Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1856 May 24th Millys Calf is a week or ten days old a Heifer we have Seven Lambs etc Jacob gone to Fannies to day - Election is over votes stand for Justices in this the 7th District Miles N Tucker 50 JWGraves 46. Sam^l T Miller 45. Thomas T Adams 38 & Doct John H Estes 32 votes for Sheriff in this Precinct Whitehead upwards of 60. Bennett about 13 for Commonwealth attorney Treadway Forest constable Ja^s P. Lewis overseer of the Poor for Comm. Yates 27 Tucker 18 Shelton Vincent 14 Shelton Sam^l T. 1.

25. Fair windy dry day Jordan Lowry & buck Sick Wed Corn yesterday Saturday by Johns’s spring Coltering before the Homes & Harrowing

26th Cutting off Second years ground Hills Henry Plowing in Corn – cool & windy Hester & Mr Faris Jack this day

27th Doct T. has been here 13 or 14 times to see Jordan Lowry & Buck Jordan particularly sick Weeding & Plowing Corn clear & windy my Bro Jonathon here at this time,- ^Tobacco Plants fine & beginning to dry a little —

28th Weeding & Plowing corn in Johns field

29th Plowing & weeding corn Planted Tobacco On Johns Branch yesterday morning as we had a late shower of Rain night before

30 went to Court House this day -

30 Made Sheep Pen Hilling Potatoe Patch working & Plowing corn etc very clear & dry & windy Sandy taken Sick yesterday

31 weeding & Plowing corn Sandy in House

June 1st Doct Thompson came to see the sick Jordan Lowry Sandy & abraham all sick Doct. Thompson has been here since 1st aprl about 14 or times I think Jordan bad off

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

18th Jany 1857 we have had a dreadful night of it Peggy like dying all night Lester Coleman here Clem & Arch married etc & it commenced snowing some time in the night & this morning is Dreadfull on every living thing Peggy frequently inquires after her Miss Nancie, Snow drifted very much & I reckon Shoe deep or more — [?] Oclock, Same day Send for Doct Estes & Came about 11 Oclock & began to work On Peggy & She continued to get worse till Just before 2 she breathed her last while we were at Dinner tho Doct Gave her an injection of Castor Oil Spts Turpentine & soap Suds after she had a Passage in a few minutes She died, he also put on Blisters on her arms & ankles. etc, - she Died very Easy & Seemed to be pretty much in her senses to the last - paid Doct $2.00 Still Snowing hard wind blowing from N. E. & such a day I never saw in my life Snow has drifted very much

19th Snowed nearly all night & the Snow is about Knee deep generally & where it is drifted it is as deep as the fence & the wind has blowed the Snow all day like it was Snowing, the great= =est Snow Storm I ever saw allmost in my life. this morning & till nearly 12 Oclock we were cleaning the Snow out of our houses & dug the grave for Peggy But did not finish the coffin Mr F ^wyatt came & went to work on it about 2 Oclock in evening, done nothing also but Cut wood & make fires & feed, there was a bay mare came here yesterday Sunday in the storm

1857 April 3rd Carrying Manure in Garden this morning Breaking Colts to work bushing Oats, Raking leaves at new ground claiborne & little Henry Plowing for corn very cool & dry & I think all the fruit Killed with cold, about this time Colts Rose worked tolerable Netty done very badly. Kicked & Jumped very much, she would not work with Pompy at all, but we made work some by herself, Halling out leaves on corn field from new ground in evening -

4th Putting manure on Plant Beds this morning Plowing for Corn, Raking leaves, weather yet cloudy - 3 Sows has got Pigs fourteen or fifteen

5th Went to Organise Sunday School raining in the morning no person there paid Doct Estes $10. for Mr Crews - clear’d off in evening

6th Raining in morning set Log Heaps & leaves on fire wind Blowing very hard I went to Mrs Hunts, etc etc —

7th Helping Mr Crews roll his Logs this morning I am going to Riceville working at new ground this morning & then fencing. Jordan Coltering — Balance plowing, sold Mr Thomas W Anderson my Crop Tobacco made 1856 for $12 pr 100 lbs round ^{I wait 12 months for}$500 Cash & Balance with In^t Weather fair & Cool, & little more moderate this evening — — —

8th Fencing Plowing, Sent little Henry to shop & mill 2 Bus. Corn Sent & bring home 2 Bushels wyatt at work on Porch

9th Plowing for Corn Owens clearing shrubing for Corn in fresh field Jordan collering, Sent to Miles N Tucker agent for 1 Plow Single Horse

1858 May 25th Plowed Sweet Potatoes to day, we are replanting Corn & trying to get done, Jordan Crossing new ground at mountain Spring - I went to shop got mike shod & went to Mrs Hunts

26 I went to Jacobs they are Halling there & have not replanted corn yet, we are fixing our wet Land in Lot for planting scattering & Plowing in manure Jordan crossing at new ground dry Hot weather, replanting cotton by Lila & Malissa

27. Scattering & Plowing in manure in Lot & Hilling & Jordan crossing at new ground T R Shepherd sent down here for Lambs & we sent him 3 Lambs to be paid for at CH

28 & 29 Replanting corn fixing Lot for Tobacco I went to Election & stayed all day Jordan crossing new ground Bushing Oats etc Began to weed Corn

29 Bushing wheat^{not done} weeding Corn, & Plowing Halled up stack fodder this morning starting to Riceville with our Lugs this morning – cloudy & cool I went to Jacobs & halled out manure all day yesterday & this evening instead of Bushing wheat after we got Back from Riceville we went to Planting Tobacco on Branch & in Lot by^^Top stack but did not finish at neither place on acct of its raining

30th Still cloudy & like for Rain Nannie & Sallie gone to Mr Hunts me & Jerry going to Straitstone

31st Nannie & myself went to Mr Hunts Chumbly & wife both sick we are planting Tobacco in Lot this evening & Beding planted all but high part of Lot & planting that replanted second years Land at Crews, Jerry went after D^r Estes for my overseer to day - Mr John Hunts wife Lags very Low, I went security with JDH to Browns Estate for $287.40 cleared off in evening Rained this night my wife at Mr Hunts