Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1853 augt 11th Sent Fed to Mill 10 Bus. corn for meal Henry Halling Logs to mill Yates, Hilling up 3rd yrs Tobacco working ^Irish Potatoes Cotton & Garden, - fine weather ——

15th Halling up Timber this morning Mr Lipscomb Jointing shingles Mr Irby not here clear fine weather, Election for Judge

19 yesterday & to day thrashing wheat Doct Thompsons machine, working Lot Tobacco Toping Tobacco etc etc finished & Carried ^{away saturday} machine

21 my wife gone to Mrs Hunts to go to Charlotte in morning & Jacob & Sallie, I went to day to Riceville to see Doct Thompson & carr^d Jerry Smith about his Jaw

25 Halling up Logs for Barn Hewing yesterday & day before & cleaning Out place for House Mr Irby Just finished shingling about 12 Oclock working Out Our Second Yrs Land of Tobacco. went yesterday upon On River for Mrs clements Doct Thompson Came by here called from Mr Lewis to Jerry Smith cloudy & like for Rain

27 Toped wormed & succored Tobacco to^{got over} day all Halled up some House logs I paid $3 for our church to association which is not paid to me — gave to Brother Hagood in association for Preaching to Bufaloe $2, & $1 missionary society – - -

31st Halling Logs to saw mill to day - Succoring Tobacco over, cutting stacks etc

sept 1st Cutting stacks & getting Plates & Joist for barn Shrubing in fresh ground, ^{I am} going to Mrs McCullocks to Settle with Adkinson & Divide Oats etc