Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1857 Feby 20th Malling Pilling Brush. Henry & claiborne Halling up Timbers for Corn House & Porch to Our House. like for Rain, Have not heard a word from Jacob since about the 15th of Jany he left Richmond for his Grand Papas went to Strait Stone to day & nobody met about new county but Mr Tucker, paid Mr Yates $10 on acc^t of my shop acc^t 1856 pr Rec^t Henry began to Plow this day laying off at Stony pint, Did not Rain much

21st We are malling - Halling wood Pilling woods Brush, Henry Plowing for corn little ^Henry Shrubing around apple trees at stony point. fine mornings — Halling out straw

22nd Mrs Hunt & Lucy Ann came here Saturday beautifull day clear moderate weather

23rd fine day Fixing Plant Bed at head of Slash next to Mr Neals ^{& going to sew it to day}Fixing Potatoe Patch & about Planting Irish Potatoes done it cutting wood etc to Burn Plant Bed above House, on Branch Mr Wyatt came here to work this morning — Henry Plowing for Corn, Bedding

24th My wife & Jerry gone to Mrs Hunts & expects to go to Hargrave & Colemans Store & Come back in morning ^{Did not go come back at night} Burning Plant Bed above House next to Crews to day expect to sew to night part of it not burnt but Guanoed upper part. like for Rain Warm weather for the season — Henry Plowing Hester & Pompy for Corn & this evening Pompy by himself

25. Lent Mr Neal a Horse to go to Mill Henry & Claiborne Plowing finishing Plant Bed this morning, Halling Straw covering

1857 June 17th Henry Did not get back till late & yesterday & did not get my sheep from Fannies weeding & Plowing corn at Stoney pint began there last evening - fair clear morning I engaged with Mr Williams the Painter to Paint our House & Porches Out side for $45. & to Paper 2 rooms at 30¢ pr paper, about the 4th June made the bargain & sent to Richm^d for Paints & oil & Paper by Misses B. & Thomp =son etc- etc- got the Oil & Paints the 19th June _{for them}& pd

18th A Fine Rain & season yesterday to day we finished planting our new ground over & nearly done by Crews’s replanted fresh ground by Johns spring & all Nannies - Picking & manuring Plant Beds one more time,

19th Jordan gone to mill this morning carried 4 Bushels for standing Turns, to get 3 Turns meal & 1 Turn flour at mill & car^d 3 D. P Hoes Weeding Corn & mill finished Picking Plant Bed & weeding Corn etc. Henry & myself going after Paints & oil etc at Rice, fine season at this^time

20th Finished weeding corn at stoney pint weeding & Coltering at mountain -Harrowing corn in Owens fresh ground,

21st went to meeting at Strait Stone —

22nd Fine Rain last night this morning Sent to Bro. Blanks & Mr D Scruggs & got plenty of Tobacco plants to finish our lot & fresh ground next to Crews began to Bed & Plant after Dinner & Kept on till night, quite cool, I have got swiming in my head again Mrs Hunt Sent 5 Bus hils of corn to Yates for me

1857 Oct 14th Weaning Hesters second Mule Colt Mary, last night,= Our old Corn is about to give out 3 Turns brot at this time which is all & lasted well, very fine favorable fall, we have now at this near 700 sticks of Tobacco perhaps more standing We have not cut over our new ground but once, lot twice right Smart standing in Lo =Daniel R Hunt ^Esqr _esqr & Miss Emma Mebane was to be maried last night in Richmond at 3rd Presbyterian church – etc etc. Raining nearly all this day Bro^t back the wheat car^d to mill This morning – getting wood & stumps for Barn at Crews & fresh ground worming & succoring our Tobacco again to day firing Tobacco nearly all day —

15th Still rains a little firing Tobacco Finishing worming & succoring If it does not rain,- Mr. E. G. Lewis gave me a young Boar Pig, sent for him this morning — cleared off in Evening Dug Irish Potatoes in part

16th clear in morning soon sun shone bright & very soon it clouded up & about 8 & 8 Oclock it rained hard & Turned cold, Kill sheep; firing Tobacco Yet & wish to cut my Tobacco this day - If it stops raining in time Did not get Done tho very cool no frost turned a little warmer after dark & we stoped —

17th Finished cutting & Pilling Tobacco & no frost. Our meeting at S. Stone fine weather ———

18th Meeting day & fine weather

19 I started to Court at 4 Oclock & got back By Summer this day we are plowing land for wheat & Cutting down Corn fired 2 Barns this morning weathered Turned a good deal cooler, run 3 Plows this day

1858 March 9th Shelling corn working at Shop Sandy & Buck went with me after the Hogs found them on Mountain the other side of Mr Pringles Barn Hester got scared & threw me off & Buck too on side of ^{made Ironing Table}mountain hurt my face foot & ^{& arm}Leg, but not seriously I hope, Sandy mending Lilas Shoe etc

10th March 1858 Snow melted but little yet weather moderated some, Fanning out our wheat to day. fixing plows etc expect to send to mill for meal,- clear this morning

In evening Sent a Load of chaff to Mr Neal Mr Chumbly making sleigh this evening finished our got about 50 Bushels. 50,

11th Halling up Oats to sow to day-, halling chaff Henry & overseer at work on sledge & sowing Plant Beds over this morning alse spining, Sent Buck to Fannie Fitzgeralds to hear from them, - snow melting very much, moderated very much,- last night This evening late Kit Starts to Lynchg My waggon & 3 Horses & 1 mule after Mrs colemans & my Bacon bot by Mr Hunt in Richmond,- to be divided between us

12th Henry Halling wood. Balance malling & piling wood, I went to Jacobs & Mr Hunts Jerry stayed ^night all little cripple Lamb Died yesterday

13th Finished malling & cutting fence [Row?] by mountain Spring to Join mountain field, I went to meeting to day at S S.

14th pretty day for meeting, Mr Plunket here

15th Making new ground fence Halling Rails there to Join fence to mountain

1859 Oct 2nd, Stayed at home all day went to aspen Grove Saturday Rained a little this day in morning

3rd Pulled Corn in Orchard & put in corn house Toping Succors in fresh ground

Oct 4th they are cutting to day in old field, Jerry is gone to Vaughans with traveller to carry him - I Start to Richmond this morning -

15th I have returned to day from Louisa & Richmond Sold Johns Estate Land in Hanover to aaAdophus Tensley]] by Godden & apperson of Richmond, auctioners — had Cap^t Boxleys Will recorded etc left Bonds & $30.06 in Cousin J. C. Boxleys hands to Collect & pay Taxes etc - etc etc Our Folks has been Cutting Tobacco Housing Firing Tobacco Cutting down corn fixing for Sewing wheat, Finished Cutting Our tobacco, this evening — after I got home I was taken sick puking & purging something like cholera - Sent for Doct Thompson got better in the night, Bro. J Pannill [hap?] here & stayed with me while sick ^{all night}

16th I am better on this morning

17th Hanging Tobacco I am better, Raining a little & I am not enough to go to Court Sent Jacob etc - did not rain much Mr, Moses & Kate came to see me wrote to Sallie Mr Wingfield & Miss Gooden & apperson to day - Raining in the night

18th cleared off very fair pretty day Halling up wood & some to Barns & then Halling up Tobacco & Housing —

19th Went to Plantation to day bro^t wheat Fan up, 1 Turn Corn 1 sheep & some vinegar & Brandy Halling up Tobacco & finished I went to Sarah McCullock etc etc,