Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1849 Jany 1st striping Tobacco in middle barn good striping day

2nd Striping in second & finished 9 O clock in night what we had down

3rd cloudy & like for Rain or snow Halling wood & burning little Plant Bed in new ground Bro^t Home berkshire yesterday & he is gone^{found him in Pasture & hes not gone} this morning

4th Shelled corn & carried 5 Bus corn to mill & 1 stack for Palingin we have 3 Large Logs at mill for Palings. Cutting in new ground big growth in little new ground — Sewed little Plant Bed in new ground this day weather fair & clear Halling up a stack Oats 2 days ago

5th Very cold clear & windy Cutting in new ground all hands

6 Halled out 1 stack wheat straw yesterday cutting in new ground big growth,went to Mr. Lewis to get him on Tuesday next to act as referee in Ja^s East Rent matter about Tobacco Lots & also E Fitzg^erald very cold & windy this day

7 weather moderated cloudy & like for Rain^snowor

8 Still cloudy & like for snow, my wife & Lucy Ann clement went to Riceville yesterday 7 to get Lucy Anns tooth Extracted Cutting big growth in new ground Henry sick in house. cold

9th Ground covered with snow not very 5 or six snows to this time not deep cleared off in evening.

1849 Jany 16 Cutting little growth in new ground & expect to get done to day at 12 Hall up leaves etc etc etc — Mr. Myers came again this morning

18 Yesterday striped Tobacco & finished middle House began to mall & stacking wood & Halling leaves & Oats to feed with, weather cooler Distrain on Ja^s East for Mrs Coleman Rent this day —

19 Stacking wood in big new ground Halling wood & malling in little new ground. weather clear & Cool

20 Halling wood for Mr Neal malling & stacking wood in new ground weather cloudy & Cool like for snow. began to Rain & freeze about 10 Oclock in day - & stoped work^{halled for Mr Neal all day} at home Henry

21st Raining this this morning smart sleet,

22 Took down new ground Tobacco this morning stacking wood taking down Lugs at mountain field Henry gone to mill 1 Log 7½ Bus Corn & get Palings weather clear & good for season —— got no Palings 4 Logs there -

23rd fine day clear & moderate morning Malling & stacking wood

24. Burning 2 Plant Beds above House

25 Finished large one & about small one fine weather

1849 Jany 26 Finishing Plant Beds above House sewing^{& Fencing} covering etc - cloudy & like for Rain — weather warm — 1 Bed Large one 15 yds Square & the other 11 yds Square

27th Cutting Large growth in new ground & Halling Rails for Corn field fence, James East relinquished his Lease of Hill field Plantation this & its rented to AW Worshom & Tho^s East Junr ^{son of Thomas East}

28 cloudy & like for Rain, my wife gone to Mrs Hunts 29 gone to Mrs Hunts etc

29 cutting big growth in big new ground weather moderate a like like Rain

31 Loaded waggon with Lugs & started to Lynchg about 10 Oclock wednesday & got back Friday night about 1 Oclock in night made trip in 2½ days sold Lug at 1-60,- carr^d nearly 1000 lbs while we were gone made little new ground fence Halled wood, & making up out side corn field fine weather cleared off last night tho it has been cloudy & Rainy all the week, nearly

Feby 1-2nd Fencing out side corn field [fr?] – 3. Still D^o weather cloudy & cool 4 Rainy- 5. Still cloudy & Rain

5. Striping ^{Halled up a stack Oats & straw to rack}Tobacco in new ground barn

6 Malling Halling wood & cleaning up new ground, - weather windy & cool

7. Sent Henry to Doct Whites Mill 1 Large Log for Paling & 2 Bags Corn 1 Bbl - malling & stacking wood etc etc etc

8 Have 5 Logs at mill only bro^t home one Rolled Logs in Little new ground after 12 oclock, put up about 6 or 7 heaps & car^d out the wood malled before Rolling ^{swingling flax} Lila 

Dr Capt George Gilbert Cr

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Dr James East Cr

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