Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1865 March 9th Buried Lucinda looks like Rain again making new ground fence. Sent Bacon to Depot [...ns] Tax in Kind.

10. Went to S. Stone fast day

11th Went to CH. about getting provisions for Gen. Lees Army 12th Stayed at home fine weather Roads Very muddy & Deep

13th Started to get provisions for Lees army gone all day & expect to go tomorrow

Burnt Plant Bed in new ground

Plowing & halled Rilas after 12 March

Fine weather roads drying [unclear]

15. Been out again on same

Went to plantation brot. up 20 Bus seed Oats some short corn for hogs Some [.er..] Grsss seed to sew. Some cabbage & went to Mount Airy.

Began to sew Oats to day.

17th Rained this day Sewed some Oats & Halled Rails

1850 Feby 14th Rained very hard last night Finished striping new Barn at 12 oclock Sent yesterday to mill another large Log to mill & 10 Bushels corn & brot home the flooring Plank of large log Sent in Janry. the Large one sent yesterday to be sawed into weather boarding. cloudy & cool —

15 Halled wood for D Neal & malling Broke & swingling flax about this time

16 Malling & Halling Rails around Corn field fence next to Mr. Lewis s. clear & windy - cool

17 A pretty day clear & moderate

18th went to Court bot a Bay mare for Mrs McCullock of Tho^s Walton at 12 months Credit from this day - for $60. I am security for the same, - malling & Piling Rails in new ground. finished swingling flax^{this day}

19 Malling & Piling Rails till evening then Loaded waggon for Lynchg etc

20 Fencing corn fielding [rep?ing] etc started to Lynchg this morning a fine day & good roads, several of our family complaining - malling & Piling Rails

21 & 22 ½ of the day rained & snowed 22nd & cleared off about 10, or 11 Oclock –

22 pretty good day over head roads very^muddy

23 We returned from Lynchg about night sold our Lug Hh^d for $5 - Malling & Piling rails & found them all well

24 cloudy & like for snow my wife gone to Mrs Hunts -

25. Malling & cutting old trees

1850 June 4th Plowing corn second time finishing Cotton & Potatoes Fed Alse & Ann gone to shop shop this morning cool ^nights

5 Started to Lynchg with waggon & while gone weeding Corn doing some little fencing & clearing Oats & wheat gone 3½ days got back Saturday 11 Oclock & went to meeting sold Hh^d Tobacco for $8= had a good Trip weather cool & dry replanted branch this day & a little shower of rain in evening

10. cleared off cool & windy - Plowing corn & weeding, Henry Plowing Bottoms, gathered Turnip seed -

11 Plowing & weeding Bottoms on branch & also Plowing in Johns field nights very cool, at this time,-

12th Finished flat land Plowing & weeding to day & weeding in Johns field finished Plowing Once & nearly Twice,

13 Sent federick to mill this morning Plowing & weeding corn in John’s field & by Barn on left side nights very cool & weather dry & Clear

14th weeding Corn & Plowing left side Path & next to Orchard in the evening it rained a little & we planted Tobacco in new ground by Plant Beds etc light season

15 warm & a little cloudy this morning Planting Tobacco in fresh ground & new ground & expect to finish the new ground & nearly finish the second yrs land to day

16th started to Court ^{stayed at Bro Stony all night}cloudy in evening

17. went to Court & was quite sick Got home by Sun set, cut off second yrs Land Hills weeding Corn & Plowing Killed Lamb & shoat etc etc etc.

1850 Sept 28th Sent Henry to saw & Grass Mill 2 Bus. Corn & 2 Logs one for square edge Plank the other for Gates into Laths clear fine day weather warm

29th went to Doct Ch^s E Millers Funeral at H Anderson Fine Day - good many poeple—

30th Halling up Tobacco from new ground to prize Barn had that full from new ground & ^over80 sticks

Oct 1st. Halling Tobacco from fresh ground to new Barn got that over half full first cutting worming & succoring over all we have stacked all our Blade fodder last night

2nd Firing Tobacco Halling Tops from fresh ground to feed on, worming & ^{lot by new Barn}succoring in Cutting Buck^wheat to day - where we want ^{our tops}to stack

3 Finishing firing prize Barn & quit in new Barn. Clear & Cool this Day

4th Cutting over Tobacco again --

5 Halling Rails Poles & forks for Stack frame Stacked Buck wheat Diging Irish Potatoes etc etc etc

7&^th8 Cutting Tobacco stacking Tops pulling late fodder, Halling up Tobacco etc

10th Car^d Cider to Mr Lewis s to Still Hanging Tobacco Tying fodder & Halling up Tobacco about this time finished Cutting Tobacco yesterday Clear & warm at this time

22nd Have been cutting Tobacco, been to Lynchg with a Load of wheat etc etc etc. Since the 10th its now clear & fine weather, went to Court stayed 2 days

23 Harry came Here monday morning & Fed went to Mr Hodnetts in his place -- getting plates Joist & Rafters for Henry’ House began to throw down Hills in big second yrs ground for wheat etc

1850 Novr 19th Halling up Corn yesterday & to day I have Just got from CH likely for Rain -

24th we have been getting up & Housing corn this week & not done getting where there was no wheat sewed Rained 2 days this week — John Coleman worked here this week making 1 week more one month in all Lila & Malissa & Clem has Blankets this winter Raining this evening

Novr 25. Give to Mr Fitzgerald & Fanny White Tom Perry we are Putting up our Greens & Halling wood etc clear fine day —— Capt Fitzgerald got fountain out of Jail in Montgom^{ery CH}

30 Finished our corn this morning Halling wood Fed Shoemaking Rained hard last night made about 120 or 130 Barrels in all warm weather about this time — Jordan gone to mill Expect to send^{this evening} Henry

1st Decemr. 1850 clear in morning cloudy in evening I went to Mrs Colemans & Mrs Hunts —

==2nd Mr Owen came here to help about ^Houseoverseer Mr Tucker came to shingle it cloudy all day

3rd Both here shingling overseers House Henry Jointing shingles cloudy all day – Federick & alse Halling up stalks 2 days Balance Fanning out wheat & Buck wheat made 123 Bus. good wheat & 17 Bus. screan [tolled?] to be sent to Capt Gilberts mill is 6½ Bushels good wheat including Mr Neals, & nearly 1 Bus screan,

7th It has been raining & quite cool nearly all this week Thursday night Friday & Friday night it rained very hard indeed still cloudy & Raining Owen left yesterday evening — Began to strip Tobacco in middle Barn making up Farm Pen & shelters to day Building overseers House chimney about this time