Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1957 30th Friday night. Snowing & raining at 9 Oclock Dreadful weather on every thing- Halled wood to day & all we have done for an 2 weeks is get wood got to mill & machine & stay in House, etc etc ————

31st Jany Saturday, Snowed Rained & hailed some last night & this morning a little sleety, snow not deep, still cloudy & like for Some falling weather, we are striping Tobacco this morning in new prize Barn don't hear any thing from Nannie & Jerry, got a letter from Overby stating he had qualified as Gdn for his son John, & I am Justifiable in pay him $100. Legacy left him by Mrs M C Mosely Dec^d of Charlotte The trees are Loaded with Ice the with snow & water & Ice about this time 12 Oclock Saturday

Sunday 1st February 1857. A beautiful morning overhead, Snow not Deep only in places not a word from Nannie yet. Still & clear this morning - I am going to sent to Mrs Hunts to see If I can hear from them, - this morning Bob started friday & went across Pannills Bridge & have not heard from him Since, Fannie W F Sent down to day after kate Jerry is Sick again he left to go up there about 2 Oclock Sent Jordan over to hear if Mrs Hunt & Nannie etc is come this evening. Jordan Returned ^{from them}no news another Lonesome night is past & I hear nothing from Nannie Jerre & Mrs Hunt except Bob is gone after them no comfort in^that

2nd Clear & cold wind cold Halling wood, Sent the Last off Cutting at new ground - to day

2nd Ground Hominey & Cobs for cows this evening Sent Mr Wyatt an axe ——————

3rd Tuesday another lonely night in part, I am generally distressed about Nannie, not hearing from her,- Cutting in new ground, Sent Jordan & Henry to Mill & to Mrs Hunts to hear from them If I can, Big Henry fixing fire place this morning etc, Seeding Clover Seed in Lot this morning by Garden -, Jordan has got back & no news of Bob nor any of them Lucy is like to Die at Mrs Hunts I am going over there this evening to see them Haled Out Straw this evening & wood for Mr Neale Jordan will go after he halls ^strawout Thank God when I got to Mrs Hunts this evening we found them all ^{they started from Mr overbys monday 2 stayed at Mr Roachesnight all}come from Charlotte & Nannie ^{Come from Bro Roaches by Mr Pannills home about 2 Oclock}we came On home this night;Lucy is Still alive, Sent her Some F. Brandy & whiskey —

4th Hung up Our meat 130 p^s & 20 Joles & put smoke under it, Jerry went to Mrs Hunts after their things, Lucy is Dead. Cutting in new ground, opening Lugs in new Barn Very pretty day wind from South,Im about done cutting new ground except old Logs & House Logs. —— Thank the Lord things are as well with us as it is. Nannie & Mrs Hunt & Jerry came thru mud snow & water the other side of the River Starting from Mr Overbys Monday 2nd with some diff -culties tho not serious ones they got to Bro E W Roaches Just about night stayed all night

1857 July 10th W^m Williams came last night one more Horse, Raining this morning & doing but little Warm fine growing weather If the ground gets wet,- Killed Lamb to day - cleared off but little^rain Finished Halling up fresh ground on Johns Branch choping in corn nearly done laying by fresh field with Plows gone to stoney pint to day at 12. runing next to corn —

11th Painting top of House to day in evening Came a very hard Rain some Hail & a real Gust,- Blowed down our fencing — etc etc

12th went to Sunday school little rain this evening Nannie Jaw & tooth swelled very much this week I was sick yesterday myself

13th Replanted Tobacco this morning our Plowing Corn at Stoney pint choping & Hilling up Tobacco at new ground Fine day my wife gone to Mrs Hunts

14th clouday this morning finishing Painting top of House - Plowing corn working new ground Tobacco fine weather ——

15th Rained last night & cloudy & like for Rain this morning began to cut Oats Fed & clem at new ground To make Paste to put paper in a room a little allum, & Gum arabic,

16th Cutting Oats to day Abram Crews here Sandy Plowing Fed at new ground Painters done about 9 Oclock & started Paid them $45

17. 18. 19 Hilling up Tobacco Cutting Oats & Plowing in corn. 19th went to meeting & Sunday school

20. 21. 22. 23 working new ground Tobacco went to Court Halling up wheat & finished cutting Oats 21st Mr Overby & his wife here & children etc etc etc

11th May 1859 Plowing or coltering & Harrowing Corn on far Branch, Replanting there to day I went to Riceville yesterday —

12th coltering & Harrowing & Replanting Corn Mr Chumbley fixing steps at front door fair cool weather, ground getting very dry, have not rain for 3 weeks

13th Bushing wheat & Rye, Picking plant Beds & manuring them, fixing Garden to Plant Greens Weeding Sweet Potatoes, Henry & claiborne Plowing & Harrowing Corn, Mr Chumbly fixing Carriage Tongue, & table,

14 Plowing or Harrow Corn weeding corn in Bottoms on far Branch

15 Bro John D Hunts funeral Preached by Witherington & Hardwick at SStone meeting House this

16. I went to Court, Halling Rock for chimney. weeding Corn etc etc

17th Halling Logs to Mill & Plank from Worsham Mills, Sent Corn Balance planting Peas etc, this morning cloudy & like for Rain

18th Rained Halled 2 Loads ^^stocks to Worhsams Mill & Halled Plank home began to Plant Tobacco

19. Planting Tobacco fine season in fresh ground, Mr Overby here this evening still cloudy & like for Rain -

20 & 21st Finished Planting fresh ground Tobacco little Corner in Lot some by Corn House Planted out Garden in Greens & Planted Some Yam Screan - Beding Lot For Tobacco Planted Sugar Cane in Lot Warm fine weather, weeding Corn to day part of the day, Mrs Hunt sent her Bureau here to day - Bot for Mr Chumbly 2 Bbls Corn 3 for myself & 10 for Bro Hunts Est.

1859 Mr Fox at work on Well 2nd day Henry halling Rock etc Ja^s Shields Bro^t me 9 Barrels Corn, fine day -

Novr. 4th Mr Keatts finished chimney & left - Mr Fox at work on well, fine day. Johns Estates Pleasant & charles Halled Rocks to day & Henry all day

= 5th Fox at work on well chumney gone to the store, 2 Boys Cutting Henry Halling wood, sent Robin to shop to be shod before, Fox & Horse been here since 9 Oclock Thursday^Wednesdayleft Saturday evening fine weather Mrs Hunt came back here this morning but going to Johns again. Fox left ½ after 2 Oclock this evening & horse went to Plantation in evening. No Fox, Hewed p^s for Ice House in morning Killed little Beef weighted 142 lbs Halled up ½ stack Oats, cutting in new ground, Isaac overby here to day quite cool —

8 no Fox yet I went to Pannills & Tan yard got no Leather Sent for waggon fixings for Lynchg in morning chumbly shingling Henry, House claiborne & Jerry Smith Cutting malling Rails & wood & Piling –

9th Mr Fox has not come. Henry went after waggon & started to Lynchg this morning malling Mr Chumbly & little Henry at work Negro House

10th Nails gave out this evening I got back in Two days from Lynchg