Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 6

1849th Jany 10th Very cold this morning clearing & Halling Pine Brush & wood last night from some cause or another the Fire was made up about 4 O clock in morning & a spark Poped out on the chair that my wifes wearing apparel was put the over night, which Caught fire & the Blaze waked me & I succeeded in puting it out tho her frock Handkf & apron entirely burnt up with several other things —

11th very cold & Clear, cutting wood for Plant Beds near house — Lila Breaking flax, – smart^{snow on ground}

12th Cut wood for Plant Beds till 12 oclock & then went to new ground. Clear & Cool

13 Halling wood cart & waggon

14 Sunday Raining weather moderate

15 ground very wet snow all gone Taking down balance of middle barn Tobacco. Henry gone to Glenns Mill with 8 Bus. wheat for flour & ½ Bbl corn for meal, weather moderate & windy ground very wet — Jacob went to school to Mr. Shelton from Mrs Colemans 2 days last week & started again this morning. – he is to Board at Mrs Colemans till Friday evening Saturday morning every week & then come home.

1849 Jany 16 Cutting little growth in new ground & expect to get done to day at 12 Hall up leaves etc etc etc — Mr. Myers came again this morning

18 Yesterday striped Tobacco & finished middle House began to mall & stacking wood & Halling leaves & Oats to feed with, weather cooler Distrain on Ja^s East for Mrs Coleman Rent this day —

19 Stacking wood in big new ground Halling wood & malling in little new ground. weather clear & Cool

20 Halling wood for Mr Neal malling & stacking wood in new ground weather cloudy & Cool like for snow. began to Rain & freeze about 10 Oclock in day - & stoped work^{halled for Mr Neal all day} at home Henry

21st Raining this this morning smart sleet,

22 Took down new ground Tobacco this morning stacking wood taking down Lugs at mountain field Henry gone to mill 1 Log 7½ Bus Corn & get Palings weather clear & good for season —— got no Palings 4 Logs there -

23rd fine day clear & moderate morning Malling & stacking wood

24. Burning 2 Plant Beds above House

25 Finished large one & about small one fine weather

1849 Jany 26 Finishing Plant Beds above House sewing^{& Fencing} covering etc - cloudy & like for Rain — weather warm — 1 Bed Large one 15 yds Square & the other 11 yds Square

27th Cutting Large growth in new ground & Halling Rails for Corn field fence, James East relinquished his Lease of Hill field Plantation this & its rented to AW Worshom & Tho^s East Junr ^{son of Thomas East}

28 cloudy & like for Rain, my wife gone to Mrs Hunts 29 gone to Mrs Hunts etc

29 cutting big growth in big new ground weather moderate a like like Rain

31 Loaded waggon with Lugs & started to Lynchg about 10 Oclock wednesday & got back Friday night about 1 Oclock in night made trip in 2½ days sold Lug at 1-60,- carr^d nearly 1000 lbs while we were gone made little new ground fence Halled wood, & making up out side corn field fine weather cleared off last night tho it has been cloudy & Rainy all the week, nearly

Feby 1-2nd Fencing out side corn field [fr?] – 3. Still D^o weather cloudy & cool 4 Rainy- 5. Still cloudy & Rain

5. Striping ^{Halled up a stack Oats & straw to rack}Tobacco in new ground barn

6 Malling Halling wood & cleaning up new ground, - weather windy & cool

7. Sent Henry to Doct Whites Mill 1 Large Log for Paling & 2 Bags Corn 1 Bbl - malling & stacking wood etc etc etc

8 Have 5 Logs at mill only bro^t home one Rolled Logs in Little new ground after 12 oclock, put up about 6 or 7 heaps & car^d out the wood malled before Rolling ^{swingling flax} Lila 

1849 Feby 9th cleared off & weather moderate malling car^d wood out of new ground

10 clear & a fine day moderate

11 cloudy & like for Rain or snow malling & Plowing, for corn. alse^{corn Land}shrubing

17. Have been malling in new ground & Plowing ½ this day since 11th. Halling wood leaves Hay to granary for seed, & Halled up Oats etc. yesterday & to day burnt Plant Bed in big new ground & sewed & covered it this day

18. This morning snowing weather cold Had 5 lambs & lost 3 to this day -

20 went to Court yesterday 19. qualified as Exec. to Mr ^Jere M^cCullocks will weather cold & Clear snow 3 or 4 Inches^deep shoemaking making swingling flax spining & making Bars etc etc to day sowing clover seed etc swingling fax & spining — cloudy & like for snow

22 Snowed again Monday evening & this morning again snow about 4 Inches deep yesterday & to day striping Tobacco in new ground barn got out our seed Oats yesterday, 3 stacks single

23 Finished new ground barn 12 oclock taking some down in prize barn & shelling corn still cloudy, snow melting

24 striping Tobacco in Prize barn weather moderate snow melting my wife & Cate & Jerry gone to Mrs M^cCullock

26 cloudy & like for Rain or snow. gone to mill malling & cutting Logs for barn - —

1849 Feby 26. Carried 1½ Bbls corn & 1 Large Log to Doct Miller Mill for ^HartPalings Sewed over 2 plant Beds at home little & big one -

27 Sent to Mr Lewis to Roll Logs. Cutting old Logs malling etc cloudy & like for falling weather - cold-

28. Taking down Tobacco in prize Barn this morning nearly done malling

March 1st. Broke off warm, first time the sun has shined for several days the moon is full & we have not yet seen it on account of cloudy & dry weather - Finished Our new ground Fence this morning halling wood & about winding up malling We have ⅔ our prize barn Tobacco strip yet =

2 Rolled Log this day did not get

3rd Burning Logs this day. Halled up stack Oats & straw paid Mr Yates for corn

4 still cloudy & cold quite damp all this whole week except one day had 14 in 14 Lambs only 7 alive to this ^day

5 Striping Tobacco – nearly done

6 Striping Tobacco prize barn still cloudy & like for rain or snow cloudy & damp nearly all Feby & March to this day, since Feby court I dont there has been 3 fair days