Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1856 Jany 27 This Day Snowing again began soon in the night last night tho not very Deep cloudy & like for Rain & Did Hail & Rain a little this day —

28th Fair this morning & Cold & snow melts but little yet & we have nothing in this month but get wood feed & sit by fire make Brooms Baskets Malls & Gluts 2 Lambs living & 2 Dead as we Know of Went to Fannies last Thursday or friday & engaged her a Overseer Dan^l Barber for 1856, etc etc But overseers House of Mr Hughes have to move it & put it up ————

29 Getting wood at stony pint quite cold & snow melts but little no more Lambs one sheep sick

30 Cutting at new ground Henry & some of the negroes Halling chaff & cleaning out Granary for Oats, very Cold to day north western wind & in shade freezing all day alse shelling Corn, etc

Feby 3rd Snowed on Sunday I was in charlotte attending to Mrs Moseleys Will etc found Jacob quite sick & stayed down there 9 days - etc our folks finished striping all the Tobacco down finished Cutting in new ground & went to malling -

12 went down to F McCullocks after my Buggy & went to meadsville after Jacob Trunk & Pay off his acc^ts etc - very rough weather indeed & yesterday very windy & cold

13 malling & spining etc etc Jacob went to Fannies yesterday or monday - - agreed with with Mr McCullocks to get Mrs Colemans negroes from Mrs Moseley & carry them to Halifax Febry Court - for $6-00 Last night it Snowed again not very deep quite Cold this morning Hung up 14 shoulders 16 midlings 16 Hams 6 Joles & 2 p^s Beef to Smoke

1856 May 10th Planted Pumpkins Seed on Branch & Potatoes this week, Henry gone to Mill 6 Bushels Corn 5 Bushels wheat, & will bring 3 Turns 6 Bus from Mill of meal Very Cool & windy flies eating Tobacco plants very I Planted 21 Hills this morning Sent Mrs Coleman My Buggy umbrella etc to go to Colo Colemans — My wife & Jacob gone to Fannys to day

11th We have 7 Lambs living 3 young ones Another cool Windy day for the time of the year Picked Plant Bed above house yesterday Fannies Black Mare took Mr Farris s Jack On saturday 10th May 1856 Car^d by Mr Barber

12th We have another Cool morning drying weather — Doct Thompson come down this morning to see ^Boil Clem's

13th Halling Out manure Picking Plant Beds in slash this morning & manuring them & then replanting Corn –

14th Replanting Corn in Johns s field Henry & Jordan Halling Out manure & expect to finish on Lot to day Began to Harrow Corn this day on Johns s Branch, Fannie here Since Sunday all the sick here seems to be getting better Lowry sitting up right Smart etc etc

15 Halled up 2 stacks fodder & 1 stack Oats & had to Lay off fresh ground at stony pint & Plant Corn over hogs rooted up Hill nearly F went home this morning Hilling at stony pint [water stain] Harrowing corn on Johns Branch

¹⁸⁵⁷Put it out She is dreadfully burnt from ^Jany16th knees up nearly to her chin & We had only one small bottle of Pain Killer & had to Send to Mr Adams at 5 oclock Jordan got back about light brought only 1 vial of P D. Killer & 2 of Roses from adams - she seem much easier than she was before day we are cutting big growth in new ground Halling wood To day waggon & Cart – my hand & thumb is burnt badly & we applied the Pain Killer only & sweet oil & a little Cream in it — Peggy is badly burnt from her Knees up I went to Anderson & settled my Acc^t & fannie whites,- all to finishing, very cold day Mr. Pannill Came here & fixed Colo Smiths matters, etc Halled wood to day waggon & Cart. Bot. & paid for 1 pr Kid Gloves of Barber & Thompson. Paid Doct Thompson for Mrs Hunt the $6 She gave me for him & took his Rec^t

17th I went to meeting & from there to Mr Tuckers take him & his wifes relinquishment for the Grand of Land whereon Joshua Shields Died - & when I got back Peggy is a great deal worse & I sent for Doct Thompson forthwith & Sister coleman also who is here at this time She had been been ^Puking off ^{& on} all night with Puking something like Black vomit. no Passage since she was burnt & Jordan returned ^{about 9 oclock}& said Doct Thompson would start here as soon as the moon was up and it Commenced Snowing & wind severe from N. E. & N. W. Severe night. no Doct Thompson this morning yet & I shall send for Doct Andrew Thompson^{Jno H Estes} in the Course of One Hour If Dr J. C. does not come

1858 March 15th I am going to Mrs Hunts to See about our Bacon as I expect Kit back last night. Kitt got to Mrs Hunt this morning —— about 10 Oclock with the meat

Shoulders for Mrs Coleman 511½ Kidneys D^o for [Jm?] 511½ 1023 lbs in shoulders Midlings for Mrs Coleman 384½ D^o for [Jm?] —— 384½ 769 midlings 1792

Letter from W^m A Miller & marked on Hd^d

This is what we have to pay for 1858 March 16 went to Riceville & got the Hh^d of midling bot by Barber & Thompson & paid for 728 lbs & it weighed here exactly the same as it on Hd^d including freight & Drayage Halled by T. W Anderson @

Halling ——— Fencing around Corn field fence & Planted Irish Potatoe Patch & Plowing this day Jerry started to school to Mr Boyd ^ineveningyesterday the 16th March 1858 - fine weather —

17th Treading out oats to sew to day Jordan & Buck halling Rails at new ground till 12 Oclock cleaning out tranches on Branch, & fencing on Cross fence in field & helping about Oats when wanted —

18th Jacob carri^d 24²³ Bus. Oats, we are Plowing Jordan Halling wood & Rails at overseers Fencing around Corn field

18th Sallie started to School to Miss Bettie Nunnelle at Mr Lewis,

19 Sold our Tag Tobacco to Tho^s W Anderson by Jno Singleton @ 5$ cash.