Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

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 p^t of the County

24th Plowing Corn, replanting corn on Creek, to day Planting Potatoes^{Pumpkin 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 Hh^ds 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 Hh^ds 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