Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1860 April 7. Hilling in new ground below oats Stacks,- clear pretty weather – I went to meeting to day

8th & 9 went went to meeting

10 Cloudy this morning —, Henry laying of[f] Fresh ground 1 way Harry Harrowing Beds for Corn, Hilling in new ground Planted Swet Potaote Patch ¬– I went down with Mrs Hunt to her place

11. Coltering & Hilling in new ground etc

12th Halling out manure put some in corn field Raked some I went to Milton wednesday & got back, Thursday ¬– fine weather —

13th. Began to Plant Corn this morning Finished planting corn in fresh ground & began in upper part of Lot in evening I went to Plantation this evening — The Two Sows at aspen Grove had only 2 pigs¬– our here is doing well Brought up young cow & calf from there this week & sent Slow & her Calf down there

14 I went to Chalk Level to attend to warrants v^s Adams & Davis got Judg^t v^s Davis & had the Cost to pay & 1.26 I think in adams case for Mr Hunt.

15 went to meeting to Edgehill -

16 went to Court, Likely for Rain but did not Hilling Halling wood & coltering Sent Robin to Yates & got him shod ¬–

17. Bedding up Branch Land for corn Halling out Dirt from well fighting fire at Kelleys & McHaneys I Did not come home till to night windy nearly every day

18 Raining this morning, Cutting up may weeds in wheat shelling corn in morning.

19th June, 186. Put my Jenny about 2 weeks ago to Fariss Jack - Halled up stack Oats & 1 Fodder or broke the fodder stack moved into Dining Room to eat to night, Salley gone to CH Plowed Peach Orchard Corn & sweet Potatoes weeding down new ground Tobacco Send claiborne down to aspen Grove for scythe & Cradle, my old sow has five pigs - clear pretty day

20th Finished weeding down Tobacco, Laying by corn next to Cap^t Whiteheads, put stack Fodder in stable Loft this morning Mrs Hunts returned from CH to day with Sallie & Allice, fair weather I went to aspen Grove found them cutting wheat 5 of sheep & Lambs Dead there Fair weather

21st Bob here this morning fixing scythes & going to begin to Cut wheat in Lot sent Charles to Post office,-

22nd I went to see Mr Chumney yesterday, Rained in evening & stoped us from cutting wheat to day choped out Peach Orchard Corn, & worked Garden Plowing corn next to Whiteheads Cut some wheat all thats ripe clear & very cool of nights at this time

23rd Choping & Plowing corn next to Capt Whiteheads very cool & clear this morning Bob been here since wednesday —

24 I went to Prayer meeting & then to Cap^t Gilberts to see the old Poeple

25th Finished cutting wheat to day here fixing spring making fence & Plowing & choping in corn next to whiteheads - I bot Fannies mare Fleetfoot If she is sound when I see her at my Plantation at $50.

1860 June 30th Ben & Henry getting & fixing prize Shelter, clear & day hot

July 1st Sunday Dry & Hot, Sarah McCullock came here this morning, dry & Hot

2nd Mrs Hunt gone to Mrs Colemans Alice wont stay at Mrs Colemans to Board Began to Cut Oats in Orchard claiborne Cutting, dry & Hot

3 Plowing & Hilling up Tobacco, Bob went to Mrs Colemans with his mistress, I went over to the exhibition at Shenstone & after Jerry come up a cloud & we staid all night at Mr Moses s did not Rain but little

4th got home with Jerry soon this morning Sallie went with me, - Mrs Hunt & bob yet at Mrs Colemans, dry & Hot Jerry Harrowing late lot corn & then Halling up wheat, I Balance Hilling up Tobacco, dry & Hot weather — miss Sarah McCullock here yet. — gone

5th Finished halling up wheat, little Rain this evening I went to see Mrs Hunt at Mrs Colemans to day & to Plantation Cothran Cutting oats Finished Plowing Tobacco & We are Hilling up when we can - Mrs Hunt & Bob at Mrs Colemans yet. Sent claiborne to Plantation this 5th July to get scythe & Cradle to cut oats, Henry Halled up upper Land Leaves in stables, we expect to Cut Oats to day — finished Plowing Tobacco over & Cutting oats in evening I went to Mr Chummey Swapt Bill off got 50$ to Boot in Jewellry & got a Parcel of Bones sure enough the Horse I got a Large Cream Colr^d Horse about 13 years old, swapt with a man by the name of Isaacs

28th Sent to Store & got shroud for Chumbly child & sent it there machine put down at shields by Ben himself Bybee sick & did not go there at all Nannie gone to Mrs Colemans again to stay all night striping Tobacco, claiborne gone to help Frank Blanks raise Barn, Finished Thrashing wheat at shields & moved machine to Mr Hunts place this evening etc etc etc

29th I am complaining to day —

30. Toping Tobacco this morning in new ground. working out the p^s next to Cap^t Whiteheads fixing down machine at Mr Hunts place Charles Complaing last night gave him some medicine Mrs Hunt complaining - fine growing weather, tho ground not wet yet. Mr Wright Came to work on yard worked till night & taken sick in the night

31st Mr Wright Sick this morning & gone from working Tobacco down below new Barn machine at Mr Hunts place fine shower of Rain last night or evening Jacob P Graves here,

Augt 1st Halled Load Rails some wood & then Plowing & Hilling up Tobacco at near new ground. Set in Poles for straw. Mr Wright Came again this morning

2nd Thrashing wheat this morning & finished by Dinner here. Cothran & his hands help us & 2 Horses cart & steers, - Finished Plowing Our Tobacco in evening Hilling up etc.

3rd Hilling up new ground Tobacco Sewed Turnip Seed this morning White & Milley Brot. home by our folks yesterday from plantation.

1860 Sept^8th9th went to meeting myself — — 10th worming ^{Mrs Hunt gone to CHouse} & Succoring Tobacco I am stilling again making 1½ days cleared off cool JCT been Twice to old place

11th Stilled again to day, Pulling fodder next to Whiteheads, stacked up 4 & a p^s stack last night fine Blade fodder —

12th Pulling again to day & stilling Sent to Mr J.P. Lewis for Bacon yesterday

13th Finished daubbing in night last night worming & succoring Tobacco to day. Tying up Fodder etc cool weather —

14th cool this morning worming & succoring this morning Tying up Fodder etc etc I am going to Plantation to day — to see Doss this went to see Doss saw Mr Waller he told me Doss was going to live with him, went to yates Cris Lanes & Plantation made a proposition to Cothran to Live there again & give him till Tuesday morning to decide -- We have 11 or 12 stacks Blade ^{here & 19 at Plantation}

15th Stayed at home all day riving boards prizing Tobacco Stacking fodder etc etc clear pretty weather —

16th Mr Doss Came here this morning & told me he intended to stand to his contract, & never said or thought of being off or disappointing me

17th Lucy & Mr Faris s Jack I dont go to Court to day Raining & we are working in our Tobacco prizing & taking down etc Raining moderately al day —

18th Fanning out our wheat, made about Bus. here sewed 9, Rained all day —