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Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 17
November 28, 1863-March 22 1864
28th Began to Shoe make last Monday novr 1863 23nd Novr. Roland Cutting out all day3 oclock Sandy Shoemaking, Roland was not here Tuesday, here 5¾ of the days this week made me a pr my wife a pr Prides & Dorans & begun Matties, I found thread & Roland to make them.
Decr 5th 1863 Sandy has been shoemaking for nearly 2 weeks Mr Roland work 6½ 4 days making Mr Hunts childrens shoes - we have been Plowing and Halling to Gov -ment Stables for upwards of a week. Wk Green & Wyatt has been at Government Stables ever Since 4th Novr 1863 pr Bond Henry went Decr 5th 1863 pr Bond Abraham started 7th Decr 1863 as pr 1864 nd [The text "1864" is written in pencil between "pr." and "nd", apparently later.]
March 22nd Since Christmas many things has transpired & I have been from home nearly all the time as assesser, but I shall resign my commission as assesser shortly On this day week I left home for Pittsya Court & on 22nd very cold & Williams Collicler was with me going to Mrs Womacks to settle up & take her Rect for my acct of assessment
Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 4
August 6 - 23, 1847
1847 August 6th Raining this morning a little finishing working branch then worming & succoring Tobacco Henry gone to to Glenns Mill with 5 Bus. wheat for flour 2 Bus for Armstead & Wm Myers & 2½ Bus. corn for me — etc etc Lila Spining cloudy warm weather
7 Raining this morning & last night all night spining shoemaking & Picking wool etc
8 a good warm day —
9. Foggy in morning & then fair
10. Cloudy this morning. Toping & worming Tobacco this morning, I am scouring etc etc Fine growing weather - High Fresh in creeks about here very hard Rain A week or Two ago Wm B. Averett of Lynchg & Green Robed the bank. Averett Ran off Green they have in Jail
11th Rained nearly all night ground very wet & Raining this morning cleaning out Stables & Spining etc etc etc
12 Grubed & cleaned up mountain field this day, went to see Ezekiel East sent Island & bot it.
13th Grubing & Cutting in new ground
14 Henry & Fed went to Mr McCullocks to Raise a barn, balance succoring Tobacco 15 Sunday prime weather
16th Toping & Succoring Tobacco
17 Succoring new ground & second yrs Halled polls on Branch
18th Succoring & worming Tobacco scraping out Cotton Patch etc
22 Rained last night, began to Thrash wheat Colo Dickinsonsmachineyesterday
23 Rained again & we cant go on out wheatgetting