Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1858 March 26th Sewing Oats at stoney pint & nearly done, fine weather —

27th march. Finishing sewing Oats at stony pint & will finish there to day overseer getting Rafters for Corn shelling Room to be put ^{to Corn house}_Hous shortly Jordan Coltering at Crews Piling wood & Rails finishing new ground fence Joining the mountain field to day Sewing Oats at Crews, Let^{Big Henry have} 12 lbs Bacon this 27th day of March for 1 month, Jacob has been down after Blade fodder & Bacon & Caddles [Candles?] Mr EG Lewis cut spayed & marked 14th shoats this day & Turned out a Black one for a ^{thats with Pig}Sow Beautiful weather about this time –

28th Nannie & me & children went to Cedar Hill & Mr Jno D Hunts to day fine day —

29th Sewing Oats at Crews, Fencing around granary Lot this morning & then at new ground Piling wood & Rails, Jordan carried Black Boar to mountain springs woods Pasture with Hunt Sow etc, - & then Halled up one stack blade Fodder this morning - a little cooler this morning Jordan coltering crossing to Hill at overseers Malissa had a Boy Child this morning after sun Rise, Sent for Doct Thompson but the Boy did not get him,- Mrs Neal here Sent to Mill with Cart 3 Turns Corn all for us tho one is for overseer, but he will take one of ours ground at Mill & whats in his Bag will be ours Send also 2½ Bushels wheat for overseer, All to Yates Mill

30th Rolled Logs to day Did not get done

31st Rolled again to day & expect to finish

April 1st Finished rolling Logs this ^{have Rolled in all nearly 3 days}morning &

1860 Jany 6 to 14th I went to Louisa started 5th bro^t home 6 negroes to my children & had them checked by commissioners chosen by my children & they carried them on home this day & Jerry has cut & malled wood for ^Bed Plant in new ground Halled leaves 10 Loads & wood & striped Tobacco when Raining several days -, - found all well when I got home soon this morning from republican

15 Stayed at home beautiful day

16 Beautiful day Halled Cut & malled I went to Carry Dan^l R Hunts Fanny home to Davis & to Plantation & Mr Lovelaces

17th Sent Henry after Stack fodder at Grastys Rained in morning some striped Tobacco ^awhile In evening went to new cutting & malling Jerry halling —

18. Jerry Started back to Mr McDaniels to school, little Henry with him We are fencing back of Peach Orchard then for new ground Cutting & malling etc Hung up our meat to day as follows midlings Hung 67. Joles 26 pieces Hams 68 Shoulders 63 making in all 224 p^{s s}. including Joles Halling shingles to Stables to cover it;

19th Worked on new stable shingling Clem & Jerry Smith cleaned out stable this morning Claborne malling Rail, etc cleaning up in new ground

20th Same work on stable & new ground -

21 Same work on Stable & new ground today Put ashes around Peach trees & went to mill Claiborne rounded & Jointed shingles till 12 ^oclock

22 Fine day, stayed ^{at home} I have a bad cold

23rd Finished covering Stable, halled wood & Cutting & malling wood for Plant Bed on round sent to mill 19th Saturday