Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1845 March 14th Malissa sick child Born after midnight this morning --

15. Bud Faris sent for help to Roll Logs Could not help him Henry sowing oats. I am going to meeting. Federick cutting gutter for Malissa House to drain the water off -- Phil gone to mill. Just commencing sowing oats this morning tho have been preparing the ground for 2 days.

1845 ^{March 18th} Sewed 15 bushels to this night Fed gone to day to Roll Logs to Mr Neals Set yams this morning for [name?] to plant. Planted goard seed Paid Mr Moon $115 in all the other $10 I dont Know that I shall ever pay him without being compelled because he did not finish my ^houseat all & some he did do was not done workmanlike

¹⁸⁴⁵ March 19, Wednesday Very cold & windy ground hard frozen I am afraid Tobacco plants Killed. My wife & F.W. gone to see ^Coleman Mrs

20 Really a winters morning ground hard frozen. cant Plow. Freezing weather Pull Down old saddle House this morning at 12 Oclock this day the water Freezes in the Porch tremendous cold for March 1845 1845 26th. weather a little moderated Sewed flax seed nearly done sowing oats

1850 Sept 9th Rained we were Plowing, ^{& Hilling} up our tobacco by new Barn & Rain stoped us Fanned Out Wheat & shelled corn Rained nearly all night

10. worming & succoring & toping Our Tobacco cloudy & like for Rain ———

11 Pulling Fodder in Johns’s field till 12 Oclock & then finishing Hilling up lot by new Barn — tying up fodder in evening

12 Sold W^m Waller A p^s Land supposed to be over 100 acres to be surveyed^shortly by next to Mrs Hunts for 3$ pr acre $100 to be paid next June 1851 & then from 1st June one & 2 years for Balance, to be settled as soon as surveyed.

13. worming & succoring new ground Tob^a & Covering Barn there — etc etc

14th Sent to saw mill waggon & Cart 3 Logs 1 Long & 1 short. both, to be sawed into squared Edged Plank[s] 3 Bushels wheat for negroes & 1½ Bushels sent for flour, 1 Bushel of which got of Mr Neal who made 17 Bus. ½ Bushel of mine own crop toping over new ground to day wormed & succored ^alsoit & Covered our Barn ourselves this day —

⁼15. Rained in evening did not go to ^{at Rices}meeting

16. Rained in morning cleared off in evening Succoring & worming Tobacco at House Some spining Fed making Cates shoes,-

17. clear & cool Toping & worming & succoring ^{all over}Tobacco not Hardly half done Pulling fodder yet & not cut a Plant of Tobacco Pulling fodder in Johns’s field this –

18th Pulled fodder till evening & then so cloudy & like for Rain we stoped wormed some Tobacco & toped some & cut fresh ground tops

19 Pulling fodder, Put sheep in lot this morning I went to Mrs Colemans’ to see about her Bay stand stole clear & warm my wife gone to Mr JD Hunts. & a day or Two ago went to Mrs Hunts

1850 Novr 19th Halling up Corn yesterday & to day I have Just got from CH likely for Rain -

24th we have been getting up & Housing corn this week & not done getting where there was no wheat sewed Rained 2 days this week — John Coleman worked here this week making 1 week more one month in all Lila & Malissa & Clem has Blankets this winter Raining this evening

Novr 25. Give to Mr Fitzgerald & Fanny White Tom Perry we are Putting up our Greens & Halling wood etc clear fine day —— Capt Fitzgerald got fountain out of Jail in Montgom^{ery CH}

30 Finished our corn this morning Halling wood Fed Shoemaking Rained hard last night made about 120 or 130 Barrels in all warm weather about this time — Jordan gone to mill Expect to send^{this evening} Henry

1st Decemr. 1850 clear in morning cloudy in evening I went to Mrs Colemans & Mrs Hunts —

==2nd Mr Owen came here to help about ^Houseoverseer Mr Tucker came to shingle it cloudy all day

3rd Both here shingling overseers House Henry Jointing shingles cloudy all day – Federick & alse Halling up stalks 2 days Balance Fanning out wheat & Buck wheat made 123 Bus. good wheat & 17 Bus. screan [tolled?] to be sent to Capt Gilberts mill is 6½ Bushels good wheat including Mr Neals, & nearly 1 Bus screan,

7th It has been raining & quite cool nearly all this week Thursday night Friday & Friday night it rained very hard indeed still cloudy & Raining Owen left yesterday evening — Began to strip Tobacco in middle Barn making up Farm Pen & shelters to day Building overseers House chimney about this time

1850 Decr 12th Building overseer House chimmy Halling Rocks leaves Oats wood & Rocks about this time Henry making ladder this morning weather more moderate than for several days I have been to Mrs McCullocks Twice a week for nearly a month

14th Gilbert has been here this week building chimny to overseers House worked 3½ or 4 days quite cool all this week finished chimny & House,- Halled Rocks one day to Henrys House —

17th Cutting in new ground after Killing 1 little Beef & 4 of Our Hogs & salting them up all about 380 lbs

18th My Overseer John Owen Jr moves this day - cutting in new ground Fine weather, Cate & Miss Patricks gone to Mr. ^Fitzgeralds Bot of Mr. Fitzgerald some Pork for Overseer^{this day} Bot & p^d Jacob for his Crop of Tobacco $2 & sold Jacobs to Cate for $3.00

20th Sent Toll wheat to Capt Gilberts mill^{by J D Owen} 6½ Bushels good for My own & Mr Neals 6 Bushe[ls] of my own nearly ½ Bush. for Mr. Neal 1 Bush of screan, 3 Bus. corn for meal 2½ for Owen & 1½ for Henry

21st Rented to John D Hunt Our Oak Hill Plantation, for 5 years on following Conditions He is to clear adjoining the field in 5 years 10 Thousand thousan Tobacco Hills ^{each year} fence in & Keeping up all the fencing outside take care of Houses etc etc take care of the spring & give me Twenty Dollars yearly due 25 Decr each year & Should I sell the place & wish him to give it up under 3 years he is only pay $15 a year

22 Miss Patricks gone to Mrs Smiths Cloudy —

23rd Rained last night & came a fair Huricane along here blowed off 1 Tobacco House roof with Tobacco in it blowed down a good deal of fencing & racked our shelter very much.

1850 Decr 23rd Halled Tobacco from fresh ground barn to prize Barn, & Packed it down to strip

234rd Halled leaves till 12 oclock then fixed up cow shelter Rake in up manure & waggon & Cart Halling wood till night Fair & Cool, Killed 8 Hogs yesterday the 23rd 25th Stayed at home myself my wife went to Mrs Hunts

26th went to see Rob^t & Mrs McCullock Grastys Mrs Farmer etc etc as School Commissioner - etc

27 Rode all day as School Comr. & finished

28th Raining this morning moderate weather

29th cleared off cool

30th Halled wood & Cut in new ground Henry has been sick most one week

31st Finished Thursday & friday in Christmas getting last of Indigent children as S. Commissioner Snowed last night & we are striping Tobacco

1851 Janry 1st cleared off cool striping Tobacco that come out of the House the top Blowed off in fresh ground - expect to get done that to day — I went to Mrs Colemans & Yates yesterday to hire Ja^s The Snow is about Two Inches Deep

2nd Sent Fed to mill 5 Bushels wheat for chop 1½ Bbls corn for meal & ½ Bbl for overseer & to get a Bag Cotton at mill

7th Fine weather cutting in ^{snow nearly gone}new ground Halling wood for Mr. Neale ½ day with cart Written to Mr Roach respecting Miss Milly Ann McCullock Land, & wrote a notice forwarning any persons from trespassing on it & offering it for Rent - or lease etc etc Halled Leaves & straw about this time

11 Burning & finishing Plant Bed on ^mountain & sewed it. 19 yds square cutting & pressin= 2 more to barn next week