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Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 12
January 2, 1858 - January 13, 1858
1858 Janry 2nd, Cutting in new ground Henry come home this evening with overseer went to Mill, 2 Bags Corn Halled wood & Leaves in evening - cleaned out stables
3rd Fed went to Jacobs, Jacob came here
4th Went to Mrs McHaneys Sale burning Plant Bed above House did not quite finish
5 Raining this morning a little & they finished burning the Plant Bed Sewed all burnt 4th & sewed the One burnt 1st Decembr, & put Hog Hair on it
6th Striping Tobacco somewhat injured in new prize Barn to high, cleared off I am going to Miss Sarah J McmcCullocks = 5 Lambs & 19 Pigs to this day - - Finished new prize Barn & took some in old prize Barn to day - cleared off pretty
7 went to Mrs Hunts & sent to Mrs McHaney after Our things bot there — Daubed overseers Finished plant Bed & sewed it ¬
8 Cutting & Halling wood to day ¬
9th Grinding up Cobs Corn etc etc & made, Homminy etc. I went to meeting, Mr Plunket is Pastor at Strait Stone this year 1858. Jacob came down & got 15 or 20 lbs Guano for Plant Beds Burnt & finished up there this day - moderate weather, Jacob has began to Plow, etc - let have 4 quarts meal. ¬
11th I went to Divide Mrs McHanys Land Sent 2 Bags corn to Mill & brot Cart from Mrs McHaneys & left them at Yates & brot home 3 Bags meal for us & 1 for Overseer
13 I went to Mrs McHanys to Divide Land no commissioners Came yesterday, striped out jerrys Crop Tobacco & took down old prize barn & striped to [water stain] halled out straw