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Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 13
February 1, 1861 - February 7, 1861
Halling wood, Claiborne Jointed some shingles Chumney & Jerry Smith at work on Kitchen Raining before night regularly – little Henry in House not much the matter tho taking Physic, I stayed at home all day
2nd Rained all night Raining this morning hard taking down tobacco in new prize Barn little Henry & his mammy in house Tobacco not hight enough to take down Just done to strip, did not get down any Rained all day Just about night,
3rd looked like clearing off sometimes to day toward evening cloudy & began to rain, & about 10 oclock in the night sunday began to snow sent for Doct AW Thompson for Betsy at JD Hunts place
4th. This morning snow about 3 Inches Deep not very cold, going to hang up Our meat to day – Doct A.W.T. staid all night This day is Election Day for members to convention at Richmond, Hung up 139 ps Bacon & 23 Joles, getting & halling wood, I went to Election & left my Bundle Papers, & sent Henry for them to night, Jerry I reckon took them out when he took out some apples & chestnuts. got my Papers Henry got back at 12 oclock
5. Cutting & hewing Granary work on Kitchen Halled up stack Oats & 1 stack fodder I went to Plantation in evening
6th. Finished shingling Kitchen & Granary Logs & Halled leaves all day nearly – Bob came this morning from CH
7th Bob gone to shop, fixing Kitchen this morning