Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 12

1860 Jany 24th Burnt sewed fenced in & covered 1 Plant Bed on Road & fixed for another, - William A Shields here helping us burn to day

25th Burnt Sewed fenced in & covered Plant Bed on Road, put Guano on both, etc - Mr Shields helped us again to day & left

26th went to Mr Pannills to day to get destraining warrant v^s H. Wyatt for J D Hunts Est went to aspen Grove, in evening. claiborne malling sent to Post office this morning, Halling leaves 5 Loads for Stables Barn, etc Halled up 1 Stack Oats this evening - I am fixing to start to Danville in the morning If its not^raining

27th & 28. I went to Danville bro^t Sallie home fine weather, Plowing & mauling next to Whiteheads, Beding for Corn

29 Stayed at home D. R Hunt come after ^Fannie

30th Halled wood mauling etc piling Brush

31st Halling Rails mauling next to Whitehead began to Rain a little. I went to old place & Hodnetts to day

Feby 1st Rained & this morning gro -und covered with snow, about 1 or 2 Inches Deep, shelling Corn spining Sent Henry to Mill 2½ Bus. wheat for chop 2½ D^o for mean & 2½ Bushels Corn for meal & 1 at mill to bring home, I am going to Sarah McCullocks —

February 2nd Sent Jerry Smith to Yates shop & Mill Carr^d 2 Bus. wheat for beat flour Big Broad axe to fix by Friday & little Broad to do to day & bring home, etc - very cold this morning 10 Degrees below zero,- clear weather

3rd very cold I went to aspen Grove mauling & Burning Brush next to Cap^t Whiteheads

1860 Feby 4 quite cold I went to Yates shop & to Court there had the case of W^m Yates decided plantif JDH Est cast from Lewis yates evidence that Mr Hunt gave W Yates the Debt, - pd 30/- Cost. Halling wood Cutting & mauling in new ground below House not quite so cold -

5. Nannie & myself went to Fannies & Car^d Sallie there Board & go to school to Kate ^{at $3½ pr Mo & we do her washing —}

6th Halling leaves to day claiborne sawing shingles for well, Rained & Snowed yesterday all night Rained & this morning a ^little Send down 1 Gobler & 1 Turkey Hen to aspen Grove this morning

7th mauling to day clem Burning Brush took Down some Tobacco this morning in new Barn, I had viewers here to day to see about changing Road - Henry at work on well all day

8th Striping tobacco all day Snowed about 2 Inches Deep Rained & Hailed, bad day -

9th clear this morning & we will strip Tobacco till we get done what we have down not very cold - Sent Henry to Yates with a Log for Plank get Cutting machine & Cart wheels. Balance Cutting for wood in new ground Sent 35 lbs Iron to Yates to pay some I borrowed last fall got 7 plank wheels & Cutting Knives

10th Cutting & mauling, in new ground clem shrubing in new ground; Mr Geo. Robey worked here ^{to day} 2 days. making 2 days in all

12th Stayed at Home to day Kate Fannie & Sallie here

13th Malling & Cutting to day —

14 Plowing Cutting & malling etc - Jacob came here last night Raining in evening Pal came after Nails etc - Rained all night

15 Fixing stable shelling corn awhile worked some in shop & then mauling clem spining all day — cloudy & like ^{for Rain}

16 I went to Plantation settled with Cothran & there is down there 40½ Bushels & 2½ Bushels Sent Martha Neal to be returned shortly making 43 Bushels I owe him for his finding 13 Bus. Corn & I agreed to let him ^have 2½ Bushels of wheat instead of Corn then I owe him 10½ Bus Corn & Sowed there last fall 31 Bushels The negroes there now is to have 2 Turns of wheat & 1 Corn till they use 10 Bushels then there will be 30½ Bushels there ^{april 20 I told overseer to let negroes eat 20 Bus. more} 2 Young Lambs there to day — Sent Henry to Cap^t Gilberts to day with Bag^Cotton to Pick 50 lbs did not get it Mauling here next to Cap^t whiteheads

17 went to Mrs^Hunts Place after Tables she gave my wife & Sallie & Trough then he went to Halling wood till night. Balance Piling wood next to Cap^t whiteheads & finished mauling there about 12 Oclock stoped Gullies in evening like for Rain

18th Raining this morning Sent Harry & Jer. Smith to Mill 1 Turn Corn & 1 Turn wheat & to bring back Turn corn there clem spining, balance making brooms etc this morning, cloudy & like for rain not very cold - roads very bad

1860 Feby 18th went to mauling wood in evening

Feby 19. Started to Court, Fannie stayed all night Sunday night Jere & Sallie went back to school cold day

20. Turned moderate mauling & Cutting wood in new ground, got home Monday night weather moderate

21st Halled Rails till 12 Oclock & then Henry went to Laying off Corn Rows Balance Fencing next to Cap^t whiteheads I went to Post office Peaks Wallers Vaughans Mr Moses & Fannie W Fitzgerald

22 Fencing on Road to day W^m Shields here Halled up Oats & Halling rails till evening & then begin to Plow in orchard I went to aspen Grove & made [Lines]

23₂₅Fencing on Road & striped Tobacco ½ day & took down some Wednesday & then fenced on Road from Branch W^m Shields worked Thursday Friday & Saturday Rolled Logs 2 days nearly & fenced one - this week Henry Halled wood this evening very windy Friday & turned cold

26 Stayed at home to see Mrs Pannill

27 Went to Court House sent after Cotton Turn of wheat to Yates, & 1 to whiteheads Plowed & Stacked Rails next to whiteheads

28 Plowing & Fencing new ground fence made fence on Road yesterday fine weather at this time

29th Fencing at new ground & nearly finished Plowing in Lot rained a little,-

March 1st Sent Henry & Claiborne to Hodnetts to Roll Logs. Plowing, fine day cleared of[f] Beautiful weather,

1860 March 2nd Sent Henry claiborne & Harry to aspen Grove to Roll Logs I went Smith Plowing Cotton Patch Clem fencing & Rake in new ground some next to Whiteheads Delightfull weather

3rd Sewed my Plant Beds over here Halled Rails, stacking rails in near new ground Raking one next to whiteheads Fine weather My Two Young Sows had 12 Pigs Large had 7 white one had 5 -

4 Sunday went to meeting Edgehill

5. Thrashing Oats & Halling Rails -

6 Began to sew Oats making Horse lot this morning Piling wood & Raking new ground next to whiteheads winding Oats If this ^{wind Blow}

7th. Began to Colter in new ground next to Cap^t whiteheads, Burning trash heaps there Nannie & me went to aspen grove to day.

8. Sent 55 lbs Iron to yates 2 Bands for little waggon & 2 Collers to Lay & 1 Grub Hoe to weld Eye on.

9th. Burning Log Heaps & Trash heap & Rained

10. Sewing Oats Hilling. etc etc - I went to Chalk Level to attend to warrant ag^st Stanly Adams & Davis no one but Stanly tryed & I had to pay him 1.90 & Cost 50/-. very cold Hilling to this day -

11. giving to milling to day —

12. Planted Irish Potatoes by Kitchen near 1 Bus. - Sent Harry & Smith to Mill got 1 Turn each meal & wheat to eat & sent 1 of wheat & 1½ Bus ^corn Coltering & Hilling this morning after Planting Potatoes fine weather for Spring

13th Halled & Mauled till 12 Oclock then Hilled & sewed Oats, very windy & cold this morning.