Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1854 april 17th very disagreeable morning for Court, I cant go dreadfull night on stock of every description, etc etc Kitty rather better this morning tho sick yet

18. Still Cold Sent for Doct Thompson for Kitty he did not come yesterday Sent again this morning^19th Snow on the ground yet. Heavy frost. Tobacco Plants nearly all Kill –

19th Heavy frost this morning — I did go to Court & Come back same day Carried Report of Comm^dr of Division of Jer. McCullock Est. by Patrick Grasty & Dickenson —

20 went to Store to day to Adams & Ward Finished Coltering over new ground about finished breaking up corn ground listing p^s this way in fresh ground for Corn will begin to Plant corn this evening at old House place at Stony point,

21nd Expect to uncover & Pick Plant Bed above House this mooring, then planting Corn again at stony pint etc Harrowing & listing in ^{fresh ground}

22. went to Meeting Mr Mason not there,fine weather etc Kitty better, not quite done planting corn at Stony pint —

23 went to see Capt Gilbert & also to Mrs Hunts to day rained Coming home Fanny here & Mr Fitzgerald - fine weather

24 Finished planting at Stony pint & began in fresh field Jordan complaing to day tho Harrowing for

25 Jordan Sick this morning Planting corn in fresh field between the Ditches Fed gone to Mill 6 Bus. Corn for meal 2 Bushels wheat for me —

26 Lent Mr Crews Henry Clay to go to mill Planted Pepper^{in Plant Bed}& watermellons in Potatoe Patch etc etc fine weather warm —

1854^{July 1st} Weather very Hot & dry Fed gone to shop with Cart this evening Hilled up Sweet Potaotes this morning my Spungy made ½ machine sheet Laying by Corn in fresh ground choping etc etc in Corn & weeding down Tobacco — — —

8th Done Cutting Oats got up nearly all our wheat replanted Tobacco – went to Lynchg & sold all of our Tobacco, for tolerably prices only @$6Hogh^d sold for $5.50, choped in Corn this week pulled up flax, Hilled up Cotton & Greens & Pens

12 finer Rains Since last Thursday Friday & Sunday worked out Lot Tobacco yesterday & now choping in Corn & thining nearly done laying by with ploughs, my wife went to Mr Fitzgeralds & carried Mrs Neal, etc etc Very clear this morning & at little cool

19. went to meeting last Sunday & from there Me & Kate went on to CH, my wife & children went to Mrs Hunts & returned at night, & Monday evening went up to Mr Fitzgeralds & Come back a little we came from CH, fine Rain Monday about chalk Level Monday evening, we are very dry Our Folks work 3rd yrs Tobacco & new ground this I Guanoed Lot, done over once

21 clearing of wheat yard to thrash wheat very dry & Hot, here fine shower above yesterday we stacked our Oats & got 4 or 5 Loads of Good Hay Henry Sick, Jordan Harrowing in Corn by fresh ground Barn

1854 augt 24th worming & succoring new ground & lot to day again, Cloudy & like for Rain

25th augt worming & succoring fresh ground, Sewed Rye in Lot Sandy Harrowing etc Henry getting shingles, Jordan gone to Yates mill etc clear & warm - my Sam left last Monday when I went to Court = 29 Just getting Shingles in woods towards fresh ground at Dinner time & F Wyatt Jointing & Henry to Halling up &

30 to rounding about 10 Oclock working little Tobacco in Corn field finished worming succoring & toping this morning over clear & fair = F. Wyatt Jointing all day this day & began yesterday evening —

Sept 5th Have been pulling fodder ever Since last week & worming Tobacco put nearly 8 stacks Blades nearly done pulling in fresh field Clear fine weather we are worming & succoring Tobacco over now began yesterday, Henry commences getting Shingles opposite Crews to day at 12 Oclock =

Sept 9th Rained to day a days pulling fodder on ground went to Ezekiel Dews yesterday, worming & succoring Tobacco in 3rd years ground & in my Lot —

11 Tying up Fodder & worming Tobacco & gathering Peas -

12 Put Top on new Barn, = 23 Finished Pulling fodder Cutting Tops & Stacking fodder, & worming & succoring over over Tobacco & have cut about 2300 stacks & Housed old prizing Barn full, pretty weather Sunday started at Strait Stone about this time

1854 Sept 26. Peggy has been Sick nearly a week Doct Thompson Called Twice or 3 times to See her we are stacking Our Tops & firing tobacco & finished stacking this this evening -

27. Finished Roof of Barn nearly - Jordan halling wood, Balance worming & succoring till 12 Ocl then started to Cutting Lot & Guanoed Lot & new ground ground, nearly cured old prize Barn Tobacco, We are weaning Netty at this time, cloudy & like for Rain - Children Stop going to school this day —

1854 Oct 28 From 27th Sept till this day I went to Orange & Louisa Carr^d Kate Kate while I was gone they finished Our Tobacco & began to Sew wheat & we have nearly finished all except the Tobacco Lot by old prize barn, got up all of mountain field Corn & began & got up 6 Loads from Stony pint, this day it rained nearly all day. we are shelling Corn firing Tobacco etc etc - Turned a little cooler — Mr Crews bro^t me 87 lbs fodder instead of any Oats which was due me last Spring

6 Novr Shucking Corn & shoemaking,- Housing Corn etc - Abram little Henry claiborne & Lowry had their Caps this day. Clementina Kitty Lila Sandy Claiborne & Lowry had Blankets this day quite Cool & Rained Saturday nearly all day David Miller very Sick my Leg sore I did not got to Sunday School yesterday —

11th We have been Halling up corn for Several days this week between Ditches in fresh field, have not near got down yet, began to Rain last night Rained all night & continues this morning very wet & warm, finished making our Shoes to day

1855 Augt 23^rd H & Jesse pulling rafters on shed to Granary - this morning

24th worming & succoring Tobacco till 10 Oclock & went to Grubbing & cutting Mrs Mary Moseley Died wednesday evening 22nd day of augt & buried at Mr Jno D Hunts on Friday 24th Aug 1855

25 Halling Log to Mill Yates saw mill this morning waggon & Cart

Sept 2nd went to association at Sandy Creek MH near Milton, this week, We were while I was gone Ditching toping worming & succoring Tobacco & Shrubing Corn Land

3rd Toping worming & succoring Tobacco this morning & then to pulling fodder Jerry is Sick D^r Tho mpson been to see him Twice & Johnson 2 times & me once, - Sent to mill 8 bushels Corn for meal & get 2 Bags 4 Bus. there ground last week Henry got Shingles one or 2 days

13th From the 1st of this month we have been attending to Tobacco pulling fodder Cutting Tops Mr Evans Ditching etc etc I went over to Bolletot school gone 4 days don't like the Country at all Jacob here a day or Two ago to see us & get his cloth to make his winter clothes James M Fitzgerald gone to Springs we are gathering in Our Blades Stacking etc etc worming & succoring Tobacco

24th Cutting Tobacco last week part of week, stacked all our Blade fodder wormed & succored over tobacco I went to meeting at Strait Stone till wednesday & then I was taken sick & have been ever since Mr Fitzgerald has returned ^{Springs no better} from