Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1849 august 19 quite cool this morning. my wife gone to Mrs McCullocks & Catharine S to go to school with Mildred Ann E. McC they Board her for nothing Milly stays here some & so change about, cloudy

20th Milly Ann E. McCullock starts to school to Mrs Walkup same Terms as Catharine S. Raised Henrys House & Forage House near stable Succoring & worming Tobacco this day —

21st Henry & Fed gone to Mrs Lewis to Raise Barn Succoring & worming Tobacco etc etc as Hot a day ^{& night} as I ever felt in my life I think some little appearance of Rain in ^{but did not}evening

22nd clear morning a little foggy in South Topping Tobacco worming & succoring This day Fanny W. went to charlotte with miss Ruths & Jno D Hunt, started last Thursday -- still Hot Mr Martin a clock Doctor stayed here last ^night fixed clock in sitting room gave him a $1- for it

23 Worming Tobacco & Grubing in new ground Henry Hewing down Barn & this House A fine Rain in evening, Lila ^{after morning}spining

24. Same work to day. nearly done grubing

25 Fanny W. returned from charlotte worming Tobacco this morning Shrubing corn field. Henry halling Rails for hog pen

26 went to association Buffaloe clear hot day

27 Henry sick, shrubing corn field

28 worming & succoring Tobacco, & toping Henry still in House clear & dry - Jerry had Crofe Croup last night very^bad,

29. scraping off wheat yard this morning worming & succoring Tobacco. clear & dry Toping tobacco. - went to Mrs Colemans to Hillfield to see Mr East.

1849 Jany 15 Sent ^{on a/c of Jacob Boarding at Mrs}1 little Cake Butter to Mrs Fitsg - Sent 1 D^o D^o—

Aprl 13 2 lbs coffee - 18 Aprl sent 1 cake B[?] by Henry 19 sent 1 Ham & 1 middling 10 lbs or 11 lbs Bacon 22 Sent 1 Cake Butter by Jacob May 7 Sent 2 cakes by Jacob nearly 2 lbs Sent 4 Cakes more July 7 sent Butter again

1849 Augt 20th Milly Ann E. McCullock starts to school on same Terms that Catharine Spiller goes. 1849 Augt 24th This week 5 days Augt 31st this week 5 days 10 days Sept 7 This week 5 “ Sept 14 This week 4 “ 9 “ 21 This week 4 “ “ 28 This week 5 9 Oct 5 This week 4 Oct. 12 This week 4 8 19 This week 3 “ 26 This week 3 6

Nov 2 This week -

The number of days Catharine Spiller goes to school to Mrs Walkup each week & month

in all July ¹⁸⁴⁹ 27 This week 3 days Augt 3rd This week 5 days 8 days Augt 10 This week 3 days “ “ 17 This week 4½ “ 7½ “ “ 24 This week 5 days “ 31 This week 5 10 “ Sept 7 This week 5 “ Sept 14 This week 4 9 “ “ 21 This week 4 “ “ 28 This week 5 9 “ Oct 5 This week 4 Oct 12 This week 4 8 “ “ 19 This week 3 “ 26 This week 4 7Novr 2 This week 1 1

1850 Decr 23rd Halled Tobacco from fresh ground barn to prize Barn, & Packed it down to strip

234rd Halled leaves till 12 oclock then fixed up cow shelter Rake in up manure & waggon & Cart Halling wood till night Fair & Cool, Killed 8 Hogs yesterday the 23rd 25th Stayed at home myself my wife went to Mrs Hunts

26th went to see Rob^t & Mrs McCullock Grastys Mrs Farmer etc etc as School Commissioner - etc

27 Rode all day as School Comr. & finished

28th Raining this morning moderate weather

29th cleared off cool

30th Halled wood & Cut in new ground Henry has been sick most one week

31st Finished Thursday & friday in Christmas getting last of Indigent children as S. Commissioner Snowed last night & we are striping Tobacco

1851 Janry 1st cleared off cool striping Tobacco that come out of the House the top Blowed off in fresh ground - expect to get done that to day — I went to Mrs Colemans & Yates yesterday to hire Ja^s The Snow is about Two Inches Deep

2nd Sent Fed to mill 5 Bushels wheat for chop 1½ Bbls corn for meal & ½ Bbl for overseer & to get a Bag Cotton at mill

7th Fine weather cutting in ^{snow nearly gone}new ground Halling wood for Mr. Neale ½ day with cart Written to Mr Roach respecting Miss Milly Ann McCullock Land, & wrote a notice forwarning any persons from trespassing on it & offering it for Rent - or lease etc etc Halled Leaves & straw about this time

11 Burning & finishing Plant Bed on ^mountain & sewed it. 19 yds square cutting & pressin= 2 more to barn next week

Dr Miss M A E, Sarah I & Martha I. McCullock Cr

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Dr Pittsy^a County to me as Surveyor Cr

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