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Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 12
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
January 24, 1860 - February 3, 1860
1860 Jany 24th Burnt sewed fenced in & covered 1 Plant Bed on Road & fixed for another, - William A Shields here helping us burn to day
25th Burnt Sewed fenced in & covered Plant Bed on Road, put Guano on both, etc - Mr Shields helped us again to day & left
26th went to Mr Pannills to day to get destraining warrant vs H. Wyatt for J D Hunts Est went to aspen Grove, in evening. claiborne malling sent to Post office this morning, Halling leaves 5 Loads for Stables Barn, etc Halled up 1 Stack Oats this evening - I am fixing to start to Danville in the morning If its notraining
27th & 28. I went to Danville brot Sallie home fine weather, Plowing & mauling next to Whiteheads, Beding for Corn
29 Stayed at home D. R Hunt come after Fannie
30th Halled wood mauling etc piling Brush
31st Halling Rails mauling next to Whitehead began to Rain a little. I went to old place & Hodnetts to day
Feby 1st Rained & this morning gro -und covered with snow, about 1 or 2 Inches Deep, shelling Corn spining Sent Henry to Mill 2½ Bus. wheat for chop 2½ Do for mean & 2½ Bushels Corn for meal & 1 at mill to bring home, I am going to Sarah McCullocks —
February 2nd Sent Jerry Smith to Yates shop & Mill Carrd 2 Bus. wheat for beat flour Big Broad axe to fix by Friday & little Broad to do to day & bring home, etc - very cold this morning 10 Degrees below zero,- clear weather
3rd very cold I went to aspen Grove mauling & Burning Brush next to Capt Whiteheads
February 18, 1860 - March 1, 1860
1860 Feby 18th went to mauling wood in evening
Feby 19. Started to Court, Fannie stayed all night Sunday night Jere & Sallie went back to school cold day
20. Turned moderate mauling & Cutting wood in new ground, got home Monday night weather moderate
21st Halled Rails till 12 Oclock & then Henry went to Laying off Corn Rows Balance Fencing next to Capt whiteheads I went to Post office Peaks Wallers Vaughans Mr Moses & Fannie W Fitzgerald
22 Fencing on Road to day Wm Shields here Halled up Oats & Halling rails till evening & then begin to Plow in orchard I went to aspen Grove & made [Lines]
2325Fencing on Road & striped Tobacco ½ day & took down some Wednesday & then fenced on Road from Branch Wm Shields worked Thursday Friday & Saturday Rolled Logs 2 days nearly & fenced one - this week Henry Halled wood this evening very windy Friday & turned cold
26 Stayed at home to see Mrs Pannill
27 Went to Court House sent after Cotton Turn of wheat to Yates, & 1 to whiteheads Plowed & Stacked Rails next to whiteheads
28 Plowing & Fencing new ground fence made fence on Road yesterday fine weather at this time
29th Fencing at new ground & nearly finished Plowing in Lot rained a little,-
March 1st Sent Henry & Claiborne to Hodnetts to Roll Logs. Plowing, fine day cleared of[f] Beautiful weather,
March 2, 1860 - March 13, 1860
1860 March 2nd Sent Henry claiborne & Harry to aspen Grove to Roll Logs I went Smith Plowing Cotton Patch Clem fencing & Rake in new ground some next to Whiteheads Delightfull weather
3rd Sewed my Plant Beds over here Halled Rails, stacking rails in near new ground Raking one next to whiteheads Fine weather My Two Young Sows had 12 Pigs Large had 7 white one had 5 -
4 Sunday went to meeting Edgehill
5. Thrashing Oats & Halling Rails -
6 Began to sew Oats making Horse lot this morning Piling wood & Raking new ground next to whiteheads winding Oats If this wind Blow
7th. Began to Colter in new ground next to Capt whiteheads, Burning trash heaps there Nannie & me went to aspen grove to day.
8. Sent 55 lbs Iron to yates 2 Bands for little waggon & 2 Collers to Lay & 1 Grub Hoe to weld Eye on.
9th. Burning Log Heaps & Trash heap & Rained
10. Sewing Oats Hilling. etc etc - I went to Chalk Level to attend to warrant agst Stanly Adams & Davis no one but Stanly tryed & I had to pay him 1.90 & Cost 50/-. very cold Hilling to this day -
11. giving to milling to day —
12. Planted Irish Potatoes by Kitchen near 1 Bus. - Sent Harry & Smith to Mill got 1 Turn each meal & wheat to eat & sent 1 of wheat & 1½ Bus corn Coltering & Hilling this morning after Planting Potatoes fine weather for Spring
13th Halled & Mauled till 12 Oclock then Hilled & sewed Oats, very windy & cold this morning.
March 15, 1860 - March 26, 1860
1860 March 15th Sewed Oats in morning in evening coltering & Hilling at new ground Give Mr Moses 2 Bushels Oats yesterday weather moderated some,-
15 Halling wood mauling etc
16 Sewing Oats & mauling & Piling trash in near new ground,
17. Coltering at new ground & Hilling. sewing Oats in evening not quite done sewing I went to sale of Mrs Hunts Land Did not sell
18. Raining this morning -- weather moderate
19th Rained all night last night striping Tobacco Rained nearly all day to day —
20th I went to CH Halled leaves done up cross fence by fresh ground & Rolled some Logs cleaned out Stables in the morning
21 Coltering old field & Hilling next to whiteheads
22. I went to Aspen Grove, Sent Claiborne to Roll Logs at Kelleys Henry & Harry finished Sewing Oats Sewed 31½ Bushels here & 64½ Bus at aspen Grove, clem & Smith Hilling to day I went to see Mrs Hunts who has been sick about a week. James Hunt up It has been very windy & cold for Several days this week, gave Bob my Coat for Mrs Hunt - Sewed Plant Beds over here
23 Rolled Logs had 1 hand from Kelleys & 1 from my plantation Mr wife went to Fannies Kates
24 Halled wood, Hilled etc Wilson Cutting little Ditch in corn field - very cold
25 went to aspen Grove & Strait Stone Nannie went with me
26 I went to Mr Pannills, Coltering Hilling & Breaking up Corn Land still cold We have at aspen Grove 17 Lambs & 1 young calf -