Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1856 Friday 11th Breaking up Balance of Lot for Toba Henry Bedding on Branch for Corn finished Coltering this morning on branch & Jordan got over new ground one way & began to Crop Dry & windy - tolerable moderate, Doct Thompson come 3rd time to see clem = 12th Sent Lowry to Mr Neals to Plow further Sandy Bedding flat Land on Johns branch Henry coltering & laying off fresh ground Balance Hilling in fresh ground clem Sick yet give Pal a dose Physic^{& windy} clear

13 Croping new ground Beding on Branch coltering and Hilling fresh ground I went to the trial of Colo Smiths warrant against Mitchell & Templeton, Clem yet very sick & Pal complaining

13 13 Doct Thompson has been 4 times to see clem Sent 2 Letters by him to PO one to Capt Boxley & one to Cobbs of Lynchg Jerry & Jacob gone to Fannies dry & ^weathermoderate

14 Went to help Crews Roll his Logs Abram gone from home Coltering & Hilling at Second years ground Jordan gone to Coltering in new ground crossing after we come from crews, Sandy Harrowing Corn Land fine weather except ^{& Cool}dry Finished coltering & Laying off Second yrs Land Laying off Corn Land on Johns Branch

15 Laying off corn ground & will try & begin to Plant Kitty taken sick this morning clem Just Jerry Smith & Pal both Laid up, Doct T. was not by yesterday moderate dry weather – Doct Thompson came again to day this is 5th Planted oregon Peas at [water stains] this time & Pepper at Plan [water stains]

16th cloudy this day & like for Rain, we are planting Corn for part of Johns’s field Kity still in house Jerry Smith better & Pal too, - Clem is mending slowly, Planted Snaps in On Johns s branch & Pea Patch Planted yesterday Simblings etc etc, Doct Thompson come to day making 6 times to see Clem, Rained a little sprinkle to day

17th Planting Corn in Johns s field to day A light sprinkle rain last night moderate wea^ther

18th Fine morning Planting corn to day I want to go to Riceville got 2 Pigs from Fannies last Sunday Jordan & Sandy bro^{t home} them Clem & Pal getting Better Kitty & Jerry Smith is better — Went to Riceville etc 19th Did not get done Johns’s field Planting Corn finishing this morning except flat Land & fresh ground at stony point Sandy gone there to Plowing for Corn, Jordan Coltering in new ground Henry Bedding on spring Branch,- Balance gone to Hilling in fresh ground Doct T has been 6 times to see clem & she is mending slowly & so is Pal. —— Rained in evening began to Hill in new ^{to day}ground

20th cloudy this morning Sent for Doct Thomp= =son to see clem, making 7 times If he comes

21st went to Court & fix & Sent James McCullocks Dec^d Bond Due Jer. McCullocks Dec^d Est to AV McKee Troy m^o to Collect for $420 due 1st March 1840 — Plowing on Branch & Coltering & Hilling in new ground Sandy Plowing at Stony point for Corn In evening & about Rained & Snowed Smartly & quite a cold day Clem getting better Kitty & Jerry Smith Still sick Fannie [water stain] a day or Two ago.

1856 april 22nd Sent to Mill yesterday & got 3 Turns meal & sent 2 Turns to mill, Raining this morning Shelling Corn, working on baskets etc etc

23 Striping Tobacco — Rained in evening

24 Halled Tobacco from mountain & striped all day - F. W. came here ––

25 Hilling in new ground & halling wood Cut & spayed 13 ^{15 marked}altered shoats clear this morning Doct Thompson came again I went to Riceville Lowry taken sick, clem better Fanny Pall sick & Jerry Smith Bedding Cotton ground & Potatoes Planted Irish & Sweet got 1 Bushel from Mr Anderson of the Nansemond

26. Planting Potatoes & Corn at stony point etc Hester folded a mule Colt this day about night Just went 1 year to a day quite Cool this morning — —

27 Doct Thompson here making 8 ^{in all} or times

28th Coltering & Hilling in new ground, Henry & Sandy Plowing at stony point - cloudy & like for Rain clem & Pal getting Better Lowry Fannie & Jere Smith still complaining

29th Plowing & Harrowing & Bedding on Branch for Corn. Jordan Coltering in new ground Balance Hilling in new ground – fine weather I think the negroes that were sick is mending Manured Plant Beds about this time,-

30 Finished Planting Corn on Branch this morning Planted Snaps & Pumpkins Finished ^yesterday Coltering new Hilling at new ground fine clear day Jordan Henry Sandy & Buck Halling out [water stain] in Lot back of Garden

May 1st Striping Tobacco Raing this day - 2 Carried 1 Land Lugs & short Tobacco to Riceville

3 May 1856 Sent to Mill 3 Turns Corn for meal Henry Halling wood & halling out manure Hilling in new ground, Lowry very sick

3rd Clem & Pal & Fanny & Jerry Smith getting better Fine weather for every thing – — Sent Sallie to Mr Moseley - got an answer from Post Master in Georgia about ED Johns Teller for money Sent him, but no Rec^d yet Last 3 or 4 shoats from spaying & another Black Sow missing 2 days may be she is Dead Too, – – – – – Doct Thompson came again to see Lowry very sick making 9 or 10 times in all this time or spring

4 My wife & Jerry went to Mr Jno Hunts Jacob went to Greenfield Rained a little

5. Planted Cotton Irish Potatoes etc & then halled Out manure Doct Thompson came this morning - to see Lowry - who is getting better Striped Tobacco in morning

6th Raining this morning striping Tobacco from middle Barn – – –

7th Rained last night Striping Tobacco this morning Turned Steers & Fillmore in Pasture Fed making Jacob a pair of shoes Jordan Complaining balance getting better

8th Finished striping old prize House & done Striping all but House back of Garden & fresh ground barn & mountain Spring Barn - quite Cool Halling Out manure Hilling & want to plant cabbage plants this evening or tomorrow

9th Halled out manure halled wood & Hilled in new ground, changeable weath I went to Miss S. McCullocks & Mr Faris but done nothing

10 Will Finish Halling new ground this evening & then will Plant Collard Plants in ^Garden

1857 June 11th I traded my Horse Celam to Mr C A Whittemore for a Grey Horse which We call ReneeRobin ^Robin he Gives me to Boot as pr agreement signed by both of us a $20, corn sheller to be delr^d on application, & I agreed to take one of their Thrashing machines to be warranted good ^{12 months} some time this ^forSummer, the corn Sheller I bot of ^{I am to furnish them with one side H Leather & they are}them is Thurs,- we are Cutting off fresh ground^{to furnish the Band oil [Tin rench?] etc} Hills next to Crews Balance Plowing at mountain & stoney pint weeding corn in fresh field

12th. Sheared our sheep 18. old ones & 3 Lambs We have ma^red 5 young Ewes, Sent Buck to shop to put shoe on Fillmore mend Harness & get my wheat to Eat. Sandy Coltering Corn Balance weeding, wormed Tobacco in fresh ground this morning.

13th Henry ground Cobs & corn this morning He is coltering Corn, Balance weeding Corn in fresh field, Sent Jordan to Mr Bybee this morning to get Fannies Buggy shafts Jerry & Pal gone to Fannies after my Harness Cool nights & warm days etc etc —

14th went to Sunday school to day fine day

15 Plowing & weeding corn in fresh field. Rained a light shower in evening —

16th Sent Henry to Yates Mill & to Fannies Carr^d 3 Turns corn 6 Bus. & 2½ Bushels wheat for flour & Henry is going to Fannies after to carry her buggy shalves [shafts] & get the [?] & sheep she promised me,- etc weeding Plowing Corn Mr Whittemore came back here last night & Celam rather Complaining would not Eat Corn & Mr W would be glad to recant But as I am satisfied with Robin Concluded not to swapt back, as he is a good match for Fillmore etc.