Pages That Mention John Clark
Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 17
November 4-20, 1863
1863 Novr 4th Since 24th Oct I have been from home a great deal they have been sewing wheat etc. got up lot corn & this week John Clark has been here pulling down & putting up little room chimney that he put up more than a year ago that fell from the House & would not do, finishing sowing wheat here to day Sewed about 20 Bus. here & 31 Bus at The Plantation in a Ring 50 inSet Mr Moorfield to sewing again & will 5 Bus more. all We have here 10 or 11 Stacks fodder here & 3 stacks Oats & 14 at Plantation & 9 stacks Oats in all.
6th got home last night. John has been putting up chimbleys this week to little room & New House, little rooms smokes got to make it higher to day, stealing Corn out of our fields on Creek & next to Beens [Ben's?] Halling up now off creek Sent Smith to mill.
11th Getting up Corn etc etc
20th Carried Carrd 1 more same purpose4 Logs to Keens Saw mill this day for floors of negro House began sugar corn & Rain put us out Sent Smith to Post office sent 3 letters 1 to Allan 1 to Jerry 1 to Sallie
Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 4
August 18 - September 17, 1847
18 Aug 1847 Catharine Spiller started to Pine_ =ville to Miss L Wilson’s School at Pineville Academy. Board at Mr & Mrs Clark @ $7 pr month $10 for Tuition of 5 months - Board & Tuition $9 pr month - fine weather
23rd Too wet to Thrash wet. Succoring & worming & Topping Tobacco on Branches here & at Johns
25 Rained all day yesterday yet cloudy succoringworming& topingground etcnew Jacob P Graves starts to Mr. Waddel to school @ not quite $1 pr. month for the time he goes.
27 Thrashed out our wheat
30 Cloudy & foggy this morning succoring & topping Tobacco this morning Rained very hard Saturday evening —
31 Talton & Henry put up chimney to House for Jane. began Monday 29 & worked 2½ days & went Home sick
Sep 1st Pulling fodder in fresh ground & cutting Buck Wheat there yesterday alse & Fed went to Mr Hunt to pay for Epp & Allen helping me to thrash our wheat —
2 Pulling Fodder in big field to day Tying up Blade fodder etc etc Ann & Jane in House. Henry at Mr. LewisRaising barn
3 Worming & succoring Tobacco this morning Henry gone to mill weather good
4 Succoring Tobacco & worming to day.
6 Succoring & worming Tobacco weatherfine
17 Been succoring Tobacco & Finished Pulling Fodder 15th now stacking
Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 12
April 11, 1859 - April 15, 1859
1859 April 11th Mr Chumbly making Kates shoes. Mr Bell Cutting out fire place up stairs John pulling down chimney & going to put it up again Henry Halling Sand & wood, to day got 1 Bbl Lime from J.D. Hunts Est. very windy day. cleared off this morning
12 Began to Plant Corn this morning, in lot next to fresh ground, Jacob doing but little, John putting up chimney to House claiborne helping him etc Sent Jerry Smith down to Yates after a ps Iron to go over fire place up stairs - warm day this day -
13th Planting below Barn on Branch nearly all day. Jacob done but very little John at work on chimney with claiborne to wait on him, I went down to aspen Grove Kitty complaining I had her moved in Kitchen
14th Last night about 10 or 11 Oclock they sent for me to go down to aspen Grove Kitty was Sick they also sent for Doct Thompson & Mrs. Neal all there about 1 oclock in the night & Kitties child a Girl Born about 3 Oclock this morning Halled some Sand up this morning John at work on chimney Set Coal Kill on fire this morning Planting Corn, last night Kate Sallie & Miss Simpson came here & this morning Jacob went off with them, - very windy to day & warm
15th Planting corn went after bricks Twice Halled 1 Load Sand, John at work on chimney, I went down to aspen Grove we are nearly done planting corn
April 16, 1859- April 23, 1859
1859 April 16th Finished planting corn to day, made Box for cellar fire place & Mr Chummy laid the Hearth, & fixed the place in setting Room, John nearly finished the chimney except pencilling the bottom, Halled 1 Load of wood, & took downPoles- etc at chimney - John has been here at work on chimney 5¾ days,-
17th Snowing this morning like all the world Several Inches deep turned cooler
18. Went to court yesterday qualified as Exer of the Estate of J D Hunt Decd. Halling wood in morning then went to Halling & Coltering in second years ground, Tuesday 19th I went to Gran field to Mrs Pannills son Wms Funeral Plowing & Hilling —
[2]0 Wednesday went to aspen Grove, Hilling & Coltering - fine weather at this time
21st Went Mrs Hunt to see Mr Hubbard Settle with Yates etc etc Coltering till 12 Oclock Halling out manure & Hilling all day — Nannie gone to Mrs Fitzgeralds to day —
22 Coltering & Hilling till it Rained about 12 Oclock then Halling wood cutting & malling wood, Riving Tobacco sticks & clem spining. I went down to work on Road from Camp Branch to good Hope, finished about 12 oclock, Nannie got home this day, about 2 Oclock this evening
23rd Rained again last night, Sent to Mill for overseer, Halling wood & manure to day Riving Tobacco Cutting & splitting wood. Turned very cool last night & the wind blows Hard & cold I went to Cedar Forest to warrant vs Est J D Hunt Decd etc had Bill shod at yates behind etc etc.
July 16, 1859 - July 22, 1859
1859 July 16th overseer Bob & claiborne getting & Hewing Logs for Stables Balance working Potatoes etc,-
17th Stayed at till 2 Oclock & went to CH
18 At Court attending to Sunday business Sent waggon to yates to cut Tires, balance cutting wood & Piling, & Hewing Plates for Stables & Sills,- Halled up Sand in evening Sold JD Hunts Buggy for $138 Saddle for 21.34 etc etc, Rained a little in night Sallie wiht [with] me to Court, Bro Yates brot her back & I borrowed Mr Hargraves Saddle & bridle,-
19 Cloudy & like for Rain Halled up Rafters etc for barn & negro Houses John Came here yesterday to lathe our House & Plaster the Joice. balance Cutting wood etc clem Spining & Picking wood, etc, — chumbly & Henry at work On Barn this morning etc Turned things in fresh field last week
20th John at work here Bob gone to Shop with Mrs Hunts Horses at work on negro House Halling Plates & Sills from aspen Grove, Cutting grass down there
21st Bob here helping chumbly about Rafters of House putting up Rafters & weather Boarded Gable Ends Halled all the ps this morning John finished Lathing & is plastering I went to whiteheads yesterday evening & paid him 275.79½ for Joshua Stone Decd from P. Stone dowers negroes - collected to thisday
22nd John began to Plaster big Room Friday 12 Oclock, worming in succoring Tobacco finished weather boarding negro house - etc about 11 Oclock work on Barn