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Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 13
July 24, 1860 - July 28, 1860
24th Bob Sick & Mrs Hunt Complaining went down to aspen Grove Thrashing wheat sent 4 hands & my Horses. did not get done clem & charles at home Shrubing Corn Land Plowed up Turnip Patch fine weather
25th Finishing Thrashing wheat at aspen Grove Machine will go to Mrs Pannills to day Hired Ben to go with it @ $8 pr month Mr Wright came here to work on yard this morning – fine weather this morning I have got Lucy bot from Fannie & like her very well to ride
26th machine at Mrs Pannills Mr Wright here, Halling manure on Turnip Patch this morning choping & hilling up Tobacco Second time, next to Whiteheads,- Jerry went to see Isaac overbyyesterday
27th Finished Thrashing at Mrs Pannills & got to James McHaneys about 2 Oclock, had to feed Horses & fix got out one stack this day
27. Machine at James McHaneys getting out wheat Ben with it at home striping Tobacco Mr Wright here fixing & work on Railing. Mr Cothran met met me yesterday to help fix down machine - cloudy & like for Rain this morning machine went to John Shields from McHaney did not do any thing at all
28th last evening a fine shower of rain about 10 Oclock Mrs Coleman Sent for Nannie I went with her got back about 1 oclock quite unwell to day myself, gave Mrs Coleman a dose of Calomel, went to Chumneys this morning Sent to yates to have hischild coffin made
July 31, 1860 - August 3, 1860
28th Sent to Store & got shroud for Chumbly child & sent it there machine put down at shields by Ben himself Bybee sick & did not go there at all Nannie gone to Mrs Colemans again to stay all night striping Tobacco, claiborne gone to help Frank Blanks raise Barn, Finished Thrashing wheat at shields & moved machine to Mr Hunts place this evening etc etc etc
29th I am complaining to day —
30. Toping Tobacco this morning in new ground. working out the ps next to Capt Whiteheads fixing down machine at Mr Hunts place Charles Complaing last night gave him some medicine Mrs Hunt complaining - fine growing weather, tho ground not wet yet. Mr Wright Came to work on yard worked till night & taken sick in the night
31st Mr Wright Sick this morning & gone from working Tobacco down below new Barn machine at Mr Hunts place fine shower of Rain last night or evening Jacob P Graves here,
Augt 1st Halled Load Rails some wood & then Plowing & Hilling up Tobacco at near new ground. Set in Poles for straw. Mr Wright Came again this morning
2nd Thrashing wheat this morning & finished by Dinner here. Cothran & his hands help us & 2 Horses cart & steers, - Finished Plowing Our Tobacco in evening Hilling up etc.
3rd Hilling up new ground Tobacco Sewed Turnip Seed this morning White & Milley Brot. home by our folks yesterday from plantation.