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Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 9
May 1, 1853 - May 16, 1853
1st May 1853 cloudy & like for Rain -
2nd Finished Sewing Oats On Branch this day Sewed 4 Bushels Sent Henry to Riceville for Doct Thompson for alse who got back from Mrs Hunts very sick sickly times Croping in new ground Hilling & Henry prizing Tobacco —
6 May- Finished Hilling newthis weekground got back from Lynchg Saturday sold Lugs for about $150 or little upwards Rained one night after I left for Lynchg
7 - done nothing after we got here
9th Took down nearly all of Our short Tobacco Fed sick. Cate got measles fine weather Sunday it rained,
10 Planed our Garden in Greens scattering manure & Plowing Lot & fresh ground Planed Irish Potatoes last Saturday
12 Plowing & Hilling in 3rd years ground Packing 2nd RateTobacco in Hhd Henry set up 3 Tobacco Hhds this day fine Rain day before yesterday - Coltering up 3rd yrs land for Tobacco, – clem & Cate Sick ever since Sunday last, & Clem monday Hilling at Second yrs ground & Plowing
13 Laying of secondyrs Land coltering in seconds yrs above House Replanting Corn this day etc etc put in stack fodder by stable in cutting house
14th Layed of 3rd yrs Land for Tobacco & Replanting corn in Johns’ field coltering in 2nd yrs Land
16 went to Court. Hollidy Clear pretty day
May 31, 1853 - June 15, 1853
1853 May 31st going to finish weeding Corn at Mountain Mrs Coleman 2 Sows has got 16th Pigs the little sow has 9 the other 7. very Small ones ¬–
June 1st Send for Doct Andrew Thompson yesterday to see Cate who has the mumphs Bad,- Jordan Plowing Hester to day working in Garden triming cotton, weeding corn we are all getting wood this morning – cloudy & like for Rain finished Plowing fresh field at mountain last week & finished weeding there yesterday also Hilling 2nd yrs Tobacco Land Henry started to Lynchg 30th monday morning with a Hhd of Second rate Tobacco also Mrs McCullockswaggon & got back wednesday before night, broke his waggon Tongue & made another at Scags
4th June we have been weeding & Plowing corn Johns’s field this week 4 Plows since Henry got from Lynchg dry & warm this week Young Pink had a Bull calf this week at stony, put Red in Pasture to have a calf
5. went to Burial of Miss Julia Danl this day Cate sick with mumphs yet Jacob went to FW
6th Plowing & weeding far End of Johns’s field nearly over once Plowing - cloudy & like for rain this morning - warm weather
10 we have been planting Tobacco 2 days & have finished planting all but a little corner of the Lot Turned off very cool & dry Beded & Planted Lot Lot yesterday Plowed Cotton Potatoes etc Patch & Cotton Patch Plowing corn by Johns Spring & then Gaunoed this morning 4 Plows runing - —Buck little Henry Jerry Smith & Fannie has measles Bad.
15. weeding corn on Johns branch & Plowing Sheared Sheep this week, fixed bridge on Road yesterday.
June 15, 1853 - June 22, 1853
1853 June 15 Expect to begin to Lay by corn this day sometimes, Henry halling wood this morning working out Peas etc to day — Fannie Here
16th Finished weeding Corn this day & worked Peas etc etc Cotton & all done & began to work new ground Tobacco Laying by mountain field Corn
17. Laying by mountain field corn choping in new ground Tobacco Dry & Hot weather fannie & Jacob gone
18- Finished Lying by mountain field with Plows Choping out new ground Tobacco. no Rain last evening – fine rain at Mrs Hunts, Laying by Corn in Johns’s field,Henry is gone to Mill 8 Bus Corn Lila had a Girl child 16th June 1853 Fed sick Sallie claiborne & milly ann Ben has measles –– Jordan Sandy Lowry abram Fed Cate Jacob Sallie & Clem has had mumphs & Jerry & perhaps some others.
21st began to Cut wheat in Lot - choped over mountain field Corn & now following Plows Laying by - in Johns s field Sandy & Pallor has measles, going to finish shearing sheep mark etc this morning Jordan & Lowry also in house measles this evening & with Federick & Lila, 9 down in the house at this time & Kitty has mumphs tho out
22nd We are cutting wheat next to or= chard & lot to day Abraham Crews helping & still dry & hot, oat drying up very much & Tobacco plants in the Beds, what we have have planted missing very much 4 of our plant Beds look well last week tho they may have Dyed since at mountain 2 in new new ground look well one is gone
June 23, 1853 - July 5, 1853
23rd June1853 Federick Out this morning cutting our Fresh ground wheat to day nearly done in Lot cut some in Lot this morning, cloudy & Hot Abraham Crews cutting to day 2nd Day
24th Cutting wheat in fresh ground at mountain
25th Cutting at home next to middle barn & finished in evening, We have hired abram Crews 3 days in Harvest @ 3/- & David Millers young Charles a little over 1½ days,- & Jacob has cut nearly all Harvest ever since last say 3½ or 4 daysmonday Jordan Sandy & Lowry had measles this week & clai too tho he got out this morning, no rain yet very & cool this morning tho the first of this was very Hot weat. Cate home yesterday from Doct Thompson I sent for her Nannie & Cate gone to David P. Millers this evening
29th very Hot & Dry weather, looks like the sun will search every thing on the ground We are Cutting Our Oats this week had Mr McHaneys Phil 2 Days,- nearly done Cutting out oats got some to cut at Mr Neals
July 2nd Halling up wheat yesterday & to day halling now from fresh ground weeding Second years Tobacco Land Jordan & sandy Mrs McCullock Died thisLaying by Corn in Johns s field - very dry & tremendous Hot -
3rd July Mrs McCullock Died this day about 3 Oclock Cate gone to Mr F. this day
4 Mrs McCullocks Funeral Preached by Mr Hurt great many People buri[e]d about 5 Oclock this day
5 Halling up wheat & choping in Tobacco above House fresh ground