Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1857 April 17th Plowing for corn Coltering in new ground Hilling & coltering Second years ground, & trying to finish Hilling that this week very Cool weather this week, have not finished planted Our Sweet Potatoes -

18th Rained all night last night & to day nearly all day very cold Rain, indeed, Jerry carried Sallie up to Fannies yesterday - & we are to day opening Our Second rate Tobacco shelling corn etc etc - covering Irish Potatoe Patch this evening with old Straw Lent Bro. Mason Sam Slick a Book belonging to Bro. John D Hunt

19th Rained all day nearly went to Sunday school nobody there Kate come down ^nightlast

20 Went to Court wind blew very hard & the weather very cool all day got back same night. Our Poeple cutting in new ground & finished cutting house Logs Piling Logs heaps wood & Brush till 12 Oclock then to Plowing & Hilling & Jordan coltering croping, after morning a little,

21st Nannie gone to Mrs Hunts Jerry gone to School Hilling Plowing for Corn & Croping new ground cloudy & like for rain or snow very cool indeed for the season Finished Hilling second years ground & began to Hill at new to day Plowing at mountain for corn, very cool this evening

22nd Plowing for corn at mountain coltering Hilling at new ground, Halled out Rails this morning & wood — cloudy & like for falling weather cool & windy

23rd Finished Plowing for Corn began to Plow at Stoney pint yellow corn in Tobacco land Hilling & coltering at new ground

13th Hilling at new ground Halling out manure waggon & cart & 5 hands cool weather

14th Hilling at new ground fine Rain last evening & night, taking down good Tobacco this morning in old prize Barn cloudy & like for Rain this morning Hester folded a mare Colt mule, 12th May 1857 called Molly went 11½ months this time

15th Fixing to Plant Irish Potatoes greens & Cotton to day, Jordan Croping, Hilling at new ground; cloudy & like for Rain, Halling out manure,- with waggon to day — Planed cotton Irish Potatoes Simblings watermellons Cucumbers etc Potatoe Pumpkins 1 square of Greens Planted in Garden, Jordan finished Coltering at new ground this evening Mrs Clements & Nannie started to Riceville with Henry Clay & Mule & got the other side of Bridge & had to take buggy — Henry not done Halling out manure yet -

16th Halling Out manure Jordan halling rails awhile & then will help Henry till he finishes Balance Hilling at new ground & trying to finish to day -

17th went to meeting at Strait Stone

18th Went to Court Bot Buggy of Mr Hunt 2 Setts Harness for Fannie White at $154.12

19th Got Back from Court with Buggy Monday & Tuesday it rained & we did not do much chop in Oats cleaned of fresh ground Picked up roots at new ground made Scare Crows etc.

1857 June 2nd Nannie & me went to Fannies & carried her Buggy home I take 1 Sette 1 Harness @$15Our folks thining corn & Plowing & weeding at stoney pint,- fine weather at this time —

3rd. Replanting corn at mountain field. & weeding corn to day Carried all our Tobacco off This day - cool weather this morning

4th June, Plowed Tobacco Lot & scattered manure Plowing & weeding corn etc,- picking Plant Beds about this time,

5 June. Plowing & weeding corn, this day I went to Pittsy^a Court House —

6th Plowing & weeding corn this day - Sent Mrs Hunt 5 or 600 collard Plants^{& some Potatos to Plant} lent Miss Neals a Horse to Plow ½ day today

7 went to sunday school & we all went to Mrs Hunts pretty weather

8th Hester & Mr Faris^s Jack this day. Plowing & weeding corn in ^field fresh Claiborne at stoney pint Plowing wrote to Doct White to go & see Fannies Jerry & Sent Letter to his Mill,-

9th M^rs Hunt Owes me for 1 Bottle Perry davis’s Pain Killer sent by Jerry, weeding & Plowing Corn in fresh field to day 10 Fine Rain yesterday & we planted some Tobacco in fresh ground & this morning we finished there & drawing plants & going on to new ground,- Planted my wifes Patch at Cow Pen this morning nearly finished planting new ground,-

11th another fine rain yesterday evening Picked & manured our Plant Beds

1857 July 10th W^m Williams came last night one more Horse, Raining this morning & doing but little Warm fine growing weather If the ground gets wet,- Killed Lamb to day - cleared off but little^rain Finished Halling up fresh ground on Johns Branch choping in corn nearly done laying by fresh field with Plows gone to stoney pint to day at 12. runing next to corn —

11th Painting top of House to day in evening Came a very hard Rain some Hail & a real Gust,- Blowed down our fencing — etc etc

12th went to Sunday school little rain this evening Nannie Jaw & tooth swelled very much this week I was sick yesterday myself

13th Replanted Tobacco this morning our Plowing Corn at Stoney pint choping & Hilling up Tobacco at new ground Fine day my wife gone to Mrs Hunts

14th clouday this morning finishing Painting top of House - Plowing corn working new ground Tobacco fine weather ——

15th Rained last night & cloudy & like for Rain this morning began to cut Oats Fed & clem at new ground To make Paste to put paper in a room a little allum, & Gum arabic,

16th Cutting Oats to day Abram Crews here Sandy Plowing Fed at new ground Painters done about 9 Oclock & started Paid them $45

17. 18. 19 Hilling up Tobacco Cutting Oats & Plowing in corn. 19th went to meeting & Sunday school

20. 21. 22. 23 working new ground Tobacco went to Court Halling up wheat & finished cutting Oats 21st Mr Overby & his wife here & children etc etc etc

1857 Oct 14th Weaning Hesters second Mule Colt Mary, last night,= Our old Corn is about to give out 3 Turns brot at this time which is all & lasted well, very fine favorable fall, we have now at this near 700 sticks of Tobacco perhaps more standing We have not cut over our new ground but once, lot twice right Smart standing in Lo =Daniel R Hunt ^Esqr _esqr & Miss Emma Mebane was to be maried last night in Richmond at 3rd Presbyterian church – etc etc. Raining nearly all this day Bro^t back the wheat car^d to mill This morning – getting wood & stumps for Barn at Crews & fresh ground worming & succoring our Tobacco again to day firing Tobacco nearly all day —

15th Still rains a little firing Tobacco Finishing worming & succoring If it does not rain,- Mr. E. G. Lewis gave me a young Boar Pig, sent for him this morning — cleared off in Evening Dug Irish Potatoes in part

16th clear in morning soon sun shone bright & very soon it clouded up & about 8 & 8 Oclock it rained hard & Turned cold, Kill sheep; firing Tobacco Yet & wish to cut my Tobacco this day - If it stops raining in time Did not get Done tho very cool no frost turned a little warmer after dark & we stoped —

17th Finished cutting & Pilling Tobacco & no frost. Our meeting at S. Stone fine weather ———

18th Meeting day & fine weather

19 I started to Court at 4 Oclock & got back By Summer this day we are plowing land for wheat & Cutting down Corn fired 2 Barns this morning weathered Turned a good deal cooler, run 3 Plows this day