Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1857 Feby 25 Potaotes to day taking down Tobacco Lugs to prize Halled Load straw to Mr Neals Halled Sewed Collard Seed lettuce & mustard began to Rain about 11 Oclock & we went to striping Tobacco, tho it did not rain^much

26th Halling Tobacco from back of Garden to new prize Barn & old one to Strip Expect to cover Irish Potatoe Patch to day Jerry & little Henry gone to mill big Henry & Claborne Plowing Sandy Fed & Kitty malling in new ground, clear this morning & moderate,-

27 Sent little Henry to mill with wheat 2 Bushels for flour Jordan gone to Mr Millers plantation to Roll Logs Henry & claiborne Plowing alse Buck & Jerry Smith shrubing Corn Land fine weather a little cooler found shoats in Mr Neals field —

28th. Raining a little this morning; cooler than it has been malling & shrubbing in corn field,- Henry & claiborne plowing at Stony pint. Mr Wyatt at work here all the week On Porch floor dressing Post & flooring Plant — Our Hogs pesters us don't come up one Dead –

March 1st clear cool windy day —

2nd Malling in new ground, began to Plow in Lot & so cold & windy stoped & went to malling & halling wood. very cold & windy ground freesing hard - Netty hurt some how last night or yesterday covered & fenced in Plant Bed at new ground

3rd All malling to day not quite so cold as yesterday Buck Halling wood somewhat cloudy & cold Sewed Plant Bed slash Tobacco seed Turnip seed [water stain] - there ground hard frozen except Top

1857 June 26th Began to weed Tobacco in fresh ground on Johns Branch, Laying by Corn at mountain Spring Barn alse & Jerry Smith choping in core & Peas. Halled up Stack Blade Fodder this morning Rose & Mr Faris’s Jack this day Hester Refused very warm day Wrote to Jacob P Graves W^m. A Miller Miller & One to Lovelace & Mott Choped out new ground Tobacco & Plowing corn Laying by etc choping in Owens clearing to day —

27th Finished choping out new ground & choping in Corn owens clearing

28th went to Sunday School Fannie Kate & all here —

29th Fine Rain last night replanting Lot & new ground to day Sent to Mr Millers Plantation to day to_{& did not quite replant} get some ^Plants_{but got none} Wrote to Mr W^m. A Miller to pay Mr Charles L Cocke Hollin Institute $51.36 includingthat being the am^t I owe there including Doct Lemons medical Bill for Kate — Replanted new ground & nearly finished

30th Let Mr Crews have Henry clay to day to Plow cutting wheat. Sent Robin to be shod Fed & clem in Tobacco fresh ground next to^crews Abram Crews cut wheat this day Henry sick & sent for Doct Thompson, clem weeding Tobacco next to Crews