Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1854 Novr 11th Mr David P. Miller Our Neighbour, Died on Wednesday evening the 8th Inst after being Sick nearly 2 weeks & His Sister Mary Died about a week or 10 Ten days before him - I set up with him the night after he Died very desconsolate family - broke off about 11 Oclock to day My Leg is getting better, & has been Sore ever Since the middle or 20 Octo Hurt at the Sell of the Stable Doors = My Father property including negroes Was Sold on the 7 & 8th of Novr 1854 except that Portion for my Mothers Dower & the Land- the Land my Father Willed to my Bro. James at $20 pr acre, Due Nov Mr James M Fitzgerald I authorised & Requested to go to the Sale etc I Sent Mr Fitzgerald & Fanny down to Clover Depot on Monday the 30th on their way to Richmond Louisa & Orange & Henry got back the next day 31st & Pompey has been Lame ever Since — & they & Cate is expected Home tomorrow

14th Bro. George Graves here came last Saturday from Alabama on his way to Orange has not ^been in Orange for 20 yrs Henry Halling wood. balance pulling away our Cabbage etc ground very wet & Cold, wind from N E etc George & Jerry gone up to Mr Fitzgeralds to See If they have returned from orange & Louisa

20th Geo Graves started from here this morning Stayed 1 week & 2 days Fanny Cate & Mr F. got Home Thursday & came down here Friday & Fanny W taken sick that night & this is the

1856 22nd Oct Sewing wheat cutting down corn Mr Wyatt & Jacob at work on Barn fine weather

23rd I moved Mr. Adams this day & took nearly all Balance sawing shingles Blocks & hanging Succors & Sandy & wyatt at work on Barn

24th Sawing shingle Blocks Sewing wheat Sandy & Mr Wyatt at work on Barn balance cutting down & shucking corn the 21st this months I agreed to give him at the rates of $80 pr year for him to atten[d] closely to the hands —like for rain

25 Sewing fresh ground in wheat next to Johns Spring, cutting down & stacking corn next to orchard halled up Load corn for Hogs & then Halling wood etc

26th I started for the fair at Richmond this morning & arrived at Mr Overbys left my horse & started 27th for Richmond where I arrived Just before night stayed in Richmond that —

28 In Richmond at Fair grounds --

29th In Richmond at D^o said to be near ^Poeple 15,000 at night about started for Orange & Green got to Gordonsville at 12 that night

30 Hired horse at $1 pr day went to see Cousin Charles Graves found him sick went from there to James W Graves & found him Just alive, went from there to Bro Johns stayed ^night that

31 Returned to James - went to see cousin charles & went to Gordonsville that night. —

Novr 1st started from Gordonsville at 12 Oclock & arrived in Richmond at 4 Oclock in morning stayed in Richmond at James Hunts & uncle Crenshaws till Monday morning & then started for home got to Mr Overbys 12 Oclo[ck] got my horse went to Mr McCullocks that night