Pages That Mention Stanly Adams
Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 12
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.
April 7, 1860 - April 18, 1860
1860 April 7. Hilling in new ground below oats Stacks,- clear pretty weather – I went to meeting to day
8th & 9 went went to meeting
10 Cloudy this morning —, Henry laying of[f] Fresh ground 1 way Harry Harrowing Beds for Corn, Hilling in new ground Planted Swet Potaote Patch ¬– I went down with Mrs Hunt to her place
11. Coltering & Hilling in new ground etc
12th Halling out manure put some in corn field Raked some I went to Milton wednesday & got back, Thursday ¬– fine weather —
13th. Began to Plant Corn this morning Finished planting corn in fresh ground & began in upper part of Lot in evening I went to Plantation this evening — The Two Sows at aspen Grove had only 2 pigs¬– our here is doing well Brought up young cow & calf from there this week & sent Slow & her Calf down there
14 I went to Chalk Level to attend to warrants vs Adams & Davis got Judgt vs Davis & had the Cost to pay & 1.26 I think in adams case for Mr Hunt.
15 went to meeting to Edgehill -
16 went to Court, Likely for Rain but did not Hilling Halling wood & coltering Sent Robin to Yates & got him shod ¬–
17. Bedding up Branch Land for corn Halling out Dirt from well fighting fire at Kelleys & McHaneys I Did not come home till to night windy nearly every day
18 Raining this morning, Cutting up may weeds in wheat shelling corn in morning.