Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1849 Oct. 26 Stoped Jacob from going to ^Oct school Mr Shelton gone to Court. he has gone nearly 4 months,

From 26 Oct to Novr 1st shoemaking spining, nearly all the time ground very wet

1st Nov began to sew wheat left side of Path by middle Barn cut down & stacked up the corn, Fed shoemaking -

2 Sewing wheat - & same work

3 Same work & gathered corn below House

4th Beautiful weather rather warm my wife gone to Mrs Hunts 1849

5 Sewing wheat & finished next to middle Barn

6. Bushing & finished by middle Barn runing furrows etc fine weather —

7 Harrow in & Plowing balance fresh ground next to Orchard — carried my Leather & Boots to Mrs Nealy fine weather alse cleaning out water furrows in bottom next to middle Barn

8th Raining this morning spitiface ^{the man Hog}white sow took with some others - cloudy & moderate weather Fed nearly done shoemaking Henry halling wood 3 spining 2 shelling etc etc etc Note quite done sewing wheat

9 Finished sewing wheat ^{sewed 2 Bus.}on branch we have sewed 30 Bushels Halling up corn & shoemaking - windy weather

10. Shucking out corn & Housing cleaning up on Ditch in Tobacco Lot where we sewed wheat

11 good day for meeting

12.th Halling up corn & Pulling

13. Trod Mr Neals wheat Pulled Halled & shucked corn —

14 Housing corn to day. Henry & Fed working on Road, Jordan gone to mill

22nd Beautifull weather for business. nearly done Halling up our corn except Hog Corn next to orchard ——

23 Finished gathering & Housing Corn except about 3 Loads next to Orchard for our Hogs yet on stalks Housed nearly ^Bbls150

24 began to cut little growth in new ground joinging[adjoining] Mountain field Sent Henry to mill with 1 Log for Hh^d Stans[?] 3 Bus. wheat & 1 Bbl Corn —

30 Went to Lynchg this week with 41½ Bushel wheat sold at 90¢. got back in 3 days cutting all the time while we were gone little growth in new ground - quite dry & fine weather this day Halling up corn for Mr. Neal & Mr Myers came this morning to work on new House on cutting in new ground — —

Dec. 1st Covered cutting House Mr Myers & me Sent Jacob & Jordan to mill 1 of them for Mr Myers, for a days work Henry Halling corn stalks up & Lila — Balance cutting little growth & grubing in ^groundnew Rained a little in evening —

2nd Raining snowing & Hailing all day very disagreeable day indeed Give our Poeple out their winter shoes And, Malissa Henry alse Jane Ann & Jordan & Fed had Blankets

3. Striping Tobacco in middle Barn 36 33 sticks short 73 sticks Lugs. Fed Made Sally Shoes Lila spining, cleared off to day

4 - cutting little growth in new ground Henry cutting slab Timber for stable

5. Mr Myers getting Boards for Hester Anns stable Henry helping him

1850 Jany 25 cutting in New ground cloudy & warm & like for Rain —

26. cutting & prizing Lugs cloudy & warm

27 Rained all night ground very wet,

28 striped tobacco in new Barn cloudy & like for Rain —warm

29. Finished cutting big growth to day

30. Burning Plant Bed above House^{both days cutting 30 & 31}

31 began to Burn Plant Bed above House On Branch Large weather moderate cloudy & like for ^Rain

Friday 1st Feby 1850. Finished Big Plant Bed above House & fixed for another at new ground & Saturday 2nd Burnt & sewed it

2nd nearly all & it began^{we did not finish} to rain & so

3 clear & windy & cold ——

4 Halled wood waggon & cart Began to mall Jane & Federick Piling or stacking wood

5. Henry malling Balance Burning another Plant Bed in new ground clear & cold this day ——

6 Henry gone to Mr Nealy to Hall wood Finishing Plant Bed at new ground Malling etc - pretty morning

7 Halled wood waggon & cart Fed & Jane malling

8 malled with 3 hands alse Breaking flax yesterday & to, Piling wood & cover all our Plant Beds 3 in all Burnt - cloudy & like for Rain

9 Striping Tobacco in new Barn Raining nearly all day weather moderate.

Bacon put in Pantry March 3rd 1852 Shoulders, 22 p^s Hams 23 p^s midlings 20 p^s in all in pantry put in last time put in first time 65 p^s 13 78

3 midlings & 5 or 6 Joles in Smoke House — — — My Henry D^r To me – 1852 aprl 29th this Due me this day — $2.28 ==== To cash lent you in Lynchg $1.50 Due May 15th 1852

1852 July to cash p^d you in Lynchg for Traves $0.50 === Decr 25 To 20 lb flour @ 2¢ $0.40 20 lb Bo. Sugar & allspice .30 Aprl 29 Whiskey Barrel 0.37½

1.07½ Cr By ths sum I was to give you 1850 $2.00 $0.28 This sum Due me $2.28 1852 June 12th By cash in full 1.50 === July By 1 pr Trace chase which he said he found $0.50

1852 Decr 25 By Fodder & Hay etc $0.38 - - Cash of Miss McMcl 0.05 - 1 Bushel Corn 40 Horse shoes Cha[?] etc 83 24 $1.07 –––––––– 1853 May 7 To cash lent you have in Lynchg 0.50 ½ Basket wheat ——— ⅔ 0.38

July 25 ½ Bushel wheat ——— ⅔ - 0.37 - 1 whiskey Barrel ⅔ - 0.38

Augt 6 Cash lent you ——— 1.00 -- -- 3 yrds C. Cloth ——— 38 3.01

Haling from Lynchg 1.20 pd you by John D. H.

Fed is paid his 2$ Lila is paid ½ alse ½ ops[?]$ I was to give them

1850 April 5th Crossing in new ground to day Plowing for corn began to Hill cloudy & like for falling weather

6 Rained stop us yesterday morning & it Rained hard all day nearly. shoemaking for F.W. & mending making Basket spining & shelling corn quite cool Raining again this morning & same sort^{work as yesterday}

7th My wife & myself went to Mrs Hunts & Mrs Colemans Tolerable good day quite cool

8th Fencing this morning Picking ^PotatoesSweet Sent Henry to mill 10 Bus. corn & about 2 Bushels wheat & to bring back Our Plank Wrote to Mrs Mary P McCullock sent letter by him

9th Planted Sweet Potatoes on Hill yesterday also snaps & corn. Plowing for corn coltering in new ground, Fencing in ^morning Coltering & Plowing this morning — scattering Plaster on clover lot by Lilas House, put on some in march & balance now Expect to Hill to day in new ground Put Plaster on Plant Beds to day —

10. Began to Rain last evening Have not done much for a 2 weeks snow & Rain Keeps the ground so wet, Halling Rails & fencing to day some spining —

11th cloudy & like for Rain cutting up on the Path for fire wood Henry halling wood alse Picking leaves off Plant Beds at new ground I went to Mrs McCullocks yesterday

12th & 13. Coltering Hilling Plowing for corn

15. went to Court. Coltering Hilling & Plowing for corn began to lay off a little first way to Plant corn.