Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

[top corners torn] My old Book is filled up & they [… ] Commenced 5 days before 1st Jany 1865 [ …] wife Pride & Doran & El gone to Mrs Colemans by Jerrys & at 11 Oclock it Commenced Rained a little tho not much & stoped —

27th Raining this morning & warm my wife went up as far as Jerrys yesterday & it raining & she returned I have not seen little Henry & claiborne since last Saturday claiborne came home last evening this morning [torn] & yesterday 26th Milly Ann & Ben went & they have not returned yet, tho & Henry & Lila & El attends to every thing we want Jerry came here yesterday – the weather is Rainy & warm nearly like May or June

28th. cleared off to day & I went up to see Peggy Sick at Cedar Hill & to old place to see about negroes & Hired Tom Kelley Wyatt & W^m Hunt agreeable to agreement for old place Jerry not at home Turned Cooler Sent Peggy some medicine by W^m

29th. Went up to Cedar Hill to day after my hogs & bro^t home 5 Large shoats 2 Smaller 2 Pigs for my wifes House Pigs 3 in Henrys Pen 1 I give him & 2 they are to raise for me & he got one some where else making 4 he has 2 for me & 2 for him, & Bro^t one young Sow Turned out for me making 13 we bro^t from Cedar & left 8 2 Sows 1 of which is mine If I want it & 6 Pigs for Jerry, claiborne & little Henry has not done any thing for a week tomorrow of Consequence likely for rain again Abram Dews & son Sam worked in shop to day at Cedar Hill put on Cart Tire & cut & welded my waggon Tire, mended clevice oxe ring sharpened 3 G.[rub] Hoes 2 for me & 1 for Jerry & nailed on 1 pr H. shoes for Jerry & I owe him $1.25 for it. [smudged] trade

30th Snowing last night & this morning & till 12 Oclock snow about 6 Inches Deep

[… g] up part of meat this night […] balance of our meat mem^o in back […] this Book Billy Hunt here at work to day [f]olks plowing & shubing to day Dug holes this evening to make Bee House spotted Sow had Pigs in Janry 1866 5 in number sow sick yet bro^t from Cedar Hill, -

Feby 2nd Plowing to day claiborne & Big Henry Cutting wood to burn Plant Bed, in slash Billy & myself put up & Covered Bee House to day got done by dinner nearly

3rd Sent little Henry to Mill at Yates to day with 4 Bushels Corn for me ½ Bb^l for Henry, some Sorghum Seed & some corn for chop for cows Pretty morning cold, Pride gone to Mrs Colemans to go with Mattie & Alice to CH to school Board at Mr Hargraves & Mary Coleman gone with them - to stay at Mr Hargraves for with Mattie & Alice & Mr Hargrave gives her ½ he gets board for one of them for her to attend to his business while they are there & charges me $15 pr month Board (enormous) a p^s says he cant do it any lower – 4th I went to SS. M H. this day fixed Block to front doors halled p^s. there for Horse Blocks nailed up Horse shoes for me to tie[?] our Horses had Blind Tushes Knocked out of Molleys mouth Cutting wood for Plant Bed

4th Fannie & Mr W^m Came down yesterday ^4th cloudy this morning & like for falling weather

5th. Burning plant Bed in Slash Pride gone to Mr Pannills to hear something from new London School got Robin shod before give him shoes & money for that, - cold weather ground hard frozen, - Finished Burning Plant Bed

6th Pride did not come till this morning or about Dinner Jerry came back last night Cold weather Fenced in Plant Bed this morning sewed it last night Fencing in new ground this evening & Halling wood, with mules sow that was sick is something Better, Billy Hunt came here Just at night to work on Garden, cloudy & cold - he got 10 Post

1866 Aspen Grove Feby 7th Henry &claiborne, his son […] Bees this morning hot here before 9 […] Safe, little Henry Halling wood. balance […] in new ground, cloudy & cold like for snow Billy getting Garden Post this morning & Just set in to work. very cold

8th. I went to Cedar Hill to day, & went to Rolands - our folks finished new ground fence & then Halled Leaves little Henry Plowing - Double Plow Billy Hewed Garden Post & making Door to Bee House this evening - did not finished it

9. Halled Leaves again this day Henry plowing Halled up Garden Post & forks for Horse rack Billy fixed Bee House door, made Bench Horse & put up Horse Rack, Beautiful weather Pride Hunt started to new London to school Jerry carried him, over there, fine weather

10th Halled Rails out of new ground & finished new ground fence, etc Henry Plowing & broke his Plow I went to Strait Stone meeting fine weather

11th Kate & Mr Moses Came here last night we went to meeting to day fine moderate weather my young sow that has been sick so long had 4 Pigs last night & I did not know she was in that way at all, - we drove the mules to Car. =riage to day to Strait stone, they pulled fine

12th. Rained some, Rolled Logs to day in new ground & p^s in fresh ground, above Neals old Barn put up 15 or 20 small heaps only 4 small heaps in new ground Jerry help us with 2 hands send some Pea Hulls down for Sheep & got 2 waggon wheels from Big McHaney waggon to Hall wood - etc

13th. claiborne Henry & Ben shrubing in fresh field Little Plowing in Lot back of old prize Barn I went up to Cedar Hill got some Peach sci[?] home set them back of smoke house done up back of our chimney - I found Jacob P Graves