Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1858 Wednesday 21st Rained about 1 Oclock last night I got home from Court about midnight and rained tremendous hard Twice striping Tobacco This morning not ready to plant corn yet moderate ^weather except very wet, etc Turned out Our Cows This morning —

22nd Halled up 2 stacks Blade fodder this morning, & 2 stacks Oats, Plowing for corn this morning & expect to beging to Plant corn to day - chumbly & Buck at work on Hen House, alse & jerry Smith Hilling will send to day up to Plantation after Mike, as Jacob has bot a mare of Gipsies & says he borrowed the money of Wm Cook to pay for $115. She is to work in mikes place & I take him home for me to ride, Beautiful weather about this time,

23 Planting Corn, alse little & Jerry Smith Hilling up here, at Crews Jordan crossing & trying to finish up there to day fine day windy & drying weather - Mr Little sets this morning to get Shingles

24th Sent Jordan to Yates Mill 1 Log for weather Boarding & 2½ Bushel corn for meal weighed & to bring back 4 Bushels for me weighed & 1 For Chumbly,- Sent 1½ Bushels Corn to Mrs Hunts to swap for seed planting corn next to orchard, Henry laying off for chicked corn left hand side of path going thro field little Henry & alse Hilling - very cool & clear this morning my meal & overseers dont hold out by 3 lb in each bag 3 bags Horse came from Cedar Hill about the 20th april for me to ride

1858 april 24th Jacob Graves has bot a mare of I do not Know, but of the Gipsy Company which is to work at plantation in Mikes place this year,- he says he borr= owed the money $115 of Mr Wm Cook to pay for her etc - & I take Mike home

25. This morning Raining & Snowing a little & continued till nearly 12 Oclock & very Cool wind & clouds from N E, Jerry & Sallie went to Fannies yesterday

26th This morning Raining & snowing we are shelling corn soon - quite cool wind from N E - Picking & cleaning slash plant Bed gone to Hilling & Planting Corn 9 Oclock

27th Very cool & windy to day. my wife gone to Mrs^Hunts Planting Corn below the House Sandy Bedding claiborne Harrowing some grassy places, alse & Jerry Smith in Garden till 12 Oclock & a little after. Mr Little came here to day about 10 oclock & bro^t Mr H Fletcher with him to get Shingles; - planted corn field snaps to day & Corn from Mrs Hunts & 2 years from Mrs Colemans in fresh part above House next to woods,-

28th I went to Jacobs & Pigs to meet Faris he did not come, Little & Fletcher getting shingles Planting Corn toward Orchard & left side of Path going thro field claiborne Plowing

29 Finishing Planting all our high Land corn, except a little they are Plowing Jordan coltering second years at Crews Sewed Guano broad cast, he is Halling out manure this side of branch in Lot.

30 Coltering & Hilling second years Land at Crews began yesterday after we finished planting our high Land Corn. Little & Mr Fletcher