Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

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

2nd Ground Hominey & Cobs for cows this evening Sent Mr Wyatt an axe ——————

3rd Tuesday another lonely night in part, I am generally distressed about Nannie, not hearing from her,- Cutting in new ground, Sent Jordan & Henry to Mill & to Mrs Hunts to hear from them If I can, Big Henry fixing fire place this morning etc, Seeding Clover Seed in Lot this morning by Garden -, Jordan has got back & no news of Bob nor any of them Lucy is like to Die at Mrs Hunts I am going over there this evening to see them Haled Out Straw this evening & wood for Mr Neale Jordan will go after he halls ^strawout Thank God when I got to Mrs Hunts this evening we found them all ^{they started from Mr overbys monday 2 stayed at Mr Roachesnight all}come from Charlotte & Nannie ^{Come from Bro Roaches by Mr Pannills home about 2 Oclock}we came On home this night;Lucy is Still alive, Sent her Some F. Brandy & whiskey —

4th Hung up Our meat 130 p^s & 20 Joles & put smoke under it, Jerry went to Mrs Hunts after their things, Lucy is Dead. Cutting in new ground, opening Lugs in new Barn Very pretty day wind from South,Im about done cutting new ground except old Logs & House Logs. —— Thank the Lord things are as well with us as it is. Nannie & Mrs Hunt & Jerry came thru mud snow & water the other side of the River Starting from Mr Overbys Monday 2nd with some diff -culties tho not serious ones they got to Bro E W Roaches Just about night stayed all night

Just before they got there they passed a goodly number of Gypses with Carry alls & Horses all Camped Out in the Snow, they started from Bro Roaches Tuesday 2nd Feby & got to Mrs Hunts in evening & I went over there & we come home that night being from 3 weeks & 3 days & what is worst than all see but little of Richmond on account of the weather But If the Lord spare us & we can make our arrangements we will go together next time providence permitting & I will try & let her See something

5th Jerry is gone to Fannies W. F this morning We have halled up Fresh ground little Barn in new prize Barn & pack it down Cutting & Pilling wood at new ground Henry Cutting wood to fire plank Jordan & Jerry Smith or Buck halling out tobacco Stalks from prize shelter - like for Rain & very moderate weather, at this time snow has gone very much to day —

6th Halled a Load of Tobacco from old prize Barn to new to strip to day cloudy & like for Rain,-

7th Striping Tobacco all day ground very wet moderate weather Kate & Jerry came down yesterday – snow most gone. I went to meeting House to day -

8th Sunday Kate & Sandy went up to Fann ies to day- Rec^d a letter from Mr Jno D Hunt about renting Owen his overseers house & Owen here to day. Sent Jerry up to to see Shanks & his wife to day Sent them 3 lbs coffee & some Rice & Fannies Lila Bread & flour for them –

1857 March 27th Halling leaves out of new ground Raking etc, sewing Oats. Halled up another stack Oats, & treading them Out this evening, Mr Wyatt laying upper floor of Porch Buck helping him little sow has Pigs. we have 11 Lambs fine weather about this time,-

28th Sewing Oats Halling Rails around corn field fence Raking & cleaning up new ground Mr Wyatt quit last night worked 5 day this week 29th we went to Edge Hill to Hear ^RoachMr Raking & halling Out leaves at new ground Sewing Oats cloudy & like for Rain or snow Wyatt Came to work again this morning Laying floor upper of Porch, Sewing flat Land in Oats & finished sewing

31st Plowing Corn Land, Sent to Yates Mill for meal, Halling up Logs at new ground for Barn & Raking Expect to Bush Oats with Colts & Pompy a little this evening. cloudy & like for rain, Fire put out in our mountain field about 11 or 12 Oclock to day & burnt up about 1100 Rails for us & over a good deal of [illegible] We burnt leaves last night Plowing for Corn, cloudy & like for Rain -- whoever put out the fire is yet unknown to us

april 1st I went to Cap^t Clements & Miss Sarah McCullocks, fired 11 or 12 Logs heaps to day & it Rained a little, in the evening Plowing

2nd Raking in new ground & halling up Logs for Barn & putting out Log heaps. very windy last night & to day had to watch fire last night, clear & cool to day

11th May 1860 We cut Spayed & marked at aspen Grove yesterday & day before, my old Bull & 1 Calf. Mr Roach Cut Tom mule Cothran spayed 4 shoats & cut 1 Boar Marked all, Cut & ma^rked ^{Mr Bybee altered calf for me} 8 Rams lambs Ewe Lambs

12. 7 not Cut,- cloudy damp weather Mrs Hunt Jaw hurts very much

12th Mrs Hunt did not rest well last night Weeding & Plowing Corn in fresh ground Sent Bob for Doct Thompson to see Mrs Hunt he came. - We Planted a little Tobacco last Thursday I went to meeting yesterday SS. Not many person about 5 or 6 members.

13th Mrs Hunt still very much compla[in]ing

14th Coltering in new ground & replanting Corn next to Cap^t Whiteheads, Nannie & myself went over to Mrs Hunts place & arrange for the sale of his property in the House

15th scattering Manure Plowing lot Replanting Corn, & Hilling in new ground Mr. Faris came here to do some little work yesterday Monday a little before 12 Oclock. & this morning Tuesday he is at work @ $1½ pr day sold 2 Hd^ds Tobacco sold by Clark & []

18th May 1860 vz pBill