Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1853 Jany 5 Spotted Sow had 7 pigs^{only 4} 2 or 3 days ago the one come from Mr. Fitzgeralds has pigs but we cant find her have been hunting for her 2 or 3 days – ^{she came up with 8 Pigs –}to day we are halling wood grubbing etc. yesterday we striped Tobacco,- sow came up with 8 Pigs.

8th we have been Halling wood Cutting etc

12th This week we have been cutting & Halling wood^etc yesterday we began to Plow & Hall Leaves in Johns field Balance is cutting wood for Plant Bed at mountain, This morning its Raining hard & began sometime in night & we are all striping Tobacco in overseers House. finishing whats there about 12 Oclock We have finished Grubbing out new ground —

15th Striping Tobacco in Middle Barn yesterday & to day, not quite done the Barn back of Garden Snowed Thursday night about 4 or 5 Inches deep for the first this winter, Jacob & Cate to see Mr Fitzgerald who is Sick as well as myself I have sick for 2 weeks to day taken several doses Pills & 2 doses strong medicine one of Calomel last night. Halling out Straw for cattle this evening, Mr Crews helping to assort Tobacco @ 12^Ocl. Who I have engaged to help when he can @ 2/3 pr day Sent Jordan to store for Papers letters & a bottle of Castor Oil for me —

22nd The past week I have been sick all the week, they have Burnt one Plant at mountain Field cut in new ground Burnt Brush halled wood etc etc they striped Tobacco one or Two days in middle Barn. to day cutting Jacob ^{& Lowry} gone Abram Neals to hall wood, cloudy & like for snow or Rain, 23rd Tolerable good day

24th cloudy & like for falling weather & we are striping Tobacco in middle Barn till 12 oclock then stoped cleared off They went to cutting in new ground —

25 Put straw in cow Racks yesterday, we are all hands cutting to day, my wife Jerry & little Henry gone to see Mr Fitzgerald to day etc

1853 May 31st going to finish weeding Corn at Mountain Mrs Coleman 2 Sows has got 16^th Pigs the little sow has 9 the other 7. very Small ones ¬–

June 1st Send for Doct Andrew Thompson yesterday to see Cate who has the mumphs Bad,- Jordan Plowing Hester to day working in Garden triming cotton, weeding corn we are all getting wood this morning – cloudy & like for Rain finished Plowing fresh field at mountain last week & finished weeding there yesterday also Hilling 2nd yrs Tobacco Land Henry started to Lynchg 30th monday morning with a Hh^d of Second rate Tobacco also Mrs McCullocks^waggon & got back wednesday before night, broke his waggon Tongue & made another at Scags

4th June we have been weeding & Plowing corn Johns’s field this week 4 Plows since Henry got from Lynchg dry & warm this week Young Pink had a Bull calf this week at stony, put Red in Pasture to have a calf

5. went to Burial of Miss Julia Dan^l this day Cate sick with mumphs yet Jacob went to ^FW

6th Plowing & weeding far End of Johns’s field nearly over once Plowing - cloudy & like for rain this morning - warm weather

10 we have been planting Tobacco 2 days & have finished planting all but a little corner of the Lot Turned off very cool & dry Beded ^{& Planted Lot} Lot yesterday Plowed Cotton Potatoes etc Patch & Cotton Patch Plowing corn by Johns Spring & then Gaunoed this morning 4 Plows runing - —Buck little Henry Jerry Smith & Fannie has measles Bad.

15. weeding corn on Johns branch & Plowing Sheared Sheep this week, fixed bridge on Road yesterday.

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 June 2 Planting Tobacco to day new& small p^s fresh ground at stony point Mr Crews & abram Planting fine Rain & season as ever I saw Just Plowed & worked out branch Second time before it Rained, fine weather now

4th Planted Johns’s Branch Tobacco to day & p^r of p^s next to orchard & p^r of Jacobs Beding Lot in evening of this day Sewed Peas on branch Just before Rain Planted Collard Plants & finished this day Nannie gone to Mrs Hunts, – got 2 Bags of meal last week & 2 more at Yates mill – worked over Cotton etc etc last week

June 6th Beded up & Hilled Lot, Thining Corn the 7th Henry yesterday Car^d my last Toba to Mr Anderson as we came back took in a Hh^d for Capt Fitzgerald & Henry has started for Lynchg this morning – Finne growing weather & every thing has improved very much in deed ¬

9. Finished Planting Tobacco yesterday Planted all day long in evening negroes Planted Mrs John S Lewis very like to die at this time,- fair this morning & Cool

13th Mrs Lewis Died the 11th June & buried 12th 1855 weeding down Tobacco Harrowing Corn Sent Jordan with 2 Bags Corn to mill 4 Bus. & to get 10 Bushels at mill

22 Cut wheat Straw yesterday all day where the chinch bug injured the wheat; Fed & little Henry working Cotton Hilling Sweet Potatoes weeding down, Tobacco began 20th to Lay by Corn & sewed Peas & Guano In fresh ground above House.

10th Novr Fountain Came here to finish my Corn house yesterday friday a little after 12 Oclock & worked till Saturday Night @ $14 pr month

11th Cloudy & drisling Rain —

19th Fountain Wyatt finished Corn House & we have settled for it & we are Housing Corn

23 finished Housing all we have shach out & are halling up balance weather Cool & windy - etc –– –– Henry Federick Jordan alse malissa & Lila had Blankets this day - Sometime ago I gave Claiborne Abram & little Henry Caps & Lowry my Hat. - very dry fall & first of Decr

3rd Decemr I went to see Mr Fitzgerald last Friday & Stayed there till he Died saturday night about 10 Oclock in night, – We are Grubing Cutting wood & halling up Corn stalks last week, this morning Henry goes to Mill with log for Tobacco Barn Balance Cutting & Grubbing —

4 Halling Logs to Yates Saw Mill Grubbing Jordan cut wood at Mr Neals – James M Fitzgerald Died at his Fathers on the 1st day of Decemr 1855 about 10 Oclock in the night We have burnt & sewed 2 Large Plant Bed this week & last week Say 1st Decr 1855 got our sheep this week Killed this 12th Decr 1855 8 Fat Hogs Halling wood & Cutting & Grubing

12th We have Cold open weather very dry fall indeed so far – – – – – –

20th Cutting little growth in new ground Grubbing in Corn field on Johns branch Raising weaving House have Commenced plowing on branch for Corn fine open weather Jordan gone to with 3 Bushels screan wheat for chop 2 Bus D^o for flour & 4 Bus. Corn for meal

21 Cutting little growth in new ground getting rafters for weaving House