Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1858 april 12th Ground is as wet as I ever saw it allmost in my life

13th Rained nearly all night striping Tobacco to day, carried one Load of Lugs to Mr Andersons 1528 lb as pRec^d. - Lowry striped to day & Jim & mule went to Carry Tobacco to Riceville

14th Plowing coltering shrubing in corn field & Hilling cleared off pretty day -- 18 Lambs to this day - all my shoats Mr Lewis altered ^welldone

15th Beautiful morning a little frost this morning Plowing for Corn, fencing this morning. Jordan Halling wood & Rails out of new by Crews & then Coltering Hilling up there, I am going to Cedar Hill this morning,- Halled out the last of Our wheat Straw this evening

16th Plowing for Corn Planted 3½ Rows Sweet Potatoes from Capt Fitzgeralds yesterday Jordan coltering Balance Hilling, little ^Henry gone to Mill for Chumbly Bro^t one^Turn back & left one there for him like for Rain — or snow

17th Plowing for Corn, next to Orchard Crossing next to Chumblys & Hilling Tobacco Hills,- Rained last night & likely for falling weather to day weather moderate, Halled out Our last wheat straws, Tobacco Plants size of a 4½^d up & growing fast; cloudy weather at this time

18th went to meeting House about Sunday School, but few attended it Rained

19th Still cloudy I am starting for Court Plowing for Corn Burning Log Heaps Mr Hunts John came here to do up back etc

20th Burning Logs Plowing coltering & Hilling croping new ground cloudy all day Monday & Tuesday till evening I Did not get from court till Tuesday night

Oct 12th It Rained this day firing Tobacco etc

– 13th I went to Cedar Hill had the House washed out gathered some apples cutting down corn, Jacob gone to Lynchg - here & they are Housing our last Cutting filled new Barn firing 3, & had to carry some of new ground to mountain Barn,

14th Began to Plow for wheat yesterday in Lot Sewing to day firing Tobacco, getting succors & Knocking Tobacco stubble after plows, etc. overseer made Barn door yesterday Hung it etc etc Mr Hunts John came here this morning to Build overseers house chimney Buck Halling wood & Rails this evening

15th Sent cart to shop to have Tire Cut this morning on one wheel Mr Chumbly sent 2 Bus wheat & I sent 4 Bushels Corn to mill we are sewing wheat etc cleaning out Trenches. Lowry came down last night to Sew wheat. Finishing firing Tobacco to day John Jordan & little Henry building chimny

16th Buck carrying shingles to Cedar Hill carr^d 32 lbs Bacon in 6 lb Bacon for Kitty & Fed till 24th or 25. Balance for working etc,- Cutting down ^ ^corn up there sewing wheat here cutting down corn etc working on chimny etc

17th Stayed at home this day -

18 went to Court on by Cedar Hill & Mr Hunts to get Kates school acc^t & failed to get it etc Sewing wheat here etc finished up at Chumbleys sewing Corn Land

19th Mr Wyatt not at Cedar Hill yet halled 2 Loads shingles up there to day