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 April 18th. Cloudy & Drizling Rain none yet to do any good Hilling new ground little cool this morning Sent by Phil counterpane to Mrs Jno Tucker to weave flower of almond the Draught 9¢ cash & dif in trade -

19th began to rain about night & rained moderate 19th one or 2 Hours, Planted out some cabbage plants - ground yet hard in places Sent Bro. Wm Dews at meeting 1/6 -

21 Cloudy but no more Rain yet Shuck Peas this Morning. Breaking Balance of our corn Land

-22 Finished Planting Corn at Stony began to prize tobacco again & Coltering & Hilling new ground,-

23 Prizing Tobacco short coltering with Horse & Hilling new ground

26 last evening had a shower of Rain Prizing Tobacco & about finishing hilling up new ground Planted watermellon Seed in sweet Potatoe Patch, & also set out Tomatoe and Cabbage plants this day. Manured Plant Beds. Coltering up cow Pen for Corn, Dry & Hot little Windy -

28 Finished Planting in cow pen Lot etc - Hilling up little new ground on Branch above Granary planted Pumpkin seed etc

1845 August 2nd - Another shower Rain We are pulling up fence where the ^windwind Blew down last night, & toping Tobacco & Expect to Sew Turnip Patch this evening - put up steps at chamber doder^door this Branch Camp branch So called as high as I ever saw it in my life

3 good showers Rain about here today

4. Sun shng shining grubing & cutting on Branch, Halling manure to turnip Patch & Rails for Hog Pen

6th Yesterday Rained moderate and we Rep =lanted the Lot at Lilas House & the granary Lot & began to Hill up Lots & new ground - Fed shoemaking Henry cutting on branch alse breaking flax Phil gone to shop

9th. Hilling up new ground Tobacco Plowing Greens in Garden

18th. The weather has generally been seasonable since the 1st August. Working Out Garden this morning. Went to Lynchburg 13th & 14 to get Paints to Pain[t] House,-

21. Rains every night or day & sometimes both machine got out Mrs. Hunts, wheat woodings machine Wrote to Mr Taylor Painter to come the 15th & do our work.

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

1845 Sept. 1st Covered in Tobacco House & began to Pull fodder here at Home -- Mr Taylor & Birchet Came at night to commence painting our House ———————

2nd Sept Sent for my wife. Just returned from charlotte Mr Taylor & Birchet Painting outside House - Pulling fodder

12th Finished Pulling fodder at stony point Painted the roof of our House this day

15 Cutting Tobacco, –

16 Cutting Tobacco & finished Pulling fodder Finished Painting outside of House

17 Painters Finished this evening

18 Painters left this morning Succoring Tobacco & cutting tops etc this day

20 & 21 I am sick & failed to go to meeting at Strait Stone

22 Picking Turnip Patch, Halling Rails & wood Phil gone to Rice Lila spining Balance cutting Tobacco

20 Sent to Mrs. Hunts for some flour which she gave my wife, flour Bbl full