Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1847 May 22nd Hilled on Johns branch & finished replanting corn & cut of part of new ground Hills this week & went to Lynchg in 3 days with our waggon. 23rd Raining & quite wet We planted a little Tobacco on 22nd, corn & Cotton Coming up well weather now warm & seasonable,

25. Sent Fed on Horse to mill

29. Sent D^o to Mill in Cart 2 Barrels corn

1847 June 1st Rained a little last night, weeding & Plowing corn, Henry & Fed Plowing for Tobacco this, made two trips Lynchg lately with waggon in 3 day each sold Lugs for 2.25 good, 4.40 & 4.50 made short crop 3 or 4000 lbs

2nd 2 Plows in Corn. Miss Fishers & balance of our Hands hilling on branch for Tob^a

3rd Same sort of work to day Rained the 3rd at night fine season

4 Cutting off second years ground Hills & this Day finished planting new ground & second years ground also got some Tobacco plants from Mr. Shields, -

5th planting Tobacco this morning & planted all except lott & part of branch Johns branch planted this morning plowing & thining corn this evening after planting Irish Potatoe Patch on Johns branch - put Lady Jane to Richardsons Horse orphan boy at $4, leap[?] 5 the season & $6 for a colt

6 cloudy & damp 7. Rained last night, Thining corn this morning & drawing Tobacco plants,