Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1860 March 2nd Sent Henry claiborne & Harry to aspen Grove to Roll Logs I went Smith Plowing Cotton Patch Clem fencing & Rake in new ground some next to Whiteheads Delightfull weather

3rd Sewed my Plant Beds over here Halled Rails, stacking rails in near new ground Raking one next to whiteheads Fine weather My Two Young Sows had 12 Pigs Large had 7 white one had 5 -

4 Sunday went to meeting Edgehill

5. Thrashing Oats & Halling Rails -

6 Began to sew Oats making Horse lot this morning Piling wood & Raking new ground next to whiteheads winding Oats If this ^{wind Blow}

7th. Began to Colter in new ground next to Cap^t whiteheads, Burning trash heaps there Nannie & me went to aspen grove to day.

8. Sent 55 lbs Iron to yates 2 Bands for little waggon & 2 Collers to Lay & 1 Grub Hoe to weld Eye on.

9th. Burning Log Heaps & Trash heap & Rained

10. Sewing Oats Hilling. etc etc - I went to Chalk Level to attend to warrant ag^st Stanly Adams & Davis no one but Stanly tryed & I had to pay him 1.90 & Cost 50/-. very cold Hilling to this day -

11. giving to milling to day —

12. Planted Irish Potatoes by Kitchen near 1 Bus. - Sent Harry & Smith to Mill got 1 Turn each meal & wheat to eat & sent 1 of wheat & 1½ Bus ^corn Coltering & Hilling this morning after Planting Potatoes fine weather for Spring

13th Halled & Mauled till 12 Oclock then Hilled & sewed Oats, very windy & cold this morning.

1860 April 7. Hilling in new ground below oats Stacks,- clear pretty weather – I went to meeting to day

8th & 9 went went to meeting

10 Cloudy this morning —, Henry laying of[f] Fresh ground 1 way Harry Harrowing Beds for Corn, Hilling in new ground Planted Swet Potaote Patch ¬– I went down with Mrs Hunt to her place

11. Coltering & Hilling in new ground etc

12th Halling out manure put some in corn field Raked some I went to Milton wednesday & got back, Thursday ¬– fine weather —

13th. Began to Plant Corn this morning Finished planting corn in fresh ground & began in upper part of Lot in evening I went to Plantation this evening — The Two Sows at aspen Grove had only 2 pigs¬– our here is doing well Brought up young cow & calf from there this week & sent Slow & her Calf down there

14 I went to Chalk Level to attend to warrants v^s Adams & Davis got Judg^t v^s Davis & had the Cost to pay & 1.26 I think in adams case for Mr Hunt.

15 went to meeting to Edgehill -

16 went to Court, Likely for Rain but did not Hilling Halling wood & coltering Sent Robin to Yates & got him shod ¬–

17. Bedding up Branch Land for corn Halling out Dirt from well fighting fire at Kelleys & McHaneys I Did not come home till to night windy nearly every day

18 Raining this morning, Cutting up may weeds in wheat shelling corn in morning.

16th novr Sent my Horse to L Yates Shop Car^d 1 shoe & he found one nailed them on behind had Mrs Hunts here to day & to night I have stilled to day 1 Doubling 25 Galls^Brandy for Est. toll to come out Mr Wyatt finished 1 side of office & began the other, likely for rain—

17th Raining this morning & we are doing but little till after dinner, then we housed all the corn we shucked. about 40 Barrels & 27 before. making over 65 Barrels housed shattered corn to get up yet had Mrs Hunts Horses to hall up about 7 Loads Henry got back this evening Tobacco and sold did not get any time nor my wifes Bonnet; - got bale cotton for Cothran & 1 Bar Iron for Est. of J.D. Hunt -

18 Went to Court. sold Mr Hunts children carriage his gold watch & silver - watch sent waggon Home to aspen Grove Halled wood, Claiborne gone to aspen Grove in Sandys place, Sandy is at Mr Hunts place shoemaking, yet. etc —

19th Stilled to day made for Est 2.25 Gallons toll to come out. Halled up Corn to day, Mrs Hunt & Bob went to her place yesterday Cleaned up round office this morning Mr Wyatt finished it yesterday

20th Halled up fresh ground corn & part of the stalks I went to Doct. J C. Thompson Funeral & Burial at Riceville Mrs Ward Mary Adams & Mrs Coleman all came here about 12 oclock cool day —

21. Finished Shucking Corn & halling stalks

22nd Killed Beef at aspen Grove & shucking Corn

1861 Feby 7th. Sent Claiborne to Allen Scruggs to Roll Logs. overseer Harry & Smith getting Rafters for Carriage house & Granary & Henry began to halled wood, but the wind blew so hard, like blowing every thing away I thought it was dangerous & stoped him, I sent for my Boar at Adams & got him got all now. This morning I swapted Jim off with W^m Shields. & got $20 to Boot & got a large Bay Horse called Ball, said to be 12 yrs old, Sheriff Witcher here to night,-

8th This morning Cutting & Halling wood,- John come at 12 oclock to fix Kitchen chimney Balance working at new ground I went to Plantation to measure Ditch & sent my note to Elder J. Hubbard for Ditching for $24.85 to be paid shortly. -

9th I went to meeting. got Robin shod behind had wheat ground for Henry - - Our hands at work in new ground

10th cloudy & like for Rain, Nannie & Fannie went to meeting at S.S. I staid at home

11th. It has been cloudy & Rained a little during the evening, overseer & Claiborne went to Aspen Grove to burn Plant Bed. Bob here to day fixed Kitchen & well & then went to malling new ground on road & Henry & Smith halled manure out of Plant Bed & put it on Corn field, [Geo.] Mr Y Miller & D Logan here to day Nannie steptoe etc. here also, Logan & Miller came to buy Cider

12th I went to Yates shop got Ball shod before new shoes old nailed on behind, went to aspen Grove Carried Seeds Tobacco etc to sew on Bed Burnt yesterday p^t ours on road next to Lewis our folks malled till 12 Oclock then fixed to burn plant Bed in woods Harry Plowing for Corn, took down some Tobacco

1861 May 31st Chumney taken Sick yesterday taking Physic, working out his Potatoes etc this morning,- Henry Harrowing his Corn- Cutting off Tobacco Hills to plant Tobacco cloudy & like for rain, Sent 1 Colter to pint to yates shop they shod Hester Phil & Robin & steeled 2 H Hoes - this year

June 1st Cloudy & like for Rain, began to Plow on Creek yesterday, Bob finished Paling yesterday - Plowing & weeding Corn on Creek to day - chumney not out yet

2nd Sunday Clear fine day Mrs Hunt went to Mrs Colemans yesterday with her home Nannie & me went to Green field meeting I came back & went to Strait Stone at 3 Oclock nobody there at Prayer meeting - Raining a little in evening Mr Dallas staid here last night

3rd Plowing & weeding Corn on Creek Fine rain this evening planted some Tobacco on road, fine growing night

4th Planting Tobacco to day fine season Finished another new ground here in old field replanted greens etc etc

5th cloudy this morning sent to mill for Chumney thining our Corn & I am going down to Plantation this morning

6th Rained some last night. Henry bro’^t 1 Load of weather boarding last night from Millers, carried 1 Log for weather boarding & sheeting & car^d 1 Bb^l corn for meal, finished thinning corn & working out Garden Mrs Hunt came back yesterday & Bob here this morning Digging Hole & working on yard [faded] & weeding Corn on Creek