Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1847 Jany 21st began to strip in new ground barn this morning

22nd Striping Tobacco in same barn Yesterday & this morning fair & cold snow melted but little -

23 Cold yet & a little cloudy, we are striping Tobacco in new ground^barn tho very bad weather for striping

24 Sunday fair & snow melting very much

25 Cloudy & moderate weather, snow most gone Striping in new ground barn & expect to finish there to day - One Lamb yesterday Mrs Smith gave me four Dolls to pay Doct White her account with him

26 striping Tobacco to day & sent 10 Bushels corn to mill, & 1 Log to be sawed into Railing 2½ by 3. I wrote to Mr Dove sent 1 bag cotton 51 lbs to Pack

27 Striped Tobacco & put Hh^d under prize & got it half full sent 1 Large 1 Common & 1 Calf Skin to Mr Lewis’s for Tanner the largest for sole next for upper next for Kip 3 in all Mr L to ^geta Receipt, weather quite cool to day & clear

28 began to mall in new ground Henry halling up Oats straw & leaves Lila & Ann shrubing fresh ground for corn 29 30 & 31 cloudy & part of the time striping ^Tobacco

Feby 1st burnt plant Bed on Mountain^{& sewed it}

— 2. Cutting wood to burn above House Mr Benjamin Lain set in to work for me at 3/- per day

3rd Rained hard & the wind blew tremen^dous & in evening turned very cold & a hard night

1848 March 25th Sewing Oats & this morning planted Irish Potatoes, sewed 10 Bus. to this day

27 Sewed clover seed this day Sewing Oats & Hilling new ground weather warm & cloudy

28. Sewing Oats 4 horses, cloudy & warm, took 1 House Tobacco down to day to prize, - , Halled up one stack Oats more to sew. -- Dan^l> Hunt got Doct White to cut his lip about 4 weeks ago last Monday

29 A Fine morning sewing Oats & Cleaning up new ground, last night about 10 Oclock Malissa ^bornMalissa's child being 10 she has had, lost 2 Nicy & Morris

30 Treading Oats this evening to seed. Sewed 30 Bushels, alse Raking new ground Fed gone to mill 10½ Bushels corn Planted Onions Beets & Salsify yesterday

31. Sewing Oats & cleaning up new ground

April 1 Sewing Oats & Cleaning up D^o weather cool & clear - in evening Rained a little this morning —

2nd Clear & cool - 3. Clear & cool Sewing Oats Collering & Raking ^groundbig new plowed up Garden

4 Finished sewing Oats sewed upward of 40 Bushels this year Collering etc -Sewed flax seed to day

5 Plowing up Sweet Potatoe Patch & Plowing for corn & coltering.

6- Coltering & Plowing for corn

7. Finished Hilling little new ground

1850 July 8th Cutting Oats clear & Hot Fannie White carried her things away this morning - etc etc.

9 Cutting Oats Jane Plowing laying by corn On Hill Johns field - The Hottest weather now for about 5 or 6 weeks I ever saw so long The sun looks like Parching every thing Oats very sorry also wheat cant get Tobacco to live in the Hill little shower ^^Rainyesterday & we Replanted part of Our new nearly all the lot by new Barn. Mrs Colemans James cut Oats ½ day yester =day & then planted Tobacco with our folks or replanted, This morning armstead came & James went home

10 went to Mrs Colman Hired Armstead to Mr Robertson Buchanon — & also went to Mrs McCullocks Rained A fine Rain here this evening Plowing in Johns field laying by - & clearing Tobacco in seconds yrs ground

11 Planted corn in new Tobacco Lot Peas Snaps & simblings & Pumpkins Sewed Buckwheat in p^t of Lot Plowed up Turnip Patch - cloudy & like for Rain

19 A Few days ago say 17th Inst I gave Doct J. C Thompson 2 $50 notes $100 pay off Doct White a Debt Due him from Geo. McCullock Bond say about $80

1852 Oct 11th Firing our Tobacco very little as its all nearly been cured ——

15th Gathered about 5 Barrels corn Snap Beans Sawing Shingle Blocks - went to Court Housing Tobacco, not much frost & finished monday while I was at Court.

17th Carried 2 Stacks to Yates saw mill^week last for Hh^d staves heading —

20th Carr^d to 2 to Millers 1 to be sawed squared Edged & 1 thro for sheathing Fine weather fannie White here

21 Began to Plow for wheat. Henry gone to Mill 2 Bus. new corn the first we have had On Sunday 17th Oct 1852 Doct ^white Came here to see clemintines Hand & cut it on the back & in Palm of the hand, also —I went to Court monday morning

22 Doct. White came again to see clementines Hand & cut off one of her Fingers, — — Harrowing in Rye cleaning out & draining^flat Plowing for wheat, Fanning out Wheat to sew.

26. we have been Sewing wheat ever since 22nd Cutting up Tobacco stubble. Lila in house 1 day Dr White here to day making 3 times to see clems^hand Mrs smiths Sale, bot 1 Cow cut Reel Carving ^{& fork}Knife 1 Hh^d 2 Vinegar Bbls 1 Box old Irons - etc -

28 29 & 30th we have finished sewing wheat out at Fresh ground. Sewed in Lot & out at fresh ground ^Bus 16½ Cut & stacking corn in fresh ground next to orchard & began to Plow there when it commenced Raining went to Mill a day or Two ago 5 Bus new corn

31st Oct Striping Tobacco at Overseers house none of our Hogs up this morning

Novr 1st Sawing shingles Blocks John Neal here ^sawing- Halling up corn Plowing for wheat cloudy & warm like for Rain,- Jno Tucker & A Faris getting shingles

1857 Feby 8th Rained this evening & turned off Cool & windy & at night looks a little like snow again, ^{some high banks left.}Snow nearly gone

9th Monday This Morning clear & cool quite a fine morning Halling wood & straw Malling in new ground & burning Brush Kitty & little Cutting all Logs etc etc Ground Cobbs & Corn this evening

10. Cutting old Logs Burning Brush malling made fire under Planks etc, Ground Hominey for Mrs Neal Lent Mr Crews horse to go to Mill, Fine weather this morning – Cool & windy D^r White here & I settled with him for Mr Neal & took in Bond & Saved Mr Neal of the $30 to pay it off $8.92 - -etc not compounding

11th Cutting old Logs in new ground Malling Pilling Brush Nannie & Jerry gone to Fannies Sewed Balance Plant Bed at new ground Burnt Soon after Christmas, - fine weather Henry firing Plank, he is complaining,

12th Pretty morning Sandy malling Henry sick. Jordan alse & Kitty halling leaves this morning Federick claiborne & all the others except Sandy fixing plant Bed on Road next to Mr Lewis s after awhile in morning - want to sew it to day & fence it in with Guano, Jerry car^d cutting house key away to Fannies,- etc — Sewed Plant Bed & trenched it, Guanoed want to fence & cover it in tomorrow. Sewed Cabbage seed & lettuce & mustard

13. Fencing & covering Plant Bed this morning Henry firing Plant. cloudy & like for Rain