Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1858 May 25th Plowed Sweet Potatoes to day, we are replanting Corn & trying to get done, Jordan Crossing new ground at mountain Spring - I went to shop got mike shod & went to Mrs Hunts

26 I went to Jacobs they are Halling there & have not replanted corn yet, we are fixing our wet Land in Lot for planting scattering & Plowing in manure Jordan crossing at new ground dry Hot weather, replanting cotton by Lila & Malissa

27. Scattering & Plowing in manure in Lot & Hilling & Jordan crossing at new ground T R Shepherd sent down here for Lambs & we sent him 3 Lambs to be paid for at CH

28 & 29 Replanting corn fixing Lot for Tobacco I went to Election & stayed all day Jordan crossing new ground Bushing Oats etc Began to weed Corn

29 Bushing wheat^{not done} weeding Corn, & Plowing Halled up stack fodder this morning starting to Riceville with our Lugs this morning – cloudy & cool I went to Jacobs & halled out manure all day yesterday & this evening instead of Bushing wheat after we got Back from Riceville we went to Planting Tobacco on Branch & in Lot by^^Top stack but did not finish at neither place on acct of its raining

30th Still cloudy & like for Rain Nannie & Sallie gone to Mr Hunts me & Jerry going to Straitstone

31st Nannie & myself went to Mr Hunts Chumbly & wife both sick we are planting Tobacco in Lot this evening & Beding planted all but high part of Lot & planting that replanted second years Land at Crews, Jerry went after D^r Estes for my overseer to day - Mr John Hunts wife Lags very Low, I went security with JDH to Browns Estate for $287.40 cleared off in evening Rained this night my wife at Mr Hunts

1858 June 16th Finished throwing Dirt from Corn Peas etc etc. Plowing & weeding Corn working Cotton & Potatoes Plowing overseers Truck Patches this morning -- my wife gone to Mr Hunts & Carr^d Molassses home she Borrowed of them

17th Weeding corn on hill by Middle old Barn & Plowing left side, Henry sick, began to weed on left side this evening, wheat looks very sorry Oats looks tolerable well at this time

18. Weeding Corn & Plowing left side of Path in field Henry Sick yet fine clear hot day —

19th Sheared sheep Plowing & weeding Corn got over Plowing & Plowing on Branch marked Turned out 9 she Lambs making 29 with the Ram we shall keep,-

20. went to Sunday School Mr anderson gone & nobody attended but Mr Jno W Lewis

21st I went to Court Fayette Clement failed to meet me, I collected money from Anderson for Faris^s Tobacco & Small Rec^d for myself We had a fine Rain Sunday evening & this morning we are replanting Tobacco In evening went to weeding corn & finished Corn & Peas & nearly done cotton, & Hilling up Sweet Potatoes, weeding & Plowing Tobacco in Lot by alse House & by guano yard

22nd Plowing & weeding Tobacco in Lot

23rd Began to Lay by corn 2 Plows Sandy Plowing Tobacco at Crews’s Mr Lain Set me up 2 Tobacco Hh^ds Henry sick, my wife Sallie & Jerry gone to Fannies, weeding Tobacco in Lot yet, - - Foggy damp month

24rd weeding Tobacco in Lot. Laying by corn with Plows, Sandy Plowing Tobacco, I expect to begin to Cut wheat & Rye to day - only cut Lot wheat Finished weeding lots Tobacco

1858 June 24th My Horse Taken sick at Fannies this morning Jerry Came after me I went up there & found him Dead, Died about 10 Oclock I reckon his Disease was Grubs & Colic, – My Wife up there yet,- very Hot weather

25th Rained this evening about night Cutting wheat Finished by new Barn & Cut some in fresh field, nannie came home & Kate with her Just before the Rain, Jordan nearly broke Henry Jobing etc working out Lot by House

26. I went to Mr Hunts & Cedar Hill We are cutting wheat prizing Tobacco weeding Tobacco & Plowing some in Tobacco -

28 This morning put all the tobacco we had out Saturday in Hh^ds under prize. Cutting wheat in fresh ground all out for once - Mr Morton ^^Pannill is to be buried to^day

29th Henry taken Sick with Bowel Complaint again at 12 Oclock very Hot weather Cutting wheat yet Henry Plowing in Corn Malissa at work in Tobacco at Crews Shower of Rain last Evening after Dinner

30th Finished Cutting wheat yesterday evening Henry Plowing in Corn & Cotton, malissa in Tobacco, Laying by Corn to day & weeding Tobacco at Crews,- Dry & Hot weather

July 1st weeding Tobacco at Crews Plowing by Corn out next to orchard - Sewed Peas in Corn this morning - prizing Tobacco every morning, nearly done 2 Hhds

2nd working Corn on Branch with Hoes but Did not get done before the Rain fine Rain in evening Laying by Corn next to orchard 3rd Rained yesterday to day 2nd we Replanted Tobacco in morning & then Cutting Oats.

1858 July at work in Tobacco & Toping —

Augt 1st Sunday — Hot weather I am sick

2nd Finished working Tobacco, sewed Turnips in Tobacco Lot last week —

3rd Choping in Corn & getting up apples

4 Beeting apples, & halled from stoney p[o]int this ^{Sent Buck to Mill 4 Bags 2 Bus in each 1 overseer}morning choping in corn, overseer Henry & Jordan gone up to Cedar Hill to Dig Cider trough, clear Hot weather, Turned Horses in Stoney pint

5 worked on Road to day balance choping in corn, Beet Cider in evening Fair Hot & Dry weather every thing wants Rain, Corn begins to Fade — agreed with Coalsman Chumbly for another year to live at Cedar Hill & work in plantation or out, am to give him $140 to be paid when crop sold 1860 Find him 300 lb Pork & 4 Bushels Corn & 1 Bb^l wheat & same agreement for 1859 as 1858 as pr agreement signed 6 augt 1858.

6th Halled up Shock Oats from mountain Beeting cider this morning & then Toping worming & succoring Tobacco

7th Toped over Tobacco wormed & succored over We had a fine shower Rain last night Taking some of our bus to night

8th Went to meeting to day

9th Choping in corn worming & succoring over Tobacco Cutting out place for overseers house Sent Henry up to Cedar Hill to restack Oats to Keeping them from spoiling & to finish Cider Trough, etc

10th went to meeting some of our folks went

12th Mr Chumbly & Henry has been at work on Thilling Room by Corn House balance worming succoring over Tobacco fair & Dry Mr Crews buried yesterday died day before,–

1858 Oct 5th This morning cleaning out my Stable cleaning out Crews Barn etc etc Cut & Hang all Tobacco next to overseers 700 sticks. overseer Riving Boards for new Barn on mountain chinking etc,- Riving Tobacco sticks p^t of day

6th. Rained a little last night & this morning. put up Hog in pen & Turned Balance out in woods 18 or 19 Big Hogs & Sows & 27 or 28 Pigs except Hunts sow & Pigs & shoats in pasture the shoats to be altered Daubing mountain Barn etc Buck went to mill this morning & brot 4 Bags meal carried 2 Turns 4 Bus. corn for meal at mill & then he halled wood & Picked out Cotton cloudy & like for Rain nearly all day –

8th I have been to Cedar Hill 7 & 8 beeting Cider etc etc, Cutt all our Tobacco worked on overseers House etc etc & not much frost This morning If any, all my Hogs up this morning, we cut Johns’ Branch ne ground at mountain & mountain fresh ground the 8 Inst. We have 2 or 3 Barrels of cider for vinegar^{in all} Sallie came from Fannies this day, they all came down & Brot her this evening

9th went to meeting at Strait Stone, Daubed & shingled overseers house nearly halled Rocks in evening cut down corn & Piled Pea vine [ink spot]

10 went to meeting at at S. Stone

11th Halling up Tobacco & filling Barn in fresh ground out of Lot filling Crews Barn with last cutting there & new Barn on mountain with last cutting at mountain new ground