Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1850 Jany 4th & 5th cutting big growth in new ground went to Mrs Coleman Grastys & McCullocks cold weather - 6th. cloudy & like for snow

7th cloudy & Raining this morning. striping Tobacco in middle barn to day -

12th Striped Tobacco^{from 7th to 12th cutt etc———}in prize Barn &

12th Cutting Big growth Henry gone to mill Car^d 1 Large Log for flooring Plank 5 Bus corn

13th cloudy & like for snow, cold

14. Snowed last night very bad night snow about 2 Inches Deep still cloudy Striping Tobacco in prize barn

15. Finished striping prize Barn this morning my wife & F W. gone to Mrs Hunts clear & cool to day — snow not melted much

16 cutting Big growth in new ground began to Rain in evening

17. striping Tobacco in new Barn

18. striping in D^o D^o took all the lugs down in middle barn, cloudy & raining ^littlea

19 Halled leaves & straw & shucks

20. Rained in evening & I ^{stayed all night at Bro Stone}started to Court

21 Rained all night & till nearly 11 Oclock went to Court House & got home that night Finished striping in mountain field barn & then striped in new barn at home.

22nd cutting in new ground, Henry gone to mill 1 Bb^l corn & 2 Logs - for Hh^d Staves

23 Cutting in new ground all day —

24 Henry prizing Lugs Balance cutting cloudy & like for Rain —— Warm

25. trying to Finish Lug Hh^d to day prize all Lugs from mountain field barn prize barn & prizing them in middle barn

1850 Feby 14th Rained very hard last night Finished striping new Barn at 12 oclock Sent yesterday to mill another large Log to mill & 10 Bushels corn & brot home the flooring Plank of large log Sent in Janry. the Large one sent yesterday to be sawed into weather boarding. cloudy & cool —

15 Halled wood for D Neal & malling Broke & swingling flax about this time

16 Malling & Halling Rails around Corn field fence next to Mr. Lewis s. clear & windy - cool

17 A pretty day clear & moderate

18th went to Court bot a Bay mare for Mrs McCullock of Tho^s Walton at 12 months Credit from this day - for $60. I am security for the same, - malling & Piling Rails in new ground. finished swingling flax^{this day}

19 Malling & Piling Rails till evening then Loaded waggon for Lynchg etc

20 Fencing corn fielding [rep?ing] etc started to Lynchg this morning a fine day & good roads, several of our family complaining - malling & Piling Rails

21 & 22 ½ of the day rained & snowed 22nd & cleared off about 10, or 11 Oclock –

22 pretty good day over head roads very^muddy

23 We returned from Lynchg about night sold our Lug Hh^d for $5 - Malling & Piling rails & found them all well

24 cloudy & like for snow my wife gone to Mrs Hunts -

25. Malling & cutting old trees

26. 27 & 28. Finished malling & began to Break up Corn ground in Johns field

March 1st Rolled Logs did not get done

2 Plowing Halling wood fixing Plant Bed on Johns Branch — shrubing corn Land & cleaning up new^{ground weather}moderate to day yesterday very windy sent to Mrs McCullocks last Tuesday to Roll Logs Halled up stack Oats —————

3 went to Mrs Smiths moderate day —

4 Sett all our log heaps afire fine time Broke Logan to Plow this day - lent Mrs Coleman Waxy last Sunday to go to Lynchg Plowing Tobacco Land yesterday & to day,-

5. Plowing for Irish Potatoes & Tobacco Halling wood mending up Log Heaps etc

6 Finished striping Tobacco this day & in evening Rained very hard ——

7 Rolled Logs all Day nearly halled all Tobacco new ground Barn this morning Lila Plowing - windy day moderate Planted Irishes Potatoes 2 or 3 days ago

8 Finished Rolling this morning Halling up Oats malling & Plowing. waxing to day & taken sick & give him meeks[?] vomiter weather moderate

9 Plowing Halling Oats Sewed Plant Bed On Branch this morning —

10 A fine day for meeting

11 Treading out Oats quite cool Finishing corn field fence cleaning up on Branch Johns field —

12 At work at new ground burning log Heaps etc Plowing

1850 March 22nd cloudy & like for Rain

-23rd coltering in new ground & cleaning up began to take down Tobacco in new Barn but broke off so cold Hung it up again prizing out of prize Barn Hh^d nearly full — Turned out Hh^d Lugs a few days ago —

24 clear & cold cloudy in evening

25 Coltering cleaning up David neal Riving Boards Sewing oats etc -

26 Raking coltering & Plowing — Loaded waggon for Lynchg this evening —

27 Starting to Lynchg & Rob^tMcCullock failed to meet my waggon at Capt Clements & I went on myself Logan Pulled elegant commenced snowing & Hailing & continued all day & that night we got to Lynchg

28 snow about 5 Inches Deep went on & got to Lynchg that night

29 Sold Lugs for 6.60 & Returned back to Lynches that night

30 got Home soon in evening they have been fencing & at work in new ground all they could

31 Snow all gone & a fine ^{family all stayed at home} day my

Aprl 1st 1st Holliday my wife went to Mrs McCullocks, Mrs Hunt & family had pretty weather —

2nd Crossing in first ½ year new ground & expect^{to dayto begin to Hill} Plowing for corn

3 Rained nearly all day Hard have not ^{begun to Hall yet} Sent Jordan to mill got very wet. shelled corn cleaned out stables in part Fed made Catharine S shoes, prizing Tobacco —

4 cleared off last night forkin[g] up manure this morning Turned out Hh^d good tobacco. Halling Rails & wood to day, Jordan to mill my wife gone to Mrs Colemans very wiⁿdy to day I went to Mrs McCullocks

1850 April 5th Crossing in new ground to day Plowing for corn began to Hill cloudy & like for falling weather

6 Rained stop us yesterday morning & it Rained hard all day nearly. shoemaking for F.W. & mending making Basket spining & shelling corn quite cool Raining again this morning & same sort^{work as yesterday}

7th My wife & myself went to Mrs Hunts & Mrs Colemans Tolerable good day quite cool

8th Fencing this morning Picking ^PotatoesSweet Sent Henry to mill 10 Bus. corn & about 2 Bushels wheat & to bring back Our Plank Wrote to Mrs Mary P McCullock sent letter by him

9th Planted Sweet Potatoes on Hill yesterday also snaps & corn. Plowing for corn coltering in new ground, Fencing in ^morning Coltering & Plowing this morning — scattering Plaster on clover lot by Lilas House, put on some in march & balance now Expect to Hill to day in new ground Put Plaster on Plant Beds to day —

10. Began to Rain last evening Have not done much for a 2 weeks snow & Rain Keeps the ground so wet, Halling Rails & fencing to day some spining —

11th cloudy & like for Rain cutting up on the Path for fire wood Henry halling wood alse Picking leaves off Plant Beds at new ground I went to Mrs McCullocks yesterday

12th & 13. Coltering Hilling Plowing for corn

15. went to Court. Coltering Hilling & Plowing for corn began to lay off a little first way to Plant corn.