Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1859 Feby 15th Chumbly fixing his House floor Tight Henry halling Rails clem shrubing Balance cutting Logs for stable etc etc Still cloudy & like for Rain

16th Henry claibourne & little Henry went to aspen Grove to strip Tobacco,- I went to mount airy & then down there,- Chumbly & the Balance skinning Slab Timber & he riving, & Covering House & cleaning out old shop etc to burn - when we get out of wood, etc

17th Henry claiborne & Henry came ^^home this morning bro^t from aspen Grove ^ ^brot^ Our Carriage, Chumbly triming Orchard in Corn field filling up Gullies clem & Jerry Smith Grubing Claiborne & little Henry plowing, Henry gone to Tho^s Hodnetts to help him Roll Logs - went between 9 & 10 Oclock - - - -

18th Raining again, Piling & counted shingles from Rob^t Walker & then they all but Jerry Smith went down to aspen Grove to strip Tobacco Striping back of Garden; Raining nearly all day, very wet time it has Rained nearly every day this week Some, warm for the time of year & has been all this week

19 I went to Mr Vaughans claiborne & little Henry at aspen Grove Striping Tobacco Henry & Mr. Chumbly gone to Mr Kelleys to Roll Logs, - cloudy & Raining a little all day, Sorter drizling -

20th Still cloudy & warm,

21st I went to Court yesterday to Day Returned Halling Rails fencing etc - Halling wood

[2]2nd Chumbly gone to Kelleys to Roll Logs Henry ^etc Plowing claiborne malling clem & Jerry

1959 Decr 24th Jerry Came home last Sunday & Sally came to day – from Riceville Bro Thompson Bro^t her to his House Fannie Came down to day

25th I went to Strait Stone praying meeting this day Jerry & me windy & cool or cold

26 Kate Cam Mr Moses Came down to day Me & old Aunt Lucy this morning – clear & windy to day —

27 Mr Moses & Kate here, & fixed my clock Fannie went home last evening –

28. Raining & bad weather I am at home sick

29 Raining & freezing disagreeable day Kate & Mr Moses went home Wednesday evening Sent their cow by Jordan & Sandy –

30. Cleared off last night Sallie & Jerry here bad freezing night given Kate Bed stead & furniture Tub axe Earthen ware etc etc etc gone

31st cloudy & like for snow this morning I am going to mount airy to hiring Began to Hall wood cut & mall yesterday & to day cutting malling & Piling wood. Began to Snow about 12 oclock great sleet I had 2 or 3 falls, Snowed about 1 Inch Deep on the Hail & sleet Bill Sick this evening - got well about night, very bad weather at this time,

Jany 1st¹⁸⁶⁰ very cold & cloudy stayed at home

2nd I went to Mr Hunts place & Wyatts to day Cutting in new ground, chumny moved Thursday in Christmas —

3rd Sally left this morning for Danville Jerry Carried her to Doct Thompsons gave her $2½ in money halling wood here to day - & Cutting

4th Sent 5 Bushels wheat to Mill to day Cutting & halling wood this day — still cold weather

5 I started to Louisa to day Henry & Claborne sewed Hard grass seed this morning & then all went to cutting in next

1860 March 27th weather moderated some Hilling to day Sent Henry to Faris's Mill 9 Bus. wheat for flour 1 Bus. wheat for Chop & 1 Small Log for Plank, etc Got 9 Bus. sent for flour & Plank

28. Plowing for Corn & Raking in new ground & cleaning up.

29 Plowing for Corn Grubing in new ground & cleaning up fine weather

30. I have been to aspen Grove, they are hilling down there in new ground fine weather We are Grubing in new ground & Plowing for Corn & trying to finish Mrs Hargrave here

31st finshed this morning & Halled Leaves & cleaning up new ground leaves halled in field ¬¬ – fine weather I went down to See Jim Faris’s property sold he is gone off nobody Knows where.

1st aprl 1860 Sunday Stayed at home.

2 " Halling leaves & Logs Out of new ground Set Leaves on fire this evening

3rd Halling wood Rails etc out of new new ground

4th Raining set Log Heaps & Leaves on fire Rained till 12 Oclock then cleared off we were striping Tobacco Came up a cloud Rained hailed & the wind Blew very ^hard Blowed down about 200 pannels of our fence & Hailed Smartly ¬– nearly burnt up our Logs 5th Have been ½ day putting up fence

5 Began to colter new ground at 12 Oclock Raking forking up manure to day – I went to aspen Grove M^t airy & Millers Mill,

6 Coltering Hilling for Sweet Potatoes Raking some, I went to Chalk Level –^{a Lock}& got

7. Halling dirt from Well Sent to Mill

1860 July 10th Mrs Hargrave went home yesterday Bob here this morning at work Just finished cutting Oats this morning soon, Jerrys has been gone without my Knowledge ever since Sunday evening Hilling up new ground Tobacco Henry & Harry Plowing young corn this evening — windy & drying to day

11th Raised Our Prize shed this morning Mr Bybee helped me about it Hilling up new ground Tobacco - Ben with Henry & Sent claiborne to work for Ben, very dry & Hot to day

12th Hilling up Tobacco & working on Prize shed, Ben here & Bob stays at old Place to day -- very cool & Cool & cloudy

13th yesterday I went to shields mount airy Josh Hubbards Pillcows Dawsons Lanes & my aspen Grove Plantation, etc - quite dry & cool this morning, send a Log to Millers for sheeting & 4 Bushels wheat for fine flour & 1 Bushel wheat to grind for me & to bring it all back & Palings & sheeting for prize shed — still cool & dry — only collected AJ Lewis Bond yesterday

14 went to aspen Grove bro^t wool Plank Honey Brandy etc etc home Finished hilling up Sweet Potatoes working Garden etc & gave negroes Holiday Bob has work at Mr Hunts Place & Ben here on prize shed etc for several days. Kate & Mr Moses came here, James Hunt came last night

15th Here to day went to Mrs Colemans in evening clear Dry & Hot

16th JD Hunt & myself went to Court in my buggy Our folks stoped Hog Holes around Corn field etc & began to stack oats worked Charly

1860 Decr 23rd I went to Strait Stone Prayer Meeting very white or Black met, day very good for time of the year

24th Cutting wood for Plant Bed, Halling fire wood in the evening & Halled up 1 stack fodder to use in stable & 1 Load Shucks,

25th Snowed a little last night, alice sick with sore throat, went to old place give some Lard for them there & sent them a dram & this morning gave them some cider & got some for Mrs Hunt, etc etc fine day —

26th I went to Mrs Colemans to see Alice pd Mrs Coleman Balance of money got from CH. for her went to Welden Holders. Mr Hubbards & Mrs Hunts Place did not rent it to Waller, me & Mr Hubbard viewed the Land of Mrs Hunts he wants to buy some 40. or 50 acres which I agreed he might have at $12 pr acre - then I came home fine day

27 - went to chalk Level to hiring - cold day & fair —

28. went to Mount Airy no hiring cold fair day —— Mr Chumney my Overseer moved here to day Henry move him & I am to give him 3/-

29th. Halling Leaves Cutting & malled at Plant Bed, - to burn. it & at 12 Oclock we will get wood Hired Dan^l R Hunts boy John to Holder again $27½ for next year, Snowing again to night. Rented to Susan Roark the place where Roby lived this year of JD Hunts Est. for $15.00^{for 1861}

30 Snowed last night a little & to day snowed & Rained nearly all day in fact raining all^{the time}

31st Snowed in the night & snowing yet 9 or 10 Oclock Snow about 4 or 5 Inches Deep —