Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1848 Augt 14th Thomas Templeton came after a search warrant this morning to search Mrs Garrotts House for his Tobacco, lost — We got apples for vinegar at stony point in evening a fine Rain indeed

15th Cloudy & foggy this morning. we Beeting apples & getting up for vinegar I am sick & have been for 2 weeks & several have desperate coughs it may be Hooping cough. —

18 Worming & succoring Tobacco & going to meeting all this week. Revival at Strait Stone at this time W^mH Plunket Pastor Several showers of Rain in 10 days past, beautiful one last night

20th began to Rain to day about 11 or 12 oclock we were all at a great meeting at strait stone

21 Still Raining & wind Blows from N.E. ground very wet indeed cool wet weather

22 Fair day Toping & worming Tobacco

23 Same work, began to Plow for wheat, cloudy & like for Rain ——————

29. Sent to Doct. Whites mill 1 Large Log for Paling & 5 or 6 Bushels corn — Henry gone worming & succoring branch & lot to day & Granary Lot -

31st & 30. Getting up & beeting apples for Brandy finished over Tobacco 30th Inst. weather fair & warm

31st Pulling mountain field fodder

1828 Augt 19th This day JW Graves leaves Pittsy^a & has left with his Brother Isaac W Graves a Ten Dollar V^a note to the Gen^l P office & has also left with him a Bond on Amos Faris [unclear] & acc^t on Dan^l Johns to Collect also an amount on Capt Jno White == Take a peach slip & stick it in a Irish Potatoe in the month of march & it will grow — also take slips of any other Kind of tree & set them out and it is said that eight out of ten will live = On Wednesday the 13th of Novr 1833 before day in the morning was the the greatest sight I ever beheld, it happened while we ^were in Louisa, such an appearance of falling of stars never was Seen in this section, an overcharged of Electricity in the atmosphere & was falling like stars shooting = == 1836 Oct 31st myself & my family Started to Orange & Louisa to see our relations Fanny White sick & we got the hooping cough some in our trip We returned all safe & sound the 10th of Decbr 1836 sister Frances & John Henderson with us