Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

Saturday 14th Jany 1843. The weather since X has been quite changeable some very cold days. Sunday 15th the weather moderated now warm.

16th warm. 17th warm. 18th warm. 19th warm. 20th warm. 21st Still warm, from 10th to 15th Jany sowed the two Plant Beds on Branch above House.

20th Burnt & Sewed one Plant Bed in new ground. Began to Plow for corn 17th Jan'y. Began to mall Rails about middle Jany finished cutting down new ground, 16th Jany.

21st alse been sick one day. Bled her.

25th Fine weather yet, Sandy & Lowry both taken sick also Clementina.

27th Henry sick on the House — Morris & Jane also sick — still plowing for corn & malling. Mark Lain Hewed Plates for Kitchen Have 5 lambs to this date.

30th Jany 1842³ Lowry very sick & Doct Thompson here to see him. He came to see me. ^{Morris died.} I think every when I was sick for one week & [ached?] to see Jacob last fall & This day snowing. Wednesday 1st Febry snowed very little warmed to rain & then turned off very cold. lowry a little better & Jane sick. Morris taken sick & Died about dark, dont know what was the matter with him.

2nd Morris Burried. Doct T. here again 1st & 2nd clear & tremendous cold.

3rd moderated a little. Cutting & malling up dry wood. 4th began to snow & Rain in morning. whether weather quite moderate some snow on ground. 5th

1865 Feby 15 Sent Big Henry to Millers Mill 1 Bbl Corn for meal 2 Bags Cotton to pick 1. 55lb. 1. 58lb 1/3lb seed & to see about my plank Raining & freesing a little this morning Cutting in Piny old field

17 went to Plantation Rained to day & snowed. Halled wood with Waggon from old place

W Bybee cut my shoats[?] last week I went to sale at stables Pannills Depot last Monday bot a Black Horse, Lewis, gave $105 for him Very poor -- said to be 9 or 10 years old

18th. Let Negroes Have 13½lb Bacon for 2 weeks from thsi day at Plantation

Henry went to old place to day to make waggon body Ben to help him, Balance malling & cutting in woods for fire wood.

Quite a moderate day, snow melted smartly

19th tolerable moderate day.

20. Same. Snow melting smartly.

22. Henry has been helping Ben make Waggon Body for 3 days. Balance striping. Women, Henry & Claiborne Malling Wood & Rails