Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1867 Oct 24th Cutting down sorghum […] Halling wood to day – Lucy here Abram has worked 2 days for me this time Entered on Book paid him one dollar in cash

25. went after Sorghum mill at Jack Irbys ¬^{Sam & Mr Dalton} I went to old place Jerrys & Rolands dividing Corn Bybee got Rent for old place over 2 Barrels Tommy Plowing Lucy Cutting down Corn

26th Sewing wheat & Halling wood & Plowing for wheat Lucy Cutting down tying up sor= fodder to day awhile I went to Settle matters for ^{Mr Lewis & Tucker}

27th Raining this evening I went to meeting S S

28th Raining all night 2 nights all day long Firing Tobacco cleaned out scream wheat got upwards of 7 Bushels shucked all our old corn 2 of my Shoats missing Stayed at Mr East 2 nights & 1 day very cool rain & wind Richard went from home Sunday —

29th. cleaning out beans & Peas fixed some barrels, put up 2 Bbls apples 1 Big & 1 little one Killed Small Beef this evening sawed 2 Blocks & 1 p^s for Prize put 1 at Smoke house Sent 1½ Bushels wheat to mill for myself & 1½ Bushels for Mr Dalton our 1½ Bushels for as good flour as they can make very windy & Cool all day, & cleared off

30 I went to Court House, Halling wood getting some slabs, Rained at night, & turned cool

31st Snowed soon this morning they cut some corn out of the squirrels way & Halled some wood, till 12 Oclock & then went to sewing wheat Plowing &C. I come home at night & found Sallie sick & had a Boy child about 9 Oclock at night

Novr 1st Sewing wheat & finished plowing for wheat & expect to finish Sewing this evening Sewed 13 Bushels, Plowing for Rye about Mr Dalton house, Cutting down Corn