Pages That Mention Mr Cothran's brother
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.
Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 1, Part 4
187 [August 12, 1854 - January 20, 1855]
[page] 187 $31.12 1/2Fountain came here to work. This Monday morning Augt. 4 1854 at $12 1/2 Dollars pr month & last Friday he helped us raise Cutting House
Worked every day this week 6 days got Shingles in woods 1 1/2 days the Balance. We finished new Cutting House &c.
Worked this week 5 days getting Shingles 5 days
Worked Monday & Tuesday this week } 2 days Wednesday went to Blunks to raise Barn & then Sick & went home
Came again this morning getting Shingles. Till 29th in evening.
Worked till Friday evening narly 5 days. 5 days
Worked only 4 days this week 4 days Mr Johnson Farmer worked here yesterday 1 day Helping coupling the Rafters &c for Barn.
Only worked 5 days this week 5 days
Only worked 5 days this week 5 days
Worked this day Wednes 1 day 1 day
[subtotal] 33 days
Worked 1 day Helping raising House 1 day in all F. Wyatt worked on Barn & atting Shingles &c&c 34 days
Mr H. Arnold his Brother & Mr D.Rice came here at 3 Oclock in the [??] on our Porch & finished it in about 2 days |they then went to work on my Prize Shed at the Sum of two Dollars, pr day that is H at $1.00 the other 2 at 50¢ pr each $2 3 men 2 days
Worked 2 days & from 3 Oclock till night the day they came [pr ?]
Mr H Bro. came again about 3 Oclock in ev'ing to work.
The 2 Mr Arnolds worked 2 or 3 Hours this morning & it began to rain & they left.
2 Mr Arnolds here at work this morning
The 2 Mr Arnolds worked about 2 1/2 days this week
Mr Arnold & Bro came here again this morning to work - Monday, 5 1/2 days this week