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Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 6
March 14, 1849 - March 21, 1849
1849 March 14th cloudy & Rainy this day striping Tobacco & trying to finish, - warm wet weather, Finished striping Tobacco this evening
15th Rained nearly all night cloudy damp weather & moderate. More cloudy weather this past winter & march up to day than I ever saw. Decemr. was cloudy damp moderate weather. Janry was cold & some snow. Feby windy cold weather March has been wet all the time, no Oats sewed yet in this neighborhood Fencing corn field fence to day & halling wood with waggon,- Finished fence -
16 Still cloudy & damp Plowing & began to colter in new ground this day -
17 Coltering in little new ground & one waynearly done Plowing for corn alse shrubing for corn Henry fixing garden etc helping me weather foggy in morning & then cleared off pretty day again which makes 2 this month
18 Pretty day & went to Bro. Stones toPittsyacourt to get Mrs Cullocks & Mrs Colemans Papers
19 went to court. clear pretty day —
20 Fanning out Oats & began to sew oats this morning, carried 4 Bushels to stony pint to day Fed & alse at new ground - - & Jordan clouded up & began to Rain about 11 Oclock Lila Plowing for corn at home X Pink had a cow calf Sunday 18th last
21 Rained very yesterday evening & last night cleared off & Cool to day prizing Lugs & cleaning up new ground
March 21, 1849 - March 30, 1849
21st clear & Cool packed down in prize Barn good Tobacco from new ground barn took down yesterday =Mourning a black cow had a calf Heifer last night =
22 Prizing Lugs & nearly done -
23 Sent to Mrs Hunts to Roll Logs Plowing for corn & Hilling in little new ground
24. Settled Mrs Colemans account Current Plowing for corn sewing Oats Hilling & halling Rails out of new ground Jane & Jordan cleaning up in new ground - fair good day for 2 days
24 cloudy & like for Rain this morning Sewed only 7 Bus. Oats to this day, -
25 Raining nearly all day I went to Mrs Colemans to see Kitt -
26 this morning clear & cool – Halling Rails & wood & cleaning up new ground this day Raking etc
27 Sewing Oats at stony point Raking Plowing for Corn at home shrubbing for Oats ———
28 Raking burning leaves Grubing Oat Land Sewing Oats & Plowing for Corn Rained a little cloudy & cool Went to Mrs Coleman last night about 12 Oclock in night, also in morning to see Kit who is very Sick Had the appraisement at Mrs McCullock
29 Sewing Oats coltering new ground cleaning up flax Patch Hilling & Plowing for corn [smudge] shoats
30 spayed 13 & Cut 9 & 5 too small to alter coltering & sewing Oats fine weather.
April 14, 1849 - April 20, 1849
1849 aprl 14th. Fed Halling wood 2 Plows laying off one way 3 hands Hilling from 12 oclock15thcloudy & cool all day
15 very cool & dry windy weather -
16th Every thing Killed by frost I expect this morning, very cool, Laying off to PlantCorn Hilling & Harrowing beds on bottoms,
17. cloudy & cool all natures in mourning every thing Killed by Cold & frost. weather moderated a little, began to Plant Corn this side branch = finished laying off one way Collard Plants & flax very much Killed by frost
18 Planting Corn Just below House & on Bottoms to day - cloudy & like for Rain at this This morning Rain Hail and snowed a little took Bacondown& Packed up 35 middlings 35 Hams & 31 shoulders & some ps very cold & windy weather – Planting all drill corn to day verycold windy day Finished Planting Corn this evening
19. Cold & windy morning, Henry Jane & alse gone to Mrs Colemans to Plant Corn Jordan going to mill 1 Bus. Fed Halling manure & wood & Hilling Ann Hilling Lila breaking Tobacco Lot on Branch My wife & Fanny W. went to Mr Jno D Hunt yesterday about his [Caty?] or [Settoe?] etc etc Henry Jane & Alse went to Mrs Colemans to Plant Corn
20 Smart frost every thing like vegetation Seems to stop at the cold windy dry weather tho the weather seems to be rather moderating
July 22, 1849 - July 30, 1849
22nd clear & cool dry weather
23 Halling out manure on Turnip Patch Finished Hilling new ground & second yrs Land & Hilling up Lots = Planted snaps on Hill last Saturday - Weather clear & dry My wife & children gone to Mrs Hunts to see the Charlotte Poeple etc.
24 Hilling up Branch Tobacco & also newlot Stacking Oats this morning - clear & fair Catharine S. starts to Mrs Walkups school at $1½ pr month say for every 20th days goesshe
25. Raining this morning began Just before day then Rfull for it. very much needed. Spining & shelling Corn Mr Myers here nearly finished working with hay yesterday both lots Stacked Our Oats yesterday light Crop
21 Rained another shower last evening Toped over our Tobacco yesterday & wormed it over Thinning corn last evening & this morning, sent for waggon at shop Plowing Turnip Patch & Part of Pea Patch on Branch - cloudy likeRain for
27 Halling Logs for Barn & shrubing for corn began to clean up on Johns branch This morning alse ann, Lila cutting down beans, yesterday we Harrowed our cotton & finished putting little dirt to our Lot Tobacco Halling Logs & shrubing in fresh ground Fed & Jane cloudy & like for rain
28. Raining a little this morning, worming Lots this morning - Raining finely to day — cleaning up on Johns branch. Lila alse & ann - Jordan & Lowry choping in corn
29th went to Mr McCullocks funeral to day pd Lewis $5 Recd Robl for 1 pr old [?eg] wheels
30. Cutting Logs & Halling for Barn, & cleaning up on Johns Branch, - fine weather,
August 10, 1849 - August 18, 1849
10th. Augt 1849 Raised Tobacco House near Granary this day, notched up by 2 Bookers & 2 Kits Mrs Colemans & Mrs McCullocks Kits Colo Smiths & Capt Fitzgeralds Booker very well done Bro Simpson & Boker both here — clear good day for our work —
11. we are grubing & cutting on Branch Halling gravel for walk & Hewing down Tobacco House & squaring Logs for Henrys house Clear & fine weather — Jane Gravelling walk before Door
13th Augt. Henry Heaving down Tobacco House Lila cutting on Johns Branch, & when done she is to Chop out cotton, & get out flax seed. Fed alse Jane & Ann began to Grub new ground on mountain adjoin =ing mountain field this morning for a start — clear & fair
14 worming & succoring & toping Tobacco Henry Hewing down Barn —
15. Treading out Mr. Neals wheat got out about 16 or 17 any rate I got 2½. trod cleaned & brot the fan home by Dark — Fed Toping Tobacco the Balance worming & succoring, clear & dry Day —
16. Fed gone to mill with nearly a Bus. corn 2½ wheat. Henry finishing toping for this weekover Toba Jane alse & ann gone to Grubing in & Fed when he gets backnew ground Lila & Jordan getting out flax seed & gath[er]ing Herd Grass seed etc.
17 Henry Hewing down Barn for sever= =al days. 4 Grubing in new ground gathering Lila Herds Grass seed Dry weather at this time
18 Same Grubing Henry gone to Capt Gilberts mill with 9½ Bushels corn borrowed of Mrs Hunt to be returned next spring. Lila & Jordan cutting & shrubing for corn 2 or 3 pretty showers to day went to Mrs Colemans & Rented out her Hillfield plantation etc.