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Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 9
May 31, 1853 - June 15, 1853
1853 May 31st going to finish weeding Corn at Mountain Mrs Coleman 2 Sows has got 16th Pigs the little sow has 9 the other 7. very Small ones ¬–
June 1st Send for Doct Andrew Thompson yesterday to see Cate who has the mumphs Bad,- Jordan Plowing Hester to day working in Garden triming cotton, weeding corn we are all getting wood this morning – cloudy & like for Rain finished Plowing fresh field at mountain last week & finished weeding there yesterday also Hilling 2nd yrs Tobacco Land Henry started to Lynchg 30th monday morning with a Hhd of Second rate Tobacco also Mrs McCullockswaggon & got back wednesday before night, broke his waggon Tongue & made another at Scags
4th June we have been weeding & Plowing corn Johns’s field this week 4 Plows since Henry got from Lynchg dry & warm this week Young Pink had a Bull calf this week at stony, put Red in Pasture to have a calf
5. went to Burial of Miss Julia Danl this day Cate sick with mumphs yet Jacob went to FW
6th Plowing & weeding far End of Johns’s field nearly over once Plowing - cloudy & like for rain this morning - warm weather
10 we have been planting Tobacco 2 days & have finished planting all but a little corner of the Lot Turned off very cool & dry Beded & Planted Lot Lot yesterday Plowed Cotton Potatoes etc Patch & Cotton Patch Plowing corn by Johns Spring & then Gaunoed this morning 4 Plows runing - —Buck little Henry Jerry Smith & Fannie has measles Bad.
15. weeding corn on Johns branch & Plowing Sheared Sheep this week, fixed bridge on Road yesterday.
June 15, 1853 - June 22, 1853
1853 June 15 Expect to begin to Lay by corn this day sometimes, Henry halling wood this morning working out Peas etc to day — Fannie Here
16th Finished weeding Corn this day & worked Peas etc etc Cotton & all done & began to work new ground Tobacco Laying by mountain field Corn
17. Laying by mountain field corn choping in new ground Tobacco Dry & Hot weather fannie & Jacob gone
18- Finished Lying by mountain field with Plows Choping out new ground Tobacco. no Rain last evening – fine rain at Mrs Hunts, Laying by Corn in Johns’s field,Henry is gone to Mill 8 Bus Corn Lila had a Girl child 16th June 1853 Fed sick Sallie claiborne & milly ann Ben has measles –– Jordan Sandy Lowry abram Fed Cate Jacob Sallie & Clem has had mumphs & Jerry & perhaps some others.
21st began to Cut wheat in Lot - choped over mountain field Corn & now following Plows Laying by - in Johns s field Sandy & Pallor has measles, going to finish shearing sheep mark etc this morning Jordan & Lowry also in house measles this evening & with Federick & Lila, 9 down in the house at this time & Kitty has mumphs tho out
22nd We are cutting wheat next to or= chard & lot to day Abraham Crews helping & still dry & hot, oat drying up very much & Tobacco plants in the Beds, what we have have planted missing very much 4 of our plant Beds look well last week tho they may have Dyed since at mountain 2 in new new ground look well one is gone