Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 22

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Memorandum of days [Hounlains?] worked here beginning on The 25th Aug Monday 1856 1856 Saturday Aug. 30th. Worked every day This week Come Monday about 9. it rained on [?] his days a little making I think about 5 1/2 days $18 per hour 5 1/2 days getting [?] all the [work?]

Sept 2 Tuesday come again to mark - 5 worked til 12 {?] Saturday making 4 1/2 days. 4 1/2- 8th at work this morning - [worked til ? short] - 13 worked thisweek 5 3/4 days it rained one day (in right margin) 5/34 days -16 Come again to work This morning. -18 Worked 1 day This week _ _ _ . . 2-

Oct 20th Began this morning at work on Barn Paid him sometime ago $10- - 25 worked 5 days This week on Barn --- 6 28 - [Mr. ?] ate here this day -

Nov 1st worked the Saturday after Dinner [?] over nearly 5 days nearly

Nov 3 Came again worked very little this day 1 or 2 hours & left - - -5 Cleaned off & [Mr.] ate at work - -7 worked [?] little over 3 days & I kept count at 3 as it was not quite 5. [above] days (in right margin) 3. (in right margin) [3 / 3/4]

Nov 17th Mr. [ & Mr ?] all came to work a little before 12 Oclock on Monday -22 Worked 4 1/2 days This week a little over 4 1/2 -24 Came to work this morning -25 worked 1 day Monday & [?] 10 Oclock this day [?] -[?] a little over 1 1/4 days (in right margin) 1 1/4 -26 [illegible] here -27 came & worked all day ..... 1 [gap] nearly them rained & they stopped - [illegible] Mr. [?] left This morning, still raining [illegible] this morning to work, worked this day - 1[illegible] fast & left it was raining all day [illegible] morning [?] off [illegible] this day.... (in right margin) 2 - [illegible] days 41 1/2

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