Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

July 22nd 1859 J D Hunts Estate D^r To JW Graves 4½ Butter @ 15¢ 1 lb Butter for D^o 15¢ charged

Commencing 11th March 1856. This morning I Fed my Dogs as usual Caesar I reckon got Chocked & Dyed in 2 minutes or 4 minutes, we are treading out Oats this morning fencing about Tobacco Tobacco lot. Very like for Snow Soon this morning Very cold indeed windy & tremendous yesterday — Jordan Halling Rails around Corn field fence & lot at House yesterday & to day – — wrote to Dan^l Brown Indiana in this month etc etc

14 Plowing for corn till yesterday began to sew Oats Plowing Tobacco Lot by Garden Henry & Jacob Finishing Garden, Jordan halled Rails 2 days this week & finished malling wood in new ground, alse cleaning out Stable, Kitty Clem etc cleaning up on Branch Light full of Snow the 13th Thursday in evening

14th A beautifull day indeed clear & moderate

15th Went to meeting at Strait Stone fine day -

16th Beautiful day. pretty Cool & dry at this time Plowing up & sewing Oats On branch malling wood & Halling out new ground took up Irish Potatoes this day set out Turnips for seed about 100 in Turnip Patch last week,- clem alse & Kitty Piling wood in new ground,-

17th Raining to day Sewing some Oats Shoe mending fencing sent Henry to store, sent 1/6 for Paint & allum

20 Finished fencing Sewing Oats by Malissa House windy - - Fannie White here this evening Jerry & George Edd finished nailing on old Paling [water stain]day - Striping to day & yesterday [smudge][water stain] Rain, sent Mrs Moseleys will to [water stain] Geo. - Sawed about 40 [water stain] etc

1859 April 11th Mr Chumbly making Kates shoes. Mr Bell Cutting out fire place up stairs John pulling down chimney & going to put it up again Henry Halling Sand & wood, to day got 1 Bbl Lime from J.D. Hunts Est. very windy day. cleared off this morning

12 Began to Plant Corn this morning, in lot next to fresh ground, Jacob doing but little, John putting up chimney to House claiborne helping him etc Sent Jerry Smith down to Yates after a p^s Iron to go over fire place up stairs - warm day this day -

13th Planting below Barn on Branch nearly all day. Jacob done but very little John at work on chimney with claiborne to wait on him, I went down to aspen Grove Kitty complaining I had her moved in Kitchen

14th Last night about 10 or 11 Oclock they sent for me to go down to aspen Grove Kitty was Sick they also sent for Doct Thompson & Mrs. Neal all there about 1 oclock in the night & Kitties child a Girl Born about 3 Oclock this morning Halled some Sand up this morning John at work on chimney Set Coal Kill on fire this morning Planting Corn, last night Kate Sallie & Miss Simpson came here & this morning Jacob went off with them, - very windy to day & ^warm

15th Planting corn went after bricks Twice Halled 1 Load Sand, John at work on chimney, I went down to aspen Grove we are nearly done planting corn

1859 April 16th Finished planting corn to day, made Box for cellar fire place & Mr Chummy laid the Hearth, & fixed the place in setting Room, John nearly finished the chimney except pencilling the bottom, Halled 1 Load of wood, & took down^Poles- etc at chimney - John has been here at work on chimney 5¾ days,-

17th Snowing this morning like all the world Several Inches deep turned cooler

18. Went to ^court yesterday qualified as Exer of the Estate of J D Hunt Dec^d. Halling wood in morning then went to Halling & Coltering in second years ground, Tuesday 19th I went to Gran field to Mrs Pannills son W^ms Funeral Plowing & Hilling —

[2]0 Wednesday went to aspen Grove, Hilling & Coltering - fine weather at this time

21st Went Mrs Hunt to see Mr Hubbard Settle with Yates etc etc Coltering till 12 Oclock Halling out manure & Hilling all day — Nannie gone to Mrs Fitzgeralds to day —

22 Coltering & Hilling till it Rained about 12 Oclock then Halling wood cutting & malling wood, Riving Tobacco sticks & clem spining. I went down to work on Road from Camp Branch to good Hope, finished about 12 oclock, Nannie got home this day, about 2 Oclock this evening

23rd Rained again last night, Sent to Mill for overseer, Halling wood & manure to day Riving Tobacco Cutting & splitting wood. Turned very cool last night & the wind blows Hard ^{& cold} I went to Cedar Forest to warrant v^s Est J D Hunt Dec^d etc had Bill shod at yates behind etc etc.

11th May 1859 Plowing or coltering & Harrowing Corn on far Branch, Replanting there to day I went to Riceville yesterday —

12th coltering & Harrowing & Replanting Corn Mr Chumbley fixing steps at front door fair cool weather, ground getting very dry, have not rain for 3 weeks

13th Bushing wheat & Rye, Picking plant Beds & manuring them, fixing Garden to Plant Greens Weeding Sweet Potatoes, Henry & claiborne Plowing & Harrowing Corn, Mr Chumbly fixing Carriage Tongue, & table,

14 Plowing or Harrow Corn weeding corn in Bottoms on far Branch

15 Bro John D Hunts funeral Preached by Witherington & Hardwick at SStone meeting House this

16. I went to Court, Halling Rock for chimney. weeding Corn etc etc

17th Halling Logs to Mill & Plank from Worsham Mills, Sent Corn Balance planting Peas etc, this morning cloudy & like for Rain

18th Rained Halled 2 Loads ^^stocks to Worhsams Mill & Halled Plank home began to Plant Tobacco

19. Planting Tobacco fine season in fresh ground, Mr Overby here this evening still cloudy & like for Rain -

20 & 21st Finished Planting fresh ground Tobacco little Corner in Lot some by Corn House Planted out Garden in Greens & Planted Some Yam Screan - Beding Lot For Tobacco Planted Sugar Cane in Lot Warm fine weather, weeding Corn to day part of the day, Mrs Hunt sent her Bureau here to day - Bot for Mr Chumbly 2 Bbls Corn 3 for myself & 10 for Bro Hunts Est.

1859 June 20th ^{Jack & Jinny} Halling Logs & Rocks to day & 18 June My Jenny & Mr Faris Jack Replanting Tobacco etc etc — — I went to Court Sallie Came from Fannies

21st working in Tobacco & Corn to day

22nd began to Cut wheat Raining allmost every day Nanny & me went to Aspen Grove etc etc Colo Parker Came to Survey Jno D Hunts Land sold Kelley & worsham

23rd Cutting wheat & finished Lot this evening & fresh p^s lower end of field Finished Surveying Land about 10 Oclock, Barksdale Came here, my Hog Came Home thats been missing so Long, lame in one Leg -

24th Settled with worhsam & Bybee Mr W^m L Pannill helped Settle Bybee Halling up Post for yard Mrs ^Hunts Bob Worked here yesterday plowing Halling Logs to Mill Halling home timber, Hewing Logs for stable I am going to Mrs Colemans to day - I shall Give Mr Shields $1 more for his 5 Hogs as I think they are worth it making $15 for the 5 $3 a p^s Rained Tremendous hard nearly all night, very wet time now,.

25 Halling Logs to mill & Halling home Timbers from worsham, Clem spining Balance Cutting & Hewing Logs for Stable done Long Ones, 12 Oclock went to Plowing & Halling up Second yrs Land Tobacco Bob has only worked here one day to day I went to worshams mill Ja^s Harris Sarah McCullocks & aspen Grove etc, = yesterday we all went to Mrs Colemans

26th Stayed at home & rested this day being Sunday