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Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 12
July 16, 1859 - July 22, 1859
1859 July 16th overseer Bob & claiborne getting & Hewing Logs for Stables Balance working Potatoes etc,-
17th Stayed at till 2 Oclock & went to CH
18 At Court attending to Sunday business Sent waggon to yates to cut Tires, balance cutting wood & Piling, & Hewing Plates for Stables & Sills,- Halled up Sand in evening Sold JD Hunts Buggy for $138 Saddle for 21.34 etc etc, Rained a little in night Sallie wiht [with] me to Court, Bro Yates brot her back & I borrowed Mr Hargraves Saddle & bridle,-
19 Cloudy & like for Rain Halled up Rafters etc for barn & negro Houses John Came here yesterday to lathe our House & Plaster the Joice. balance Cutting wood etc clem Spining & Picking wood, etc, — chumbly & Henry at work On Barn this morning etc Turned things in fresh field last week
20th John at work here Bob gone to Shop with Mrs Hunts Horses at work on negro House Halling Plates & Sills from aspen Grove, Cutting grass down there
21st Bob here helping chumbly about Rafters of House putting up Rafters & weather Boarded Gable Ends Halled all the ps this morning John finished Lathing & is plastering I went to whiteheads yesterday evening & paid him 275.79½ for Joshua Stone Decd from P. Stone dowers negroes - collected to thisday
22nd John began to Plaster big Room Friday 12 Oclock, worming in succoring Tobacco finished weather boarding negro house - etc about 11 Oclock work on Barn