Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 7

1850 Jany 4th & 5th cutting big growth in new ground went to Mrs Coleman Grastys & McCullocks cold weather - 6th. cloudy & like for snow

7th cloudy & Raining this morning. striping Tobacco in middle barn to day -

12th Striped Tobacco^{from 7th to 12th cutt etc———}in prize Barn &

12th Cutting Big growth Henry gone to mill Car^d 1 Large Log for flooring Plank 5 Bus corn

13th cloudy & like for snow, cold

14. Snowed last night very bad night snow about 2 Inches Deep still cloudy Striping Tobacco in prize barn

15. Finished striping prize Barn this morning my wife & F W. gone to Mrs Hunts clear & cool to day — snow not melted much

16 cutting Big growth in new ground began to Rain in evening

17. striping Tobacco in new Barn

18. striping in D^o D^o took all the lugs down in middle barn, cloudy & raining ^littlea

19 Halled leaves & straw & shucks

20. Rained in evening & I ^{stayed all night at Bro Stone}started to Court

21 Rained all night & till nearly 11 Oclock went to Court House & got home that night Finished striping in mountain field barn & then striped in new barn at home.

22nd cutting in new ground, Henry gone to mill 1 Bb^l corn & 2 Logs - for Hh^d Staves

23 Cutting in new ground all day —

24 Henry prizing Lugs Balance cutting cloudy & like for Rain —— Warm

25. trying to Finish Lug Hh^d to day prize all Lugs from mountain field barn prize barn & prizing them in middle barn

1850 Jany 25 cutting in New ground cloudy & warm & like for Rain —

26. cutting & prizing Lugs cloudy & warm

27 Rained all night ground very wet,

28 striped tobacco in new Barn cloudy & like for Rain —warm

29. Finished cutting big growth to day

30. Burning Plant Bed above House^{both days cutting 30 & 31}

31 began to Burn Plant Bed above House On Branch Large weather moderate cloudy & like for ^Rain

Friday 1st Feby 1850. Finished Big Plant Bed above House & fixed for another at new ground & Saturday 2nd Burnt & sewed it

2nd nearly all & it began^{we did not finish} to rain & so

3 clear & windy & cold ——

4 Halled wood waggon & cart Began to mall Jane & Federick Piling or stacking wood

5. Henry malling Balance Burning another Plant Bed in new ground clear & cold this day ——

6 Henry gone to Mr Nealy to Hall wood Finishing Plant Bed at new ground Malling etc - pretty morning

7 Halled wood waggon & cart Fed & Jane malling

8 malled with 3 hands alse Breaking flax yesterday & to, Piling wood & cover all our Plant Beds 3 in all Burnt - cloudy & like for Rain

9 Striping Tobacco in new Barn Raining nearly all day weather moderate.

1850 Feby 14th Rained very hard last night Finished striping new Barn at 12 oclock Sent yesterday to mill another large Log to mill & 10 Bushels corn & brot home the flooring Plank of large log Sent in Janry. the Large one sent yesterday to be sawed into weather boarding. cloudy & cool —

15 Halled wood for D Neal & malling Broke & swingling flax about this time

16 Malling & Halling Rails around Corn field fence next to Mr. Lewis s. clear & windy - cool

17 A pretty day clear & moderate

18th went to Court bot a Bay mare for Mrs McCullock of Tho^s Walton at 12 months Credit from this day - for $60. I am security for the same, - malling & Piling Rails in new ground. finished swingling flax^{this day}

19 Malling & Piling Rails till evening then Loaded waggon for Lynchg etc

20 Fencing corn fielding [rep?ing] etc started to Lynchg this morning a fine day & good roads, several of our family complaining - malling & Piling Rails

21 & 22 ½ of the day rained & snowed 22nd & cleared off about 10, or 11 Oclock –

22 pretty good day over head roads very^muddy

23 We returned from Lynchg about night sold our Lug Hh^d for $5 - Malling & Piling rails & found them all well

24 cloudy & like for snow my wife gone to Mrs Hunts -

25. Malling & cutting old trees

26. 27 & 28. Finished malling & began to Break up Corn ground in Johns field

March 1st Rolled Logs did not get done

2 Plowing Halling wood fixing Plant Bed on Johns Branch — shrubing corn Land & cleaning up new^{ground weather}moderate to day yesterday very windy sent to Mrs McCullocks last Tuesday to Roll Logs Halled up stack Oats —————

3 went to Mrs Smiths moderate day —

4 Sett all our log heaps afire fine time Broke Logan to Plow this day - lent Mrs Coleman Waxy last Sunday to go to Lynchg Plowing Tobacco Land yesterday & to day,-

5. Plowing for Irish Potatoes & Tobacco Halling wood mending up Log Heaps etc

6 Finished striping Tobacco this day & in evening Rained very hard ——

7 Rolled Logs all Day nearly halled all Tobacco new ground Barn this morning Lila Plowing - windy day moderate Planted Irishes Potatoes 2 or 3 days ago

8 Finished Rolling this morning Halling up Oats malling & Plowing. waxing to day & taken sick & give him meeks[?] vomiter weather moderate

9 Plowing Halling Oats Sewed Plant Bed On Branch this morning —

10 A fine day for meeting

11 Treading out Oats quite cool Finishing corn field fence cleaning up on Branch Johns field —

12 At work at new ground burning log Heaps etc Plowing

1850 March 13th Plowing & mending up Log Heaps Windy & moderate - weather

14th Raining this morning took down some good Tobacco & Pack it in Hh^d 10 Layers Sent Jordan to mill Halled up 1 stack Blade fodder - opned all our good Tobacco. & Finished prizing all our Lugs Plowing for corn, Fed etc Faned out Oats this morning & then he went to cut ^{Logs in new ground etc}House

15. Finished Cutting House Logs & began to sew oats by Janes House

16. Prizing Tobacco & took down good Tobacco in Prize Barn. Turned out Lugs & short & put good Hh^d Tobacco under Prize Mr Crews nearly ½ this day —

17. Rained nearly all day I went to Mrs ^Hunts

18. cloudy & moderate weather prizing^{Mr Crews} good Tobacco ½ day Henry gone to shop with waggon Balance of them forking up manure in cow Pen

19. Plowing for corn Halling Barn Logs at new ground & cleaning up for coltering cleared off & fine weather manured Plant Beds Halled leaves to Stables & began to sew Oats again at 12 Oclock, windy day.

20 Sewing Oats Halling out manure on Sweet Potatoe Patch cleaning up new ground

21. Raking & Burning leaves in new ground Sewing Oats, Hitched Logan yesterday to Plow & he Plows elegantly cloudy all ^weekthis

22 Halled up Stack Oats this morning Logan [rioting?], Balance Sewing Oats Began to colter in new ground. Hewing gate Post etc etc etc.