Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1850 Oct 23 Hanging Our last Tobacco John came this morning & I sent him to Mr Hodnetts to take Federicks place, — I am to give Lester Coleman $5. or $6. a month^{for John} Mr Lewis taken sick the 17th of this month had 2 Docts Thompson & Walkup with him & lingered 10 days & Died with Gravel — On the 27th at one Oclock in night, he Died without moving his hand or foot —

28th ^{Mr Lewis} Buried this day a little after 12 oclock we are sewing wheat & Harry is at work on Henrys House & overseers —Henry is Halling wood, weather clear & cool we have gathered about 20 Bbls corn Out of fresh field —————

29. Sewing wheat, fixing to raise Houses for ^{& Henry}overseer

30. Sewing wheat & finished fresh ground ^{Sewed 7½ Bus there} this morning Raised Houses & sewing wheat choping around stumps

31. Digging Sweet Potatoes at work on Houses Beautiful Weather about this time —

Novr 6th Harry still here Fed shoemaking 3 Plows Sewing wheat, alse & chaps choping down corn in Tobacco Lot by Top stack to sew, wheat there weather fair & mild Henry gone to Mrs Colemans to Help raise corn house

=7th novr. Sent Henry to mill this morning 4 Bus. corn, & get my own sheeting Plank there & also wrote an order for $1.50 worth cheap sheeting Plank. Fed shoemaking, 3 Plows Sewing wheat alse getting out Buck wheat Harry laying upper floor for overseers House cloudy & like for Rain this morning

11. John Coleman worked at Colo. Smiths 2 weeks & 4th days & 2 days for me making 3 weeks in all, Fed shoemaking been sawing shingle Blocks to day Lila & Jane spining. alse raking leaves etc etc.

12th Stayed at Home to day Kate Fannie & Sallie here

13th Malling & Cutting to day —

14 Plowing Cutting & malling etc - Jacob came here last night Raining in evening Pal came after Nails etc - Rained all night

15 Fixing stable shelling corn awhile worked some in shop & then mauling clem spining all day — cloudy & like ^{for Rain}

16 I went to Plantation settled with Cothran & there is down there 40½ Bushels & 2½ Bushels Sent Martha Neal to be returned shortly making 43 Bushels I owe him for his finding 13 Bus. Corn & I agreed to let him ^have 2½ Bushels of wheat instead of Corn then I owe him 10½ Bus Corn & Sowed there last fall 31 Bushels The negroes there now is to have 2 Turns of wheat & 1 Corn till they use 10 Bushels then there will be 30½ Bushels there ^{april 20 I told overseer to let negroes eat 20 Bus. more} 2 Young Lambs there to day — Sent Henry to Cap^t Gilberts to day with Bag^Cotton to Pick 50 lbs did not get it Mauling here next to Cap^t whiteheads

17 went to Mrs^Hunts Place after Tables she gave my wife & Sallie & Trough then he went to Halling wood till night. Balance Piling wood next to Cap^t whiteheads & finished mauling there about 12 Oclock stoped Gullies in evening like for Rain

18th Raining this morning Sent Harry & Jer. Smith to Mill 1 Turn Corn & 1 Turn wheat & to bring back Turn corn there clem spining, balance making brooms etc this morning, cloudy & like for rain not very cold - roads very bad