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Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 17

November 28, 1863-March 22 1864
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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

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Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 15

May 4 1862 - May 11, 1862
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May 4 1862 - May 11, 1862

1862 May 4th Little cloudy to day my wife & Sallie gone to Kates & Fannies

May 5th. Raining this morning doing but little, all in House, not ^much more than half done planting Corn, - Sent 10 Bushels Corn to Mill this morning for meal — Sent Henry to Mr Rolands to mend shoes & Saddle Bags Raining all the evening –

6th Cleared off this morning fencing & then coltering fresh ground piny old field, & clearing picking up trash next to Mrs W. in old field cleared, I went to Plantation this evening, Jorden complaining.

Mr Daniel Dejernett came here to day 12 Oclock to work on work Mr Wyatt left undone,

7th. Planting corn on creeks or branches coltering fresh ground fixing Pea Patch Cotton Patch & Planting a few greens, Claiborne Coltering in new ground next to Mrs Whiteheads Our White Sow has Come up with 6 pigs & the Black spotted 7 making 13 & the little white one in field has 2 making 15 Pigs. - -

8th. No Sale of property of Mrs Hunts to day on acct, of no bidders, - claiborne Harrowing corn Land on Creek Coltering in second yrs ground & laid off some to hill finished plowing Cotton ground plowing Irish Potatoes, & some in Garden Mr Dejarnett at ever since Tuesday 12 oclock -

9th. To day went to aspen Grove Planted Cotton water mellons simblings musmellons cucumbers Broom Corn seed etc. Bedding on Branch from yesterday 12 till to day 12. Sent Henry after saddle Bags & shoes at Tom Rolands etc etcIrish Potatoes worked out

10th Plowing on branchCreek bedding for corn nearly done except some wet spots. Claiborne went to mill this morning & the[n] Coltering in piny old field - to day

11th all went to meeting 1st time this year – Cool nights smoky weather —

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