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Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 13
July 17, 1860 - July 23, 1860
17th July 1860 Stacked Oats all day & finished put 1 stack in stable & put up 14 stacks claiborne stack one stack Bob stacked balance
18 - Henry Complaining gave him some Pills claiborne Jointing shingles all day balance began to shrub for Corn another on road my wife & Mrs Hunt gone to Mrs Colemans to see Isaac Overby who is there sick, bob Carried Mrs Hunt Carriage to shop to have tires, etc, Pal Came after work for his Mama Sent her 3 lbs wool Bags & all & some grease to grease it - Dry & Hot weather
19th I went to aspen Grove this day bob gone after Mr Overby & Mrs Hunt at Mrs Coleman Doct Thompson went to see Isaac Overby Rained 2 Showers in evening Run in the yard Grubing in corn field Henry sick & doing not much claiborne Jointing Shinglings & Digging whole for Prize Stump Jerry gone to Mrs Panills & shields to see about Thrashing their wheat
20th July cloudy, Shrubing for corn Toping Tobacco this morning first we toped
21. Shrubing corn field for 1861 Henry & Claiborne planking Prize shelter & Rounding & Jointing shingles I went to Fannies & Kates Sal & Alice went with me.
22nd I went to Prayer meeting clear & Dry in morning — In the shortly after I got home It began to Thunder & very soon a cloud come up & Rained hard, Severe Lighting - Rained a fine shower 3 times, Doct Estes stayed all night
23rd Striping Tobacco finished in big barn & then went to Little barn Plowing up Turnip Patch sewing Turnips in Garden etc etc Bob not here to day. Brought Bitter from aspen Grove mare bot of Mrs Fitzgerald.