Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1957 Sept 11 & 12th worming & succoring Tobacco Tying up Blade fodder got all Tyed up and this morning

13th Raining a little fodder hanging on stalks only 1 stack up balance shucked & Piled in field, Rained a little the 12th, Jerry went up to Fannies yesterday evening to go with her to Doct Mahans with her Jerry, but to day is Rainy & they will not go I Reckon,- Still cloudy & Raining a little On Saturday the 12th we finished Toping & worming our Tobacco & set in 5 Poles to stack Blade fodder - etc etc etc

14th Monday made fodder [s]tack fram[e] gathered Blades together in the field sett in some poles to stack to & then Pulled till time to shuck & stack put up 2 stacks finishing fodder stack fram[e] This

15th Tuesday worming & succoring Johns’s branch Setting in poles to stack fodder fine morning Pulling to day all in fresh field except some late & this evening put up stacks Blades cloudy & like for Rain

16th Did not rain cleared off worming & succor Tobacco over & gathering fodder to day —

17th Finished worming & succoring Tobacco at new ground Gathered fodder stacked 2 more stacks & some of them went to meeting — Lila I expect will go to day 18th worming &

18th Succoring Tobacco at Crews’s this morning & Pulling ½ mountain field Fodder & then cutting tops, stacked 2 stacks fodder more

26th Sept 1857 Cutting Tobacco next to Crews & Lot to day ¬– – – fine weather Cut in fresh ground next to crews 950- Lot 260 stacks = 27th Went to Mrs Tuckers funeral failed to go to Sunday School

28th We are Pulling fodder to day mountain & stoney pint & expect to finish - clear fine weather at this time Malissa at work [out?] Finished pulling & cut tops in evening at night put in some Tobacco of Nannies & Jerrys in old prize Barn Daubed weaving House

29th worming & succoring Tobacco at new ground in morning. Then Cutting Tops trying to finish Raising primings in new prize Barn clear fine morning - - one calf has his leg Broke some how

30 Finished cutting Tops & tied up nearly all. Tyed up Blade fodder & tops last night till after 9 Oclock - a little Frost this morning - quite Cool

31 Cutting Tobacco to day at new ground wormed in new ground in morning opened Blade fodder Tyed up Tops & Blades at night but Did get done, Smart Frost this morning Oct

1st Oct Housing Johns Branch Tobacco Tobacco worming & succoring new ground this morning & then we will cut at new ground —

2nd Housed fresh ground Tobacco in new Barn next to Mr Crews this morning began at 3 Oclock Stack fodder at stoney pint 2 stacks & finished Cutting at new ground Cut nearly 4000 stacks in all worming & succoring over & Halled Load from new ground for new Barn & still not full

1857 Oct 7th Cut some Tobacco next to Crews Firing Tobacco Barn at Crews, & Housing new ground Tobacco Barn back of Garden wormed & succored over all we have & began to Gather up Tops - Did not Hall in all of Tobacco — ——————————

8th Halling & Gathering Tops to day Finished House next to Crews. Sent Jordan yesterday to work for Bro. Pannille,Gathering Peas etc etc etc Finished Halling up new ground Tobacco then Halling up Tops

9th Halling up Tops & stacking to day firing Barn Back of garden, Sent little Henry to Faris Mill, 2 Bushels wheat for flour Gathering Peas dryed snaps etc & a few apples

10th Removed Tobacco from new Barn at Crews to new prize Barn finished getting up Tops etc

11th Jacob & Jerry went to Riceville, & I ^{at home}staid

12th This day we housed all the Tobacco that we have cut second time, firing Halled wood & Halled up 2 Loads of Corn to use Turned out out Hogs a few days ago Jacob Returned on Friday last 9th Oct

13th Mr Dan^l R Hunt to be married this day We are all invited; we are firing Tobacco Flax Seed etc. greased Horses etc etc to day,

14th Firing fresh ground & Barn at Crews this morning cloudy & like for Rain. making fires under the Tobacco in all the Houses this morning & yesterday Jordan gone to Mill 1 Log & 1 Turn wheat for negroes Log to be sawed ¾ thick & squared edged. Fanning out wheat to Sew, made 25 Bushels off Lot Smooth Head white wheat Turned out Hogs a few days ago put another in pen

1857 Oct 14th Weaning Hesters second Mule Colt Mary, last night,= Our old Corn is about to give out 3 Turns brot at this time which is all & lasted well, very fine favorable fall, we have now at this near 700 sticks of Tobacco perhaps more standing We have not cut over our new ground but once, lot twice right Smart standing in Lo =Daniel R Hunt ^Esqr _esqr & Miss Emma Mebane was to be maried last night in Richmond at 3rd Presbyterian church – etc etc. Raining nearly all this day Bro^t back the wheat car^d to mill This morning – getting wood & stumps for Barn at Crews & fresh ground worming & succoring our Tobacco again to day firing Tobacco nearly all day —

15th Still rains a little firing Tobacco Finishing worming & succoring If it does not rain,- Mr. E. G. Lewis gave me a young Boar Pig, sent for him this morning — cleared off in Evening Dug Irish Potatoes in part

16th clear in morning soon sun shone bright & very soon it clouded up & about 8 & 8 Oclock it rained hard & Turned cold, Kill sheep; firing Tobacco Yet & wish to cut my Tobacco this day - If it stops raining in time Did not get Done tho very cool no frost turned a little warmer after dark & we stoped —

17th Finished cutting & Pilling Tobacco & no frost. Our meeting at S. Stone fine weather ———

18th Meeting day & fine weather

19 I started to Court at 4 Oclock & got back By Summer this day we are plowing land for wheat & Cutting down Corn fired 2 Barns this morning weathered Turned a good deal cooler, run 3 Plows this day

1857 Oct 30 Sewing wheat fixing Hog pen Halling wood & stalks - I went to Court & gave my Deposition Gratsys adm. against Dan^l Johns adm or Exer I charged 1.30 or 1.50 for going there this day which they have got to pay —

31st Sewing wheat fanning wheat this morning Mr Hiram wyatt at ^work with Henry Laying floor of weaving House,- & fixing Door etc fine weather, - Jordan Bushing in wheat sewed in all to this day 22 Bushels in fresh field

Novr 1st Sunday went to see Mr Worsham — 2nd Mr H. Wyatt & Henry finished weaving house — Fed shoemaking, cleaning out stables Raking & Halling leaves to Lot, 3 Plows Plowed up Lot for wheat by old prize barn & finished it ready to sew it now

3rd Sewed 4 Bushels in Lot. & Hitched Netty & she done very well after awhile Plowing Tobacco ground next to Crews & going to sewing there to day - Pulling & Halling

4th corn from mountain Fine weather Put up Our Hogs this ^{up before7. (3.)}morning & several to put up yet.

5th Finished sewing tobacco ground in wheat next to Crews, sewed near 5 Bushels Smooth head White white there. Halled up 4 Loads of Corn to day from mountain & shucked it out at night, Sewing Rye at Crews

6th Sewing Rye at Crews, Halling up Corn from mountain Loads & all choped round stumps & Bushed wheat ground at Crews yesterday - firing Tobacco yesterday & this morning as its warm foggy & Rainy weather, give Jacob 1 pr fine shoes at andersons had his old ones mended gave him one Dollar in cash

7th Housing Corn to day put 20 Barrels new corn House & nearly 10 D^o short Corn in little^House Corn made fine round fodder stacks at mountain