Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1858 Jany 134th I went to Plantation Bybees for Mr John D Hunt. to Hillfield & to Mr shields & sent to Colo Smiths Plantation to see about Hiring a Cook for Jacob have not got her, Cutting & Halling wood Henry Riving boards & stop Ice pond on Road to day, looks very much like for falling weather –

15th Raining again this morning it has rained every few days ever since Christmas nearly the ground uncommonly wet Nannie & Jerry went to Mrs Hunt last evening, Striping Tobacco this morning -- Raining nearly all day did not quite finish the Tobacco in old prize Barn 7 Lambs to this day - Hunt Sow got Pigs 9 in number yellow sow has 6 the other Two 13 all look well

16 went to meeting House Henry & Jerry Smith gone to Jacobs to Hall wood leaves etc

17th Fannie W. & Cate came down 16th stayed at Home to day - Hunt Sow got 9 Pigs- cutting last Saturday ¬

18. Cutting wood to burn Plant Bed on Road Hitched Netty again worked by herself very well etc etc — —

19 Cutting in new ground & Halled wood 2 Plows Running - Halled up 1 stack fodder from mountain I go Riceville to settle my business with Anderson Clement & Doct Thompson

20th Burning Plant Bed on road I went Mr Kelleys Jacobs & mount airy to send letter to JDH

21st Finishing off Plant Bed on Road & Sewed & fenced & covered it to day - & then expect to work Hester to waggon - cloudy moderate weather

22nd working Netty to day ^{Halling Rails around corn field}cutting in new ground

23rd Halled out straw this morning Cutting Henry Halling wood to day Netty at work

1860 July 10th Mrs Hargrave went home yesterday Bob here this morning at work Just finished cutting Oats this morning soon, Jerrys has been gone without my Knowledge ever since Sunday evening Hilling up new ground Tobacco Henry & Harry Plowing young corn this evening — windy & drying to day

11th Raised Our Prize shed this morning Mr Bybee helped me about it Hilling up new ground Tobacco - Ben with Henry & Sent claiborne to work for Ben, very dry & Hot to day

12th Hilling up Tobacco & working on Prize shed, Ben here & Bob stays at old Place to day -- very cool & Cool & cloudy

13th yesterday I went to shields mount airy Josh Hubbards Pillcows Dawsons Lanes & my aspen Grove Plantation, etc - quite dry & cool this morning, send a Log to Millers for sheeting & 4 Bushels wheat for fine flour & 1 Bushel wheat to grind for me & to bring it all back & Palings & sheeting for prize shed — still cool & dry — only collected AJ Lewis Bond yesterday

14 went to aspen Grove bro^t wool Plank Honey Brandy etc etc home Finished hilling up Sweet Potatoes working Garden etc & gave negroes Holiday Bob has work at Mr Hunts Place & Ben here on prize shed etc for several days. Kate & Mr Moses came here, James Hunt came last night

15th Here to day went to Mrs Colemans in evening clear Dry & Hot

16th JD Hunt & myself went to Court in my buggy Our folks stoped Hog Holes around Corn field etc & began to stack oats worked Charly

1860 Augt 12th We all went to meeting —

13. Striping Tobacco Doct A W Thompson came again yesterday to old place & Bybees, he has been to Bybees 2 times stayed all night there last night Emma getting Better, a little. Joseph Bybee bad off Doct Thompson Came here yesterday I got him to look at Lila &^{[her? pr?]} got some Brandy etc to carry over there Rained nearly all day & night last night

14 Toping worming & succoring Tobacco to day Bybee sent Ben for the Doct last night for his Son Joseph who is bad off Nannie Mrs Hunt Sallie Alice & Doran gone to Mrs Colemans – to day —

15th Very Cool indeed for August Mr Wright here at work Mr Shields 2 sons David & W^m here helping us beet apples - D^r Thompson come back again to Jo^s Bybee sent for again

16th Mr Wright here again to day & David Shields yesterday & to day & W^m Shields ½ day stoped, Bob come here this morning Cool day for august. fixing to raise Barn, Beeting apples etc put Post for yd in ground this morning & burnt them,- Jerry had Charly Shod at Vaughans yesterday, White Back Cow had a calf 13th or 14th this month, Mr Wright stayed till about 3 oclock, making 1 day & 3 Hours. David Shields stayed beeting apples 2 Days W^m stayed a little over ½ day Finished apples up & Laid foundation for Barn

17. Raised my Barn this day had Mr Cothran & 4 hands from aspen Grove 1 from Mr Kelleys & 2 from Mr Hunts place, -