Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1859 27th Novr I went to Prayer meeting at Strait Stone, Raining a little —

28th Novr Laid the foundation & worked on stable till evening then worked on Kitchen chimney

29th Finished Kitchen fire place, cleaning up branch next to Cap^t Whiteheads began to Plow, I went to Riceville agreed for some Hogs for Bro Hunts Estate to come tomorrow evening went to Plant [akou] & expect to Kill our Hogs there tomorrow morning – 26 in number Killed them on the 30th Cut out & salted them up to day – weighing 1777 lbs & let Cothran at aspen Grove have his 300 lbs except 4½ for finding 1860 ^{Sent that to him¬–}

Decr 1 Shrubing & Plowing next to Cap^t Whiteheads -weather moderate, Bot Hogs for Bro Hunts Estate, Kill them to night & 500 lbs for Mr Bybee - come next evening say Decr 1st & we are Plowing & cleaning up for Corn next to Cap^t Whiteheads

2 Kill Hogs for Hunts Est 1500 & 000 pounds 501 lbs Pounds for Mr By making a little over 2000 lbs Cutting out & Halling Raised my stable etc - Cothran & 3 hands from aspen Grove come ¬–

3rd Last night Mrs Clements Mrs Coleman Mrs Hunt Mary Hunt & Nannie Kate came over with all the children scarced about an insurrection, etc times still & I feel no alarm but they were all very much alarmed, they came here about 8 Oclock in the night I slepted sound as common all quite this morning & they all went home soon

1860 Jany 24th Burnt sewed fenced in & covered 1 Plant Bed on Road & fixed for another, - William A Shields here helping us burn to day

25th Burnt Sewed fenced in & covered Plant Bed on Road, put Guano on both, etc - Mr Shields helped us again to day & left

26th went to Mr Pannills to day to get destraining warrant v^s H. Wyatt for J D Hunts Est went to aspen Grove, in evening. claiborne malling sent to Post office this morning, Halling leaves 5 Loads for Stables Barn, etc Halled up 1 Stack Oats this evening - I am fixing to start to Danville in the morning If its not^raining

27th & 28. I went to Danville bro^t Sallie home fine weather, Plowing & mauling next to Whiteheads, Beding for Corn

29 Stayed at home D. R Hunt come after ^Fannie

30th Halled wood mauling etc piling Brush

31st Halling Rails mauling next to Whitehead began to Rain a little. I went to old place & Hodnetts to day

Feby 1st Rained & this morning gro -und covered with snow, about 1 or 2 Inches Deep, shelling Corn spining Sent Henry to Mill 2½ Bus. wheat for chop 2½ D^o for mean & 2½ Bushels Corn for meal & 1 at mill to bring home, I am going to Sarah McCullocks —

February 2nd Sent Jerry Smith to Yates shop & Mill Carr^d 2 Bus. wheat for beat flour Big Broad axe to fix by Friday & little Broad to do to day & bring home, etc - very cold this morning 10 Degrees below zero,- clear weather

3rd very cold I went to aspen Grove mauling & Burning Brush next to Cap^t Whiteheads

1860 Feby 4 quite cold I went to Yates shop & to Court there had the case of W^m Yates decided plantif JDH Est cast from Lewis yates evidence that Mr Hunt gave W Yates the Debt, - pd 30/- Cost. Halling wood Cutting & mauling in new ground below House not quite so cold -

5. Nannie & myself went to Fannies & Car^d Sallie there Board & go to school to Kate ^{at $3½ pr Mo & we do her washing —}

6th Halling leaves to day claiborne sawing shingles for well, Rained & Snowed yesterday all night Rained & this morning a ^little Send down 1 Gobler & 1 Turkey Hen to aspen Grove this morning

7th mauling to day clem Burning Brush took Down some Tobacco this morning in new Barn, I had viewers here to day to see about changing Road - Henry at work on well all day

8th Striping tobacco all day Snowed about 2 Inches Deep Rained & Hailed, bad day -

9th clear this morning & we will strip Tobacco till we get done what we have down not very cold - Sent Henry to Yates with a Log for Plank get Cutting machine & Cart wheels. Balance Cutting for wood in new ground Sent 35 lbs Iron to Yates to pay some I borrowed last fall got 7 plank wheels & Cutting Knives

10th Cutting & mauling, in new ground clem shrubing in new ground; Mr Geo. Robey worked here ^{to day} 2 days. making 2 days in all

1860 April 30th Planted Cotton water mellons Simblings cucumbers Egyptian wheat & Broom Corn seed & fixed Land for Irish Potatoes.- Mrs Hunt went to Court House to day & Nannie Clement with her & Rhoda

May 1st. Sent to work on Road to day Rained & they back by Twelve Oclock & we went to striping Tobacco & Will finish what we had down

2nd went to work on road again & it rained & stoped them, Halled 4 Loads wood & then making Brooms & Spining Rained. I went to Aspen Grove they were prizing Tobacco & doing but little Found Federick very sick, & left him so.

3rd Federick Died last night about 3 Oclock & Buried him this evening - finished working here to day claiborne went to aspen Grove to help Dig Grave, Halling leaves Bushing Oats, & Hilling etc etc — Mrs Hunt returned this evening from CH.

4th Halling out Trash out of new ground Rails & wood. Hilling Picking Plant Beds etc —

5. Planted Peas Irish Potatoes for Cate use & Coltering in new ground fine weather Mr Moses here on Saturday evening & Sallie

6th Left & went home, Rob^t Clifton of Mr Hunts Est Buried to day = Doron has been here for 2 days - Doct Steptoe attended on child that Died

7th Replanting Corn weeding Oats & coltering new ground nearly done 1 way -. Doron gone

8 Hilling & Coltering. Halling out manure

9th Halling manure Hilling in new ground

10. Raining, Halling,- Rails Planting greens Beets etc,- etc,- began to Plow Corn

11 Took down our Lugs here this morning & last evening began to Plow corn yesterday Cut our Calves & marked yearlings

Cash paid for sundries in Lynchg this 19th May 1860 — toll paid $1.25 Horse - 75 Expenses in Lynchg - 1.00 Candy & cakes — 62 cash paid T M Simpson prBill 1.38 Cash paid J^as M Cobbs prBill 11.13

Cash pd Armstead pBill 2.00 Cash pd. AB Rucker pBill in fall 73.37 to this day Jerrys Coat - 2.00_ Cash pd for Sundries at auction 3.25 I owe Wm A Miller for Guano & Salt pr. Bill here about $77 & owe AB Rucker for Bro Hunts Est about $52 is all that I owe in Lynchg – –

19th We have nearly planted all our Hills made here to day Bob helped yesterday & to day got some plants from aspen Grove. Lowry & Buck here Henry got back this evening & went on home with waggon, Rainy trip to Lynchg all the time ——

21st Bob came here to day weeding corn Bedding Tobacco Lot. Plowing corn I went to Court got back same night.

22nd Mr John P Faris Came here to work at 12 Oclock this day. we are weeding corn Hilled up Irish Potatoes by Kitchen fixing new ground for Tobacco,- Hilling etc

23rd Mr Faris at work & so is Bob, clear morning Hilling & Coltering in new ground, Plowing corn, have not wed much corn yet, To day is JD Hunts Sale of Household Furniture, not sold, on acc^t Gloomy times