Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1852 april 22nd Sent Henry to Millers Mill with 3 Barrels Corn Halling out manure this morning & fencing around new ground – Weather cleared off & yet cool Halling out manure this morning – etc etc — Rode Hester to mount airy & the Mill I returned about 12 oclock o[r] 1 oclock & before sun down she had her first colt. very good looking indeed for her age & size –

23rd Halled out manure waggon & cart & all Hands Sent alse & Jordan to shop this mornig A Fine day weather moderate ———

24 Halling out manure Lila & Henry both Sick Doct Thompson has been 2 times to see Henry & Doct^WalkupTwice to see Lila, who miscarried. & Henry I hardly Know ^{the matter}what is

25th both yet sick & a beautifull day Did not quite get Done Halling out manure

26. Moderate day a little cloudy Hilling & Plowing in new ground ^{second yrs ground}or Fed Halling wood Henry & Lila yet in house tho both better, Rained to day —— Went to Mrs Hunt to day to see her

27th Took down some short Tobacco in prize Barn & packed it down this morning – John Neal came here to work this morning at 2/3 pr day If he does not stay longer than a week or Ten days. If he stays a month I to pay him 2/- pr day — Planting corn on left Side of Path by middle barn in field John D Hunt & John D Coleman started to Georgia about 2 weeks ago his family has been sick since he left here weather Cool this morning, wind from NW-

28th Planting corn Mr James P Lewis Sent Bransom 2 days to Lay off corn Rows for us

29th Planting corn below Malissas House

30 Planted all our bottom Land & began to Plant at 12 oclock in fresh ground

26th Febry 1848 Rolled Logs at Jacobs to day overseer & 4 hands from here, making 5 got done by ½ after 12 Oclock, come home & finished malling next to Overseers house Henry Carried Some nubbins Top fodder shucks & some straw to Jacobs & went after Chumblys things at Motleys & did not get back till 10 or 11 Oclock ¬— alse & Abram burning Brush to day Beautiful day for business ^moderateweather

27th Beautiful morning again making 2 good days in this morning Opening Tobacco in old prize Barn & new, this morning malling burning brush at mountain Spring again, Henry plowing Fillmore & Robin,- in Tobacco Lot ¬ Jacob covered his plant Beds yesterday ^brushwith

28th and last day of this month fine morning making only 3 days good weather for business a little cloudy this morning-, moderate

March 1st Monday my wife went to Mrs Hunts yesterday & last evening Mr Jno D Hunt & family Came with her home last evening & night it Rained this morning Mr Hunt gone & like for falling weather Doran Hunt right sick Plowing Big & little Henry Chumbly sick barely about Jordan & Jerry Smith halling out chaff Cobbs & out of Granary & then will hall up Stack fodder from mountain balance malling & burning brush etc etc ¬– – halled out ^straw

2nd It Rained a little yesterday & snowed a little about night & then cleared cold & windy & [damage] morning very cold malling & burning brush Henry Halling wood,- part of our [damage] up last night,- clear & Cold