Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 12

1856 May 10th Planted Pumpkins Seed on Branch & Potatoes this week, Henry gone to Mill 6 Bushels Corn 5 Bushels wheat, & will bring 3 Turns 6 Bus from Mill of meal Very Cool & windy flies eating Tobacco plants very I Planted 21 Hills this morning Sent Mrs Coleman My Buggy umbrella etc to go to Colo Colemans — My wife & Jacob gone to Fannys to day

11th We have 7 Lambs living 3 young ones Another cool Windy day for the time of the year Picked Plant Bed above house yesterday Fannies Black Mare took Mr Farris s Jack On saturday 10th May 1856 Car^d by Mr Barber

12th We have another Cool morning drying weather — Doct Thompson come down this morning to see ^Boil Clem's

13th Halling Out manure Picking Plant Beds in slash this morning & manuring them & then replanting Corn –

14th Replanting Corn in Johns s field Henry & Jordan Halling Out manure & expect to finish on Lot to day Began to Harrow Corn this day on Johns s Branch, Fannie here Since Sunday all the sick here seems to be getting better Lowry sitting up right Smart etc etc

15 Halled up 2 stacks fodder & 1 stack Oats & had to Lay off fresh ground at stony pint & Plant Corn over hogs rooted up Hill nearly F went home this morning Hilling at stony pint [water stain] Harrowing corn on Johns Branch

1856 May 15th Henry & Jordan Coltering on Johns s Branch for Tobacco - Cleared off Milly had a fine Heifer Calf about this time, Hilling at stony pint Coltering & fixing Johns’s Branch to Hill Sandy Harrowing^{& fixing} Corn

16th Plowing Beding & Hilling On Branch this morning we took down all the Tobacco we had striped & cooped it & expect to deliver it the next week,- began to

17 Strait Stone M day very pretty weather

18th cloudy & warm this morning going to Court about McCullocks matters & waller Hilling on Branch Cutting off new ground Hills & finishing Hilling at stony pint. Henry plowing in Corn field — –

19. Hilling on Branch & Cut of new ground Hills Henry Plowing in Corn field I went to Court - fair & clear

20. Car^d another Load tobacco making 1st 1938 lbs & this day 1971 lbs @ $8.50- Picking Plant Bed above House finished Hilling all But Lot - this day

21 Picking Plant Bed in Slash this morning Scattering manure & Plowing Lot -

22nd Henry gone to Mill ^{1 Bushel Corn} Replanting Corn on Branch & Weeding Corn on Johns’ Branch etc Cool & dry Jordan sick again Buck sick Doct has been here about 11 times in all

23rd Coltering & weeding Corn Plowed scattered manure on Lot back of Garden Plowed & worked Irish & Sweet Potatoes etc Jordan & Abram sick Doct has been here Some 12 or 13 times to ^{see them in all} I am sick taken this morning Swimming in my head & cant stand up all day Took [water stain] does Colomel etc and this 24th day I feel rather better my head is clear and I can stand & walk about Cool morning

1856 May 24th Millys Calf is a week or ten days old a Heifer we have Seven Lambs etc Jacob gone to Fannies to day - Election is over votes stand for Justices in this the 7th District Miles N Tucker 50 JWGraves 46. Sam^l T Miller 45. Thomas T Adams 38 & Doct John H Estes 32 votes for Sheriff in this Precinct Whitehead upwards of 60. Bennett about 13 for Commonwealth attorney Treadway Forest constable Ja^s P. Lewis overseer of the Poor for Comm. Yates 27 Tucker 18 Shelton Vincent 14 Shelton Sam^l T. 1.

25. Fair windy dry day Jordan Lowry & buck Sick Wed Corn yesterday Saturday by Johns’s spring Coltering before the Homes & Harrowing

26th Cutting off Second years ground Hills Henry Plowing in Corn – cool & windy Hester & Mr Faris Jack this day

27th Doct T. has been here 13 or 14 times to see Jordan Lowry & Buck Jordan particularly sick Weeding & Plowing Corn clear & windy my Bro Jonathon here at this time,- ^Tobacco Plants fine & beginning to dry a little —

28th Weeding & Plowing corn in Johns field

29th Plowing & weeding corn Planted Tobacco On Johns Branch yesterday morning as we had a late shower of Rain night before

30 went to Court House this day -

30 Made Sheep Pen Hilling Potatoe Patch working & Plowing corn etc very clear & dry & windy Sandy taken Sick yesterday

31 weeding & Plowing corn Sandy in House

June 1st Doct Thompson came to see the sick Jordan Lowry Sandy & abraham all sick Doct. Thompson has been here since 1st aprl about 14 or times I think Jordan bad off

1856 June 1st My Bro Jonathan left here yesterday will stay in Riceville a day or 2 & then he is going to Orange —

2nd Sent Henry to mill this morning 6 Bus corn & bro^t back 6 Bushels sent Mr Hancock 3½ Gallons vinegar Sent for my Lime & Plaster bro^t from Lynchg by Mr Yates dry weather at this time no Tobacco planted yet of consequence Cutting of Tobacco Hills at stony pint this morning & replanting Corn, & then weeding Corn in Johns field, trying to get done

3rd Car^d all the Tobacco to andersons we have striped,- weeding corn

4th Jordan Sandy Lowry Buck & Johnson all sick clem waiting on them -

4th Rained a little this evening we set out one square collard plants, weeding & Plowing Corn. & Lila Harrowing Cotton this June

5th Fair & clear this morning — working in corn to day I am going to Mr Hunts for Mrs Clements

6th Rained a fine rain last night planting Tobacco Sandy very sick sent for the Doct. etc etc

6th Fine Rain last night we planted Tobacco at Stony pint new ground. & part of fresh ground next to Crews — still cloudy & fine season

7th Finishing fresh ground next to Crews this morning Plenty of Plants to Plant every Hill we shall^have not done weeding corn yet began to Bed Lot this evening, Jordan Sandy Lowry & Buck sick and Johnson, too the Doct has been 3 times to see Sandy & between 15 & 20 times^{in all}

8th Fine day & not much Rain

9th Plowing Beding Lot Hilling & Planting Rained in the evening, shelling corn

1856 June 10. thining corn ground too wet to Plow striping Tobacco in barn Back of Garden cloudy & Raing a little —— Jordan Lowry & Buck getting better & so is Johnson Sandy is very Sick & the Doct has been here nearly 20 times ^{here this evening} since last of april

11th Striping tobacco belonging to Jerry s etc & Fed Thining corn etc Replanted Tobacco on Branch Sent Jerry to Riceville to get [name?] Paragone etc – – Jacob gone to Fannies

14 Raining the most of this week striping most^Tobacco of this week, here to day - weeding Corn & Plowing Corn We have thined the most of Our Corn — we think Sandy has been for 3 days very low a little better

15 Sandy Smartly better Doct T. here this morning clear pretty day ¬– we have not sheared our ^{yet –}sheep =Jordan Lowry & Buck getting better

16th I went to Court & returned same day - settled with Mar & Give up James McCullocks Heirs negroes or give W^m H Waller an order for them

17 Finished weeding & Plowing Corn below orchard this morning Began to Bed & Plant Tobacco in Lot when it Commenced ^Raining raining and we had to stop striped Tobacco ^evening in

18 Replanting Tobacco this morning & Planted all the Beds made in Lot ground very wet we have finished Thining corn Fannie Fitzgerald sent her waggon down with my one of my calves & got Tobacco plants and my wheat Fan which I Lent her or she takes for $5

19 Plowing & weeding corn at stony pint Plowing & Hilling up Irish Potatoes & work Cotton this day ¬fine clear day