Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1859 April 16th Finished planting corn to day, made Box for cellar fire place & Mr Chummy laid the Hearth, & fixed the place in setting Room, John nearly finished the chimney except pencilling the bottom, Halled 1 Load of wood, & took down^Poles- etc at chimney - John has been here at work on chimney 5¾ days,-

17th Snowing this morning like all the world Several Inches deep turned cooler

18. Went to ^court yesterday qualified as Exer of the Estate of J D Hunt Dec^d. Halling wood in morning then went to Halling & Coltering in second years ground, Tuesday 19th I went to Gran field to Mrs Pannills son W^ms Funeral Plowing & Hilling —

[2]0 Wednesday went to aspen Grove, Hilling & Coltering - fine weather at this time

21st Went Mrs Hunt to see Mr Hubbard Settle with Yates etc etc Coltering till 12 Oclock Halling out manure & Hilling all day — Nannie gone to Mrs Fitzgeralds to day —

22 Coltering & Hilling till it Rained about 12 Oclock then Halling wood cutting & malling wood, Riving Tobacco sticks & clem spining. I went down to work on Road from Camp Branch to good Hope, finished about 12 oclock, Nannie got home this day, about 2 Oclock this evening

23rd Rained again last night, Sent to Mill for overseer, Halling wood & manure to day Riving Tobacco Cutting & splitting wood. Turned very cool last night & the wind blows Hard ^{& cold} I went to Cedar Forest to warrant v^s Est J D Hunt Dec^d etc had Bill shod at yates behind etc etc.

of Bro James Kelley @$5 pr Bbl

22nd¹⁸⁵⁹May Bedding Lot for Tobacco & weeding Corn & Bushing Oats below Cotton Patch

23rd Nannie carried Sallie up to school Planting tobacco in Lot in evening fall dry- I think cleared off cool

24 Planted some this morning went after corn at Kelleys — Beding Lot weeding corn

25 Beding Lot I went to Riceville to hear Graves from Tennessee Preach weeding Corn, Sent for Hog at Mrs Harris s this morning got him & altered him & put him in Pasture,

26. Done fixing Lot for Tobacco – Plowing & weeding Corn,- I went down to planting aspen Grove,- they have planted bout 50 or 60, thousand Tobacco Hills =Fine weather to Kill Grass.

27th Halling Rocks for Chimney for Henrys House to day & weeding corn - Nannie gone to CH to see Jerry & hear Ja^s R Graves of Tennessee Preach, this mondy & expects to return tomorrow,- fine weather now

27th Went to Election at Chalk Level few poeple there weeding corn halling Rock for chimney been over corn one time with colter & Harrow,

27th Fine Rain this evening late Halling Rocks before & weeding corn —

28 Planting Tobacco to day all day Bybee helped with 2 hands from 11 Oclock till night Nannie gone to CH - with Nannie & Lucy Finished planted Lot Tobacco & replanted in Lot that we planted first.-

1859 May 29th Clear cool day,- I staid at home - - 30 Halled 1 Log to worhsams Mill & Carr^d 2 Turns Corn & got 1 of meal -

31st Car^d 1 Log to same mill & 1 Turn Corn & got the 2 Turns meal, & feet weather boarding - @ 6/- pr Hundred -

June 1st Sent to Fannie W Fitzgeralds after 5 Barrels Corn bot & p^d for @$4.00 sent the chair Mrs Hunt gave me to Peaks to mend thining & setting corn this morning then finished weeding in Lower field & come to Orchard, worked Pepper —

2nd Plowing fresh ground Tobacco weeding Corn in the Orchard had little shower Rain yesterday & looks ^ ^like more to day

3rd Rained a little in the night, planted Peas Plowing corn weeding Fresh ground Tobacco. Rained at Plantation last night & they planting & finished & replanted nearly over wheat taking Rust down there, 4 Replanted our Tobacco lot & all

5 went to meeting Edgehill very Cool day Frost last night & cooler this evening -

6 Halled wood till 12 Oclock Plowing Corn weeding down fresh ground Tobacco,-

7 Same work, chumbly making steps for Porch next to Garden, got Bills shoes changed nearly done weeding fresh ground Tobacco & Plowing corn on Road ——

8 Harrowing Tobacco Plowing corn Choping Corn etc etc Fine Rain in evening I got to Mr Pannills from CH & had to stay all night on acc^t Rain,

9th Replanting Tobacco this morning & took nearly all day to do it

10 Sent Henry to aspen Grove for Lamb & chickens

1959 June 10th Plowing & working in corn, done Peas Greens etc weeding down some Tobacco Plowing or Harrowing Tobacco --

11 Finished Harrowing Tobacco in Lot weeding it down - Kate Came down & 12th married in morning Sunday & went on to meeting at Strait Stone, to Mr Jo^s M Moses - married by Mr Witherington

13th Fannie Kate & Mr Moses left this morning Mr Witherington stayed all night last night. clouday & like for Rain — Sent down to aspen Grove & got some cherries &Rasb etc —

14th weeding Down Tobacco in Lot. Plowing corn next to Cap^tWhiteheads- 15th Raining a little Halling stacks to worsham mill went to aspen Grove for wool Paid Cap^tL W Clement $2558 & some cents for his Land & we had a fair settlement & he is to make a Deed next Monday for the Land & give me a Plot —

16th Halling Logs again Sent 1 Turn corn for Chumbley this morning bot from Ja^s Shields & give him $12½ to be delr^d here in my pasture as pr Rec^t - in a day or Two choping in our Corn etc etc I am going to aspen Grove & Republican to day Halled 6 Logs to day Car^d standing Turn to Mill & bro^t home 2 Turns meal for ourselves & 1 for Chumbly - etc etc

17 Fine Rain last night replanting Tobacco this morning - still cloudy I went to Aspen Grove & Republican etc etc

18 Halling Logs thinning corn etc Ja^s Shields Bro^t 5 Hogs home this morning bot of him clear pretty morning

1859 June 20th ^{Jack & Jinny} Halling Logs & Rocks to day & 18 June My Jenny & Mr Faris Jack Replanting Tobacco etc etc — — I went to Court Sallie Came from Fannies

21st working in Tobacco & Corn to day

22nd began to Cut wheat Raining allmost every day Nanny & me went to Aspen Grove etc etc Colo Parker Came to Survey Jno D Hunts Land sold Kelley & worsham

23rd Cutting wheat & finished Lot this evening & fresh p^s lower end of field Finished Surveying Land about 10 Oclock, Barksdale Came here, my Hog Came Home thats been missing so Long, lame in one Leg -

24th Settled with worhsam & Bybee Mr W^m L Pannill helped Settle Bybee Halling up Post for yard Mrs ^Hunts Bob Worked here yesterday plowing Halling Logs to Mill Halling home timber, Hewing Logs for stable I am going to Mrs Colemans to day - I shall Give Mr Shields $1 more for his 5 Hogs as I think they are worth it making $15 for the 5 $3 a p^s Rained Tremendous hard nearly all night, very wet time now,.

25 Halling Logs to mill & Halling home Timbers from worsham, Clem spining Balance Cutting & Hewing Logs for Stable done Long Ones, 12 Oclock went to Plowing & Halling up Second yrs Land Tobacco Bob has only worked here one day to day I went to worshams mill Ja^s Harris Sarah McCullocks & aspen Grove etc, = yesterday we all went to Mrs Colemans

26th Stayed at home & rested this day being Sunday