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Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 9
November 9, 1853 - December 3, 1853
1853 Novr 9th wrote to Bro. James, cleared off cold Fed shoemaking Fed fanning out wheat.
Novr 12 cloudy & like for Rain Sewing wheat in Johns field, sent Mr Evans meal home alse & malissa shrubing at mountain field, Fed shoemaking
17. jerry Stoped going toSchool after 1st week in Novr Finished shoemaking to day - 14th 15th & 16th Halling up Corn & Halling Out manure on wheat in Johns field,- Fallowed up & sewed Rye in Granary Lot & finished this evening Jordan Helping Mr Evans Ditch from 12 Oclock to day tomorrow expect to Plow up ps above Henrys house & sew it in wheat
19th Jordan has worked with Mr Evans 2½ days this week - to day we halled wood put in our Land Corn sewed wheat by Henrys House & I went to Vaughans for Lucy Ann in her case agst Richard Smith
21st I went to Court as a Juror & for Mr & Mrs McCullocks Estates stayed till Friday night Our Folks got wood cut & Grubed in new ground all this week Kate & Jacob went to to Mrs Thompsons to wedding
Decr 1st We Finished Our Corn to day I appraised Mr & Mrs McCullocks Est. Henry Halled Rocks for his Chimney Some cut & some Grubed etc
2nd Henry Halling up Stalks etc Jordan & Sandy Plowing up Cotton Patch for wheat Fed Fanning out our wheat. malissa Picked Cotton out of Patch On Monday 28th we Killed 12 of our Hogs weighing 1077 - 3rd made shelters -
3rd Sewed Cotton Patch in wheat, 1 Bus. to sew sewed some in Johnsons field. Henry went to Farris’s Mill, 5. Bus. wheat for flour, 3 Bus screan for Horses & 7 Bushels Corn for meal.
Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 1, Part 3
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1841 May 19 to 5[??] Bacon @9¢ .62 1843 Febry 20 - 101/2 [?] Bacon @10¢ 1.02 1/2 Mar 8 - 13[?] Bacon @10¢ 1.30 - 17 - 1 Bushel Wheat Amt Carrd to folio (76)
1843 Feby 22 By Riving 400 G. Paling -- drawing Palings 1 evening Mar 14 By 670 Shingles 50 Inferior @ 15¢
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