Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 12

2th april 1856 Plowing for Corn Set Log Heaps on fire in evening Rained very good Rain

3rd Striped Tobacco till evening then it cleared off & we went to Plowing Hilling etc I went with Mr Pannill & Hunt to see & inquire about W^m Vaughan Beautiful weather at this time

4 Plowing for Corn Hilling & Halling out leaves & begun to Colter in new ground to day this day Sewed Guano on Slope next to new ground next to woods from old meadow Fine weather, –

5 Coltering Second years Land malling wood Hilling same Burning Logs etc Plowing for Corn very good weather – Jordan gone to mill 2 turns Car^d & bring back 4 etc Jacob gone to Meadsville

6th clear pretty day tolerable Cool, Jerry found a Lamb in the woods this day or yesterday –

6 Hilling Coltering new ground & second yrs Land burnint up all our Log to day Plowing for Corn Jacob went to Meadsville

7th Clementina taken Sick yesterday fine weather or day before, - Plowing Hilling etc etc

8th Plowing for corn Hilling Second yrs ground & coltering Sent little Henry for Doct Thomson to see clementina she has been sick since last Saturday let Abram Crews have 3 Bus Oats & I am to have ½ he makes - etc wrote to Fanny White today She has sent me 1 Bushel Corn

9th Hilling in second years ground Coltering on Johns Branch breaking up corn ground coltering in new ground, - fine weather — Plowing on Johns fresh ground, - Doct Thompson came to day to see clem, first time, Doct Thompson came 2nd time to see clem, she is very ^sick Plowing Balance Tobacco Lot, Hilling & Plowing got out Rye yesterday Hilling Plowing on Corn [water stain] for Tobacco etc etc to day

1856 Friday 11th Breaking up Balance of Lot for Toba Henry Bedding on Branch for Corn finished Coltering this morning on branch & Jordan got over new ground one way & began to Crop Dry & windy - tolerable moderate, Doct Thompson come 3rd time to see clem = 12th Sent Lowry to Mr Neals to Plow further Sandy Bedding flat Land on Johns branch Henry coltering & laying off fresh ground Balance Hilling in fresh ground clem Sick yet give Pal a dose Physic^{& windy} clear

13 Croping new ground Beding on Branch coltering and Hilling fresh ground I went to the trial of Colo Smiths warrant against Mitchell & Templeton, Clem yet very sick & Pal complaining

13 13 Doct Thompson has been 4 times to see clem Sent 2 Letters by him to PO one to Capt Boxley & one to Cobbs of Lynchg Jerry & Jacob gone to Fannies dry & ^weathermoderate

14 Went to help Crews Roll his Logs Abram gone from home Coltering & Hilling at Second years ground Jordan gone to Coltering in new ground crossing after we come from crews, Sandy Harrowing Corn Land fine weather except ^{& Cool}dry Finished coltering & Laying off Second yrs Land Laying off Corn Land on Johns Branch

15 Laying off corn ground & will try & begin to Plant Kitty taken sick this morning clem Just Jerry Smith & Pal both Laid up, Doct T. was not by yesterday moderate dry weather – Doct Thompson came again to day this is 5th Planted oregon Peas at [water stains] this time & Pepper at Plan [water stains]

16th cloudy this day & like for Rain, we are planting Corn for part of Johns’s field Kity still in house Jerry Smith better & Pal too, - Clem is mending slowly, Planted Snaps in On Johns s branch & Pea Patch Planted yesterday Simblings etc etc, Doct Thompson come to day making 6 times to see Clem, Rained a little sprinkle to day

17th Planting Corn in Johns s field to day A light sprinkle rain last night moderate wea^ther

18th Fine morning Planting corn to day I want to go to Riceville got 2 Pigs from Fannies last Sunday Jordan & Sandy bro^{t home} them Clem & Pal getting Better Kitty & Jerry Smith is better — Went to Riceville etc 19th Did not get done Johns’s field Planting Corn finishing this morning except flat Land & fresh ground at stony point Sandy gone there to Plowing for Corn, Jordan Coltering in new ground Henry Bedding on spring Branch,- Balance gone to Hilling in fresh ground Doct T has been 6 times to see clem & she is mending slowly & so is Pal. —— Rained in evening began to Hill in new ^{to day}ground

20th cloudy this morning Sent for Doct Thomp= =son to see clem, making 7 times If he comes

21st went to Court & fix & Sent James McCullocks Dec^d Bond Due Jer. McCullocks Dec^d Est to AV McKee Troy m^o to Collect for $420 due 1st March 1840 — Plowing on Branch & Coltering & Hilling in new ground Sandy Plowing at Stony point for Corn In evening & about Rained & Snowed Smartly & quite a cold day Clem getting better Kitty & Jerry Smith Still sick Fannie [water stain] a day or Two ago.

1856 april 22nd Sent to Mill yesterday & got 3 Turns meal & sent 2 Turns to mill, Raining this morning Shelling Corn, working on baskets etc etc

23 Striping Tobacco — Rained in evening

24 Halled Tobacco from mountain & striped all day - F. W. came here ––

25 Hilling in new ground & halling wood Cut & spayed 13 ^{15 marked}altered shoats clear this morning Doct Thompson came again I went to Riceville Lowry taken sick, clem better Fanny Pall sick & Jerry Smith Bedding Cotton ground & Potatoes Planted Irish & Sweet got 1 Bushel from Mr Anderson of the Nansemond

26. Planting Potatoes & Corn at stony point etc Hester folded a mule Colt this day about night Just went 1 year to a day quite Cool this morning — —

27 Doct Thompson here making 8 ^{in all} or times

28th Coltering & Hilling in new ground, Henry & Sandy Plowing at stony point - cloudy & like for Rain clem & Pal getting Better Lowry Fannie & Jere Smith still complaining

29th Plowing & Harrowing & Bedding on Branch for Corn. Jordan Coltering in new ground Balance Hilling in new ground – fine weather I think the negroes that were sick is mending Manured Plant Beds about this time,-

30 Finished Planting Corn on Branch this morning Planted Snaps & Pumpkins Finished ^yesterday Coltering new Hilling at new ground fine clear day Jordan Henry Sandy & Buck Halling out [water stain] in Lot back of Garden

May 1st Striping Tobacco Raing this day - 2 Carried 1 Land Lugs & short Tobacco to Riceville

3 May 1856 Sent to Mill 3 Turns Corn for meal Henry Halling wood & halling out manure Hilling in new ground, Lowry very sick

3rd Clem & Pal & Fanny & Jerry Smith getting better Fine weather for every thing – — Sent Sallie to Mr Moseley - got an answer from Post Master in Georgia about ED Johns Teller for money Sent him, but no Rec^d yet Last 3 or 4 shoats from spaying & another Black Sow missing 2 days may be she is Dead Too, – – – – – Doct Thompson came again to see Lowry very sick making 9 or 10 times in all this time or spring

4 My wife & Jerry went to Mr Jno Hunts Jacob went to Greenfield Rained a little

5. Planted Cotton Irish Potatoes etc & then halled Out manure Doct Thompson came this morning - to see Lowry - who is getting better Striped Tobacco in morning

6th Raining this morning striping Tobacco from middle Barn – – –

7th Rained last night Striping Tobacco this morning Turned Steers & Fillmore in Pasture Fed making Jacob a pair of shoes Jordan Complaining balance getting better

8th Finished striping old prize House & done Striping all but House back of Garden & fresh ground barn & mountain Spring Barn - quite Cool Halling Out manure Hilling & want to plant cabbage plants this evening or tomorrow

9th Halled out manure halled wood & Hilled in new ground, changeable weath I went to Miss S. McCullocks & Mr Faris but done nothing

10 Will Finish Halling new ground this evening & then will Plant Collard Plants in ^Garden