Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1851 June 13th To Day went to Mrs McCullocks not done weeding there yet a fine Rain this day about 12 Oclock Capt Fitzgerald & myself looking at Mr. Sam^l Fitzgerald’s Land where Crews lives Replanting Tobacco here this evening – Fresh ground On mountain ——

14th Replanting Tobacco this morning fine ^weathergrowing then Plowing in corn at stony pint & weeding Tobacco Plowing up & planting Turnip Patch in Tobacco & Plowing Pea Patch & Turnip Patch Cutting Rye at Mrs McCullocks this day & finished Laying by first planting Irish Po[ta]toes Plowing in corn not quite done weeding corn at Mrs McC — no Rain There friday, quite ^ ^cool this ^{Plowed Celam to day}evening

15th quite Cool & Clear Kate gone to Harmony

16th A little shower this evening went to Court weeding down lotts of Tobacco - Plowing at stony pint - etc Halled up Stack 17th of Fodder this morning — Red, Suck & Rose had calves lately 1 Heifer^only

Memorandum of an agreement made with Geo. Cothran this 17th June 1851 to wit I sell Mrs Sarah W Colemans Old Barauch to Said Cothran for forty Dollars, the said Geo. has already agreed to repair a waggon for said S W Coleman for $14. makes a Large waggon Body, which body is for Mrs E McCullock for the sum of $10 Plank a body for said Graves for 1.50, making 25.50 worth of work & get more work If possible for said Cothran on a/c said Trade, & whatever Balance may be Due of the $40 the Said Geo. Cothran is to pay said sarah w Coleman at Christmas in money — — very cool at this time

18 - went to Mrs McCullocks finished weeding corn set up Hh^d for Mrs R McC cut little Lot wheat prizing Tobacco & working out Truck Patches etc very cool yet