Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1959 Decr 24th Jerry Came home last Sunday & Sally came to day – from Riceville Bro Thompson Bro^t her to his House Fannie Came down to day

25th I went to Strait Stone praying meeting this day Jerry & me windy & cool or cold

26 Kate Cam Mr Moses Came down to day Me & old Aunt Lucy this morning – clear & windy to day —

27 Mr Moses & Kate here, & fixed my clock Fannie went home last evening –

28. Raining & bad weather I am at home sick

29 Raining & freezing disagreeable day Kate & Mr Moses went home Wednesday evening Sent their cow by Jordan & Sandy –

30. Cleared off last night Sallie & Jerry here bad freezing night given Kate Bed stead & furniture Tub axe Earthen ware etc etc etc gone

31st cloudy & like for snow this morning I am going to mount airy to hiring Began to Hall wood cut & mall yesterday & to day cutting malling & Piling wood. Began to Snow about 12 oclock great sleet I had 2 or 3 falls, Snowed about 1 Inch Deep on the Hail & sleet Bill Sick this evening - got well about night, very bad weather at this time,

Jany 1st¹⁸⁶⁰ very cold & cloudy stayed at home

2nd I went to Mr Hunts place & Wyatts to day Cutting in new ground, chumny moved Thursday in Christmas —

3rd Sally left this morning for Danville Jerry Carried her to Doct Thompsons gave her $2½ in money halling wood here to day - & Cutting

4th Sent 5 Bushels wheat to Mill to day Cutting & halling wood this day — still cold weather

5 I started to Louisa to day Henry & Claborne sewed Hard grass seed this morning & then all went to cutting in next

1860 Jany 6 to 14th I went to Louisa started 5th bro^t home 6 negroes to my children & had them checked by commissioners chosen by my children & they carried them on home this day & Jerry has cut & malled wood for ^Bed Plant in new ground Halled leaves 10 Loads & wood & striped Tobacco when Raining several days -, - found all well when I got home soon this morning from republican

15 Stayed at home beautiful day

16 Beautiful day Halled Cut & malled I went to Carry Dan^l R Hunts Fanny home to Davis & to Plantation & Mr Lovelaces

17th Sent Henry after Stack fodder at Grastys Rained in morning some striped Tobacco ^awhile In evening went to new cutting & malling Jerry halling —

18. Jerry Started back to Mr McDaniels to school, little Henry with him We are fencing back of Peach Orchard then for new ground Cutting & malling etc Hung up our meat to day as follows midlings Hung 67. Joles 26 pieces Hams 68 Shoulders 63 making in all 224 p^{s s}. including Joles Halling shingles to Stables to cover it;

19th Worked on new stable shingling Clem & Jerry Smith cleaned out stable this morning Claborne malling Rail, etc cleaning up in new ground

20th Same work on stable & new ground -

21 Same work on Stable & new ground today Put ashes around Peach trees & went to mill Claiborne rounded & Jointed shingles till 12 ^oclock

22 Fine day, stayed ^{at home} I have a bad cold

23rd Finished covering Stable, halled wood & Cutting & malling wood for Plant Bed on round sent to mill 19th Saturday

1861 Feby 21st [Bought] of Mr Geo. Pannill 59 acres of Land including Low grounds on Creek, to be paid for as viz For the 59. acres $750. ½ to be paid in 12 m^os. & the other ½ If not paid to Carry In^t. from 22nd Mar. 1862 till paid, Mr Waller (Hampton) to make a Deed in fee for it when money p^d. to Mr P, paid 22nd Feby 1861 on said contract $1.00 pRec^t

22nd Fix water gates on Creek Land bought of Mr. Pannill Plowing Cutting to day - Drawed of Cider 5 Bb^ls. at Mr Hunts place

22nd.23 Sent to Chalk after Papers & letters & to mill

24^{Plowing & in new ground till began to rain} then striping Tobacco till night

24 went to Prayer meeting - cold day

25 been Hunting my Big white & spotted sow Cant find her, been missing 3 days fixed Cart body plows. raking in new ground Henry plowing for Corn balance in new ground cutting malling, Bob this evening digging holes to move bee House

26 Halled up 2 stacks to sew & thrashing out moved Bee House, planting I[rish] Potatoes by smoke House, Plowing Garden, Halled up stack fodder to day, Bled Ball sent to shop 1 Large dleaver to mend. plow Plate for new Plow 2 [St. ]Hoes to Lay & steel & steel to work 10 lbs I reckon - looks likely for Rain to - night

28. Cutting & malling, Halling Rails. Plowing – fine weather - about this time, –

March 1st Mr Barksdale here last night & we settled to this day, Cutting malling & Halling wood to day Claiborne gone to Mr Blanks to roll Logs, sent Charles to Aspen Grove carried Jordan & Abram ½ soles & Cap. for shoes & Coller & back band for Molley, Sent Smith to Chalk Level to -^day Winding out Oats measured up 30½ Bus.

14¹³th March 1861. I have ^^been to Charlotte Richmond & Louisa Lynchg & got back this day our folks has been working in new ground coltering on road, etc Just been to sew oats here this day my wife sent to [smudged] Mrs Cole

& Mrs Johns & Scared about something etc etc

14th Sent Bob ^^{& claiborne} to old place to Roll Logs Sewing Oats, fencing here to day — Raining a little Sewing Oats, burning Brush etc Fencing in early part of day

15th Sewing Oats & fencing, Nannie & me went up to Mr Moses to day & settled with them & Jacob P. about my trip to Louisa, etc - & they gave me my commission to buy me a horse ^{altho I offered to give it to them}etc I gave Mr Moses my horse Ball I got from W^m Shields; expect to Roll Logs at aspen grove tomorrow; very good weather

16h All hands but Smith & Charles went to aspen Grove to Roll, & I went too & it will push them to get done sent Phil to shop by Pal Smith went to Mill & Chalk Level, clem piling Brush & trash

17th Rained all day I staid at home Fannie W Fitzgerald here cool rain

18th cloudy & like for Rain, Halled up stack Fodder & Oats this morning - very cool 15 or 16 Lambs at Plantation, one stole last Friday night or day did not ^{that is did not finish}roll all the Logs. It began to snow a little about 10 or 11 Oclock & by 12 It Snowed very fast till late in the evening 3 or 4 Inches Deep & real winters day. We halled up 1 stack fodder & 1 stack Oats & began to Hall wood till evening then went to striping Tobacco it has been cold ever since Friday - work in new some this morning

19th Striping Tobacco to day halled up 1 Load dry wood, finished all the Tobacco we had down I went to Mr Hunts Place to have spring branch Ditched We have sent 2 hands to Mr Hunts place to Roll Logs 1 hand to Blanks’s 1 to Allen Scruggs 1 to whitehead & 5 to aspen Grove to roll this spring - snow till [faded] to day - & 1 to Ja^s Kelleys to Roll

1834 March Saturday 15th I Jeremiah W Grave ^Gave in my Experience Before the church ^{of Christ}at Strait Stone meeting House & on Sunday the 16th Baptised, ^{by Rev Jno W Kelly} my wife Joined the same church by letter from Elk Creek Church in Louisa cty Some time before ———— The Rev John Billingsly - about the time she was was 17 or 18 years old.

1834 weather in aprl generally dry till about the 1st May - on the 5th may it rained smartly,- & in the Evening about 3 or 4 oclock it rained a very hard shower & hailed for about Ten minutes. 3 minutes of said, it hailed quite hard ground very nearly covered, the hail was generally small tho a great many was as Large as a Patridge Egg & some Larger

May 14th 1834 pretty smart frost this mor= =ning bit down ^{all vegetables very much} smartly snaps etc. — May 15 Thursday this morning smart frost not so severe as yesterday morning & to night appears to be rather colder than the 2 preceding nights,- it has been cold & windy ever since the Hail

but continues quite cool — Corn and some the bushes is but very much coolest may so far that I ever recollect to have seen

Novr 14th 1837 Sky Red & streaked from W to NW & NE great sight to me