Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1845 Decemr 28th This Month truly has been winter throughout cold & snowy weather People generally so far enjoy good health

Dec 29 little cloudy weather not very cold tho the snow melts but little Mrs Hunts Allen came here this morning to work for Fed making shoes, has to work 8 days —

30 little cloudy weather moderate snow melts but Slow Kill cherry this day or yesterday - cutting wood in new ground Halling wood etc

31 Soon in the morning clear & moder -ate after the morning cloudy & like for falling weather, cutting in new ground & Halling wood Hung up our meat yesterday —

1846 Jany 1st A little cloudy soon in the morning Bids fair for a pretty day after morning cutting little growth in new ground Halled stack straw to fodder stack & 4 Loads of wood for Andrew Crews began this day about 11 Oclock to cut big growth but not ½ done cutting little growth

2nd Rained last night snow melted Smartly weather moderate Bid fair for another pretty day. Began to rain about one Hour be[fore] sun last evening very windy & somewhat cloudy

3rd Jany very pretty morning weather moderate

1846 April 1st. Plowing for corn 2 Plows alse & Mallisa began at 12 Oclock to Hill in new ground this we have been halling oat stacks out of new ground Phil Halling Rails along cross fence My wife gone to see Mrs. Coleman 2nd began to Hill in new ground 3 hands Lila & Henry Plowing for corn Phil Halling Rails around out side fence towards orchard & also along cross fence Jane in Garden Plowed up Tomato Beds Weather cloudy & very cool, like for snow or Rain, Sent Mr Crews Horse & Plow & Gear to toPlow to day & have also lent him a Horse to go to mill several times -

3rd A Beautiful morning Hilling colter in new ground & Plowing for corn. Henry hunting wild Hogs — Sewed Beets^{& salsafy}yesterday

4 Another pretty morning Hilling in new ground Henry sewed flax Patch Lila Plowing in oats in bottom in Granary Lot Phil gone to shop with Plow Henry saw my my 11 wild hogs this morning but they were quite wild - have not ben up for 2 months — Sewed beets & salsafy a day or too ago. Planted corn & snaps in garden this day

5 Another pretty day like for rain ^or[friday?]

6th very pretty morning finished sewing oats Plowing for corn Coltering in new ground & Halling

1846 May 3rd We went to S. S. M. H. to Mr. J. McH anys & Wm Lovelaces funeral Preached by by Bro Hubbard & Mr McLaughlin Weather fine & good growing weather

4 Coltering on Branch, Hilling in new ground -

5. Coltering on Branch with steers Henry & Andrew Crews Coltering in little second years ground above Granary & in second years land at new ground

6th Finished Hilling new ground 12 Oclock to day 2 Colters on Branch & 1 in second years ground 7th Hilling above granary

7th Began yesterday at 12. Henry finish ing Coltering one way on way^Branchby 12 today Fed Halling out manure to day — Phil Hilling, went to mill to day —

8 Fed Halling out manure Henry & Phil Coltering & laying off second yrs land Balance Hilling of it An Elegant Rain this evening Set out our garden in Greens before the Rain to day —

9th Fencing & Picking mountain Plant Beds & made a beginning to Plant Tobacco this morning in new ground Fly & chintz in wheat, which bid fair for a crop till lately corn sellling at from $3 1/2 to $5.

==Childrens Account of time they go to School to Mrs Stanfield 1845 1845==

Date	Note
July 4	2 went 4 days & F.W. went 2 days this week
– 11	3 went 4 days this week 1 ps.
18	3 went 5 days this week
25	3 went 1 day this week
August 2	3 went 4 days this week
8	went none this week
–15.	went 2 days 3 scholars this week
Sept 5	went 2 days 3 Do Do Do
– 12	went 3 Days 3 Do Do
– 19	went 5 Do 2 Do Do
–	went 4 Days 1 Do Fanny W.
26	went 5 days 3 Do Do Do
Oct 3	went 5 days 2 Do Do Do
"	Jacob 4 days 1 Do Do Do
10	went 2 days 1 Do Do Kate sick
"	went 3 days 2 — Do Do Do
17	went 3 days 2 Do Do Do

1846 July 10th. Andrew Crews D To my Beast Plowing Cotton nearly ½ day My Beast going to mill ½ day Plowing mare all day making nearly 2 days work he is Due me

11th Cr By Shocking Oats this day

15th Working on Our Road this morning Digging Irish potatoes & beeting Peaches working oat garden & drying fruit about this time 16th Meeting at S. S. M

17 Went to Court & stayed till Tuesday night the Suit of Moon ags^t me taken out of Court & referred[?]each man paying his Own Cost. Worming & succoring Tobacco

19 began to still again

20 Still treding out wheat ^{& finished}& Digging Irish Potatoes & Drying fruit etc etc etc

21st treading wheat & stilling & Drying fruit

22nd Finished treading wheat & stilling

23 Sunday Rained this evening 2 good showers

24th Sewed turnip Patch Over, & also in garden toping & succoring & worming Tobacco

25. Raining this morning & all night making Baskets, shoeing making for C.S. & spining etc etc Wind cool & from N.W.

26 Succoring Tobacco & Sent to mill in the evening began to Pull fodder in big field

27th Pulling fodder in big field yesterday lent Mr. Crews Lady Jane to go to Mill

28. Beating cider etc etc

29. worming new ground Tobacco & Tying up fodder

30. Sunday - weather seasonable this week cloudy nearly every^{& raining}day

31. Pulling fodder & finished big field.

Sept 1st Pulling fodder & succoring Tobacco

- 2. Phil gone to mill 2 Bags & carried one stack to be sawed into squared edged Plank

3 about Fodder & succoring & worming^tobacco

4 Saving Fodder & in Tobacco

5th Still the same & not done pulling yet, put savining about 8 stacks.