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Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 12
December 6, 1857 - December 12, 1857
1857 Dec. 6 Raining nearly all this day – – 7 Cleared off & a Beautiful Morning – Taking Down new prize Barn & Fixing Shelters etc etc Sent Jerry after Kate & sallie, Jacob went to Fannies last Saturday — Sent little Henry to Millers Mill & P. office Sallie Came Home to day Fenced in Plant Bed in slash burnt last week fine day etc 1 young Lamb at this time
8th Mr John D Hunt here sent to Fannies to shuck Corn, Cutting & Halling Logs to Ice House Grubbing in new ground
9th Jacob P. went to Fannies yesterday to see about her corn shucking - Grubbing shelling corn this morning Sent to Mill Yates 4 or 5 Bushels Corn for meal, went to Sale myself etc - Put up Big Sow & she has got out 2 or 3 times. & we have tried her again
10th Jerry gone to Mr Plunkets for Jno D Hunt Jordan & claborne has not come back from Fanies been there ever Since day before yesterday Grubbing stayed 2 Days -& Hewing sills for Stables - etc etc I Bot Capt Clements House tract of Land yesterday at $7.05at 12 & 18 mos Credit pr acre weather very warm, Rained last night & night before nearly all night this morning little Cooler,- Grubing in new ground
11th Stayed this day till evening went to Mr. Tuckers for Hodnet & wife. Grubbing & sent to Mill
12th Sent 2 Turns Corn & 1 wheat to Yates yesterday - Grubbing & cutting getting sills & Cutting Logs for Stable & Smiths shop Sent my cart & Jordan & little Henry to clements to House corn Stayed all day