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Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 13
June 26, 1860 - June 30, 1860
1860 June 26th Finished Laying by corn next to Capt whiteheads & began to Plow Tobacco & Hilling up over there. I went to Thomas W andersons Sale. property sold only tolerable Capt Haley staid all night with us
27. June Jacob bot some Land at andersons sale amt about $1200 & odd Dollars I am going his security for that Plowing Corn in Lot lower part & then the Cotton, clear drying weather
28th waggon from Bro H. place started to Lynchg Carried a Pat of butter to sell 2 Hhd s of Tobacco, to bring back a 10 lb Coffee some wine for sacrament, some little whiskey say 2 Galls & Barrels for Cider 1 Gallon machine Oil & machine Iron Finished Plowing corn Second time & coltering in middle of the Row in upper Lot. Hilling up Cotton chopping in corn & trying all day to finish Henry & Ben commenced this morning to get Plates & Prize stump for prize Barn Engage with Mr Keen to take my machine & thrash the season, machine to be in good Order, I have ¼th that is 4 Bus. in every 100 thrashed & I gave him 1 Bushel in every 4 I get I give him one & he bears ¼th of all Damage & Expence the Season all about the machine is nothing as Starkey wantsgotas long as he has the machine Mrs Farmersthe machine but don't want to bear any expence hope to get wood A J Lewis s & Mr Davenport I wont let it go. at Mrs Smiths Plantation, James McHay John R Shields, machine to start at aspen Grove,
29th Ben here this morning & Bob, Ben & Henry get ps for prize Bob Plowing Tobacco Balance Hilling up next to whiteheads very Hot dry weather
30 Ben & Bob here Plowing in Tobacco finished Hilling up Tobacco next to Whiteheads