Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1846 Jany10th Saturday A fine morning^{cutting onSunday}Second new ground & Halling wood —

Sunday 11th Another fine day, has been fine weather for most of this month

12th Fine day & we are burning Large Plant Bed on mountain —

13th Finishing Plant Bed to day — A little cloudy weather moderate

14 Sewed Plant Bed this morning & covered it & cutting wood for another below the road on mountain ——

15th Commenced burning small Plant Bed on mountain this morning weather moderate & cloudy to day Went yesterday to Mrs Hunts Bring Lains Ezekial East & shop to carry hides for Miller to Tan^{3 carried}— got the shingles my Plow & a little straw from Mrs Hunts yesterday Sewed small Plant Bed on mountain this night in the rain, began to rain about night —

16th rained nearly all night cloudy this morning & we are striping Tobacco at new ground —— 17th Finally a rainy Day Striping Tobacco

1846 Sept 7th Weather has been quite wet the past week but now fair & warm We have 2 stacks fodder ready to stack & on days pulled more & have not cut any tops yet

8 Finished pulling fodder & have got 8 stacks of fodder stack & 2 in House & 2 more to stack

9 Cutting tops this day & worming & succoring Tobacco — Doct Miller has been 2 times to see Phil & furnished some medicine came this morning when I did not look for him — Malissa also sick

10 Cutting tops all day & tying them up - in Big field

11th become uneasy & sent for Doct Miller again for Phil he is quite sick

12th Stayed all night & put a Blister on him.

13. Doct Miller has been 4 or 5 times to see Phil & he is quite low

14 Cutting tops & finished succoring

15 Succoring Tobacco - 16 succoring Tobacco & have not cut any Tobacco yet Phil very low — wrote to Fanny W by Bro Hubbard sent her 50¢

16 Phil Died Just before day 17th & buried in evening, weather changeable

17. Succoring Tobacco 18th, weather cool

19. began to Cut Tobacco yesterday on Branch & will Keep on till one get over. finished on Branch & began in Lot to day. Fed gone to mill new corn

20th Callahan Died this morning

21st Cutting Tobacco & this morning wrote to

1848 Jany 31 Began to prize Lugs weather moderate, piling wood & malling, Jacob starts to School Lila Sick about the 20th Jany last Inst. Dew had a Bull calf 2 weeks ago Poll had a cow calf last night

Febr 1st Beautiful clear day, for winter prizing Our Lugs malling cutting old Logs & Halling wood last very stormy & Rainy a little & cooler this morning

2nd Halling Rails at stony point. cutting old Logs in new ground & fencing - cloudy & like for R. or S. in 10 or 15^days we have 2 young calves & 27 pigs - all look well —

3rd Sent Henry to mill 1 Log & 1 Bbl Corn for meal & sent $1 to pay Doct Miller what I Owe him & 9¢ to have band put on hind hounds of waggon, the Log is for Hh^d Heading

4 Striping Tobacco in prize Barn Burnt little plant abed above ^{on branch}House to this day sent 4 Logs to mill & Rec^d 28 p^s 2 staves in p^s & 4 plank for Heading

5 Cutting big growth in little new ground Turned cold & windy - Our Black sow which had 5 pigs cant walk weakness in ^loins the

6 this morning very cold & windy - have 26th pigs at this time, Bet had her calve few days ago. Now have 3 young calves clear weather,

7. Still cold & windy finished Cutting little new ground, malling, -

8th Snowed a little last night went to Uncle Jerrys last evening. Striping Tobacco. weather cold yet.

1850 Sept 28th Sent Henry to saw & Grass Mill 2 Bus. Corn & 2 Logs one for square edge Plank the other for Gates into Laths clear fine day weather warm

29th went to Doct Ch^s E Millers Funeral at H Anderson Fine Day - good many poeple—

30th Halling up Tobacco from new ground to prize Barn had that full from new ground & ^over80 sticks

Oct 1st. Halling Tobacco from fresh ground to new Barn got that over half full first cutting worming & succoring over all we have stacked all our Blade fodder last night

2nd Firing Tobacco Halling Tops from fresh ground to feed on, worming & ^{lot by new Barn}succoring in Cutting Buck^wheat to day - where we want ^{our tops}to stack

3 Finishing firing prize Barn & quit in new Barn. Clear & Cool this Day

4th Cutting over Tobacco again --

5 Halling Rails Poles & forks for Stack frame Stacked Buck wheat Diging Irish Potatoes etc etc etc

7&^th8 Cutting Tobacco stacking Tops pulling late fodder, Halling up Tobacco etc

10th Car^d Cider to Mr Lewis s to Still Hanging Tobacco Tying fodder & Halling up Tobacco about this time finished Cutting Tobacco yesterday Clear & warm at this time

22nd Have been cutting Tobacco, been to Lynchg with a Load of wheat etc etc etc. Since the 10th its now clear & fine weather, went to Court stayed 2 days

23 Harry came Here monday morning & Fed went to Mr Hodnetts in his place -- getting plates Joist & Rafters for Henry’ House began to throw down Hills in big second yrs ground for wheat etc

1851 Augt 21st Still Cloudy & like for Rain Rained all day yesterday hot put out Mrs McCullocks Tobacco House — made Baskets yesterday & spining — To day Riving slabs & getting Timber worming & succoring new ground Tobacco, —& going to go our Tobacco worming & succoring

22nd Started to the association at Kentuck Meeting House friday saturday monday & friday Rained nearly all the time scarcely finished the business after association, & came home about 12 or 1 Oclock Monday night

26th Still Raining we have been spining making Baskets etc etc yesterday & to day Jobing working on Road about spring overseer cut his foot last friday been in the house nearly ever since, etc —fixing to Raise Barn Give up to Colo Kirby at Laurel Grove at a Bond on John J Bently & his Bro siety for $10 - due several years ago, to have collected by Mr IngRam - Constable

27th Sent 2 Hands to Mrs McCullocks to Raise Tobacco House, clear & cool, our folks spining & Pealing fruit etc etc Mr owen made Jerrys & Sallies shoes —

28. worming &succoring & Toping Tobacco, fixing Logs to Raise House tomorrow I went to CH for Lucy Ann & my wife went to Mrs Hunts

29 Overseer has gone to mill to get Corn of Mr Miller I sent 3 Bushels wheat got^{to be ground like corn} Mr JD Hunt 2½ of our own wheat for flour, & 1 Barrel Corn for myself,- we finished the Barn yesterday & Covered it in & fa[?] up the Door Toping succorig & working out fresh ground clear & Cool -- this morning etc —