Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

10 Oct 1845 Rainy day. Bro Webb here on his way to association at Greenfield

11 Still raining & rained all night last night - fanned out wheat yesterday Association commences at Greenfield today

17 Killed a beef - young red steer weighed 240 lbs in all — began to sew wheat at mountain field this day, Diged Sweet & Irish potatoes this day - large frost -

23 Sewed wheat by Mallisa house & Henrys houses —

24 Sewing wheat in second years Tobacco ground, Moon Sued to me to Novr Court 1845, & I defend the suit, weather a little more moderate

Nov. 8th Finished yesterday getting up our corn - make between 40 & 50 Bb^ls Commenced at Stony Point to sew wheat. Federick nearly done making negroes shax——— Broke Waxy & Pompey to plow

11 Finished seeding wheat at Stony Point —

Nov 11th 1845. This morning & very early started to Meadsville to see Mr Richard Waln, who was present when James D Moon

1848 June 22 Weeding Branch Tobacco Fed gone to mill 6 Bus.

23rd I am Laying by mountain field. weeding down all branch in Lot A little Rain yesterday none to do any^muchgood

24 Yesterday evening a smart shower Rain Replanting Tobacco this morning — cloudy Finished mountain field now at stony point ——weather warm Finished planting all that is Bedded ^Hill on

25 clear & warm, cool nights & dry weather

26 clear & cool nights went to Green field, weeding fresh ground Tobacco - Laying by corn at stony point ——1848

27 Weeding Tobacco in fresh ground Laying by corn at stony point weather nights cool days Hot & very dry —

29 Plowing at stony point Finished weeding new ground & second years ground Tobacco

30 Finished weeding Tobacco & nearly done Laying by corn, Rained a little last night & Raining this morning very slow - not enough to Replant Tobacco yet

1848 July 1 Halling up wheat Hilling up Peas & chopping out corn this morning A fine Rain to day & we are planting Lot Tobacco done Laying by corn & Sweet Potatoes Hilled up

2nd Sunday - a fine Rain about night

3rd Drawing Tobacco plants ground too wet this morning to Plow nearly finished whole planting Lot by Henrys house Saturday & Replanting too

28th June 1849 replanted Tobacco over & began to cut wheat again at home weather very Hot, Keen lightening yesterday Jane Laying by^corn in fresh ground to day

29 Fed & myself cut wheat at Mr. Neals. Henry gone to Mrs Colemans to cut wheat. 3 Plows Laying by corn in fresh ground & drill corn to day ——

30 4 Plows Laying by corn this side branch Henry went to shop to have Plows sharpened Sewed Peas worked with Hoe & Plowed Pea Patch, on Branch, Planted cucumber seed in Plant Bed, weeding Tobacco in big second years ground. weather very dry & warm My wife & children going to Edge Hill

1st July quarterly meeting – – = " cloudy & likely for Rain, my wife & children 1849 gone to Edgehill meeting this day Lila & Ann^{to Green field} July 1st In the Evening we had a fine Rain

- 2nd Rained hard yesterday little cool this morning wind N. E. fine weather my wife did^{not get} home last night from Edgehill Replanting Tobacco again second or 3rd time, Corn & Tobacco Small for this time,

3 weeding second yrs ground Tobacco. Laying by corn below House & drill corn

4 Laying by corn left side Path this field, been laying by ever since friday last. weather cool at night days warm. Pulled up flax yesterday Finished weeding new ground & second yrs land laid by a p^t of branch corn yesterday — Weeding Branch Tobacco below, spring weather clear & nights cool etc etc etc

30th & 31st Augt. worming & succoring Tobacco Machine came here 31st from Mr Lewis’s about 11 oclock & by the time we got a start it commenced Raining, & Rained a good shower we carried the wheat with straw after we discover=ed that it was going to be wet we then wound up & it Rained sure enough till in^nightthe

1st Sept. ground very wet & the machine doing nothing spining etc etc — Began to machine wheat between 1 & 2 oclock in evening till night put up 4 Stacks straw Kit & Mr. Lewis 3 hands come ——

2 Fannie W. & Cate went to Greenfield Jerry Better than he has been for several days

3. began again to Thrash wheat fine day Kit Mr Lewis s 3 Hands & 2 from Mrs Hunts came & we finished & carried the machine to James Whiteheads got done about night 1½ days Thrashing Our crop wheat

4 alse & Ann gone to Mrs Coleman to Pull fodder & its Turned out to be cloudy & a little rainy, succoring & worming Tobacco Henry gone to Mrs Hunt after 10½ Bushels corn making 4 Bbls lent me — Fanned out some wheat to make flour this morning — alse & ann returned at 12

5. worming & succoring & toping Tobacco on Branch & Lot. Henry gone to Glenns Mill 10 Bus. wheat for flour 5½ Bus. corn for meal. Turned cooler. I am going to Mrs McCullocks & Riceville to day —

6 Pulling Blade fodder after morning all hands my wife went to Mrs Colemans

7 alse gone to Mrs Colemans to Pull fodder worming & succoring Tobacco in new ground Fair & cool this morning ⅓ done Pulling^fodder Mr Myers & Henry getting slabs, Tying up fodder This evening.

1850 May 14th Hilling in fresh ground Halling out manure waggon & Cart Sent alse to shop this morning with Plow cloudy & like for Rain, warmer than it has been

15. began to ^Rain yesterday before 12 oclock took down our good Tobacco & Rained hard yesterday & last night, ground^wetvery can do but little spining weaving shelling corn this morning. still cloudy & Cool such a wet Spring we have never hardly seen & cool too, every thing back =ward -

16th Halled up 1 Load Tobacco & filled up Hh^d Then we went to Hilling in second yrs Land & 2 Plows in corn field Sewed calf Lot at stable in Oats —

17th. Halling out manure this morning waggon & cart Jane Plowing Balance hilling in seconds Land & trying to finish to day

18th Very col this morning Halling out manure replanting drill corn that we first planted, Hilling in new ground to day

19th cool day smart Hail at Greenfield Mr H 20th Whitsontide, Our folks but Fed at work in Lot by new Barn Plowing & scattering manure, clear & Cool this day It looks this morning Like we ^{dry weather} are going to have

21st Our corn has come up very bad & we are this day laying off & Planting over next to Orchard & Johns Spring Planted Peas Pump^kings seed & simblings

22 went to Mrs Hunts Replanted Johns field Henry Bed Potatoe Patch on Johns spring Branch & then went to Plowing corn

23 Planted Branch corn, Planted Peas Irish Potatoes & Replanted fresh ground,