Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1857 Novr 12th sewing wheat Gathering corn, fencing in Fodder stacks & Turned cattle in stoney pint

13th. Went to Compton Sale bot 2 Raw calf Hides Sent to Walthall to Tan, 1 wheel & a parcel of old Irons,- Sewing wheat & Gathering corn, finished Sewing wheat,fine weather about this time —

14th. - Gathering in corn to day, we are going to meeting, & Halling wood Sandy & claiborne choping around stumps where we sewed wheat etc - fine weather

15 I went to meeting at Strait Stone

16 Raining this morning Buck sick yesterday better to day - very cool Rain began to put away Greens & Rain stoped Mr. W^m G Hollins here with Books & Mr Bass Stayed all night too,- Mr Hollins Borrowed a saddle & went below strait Stone this morning & to Mr Millers

17th Shoemaking putting away Greens covered Turnips took down some primings etc fine day —

18th Shoemaking & Halling up corn fine day.

19th Pulling & Halling up Corn, & shoema= =king to day moderate weather. — At 12 Oclock it began to Rain & then snow & Rain wind blowed very hard nearly all day or untill late in evening when it stoped & cleared off & the sun I think will set fair quite Pleasant in Morning & before 12 quite cold Shelling corn & shoemaking etc

20th Really a winters morning shucking Corn halled up 2 Loads, more making 76 Loads cart & waggon & 9 with Cart, clear day Shoemaking & about to finish nearly —