Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

24th May 1860. I went to Election, Saw Mr Pannill, he is quite bad off, from a Fall from his Horse coming from Court last Monday night — Cap^t Yate gotwas thrown Two [too] but did not get Hurt. Bob here this day at work. weeding Corn Plowing & coltering Corn, manured Our Plant Beds this morning Finished Tuesday I believe Hilling in new ground Damp weather Mrs Hunts still very much compla[in]ing —

25. Rained Hard this morning striped Tobacco a while & then went to planting Tobacco & trying to get done Our Crop

26 I went to aspen Grove Plowing & weeding Corn to day - Fixed Clems House pulled down old House this morning Bob not here to day. Mrs Hunt still complaining - etc - W^m C Grasty here to day – – – –

27th Sunday Doct Tho^s Haley came to see Mrs Hunt to cure neuralgia, stayed till evening, & think she is not as bad off at night as usual Rained hard in the evening, claiborne went to Mr Moses

28 Mrs Hunt Rested tolerable last night & seems sick from the Physic this morning

29 Plowing Corn & weeding next to Cap^t Whiteheads Finished Plowing over there Doct Haley Came here to see Elvira, & amy sick too Doct Haley came second time to see Mrs Hunt,- Mr. Faris came between 1 & 2 oclock

30. weeding Corn Finished plowing next to Whiteheads Fixing waggon for Lynchg. Raining this evening a little

31st Rained very hard last night, I went down I went to aspen Grove to day

On the 30th day of Novembr 1939 a man his wife & Daughter came to Our house on Saturday evening the man said his name was John Gardner his wife was a Miss Hunter from Augusta County when they rode up I being from the house they sent in the house to Know If they could stay all night, after Supper Mrs Gardner informed my wife her Daughter had married a Mr Bill & she, her Daughter had got a fall of her horse near Milton & she was fearfull she was hurt, that night late we were awaked & behold we were call on to send for a midwife & the Daughter of Mr Gardner had a child which child lived till the wednesday afterwards then Died they stayed with us till Tuesday the 10th Decr 1839 & started for Home — this statement is made this 10 Decr 1839 JW Graves