Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 22

1859 March 10. Jacob P Graves set in work for me this morning, Plowing.

11^th. At work very well

12 At work, 13^th went to meeting did not come home rode m^r Moses horse & kept him till Monday morning & then went off again

14 Gone again with M^r Moses.

17^th. Jacob returned last night all dissatisfied & this morning doing nothing, -

March 22^nd He has concluded again to go to work. done but Little on Saturday. On acc^t of weather yesterday 21^st he help work. last night he went to set up with [Dort?] Johns who is very [Gorv.?], doing nothing for...

23 & 24 been at Johns, &tc &tc -

25 at work to day. 26^th at work but [dipatied & ^{dont stick close}?]

27^th at Bro Hunts place, 2 nights & Sunday

28^th Came home about One Hour by Sun & Went to Plowing for Corn On fur Branch.

29^th Jacob went to Bro Hunts place last night after supper has not come back, returned & rode up to Cape Dillards & in about lost the day. went where they are at work one or 2 Hours. [be Gun?] just trimed 2 or 3 Tree

30^th Went to Plowing this morning 1 1/2 hours [by Gun?]

31^st Plowed to day - tolerable, -

April 1^st done nothing 2^nd Apr^l Do. in - Running ^everything here : Jacob stop working for me & been from home 3^rd Jacob has done nothing of any consequence since - the 11 & 12^th March & not best for days the [...] & he orders beats the negroes & stops them from [th...] & seems to want to Rule me & I told him this about it & he told me him & me [[never?] ...] agree & I told ^him then we We [ha...] & not be disagreeing all [ ...] not work but Grumbling & [thr...] he Bundled up[...]

Bacon sent to Aspen Grove From 1^st Feb^y 1859 Bacon ]??????] Let them last week 12^th Feby 6^th Sent by Buck _ 11^th Pork Hung [???] 13, sent & given them 11 up to smoke Mar 2^nd sent Do __ 10. about 1^st Feby 1859 -- 8 sent Do __ 11 Midlings 35 13 sent Do --- 10 Shoulder 38 20 sent Do __ 11 Hams 38 _________ 27 sent Do __ 10 111 Aprl 3 sent Do 10 [chin?] 6 p^s - 10 sent Do --- 11 Jo,les _____ 17 -- 17 sent Do [??] Buck 15 [lbs] --- 10 Hung 9^{th Feby} 1859 125 -- 24 sent by Buck -- 10 Midlings ___________8 May 1 sent by Buck 10 Hams _____________8 -- 8 sent by Do 11 -- 11 Shoulds____________7 -- 15 sent by Do - 12 Joles -- 4 27 -- 22 sent by Do_ 11 ______________________152 -- 29 sent by Do ^{used 5 midlings} 11 2 shoulders June 5 sent by Do 10 3 Joles 13 sent by Do 10 [1] Do sent down to Aspen Grove 20 Sent by Do 11 -- [1] Do Eat 27 sent by Do 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ July 4 sent by Do 10 - am^t of Bacon bro^t up 11 Sent by Do 10 - Sept 12 ¹⁸⁵⁹ sent by buck 11 [lbs] 17 Sent by Do 12 " 19 sent by Do ---- 10 24 Sent by Do 10 " 26 Sent by Do --- 10 31 Sent by Do 10 Oct 3 Sent by Do -- 10[??t] 8 sent by Do 9 - 10 sent by Do 9 15 sent by Do 9 1/2 18 sent by Do --- 9 22 Sent by Do 10 24 Sent by Do --- 9 29 Sent by Do 10 _ [???^t 5. Sent --- by 10 31 Sent by Do -- 9 [??oi?al] times he would [???] go [off] If I did ⁶ [Novr - 12 Sent [22 lbs]__Beef give his portion of my property 3 or four before ___ June 15 Carried 3 stocks to Worshams Mill " 16 Carr^d 6 stocks Do Do (the page is torn here-- difficult to transcribe)

M^r Rucker & another gentleman stay in all in Novr. ¹⁸⁵⁹ & several others since, last night the 22^nd Jan^y 18

Stranger stayed here table cloth Pedlar in first week in Jan^y - Jan^y 22^nd 2 Pedlar stayed ^{named [Hail?] & Mclancey} all night here this night One had no money & we had to take some of her goods that cared not to get

M^r Jones & [Ecchols?] stayed all night here in June from Lynchg. also a man came here called himself Majr. Lee [He?] & when I came home could not pay his Bill. He [is?] went off. stayed 3 days & then returned & paid his Bill & took his Bundle.

M^r Jones & another man from Lynchg. here ^{in July 1st} M^r Richard Jones stayed with us 22^nd July 59

M^rs Street & her Brother stayed here all night

^{Mr Noel} 2 Children & 1 negro man carriage in July 1859

M^r Dodson & son stayed all night in Aug^t.

M^r Lipscomb from ^Campbell stayed all night in Aug^t. 1859

Aug^t. 11^th Watson stayed all night -- -- Isaac Overby stayed here same night

Oct^r 18 Several has stayed here all night S[un?]

Aug^t a man by the name of Daynes.

Dec^r A man stayed here last night by the name of Roff with St Vitus's - Dance had a hog a Rabbit & monkey to show tho he was the greatest show himself.

23 M^r Simpson stayed all night.

Jan^y 1^st M^r Hutchison & Boy & 6 Horses stayed all [...]

Feby [Durranty?] & Bro. & Miller M^r Legran[...Mar...] sister. Mar. Legrand & Martins, [...] I Bot a roan mare for M[...] & Miller, 10^th April 1860. [Brothers?] [...] Pearcy & Duken [...]

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1858 March 219^th Sold Our Lug Tobacco to Thomas W Anderson pr John Singleton @ $5 pr Hundred _ to be delv^d as soon as possible for cash when Delivered --------------------------- 1858 April 13 Delr^d 1528 lbs Lugs pRec^d $5. $76.40 June Delr^d 516 D^o pRec^d@5 25.80 ________ $102.20 Aug^t 4^th Cash in full of the above ---

Sept 15^th to 20^th & 27 Housing Memorandum of Tobacco Sticks Cut in big Lot & Nannies & up next to Chumblys