Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1846 March 4th, very pretty day over head Went this day with Mr. J D Hunt to see Mr Jesse Pitts waggon which I bot of Mr Hunt who takes the waggon from Pitts & let me have it complete for the sum of $41.50 with this understanding I pay Principal & Interest when convenient to me he Mr Hunt gives me several years to pay for it by paying In^t

5th Beautiful day over head Phil cutting up Logs for fire wood alse & Henry halling out manure on Potatoe Patch Fed making 2 pr shoes for Lucy Ann children this day —

6. Thrashing out oats, Henry went after a Load of wheat straw to Mrs Hunts.

7. Went after waggon to Pitts, cutting up Trees on Branch fire wood - very pretty Weather over head Snow melted very much,

8. Snow nearly gone this second Sunday a beautifull day over Head —

9 Halling wood & Burning Log Heaps started 1 Hh^d Lugs this day by Geo Bruce, he finds himself & I paying him ferrigage[ferriage] 4$ carriage 75¢ for fodder & he gets 4 Bushels corn in Lynchg at River which I have to Colo Smith to let

1846 April 1st. Plowing for corn 2 Plows alse & Mallisa began at 12 Oclock to Hill in new ground this we have been halling oat stacks out of new ground Phil Halling Rails along cross fence My wife gone to see Mrs. Coleman 2nd began to Hill in new ground 3 hands Lila & Henry Plowing for corn Phil Halling Rails around out side fence towards orchard & also along cross fence Jane in Garden Plowed up Tomato Beds Weather cloudy & very cool, like for snow or Rain, Sent Mr Crews Horse & Plow & Gear to toPlow to day & have also lent him a Horse to go to mill several times -

3rd A Beautiful morning Hilling colter in new ground & Plowing for corn. Henry hunting wild Hogs — Sewed Beets^{& salsafy}yesterday

4 Another pretty morning Hilling in new ground Henry sewed flax Patch Lila Plowing in oats in bottom in Granary Lot Phil gone to shop with Plow Henry saw my my 11 wild hogs this morning but they were quite wild - have not ben up for 2 months — Sewed beets & salsafy a day or too ago. Planted corn & snaps in garden this day

5 Another pretty day like for rain ^or[friday?]

6th very pretty morning finished sewing oats Plowing for corn Coltering in new ground & Halling

1846 April 4th Planting Snaps & Corn in Garden Sewed flax in second years Ground

6 Sewed Pepper finished sewing oats. Fed Coltering in new ground alse & Mallisa hilling Philip going to mill & shop all day

7. Plowing for corn Coltering & hilling in new ground Phil gone to Mr McCullock after Sweet Potatoe Seed ours all rotten Weather very pretty, ground a little hard Lady Jane Lame - 8 Of our wild hogs come up this morning, (4 out yet,

8 this morning raining, our Tobacco in order prizing short Tobacco & Packing good & fine this day, quite a cold rain soon this morning warm an elegant season

9th Cleared off cool, took all of our Tobacco^down nearly done prizing Lugs & short Henry & Lila plowing for corn, Phil halling manure on Sweet & Irish Potatoe Patch, - have been packing down good & fine Tobacco to day

10 Plowing for corn coltering & hilling in new ground all of our wild hogs up

11th this morning & yesterday warm & cloudy rained a little elegant weather for every thing work the same as yesterday, except in the evening to finish coltering lot at fodder stack

12th Raining this morning Manured our Plant Beds yesterday ([illegible] this day in

1846 May 3rd We went to S. S. M. H. to Mr. J. McH anys & Wm Lovelaces funeral Preached by by Bro Hubbard & Mr McLaughlin Weather fine & good growing weather

4 Coltering on Branch, Hilling in new ground -

5. Coltering on Branch with steers Henry & Andrew Crews Coltering in little second years ground above Granary & in second years land at new ground

6th Finished Hilling new ground 12 Oclock to day 2 Colters on Branch & 1 in second years ground 7th Hilling above granary

7th Began yesterday at 12. Henry finish ing Coltering one way on way^Branchby 12 today Fed Halling out manure to day — Phil Hilling, went to mill to day —

8 Fed Halling out manure Henry & Phil Coltering & laying off second yrs land Balance Hilling of it An Elegant Rain this evening Set out our garden in Greens before the Rain to day —

9th Fencing & Picking mountain Plant Beds & made a beginning to Plant Tobacco this morning in new ground Fly & chintz in wheat, which bid fair for a crop till lately corn sellling at from $3 1/2 to $5.

1846 May 9th Weather warm & fine about this time, Finished fencing about 12 Bushing wheat & oats -

10th Showers this day & turned cool in evening

11th began to Replant & Plow corn this day Replanted all the side of the the Branch next to Tobacco Houses & part of the side & Plowed all drill corn nearly

12 Hilling & Coltering in second

13 done collering & laying off second yrs^ground gone to mill this morning lent Wm Neale 2 mugs of Coffee this morning my wife Which she has to clean her teeth began to Cross Coltering on Branch

14 Finished hilling second years ground Plowing corn - 15th Drawing Plants

15 & Planting Yobacco this day ^{in new ground} Raining & we are Planting Tobacco

16 Finished Planting new ground Tobacco Thining corn this morning Phil gone to Shop & mill

17 Meeting day at S. S. M H. a good day

18 Cloudy Plowing corn & Replanting corn & hilling on Branch 19 My waggon start to Lynchg 20th myself Mrs Clements & John starts this morning sold our Tobacco for Little or nothing 21st hilling on Branch