Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1856 May 15th Henry & Jordan Coltering on Johns s Branch for Tobacco - Cleared off Milly had a fine Heifer Calf about this time, Hilling at stony pint Coltering & fixing Johns’s Branch to Hill Sandy Harrowing^{& fixing} Corn

16th Plowing Beding & Hilling On Branch this morning we took down all the Tobacco we had striped & cooped it & expect to deliver it the next week,- began to

17 Strait Stone M day very pretty weather

18th cloudy & warm this morning going to Court about McCullocks matters & waller Hilling on Branch Cutting off new ground Hills & finishing Hilling at stony pint. Henry plowing in Corn field — –

19. Hilling on Branch & Cut of new ground Hills Henry Plowing in Corn field I went to Court - fair & clear

20. Car^d another Load tobacco making 1st 1938 lbs & this day 1971 lbs @ $8.50- Picking Plant Bed above House finished Hilling all But Lot - this day

21 Picking Plant Bed in Slash this morning Scattering manure & Plowing Lot -

22nd Henry gone to Mill ^{1 Bushel Corn} Replanting Corn on Branch & Weeding Corn on Johns’ Branch etc Cool & dry Jordan sick again Buck sick Doct has been here about 11 times in all

23rd Coltering & weeding Corn Plowed scattered manure on Lot back of Garden Plowed & worked Irish & Sweet Potatoes etc Jordan & Abram sick Doct has been here Some 12 or 13 times to ^{see them in all} I am sick taken this morning Swimming in my head & cant stand up all day Took [water stain] does Colomel etc and this 24th day I feel rather better my head is clear and I can stand & walk about Cool morning

1857 June 17th Henry Did not get back till late & yesterday & did not get my sheep from Fannies weeding & Plowing corn at Stoney pint began there last evening - fair clear morning I engaged with Mr Williams the Painter to Paint our House & Porches Out side for $45. & to Paper 2 rooms at 30¢ pr paper, about the 4th June made the bargain & sent to Richm^d for Paints & oil & Paper by Misses B. & Thomp =son etc- etc- got the Oil & Paints the 19th June _{for them}& pd

18th A Fine Rain & season yesterday to day we finished planting our new ground over & nearly done by Crews’s replanted fresh ground by Johns spring & all Nannies - Picking & manuring Plant Beds one more time,

19th Jordan gone to mill this morning carried 4 Bushels for standing Turns, to get 3 Turns meal & 1 Turn flour at mill & car^d 3 D. P Hoes Weeding Corn & mill finished Picking Plant Bed & weeding Corn etc. Henry & myself going after Paints & oil etc at Rice, fine season at this^time

20th Finished weeding corn at stoney pint weeding & Coltering at mountain -Harrowing corn in Owens fresh ground,

21st went to meeting at Strait Stone —

22nd Fine Rain last night this morning Sent to Bro. Blanks & Mr D Scruggs & got plenty of Tobacco plants to finish our lot & fresh ground next to Crews began to Bed & Plant after Dinner & Kept on till night, quite cool, I have got swiming in my head again Mrs Hunt Sent 5 Bus hils of corn to Yates for me