Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1850 Novr 19th Halling up Corn yesterday & to day I have Just got from CH likely for Rain -

24th we have been getting up & Housing corn this week & not done getting where there was no wheat sewed Rained 2 days this week — John Coleman worked here this week making 1 week more one month in all Lila & Malissa & Clem has Blankets this winter Raining this evening

Novr 25. Give to Mr Fitzgerald & Fanny White Tom Perry we are Putting up our Greens & Halling wood etc clear fine day —— Capt Fitzgerald got fountain out of Jail in Montgom^{ery CH}

30 Finished our corn this morning Halling wood Fed Shoemaking Rained hard last night made about 120 or 130 Barrels in all warm weather about this time — Jordan gone to mill Expect to send^{this evening} Henry

1st Decemr. 1850 clear in morning cloudy in evening I went to Mrs Colemans & Mrs Hunts —

==2nd Mr Owen came here to help about ^Houseoverseer Mr Tucker came to shingle it cloudy all day

3rd Both here shingling overseers House Henry Jointing shingles cloudy all day – Federick & alse Halling up stalks 2 days Balance Fanning out wheat & Buck wheat made 123 Bus. good wheat & 17 Bus. screan [tolled?] to be sent to Capt Gilberts mill is 6½ Bushels good wheat including Mr Neals, & nearly 1 Bus screan,

7th It has been raining & quite cool nearly all this week Thursday night Friday & Friday night it rained very hard indeed still cloudy & Raining Owen left yesterday evening — Began to strip Tobacco in middle Barn making up Farm Pen & shelters to day Building overseers House chimney about this time

1855 april 20th wind Blew tremendous hard great damage done by fire up at Pattersons & down about S. T Millers & McHaneys, we are planting Corn on hill next to Orchard, etc –

21st Planted our flat Land Corn to day & the fresh ground next to orchard fine day a little Cooler Nannie ^{to Mrs Hunts}gone Broke Fillmore in seeding Oats to Plow Last wednesday Mr Tucker altered our shoats about 20 in number

22nd Sunday School Commenced fine day

23. Planting Corn left side of Path by middle Barn & Planted Corn field Snaps as follows white Short on Bran^ch Rice Beans fresh ground next to orchard a few speckled this side of branch beyond clems House,Some come from Mrs Hunts in bottom tho other side of middle barn & by Barn & bars, & the old Turnip Patch place planted speckled Sort; fine weather quite dry ¬–

24. Expect to get done to day by clems House & fresh ground, Snaps of the Speckled sort in fresh ground; Finished Planting Corn to day –

25. Halling out manure, finished Hilling up new ground collering up fresh ground & hilling at mountain Layed off Mr Neals Corn ground yesterday & Bedded Pumpkin & Potatoe Patch etc went to Mrs Glasses sale

26 Halling out manure shelling Corn Sent Jordan to mill in evening 8½ Bushels Corn for meal quite cool this morning Hester & Mr. Faris’s Jack this day

26th of april 1855. Halling out manure

1857 13th February Sent Henry to Mr Tuckers for Plow P[o]ints skillet & spice mortar this morning Only got 2 p[o]ints spice mortar & skillet.

14th February Halling wood Malling, alse & Kitty cleaning Out my stable, moderate weath =er. Halling leaves this evening firing Plank about this time. meeting & Election at Strait Stone for Preacher to day Postponed & & Bro Mason continues, like for Rain

15th Fine Pleasant weather for the time of year all went to meeting to day Sold Bro Mason my Buggy sometime ago he got it away this meeting

16th Striped Tobacco all day & finished in old prize Barn, Raining all day

17th Striping Tobacco in new prize barn to day. put Hh^d under prize.

18. Malling prizing Tobacco, lugs fine weather. Mr Nowlin came at night last Fannie here going to Mill to day Raking around barn, lent Mr Crews a Horse to Mill being Twice Salley went Home with Fannie 19th to go to school @ $3. pr month Board & we are this day being the 19th malling Pilling Brush Hewing Sills of Barn. Halled up Stack fodder the 1st of this week from Johns Spring Large^stack Sent 4½ Bushels Corn to mill & got 2 Turns ^meal At Jany Court allmost impossible to travel the Roads for the mountains of snow & before the 17th Feby all the snow nearly gone Delightfull weather at this time warm & moderate Since monday then it Rained hard [water stain]trees & moved Rose bushes [water stain]

1857 Feby 20th Malling Pilling Brush. Henry & claiborne Halling up Timbers for Corn House & Porch to Our House. like for Rain, Have not heard a word from Jacob since about the 15th of Jany he left Richmond for his Grand Papas went to Strait Stone to day & nobody met about new county but Mr Tucker, paid Mr Yates $10 on acc^t of my shop acc^t 1856 pr Rec^t Henry began to Plow this day laying off at Stony pint, Did not Rain much

21st We are malling - Halling wood Pilling woods Brush, Henry Plowing for corn little ^Henry Shrubing around apple trees at stony point. fine mornings — Halling out straw

22nd Mrs Hunt & Lucy Ann came here Saturday beautifull day clear moderate weather

23rd fine day Fixing Plant Bed at head of Slash next to Mr Neals ^{& going to sew it to day}Fixing Potatoe Patch & about Planting Irish Potatoes done it cutting wood etc to Burn Plant Bed above House, on Branch Mr Wyatt came here to work this morning — Henry Plowing for Corn, Bedding

24th My wife & Jerry gone to Mrs Hunts & expects to go to Hargrave & Colemans Store & Come back in morning ^{Did not go come back at night} Burning Plant Bed above House next to Crews to day expect to sew to night part of it not burnt but Guanoed upper part. like for Rain Warm weather for the season — Henry Plowing Hester & Pompy for Corn & this evening Pompy by himself

25. Lent Mr Neal a Horse to go to Mill Henry & Claiborne Plowing finishing Plant Bed this morning, Halling Straw covering

1857 Dec. 6 Raining nearly all this day – – 7 Cleared off & a Beautiful Morning – Taking Down new prize Barn & Fixing Shelters etc etc Sent Jerry after Kate & sallie, Jacob went to Fannies last Saturday — Sent little Henry to Millers Mill & P. office Sallie Came Home to day Fenced in Plant Bed in slash burnt last week fine day etc 1 young Lamb at this time

8th Mr John D Hunt here sent to Fannies to shuck Corn, Cutting & Halling Logs to Ice House Grubbing in new ground

9th Jacob P. went to Fannies yesterday to see about her corn shucking - Grubbing shelling corn this morning Sent to Mill Yates 4 or 5 Bushels Corn for meal, went to Sale myself etc - Put up Big Sow & she has got out 2 or 3 times. & we have tried her again

10th Jerry gone to Mr Plunkets for Jno D Hunt Jordan & claborne has not come back from Fanies been there ever Since day before yesterday Grubbing ^{stayed 2 Days -}& Hewing sills for Stables - etc etc I Bot Cap^t Clements House tract of Land yesterday at $7.05^{at 12 & 18 mos Credit} pr acre weather very warm, Rained last night & night before nearly all night this morning little Cooler,- Grubing in new ground

11th Stayed this day till evening went to Mr. Tuckers for Hodnet & wife. Grubbing & sent to Mill

12th Sent 2 Turns Corn & 1 wheat to Yates yesterday - Grubbing & cutting getting sills & Cutting Logs for Stable & Smiths shop Sent my cart & Jordan & little Henry to clements to House corn Stayed all day