Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

3rd Augt 1850 while we were gone to Lynchg Our folks finished weeding corn in Lot choped out new ground, done up some fencing & then went to cutting in new ground

-8th. This week we have been Halling Rails Hilling up our second yrs Land Tobacco & it has Rained nearly every day this week ground very wet., clear this morning weather remarkably hot. & Rains generally from North East. Thunder cloudy, — worked, cutting Halling Rails & shrubing fresh field.

12th cloudy this morning, choping in new ground Fed Toping at new ground - Henry & Jane Plowing Lot Tobacco back of Garden, –

13th worming over Tobacco clear warm weather

14th Plowed & Hilled up little second yrs ^Tobaccoground

16 Went to Mill 1 Bb^l Corn getting up apples

17th Beeting apples for Cider & drying Lilas child a Girl Born this morning about Sun rise, nights cool, weather dry & Hot in day

18th cloudy all day & Rained a little — cool

19th. worming succoring & toping Tobacco — Mr Whiteheads machine came saturday evening broke We have not commenced getting out our ^yet wheat

20 Getting up apples & Baling Sewed little Hog pen in Turnips — by spring —

21 Machining wheat had David & John neal A Crews & son abram Mrs Colemans Kit & James

22. Finished my own by 12 Oclock & then got out Mr Neals & moved the machine

23rd worming new ground Tobacco & choping it over this day — — A Fine rain this evening —

24 Rained a little last night, fine weather Mr Dan^l Johns has been sick at Mr Lewis for some time & Died the 22nd in night —

1854 aprl 28 Mr A. Crews D^r to number of days I let him have a Horse 1 day Horse plowing nearly 1 day - 0.18 ½ D^o 1st May 1854 - - - 0.13

this summer 1854 every thing is very ^high & scarce havewe have given to Mrs Crews 4 lbs coffee Mr Fisher blend 4 lbs coffee & to Mrs Betsy Kelley 4 lbs coffee we have Plowed for Mr Neal ½ day for Mr Crews 2 Horses & Plows 1 day he paid the Boys plowing & I found Horses & all cut Crews wheat etc etc

Novr & Decr 1854 Stacks Halled Sometime ago& Divided 8 Logs Halled 2 Logs yesterday to ^{saw mill} yates

27 Halled 3 Logs to day 2 Large ^{1 smaller}ones

Dec 6 Halled 2 Logs & Carr^d stone in ^morning 1 log for Railing 1 for sheeting In evening Car^d 2 more 1 for squared edged plant & 1 for Hh^d staves

Decr 16-1854 Halled 2 more Large Logs to yates Saw mill 1 for Paling, one for weather boarding Begun to Plow this morning cleaning out drian] on Branch Cutting in new ground nearly done cutting little growth etc - cloudy & like^Rainfor

25th 25th Sent 1 Log to Yates for Sheeting. 14 feet

Feby 16th Sent another for Hh^d staves 9½ ft

1857 28th Jany = Raining this morning wind N. E. all hands striping Tobacco this morning We have but little Tobacco down raining a little all day finished Striping all the Tobacco We have down then spining Jinning cotton etc etc cold rain this day —

29th Thursday no nannie yet, I am going to send to Mrs Hunts to day to see If I can hear from them, - sent 2 Bags Corn to Mill for meal & sent them on Cap^t Gilberts after the Cotton If nannie has not come If she has they come back home shelling corn making Broms & spining etc, cleared off this morning, last night & sleet soon & then cleared off very pretty moderate day overhead very sloppy & bad underfoot We taking down Tobacco in new prize Barn & old D^o Halled up stack Oats & Halled Out Straw to day – Bob Started after his mistress & nannie & stayed 3 days got back wednesday so we hear to day at night & could not cross the River did not any thing from them at all going to start back In morning Friday he could not cross on acc^t of the Ice now tho fresh & cant till when they will get home, Very sloppy to day & snow melts smartly, O Lord have mercy upon us all & resign us to thy will, - It looks like rain again

30th Friday ground hard frozen cloudy, halling wood Sent Buck to P.O. & mill Jordan & Henry halled up Stack fodder this morning. Some of them Cutting, moderate weather Lent Mr. A Crews 8 Oz Sole Leather 2 Soles & 2 threads for shoes, this day It commenced snowing a little in evening.

1857 March 4th All Hands malling Pilling wood Buck Halling to House, Henry & Claiborne will go to Plowing in Lot at 12 Oclock weather a little moderated this morning

5th All hands gone to malling Plowing etc But it set in to Raining & we are going to strip Tobacco in new prize Barn Jerry started yesterday morning wednesday to go with Henry Clay to go with Mrs Clement to CH Lowry Ran away & come down here first of this week I sent Jerry with him back & I hear that Malissa is cutting [swills?] etc etc etc got a Letter form Jacob P. the 1st of this month, answered it forthwith & wrote to Cousin Cleo too to council him at Cap^t Boxleys

6th Burning Brush malling Prizing Tobacco Shelling corn & then Plowing up Lot for Tobacco. Turned off cool & clear Mr Crews help me striped Tobacco yesterday went to see Cap Fitzgerald to day & settled with him for Fannie W Fitzgerald as Gudn & Exer & took in her bonds for Hire & Rent 1856 —

7th Very cold & windy this morning Sent Jordan to Mill 1 Barrel corn for meal first of the new crop we have sent to mill 2 Turns at mill to bring is old corn, Sent Handcock 3 Gallons Vinigar malling in new ground Plowing Kate & Sallie came down here this evening

8th Nannie Kate & Jere went to meeting to Riceville very cool cloudy day -

9th Plowing malling & cleaning out fence Row around new ground expect Halling up Oats fodder & chaff this evening Cool & cloudy & like for falling weather Lent Andrew Crews a horse to go to mill to day

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