Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1857 Blankets given out this 20th Novr 1857 Federick^{Novr 20} 2, alse 1, Lila 1, little Henry 1 - Jordan 1, Malissa 1 for her children,= Hats or Caps Given out, 1 to Sandy 1 to Jerry Smith, & 1 to Abraham, - This has been a very Cold day & Shucked but very little Corn,- I went to Riceville but got no money — ==

21st Housing Corn & shucking finished shoe making clear cold day not quite as cold as yesterday.

22nd Sunday about such a day as yesterday weather moderate some Fannie stayed here last night went home this morning

23rd commenced raining to day & stoped us from shucking I went for Mr Pigg to Hillfield very disagreeable in evening - making Jerrys shoes etc making brooms Baskets etc —

24th Housing & shucking corn to day all day Cold day- did not get done Housing what was in pen, —

25. Housing this morning & then Halling out of field, sent Robin to shop Housed in all up to this time 125 or 130 Barrels including all we have used now Halling up again between Branches in fresh field & next to overseers house still very Cold windy weather

26 Halling up corn 15 Loads —

27 Killed Beef Red, shucking Corn & putting away shucks, Halled, Let abram Crews have cart & steers ½ day making 1 whole day for which he is to help me 2 days himself fine clear weather quite cold —— Jacob P. came home from Fannies on Thursday 16th Novr 1957

1858 June 7th Cloudy & like for Rain, foggy — — 8th Thined corn last evening plowing corn Jordan halled 2 Loads of wood 2 Loads leaves for & 1 stack Blade fodder & Turned out steers in Pasture – This morning weeding corn by malissas House Plowing Henry Coltering cotton & Irish Potatoes & Greens in Garden, I went to Pigs Jacobs & Jno Shields & Ja^s Shields to make arrangements to Carry Faris Tobacco to anderson & am to give scruggs & shields $2.50 a Load-, Plowing & weeding corn at this

9th time put out some good Tobacco to sun Nannie gone to Mrs Hunts, Sent Jordan to dig grave at Mr Neals for Robys child to day - took in Tobacco at night

10th Henry Coltering corn Jordan Sandy & claiborne throwing Dirt from corn balance weeding after Henry cloudy this morning

11th Plowing & weeding corn, I went to Riceville to Carry Faris Tobacco & delivered to anderson 2600 & some pounds as Rec^d [sh?] @8$ —

12, This morning drawing plants & replanting till it rained It began to rain about 7 or 8 oclock & Rained tremendous hard 2 or 3 hours they finished replanting Johns^s Branch, in morning & finished replanting all but Lot by alse house

13th Rained a little to day went to meeting & Sunday School. Johns children 3 of them came here, Henry complaining at this time & I gave him a dose of medicine last night

14th Raining this morning cleaning out Tobacco Barns etc Hung up our Bacon this morning Finished replanting Tobacco & thining corn

15. Plowing & weeding corn, cleared of[f] very pretty Sent Jerry to Andersons after money for Faris Tobacco & my Lugs, got no money at all