Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1852 May 29th Sent Jordan to Mill 2 Bus. Corn — — 31– Planting Tobacco all day to day Hired Geo Surry & June to help plant Beded & Planted nearly all the big Lot - clear & cool, - Cate gone to Mr Patricks Mrs McCullocks mare. to day —

June 1st Plowing^{Peggy sick her mama here, Jordan Dutch & Henry colter} & weeding Branch Corn Jordan & Henry Lila Throwing from corn with McCormick

2nd weeding slipe next to corchard this morning Plowing & weeding bottoms below new ground Jordan gone to Mill, Sandy Plowing - weather clar & fair, went to Mrs McCullocks yesterday

3rd Federick went to Mill yesterday 7½ Bus corn, weeding corn next to Orchard Henry Plowing fresh ground corn, Jordan Plowing left side of Patch by middle Barn. Lila Coltering, Sheared Sheep this day all but 4 & Rain stoped us, A fine Rain this evening Turned cool -

8th Last saturday we Planted over our Tobacco again fresh ground & Lot very nearly all missing had to drop the plants at both places finished before night New ground not missing much replanting last evening balance on branch weeding corn next to Orchard in fresh ground Henry Jordan & sandy plowing big side next to middle barn rained yesterday & we ^{Tobacco in evening} assorted some still rains a little fine growing weather Went to Mr Fitzgeralds last Sunday & got back^{same day}

9 & 10. Plowed cotton & Potatoes & corn & weeding corn finished Drilled Corn next to Orchard

11th weeding & Plowing drill corn next to barn by mi dle Barn, & then went in evening to fresh ground where we are Plowing & weeding ^{to day}

14 Plowing & weeding corn below House & Plowing & Harrowing on Branch Plowed & weeding & Hilling up Sweet Potatoes Put Out Tobacco to Sun & Dew this day take us several days to get done weeding corn

1854 Jany 28th The past week nearly the whole of week been at Mrs McCullocks with Surveyor Graves & Commissioner Dividing Land & the 7th of next is the sale & Division of the negroes of Jeremiah McCullock Dec^d we have a cold & part of the week wet, Our folks have been Cutting & striping Tobacco, Henry began to Hew down Barn but Did not finish, He is gone to mill this day to Millers 1 Bbl wheat for meal 3 Bushels of D^o for chop & 1 Bbl Corn for mean – Turned very cold last night, & is so to day

30th Halling wood waggon & Cart alse & Kitty stacking wood. Fed & Sandy Cutting, Jacob getting shingles – clear pretty weather – –

Feby 3rd Burnt^{& sewed} Plant On mountain & Covered it, Snowed a little

4th Halling wood waggon & Cart,- Turned quite Cold, went to Mrs Hunts to day

= 8 Rained nearly all day striping Tobacco nearly done prize Barn, finished yesterday Hewing down Barn nearly Burnt & sewed yesterday & the day before plant Bed in the Stash —

14 Since the 8th had sale & Division of Land & negroes at Mrs McCullock Paid E D Johns for his Int. in Jer. Eliza [?] & Elizabeth McCullock Jr Est. as refereed by Jno F. Patrick for me & Colo V. Dickinson for Mr Johns, Mr James M Fitzgerald attended to it for me Plowing for Corn malling in new ground This day striping Tobacco in prize Barn & trying to finish Raining to day 8 Lambs to this day - etc etc

1854 april 17th very disagreeable morning for Court, I cant go dreadfull night on stock of every description, etc etc Kitty rather better this morning tho sick yet

18. Still Cold Sent for Doct Thompson for Kitty he did not come yesterday Sent again this morning^19th Snow on the ground yet. Heavy frost. Tobacco Plants nearly all Kill –

19th Heavy frost this morning — I did go to Court & Come back same day Carried Report of Comm^dr of Division of Jer. McCullock Est. by Patrick Grasty & Dickenson —

20 went to Store to day to Adams & Ward Finished Coltering over new ground about finished breaking up corn ground listing p^s this way in fresh ground for Corn will begin to Plant corn this evening at old House place at Stony point,

21nd Expect to uncover & Pick Plant Bed above House this mooring, then planting Corn again at stony pint etc Harrowing & listing in ^{fresh ground}

22. went to Meeting Mr Mason not there,fine weather etc Kitty better, not quite done planting corn at Stony pint —

23 went to see Capt Gilbert & also to Mrs Hunts to day rained Coming home Fanny here & Mr Fitzgerald - fine weather

24 Finished planting at Stony pint & began in fresh field Jordan complaing to day tho Harrowing for

25 Jordan Sick this morning Planting corn in fresh field between the Ditches Fed gone to Mill 6 Bus. Corn for meal 2 Bushels wheat for me —

26 Lent Mr Crews Henry Clay to go to mill Planted Pepper^{in Plant Bed}& watermellons in Potatoe Patch etc etc fine weather warm —