Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1851 Dec. Memorandum of business Done for Mrs Lucy Ann Clements & her as Guardian for Nannie & Lucy C Clements also ——— During the past Summer I went to Court House I think about 3 times about Mr James Clements account – also Rec^d $3 for collecting money of Ezekiel Dews & JW on Bond from Grasty -

24th & 25th Dec. I went to see Mr E. Franklin about Mary & her children, also to Rich^d Smiths to collect for Rent got none also to see Geo. A P Dove to Rent him the Place where he lives for 1852 also to Collect for 1851 but did not get any money = 1852 March 12th I commenced this morning before day to adg[lost in margin] Lucy Anns Grdn acct but could do it till she came in evening then fixed it, for settlement by Comr say engaged best part of the day & part of the night

22nd went to Court in part for Lucy Ann & others

Augt Court 1852 Saw Mr Franklin about [Keeping] Mary & children for next year — made no bargain y[et]

Augt 31st went to see about childrens Land on River got back late Bed time

1853 Augt 25 Went to Rent Land & Collect Rent all day & in the night

Feby¹⁸⁵⁴ I have been 4 or 5 times to vaughans to attend to suit against Rich^d Smith for Mrs Clements. Rented out the Place where Dove lives to Tho^s Walker etc went to see Mr Brooks about Eliza

Dec 14 went to Mrs Clements millers [Snows?] Dove & Franklins for Lucy-Ann - Lucy Ann Clement Give me this day $12 - for attending to her business etc. 

1851 Augt 21st Still Cloudy & like for Rain Rained all day yesterday hot put out Mrs McCullocks Tobacco House — made Baskets yesterday & spining — To day Riving slabs & getting Timber worming & succoring new ground Tobacco, —& going to go our Tobacco worming & succoring

22nd Started to the association at Kentuck Meeting House friday saturday monday & friday Rained nearly all the time scarcely finished the business after association, & came home about 12 or 1 Oclock Monday night

26th Still Raining we have been spining making Baskets etc etc yesterday & to day Jobing working on Road about spring overseer cut his foot last friday been in the house nearly ever since, etc —fixing to Raise Barn Give up to Colo Kirby at Laurel Grove at a Bond on John J Bently & his Bro siety for $10 - due several years ago, to have collected by Mr IngRam - Constable

27th Sent 2 Hands to Mrs McCullocks to Raise Tobacco House, clear & cool, our folks spining & Pealing fruit etc etc Mr owen made Jerrys & Sallies shoes —

28. worming &succoring & Toping Tobacco, fixing Logs to Raise House tomorrow I went to CH for Lucy Ann & my wife went to Mrs Hunts

29 Overseer has gone to mill to get Corn of Mr Miller I sent 3 Bushels wheat got^{to be ground like corn} Mr JD Hunt 2½ of our own wheat for flour, & 1 Barrel Corn for myself,- we finished the Barn yesterday & Covered it in & fa[?] up the Door Toping succorig & working out fresh ground clear & Cool -- this morning etc —

1852 Jany 22nd since the 14th I went to court the coldest weather I ever saw, one saw & we have filled our Ice House, went to mill last week got 4 Bus. meal, our cotton Picked & bro^t Home our 2 Logs sawed into weather Boarding Kate & Jacob gone to Mr Fitzgeralds to day we are this day Halling leaves etc etc 5 young lambs to this day & look well

23rd began to Burn mountain Plant Bed Finished & sewed it on next day saturday except covering it with Brush Sewed Kentucky Bull Seed there

26 Began to Burn the one in new ground

27 Finished it 20 yds square ^{Sewed my old seed in that}Sewed it & covered it The 26th Halled up 1 Oat stack & one fodder stack this day

28th Burning plant Bed below second yrs ground this day - & mill try & sew it this evening with seed from M. Our old sort finished it clear & moderate weather the nights cold ^windy & we went to Cutting in new ground

30 & 31st Cutting in new ground & Plowed some

Feby 1^s Sunday stayed & home quite cool

- 2 Halled leaves & Plowing Tobacco lot & for corn runing 3 Plows —

- 4 Plowing for Tobacco & Corn & Cutting gone to mill this morning White Back Cow, from Poll worshams B[?] had a calf last Saturday Heifer calf & we are cutting trying to get down to day Halled Out load wheat Straw this day quite cool this morning & like for snow

Febr 5 Sewed Peas Planted Onions, Finished Cutting this day Halling wood Henry Plowing in Tobacco Lot below spring Lila Plowing for corn weather moderate Cutting up old Trees & etc for wood to mal

12 We are Halling leaves to day & sent waggon to shop to Iron p^s steel & Iron & other things yesterday striped Tobacco in prize barn & since the 5th we have been Plowing on Branch & high land for corn & malling cleaning up in new ground

1852 March 3rd Plowing for corn & yes= =turday sewed 1½ Bus Oats by clover lott. Fed & Henry malling - Sunday Jordan & Lila Plowing - alse Kitty etc fencing Sent to Mr Hodnetts to day to Raise barn

4th Plowed till 12 oclock. Henry fixing Garden Federick malling - began to Rain a little after 12 oclock, shelled corn

5th Striped Tobacco at prize Barn, & took down middle Barn,- did not Rain

6th Rained nearly all night striping in Middle Barn, to day. Moderate, trod out oats Thursday

7. went to Mrs Hunts all of us, fine day -

8. Striped Tobacco & finished middle Barn Henry went to mill with waggon & got 2 Turns mill & Hh^ds staves etc —

9. Took down all our Lugs that's striped moved all Our Tobacco from mountain field Barn, Plowing for Oats took down new ground Barn of Tobacco very warm day —

10th. Sent Henry to Mrs Hunts for Jerrys Young Balance packing Lugs. Faning out Oats fencing cleaning out stables etc etc Began to sew Oats this day in earnest, a little cooler wind from North

13 Sewed about 20 Bushels Oats to this day -- we are this morning treading out Oats,- & sewing & Halling wood alse Kitty etc working in Garden warm weather Sent Henry a few days ago to Mrs Hunts for a Heifer yearling She gave Jerry ———

16 went to Court yesterday a fine day Planted Irish Potatoe Patch by springs Began to Hill yesterday in fresh ground Hilling to day 4 hands with alse Fed malling Henry Coltering in fresh ground, commencing Raining about dark this night & quite still

17th Rained hard last night & still continues this morning & wind began to blow at 12 Ocl in night & this morning I assure you there is tremendous wind & Rain from N.E. Tops of middle Barn Blown off Side striping Tobacco in prize Barn –

1852 Sept 1st Engaged Bud Faris to Rive & draw shingles & find himself at Two Dollars a Thousand to be paid in wheat & Vinegar or something else.

2nd Went to Colo Dickensons Chalk Level for Mrs McCullock & to CH for Capt Fitzgerald & myself etc fine Day ———

3rd worming & succoring Tobacco & cut 23 stacks out of new ground that was firing

4th worming Lot Tobacco & finished & went in fresh ground Jordan Lowry & claiborne, Fed alse Sandy & Kitty sawing from 10 OC till night Henry went to Raise Barn at Doct Walkups Lila & Jordan Plowing at mountain field Something bit Pompeys fore Leg Swelled very much Stoped him @ 1 OC put Pain Killer on it & at Bathed it in mullin ^{cloudy all night Rained & also day}& [P?] top etc

5th fair & clear quite cool this morning Pompeys Leg Better ^7th got Better & Kate got ^weddingto F Holys

9th Rain Rain, Rain, nearly every day & we have a good deal of fodder on the ground & we have cut about four Hundred stacks in new ground ^{& to day Rained nearly all day}spining making Baskets etc etc

10th Spining Basket Making & mending Cates shoes Rained all night last night & this morning Bud Faris geting shoes & J. Tucker has got a few

11th cloudy & like for Rain this morning we are Beeting apples for vinegar,- Bet, one of our Milch cows Died Some time ago, Passing Blood seeming to be her complaint, last evening another cow Mary Died in same way Passing Blood. also one of our sheep Died in clover lot,- Very wet weather, & like to be so this morning cows are at mountain field where Mary Died

12th Strait Stone meeting Did not Rain this day & turned rather cooler & wind from N.W at night quite cool Fannie W & M F. here