Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1959 June 10th Plowing & working in corn, done Peas Greens etc weeding down some Tobacco Plowing or Harrowing Tobacco --

11 Finished Harrowing Tobacco in Lot weeding it down - Kate Came down & 12th married in morning Sunday & went on to meeting at Strait Stone, to Mr Jo^s M Moses - married by Mr Witherington

13th Fannie Kate & Mr Moses left this morning Mr Witherington stayed all night last night. clouday & like for Rain — Sent down to aspen Grove & got some cherries &Rasb etc —

14th weeding Down Tobacco in Lot. Plowing corn next to Cap^tWhiteheads- 15th Raining a little Halling stacks to worsham mill went to aspen Grove for wool Paid Cap^tL W Clement $2558 & some cents for his Land & we had a fair settlement & he is to make a Deed next Monday for the Land & give me a Plot —

16th Halling Logs again Sent 1 Turn corn for Chumbley this morning bot from Ja^s Shields & give him $12½ to be delr^d here in my pasture as pr Rec^t - in a day or Two choping in our Corn etc etc I am going to aspen Grove & Republican to day Halled 6 Logs to day Car^d standing Turn to Mill & bro^t home 2 Turns meal for ourselves & 1 for Chumbly - etc etc

17 Fine Rain last night replanting Tobacco this morning - still cloudy I went to Aspen Grove & Republican etc etc

18 Halling Logs thinning corn etc Ja^s Shields Bro^t 5 Hogs home this morning bot of him clear pretty morning

1859 Oct 2nd, Stayed at home all day went to aspen Grove Saturday Rained a little this day in morning

3rd Pulled Corn in Orchard & put in corn house Toping Succors in fresh ground

Oct 4th they are cutting to day in old field, Jerry is gone to Vaughans with traveller to carry him - I Start to Richmond this morning -

15th I have returned to day from Louisa & Richmond Sold Johns Estate Land in Hanover to aaAdophus Tensley]] by Godden & apperson of Richmond, auctioners — had Cap^t Boxleys Will recorded etc left Bonds & $30.06 in Cousin J. C. Boxleys hands to Collect & pay Taxes etc - etc etc Our Folks has been Cutting Tobacco Housing Firing Tobacco Cutting down corn fixing for Sewing wheat, Finished Cutting Our tobacco, this evening — after I got home I was taken sick puking & purging something like cholera - Sent for Doct Thompson got better in the night, Bro. J Pannill [hap?] here & stayed with me while sick ^{all night}

16th I am better on this morning

17th Hanging Tobacco I am better, Raining a little & I am not enough to go to Court Sent Jacob etc - did not rain much Mr, Moses & Kate came to see me wrote to Sallie Mr Wingfield & Miss Gooden & apperson to day - Raining in the night

18th cleared off very fair pretty day Halling up wood & some to Barns & then Halling up Tobacco & Housing —

19th Went to Plantation to day bro^t wheat Fan up, 1 Turn Corn 1 sheep & some vinegar & Brandy Halling up Tobacco & finished I went to Sarah McCullock etc etc,

1959 Decr 24th Jerry Came home last Sunday & Sally came to day – from Riceville Bro Thompson Bro^t her to his House Fannie Came down to day

25th I went to Strait Stone praying meeting this day Jerry & me windy & cool or cold

26 Kate Cam Mr Moses Came down to day Me & old Aunt Lucy this morning – clear & windy to day —

27 Mr Moses & Kate here, & fixed my clock Fannie went home last evening –

28. Raining & bad weather I am at home sick

29 Raining & freezing disagreeable day Kate & Mr Moses went home Wednesday evening Sent their cow by Jordan & Sandy –

30. Cleared off last night Sallie & Jerry here bad freezing night given Kate Bed stead & furniture Tub axe Earthen ware etc etc etc gone

31st cloudy & like for snow this morning I am going to mount airy to hiring Began to Hall wood cut & mall yesterday & to day cutting malling & Piling wood. Began to Snow about 12 oclock great sleet I had 2 or 3 falls, Snowed about 1 Inch Deep on the Hail & sleet Bill Sick this evening - got well about night, very bad weather at this time,

Jany 1st¹⁸⁶⁰ very cold & cloudy stayed at home

2nd I went to Mr Hunts place & Wyatts to day Cutting in new ground, chumny moved Thursday in Christmas —

3rd Sally left this morning for Danville Jerry Carried her to Doct Thompsons gave her $2½ in money halling wood here to day - & Cutting

4th Sent 5 Bushels wheat to Mill to day Cutting & halling wood this day — still cold weather

5 I started to Louisa to day Henry & Claborne sewed Hard grass seed this morning & then all went to cutting in next

1860 April 30th Planted Cotton water mellons Simblings cucumbers Egyptian wheat & Broom Corn seed & fixed Land for Irish Potatoes.- Mrs Hunt went to Court House to day & Nannie Clement with her & Rhoda

May 1st. Sent to work on Road to day Rained & they back by Twelve Oclock & we went to striping Tobacco & Will finish what we had down

2nd went to work on road again & it rained & stoped them, Halled 4 Loads wood & then making Brooms & Spining Rained. I went to Aspen Grove they were prizing Tobacco & doing but little Found Federick very sick, & left him so.

3rd Federick Died last night about 3 Oclock & Buried him this evening - finished working here to day claiborne went to aspen Grove to help Dig Grave, Halling leaves Bushing Oats, & Hilling etc etc — Mrs Hunt returned this evening from CH.

4th Halling out Trash out of new ground Rails & wood. Hilling Picking Plant Beds etc —

5. Planted Peas Irish Potatoes for Cate use & Coltering in new ground fine weather Mr Moses here on Saturday evening & Sallie

6th Left & went home, Rob^t Clifton of Mr Hunts Est Buried to day = Doron has been here for 2 days - Doct Steptoe attended on child that Died

7th Replanting Corn weeding Oats & coltering new ground nearly done 1 way -. Doron gone

8 Hilling & Coltering. Halling out manure

9th Halling manure Hilling in new ground

10. Raining, Halling,- Rails Planting greens Beets etc,- etc,- began to Plow Corn

11 Took down our Lugs here this morning & last evening began to Plow corn yesterday Cut our Calves & marked yearlings

1860 July 10th Mrs Hargrave went home yesterday Bob here this morning at work Just finished cutting Oats this morning soon, Jerrys has been gone without my Knowledge ever since Sunday evening Hilling up new ground Tobacco Henry & Harry Plowing young corn this evening — windy & drying to day

11th Raised Our Prize shed this morning Mr Bybee helped me about it Hilling up new ground Tobacco - Ben with Henry & Sent claiborne to work for Ben, very dry & Hot to day

12th Hilling up Tobacco & working on Prize shed, Ben here & Bob stays at old Place to day -- very cool & Cool & cloudy

13th yesterday I went to shields mount airy Josh Hubbards Pillcows Dawsons Lanes & my aspen Grove Plantation, etc - quite dry & cool this morning, send a Log to Millers for sheeting & 4 Bushels wheat for fine flour & 1 Bushel wheat to grind for me & to bring it all back & Palings & sheeting for prize shed — still cool & dry — only collected AJ Lewis Bond yesterday

14 went to aspen Grove bro^t wool Plank Honey Brandy etc etc home Finished hilling up Sweet Potatoes working Garden etc & gave negroes Holiday Bob has work at Mr Hunts Place & Ben here on prize shed etc for several days. Kate & Mr Moses came here, James Hunt came last night

15th Here to day went to Mrs Colemans in evening clear Dry & Hot

16th JD Hunt & myself went to Court in my buggy Our folks stoped Hog Holes around Corn field etc & began to stack oats worked Charly