Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1853 Jany 26th Mr Fitzgerald is Better. I am also mending; we are cutting Big growth in new ground & nearly done.- weather very cold wind from N.W - clear —

27th Burning Plant Bed in new ground above Johns spring,- nearly done cutting Big growth., my wife & Jerry gone to Mrs Hunts Jacob gone to Mill, Killed 2 Hogs this morning weather cold this morning^clear &,

28th Fine day clear, Burnt Plant Bed in new ground yesterday & finishing ^{& cutting} it to day Henry Halling wood; expect to sew Plant Bed this evening in new ground —— Sewed Plant Bed 15 yrds square trenched & covered it,

29. We are cutting Big growth the other side of Branch, & fixing place to burn another plant Bed on Johns Branch Fed gone to mill 7½ Bushels Corn & 2½ Bushels wheat etc Fine clear weather very cold

30th clear fine day - Mr Fitzgerald better

31st Burning 2 plant Beds at new ground On Johns Branch to day – & finished Burning but not Choped up & sewed yet, Henry again complaining & alse sick ever since yesterday - fine weather,

Feby 1st Fixing 2 Plant Beds to sew this evening Jordan & Lowry Halling wood Henry & alse sick fine weather; Jacob went to CH with Mrs Clements last Sunday went from home Mr Neal got Leather sole & upper etc for me a pair of fine shoes etc etc

2nd cloudy this morning & like for Rain Henry & alse in House yet – Fed & Sandy Halling straw in Rack & leaves ^stablesto cutting in new ground & if it don't Rain we shall go to Halling wood at 12 ocl. Jacob has not come yet Jacob come ^{at 12 ocl.}

1853 Feby 3rd alse got out this morning Henry Pidling about House yet my wife gone to Mr. Lewis’s & David Millers, We are cutting Big growth & expect to get done awhile before night, Jordan halling wood,- Fine weather indeed, moderate; Fixed yesterday to take down prize Barn Tobacco Sent Jerry to store after [P?] etc

4th Finished Cutting this day & have Burnt 4 Plant Beds, Jordan Plowing to day Fed Halling up Balance of stalks off wheat, expect one or Two to go to malling & some to shrubing Corn Land – Jacob gone after Catharine Spiller at Mr Fitzgeralds, been there 3 or 4 weeks

5th Raining this morning, Finishing cutting & Halling up corn stalks out of wheat, alse & Henry yet in house; striping tobacco in middle Barn & Expect to finished there to day & then for striping in prize Barn — Weather warm, my Boar gone for a week,

6th Very warm & Raining, Just did stripe Tobacco in middle Barn, & Packed down Lugs & Hung the good & second yesterday – Raining nearly all the^day

7 cloudy & like for Rain took down nearly all the prize Barn of Tobacco & striped some there & finished striped new Barn back of Garden,- Halled one Load from mountain to overseers House to Striped moderate weather, Hung up meat Saturday last –

8th my wife & Cate gone to J D Hunts visiting Malissa & Kitty grubing Corn Land Johns field Killed Beef & veal this morning. Jordan Plowing up Irish Potatoe Patch, Fed Jacob & sandy malling Halled out straw Halled leaves etc etc etc – Planted Irish Potatoe Patch in cow pen

9th Sent to mill to day 4 Bus wheat for fine flour 7½ Bushels corn for mean covered Irish Potatoe Patch with leaves.

1853 Febr 10 Henry Jordan & Sandy Plowing Jacob malling malissa Picking [G?] Kitty fencing alse shelling corn fine weather,

11th Fencing Plowing malling & Halling wood, sent for my new wagon body Sent 2 Large cow skins & 1 kip skin to Mr E Lewis to carry to Doss s Tanyard to Tan at Green field, & we have also 2 large skin cow sent to Jefferson & Reeses Leesville

12 Malling & cutting wood to burn Plant Bed Plowing & Haling wood – fine weather

13 Fine day windy in evening & cooler

14th malling Fencing & Plowing this day quite cool this day —

15. my wife gone to Mrs Hunts to night Burnt & sewed Plant Bed above House & got done by night Jordan & sandy Plowing Raining at night a little & Hailing,

16 Striping tobacco in prize Barn Raining,-

17th Jacob & Lowry halling wood for Mr Neal Henry Fed & Sandy malling Balance fencing around Johns field, cleared off & fine morning not very cold,- my wife not got back yet —

18th Jacob & Fed malling 3 Plows running. Balance fencing, cloudy & like for falling weather I went to Capt Gilberts.-

19th Striping Tobacco in prize Barn Rained in morning & then Snowing till night disperate day very cold, indeed no wood

20th cleared off & fine morning –

21st went CH & striped Tobacco —

22nd Jacob gone to Farris Mill 2 Bus wheat for^flour Balance all Halling leaves cloudy & like for Rain began to Rain about night & Rained all night

23rd Striped Tobacco in prize Barn etc etc

24th Fencing & malling alse Swingling flax very cold & windy —

1853 Feby 24th Sent Henry to Farris s mill with 16 Bushels Corn for meal, got back at night I went to Mrs McCullocks & to Farris s mill myself & had blind Tushes Knocked out his Hest[ers] & celams mouth - went by mount airy & got 11 lbs Bro sugar @ 11¢ 4 lbs D^o @ 6¢, Knife ⅙ 1 Bottle or vial Mr Mustang, ⅙ 1 tooth Brush 1 /- in all $2.21

25th Began on the meal from Farris s mill this morning 26th some cutting Halling wood. Malling 26 Some cutting for wood malling & Plowing Put up part of our new ground fences Sewed all our plant Beds over except the last we Burnt., cloudy & like for Rain.

27th Rained a little – cleared of in evening

28 Saml Fitzgerald came to Survey Land where Mr Crews Lives with Mr Jno J Corbin only come out 277 acres in all, 138½ for me & same for E. Fitzgerald. Rained a little, Our folks Striping Tobacco & prizing Hh^d Lugs. –

March 1st mr Corbin divided Land & we choped the Line,- Still striping Tobacco & prizing Lugs. Halled Tobacco from Mountain Barn to Overseers House to ^be striped very windy & cool this evening –

March 2nd My Son Jerry starts to school to Mr Boswell, we are cleaning out Granary this morning putting chaff in pen halling corn to Little corn House etc etc, Halling wood malling. Swingling flax. & cleaning out my stable - Tolerable good weather prizing Hh^d Lugs, put Jacobs Lugs in Hh^d 9⁵⁷ lbs lent for a flour Bbl I givepay him for 100 lbs what I get in Lynchg—

5 we have striped Tobacco one or Two days this week plowed some malled cut stacks to sew oats & to day & yesterday we cut down Pines for a Barn, prize Barn, quite cool

1853 March 6th On Friday last it snowed Smartly till 10 Oclock we were striping Tobacco We have had only 3 Small Snows this winter no Lambs or calves yet – still very cold Jacob & Cate gone to Rices to day Halled wood yesterday ½ day – —

7 Plowing till 12 Oclock then trod out oats cutting down stacks malling & cutting wood in new ground - fine weather — Sent alse to Shop with Plow —

8 Treading out 2 stacks oats more to day Plowed this morning making new ground fence & malling wood & Rails like for Rain weather moderate

9th Halled Rails around Corn field fence finished new ground fence & sent to shop

10th upset fair part of fence next to Mr E. Lewis malled Piled wood etc Began to sew Oats, sewed nearly 5 Bus. Cate & myself went to Mrs Thompsons Henry & Fed sawed shingles Blocks Prizing Hh^d Lugs this day etc —

11th Rained this morning put manure on Plant Bed above House prizing Lugs got Hh^d about full, striping Tobacco Rolled some of our Logs this evening 5 Heaps the other side of Johns Branch,- cleared off

12th Turned Out Hh^d Lugs Sewed Oats Halled wood Run fence at Tobacco Lot, cut stalks & Raked Some fine day – – –

13 Went to meeting at S. Stone fine day

14th Sewed Oats malled & Cut Corn Stalks etc

15 Sent Henry to D Millers to Roll Logs Sewing Oats, & working in Garden Planted onions Potatoes & Peas, etc -

16 Halled wood Plowing for oats etc Set up Hogh^d to day upsetting Tobacco Lot fence fine weather Fanny while here