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Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 9

January 10, 1855 - February 7, 1855
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January 10, 1855 - February 7, 1855

1855 Jany 10th Mr H. Arnold & Bro. Came this day wednesday about 3 Oclock in evening

11th Striped Tobacco again to day & nearly done What we halled from mountain Spring barn cloudy & moderate & Rainey M Arnold worked a while this morning & it began to Rain & stopedthey

25th Carried 1 Log for sheeting to Yates & 3 Bags Corn, 2 at mill besides & since the 21st Jany we have been Plowing finished Cutting & Began to Mall One little snow the 10th Inst. we have been Piling wood & burning Brush, at work on Prize shed Mr H. Arnold & Bro quite cold & like for snow. Rose got Mr Miller at Sale has come out very much

26th Snowed last night this morning sent Jordan to Millers Mill with Bag of Cotton to Riceville after Nails & Allum - & after papers – Sewing clover seed in fresh ground,- balance striping late Tobacco — cloudy & like for Rain

27th malling & burning brush & piling wood Henry getting shingles —

Feby 2 Halled up Ice this week Halled wood. malling burning brush Cut wood over on the mountain for Plant Bed Henry Arnold & Bro. Jesse finished here & we have settled & gone this morning to day we are malling & halling wood. etc fine day Snowed last Sunday all all day =

7th Feb Catharine S Graves began to teach School yesterday the 6th Burnt Plant Bed on mountain & sewed it yesterday to day we got two more Loads of Ice this morning 2 or 3 Snows Shallow ones, Mary Hunt Coleman came yesterday the 6th to go to School - cloudy & like for Snow

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Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 1, Part 4

187 [August 12, 1854 - January 20, 1855]
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187 [August 12, 1854 - January 20, 1855]

[page] 187 $31.12 1/2Fountain came here to work. This Monday morning Augt. 4 1854 at $12 1/2 Dollars pr month & last Friday he helped us raise Cutting House

Worked every day this week 6 days got Shingles in woods 1 1/2 days the Balance. We finished new Cutting House &c.

Worked this week 5 days getting Shingles 5 days

Worked Monday & Tuesday this week } 2 days Wednesday went to Blunks to raise Barn & then Sick & went home

Came again this morning getting Shingles. Till 29th in evening.

Worked till Friday evening narly 5 days. 5 days

Worked only 4 days this week 4 days Mr Johnson Farmer worked here yesterday 1 day Helping coupling the Rafters &c for Barn.

Only worked 5 days this week 5 days

Only worked 5 days this week 5 days

Worked this day Wednes 1 day 1 day

[subtotal] 33 days

Worked 1 day Helping raising House 1 day in all F. Wyatt worked on Barn & atting Shingles &c&c 34 days

Mr H. Arnold his Brother & Mr D.Rice came here at 3 Oclock in the [??] on our Porch & finished it in about 2 days |they then went to work on my Prize Shed at the Sum of two Dollars, pr day that is H at $1.00 the other 2 at 50¢ pr each $2 3 men 2 days

Worked 2 days & from 3 Oclock till night the day they came [pr ?]

Mr H Bro. came again about 3 Oclock in ev'ing to work.

The 2 Mr Arnolds worked 2 or 3 Hours this morning & it began to rain & they left.

2 Mr Arnolds here at work this morning

The 2 Mr Arnolds worked about 2 1/2 days this week

Mr Arnold & Bro came here again this morning to work - Monday, 5 1/2 days this week

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