Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1870 Jany 13th I am here by myself to night John Keatts Carried 1 Log to Millers Mill for my Cart body & brot back plank for the house at Mountain Spring. Sam cutting in new ground Richard Whitehead has four oats stacks & I have four that we made 2 I bot & 1 at home & 1 at Mrs Hunts place Aaron Smith here at work again fixing plows Cart Work last week 5 days @ 4/6 per day weather very moderate for Janry, - Nannie gone to Mrs Colemans to see her as she is sick, Ditchers nearly done

14th Raining this morning a little Mr Keatts gone to Millers Mill after another Load of Plank for house Carried another for Plank for waggon or cart body Sam striping Tobacco not very cold to day - Aaron Smith at work here

15 Mr Keatts gone to Millers Mill after the Balance of Plank Sam striping tobacco part of the day & Richard & Charles Caroline striped awhile in evening Rained nearly all day Nannie did not come home Doran came Mr Keatts at work on the house for him to live in I went to Yates Mill got my flour & Richards got my cart wheels axletree Ironed & 2 Lynchg pins, brot them home, Aaron at on cart steer yoke & Bows etc cart body etc he has been here this week 3 days & 5 last making 8 days, Sam halled rails & fenced in Plant Bed he burnt; Richard striped Tobacco some to day - Raining yet & Nannie not come home yet, - Sent Bet & Calf young cow & calf for Sallie to milk til I want her, Still cloudy & like for rain, Abram Glen finished Ditching & I paid them of last night -