Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

24th May 1860. I went to Election, Saw Mr Pannill, he is quite bad off, from a Fall from his Horse coming from Court last Monday night — Cap^t Yate gotwas thrown Two [too] but did not get Hurt. Bob here this day at work. weeding Corn Plowing & coltering Corn, manured Our Plant Beds this morning Finished Tuesday I believe Hilling in new ground Damp weather Mrs Hunts still very much compla[in]ing —

25. Rained Hard this morning striped Tobacco a while & then went to planting Tobacco & trying to get done Our Crop

26 I went to aspen Grove Plowing & weeding Corn to day - Fixed Clems House pulled down old House this morning Bob not here to day. Mrs Hunt still complaining - etc - W^m C Grasty here to day – – – –

27th Sunday Doct Tho^s Haley came to see Mrs Hunt to cure neuralgia, stayed till evening, & think she is not as bad off at night as usual Rained hard in the evening, claiborne went to Mr Moses

28 Mrs Hunt Rested tolerable last night & seems sick from the Physic this morning

29 Plowing Corn & weeding next to Cap^t Whiteheads Finished Plowing over there Doct Haley Came here to see Elvira, & amy sick too Doct Haley came second time to see Mrs Hunt,- Mr. Faris came between 1 & 2 oclock

30. weeding Corn Finished plowing next to Whiteheads Fixing waggon for Lynchg. Raining this evening a little

31st Rained very hard last night, I went down I went to aspen Grove to day

1860 May 31st Replanted Tobacco to day all over,- Thinning corn & nearly finished that going to Plowing this evening, Elvira & Amy very sick with dissentary Sent for Doct Thompson yesterday & this evening again

June 1st Halled Brick for Dining room floor this morning & Lathes to lath Dining room. Fair & clear to day - Bob has been here all this week, weeding corn next to Cap^t Whiteheads., Mrs Hunt rested tolerable last night, this ^morning very bad off indeed Mr Faris here yet put up mantle in Dining room this morning - fair & clear weather Mrs Lucy A Clement has been sick about 10 or 12 days & Died to day about 2 Oclock, with congestion in Bowels so I hear - nanny went up there to day

2nd I went to aspen Grove sheared sheep Killed One Lamb Mrs Clements buried today. Amy my little negroe Daughter of Clementina Died to day with bowel Complaint Elvira very Sick. Doct Martin was here & went to see them both. said he did not consider them dangerous

3rd Amy Buried to day Elvira very sick yet Doct Thompson came to day, Mrs Coleman Mr & Mrs Hargrave Come here to day Rained this evening. Mrs ^{Hunt is} very bad off yet. - quite sick all day to day -

4th June Bob here, John Came to fix Dining room, Mrs Hargrave staied last night with her Ma, Mrs Coleman here yesterday cloudy & Rainy this morning, Henry Halling up leaves in stables, - etc - working Sweet Potatoes Peas Cotton & Corn Henry & Harry Plowing in corn in Lot; my Horse Lame for several days. -

1860 June 4th Mr Faris came worked about 2 Hours & went to Capt Whiteheads Milley Ann taken sick this morning

5th June Lilas Baby & Mary sick Milly Ann & Ell still sick, Mr Faris Came this morning. plowing corn in Lot. replanting Corn last we planted in Lot weeding cotton & Corn etc - Rained last evening clear this morning - Let Mr Bybee have for negroes over at Mr Hunts place 2 Galls molasses out of 5 got for them in my cask -

6th John P. Hunt started to school at Cap^t J Richards in Lunenburg this day My Buggy Harness Bob & Top from Catalpha,- John been at work here every day this week J P Hunt is to board at Cap^t Richards at $6 pr month & $1.50 pr month now for Tuition, gave Pride $1.00 & Bob $1.50 for Expense,- fine morning Wednesday - Rained in the evening & stoped Mr Faris about 4 Oclock,- & stoped plowers Daniel R Hunt came to see Mrs Hunt & Mrs Hargrave, stayed all night

7th Rained hard again last night, & this morning we are replanting Tobacco Mr Faris at work again, DR Hunt Mrs Hargrave Sal Tate & Matty staid all night John at work this morning too Mrs Hunt gets worse, last night & this morning

8th Mr Faris & Jno Clark here at work Mrs Hunt rather better this morning she gave Dan^l R Hunt who left this morning $10. & Gave Me her money to take care of for her say $40 Haling sand this morning Laying by fresh ground Corn. Choping out with Hoes, etc Mr Cothran spaying our shoats say 11 in all here 2 got out.

1860 June 8th Mr Cothran then ^went over to Mr Hunts place to spay theirs this morning clear pretty day— our negroes sick yet - claiborne complaining last night not much this morning stoping giving medicine & giving Rid-Root & Black Haw Bob Come back gone 3 days with my Buggy to Carry Pride to Capt Richards in Charlotte to school - Mrs Hargrave & Coleman ^{to day} here

9th Put up Lane fence this morning my old sow & 3 shoats missing this morning; Mrs Hunt Better several sick negroes yet; clear weather Bob gone with Mrs Hargrave home this morning Mrs Hunts Carriage & Horses

10th Bob returned I went to meeting Saturday & Sunday to day. clem Sick yet. Ell & Milly Ann Sick but we think a little better,- Mrs Hunt a great deal better to day

11 John here this morning Bob Come about 10 Oclock fair weather Found my sow with 5 Pigs Layed fresh ground & Part of Lot Corn & to day Plowing Tobacco — —

^{June 10th came home} Sallie came from Fannies yesterday

12th bob started to Lynchg this morning with my waggon & Loose Tobacco gave him 1.50 for Toll & have some shoes put on my Horses waggon started too from Mr Hunts place

13th Rained Sent for things Bot [DuRinians] Sale & Striped Tobacco p^t of day

14th I went to CHouse to have Mr Hunts Estates acc^r Settled. replanted Tobacco at & then weding down Rained

15 weeding & Plowing Tobacco bob got back last night.

15th June 1860. Bob gone to get Mrs Hunts Horses shod. Weeding down Tobacco I got back from CH to Dinner Mrs Hunt came from Mrs Colemans - bob gone to shop I staid at Mr Jones last night went back to CH - to day & Banks has my Rec^ts etc to this day to settle — Bob brot for me 3 Bbls corn 3 sacks salt 1 Bb^l Lime, salt from & some ^corn from Millers for me nails & Iron from B for Hunts est & Plow P[o]ints etc from Richm^d. Car^d two Hh^ds Tobacco from Mr Hunts plantation = 16th Mrs Hunt Sallie & Alice gone to CH I went to see Betsy sick, & then to Sarah McCullock to settle acc^t between her & Mr J Mustain done so & then went to aspen Grove, they were cutting wheat in Lot & had cut Rye & it Rained as hard for nearly 1½ hours as ever I saw it got home about night, had to cross at Bridge by John Lewis s - some hail fell, did not do any damage,- till the Rain Plowing & weeding down Tobacco here, Rained tremendous hard & the wind Blew down a good deal of our fencing here,- & washed very much, We hope is Elvira is mending slowly rest all got out, like for rain again to night

17th Stayed at home all day Sunday

18 I went to Court settled my acc^t with Estate of JDHunt as Exer. - -Thined corn this morning Plowed young corn & wed it Layed by Irish Potatoes by Peach Orchard Laying Peach orchard Corn, broke fodder stack in upper Lot began to work Tobacco in evening.