Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1853 aprl 4 our waggon got back from Lynchg in the night in a thunder Storm Rain very hard. gone 3 days – coltering Raking & burning Log Heaps in new ground fencing –

8 we have since 4th been Plowing for corn sewing Oats coltering in new ground & began yesterday to hill in new ground - finished sewing Oats at mr Neals yesterday sewed about 9 Bus. there We have sewed upwards of 60 Bus. now this Day we are sewing Oats this morning Plowing up Garden^{Sewed nearly 700 Bus} Manuring Plant Beds at new ground Fine weather we have burnt all Our Logs^etc

10th Sent 2½ Bushels wheat for flour to ^Mill Millers - coltering in new ground Plowing for Corn nearly done in Johns field except some wet spots- Sent this morning 11th with wheat 11th for me to eat. Plowing for corn in Johns field, finished Halling little side in new ground cloudy & like for Rain Planted Sweet Potatoes yesterday, & water melon seed, carried young cattle to mountain took filmore off of wheat Bet white sow got Pigs but we cant find her yet. ^{found her with 5 Pigs} cut Bets calf

15 went to mill yesterday to Millers 7½ Bus corn 2½ wheat for me began to Plant Corn with Guano on Hill the other side Johns Branch yesterday & laying off for a day or Two before with Two Horses, Halling manure out this morning to Johns field to Plant Corn clear & cool - tobacco Plants small 19 Lambs to the day & 1 at House clear & cool

16 began Plant corn again planted nearly all the other side Johns Spring Rained stoped us & we are striping Tobacco

1853 may 17th Hilling 3rd yrs Land for tobacco & putting Guano in the Hill Henry Plowing on branch for Corn, Jordan & Sandy coltering in Second yrs ground

18. Hilling in 3rd yrs Land. Coltering in Second clear pretty weather, Jacob Cate ^{had measles} Clem & Jerrys only 2 cases of mumphs Jacob & Jerry

19. Finished planting corn & Peas this day before 12 Oclock & Replanted Corn — Federick gone to Millers Mill 8 Bus Corn Hilling in fresh ground windy & cool Began at 12 Oclock to Plow in Corn

22 went to Prayer meeting —

23 Plowing & Hilling second yrs Land

24 Planting Tobacco to day D^o—— D^o

25 Planted new ground & nearly done the 3rd yrs Tobacco Land, sent Jordan^{to Plant Tobacco for Plants} to Kelly Jacob Cate clem & Jerry has had measles Jacob & Jerry the mumphs sallie Peggy and Several had the mumphs or a little swelled under the Jaw catharine S Catharine clem Jordan and Lowry

28 Plowed & weeding fresh ground at mountain yesterday & coltering 2nd yrs Land Plowing in corn field clear & cool till yesterday & warm to day Hilling to in 2nd yrs Tobacco Land & Plowing in Johns field replanted Cotton & Broom Corn wed Sweet Potatoes Day before yesterday Loaded waggon for Lynchg monday morning

30 waggon started to Lynchg this morning 1 Hh^d Seconds adkinson to have it Sold, Hilling in 2nd yrs ground for Tobacco,

31st Finishing Hilling this morning in ^{for Tobacco} 2nd yrs Land cloudy & Likely for Rain, Cate sick^{last night} again

1853 July 5th Jacob & Jordan Plowing

6th Same work Finished stacking wheat & Rye, & working in 3rd yrs Tobacco ground Haling up & stacking Oats. I & Jordan Laying by Corn in Johns’s field very dry & hot, yet no Rain to wet much for 6 or 8 weeks Nannie gone to see Mrs McCullocks Hesters shoe lost last Saturday been on her about a week, Fair & Hot

7th Still dry & Hot put in fine Tobacco to prize - Put out all in prize Barn to Sun Plowing in Johns’s field 2 Plows Henry stacking Oats, working 3rd yrs Tobacco, Jerry started to School - this morning clear & no ^{for Rain}prospect

12 Halled up Tobacco out of new Barn back of Garden & prizing & assorted, still dry tho like for rain this morning - a little Cooler Finished yesterday Halling up our Oats

13. Worked Out Garden Hilled Sweet Potatoes Plowed Cotton & Hilled that up gathering clover seed, Laying by Corn in Johns s field

19 Finished Plowing Corn, Plowing Tobacco

20 Plowing Tobacco assorting Tobacco Hilling up new ground Tobacco. Rains commencing coming this day - & we commenced planting Tobacco last Saturday

21st This day & yesterday we replanted all Our Crop & whole planted a little of the Lot, Still cloudy & Raining Fed shoemaking

25th Sent Fed to Millers Mill 5 Bus wheat for flour 7 Bushels corn for meal Plowing Mr Neals corn to day Plowing Tobacco Prizing Tobacco, silling up Hh^d etc, fair fine weather

26 Plowing & Hilling up Irish Potatoes working Tobacco etc etc

1854 Jany 28th The past week nearly the whole of week been at Mrs McCullocks with Surveyor Graves & Commissioner Dividing Land & the 7th of next is the sale & Division of the negroes of Jeremiah McCullock Dec^d we have a cold & part of the week wet, Our folks have been Cutting & striping Tobacco, Henry began to Hew down Barn but Did not finish, He is gone to mill this day to Millers 1 Bbl wheat for meal 3 Bushels of D^o for chop & 1 Bbl Corn for mean – Turned very cold last night, & is so to day

30th Halling wood waggon & Cart alse & Kitty stacking wood. Fed & Sandy Cutting, Jacob getting shingles – clear pretty weather – –

Feby 3rd Burnt^{& sewed} Plant On mountain & Covered it, Snowed a little

4th Halling wood waggon & Cart,- Turned quite Cold, went to Mrs Hunts to day

= 8 Rained nearly all day striping Tobacco nearly done prize Barn, finished yesterday Hewing down Barn nearly Burnt & sewed yesterday & the day before plant Bed in the Stash —

14 Since the 8th had sale & Division of Land & negroes at Mrs McCullock Paid E D Johns for his Int. in Jer. Eliza [?] & Elizabeth McCullock Jr Est. as refereed by Jno F. Patrick for me & Colo V. Dickinson for Mr Johns, Mr James M Fitzgerald attended to it for me Plowing for Corn malling in new ground This day striping Tobacco in prize Barn & trying to finish Raining to day 8 Lambs to this day - etc etc

23rd Febr 1854 Fencing around fresh field part of Our Hands Fed Sandy & Jordan malling Henry gone to Farris’s mill 15 Bushels wheat for flour & 6 Bushels Corn for meal — & 2 Bags Cotton to Pick etc etc — Fine weather about this time,-

24 Sent to Roll Logs at E G L. Plowing malling & halling wood, -

25 Plowing Halling wood for Mr Neal ½ day & Rails round Corn field malling & fencing etc etc

26 Rained all day long nearly Thundered quite hard & longer Branches very high Halling leaves waggon & Cart. Fed Sandy ²⁷& Jacob malling Balance with clem Raking leaves this morning clear & moderate

28 Henry is to go to CH to day for Mr Ja^s P. Lewis to carry the Miss Lewis up there Cutting & Plowing, Halled out straw

⁼¹⁸⁵⁴March 1st A Beautiful day Sandy Plowing Jordan Halling wood with cart making a part of our new ground fence Jacob & Fed malling

9th Sent to Mill Millers 6 Bushels Corn for meal. finished striping new Barn back Barn Garden

11 Plowed for Cotton & in garden sandy for corn Halling up Oats to sew Halled manure to Plant Beds & manured Beds on branch above House & at mountain My Dear Nannie Jere & Sallie gone to Mr Fitzgeralds to day, Rolled Logs yesterday to day Fed malling & chinking Log Heaps – turned cooler to day —

13 Trod out Oats to Sew Laid the balance of fence at new ground & making of it Jordan & Sandy Plowed for Corn clear fine day = Fed malling in new ground wood & Rails

14 Began to Sew Oats 3 Plows Henry halling Rails balance fencing malling etc.