Pages That Mention Nancy Hunt Graves
Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 2
March 14 - 20, 1845
1845 March 14th Malissa sick child Born after midnight this morning --
15. Bud Faris sent for help to Roll Logs Could not help him Henry sowing oats. I am going to meeting. Federick cutting gutter for Malissa House to drain the water off -- Phil gone to mill. Just commencing sowing oats this morning tho have been preparing the ground for 2 days.
1845 March 18th Sewed 15 bushels to this night Fed gone to day to Roll Logs to Mr Neals Set yams this morning for [name?] to plant. Planted goard seed Paid Mr Moon $115 in all the other $10 I dont Know that I shall ever pay him without being compelled because he did not finish my houseat all & some he did do was not done workmanlike
1845 March 19, Wednesday Very cold & windy ground hard frozen I am afraid Tobacco plants Killed. My wife & F.W. gone to see Coleman Mrs
20 Really a winters morning ground hard frozen. cant Plow. Freezing weather Pull Down old saddle House this morning at 12 Oclock this day the water Freezes in the Porch tremendous cold for March 1845 1845 26th. weather a little moderated Sewed flax seed nearly done sowing oats
August 20 - 29, 1845
1845 August 20th. Raised barn at new ground this day 22nd Henry this day gone to Doct Whites Mill with wheat corn & a stack & is to bring my Palings Home Fed sick yesterday & day before — Succoring & toping Tobacco this day
26th Picking Turnip Patch & finished Hilling up Lot at Henrys house My wife son Jerry & nurse Ann started from home on yesterday Sunday to go to Charlott cty Va on a visit to Mr Overbys & Moseleys with Mrs Hunt - Fanny White sick - fine rain yesterday Sunday
Monday 2526th. Clear fine day for travelling
Tuesday 26. clear fine morning Grubing & Phil cutting Henry & Fed gone to Mr L to raise houses — —
27. cutting on Branch & grubbing Mr Lewis spayed 14 shoats & cut six & Turned out 2 young sows & 1 boar Mrs Scrugs put cloth in the loom - My wife did not start to Charlott till Tuesday morning & Pleasant came here same day about 12 & stayed till next evening making ladden etc etc
28th Grubbing & cutting Henry getting slab timber I went to Jno D Hunts & Mrs Hunts, my dear Nanny been gone ever since last Sunday to charlotte, — time seems long
29 Topping succoring and worming Tobacco today - started a letter to Colo Smith about over our
September 1, 1845 - September 22, 1845
1845 Sept. 1st Covered in Tobacco House & began to Pull fodder here at Home -- Mr Taylor & Birchet Came at night to commence painting our House ———————
2nd Sept Sent for my wife. Just returned from charlotte Mr Taylor & Birchet Painting outside House - Pulling fodder
12th Finished Pulling fodder at stony point Painted the roof of our House this day
15 Cutting Tobacco, –
16 Cutting Tobacco & finished Pulling fodder Finished Painting outside of House
17 Painters Finished this evening
18 Painters left this morning Succoring Tobacco & cutting tops etc this day
20 & 21 I am sick & failed to go to meeting at Strait Stone
22 Picking Turnip Patch, Halling Rails & wood Phil gone to Rice Lila spining Balance cutting Tobacco
20 Sent to Mrs. Hunts for some flour which she gave my wife, flour Bbl full
December 21 - 28, 1845
1845 Dec. 21st Sunday a bitter cold cold night & morning snow yet covers the ground — Earth like a Rock so hard frozen
-22. yet cold & snow melted very little cutting — new ground & spining Burning Brushing
23- Fair & tolerable Pleasant Cutting in new ground & Halling wood.
24th This morning snowing gone to mill shoemaking & shelling corn real winter weather & has been ever since 1st Decemr 1845. Rough on every thing Snow melted very little that — first fell & covers many Homesnow Snowed nearly all day, not very fast Hailed some, weather not very cold this night- nearly done cutting down on Branch & have cut 20 yds wide & 100 yds long in new ground of little growth,
25 Cloudy all day. Weather a little more moderate my wife gone to Mrs Hunts Halling wood for Christmas this day clear
26 Very cold & freezing this morning
27 a Beautifull day & my wife gone to Mrs Smyths, clear clear
28 A little cloudy tolerable cold snow melted very little been on ground 2 weeks
January 18 - 23, 1846
1846 18Saturday 178th Meeting at Str. Stone M.H. Fenced in plant Bed on mountain this morning went to cutting & cleaning out stables & Halled leaves This day Halled up stack oats & Hay
18th Fair cold winter days
20th Another Fair cold day — cutting in new ground & Hallingwood Bro. Lovelace here my wife & girls gone to Mrs H
19 Tolerable fair & cold cutting in new ground & Halling wood
20 Cutting in new ground between 10 & 11 Oclock it commencing snowing quite cold — Dreadful cold night Just about night it rained Hailed & freeze
21 Snow Hail etc about 4 Inches Deep severe weather, striping Tobacco
22 Fair & cold striping Tobacco Snow between 4 & 5 Inches Ice on Tops We have 7 Lambs lost 2 at Stony point
23 Fair & weather tolerable, we are striping Tobacco in Middle Barn Trying to finish that House this night
24 We cutting in new ground not quite done, weather moderating
25th Snow melting very much to day