Pages That Mention Mary Mosely
Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 2
May 22, 1846 - June 4, 1846
1846 Waggon got Back & at night a very May 22 hard rain indeed the Branch highest than I ever saw it. 23rd Thining corn & Planting Tobacco on Branch. 24, fine growing weather, very wet
25. Planting Second yrs ground Tobacco also above granary on Branch & nearly all the hills we have except lotts
26 Plowing in Corn, & in every Beding Lotts for Tobacco, 27 Planting Tobacco on Branch Plowing in corn
27 Preparing lot on Hill for Tobacco & expect to Plant it To day —
28 Rained hard yesterday evening so we Did not Plant Lot on Hill but planted it this evening & also planted watermellon seed —
29 Began to weed corn 28th in evening this day come another very hard rain ground too wet to do any thing butfor us toeat - corn worth $5 pr Bbl.
30th Plowed but little this day & wed little wheat
31 Rained again very wet time indeed
June 1st Sheared sheep Rained in evening
2 Did not rain to day Plowing half the day & replanted Tobacco —
3rd Plowing & weeding corn next to barn
4 Do Do & finished Plowing over on time Plowed & works Greens etc to day Mrs. Moseley up & expected here to day good warm growing weather no rain since Monday last.
Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 8
June 18, 1850 - June 27, 1850
1850 June 18th weeding corn & Plowing Mrs Moseley here, Fanney White married at night to Mr Jas M Fitzgerald
19. Weeding Corn & Plowing finished weeding corn & Hilling Lot by Garden for Tobacco & Hilling up IrishPotatoes
20 working on Garden Harrowing corn finished prizing Tobacco this day the
21st Harrowing corn finished Garden
22nd Harrowing corn choping working corn Plowing cotton etc etc Rained in evening & we planted old Irish Potatoe Patch & here by b[?] Greeens in Tobacco late in evening
23rd warm day & springled rain in evening
24th Planting Tobacco this morning in Lot by Garden & fresh ground - warm weather about this time, -
25 Planting Tobacco in second yrs ground Plants from Mr Simpsons
26. gone after more Plants for second yrs ground, cloudy & warm, — fine growing weather ——— finished planting big second yrs ground & Catherine spiller Patch thinning cotton & replanting new ground Tobacco this evening, Cutting fresh ground wheat this evening etc
27th Rained a little last night replanting new ground Tobacco cutting wheat Began to weed new ground Tobacco at 12 oclock alse, malissa & Kitty, etc.
October 13, 1851 - October 29, 1851
1851 Oct. 13th Sent Henry to Colo Smiths plantation to Exchange 6 Bushels wheat to sew, in fresh ground Tobacco Land on mountain, We are this evening Hanging last Cutting there & Plowing up Tobacco Hills to begin to sew tomorrow Clear this evening & windy this morning was very like for Rain, still warm —
15th Finished mountain field fresh ground Tobacco Land Digging Irish Potatoes
16th day of the month, sent to Mr Grastys to Raisebarn Clear & moderate weather
18. Finished Housing Tobacco, Dug our Sweet & Irish Potatoes yesterday & day before also sent 2 Hands to majr Grastys to Raise Barn Killed a little Beef this morning — cutting down Corn going to sew wheat If it does not Rain Henry Halling wood & Land
19 A Fine Rain Rain last evening & night fine weather, - Sold Jane yesterday morning to Mrs Mary Moseley of Charlotte for $600 fine weather about this time
20. Plowing Lotts for wheat cutting Corn cleaning Out stables firing Tobacco Halling leaves etc
21 & 22 Sewed 2 Tobacco Lotts in wheat one at prize barn & one by new Barn, sewing in fresh field to day 22nd firing Tobacco in 2 Barns Sewed about 24 Bushels at Mrs McCullocks to this day – – no rain, cleared of
30 went to CH as school Com. Aff[airs] Rain this day not quite done seeding wheat - cleared off stayed all night Mrs McC
31 Finished seeding wheat in fresh field Sewed now between 25 & 30 Bus. weather still moderate & arm Bot at Robt McCullocks Sale 1 Calf $1 & 1 chest 25¢ — Seeding rye at old Mrs McCullocks Jeremiah Pallison Fitzgerald son of F.WF. Born 20 Oct 1851 Turn backward as thats Blank
Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 9
December 20, 1853 - January 17, 1854
1853 Decr 20 & 21st Cutting wood for Plant Bed etc Sent for Steer at Mrs Hunt got from John D Hunt. 25-6 & 7th cold & fair, finished striping Our fresh ground barn Tobacco Saturday before X, Just began to for Corn Plow
29th Snowed all day yesterday, Snow about 4 Inches Deep Cate & Jacob gone to Mr Fitzgeralds Mrs Mosely & overbys 2 children here yesterday & to day. My nannie gone with her to John D Hunts. clear & cold to day —
30 Went to CH about Decree, Rained & snowed all day
31 Done but little disagreeable weather,
Jany18541st Snowed again shelling corn all day
2nd Halling Logs to Yates & Paid & over paid the Logs I owed him, he is to give some difference in Logs in Plank & the Oak Plank for Boxes he is to allow me 1½ $ pr Hundred I have carried 1 Large Log for that purpose —
3rd Cutting etc etc
4 Halling wood waggon & Cart, Just Hitched Our young steers to day
5 all Hands Cutting Nannie & Cate gone to Mrs Hunts & Jerry & sallie — I expect to go to D P Millers to day ¬
6 Sent to Farris Mill 2 Bbls grain & 3 Do for chop 3 Bags Cotton Picked Hired Out McCullocks negroes
9 Snowed again 5 or 6 Inches Deep
10 Halled up Ice to day - cold weather Snow melted but little
11 Striping Tobacco wrote to my Papa Raining all day Henry bottoming
16 Cutting in new ground & Plowing
17 Raining taking down prize Barn & Striping - etc etc.
Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 10
August 23, 1855 - September 24, 1855
H & Jesse pulling rafters on shed to Granary - this morning
24th worming & succoring Tobacco till 10 Oclock & went to Grubbing & cutting Mrs Mary Moseley Died wednesday evening 22nd day of augt & buried at Mr Jno D Hunts on Friday 24th Aug 1855
25 Halling Log to Mill Yates saw mill this morning waggon & Cart
Sept 2nd went to association at Sandy Creek MH near Milton, this week, We were while I was gone Ditching toping worming & succoring Tobacco & Shrubing Corn Land
3rd Toping worming & succoring Tobacco this morning & then to pulling fodder Jerry is Sick Dr Tho mpson been to see him Twice & Johnson 2 times & me once, - Sent to mill 8 bushels Corn for meal & get 2 Bags 4 Bus. there ground last week Henry got Shingles one or 2 days
13th From the 1st of this month we have been attending to Tobacco pulling fodder Cutting Tops Mr Evans Ditching etc etc I went over to Bolletot school gone 4 days don't like the Country at all Jacob here a day or Two ago to see us & get his cloth to make his winter clothes James M Fitzgerald gone to Springs we are gathering in Our Blades Stacking etc etc worming & succoring Tobacco
24th Cutting Tobacco last week part of week, stacked all our Blade fodder wormed & succored over tobacco I went to meeting at Strait Stone till wednesday & then I was taken sick & have been ever since Mr Fitzgerald has returned Springs no better from