Pages That Mention Pittsylvania Court House
Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 13
May 18, 1861 - May 30, 1861
1861 May 18th great many soldiers in Lynchg & Richmond,- called in Service of the South We now If the Poeple ratifies the Acts of the Convention belong to the Southern Confederacy, 19th I went to Prayer Meeting at S.S
20. Raining this morning Commenced, yesterday evening, this is Whitsuntide, I went to Court
21st Rained in evening hard, Planted out Greens Beets etc Plowing Corn near shop fine growing weather - I came from Court in evening with Sallie settled Mr Hunts Gudn account for his children, have not got copy yet to make out entries
22nd Planted Some Tobacco here to day, plowing Corn & Began to Weed, Planted out Greens hilled up Potatoes in Garden,
23rd Thursday, Election day for Ratifying or rejecting the proceedings of the Convention Fine day Plowing & weeding Corn,- all right at Election in this pt of the County
24th Plowing Corn, replanting corn on Creek, to day Planting PotatoesPumpkin seed& Peas I went to Fannies to see about her matters –
25. Hilling, & Plowing in Corn chumny gone to [muster] weeding Corn by Cider House this morning
26 I went to meeting at Strait Stone
27 Weeding & Plowing Corn by New Barn
28. Plowing & Weeding corn Mr Chumney & Henry Setting up Hhds to prize Tobacco – – very windy all day yesterday, cool this morning Fannies mules at aspen Grove about 2 weeks ago Mr Moses Jenny Came here last Sunday –
29th Set up 3 Hhds yesterday, to day Plowing & weeding Corn, replanting Cotton etc
30 Plowing & working out Cotton Potatoes etc to day Bob at work on Palings & Railings. - cloudy & likely for Rain,- quite cool this morning Brushed out wheat & oats here to day
Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 3, Book 1
September 8, 1866 - September 17, 1866
[…] ely for rain warm weather […] Alex Came to cut wood @ 1/6 pr cord & […] in plantation @ 31 Cents day - beeting apples, Billy finished Hen House to day except roost Poles & nest which he is making
8 Dick & Alex cutting wood - worming & succoring Tobacco, getting up & Beeting some Crabs. I went to meeting - clear weather
9th I went to meeting Sunday
10 Pulling fodder I went to CH on business of Estate & for myself etc about children going to school & certificates of savings Bank Dick & Alex cutting wood
11 They are do same & malling wood worming & succorring Tobacco cloudy & like for rain Pride gone to old place & Mrs Colemans to make arrangements for the children all to start to C.H. to school to G.D. Neal
Sept 12th I went to meeting House about H Templeton & G. Pearcy - & to the shop had my horse shoes changed Billy here at work this mon morning clear moderate day & weather Pride & Doran Mattie & alice left yesterday for school at CH –
13th Daubed up & cleaned out old prize Barn, & then Pulling fodder & tying up, etc Dick & Alex Pulling fodder from 10 Oclock till night. Billy Hunt Sew here to day -
14 I went to old place & Jerrys our folks pulling fodder Dick & Alex all day tying Billy Hunt Sew shoemaking - clear day
15th taking Care of fodder stacks 1 stack
16th. I started to Court Saturday I went Rice to see Bro Brown about Bro Pearcy & Templeton
17th At Court Monday our folks stacking fodder fodder Tying up Tops making scaffold to Cut Tobacco, cloudy & warm weather Dick & Alex cutting & put wood Cutting Tobacco in new ground Dick & Alex Cutting wood