Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1857 June 11th I traded my Horse Celam to Mr C A Whittemore for a Grey Horse which We call ReneeRobin ^Robin he Gives me to Boot as pr agreement signed by both of us a $20, corn sheller to be delr^d on application, & I agreed to take one of their Thrashing machines to be warranted good ^{12 months} some time this ^forSummer, the corn Sheller I bot of ^{I am to furnish them with one side H Leather & they are}them is Thurs,- we are Cutting off fresh ground^{to furnish the Band oil [Tin rench?] etc} Hills next to Crews Balance Plowing at mountain & stoney pint weeding corn in fresh field

12th. Sheared our sheep 18. old ones & 3 Lambs We have ma^red 5 young Ewes, Sent Buck to shop to put shoe on Fillmore mend Harness & get my wheat to Eat. Sandy Coltering Corn Balance weeding, wormed Tobacco in fresh ground this morning.

13th Henry ground Cobs & corn this morning He is coltering Corn, Balance weeding Corn in fresh field, Sent Jordan to Mr Bybee this morning to get Fannies Buggy shafts Jerry & Pal gone to Fannies after my Harness Cool nights & warm days etc etc —

14th went to Sunday school to day fine day

15 Plowing & weeding corn in fresh field. Rained a light shower in evening —

16th Sent Henry to Yates Mill & to Fannies Carr^d 3 Turns corn 6 Bus. & 2½ Bushels wheat for flour & Henry is going to Fannies after to carry her buggy shalves [shafts] & get the [?] & sheep she promised me,- etc weeding Plowing Corn Mr Whittemore came back here last night & Celam rather Complaining would not Eat Corn & Mr W would be glad to recant But as I am satisfied with Robin Concluded not to swapt back, as he is a good match for Fillmore etc.

1859 April 1st Stoped Gullies in Lot. Plowing

2nd Aprl Plowing awhile in morning in Garden & then bushing apple Orchard for corn & it began to Rain, shelling Corn Mr Chumbly Cutting Out my wifes shoes & at work on them I gave him a patern of upperleathers for his Daughter - making brooms & Baskets Wyatt Walker Came after his Bull & pd $2.50 for wintering him this morning,-

3rd Sunday Raining very hard last night Still cloudy this morning My boar gone again, I am going to Aspen Grove to day -

4th Mr Cothran came from aspen Grove this morning & 3 hands & we got one hand from Mr Kelley & 1 from Mr Hodnetts & we Raised our Barn got done before night & sent to Mill & Halled 2 Loads of wood windy day Mr Bybee Rolling Logs & did not send to help us at,- all, Rained last night, smartly -

5th We have been plowing for Potatoes & Cotton, began to Colter Seconds yrs ground, Manured Plants Beds, took up our Sweet Potatoe Seed, Kept tolerable well, very windy & cold to day all day - Sent to Mill yesterday ½ Bbl Corn, & got one D^o at Worshams Mill Jordan Came up here to night on his way to Lynchg & Henry & Mr Shields is going down to aspen Grove for another Hh^d a p^s. Jordan has gone in some Loose,-

6.7.8.9 Hung yard Post Riving Tobacco [?] Cutting & Malling wood, at work some in^shop I got home last night from Lynchg about 12 oclock in night

of Bro James Kelley @$5 pr Bbl

22nd¹⁸⁵⁹May Bedding Lot for Tobacco & weeding Corn & Bushing Oats below Cotton Patch

23rd Nannie carried Sallie up to school Planting tobacco in Lot in evening fall dry- I think cleared off cool

24 Planted some this morning went after corn at Kelleys — Beding Lot weeding corn

25 Beding Lot I went to Riceville to hear Graves from Tennessee Preach weeding Corn, Sent for Hog at Mrs Harris s this morning got him & altered him & put him in Pasture,

26. Done fixing Lot for Tobacco – Plowing & weeding Corn,- I went down to planting aspen Grove,- they have planted bout 50 or 60, thousand Tobacco Hills =Fine weather to Kill Grass.

27th Halling Rocks for Chimney for Henrys House to day & weeding corn - Nannie gone to CH to see Jerry & hear Ja^s R Graves of Tennessee Preach, this mondy & expects to return tomorrow,- fine weather now

27th Went to Election at Chalk Level few poeple there weeding corn halling Rock for chimney been over corn one time with colter & Harrow,

27th Fine Rain this evening late Halling Rocks before & weeding corn —

28 Planting Tobacco to day all day Bybee helped with 2 hands from 11 Oclock till night Nannie gone to CH - with Nannie & Lucy Finished planted Lot Tobacco & replanted in Lot that we planted first.-

1859 June 20th ^{Jack & Jinny} Halling Logs & Rocks to day & 18 June My Jenny & Mr Faris Jack Replanting Tobacco etc etc — — I went to Court Sallie Came from Fannies

21st working in Tobacco & Corn to day

22nd began to Cut wheat Raining allmost every day Nanny & me went to Aspen Grove etc etc Colo Parker Came to Survey Jno D Hunts Land sold Kelley & worsham

23rd Cutting wheat & finished Lot this evening & fresh p^s lower end of field Finished Surveying Land about 10 Oclock, Barksdale Came here, my Hog Came Home thats been missing so Long, lame in one Leg -

24th Settled with worhsam & Bybee Mr W^m L Pannill helped Settle Bybee Halling up Post for yard Mrs ^Hunts Bob Worked here yesterday plowing Halling Logs to Mill Halling home timber, Hewing Logs for stable I am going to Mrs Colemans to day - I shall Give Mr Shields $1 more for his 5 Hogs as I think they are worth it making $15 for the 5 $3 a p^s Rained Tremendous hard nearly all night, very wet time now,.

25 Halling Logs to mill & Halling home Timbers from worsham, Clem spining Balance Cutting & Hewing Logs for Stable done Long Ones, 12 Oclock went to Plowing & Halling up Second yrs Land Tobacco Bob has only worked here one day to day I went to worshams mill Ja^s Harris Sarah McCullocks & aspen Grove etc, = yesterday we all went to Mrs Colemans

26th Stayed at home & rested this day being Sunday

1859 27th Novr I went to Prayer meeting at Strait Stone, Raining a little —

28th Novr Laid the foundation & worked on stable till evening then worked on Kitchen chimney

29th Finished Kitchen fire place, cleaning up branch next to Cap^t Whiteheads began to Plow, I went to Riceville agreed for some Hogs for Bro Hunts Estate to come tomorrow evening went to Plant [akou] & expect to Kill our Hogs there tomorrow morning – 26 in number Killed them on the 30th Cut out & salted them up to day – weighing 1777 lbs & let Cothran at aspen Grove have his 300 lbs except 4½ for finding 1860 ^{Sent that to him¬–}

Decr 1 Shrubing & Plowing next to Cap^t Whiteheads -weather moderate, Bot Hogs for Bro Hunts Estate, Kill them to night & 500 lbs for Mr Bybee - come next evening say Decr 1st & we are Plowing & cleaning up for Corn next to Cap^t Whiteheads

2 Kill Hogs for Hunts Est 1500 & 000 pounds 501 lbs Pounds for Mr By making a little over 2000 lbs Cutting out & Halling Raised my stable etc - Cothran & 3 hands from aspen Grove come ¬–

3rd Last night Mrs Clements Mrs Coleman Mrs Hunt Mary Hunt & Nannie Kate came over with all the children scarced about an insurrection, etc times still & I feel no alarm but they were all very much alarmed, they came here about 8 Oclock in the night I slepted sound as common all quite this morning & they all went home soon