Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

4th Sept 1858 Worming & succoring Tobacco & Taking care of fodder — I am going to Cedar Hill this morning & expect to stay there to night me & my my - I have been there the best part of 2 weeks stilling & getting Cider etc & Jacob Graves I don't think has been any whole day since I have been there at home, gone to day to meadsville No Rain yet dry & Hot

4 Fannie & Kate & Sallie came down to day^yesterday Fine Rain this evening after which Fannie went to Cap^t Fitzgeralds, Kate & Sallie went up to Fannies this 5th in evening —

6th we are fixing to stack fodder this morning & then pulling to day - clear fair morning I have made 16 Jugs full of Brandy 10 at home & 6 at Cedar Hill making 16 in all & Jug holds 2 Galls 1½ quarts. Cap^t [L] Clements still, pulling fodder at Cedar Hill

5 I am going up there to day to sew Turnip Seed etc my Patch has come very ^{well at home} =nights quite cool, very sorry crop of corn & Tobacco & wheat tho the Rains helps many things,

6th Pulling fodder at home clear & dry Stacked 4 stacks here last night & expect at Home this evening & at Cedar Hill this evening lent Mrs Neale ^{to go to mill} Fillmore Jacob went away last Saturday morning & got back last night after 9 Oclock in the night & I came home between 10 & 11 Oclock in the night — Sent buck to Mill this morning with ^waggon 6 Bus. Corn & Sent after 6 Bushels meal at mill & my hog at Mr Millers Plantation got my Hog at home Stacked 1 stack at Jacobs