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Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 9
June 23, 1853 - July 5, 1853
23rd June1853 Federick Out this morning cutting our Fresh ground wheat to day nearly done in Lot cut some in Lot this morning, cloudy & Hot Abraham Crews cutting to day 2nd Day
24th Cutting wheat in fresh ground at mountain
25th Cutting at home next to middle barn & finished in evening, We have hired abram Crews 3 days in Harvest @ 3/- & David Millers young Charles a little over 1½ days,- & Jacob has cut nearly all Harvest ever since last say 3½ or 4 daysmonday Jordan Sandy & Lowry had measles this week & clai too tho he got out this morning, no rain yet very & cool this morning tho the first of this was very Hot weat. Cate home yesterday from Doct Thompson I sent for her Nannie & Cate gone to David P. Millers this evening
29th very Hot & Dry weather, looks like the sun will search every thing on the ground We are Cutting Our Oats this week had Mr McHaneys Phil 2 Days,- nearly done Cutting out oats got some to cut at Mr Neals
July 2nd Halling up wheat yesterday & to day halling now from fresh ground weeding Second years Tobacco Land Jordan & sandy Mrs McCullock Died thisLaying by Corn in Johns s field - very dry & tremendous Hot -
3rd July Mrs McCullock Died this day about 3 Oclock Cate gone to Mr F. this day
4 Mrs McCullocks Funeral Preached by Mr Hurt great many People buri[e]d about 5 Oclock this day
5 Halling up wheat & choping in Tobacco above House fresh ground
December 3, 1853 - December 19, 1853
1853 Decr 3rd Given out all the negroes their shoes, Fed alse Jordan, Henry & malissa had Blankets this year or to day – clear & fair day weather very cool Brought Filmore Home this evening, Mr Miller School Broke up last evening
7th Sent 2 Logs to yates for scantling 16 went to Mrs McCullocks after Plows etc Balance Cutting & Grubbing in new ground
8th Henry Halling 1 Log to Yates for sheetingthis morning Balance Cutting Snowing this morning Haled another & then went to Mrs McC
9. Halled 2 this morning for sheeting plank & then an oak one for Box Plank & now one for Hhd Staves, Balance Cutting in new ground very cold to day look like for snow
12 Halling Rails Round fresh ground Cutting & Grubing in new ground fine weather John D Hunt & Lady here last Saturday night. Mrs Overby Died in Charlotte as we hear on morning between 5 & 6 oclock in morning the 10th Decr 1853 Elder Plunket Preached his last Sermon on Sunday & I paid him in behalf of the Church $65–00
15th Decr Begun to Burn Plant Bed on branch above House over 20 yds square took us 3 days nearly
17th Sent Henry to Farris Mill 1 Bbl Corn & 1 Bbl wheat.
19 went to Court stayed 2 days about Decree to Divide McCullocks Est.
March 15, 1854 - April 3, 1854
15th March 1854 Sent Henry to Mr Hunts for 1110 lbs Guano fencing around Corn field Halling wood out of new ground =Sewing Oats this evening 4 Plows
16th worked On Road in the evening towards night there came up a thunder cloud & a tremendous Gust of wind Rain & Hail Blew down great deal of fencing etc etc, Doct Johns very Sick & Died
17th we are putting up fencing manuring Plant Beds in Stash, prizing Tobacco Halling out Leaves in Corn field & Halling wood with waggon till 12 then sewing Oats = 24 ever since last week have at work in new ground burning Logs etc etc Breaking up Corn ground Potatoe Patches etc etc — Sewing Guano back of Johns field for Oats this day Fed coltering in new ground alse & clem Grubing for corn Halled stack fodder this morning
27. Very Cold clear & windy ground so hard frozen one can scarcly plow sowing Oats Sewed 2 Bags Guano last week weighing 268 lbs & sewed 2 this morning weighing 274 lbs Coltering & fencing Sowing Oats 28th Sewing Oats Jordan Coltering 28thSet clem Plowing - Fed & the balance cleaning up new ground
29th Thrashing Oats & Rye croping in new ground to Hill nearly done Sunday Oats finish to day -
April 3nd Very Cold night. Plowing for Corn Fed gone to Mill 4 Bus Corn 2 Bus. wheat & 1½ Bus. Rye, Nannie gone to Mrs Hunts,
November 11, 1854 - November 20, 1854
1854 Novr 11th Mr David P. Miller Our Neighbour, Died on Wednesday evening the 8th Inst after being Sick nearly 2 weeks & His Sister Mary Died about a week or 10 Ten days before him - I set up with him the night after he Died very desconsolate family - broke off about 11 Oclock to day My Leg is getting better, & has been Sore ever Since the middle or 20 Octo Hurt at the Sell of the Stable Doors = My Father property including negroes Was Sold on the 7 & 8th of Novr 1854 except that Portion for my Mothers Dower & the Land- the Land my Father Willed to my Bro. James at $20 pr acre, Due Nov Mr James M Fitzgerald I authorised & Requested to go to the Sale etc I Sent Mr Fitzgerald & Fanny down to Clover Depot on Monday the 30th on their way to Richmond Louisa & Orange & Henry got back the next day 31st & Pompey has been Lame ever Since — & they & Cate is expected Home tomorrow
14th Bro. George Graves here came last Saturday from Alabama on his way to Orange has not been in Orange for 20 yrs Henry Halling wood. balance pulling away our Cabbage etc ground very wet & Cold, wind from N E etc George & Jerry gone up to Mr Fitzgeralds to See If they have returned from orange & Louisa
20th Geo Graves started from here this morning Stayed 1 week & 2 days Fanny Cate & Mr F. got Home Thursday & came down here Friday & Fanny W taken sick that night & this is the
June 2, 1855 - June 22, 1855
1855 June 2 Planting Tobacco to day new& small ps fresh ground at stony point Mr Crews & abram Planting fine Rain & season as ever I saw Just Plowed & worked out branch Second time before it Rained, fine weather now
4th Planted Johns’s Branch Tobacco to day & pr of ps next to orchard & pr of Jacobs Beding Lot in evening of this day Sewed Peas on branch Just before Rain Planted Collard Plants & finished this day Nannie gone to Mrs Hunts, – got 2 Bags of meal last week & 2 more at Yates mill – worked over Cotton etc etc last week
June 6th Beded up & Hilled Lot, Thining Corn the 7th Henry yesterday Card my last Toba to Mr Anderson as we came back took in a Hhd for Capt Fitzgerald & Henry has started for Lynchg this morning – Finne growing weather & every thing has improved very much in deed ¬
9. Finished Planting Tobacco yesterday Planted all day long in evening negroes Planted Mrs John S Lewis very like to die at this time,- fair this morning & Cool
13th Mrs Lewis Died the 11th June & buried 12th 1855 weeding down Tobacco Harrowing Corn Sent Jordan with 2 Bags Corn to mill 4 Bus. & to get 10 Bushels at mill
22 Cut wheat Straw yesterday all day where the chinch bug injured the wheat; Fed & little Henry working Cotton Hilling Sweet Potatoes weeding down, Tobacco began 20th to Lay by Corn & sewed Peas & Guano In fresh ground above House.