Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1864 Novr 13 began to get up corn at home till Tuesday night I am sick this evening

16 Let all go to meeting to worship God under President Davis's request None scarcly went I was sick at home

17 Halling up & shucking corn my Pigs all up now 21 in number 3 sows & 1 Boar & 12 in Pen for meat here & 7 at Plantation

18 Halling & shucking corn began to rain in evening, not quite done Halling up my 21 pigs has damaged my corn very much cut up piney old field new ground

21st Novr. 1864 Our son Jerry got home last night in the night was gone upwards of 9 m^os & a prisoner at p^tLook Out & Elmira[?], ever since May last — Raining all night & day & continues Lucy C Steptoe come with Jacob

22nd Cleared ^{Sent Mr Hurts mules home}off. Sent Lowry to ^MillMillers with 2 Turns 5 Bus corn for meal 1 Bushel ^{Keens Mill dam broke yesterday}Wheat for me & 2 Bags cotton to pick 53 lbs & 49 lbs making 102 lbs Balance. Getting up our corn to day