Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 1, Part 5

25th Dec 1833 was fair 26 D^o D^o D^o D^o 27 D^o D^o D^o D^o 28 D^o D^o D^o D^o 29 Dec ^Sunday cloudy in the evening It is Said by some that the first 12 days after Christmas governs the 12 mos following each day for a Mo

30 Monday it hailed some in the night &Monday morning very soon it was Raining all day cloudy & drisling of Rain

31st Tuesday still cloudy & warm Broke off clear in the Evening at night part of it was cloudy & the other part fair

1834 Janry 1st Wednesday tolerably fair about sun rise - very cloudy ^day & like for rain & in the night it commenced raining

Jan 2nd Thursday morning rain & continued till about 9 oclock then stoped & cloudy the balance of the day

3rd Friday Turned cold about day or sometime before day wind from S W & very cold all day — little cloudy in the Evening

4th Saturday cloudy & very cold & began to snow about 8 oclock in the night

5th Sunday very cold & Saturday night & snowed all night stoped in the morning & very cold all day & the 6th very cold yet & snow has not melted any

1834 March Saturday 15th I Jeremiah W Grave ^Gave in my Experience Before the church ^{of Christ}at Strait Stone meeting House & on Sunday the 16th Baptised, ^{by Rev Jno W Kelly} my wife Joined the same church by letter from Elk Creek Church in Louisa cty Some time before ———— The Rev John Billingsly - about the time she was was 17 or 18 years old.

1834 weather in aprl generally dry till about the 1st May - on the 5th may it rained smartly,- & in the Evening about 3 or 4 oclock it rained a very hard shower & hailed for about Ten minutes. 3 minutes of said, it hailed quite hard ground very nearly covered, the hail was generally small tho a great many was as Large as a Patridge Egg & some Larger

May 14th 1834 pretty smart frost this mor= =ning bit down ^{all vegetables very much} smartly snaps etc. — May 15 Thursday this morning smart frost not so severe as yesterday morning & to night appears to be rather colder than the 2 preceding nights,- it has been cold & windy ever since the Hail

but continues quite cool — Corn and some the bushes is but very much coolest may so far that I ever recollect to have seen

Novr 14th 1837 Sky Red & streaked from W to NW & NE great sight to me

a memorandum of articles which I have at M Grasty viz — 3 Chairs, 1 Cross cut saw, 1½ Bushel & 1 Jar (or stone pitcher) 1 Boot Jack, 1 Black Bottle -

Cap^t John Hunt Taken sick on the night of the 24th & 25 March 1841. he went to DeJarnetts sale & was there sick tho about went home that night say 25 March 1841 Taken a great deal worse & so continued till the 26th at night & Died & on Sunday 28th about 12 oclock Buried. -------------------------------------------------Eye natures walk shoot folly as it flies and ketch the manners living as they Rise,-

From the sublime to the ridiculous there is but one step —

Philip L Grastys Esquire Departed this Life at his mothers in Orange County Virginia On Tuesday the 21th day of November 1827 — Mrs Jane W Grasty Departed this Life on the 6th day of April 1837 10 years & from Novr to April after her Husband PL Grasty Died.

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By am^t Bro^t for^d 341.88

1851 June 14th By Cash Rec^d of Francis Blanks by hands of Mrs. Hunt prRec^d on order 15.00 356.88 1853 Nov 30 By Cash Rec^d of Walter Evans in p^t of his Bond Due You $5.00 $5.00

1854 June 17 By Cash Rec^d of F Blanks in p^t of his Bond pRec^d 20.00 20.00

Augt 18 By Cash Rec^d of F Blanks as pr Rec^t $40.00 40.00

Dec 16? By Cash Rec^d of Francis Blanks in full of his Bond & In^t Bond Rec^d $26.18 26.18

1855 Aprl 12 By Cash Rec^d of Miller Evans for his Bond In^t $4.48 4.48

Car^d to New Book 16th June $95.66 1856

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