Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

to get & cut them some wood. Balance picking cotton & in the House Fed & Sandy making Mats Henry mending Baskets etc etc Desperate time yet on every thing —

25th weather a little moderated but cold yet Little Henry is about to start to Mrs Hunts to see If Bob is gone after his Mistress & Nannie in Charlotte clem better this morning Snow melts but little & I think the roads are impassable yet tho I don’t know

Sunday 25th Snow melting & water droping off the house for the 1st time since fell a week to day. this is quite a still day weather moderated Smartly, — — Bob did not go to Charlotte yesterday Saturday

26th Halling wood to day waggon & Cart. Cart halled out straw in evening Mrs Neal come over thro the snow lent her some shoe thread & she wants wheat straw Alse & Kitty cleaning Out stables —

27th Sent 103 lbs Seed Cotton to Cap^t Gilbert to get Picked alse etc Picking Kitty spining Balance chinking new Barn next to Crews. Fed making Kates shoes cloudy & cool Snow melts but little If any Jordan & Henry returned & could not get their cotton Picked till tomorrow or next day, Bob started to Charlott monday morning & they had not heard from him Since he started, it Began to rain to day 11 or 12 oclock but did not rain much, finished chinking Barn still cloudy & like for Rain yet. — Abram & Jerry Smith Jinning cotton for several days. lent Miss Neals 1 Gallon meal Alse Picking cotton all day, weather has moderated very much,–

1857 28th Jany = Raining this morning wind N. E. all hands striping Tobacco this morning We have but little Tobacco down raining a little all day finished Striping all the Tobacco We have down then spining Jinning cotton etc etc cold rain this day —

29th Thursday no nannie yet, I am going to send to Mrs Hunts to day to see If I can hear from them, - sent 2 Bags Corn to Mill for meal & sent them on Cap^t Gilberts after the Cotton If nannie has not come If she has they come back home shelling corn making Broms & spining etc, cleared off this morning, last night & sleet soon & then cleared off very pretty moderate day overhead very sloppy & bad underfoot We taking down Tobacco in new prize Barn & old D^o Halled up stack Oats & Halled Out Straw to day – Bob Started after his mistress & nannie & stayed 3 days got back wednesday so we hear to day at night & could not cross the River did not any thing from them at all going to start back In morning Friday he could not cross on acc^t of the Ice now tho fresh & cant till when they will get home, Very sloppy to day & snow melts smartly, O Lord have mercy upon us all & resign us to thy will, - It looks like rain again

30th Friday ground hard frozen cloudy, halling wood Sent Buck to P.O. & mill Jordan & Henry halled up Stack fodder this morning. Some of them Cutting, moderate weather Lent Mr. A Crews 8 Oz Sole Leather 2 Soles & 2 threads for shoes, this day It commenced snowing a little in evening.

1957 30th Friday night. Snowing & raining at 9 Oclock Dreadful weather on every thing- Halled wood to day & all we have done for an 2 weeks is get wood got to mill & machine & stay in House, etc etc ————

31st Jany Saturday, Snowed Rained & hailed some last night & this morning a little sleety, snow not deep, still cloudy & like for Some falling weather, we are striping Tobacco this morning in new prize Barn don't hear any thing from Nannie & Jerry, got a letter from Overby stating he had qualified as Gdn for his son John, & I am Justifiable in pay him $100. Legacy left him by Mrs M C Mosely Dec^d of Charlotte The trees are Loaded with Ice the with snow & water & Ice about this time 12 Oclock Saturday

Sunday 1st February 1857. A beautiful morning overhead, Snow not Deep only in places not a word from Nannie yet. Still & clear this morning - I am going to sent to Mrs Hunts to see If I can hear from them, - this morning Bob started friday & went across Pannills Bridge & have not heard from him Since, Fannie W F Sent down to day after kate Jerry is Sick again he left to go up there about 2 Oclock Sent Jordan over to hear if Mrs Hunt & Nannie etc is come this evening. Jordan Returned ^{from them}no news another Lonesome night is past & I hear nothing from Nannie Jerre & Mrs Hunt except Bob is gone after them no comfort in^that

2nd Clear & cold wind cold Halling wood, Sent the Last off Cutting at new ground - to day

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

1860 June 8th Mr Cothran then ^went over to Mr Hunts place to spay theirs this morning clear pretty day— our negroes sick yet - claiborne complaining last night not much this morning stoping giving medicine & giving Rid-Root & Black Haw Bob Come back gone 3 days with my Buggy to Carry Pride to Capt Richards in Charlotte to school - Mrs Hargrave & Coleman ^{to day} here

9th Put up Lane fence this morning my old sow & 3 shoats missing this morning; Mrs Hunt Better several sick negroes yet; clear weather Bob gone with Mrs Hargrave home this morning Mrs Hunts Carriage & Horses

10th Bob returned I went to meeting Saturday & Sunday to day. clem Sick yet. Ell & Milly Ann Sick but we think a little better,- Mrs Hunt a great deal better to day

11 John here this morning Bob Come about 10 Oclock fair weather Found my sow with 5 Pigs Layed fresh ground & Part of Lot Corn & to day Plowing Tobacco — —

^{June 10th came home} Sallie came from Fannies yesterday

12th bob started to Lynchg this morning with my waggon & Loose Tobacco gave him 1.50 for Toll & have some shoes put on my Horses waggon started too from Mr Hunts place

13th Rained Sent for things Bot [DuRinians] Sale & Striped Tobacco p^t of day

14th I went to CHouse to have Mr Hunts Estates acc^r Settled. replanted Tobacco at & then weding down Rained

15 weeding & Plowing Tobacco bob got back last night.