Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1853 March 26th Capt Fitzgeralds practice with his overseers to If they Carry there themselves with horses & hand under him while he is overseer not to charge any thing but corn toll etc meal & meat,- that he finds

28th Went to Mr Jno D Hunts fine day —

29. Sewing Oats & fencing Corn field fence & finished, fencing at Lot - fixing for Lynchg. went to Mrs McCullocks her waggon goes too Sent Fed to Millers Mill 7½ Bushels corn Sent by Jacob to Mr J B Nowlin for 1 Bbl Plaster 2 or 300 lbs of Guano, 4 Bales Cotton ^{25 lbs Bro sugar -} noC & 1 D^o no 12 & a little runlet of whiskey to Mr Cobles for 20 yds Cotton cloth & ½ Bbl allum water - to Colo Smith to Sell my Tobacco & Mrs McCullocks –

30st waggon gone to Lynchg this morning Fed Halling wood out of new ground balance Raking & fencing Jordan part of day plowing & Bushing in Oats Black cow with first ^Died calf

31. Raking & Halling wood Jordan Plowing for Oats at Mr Neals — Rolled Logs ^{2 heaps} to day

April 2nd Waggon got back last night a little in the night while it was raining Heavy Thunder & hard Rain in 3 days, from Lynchg Car^d Lug Hh^d & some Loose succor

6. Turkeys & 10 Doz Eggs & Jacob got cheated out of $1.50 in Selling Turkeys, & bot 1 pr Hams paid Henings for doing up Cates Bonnet last fall pRec^t & [ab ?] Bot of DR Hunt 3/9- we have been sewing Oats at Mr Neals, coltering in new ground burning Logs Heaps raking etc etc 16 Lambs to this day

3 Raining this morning sewed only 3 & 4 Bus at Mr Neals yet, ground too wet to finish Pied Had a cow calf Thursday 31st March & Dundenah Jerrys young cow with her first Calf Died on wednesday

1853 april 16 Cold Rain, we are striping Tobacco little Barn in fresh ground & then got the new ground Barn to strip yet

21st Nearly done Planting Corn except fresh ground on mountain & flats on branch Planted yesterday Snaps Rice & Simblings,- manured a good deal in the the Hill in John’s field beside the Guano Halling coltering in new ground this morning & this morning, Jerrys got the mumphs fine weather, Tobacco Plants yet small not done striping Tob^a yet places on Branch we are Beding mountain field for corn coltering in new ground & Hilling clear windy day flies eating Tobacco plants

23rd jacob Henry & Sandy Beding for corn fresh ground at mountain field & finished Rained this evening Coltering & Hilling in new ground - Jerry’s got well of the mumphs

24th Rained last night cloudy & like for Rain this morning no meeting day —

25 striping tobacco in new ground Barn

26 Finished striping Tobacco this day - prizing Lugs

27 Halling out manure waggon & Cart Fair fine weather Beding cotton ^{this day}Patch & will not tell tomorrow or next day —

28th Halling out manure to day all hands

29 Planted cotton etc etc & then went to Hilling in new ground went to Mill 10 Bus. Corn for Meal 2½ Bus wheat for flour etc Sent Henry to mr Yate saw Mill with Large Log for Hh^d staves, Cut marked & spayed Our Shoats to day

30 Planted mountain field corn & old meadow in Johns field finished coltering 1 way to day in new ground & Hilled Some, cloudy & like for Rain Jerrys has the measles ever since wednesday — Rose had a cow calf 29th fair day —

1853 may 17th Hilling 3rd yrs Land for tobacco & putting Guano in the Hill Henry Plowing on branch for Corn, Jordan & Sandy coltering in Second yrs ground

18. Hilling in 3rd yrs Land. Coltering in Second clear pretty weather, Jacob Cate ^{had measles} Clem & Jerrys only 2 cases of mumphs Jacob & Jerry

19. Finished planting corn & Peas this day before 12 Oclock & Replanted Corn — Federick gone to Millers Mill 8 Bus Corn Hilling in fresh ground windy & cool Began at 12 Oclock to Plow in Corn

22 went to Prayer meeting —

23 Plowing & Hilling second yrs Land

24 Planting Tobacco to day D^o—— D^o

25 Planted new ground & nearly done the 3rd yrs Tobacco Land, sent Jordan^{to Plant Tobacco for Plants} to Kelly Jacob Cate clem & Jerry has had measles Jacob & Jerry the mumphs sallie Peggy and Several had the mumphs or a little swelled under the Jaw catharine S Catharine clem Jordan and Lowry

28 Plowed & weeding fresh ground at mountain yesterday & coltering 2nd yrs Land Plowing in corn field clear & cool till yesterday & warm to day Hilling to in 2nd yrs Tobacco Land & Plowing in Johns field replanted Cotton & Broom Corn wed Sweet Potatoes Day before yesterday Loaded waggon for Lynchg monday morning

30 waggon started to Lynchg this morning 1 Hh^d Seconds adkinson to have it Sold, Hilling in 2nd yrs ground for Tobacco,

31st Finishing Hilling this morning in ^{for Tobacco} 2nd yrs Land cloudy & Likely for Rain, Cate sick^{last night} again

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.

1853 June 15 Expect to begin to Lay by corn this day sometimes, Henry halling wood this morning working out Peas etc to day — Fannie Here

16th Finished weeding Corn this day & worked Peas etc etc Cotton & all done & began to work new ground Tobacco Laying by mountain field Corn

17. Laying by mountain field corn choping in new ground Tobacco Dry & Hot weather fannie & Jacob gone

18- Finished Lying by mountain field with Plows Choping out new ground Tobacco. no Rain last evening – fine rain at Mrs Hunts, Laying by Corn in Johns’s field,Henry is gone to Mill 8 Bus Corn Lila had a Girl child 16th June 1853 Fed sick Sallie ^{claiborne & milly ann} Ben has measles –– Jordan Sandy Lowry abram Fed Cate Jacob Sallie & Clem has had mumphs & Jerry & perhaps some others.

21st began to Cut wheat in Lot - choped over mountain field Corn & now following Plows Laying by - in Johns s field Sandy & Pallor has measles, going to finish shearing sheep mark etc this morning Jordan & Lowry also in house measles this evening & with Federick & Lila, 9 down in the house at this time & Kitty has mumphs tho out

22nd We are cutting wheat next to or= chard ^{& lot} to day Abraham Crews helping & still dry & hot, oat drying up very much & Tobacco plants in the Beds, what we have have planted missing very much 4 of our plant Beds look well last week tho they may have Dyed since at mountain 2 in new new ground look well one is gone