumbly & little Henry at work Negro House
10th Nails gave out this evening I got back in Two days from Lynchg