ENPages That Mention Susan Daniel Hunt
Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 12
May 25, 1858 - May 31, 1858
1858 May 25th Plowed Sweet Potatoes to day, we are replanting Corn & trying to get done, Jordan Crossing new ground at mountain Spring - I went to shop got mike shod & went to Mrs Hunts
26 I went to Jacobs they are Halling there & have not replanted corn yet, we are fixing our wet Land in Lot for planting scattering & Plowing in manure Jordan crossing at new ground dry Hot weather, replanting cotton by Lila & Malissa
27. Scattering & Plowing in manure in Lot & Hilling & Jordan crossing at new ground T R Shepherd sent down here for Lambs & we sent him 3 Lambs to be paid for at CH
28 & 29 Replanting corn fixing Lot for Tobacco I went to Election & stayed all day Jordan crossing new ground Bushing Oats etc Began to weed Corn
29 Bushing wheatnot done weeding Corn, & Plowing Halled up stack fodder this morning starting to Riceville with our Lugs this morning – cloudy & cool I went to Jacobs & halled out manure all day yesterday & this evening instead of Bushing wheat after we got Back from Riceville we went to Planting Tobacco on Branch & in Lot by^Top stack but did not finish at neither place on acct of its raining
30th Still cloudy & like for Rain Nannie & Sallie gone to Mr Hunts me & Jerry going to Straitstone
31st Nannie & myself went to Mr Hunts Chumbly & wife both sick we are planting Tobacco in Lot this evening & Beding planted all but high part of Lot & planting that replanted second years Land at Crews, Jerry went after Dr Estes for my overseer to day - Mr John Hunts wife Lags very Low, I went security with JDH to Browns Estate for $287.40 cleared off in evening Rained this night my wife at Mr Hunts
June 1, 1858 - June 7, 1858
1858 June 1st Fine Rain last night & We are Beding & planting our Lot. & will replant all we have planted, turned quite warm, Chumblys wife very sick & he is complaining
2nd Nannie & me went to Mr Hunts again Mrs Hunt is very Low Bushed wheat by new Barn Plowing & weeding Corn by Malissas House Jordan finished Crossing new ground & began to drag it over to day
3rd we are this worming Tobacco at Johnss branch Plowing & weeding Corn this morning, cloudy & like for Rain, Jordan will finish draging new ground to day & Reckon — Rained Several hours & we shelled corn etc
4th Jacob come down last evening after plants To plant, claiborne & little helping to draw. Sent to Yates Mill 6 Bags 12 Bus Corn for ourselves & 4 Bushels for Chumbly for meal We are choping laying off & fixing planting our new ground Tobacco to day Nannie still at Mr Hunts,who wife -- who is very low Sent Pal with Jacob to drop plants to day Cloudy & like for more Rain,— got all the meal Mr Little came here wednesday to round & Joist Shingles @ 75 cents a thousand worked when It was not raining hard Thursday taken sick that evening & left sick Friday morning, not ½ done
5th cloudy & like for Rain Laying off Hilling & Planting Our new ground at mountain Spring, taken Sow & & Pigs from mountain Spring this morning Nannie has been at Mr Hunts nearly all this week & she Died yesterday about 1 Oclock & I expect she will be buried to day
6th went to Sunday School to day
7th drawing Plants & will Finish planting this morning, Boar out in woods at this time,