Pages That Mention Rainey M Arnold
Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 9
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
Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 1, Part 4
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