Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1845 Decemr 1st last night rained & Hailed & sleet this morning 28th & 29th ^ ^noonI sent Henry to Mr W^m Collins Mill with 20 Bushels wheat to be ground into flour etc. he returned with 3 Bbls & about one Bushel flour 1/2 Bbl shorts 1/2 bbl shipstuff & about 15 Bushels Bran started one morning an hour besun [before sun] & returned next evening about sun Down. Killed our last Hogs 29th novr which day I went to Mr Hanfields & Mr McCullocks this morning 1st Decemr. continues to rain & we are shelling corn & spining Federick this 1st Decemr 1845 started to shoemaking at Mrs Hunts

2nd Decr. Hewed Plates for Jane & Henrys house Henry Halled up Mr Neals corn 1/2 the day - alse breaking flax Lila sewing —

13 This week D Lain framed the Top of new House & shingled it with my aid the 11th & 12th & this finished also nailed on Board on Henrys house

10th Decr. Commenced grubbing in new ground, 3 hands & little over half done, this 13th Decr, Kitty is sick taked sick Thursday or Friday - now very sick

August 14th We are Toping & worming over Tobacco. Cloudy & like for Rain, Turned Cooler last night

15th Meeting at Strait Stone Broke up this evening 3 Baptized 8 or 10 mourners, I Sent by Henry Harris 20 Cents to Rob^t Harris in mistake in our settlement a few days ago Sent to Mill this morning 6 Bushels Corn

16th for meal ^^{& 3 Bushels wheat to be ground like corn} for ourselves Toping & worming Tobacco this morning Very dry & nights cool every thing burning up — Demarcus Lain]D Lain came here this morning & we are going up to Cedar Hill to fix still Tup Barrels & put Lock on Cellar door etc Mr. Evans worked 3 days last week on Ditch cleaning out Ditch at 1½ cents a yard

17th Began to fix for thrashing made a little start in evening Lowry & Kitty here & Jacob 2 mules

18 Thrashing wheat till Dinner & then a fine Rain came upon us, very fine Rain, Halled up Fodder in evening & stacked it by Cotton Patch worming & succoring Tobacco in Lot

19 Finished Thrashing wheat this morning & went up to Cedar Hill carried Bed 3 Bbls Cider for Brandy & getting apples to make cider

20th Sewed Turnip Patch this morning all gone to Cedar Hill Beeting & getting up apples but Sandy, Sent little Henry to Faris mill & Hester to J. carried 3 Bus wheat for flour Mr Evans finished Ditching here pd him $3.65 this day-

21st Begun to still Mr Lain helped part of the day still 2 still fulls, Sandy Toping Tobacco Put up and pressed out 4 Bbls nannie came up this morning etc

22nd Came home Nannie stayed all night with me at Cedar Hill I stoped stilling about 10 Oclock in night No Rain yet, dry windy^weather

23rd I went back to Cedar Hill to still Rum 2 still fulls car^d from home by 11 or 12 Oclock^{monday night}

24th Doubled all day nearly & made upwards of Twenty Gallons Brandy - Pressed out Cider Beet apples with 4 of our hands balance with overseer worming & succoring finished Toping this day — clear & dry – Mr Lain went up to Cedar Hill worked on shelter gate etc stayed^{2 days}

25 wormed & succoring over Tobacco overseer making me a pr shoes clear & dry

26 We Raised Barn at mountain –

27 Pulled down & moved overseers House alse & Jerry Smith worming & succoring Tobacco in Lot. Had Lowry here yesterday to help us Raise Barn,-

28th Began to put up overseers House it set in to Raining & Rained smartly thank the Lord, & then we went at again about 10 & Balance worming & succoring Lot Tobacco

29th went to Strait Stone meeting to hear Mr McLaughlin few Persons

30 working on overseers House shingling ^{& sheeting} I went to see Sarah McCullock,- worming succoring Tobacco,-

31st all except Sandy & Jerry smith gone to Cedar Hill to save forest, & I am stilling

Sept 1st at Cedar Hill Beeting cider &^Stilling except Sandy & Jerry smith Toping & succoring Tobacco at mountain spring

2nd Same work 31st & 1st Sept this day we are at home pulling fodder clear & dry Sent little Henry to Miles Tucker for overseer to get Corn for him, & sent to mill for ourselves claiborne went & Carried 1 Turn Two Bus. Corn & brings back one [C] 3 Turns there, stilling at Cedar Hill

3rd working in Tobacco & Fodder & I am stilling at Cedar Hill made upwards of 14 Gallons Brandy

Dr Demarcus

Date	Entry	Dollars	Cents
1825 Decr 30	To the Rent of my Plantation Whereon Alex Garrote lived for the year 1826 according to contract	42	50

Dr Biram Lay pr Jno F Patrick scty pr order

Date	Entry	Dollars	Cents
1834 July 17	To 1 midling & shoulder 30 1/2 lb - 1 Ham 15 451/2 @9d	5	69
Augt 22	1 Ham & a half 1 Middling & 1 Shoulder weighing 54 1/2lb in full of Mr Patricks order	6	81
1834 Augt 14	Cr By Cash Recd of Patrick	10	-
.	Disc JW Graves	$2	50
.	paid in full

Dr Daniel

Date	Entry	Dollars	Cents
1825 Jany 1	To the Rent of my Plantation whereon S. Dove formerly lived, for 1825 according to Contract	30	-
1826 Jany 1	- the Rent of Do Do for 1826 according to contract	30	-
- -	1 Pr [Lines] boughtBot at JW Grastys	-	13
Sept 22	Rent of Do Do Whereon said King now lives for the year 1827 as pr Bond & Contract	20	-
Decr 24	1 quart Whisky bot at JW Grastys	-	25
1827 Mar. 7	cash pd JW Grasty for 3/4lb German steel	-	19
- -	Rent of Said Plantation for 1828 as pr Bond & Contract	20	-
1828 Augt 9	To Rent of Do 1829 as pr Bond	15	-
1832 Augt 13	2 Bushel corn due JWG. for corn borrowed of him pd

Laine Cr

Date	Entry	Dollars	Cents
1826 Dec 23	By [? and] Johns for his Bond for due 1st Day of Feby 1827	22	50
1827 April 26	By Building Stable Kitchen &c	20	-
.	in full	42	50
1834 Augt 14	Cr By Cash Recd of [W] Patrick	$10	-

Dr John F Patrick

Date	Entry	Dollars	Cents
1835 J[] 4	To 38 Gallons Vinegar @20ct	7	60
Augt 20	Recd Paymt in full Recd 2 10$ notes 7$ for Bro Burns $5 for [W P J] $2 for [Wm] Smith	7	60

King Cr

Date	Entry	Dollars	Cents
1835 Oct 26	By malling and putting up 2050 Rails in part of the Rent of my Plantation for 1825 as pr Credit on contract @ 6/- pr Hundred	20	50
1827 Mar 7	- 2 1/2 days work helping of [W] East to Graft Trees	-	93

Refer to the agreements & Bonds for the Balance due