Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1845 March 14th Malissa sick child Born after midnight this morning --

15. Bud Faris sent for help to Roll Logs Could not help him Henry sowing oats. I am going to meeting. Federick cutting gutter for Malissa House to drain the water off -- Phil gone to mill. Just commencing sowing oats this morning tho have been preparing the ground for 2 days.

1845 ^{March 18th} Sewed 15 bushels to this night Fed gone to day to Roll Logs to Mr Neals Set yams this morning for [name?] to plant. Planted goard seed Paid Mr Moon $115 in all the other $10 I dont Know that I shall ever pay him without being compelled because he did not finish my ^houseat all & some he did do was not done workmanlike

¹⁸⁴⁵ March 19, Wednesday Very cold & windy ground hard frozen I am afraid Tobacco plants Killed. My wife & F.W. gone to see ^Coleman Mrs

20 Really a winters morning ground hard frozen. cant Plow. Freezing weather Pull Down old saddle House this morning at 12 Oclock this day the water Freezes in the Porch tremendous cold for March 1845 1845 26th. weather a little moderated Sewed flax seed nearly done sowing oats

1845 August 20th. Raised barn at new ground this day 22nd Henry this day gone to Doct Whites Mill with wheat corn & a stack & is to bring my Palings Home Fed sick yesterday & day before — Succoring & toping Tobacco this day

26th Picking Turnip Patch & finished Hilling up Lot at Henrys house My wife son Jerry & nurse Ann started from home on yesterday Sunday to go to Charlott cty V^a on a visit to Mr Overbys & Moseleys with Mrs Hunt - Fanny White sick - fine rain yesterday Sunday

Monday ²⁵26th. Clear fine day for travelling

Tuesday 26. clear fine morning Grubing & Phil cutting Henry & Fed gone to Mr L to raise houses — —

27. cutting on Branch & grubbing Mr Lewis spayed 14 shoats & cut six & Turned out 2 young sows & 1 boar Mrs Scrugs put cloth in the loom - My wife did not start to Charlott till Tuesday morning & Pleasant came here same day about 12 & stayed till next evening making ladden etc etc

28th Grubbing & cutting Henry getting slab timber I went to Jno D Hunts & Mrs Hunts, my dear Nanny been gone ever since last Sunday to charlotte, — time seems long

29 Topping succoring and worming Tobacco today - started a letter to Colo Smith about over our

1846 Jany 26th Finished cutting I expect to day & then striping Tobacco ———

27 Began to mall in new ground Phil & Fed Henry gone to shop with^Cart Lila & alse finishing striping in the Middle Barn

28. 2 Hands getting gate Post Fed malling alse & Lila stacking wood Mr Myers came here last night & set in this morning to set up Tobacco Hh^ds my wife & F.W. at Mrs Hunt last night & went to Doct Sutfins Beautifull weather about this day

29 Weather moderate, cloudy - Halling up gate Post towards granary Malling in new ground & Piling wood

30 Malling & Henry gone to mill & got 74 feet Hh^d heading

31 Henry & Phil gone to Shields to roll Logs Balance took down Tobacco nearly all day Feby 1st cloudy this morning & like for falling weather my wife gone to Prayer meeting Mr Myers set up 2 Hh^ds & gone home 17 Lambs in Jany lost 5 —

2nd Malling Halling up Tobacco – 3rd Henry Halled wood this day

3. Malling & Prized Tobacco

4th Still fine weather clear Lila been Plowing all this week, Prizing^{to day} Lugs _Lugs malling in new ground — Halled a stack oats yesterday 3rd

==1845 Nov 13th Federicks Account==

Date	Note	Amount
Cr by 38 lb Blade @ 3/-	2.19
" 1/2 Bbl in years corn
1 1/2 bushels in years	1.65
1/2 bushel Nubbins	.10
Running Sum	1
paid Fanny White for	$2.94
1845	Bed quilt	50
Dec 27	to cash paid by you on Christmas	50
1846 April 12th	Dr to cash paid for sweet potatoes to Mr McCullock	13
June 2nd	1 quart mollasses	19
Oct 3	3lb bag sugar	38

==Mr Lains Toms Account==

1845 Nov 13	Cr by 65lb Blade fodder @ 3/-	0.32 1/2
"	110 hay @ 0/3	0.43
1/2 Bbl corn @ $3 pbbl	1.50
Dr take off for Halling	12
Due Tom	$2.13

Jeremiah W Graves

Paid in full to Abram 22nd Decem 1845

==Mrs Hendricks Abram==

Date	Note	Amount
Nov 13th 1845	Cr by 179lb Hay @ 2/3	0.65
" "	53lb fodder @ 3/-	0.26
"	1/2 bbl corn @ $3/-	1.50
Halling corn @ hay	0.13
1 Hhd	0.37
Due Abram	$1.91

==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