Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1848 Dec. got down part of mountain field barn & middle barn Began the 6th yesterday to cut small growth in big new ground Mr Myers & Henry putting up waggon shelter & getting slabs etc etc

9 Cutting little growth in big new ground Lila Halling wood yesterday Henry & Jordan gone to mill Finished waggon shelter etc etc, cloudy & like for Rain

11 Cutting in big new ground little growth Henry went to Doct Whites Mill 1 Large Log for Palings 2 Turns Corn 2 Bus. wheat & 2 Bushels for chop Screan

12 all hands striping Tobacco in ^{field Barn}mountain Raining^{Recd the flour meal & chop etc}this morning & a little cooler

13 Killed Poll for a beef - Henry gone to Doct Whites mill 5 Bushels Corn & 1 Large Log for Paling

14 Striped 3 days & not quite done mountain field Barn. still cloudy —

15 Cutting little growth in new ground Federick gone to Morton Pannill 10 stack Corn fair & pretty moderate day in evening Halled 7 Loads leaves etc etc Mr Jeremiah McCullock Died, 14th a little before 11 Oclock in night

16 Cutting in new ground all hands Mr McCullock Buried — about 12 Oclock

Celebration at Riceville this day etc & has been very cool ever since 1st day of the month

5th Finished weeding Lot on Branch Laying by corn big middle Barn left hand Path thro field. Weather very cool & we are sitting by fire This morning we begin to Hall up our wheat - etc. little cloudy & like for Rain in evening, Halled up 4 Loads by 12 & 4 after

6th Laying by corn, sent to mill^{with cart} this morning 1 Barrel corn. nights & morning cool. weeding Lot Tobacco this morning Plowed & Hilled cotton, Halling wheat again

7. went to Mrs Colemans to see Harriet & then on to Meeting at Bro. Plunket did not come Prayer meeting^{gave negroes Holiday from 12 oclock}

8 Raining a little, Bro. Plunket came here on his way to meeting, ^{I say at home & Cate}Henry sick not quite done weeding down our Tobacco In the Evening Rained hard before & after my wife etc returned from meeting & at night^again fine growing weather - at this time —

9th Hilling up little new ground Toba. Treading out a floor wheat this day ground quite wet - - cloudy morning

10 Rained hard last night replanted second yrs big fresh ground Raining this morning. Halling up new ground If it stops raining on new ground being too wet we have not finished laying by our corn yet.

11 Plowing corn & Hilling up big new ground Henry runing boards this morning, Jacob gone to mill 1½ Bus new wheat - &

12 Halling up wheat waggon & cart Did not get done good day —

13 Sent Jacob to Mill 1½ wheat for common use. Cutting oats, Ennis here from Mr. Panillos

1849 July 13th weather fair & warm Finished laying by corn 11th except a little on the Spring sprang branch

14 yesterday we cut oats Had Mr Pannills Ennis, did not get done this morning Halling up wheat ^{Fems hid - Halling up our wheat} & Halling up sweet Potatoes by Carriage Weather warm & clear fine time indeed for crops, Finished Hilling sweet Potatoes

15 Very cool windy weather went to see Mr. Angel to day carried him the contribution sent by the church $4.12½ ½ Bb^l & 3 Bushels wheat

16 Weeding Tobacco Finishing in Lot. Henry & Lila Plowing fresh ground Tobacco. Jacob started to school again

17. Hilling up Big new ground Tobacco Finished little one this morning. Plowing second yrs land Tobacco & will get done that this morning. working pickling cucumbers going to Plow small corn on Branch & Finished laying by Plowing Lots of Tobacco - It has been cool nights & mornings ever since last Saturday 14th. ,-

18. Finished Plowing lots to day Hilling up new ground, - & choping young corn on branch

19 carried waggon to shop got 2 Horses shod Hilling up^{several out S. S. M. House}new ground - cloudy & like for Rain

20. Hilling new ground Halling up Sills for Henrys House, & logs for Tobacco House Plowed out & worked garden The 13th Inst somebody came & stole a Bee Gum from us carried up hear by old field took the Honey out [k]nocking the Gum all to p^s first

21st Hilling up Fresh ground Tobacco & Halling up Logs for Barn - cloudy ^{for Rain}& like

1849 Dec. 5th. Pulling away our Greens Halling wood etc etc etc etc — Drawed out of Barrel 7¼ Gallons Whiskey - Sent & given to Mrs Crews nearly 2 Gallons sa[lost in margin] Given Mr Myers 1 lb Tobacco -

Dec 6th Cutting Small growth in new ground went to Mr. Pannills for Mrs Hunt

Dec 7th. Sent Henry to mill 1 Bbl corn 1 Large Log for weather boarding & Bag cotton weighing 47 lb cutting logs to Day for Stable — etc etc etc

8 Raking leaves fixing straw Racks cutting in new ground put spts Turpentine ^{on Hogs}

9th rainy day & cool ——

10 - Halling wood ½ day for Mr Neal cutting in ^newground cloudy & cool ^{Tobacco ½ day}striping

12. cutting Halling up logs for Stable

12. Malissa child a Boy Born about 8 ocl =ock in morning Raised Stable to day & laid floor in cutting House very cold cloudy & like for snow or Rain

13. Fed started to Mrs Hunts to make shoes grubing & Halling wood from new ground cart & waggon — still cloudy & like for snow

14 striping Tobacco in middle Barn Halled out 2 Loads straw. cloudy & like for Rain —cloudy & moderate striped yesterday & to day 86 sticks Lugs & 45 of short Tobacco —

1855 Feby 8th Hung up the last Killing of of Pork say the 6 Hogs one more yet to Hung up sleet this morning raining a little Federick shoemaking for Cate & Jacob Henry Jordan & sandy making Brooms alse etc spining very cold weather, 2 Lambs to this day

13 Malling Halling leaves in Corn field & Halling rails round Corn fields, cleaning Out Stables & Jacob & myself finished prize she[d] cloudy & like for rain, weather cool — Filled up the Ice House 1st of this week,-

14 took Down Tobacco to strip filed up straw racks. Halled up Oats, went to Rice etc -

15. Malling & Halling wood from mountain went to Mr. Pannills for Mrs Hunt she paid one $2⁰⁰

16 Expect to send to Mill this day Sent 1 Log for Hh^d staves 9½ feet long -- Rained all night the 13th Inst. one Lamb Dead, Sent 8 Bushels Corn for meal to day

20 Yesterday very Cold & windy, burnt & sewed plant Bed with Mr Crews in his new ground Henry & Jordan malling till 12 Oclock & then plowing alse & claiborne fencing

21st This is a pretty day - Halling Rails malling & fencing Halled out Straw to day manure & wood this day

22 Fine day. Finished new ground fence this day Halling rails & leaves in corn field

25 went to See Mr Fitzgerald he is & has been complaining ever Since last fall very Cold windy weather cant Plow about this time — Have made new ground fence next to Crews & Halled out good many rails & have something like 8 or 10,000 left after fencing in the ground

26 Rolling Logs to day & did not quite finish

27. Finished rolling Logs & then Halled out & have finished Halling rails around Corn field