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Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 13
November 22, 1860 - November 29, 1860
22nd Finished shucking corn what we had up, etc
23 Let Mr Burroughs have my hides again. he got six hides one Rat Eaten his Rect only for 5. error, I Know he got six because we lost 3, 2 milch cows & my Bull & Killed 3 Beefs. this I know Housing corn & stacks, Raining this morning a little, — we finished Housing corn all that halled up, & done all but Peach Orchard. Henry making loft to stable, put Plank in Corn House & Granary.
24th Cleared off very cold & windy last night to day cutting & malling wood & Halling fixed stable Loft, etc, I went to Mrs Colemans Mrs Hunt & Bob here, nearly every day this week, give out shoes to negroes
25. went to meeting at Strait Stone cold day not many persons
26th Halled up our Corn & finished shucking & Housing - this evening & Halled up stalks from fresh ground & sewed wheat looks very like for falling weather, my Boar spotted that was at JD Hunts plantation is now gone from there & I dont know where he is - I told Bob to get some Corn & fodder there to feed his Horses as Mr Bybee is complaining & I found him in Bed,
27 Shucking corn finished, Halled wood & Cut this day all day nearly
28th Raining nearly all day & we are striping Tobacco in Barn on Road -
29. Sent Smith to Chalk Level, Henry gone to Faris Mill 8 Bushels wheat & 1 Log to be sawed into sheeting & to get flooring Plank Bot at Colo Dickinsons sale