Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1856 June 10. thining corn ground too wet to Plow striping Tobacco in barn Back of Garden cloudy & Raing a little —— Jordan Lowry & Buck getting better & so is Johnson Sandy is very Sick & the Doct has been here nearly 20 times ^{here this evening} since last of april

11th Striping tobacco belonging to Jerry s etc & Fed Thining corn etc Replanted Tobacco on Branch Sent Jerry to Riceville to get [name?] Paragone etc – – Jacob gone to Fannies

14 Raining the most of this week striping most^Tobacco of this week, here to day - weeding Corn & Plowing Corn We have thined the most of Our Corn — we think Sandy has been for 3 days very low a little better

15 Sandy Smartly better Doct T. here this morning clear pretty day ¬– we have not sheared our ^{yet –}sheep =Jordan Lowry & Buck getting better

16th I went to Court & returned same day - settled with Mar & Give up James McCullocks Heirs negroes or give W^m H Waller an order for them

17 Finished weeding & Plowing Corn below orchard this morning Began to Bed & Plant Tobacco in Lot when it Commenced ^Raining raining and we had to stop striped Tobacco ^evening in

18 Replanting Tobacco this morning & Planted all the Beds made in Lot ground very wet we have finished Thining corn Fannie Fitzgerald sent her waggon down with my one of my calves & got Tobacco plants and my wheat Fan which I Lent her or she takes for $5

19 Plowing & weeding corn at stony pint Plowing & Hilling up Irish Potatoes & work Cotton this day ¬fine clear day

1856 June 19 Doct thompson here yesterday to see Sandy, Nannie gone to Mrs Hunts this morning

20th Beding & Planting Lot of Tobacco fine season to Plant Tobacco – finished planting Lot

21st Laying by Corn in Johns fresh Sewed Peas there, choping out Corn on Branch & weeding Tobacco on Branch Johns.

23 began to Cut wheat Hired abram Crews he is cutting to day fine day – Jordan Lowry & Buck choping about in Potatoes etc - Just getting out very Hot weather –

24 Fine growing weather cutting wheat when we can working new ground tobacco this morning & then to cutting wheat as soon as Dew gets off Replanting by Bee Gums this morning Jordan & Buck going to mill 6 Bus car^d & will bring back 8 there

25th Cutting Rye & wheat weeding Tobacco on Branch & new ground ¬

25th Plowing some in Corn Lila & Lowry Bal Balance all cutting wheat except Fed Buck & Jordan began to cut wheat mondy & this

26. & 27 Cutting wheat & finished about 12 oclock Arch alse & Eliza stayed 1½ days replanted Lot & mountain to day. Shearing sheep – – –

28th Replanted over our Tobacco working out new ground Plowing corn 4 Plows to day F. W F & myself are going to Riceville to day Doct T ^yesterday here

30th Laying Buy Corn 4 Plows. Jordan Plowing or Harrow Lot Tobacco weeding Lot Tobacco Doct Thompson here^{see Sandy} to 25 times he has been I reckon, ^{in all since March}fine weather

July 1st clear morning Sent Henry to Mill 1½ Bushels wheat for flour Halled up Rye this morning Lila Plowing at stony pint Balance Plowing corn on Branch etc. Weeding Lot Tobacco

1856 July 5 I have this week been to Bottetourt School Bro^t Kate Home from Hollins Institute - at home they have been weeding tobacco choping out Corn & Laying by corn Sandy still very Low Doct Thompson here yesterday to see him etc etc,- they are this evening finishing at stony pint weeding Tobacco

9th Since the 5th we have Plowed a little been trying to Cut Oats Since Monday & Rained nearly all day yesterday Tuesday Bro Hunt Sent Henry & he cut ½ day Monday & stayed till Tuesday & Rained So I sent Him home Fanny W F. Sent Arch Monday Cut ½ the day monday none yesterday but striped Tobacco, this morning cutting Oats Abra ham Crews come too,- Jordan & Lowry Plowing Fed & abram weeding Tobacco at Stony Point cleared off

10th Henry, arch & Abram Crews Cut Oats yesterday & Henry Abram Crews & Jacob Cutting this morning & trying to get done by 12 oclock very raining Lowry & claiborne Plowing all the rest in Oat field,- cloudy & likely for Rain Mr Hunts Henry Cut Oats ½ Arch Cut Oats 1½ day 1 day striped Tobacco & ½ weeded not do much on acct of its raining, ground very wet Finished Cutting Oats 12 oclock ¬

11th Lowry & claiborne Plowing Balance hilling up Tobacco on Branch & new ground Henry gone to Mill 8 Bus corn& 3[?]^1½ Bus wheat for flour Bro Hunt Sent this morning to help us Cut oats & we are done, ¬— Doct thompson came to see Jordan again.- Alex Goodman stayed

11th at night warm & cloudy

12 Hilling up new ground Tobacco & trying to finish Laying by corn a little after 12 oclock to day

1856 Augt 11 Finished the Lot nearly — -- 12th Augt began to Thrash wheat Ben with Kellys machine cloudy & like for Rain

13th Several Showers about this time Thrashing this morning & rained stoped us Bob & Joshua here from Mrs Hunts

14th we have been 2 whole days trying to Thrash Our wheat & it has rained so we have not finished yet. Toping & worming & succoring Tobacco this morning cloudy & Rained finely last night weather warm finished Thrashing wheat to day & car^d the machine to James P Lewis in evening

15 I am going to Riceville carry Jordan the Doct May see him,- Toping worming & & succoring over all our tobacco at this time, Sewed our Turnip Patch last week & some seed in Lot by Hog pen —

16th worming & succoring Tobacco Henry

18th I went to Court Monday morning & stayed till Tuesday night settled with D Marr & all McCullocks Legatees & had the acc^t Reported in full by Comm Banks as pr Rec^ts & settled for Adams & Martha as here give up the Bond & took a Rec^t and if any Cost they have it to pay for advertising etc,- Borrowed $200 of Bro. Geo. Gilbert for a month — Our folks finished cutting pines at stony pint Grubed some Henry Lowry & claiborne Sawed shingle Timble & on Tuesday the 19th it Rained in the evening they got up apples & Beet Cider —

20 My wife gone to Mrs Hunts sent by her $119.21 to pay Dan^l R Hunt for Guano $10 for Lucy Ann collected for her Henry gone

24th March 1856 Given Fed Henry Jordan & Sandy some flour this morning — Went to Mrs Hunts & meeting House yesterday Striped tobacco all day Saturday not Rolled Logs yet nor finished sewing Oats – My wife went to Mrs Hunts yesterday,very windy to day. I went to Mr John D Hunts to day

25 March Rolled Our Logs & sent to Yates Mill 3 Bags Corn for meal carried 1 Log for Garden Paling & brot home 2 Bags meal & Garden Palings – windy day & moderate

26 Beautiful morning Halled up stack Oats to sew Sandy & Lowry Plowing in Oats Fed & Claiborne malling Balance fencing where wind blew it down yesterday, - let Mr Mr Lewis have 1 Bushel Oats Sallie started to school this 16th March 1856

27 Finished sewing Oats Sewed about 55 Bushels

28th Sewed flax Patch Plowing for Corn - Halling leaves out of new ground on ^Land Corn Began to Colter in fresh ground, Swingled flax this morning,- Clary Had a Heifer calfvery windy cool & dry weather yesterday we had a light fall of snow & very windy - all day Blowed down fencing again — we have only 4 Lambs to this day — —

29th Plowing for Corn Halling wood getting leaves for corn corn field etc Finished Raking new ground Coltering in Fresh ground fixing Barns there etc

30 Went to Mrs Moseleys Funeral Sermon Preached at Strait Stone Church by Elder Burton from Charlotte cty V^a from 14 Chapter Revelations & 1 Verse Beautiful day little cool Hymns Sunday at her Funeral Virginia Selection 484th 476th 467th Hymns Solemn day -

31st cleaning up & Halling from Ground Henry shilings shingles Plowing for Corn My wife gone Mrs Hunts Beatifull day little cool & very [water stain]

April 1st Began to Hill to day Halling [water stain] Henry getting shingles sent Lowry [water stain]