Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

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.

1856 april 22nd Sent to Mill yesterday & got 3 Turns meal & sent 2 Turns to mill, Raining this morning Shelling Corn, working on baskets etc etc

23 Striping Tobacco — Rained in evening

24 Halled Tobacco from mountain & striped all day - F. W. came here ––

25 Hilling in new ground & halling wood Cut & spayed 13 ^{15 marked}altered shoats clear this morning Doct Thompson came again I went to Riceville Lowry taken sick, clem better Fanny Pall sick & Jerry Smith Bedding Cotton ground & Potatoes Planted Irish & Sweet got 1 Bushel from Mr Anderson of the Nansemond

26. Planting Potatoes & Corn at stony point etc Hester folded a mule Colt this day about night Just went 1 year to a day quite Cool this morning — —

27 Doct Thompson here making 8 ^{in all} or times

28th Coltering & Hilling in new ground, Henry & Sandy Plowing at stony point - cloudy & like for Rain clem & Pal getting Better Lowry Fannie & Jere Smith still complaining

29th Plowing & Harrowing & Bedding on Branch for Corn. Jordan Coltering in new ground Balance Hilling in new ground – fine weather I think the negroes that were sick is mending Manured Plant Beds about this time,-

30 Finished Planting Corn on Branch this morning Planted Snaps & Pumpkins Finished ^yesterday Coltering new Hilling at new ground fine clear day Jordan Henry Sandy & Buck Halling out [water stain] in Lot back of Garden

May 1st Striping Tobacco Raing this day - 2 Carried 1 Land Lugs & short Tobacco to Riceville

1856 May 15th Henry & Jordan Coltering on Johns s Branch for Tobacco - Cleared off Milly had a fine Heifer Calf about this time, Hilling at stony pint Coltering & fixing Johns’s Branch to Hill Sandy Harrowing^{& fixing} Corn

16th Plowing Beding & Hilling On Branch this morning we took down all the Tobacco we had striped & cooped it & expect to deliver it the next week,- began to

17 Strait Stone M day very pretty weather

18th cloudy & warm this morning going to Court about McCullocks matters & waller Hilling on Branch Cutting off new ground Hills & finishing Hilling at stony pint. Henry plowing in Corn field — –

19. Hilling on Branch & Cut of new ground Hills Henry Plowing in Corn field I went to Court - fair & clear

20. Car^d another Load tobacco making 1st 1938 lbs & this day 1971 lbs @ $8.50- Picking Plant Bed above House finished Hilling all But Lot - this day

21 Picking Plant Bed in Slash this morning Scattering manure & Plowing Lot -

22nd Henry gone to Mill ^{1 Bushel Corn} Replanting Corn on Branch & Weeding Corn on Johns’ Branch etc Cool & dry Jordan sick again Buck sick Doct has been here about 11 times in all

23rd Coltering & weeding Corn Plowed scattered manure on Lot back of Garden Plowed & worked Irish & Sweet Potatoes etc Jordan & Abram sick Doct has been here Some 12 or 13 times to ^{see them in all} I am sick taken this morning Swimming in my head & cant stand up all day Took [water stain] does Colomel etc and this 24th day I feel rather better my head is clear and I can stand & walk about Cool morning

1856 May 24th Millys Calf is a week or ten days old a Heifer we have Seven Lambs etc Jacob gone to Fannies to day - Election is over votes stand for Justices in this the 7th District Miles N Tucker 50 JWGraves 46. Sam^l T Miller 45. Thomas T Adams 38 & Doct John H Estes 32 votes for Sheriff in this Precinct Whitehead upwards of 60. Bennett about 13 for Commonwealth attorney Treadway Forest constable Ja^s P. Lewis overseer of the Poor for Comm. Yates 27 Tucker 18 Shelton Vincent 14 Shelton Sam^l T. 1.

25. Fair windy dry day Jordan Lowry & buck Sick Wed Corn yesterday Saturday by Johns’s spring Coltering before the Homes & Harrowing

26th Cutting off Second years ground Hills Henry Plowing in Corn – cool & windy Hester & Mr Faris Jack this day

27th Doct T. has been here 13 or 14 times to see Jordan Lowry & Buck Jordan particularly sick Weeding & Plowing Corn clear & windy my Bro Jonathon here at this time,- ^Tobacco Plants fine & beginning to dry a little —

28th Weeding & Plowing corn in Johns field

29th Plowing & weeding corn Planted Tobacco On Johns Branch yesterday morning as we had a late shower of Rain night before

30 went to Court House this day -

30 Made Sheep Pen Hilling Potatoe Patch working & Plowing corn etc very clear & dry & windy Sandy taken Sick yesterday

31 weeding & Plowing corn Sandy in House

June 1st Doct Thompson came to see the sick Jordan Lowry Sandy & abraham all sick Doct. Thompson has been here since 1st aprl about 14 or times I think Jordan bad off

1856 June 1st My Bro Jonathan left here yesterday will stay in Riceville a day or 2 & then he is going to Orange —

2nd Sent Henry to mill this morning 6 Bus corn & bro^t back 6 Bushels sent Mr Hancock 3½ Gallons vinegar Sent for my Lime & Plaster bro^t from Lynchg by Mr Yates dry weather at this time no Tobacco planted yet of consequence Cutting of Tobacco Hills at stony pint this morning & replanting Corn, & then weeding Corn in Johns field, trying to get done

3rd Car^d all the Tobacco to andersons we have striped,- weeding corn

4th Jordan Sandy Lowry Buck & Johnson all sick clem waiting on them -

4th Rained a little this evening we set out one square collard plants, weeding & Plowing Corn. & Lila Harrowing Cotton this June

5th Fair & clear this morning — working in corn to day I am going to Mr Hunts for Mrs Clements

6th Rained a fine rain last night planting Tobacco Sandy very sick sent for the Doct. etc etc

6th Fine Rain last night we planted Tobacco at Stony pint new ground. & part of fresh ground next to Crews — still cloudy & fine season

7th Finishing fresh ground next to Crews this morning Plenty of Plants to Plant every Hill we shall^have not done weeding corn yet began to Bed Lot this evening, Jordan Sandy Lowry & Buck sick and Johnson, too the Doct has been 3 times to see Sandy & between 15 & 20 times^{in all}

8th Fine day & not much Rain

9th Plowing Beding Lot Hilling & Planting Rained in the evening, shelling corn