Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

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 —

17th Decr 1856 Halled wood Cut in new ground Went to Riceville after & bot 3 hogs weighing 491 lbs pounds Jordan returned from Fannies etc

18th Killed 12 hogs this morning with the 3 purchased of Mr Stone at Riceville @ $8½ pr 100 lbs cutting to day p^d $41 73½

19 Cutting out at new ground, Fixing Ice pound Halling wood, Henry going to Mr. Yates ^mill with 1 Bag wheat for negroes at X & 1 Bag Corn for meal to get meal & Plank etc carried 1 Log for Square Edged Plank ¾- thick. Jacob gone to Riceville to pay Mr Stone for 491 lbs Pork @ 8½$ pr Hundred amounting to $41.77 ^½ Mr T.W. Andersons to pay & take a Rec^t for the same, - clear Cold day

20th Raining this morning Sleet fanning Out wheat shelling corn Henry gone to carry his Coal to Mr Dews & bring home my plank-

22nd Finished cutting little growth in new ground this morning Jordan halling wood Henry halling straw & leaves & then halling fire wood yesterday was a cold day myself & Mr Mason went Sunday no church meeting in this month - On acc^t weather — Considerable talk in Halifax about insurrection looks very much like Snow very cold

23rd fixing Ice ponds Halling wood Cutting in new ground Just began this morning to cut Big growth tremendous Cold & Windy this morning clear & cold indeed this morning —

24 went to Strait Stone to appoint Patrol etc went to Mrs Hunts etc getting Ice etc to day very cold

25th Filled Ice house to day got my calf from Mrs Lanes Jacob gone to Fannies etc

1857 13th February Sent Henry to Mr Tuckers for Plow P[o]ints skillet & spice mortar this morning Only got 2 p[o]ints spice mortar & skillet.

14th February Halling wood Malling, alse & Kitty cleaning Out my stable, moderate weath =er. Halling leaves this evening firing Plank about this time. meeting & Election at Strait Stone for Preacher to day Postponed & & Bro Mason continues, like for Rain

15th Fine Pleasant weather for the time of year all went to meeting to day Sold Bro Mason my Buggy sometime ago he got it away this meeting

16th Striped Tobacco all day & finished in old prize Barn, Raining all day

17th Striping Tobacco in new prize barn to day. put Hh^d under prize.

18. Malling prizing Tobacco, lugs fine weather. Mr Nowlin came at night last Fannie here going to Mill to day Raking around barn, lent Mr Crews a Horse to Mill being Twice Salley went Home with Fannie 19th to go to school @ $3. pr month Board & we are this day being the 19th malling Pilling Brush Hewing Sills of Barn. Halled up Stack fodder the 1st of this week from Johns Spring Large^stack Sent 4½ Bushels Corn to mill & got 2 Turns ^meal At Jany Court allmost impossible to travel the Roads for the mountains of snow & before the 17th Feby all the snow nearly gone Delightfull weather at this time warm & moderate Since monday then it Rained hard [water stain]trees & moved Rose bushes [water stain]

1857 April 17th Plowing for corn Coltering in new ground Hilling & coltering Second years ground, & trying to finish Hilling that this week very Cool weather this week, have not finished planted Our Sweet Potatoes -

18th Rained all night last night & to day nearly all day very cold Rain, indeed, Jerry carried Sallie up to Fannies yesterday - & we are to day opening Our Second rate Tobacco shelling corn etc etc - covering Irish Potatoe Patch this evening with old Straw Lent Bro. Mason Sam Slick a Book belonging to Bro. John D Hunt

19th Rained all day nearly went to Sunday school nobody there Kate come down ^nightlast

20 Went to Court wind blew very hard & the weather very cool all day got back same night. Our Poeple cutting in new ground & finished cutting house Logs Piling Logs heaps wood & Brush till 12 Oclock then to Plowing & Hilling & Jordan coltering croping, after morning a little,

21st Nannie gone to Mrs Hunts Jerry gone to School Hilling Plowing for Corn & Croping new ground cloudy & like for rain or snow very cool indeed for the season Finished Hilling second years ground & began to Hill at new to day Plowing at mountain for corn, very cool this evening

22nd Plowing for corn at mountain coltering Hilling at new ground, Halled out Rails this morning & wood — cloudy & like for falling weather cool & windy

23rd Finished Plowing for Corn began to Plow at Stoney pint yellow corn in Tobacco land Hilling & coltering at new ground

1857 Sept 19th & 20th Went to meeting our folks Tyed up fodder & cutting tops till it rained & wormed & succored Tobacco till night on Saturday Fannie WF. & Kate S & Jeremiah W Graves gave in their experience & on Sunday the 20th was Baptised by Bro Mason, Little Jerry got a fall after carriage & hurt himself very much and sick very Ill & on Monday^{Funeral Preached by Elder JB Hardwick 2nd Saml 12 Ch _{23rd V.}} 21st Died about 2 Oclock

21st. Wormed & succoring Tobacco Cut tops p^t of day

22nd Rained nearly all day carried Jerry to Cap^t Fitzgeralds, worming & succoring Tobacco

23rd Began to Cut Tobacco & attended to fodder at mountain, cleared off very pretty & Mr Hardwick Preached Jerrys Funeral & he was Buried Cutting Tobacco & Hung all Jerrys & Nannies & began to Cut at Johns Branch Cut 950 stacks ^{Johns branch} opened Fodder etc

24th Cutting Tobacco on Johns s branch Henry took all day to go to carry Fannie home stacked only 1 stack fodder - last night

25. Worming & succoring at new ground opened Fodder Jordan gone to mill 5 Bus corn Sandy Cutting scaffold at Johns branch Henry & claiborne fixing new Barn to put Tobacco in

25th Finished this morning cutting & hanging Johns branch first cutting wormed & succored Tobacco at mountain in morning Sent to mill 5 Bus corn for meal, stacked fodder last night & sent Robin & Clay to shop etc

26th moving Tobacco from old prize Barn to new wormed & succored at new ground Sent Fillmore to shop greased horses for snits this day Calf has got his Leg Broke