Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1854 Decr 26th we went to Mrs Hunts to day Dan^l Hunt is up, Rained my wife did not get Home Lewis Yates & myself examined the Record of Church Book this evening for the year 1854 & find it Correct. weather quite moderate Bot Rose of^at Mr David Millers Sale & she has been on the left ever Since She came home, which I did not know gave $11- for her, she appears a little better now Same age of Netty, Hesters Colt both of which is by Harveys Horse Buldocus

27th 28. 29 Jacob very Sick at Mr Fitzgerald we are Halling wood Cutting etc took down middle barn Tobacco & put it in new Barn took down part of Owens Barn, Plowed some weather has been moderate

30 & 31 weather moderate, Jacob a little better Doct Thompson went to see him Twice

1855 Jany 1st Plowing & Halling wood & Cutting - 2nd Raised steer stable & heaved it ^down - 3 - 4 5-6 Cutting & Halling wood Mr H Arnold & 2 more workmen her[e] a little over 2 days this week., Cloudy & like for Rain, weather moderate

7th my wife & Jerry went to James M Fitz to see Jacob & I am nearly alone ^{Sallie at home}

8. All hands striping tobacco in new Barn Raining this morning, Turned little Cooler. One Young Lamb yesterday My Black Steer bot of Mr JD Hunt Died in the Christmas - -

9th striped Tobacco to day in new barn Hung up first killing Pork this morning

10 Halled up Owens Barn of Tobacco to new Barn, finished what was in there Halled from middle Barn, Halled Straw to day,- Sewed Cabbage Seed lettuce & mustard to day-,

1855 Jany 10th Mr H. Arnold & Bro. Came this day wednesday about 3 Oclock in evening

11th Striped Tobacco again to day & nearly done What we halled from mountain Spring barn cloudy & moderate & Rainey M Arnold worked a while this morning & it began to Rain & ^stopedthey

25th Carried 1 Log for sheeting to Yates & 3 Bags Corn, 2 at mill besides & since the 21st Jany we have been Plowing finished Cutting & Began to Mall One little snow the 10th Inst. we have been Piling wood & burning Brush, at work on Prize shed Mr H. Arnold & Bro quite cold & like for snow. Rose got Mr Miller at Sale has come out very much

26th Snowed last night this morning sent Jordan to Millers Mill with Bag of Cotton to Riceville after Nails & Allum - & after papers – Sewing clover seed in fresh ground,- balance striping late Tobacco — cloudy & like for Rain

27th malling & burning brush & piling wood Henry getting shingles —

Feby 2 Halled up Ice this week Halled wood. malling burning brush Cut wood over on the mountain for Plant Bed Henry Arnold & Bro. Jesse finished here & we have settled & gone this morning to day we are malling & halling wood. etc fine day Snowed last Sunday all all day =

7th Feb Catharine S Graves began to teach School yesterday the 6th Burnt Plant Bed on mountain & sewed it yesterday to day we got two more Loads of Ice this morning 2 or 3 Snows Shallow ones, Mary Hunt Coleman came yesterday the 6th to go to School - cloudy & like for Snow

1855 Augt 5th Johnson is very Sick Doct Thompson has been to See me once for bleeding at nose & Johnson once very Sickly times about & good many Dying with Typhoid Fever etc etc – Fine growing weather at this time Lost Our bull sometiming lost at Capt Fitzgeralds plantation – got a letter from Jacob to day – Fine Rain this evening & to night

6th Plowing up Turnip Patch expect to sew it to day Put 3 Basket fulls of Guano on it Firing Plank cleaning out wheat yard sawing off Corn House Logs etc etc

7th working Out Johns branch Tobacco hand weeding etc sawing shingles clocks - cloudy & like for Rain —

8th Henry arnold & Bro. at work this morning @9/- pr day - on my granary shed etc worming Lot Tobacco this morning choping Tobacco on John’s branch, halling up Timbers for Corn house barn sho[e] making makers shop etc etc –

9th cloudy & like for Rain Henry & Jordan Halling up Timbers for Granary & Tobacco House sewing Turnip Land On Johns s Branch yesterday choping Corn this side of Branch Towards Orchard

10 Rained in evening, worked out Lot Tobacco, Toping new ground in evening

11 Tobacco Toping in new ground & Johns Branch Finishing Hilling up Lot– like for Rain, –– went to John D Hunts & Capt Clements to day to see about machine Plowing & Hilling up 3rd years land next to Orchard, did not quite get down with Ho[lost in margin]

1855 Augt 11th Lila taken sick about 9 or 10 oclock in night, of this day — child a Girl Born to night —

13th Toping Tobacco this morning 3 hands Balance worming & Hilling up fresh ground above house – –

14th worming & succoring Tobacco Henry halled up p^s for Granary & then got up a load of apples from stony pint Rained this evening, ground very wet & as seasonable for Corn Turnips etc as ever I saw worming Tobacco at stony pint etc.

15 Rained in evening Henry Raised Granary Shed Jesse Arnold not come yet from hunting Jenny Lind Sewed Turnips over again machine come in evening Mr Evans begun to Ditch Henry arnold began to get shingles

16th in morning of Blocks sawed in wood Beeting apples for Vinegar etc –– worming new ground Tobacco but not done stop to attend to machine––

17 Finished machining wheat about 12 ocl Jesse Arnold not come yet - fine weather Sent machine home in evening & went to worming & succoring new ground

18th Killed Lamb worming & succoring Tobacco Jesse arnold Came last night Friday with Jenny Lind, & both of them will work ½ day to day Saturday

20 wormed Toped & succored Tobacco over Mr Evans Came again to day to Ditch

21st H. & J arnold getting shingles this morning

22 H & J A getting shingles Henry & Sandy etc Sawing shingles Blocks Fed Cutting pla[nk?] for barn Balance Grubing cloudy & damp & I am unwelle at this time — Bettie Hunt & children are here at this time

23rd Rained last evening & night weather warm Covering Plant Beds Halling up Shingles

1855 Augt 23^rd H & Jesse pulling rafters on shed to Granary - this morning

24th worming & succoring Tobacco till 10 Oclock & went to Grubbing & cutting Mrs Mary Moseley Died wednesday evening 22nd day of augt & buried at Mr Jno D Hunts on Friday 24th Aug 1855

25 Halling Log to Mill Yates saw mill this morning waggon & Cart

Sept 2nd went to association at Sandy Creek MH near Milton, this week, We were while I was gone Ditching toping worming & succoring Tobacco & Shrubing Corn Land

3rd Toping worming & succoring Tobacco this morning & then to pulling fodder Jerry is Sick D^r Tho mpson been to see him Twice & Johnson 2 times & me once, - Sent to mill 8 bushels Corn for meal & get 2 Bags 4 Bus. there ground last week Henry got Shingles one or 2 days

13th From the 1st of this month we have been attending to Tobacco pulling fodder Cutting Tops Mr Evans Ditching etc etc I went over to Bolletot school gone 4 days don't like the Country at all Jacob here a day or Two ago to see us & get his cloth to make his winter clothes James M Fitzgerald gone to Springs we are gathering in Our Blades Stacking etc etc worming & succoring Tobacco

24th Cutting Tobacco last week part of week, stacked all our Blade fodder wormed & succored over tobacco I went to meeting at Strait Stone till wednesday & then I was taken sick & have been ever since Mr Fitzgerald has returned ^{Springs no better} from