Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

23rd June¹⁸⁵³ Federick Out this morning cutting our Fresh ground wheat to day nearly done in Lot cut some in Lot this morning, cloudy & Hot Abraham Crews cutting to day 2nd Day

24th Cutting wheat in fresh ground at mountain

25th Cutting at home next to middle barn & finished in evening, We have hired abram Crews 3 days in Harvest @ 3/- & David Millers young Charles a little over 1½ days,- & Jacob has cut nearly all Harvest ever since last ^{say 3½ or 4 days}monday Jordan Sandy & Lowry had measles this week & clai too tho he got out this morning, no rain yet very & cool this morning tho the first of this was very Hot weat. Cate home yesterday from Doct Thompson I sent for ^her Nannie & Cate gone to David P. Millers this evening

29th very Hot & Dry weather, looks like the sun will search every thing on the ground We are Cutting Our Oats this week had Mr McHaneys Phil 2 Days,- nearly done Cutting out oats got some to cut at Mr Neals

July 2nd Halling up wheat yesterday & to day halling now from fresh ground weeding Second years Tobacco Land Jordan & sandy ^{Mrs McCullock Died this}Laying by Corn in Johns s field - very dry & tremendous Hot -

3rd July Mrs McCullock Died this day about 3 Oclock Cate ^gone to Mr F. this day

4 Mrs McCullocks Funeral Preached by Mr Hurt great many People buri[e]d about 5 Oclock this day

5 Halling up wheat & choping in Tobacco above House fresh ground

1853 July 5th Jacob & Jordan Plowing

6th Same work Finished stacking wheat & Rye, & working in 3rd yrs Tobacco ground Haling up & stacking Oats. I & Jordan Laying by Corn in Johns’s field very dry & hot, yet no Rain to wet much for 6 or 8 weeks Nannie gone to see Mrs McCullocks Hesters shoe lost last Saturday been on her about a week, Fair & Hot

7th Still dry & Hot put in fine Tobacco to prize - Put out all in prize Barn to Sun Plowing in Johns’s field 2 Plows Henry stacking Oats, working 3rd yrs Tobacco, Jerry started to School - this morning clear & no ^{for Rain}prospect

12 Halled up Tobacco out of new Barn back of Garden & prizing & assorted, still dry tho like for rain this morning - a little Cooler Finished yesterday Halling up our Oats

13. Worked Out Garden Hilled Sweet Potatoes Plowed Cotton & Hilled that up gathering clover seed, Laying by Corn in Johns s field

19 Finished Plowing Corn, Plowing Tobacco

20 Plowing Tobacco assorting Tobacco Hilling up new ground Tobacco. Rains commencing coming this day - & we commenced planting Tobacco last Saturday

21st This day & yesterday we replanted all Our Crop & whole planted a little of the Lot, Still cloudy & Raining Fed shoemaking

25th Sent Fed to Millers Mill 5 Bus wheat for flour 7 Bushels corn for meal Plowing Mr Neals corn to day Plowing Tobacco Prizing Tobacco, silling up Hh^d etc, fair fine weather

26 Plowing & Hilling up Irish Potatoes working Tobacco etc etc

1853 augt 11th Sent Fed to Mill 10 Bus. corn for meal Henry Halling Logs to mill Yates, Hilling up 3rd yrs Tobacco working ^Irish Potatoes Cotton & Garden, - fine weather ——

15th Halling up Timber this morning Mr Lipscomb Jointing shingles Mr Irby not here clear fine weather, Election for Judge

19 yesterday & to day thrashing wheat Doct Thompsons machine, working Lot Tobacco Toping Tobacco etc etc finished & Carried ^{away saturday} machine

21 my wife gone to Mrs Hunts to go to Charlotte in morning & Jacob & Sallie, I went to day to Riceville to see Doct Thompson & carr^d Jerry Smith about his Jaw

25 Halling up Logs for Barn Hewing yesterday & day before & cleaning Out place for House Mr Irby Just finished shingling about 12 Oclock working Out Our Second Yrs Land of Tobacco. went yesterday upon On River for Mrs clements Doct Thompson Came by here called from Mr Lewis to Jerry Smith cloudy & like for Rain

27 Toped wormed & succored Tobacco to^{got over} day all Halled up some House logs I paid $3 for our church to association which is not paid to me — gave to Brother Hagood in association for Preaching to Bufaloe $2, & $1 missionary society – - -

31st Halling Logs to saw mill to day - Succoring Tobacco over, cutting stacks etc

sept 1st Cutting stacks & getting Plates & Joist for barn Shrubing in fresh ground, ^{I am} going to Mrs McCullocks to Settle with Adkinson & Divide Oats etc

1853 Novr 9th wrote to Bro. James, cleared off cold Fed shoemaking Fed fanning out wheat.

Novr 12 cloudy & like for Rain Sewing wheat in Johns field, sent Mr Evans meal home alse & malissa shrubing at mountain field, Fed shoemaking

17. jerry Stoped going to^School after 1st week in Novr Finished shoemaking to day - 14th 15th & 16th Halling up Corn & Halling Out manure on wheat in Johns field,- Fallowed up & sewed Rye in Granary Lot & finished this evening Jordan Helping Mr Evans Ditch from 12 Oclock to day tomorrow expect to Plow up p^s above Henrys house & sew it in wheat

19th Jordan has worked with Mr Evans 2½ days this week - to day we halled wood put in our Land Corn sewed wheat by Henrys House & I went to Vaughans for Lucy Ann in her case agst Richard Smith

21st I went to Court as a Juror & for Mr & Mrs McCullocks Estates stayed till Friday night Our Folks got wood cut & Grubed in new ground all this week Kate & Jacob went to to Mrs Thompsons to wedding

Decr 1st We Finished Our Corn to day I appraised Mr & Mrs McCullocks Est. Henry Halled Rocks for his Chimney Some cut & some Grubed etc

2nd Henry Halling up Stalks etc Jordan & Sandy Plowing up Cotton Patch for wheat Fed Fanning out our wheat. malissa Picked Cotton out of Patch On Monday 28th we Killed 12 of our Hogs weighing 1077 - 3rd made shelters -

3rd Sewed Cotton Patch in wheat, 1 Bus. to sew sewed some in Johnsons field. Henry went to Farris’s Mill, 5. Bus. wheat for flour, 3 Bus screan for Horses & 7 Bushels Corn for meal.

1853 Decr 20 & 21st Cutting wood for Plant Bed etc Sent for Steer at Mrs Hunt got from John D Hunt. 25-6 & 7th cold & fair, finished striping Our fresh ground barn Tobacco Saturday before X, Just began to ^{for Corn} Plow

29th Snowed all day yesterday, Snow about 4 Inches Deep Cate & Jacob gone to Mr Fitzgeralds Mrs Mosely & overbys 2 children here yesterday & to day. My nannie gone with her to John D Hunts. clear & cold to day —

30 Went to CH about Decree, Rained & snowed all day

31 Done but little disagreeable weather,

Jany¹⁸⁵⁴1st Snowed again shelling corn all day

2nd Halling Logs to Yates & Paid & over paid the Logs I owed him, he is to give some difference in Logs in Plank & the Oak Plank for Boxes he is to allow me 1½ $ pr Hundred I have carried 1 Large Log for that purpose —

3rd Cutting etc etc

4 Halling wood waggon & Cart, Just Hitched Our young steers to day

5 all Hands Cutting Nannie & Cate gone to Mrs Hunts & Jerry & sallie — I expect to go to D P Millers to day ¬

6 Sent to Farris Mill 2 Bbls grain & 3 D^o for chop 3 Bags Cotton Picked Hired Out McCullocks negroes

9 Snowed again 5 or 6 Inches Deep

10 Halled up Ice to day - cold weather Snow melted but little

11 Striping Tobacco wrote to my Papa Raining all day Henry bottoming

16 Cutting in new ground & Plowing

17 Raining taking down prize Barn & Striping - etc etc.