Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1850 June 28 & 29 cutting wheat & finished all except Lot on Branch Mrs Colemans Kit & James helped me armstead cut about 3 hours cloudy most all the week but no rain Rain here began to Plant Tobacco in Lot by Garden & Kept on planting till we finished our fresh ground, we have planted about 60.000 Hills

30 still cloudy in morning & foggy last evening Plowing corn & Broom corn

July 1st Plowing corn in Johns field & weeding down new ground Tobacco very dry weather & Hot — went to Mr Fitzgeralds yesterday after Cate, she stayed there one week, Smart Rain in evev= =ing at House but none at new ground replating our Lot by garden of Tobacco set out Tomatoe & Beet screan

2nd This morning found a young Heifer in the Cow pen dead cant tell whats the matter, Bedding Our Lot for Tobacco & weeding new ground after Scattering manure, windy & dry —

3rd weeding down Tobacco Plowing corn

4th. Finished weeding down new ground Tobacco & Plowing over corn 2 times Plowed & worked Sweet Potatoe Patch. Finished cutting wheat last week —

5. began to Lay by Corn & weeding down Big second yrs Land Tobacco clear & warm weather at this time very^hot

6 Began to cut Oats this morning This Rained all round us but not much here very warm

1850 July 8th Cutting Oats clear & Hot Fannie White carried her things away this morning - etc etc.

9 Cutting Oats Jane Plowing laying by corn On Hill Johns field - The Hottest weather now for about 5 or 6 weeks I ever saw so long The sun looks like Parching every thing Oats very sorry also wheat cant get Tobacco to live in the Hill little shower ^^Rainyesterday & we Replanted part of Our new nearly all the lot by new Barn. Mrs Colemans James cut Oats ½ day yester =day & then planted Tobacco with our folks or replanted, This morning armstead came & James went home

10 went to Mrs Colman Hired Armstead to Mr Robertson Buchanon — & also went to Mrs McCullocks Rained A fine Rain here this evening Plowing in Johns field laying by - & clearing Tobacco in seconds yrs ground

11 Planted corn in new Tobacco Lot Peas Snaps & simblings & Pumpkins Sewed Buckwheat in p^t of Lot Plowed up Turnip Patch - cloudy & like for Rain

19 A Few days ago say 17th Inst I gave Doct J. C Thompson 2 $50 notes $100 pay off Doct White a Debt Due him from Geo. McCullock Bond say about $80

1850 Decr 23rd Halled Tobacco from fresh ground barn to prize Barn, & Packed it down to strip

234rd Halled leaves till 12 oclock then fixed up cow shelter Rake in up manure & waggon & Cart Halling wood till night Fair & Cool, Killed 8 Hogs yesterday the 23rd 25th Stayed at home myself my wife went to Mrs Hunts

26th went to see Rob^t & Mrs McCullock Grastys Mrs Farmer etc etc as School Commissioner - etc

27 Rode all day as School Comr. & finished

28th Raining this morning moderate weather

29th cleared off cool

30th Halled wood & Cut in new ground Henry has been sick most one week

31st Finished Thursday & friday in Christmas getting last of Indigent children as S. Commissioner Snowed last night & we are striping Tobacco

1851 Janry 1st cleared off cool striping Tobacco that come out of the House the top Blowed off in fresh ground - expect to get done that to day — I went to Mrs Colemans & Yates yesterday to hire Ja^s The Snow is about Two Inches Deep

2nd Sent Fed to mill 5 Bushels wheat for chop 1½ Bbls corn for meal & ½ Bbl for overseer & to get a Bag Cotton at mill

7th Fine weather cutting in ^{snow nearly gone}new ground Halling wood for Mr. Neale ½ day with cart Written to Mr Roach respecting Miss Milly Ann McCullock Land, & wrote a notice forwarning any persons from trespassing on it & offering it for Rent - or lease etc etc Halled Leaves & straw about this time

11 Burning & finishing Plant Bed on ^mountain & sewed it. 19 yds square cutting & pressin= 2 more to barn next week