Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1850 Feby 14th Rained very hard last night Finished striping new Barn at 12 oclock Sent yesterday to mill another large Log to mill & 10 Bushels corn & brot home the flooring Plank of large log Sent in Janry. the Large one sent yesterday to be sawed into weather boarding. cloudy & cool —

15 Halled wood for D Neal & malling Broke & swingling flax about this time

16 Malling & Halling Rails around Corn field fence next to Mr. Lewis s. clear & windy - cool

17 A pretty day clear & moderate

18th went to Court bot a Bay mare for Mrs McCullock of Tho^s Walton at 12 months Credit from this day - for $60. I am security for the same, - malling & Piling Rails in new ground. finished swingling flax^{this day}

19 Malling & Piling Rails till evening then Loaded waggon for Lynchg etc

20 Fencing corn fielding [rep?ing] etc started to Lynchg this morning a fine day & good roads, several of our family complaining - malling & Piling Rails

21 & 22 ½ of the day rained & snowed 22nd & cleared off about 10, or 11 Oclock –

22 pretty good day over head roads very^muddy

23 We returned from Lynchg about night sold our Lug Hh^d for $5 - Malling & Piling rails & found them all well

24 cloudy & like for snow my wife gone to Mrs Hunts -

25. Malling & cutting old trees

1850 March 22nd cloudy & like for Rain

-23rd coltering in new ground & cleaning up began to take down Tobacco in new Barn but broke off so cold Hung it up again prizing out of prize Barn Hh^d nearly full — Turned out Hh^d Lugs a few days ago —

24 clear & cold cloudy in evening

25 Coltering cleaning up David neal Riving Boards Sewing oats etc -

26 Raking coltering & Plowing — Loaded waggon for Lynchg this evening —

27 Starting to Lynchg & Rob^tMcCullock failed to meet my waggon at Capt Clements & I went on myself Logan Pulled elegant commenced snowing & Hailing & continued all day & that night we got to Lynchg

28 snow about 5 Inches Deep went on & got to Lynchg that night

29 Sold Lugs for 6.60 & Returned back to Lynches that night

30 got Home soon in evening they have been fencing & at work in new ground all they could

31 Snow all gone & a fine ^{family all stayed at home} day my

Aprl 1st 1st Holliday my wife went to Mrs McCullocks, Mrs Hunt & family had pretty weather —

2nd Crossing in first ½ year new ground & expect^{to dayto begin to Hill} Plowing for corn

3 Rained nearly all day Hard have not ^{begun to Hall yet} Sent Jordan to mill got very wet. shelled corn cleaned out stables in part Fed made Catharine S shoes, prizing Tobacco —

4 cleared off last night forkin[g] up manure this morning Turned out Hh^d good tobacco. Halling Rails & wood to day, Jordan to mill my wife gone to Mrs Colemans very wiⁿdy to day I went to Mrs McCullocks

3rd Augt 1850 while we were gone to Lynchg Our folks finished weeding corn in Lot choped out new ground, done up some fencing & then went to cutting in new ground

-8th. This week we have been Halling Rails Hilling up our second yrs Land Tobacco & it has Rained nearly every day this week ground very wet., clear this morning weather remarkably hot. & Rains generally from North East. Thunder cloudy, — worked, cutting Halling Rails & shrubing fresh field.

12th cloudy this morning, choping in new ground Fed Toping at new ground - Henry & Jane Plowing Lot Tobacco back of Garden, –

13th worming over Tobacco clear warm weather

14th Plowed & Hilled up little second yrs ^Tobaccoground

16 Went to Mill 1 Bb^l Corn getting up apples

17th Beeting apples for Cider & drying Lilas child a Girl Born this morning about Sun rise, nights cool, weather dry & Hot in day

18th cloudy all day & Rained a little — cool

19th. worming succoring & toping Tobacco — Mr Whiteheads machine came saturday evening broke We have not commenced getting out our ^yet wheat

20 Getting up apples & Baling Sewed little Hog pen in Turnips — by spring —

21 Machining wheat had David & John neal A Crews & son abram Mrs Colemans Kit & James

22. Finished my own by 12 Oclock & then got out Mr Neals & moved the machine

23rd worming new ground Tobacco & choping it over this day — — A Fine rain this evening —

24 Rained a little last night, fine weather Mr Dan^l Johns has been sick at Mr Lewis for some time & Died the 22nd in night —

1852 Jany 3rd I went to Mrs McCullocks - halling wood & Cutting began to Plow this week rain 2 Plows 2 days Henry Riving boards one day Striped Tobacco at mountain Barn, I have to Mrs Colemans winding up her business 2 or 3 days. I Bot a saw & 12 Pegs at Mrs Colemans Sale, also several other things 1 oat stack-

4th Jany my wife & Cate gone to Green field to meeting, tolerable cool day tho fair —

7th The 5th at night it snowed 2 or 3 Inches Deep Rained in evening before snow yesterday we striped Out mountain field Barn Tobacco. This morning quite cold. we have not finished our Ice House yet Cutting in new ground this morning all hands Lila Plowed a little monday Jordan & Jacob went to mill 1 Turn wheat & 1 Corn - etc — yesterday about 12 oclock Monroes Peter was Caught as I understand by David Neal

10th Snowed again this morning about 3 or 4 Inches Deep & there has been about 4 snows to this day, - we did not do much Out yesterday Shelled corn Jordan Bro^t from mill 2 turns meal Lila spining Henry & Fed making Brooms after morning, still cloudy & like for Rain ^snowor 11th Decr. Still cold & like for snow

12th clear & cold. Sent 4 Hides to Mr Yates for Mr Jefferson & to Tan 1852 - Cutting in new ground. —

13th very cold^clear cutting in new ground alse Breaking & swingling flax 2 Ewes has Lambs Bot of Mrs Coleman at her Sale 1 Sow & 12 pigs & 5 Bbls corn the 31st Decr 1851

14 my wife & Kate Jacob & Jerry gone to Mrs Hunts weather more moderate, Halling wood Chaff & Straw cutting in new ground alse Swingling flax —

Dr William F

Date	Entry	Dollars	Cents
1827 Feby 19	To Cash account for this sum paid you in full as pr my note taken in	15	-

Abraham Neale Dr pr son David

Date	Entry	Dollars	Cents
1833 Sept 2	2 Gallons Cider	1	1 1/2
Novr	Cr By Making 4 pr negroes shoes 3 large & 1 small pr Paid in full p recd #3 1/4 Paid []

Dr Thomas

Date	Entry	Dollars	Cents
1827 March 6	To Cash paid for Knife for Philip Grasty, on account of a Knife which Phillip Loaned you & you lost it	-	19
April 26	Cash pd Mr Grasty for you as pr your order 1/6	-	25
this sum paid to P. Grasty's decsd as p recd	1	56

Dr James Amos Faris present when he got the corn & heard the contract

Date	Entry	Dollars	Cents
1832 July 28	To 1 1/2 Bushels of corn lent you you are to return me 2 Bushels of corn for the 1 1/2 Bus. now at the fall	.
Sept 15	[]Bushel wheat for cutting oats	-