Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1845 Feby 22 this week Mr Moon has got shingles to cover Old House & he Began to strip tobacco in Big Barn on Hill this day - 21st halled lugs out of Mr Grastys new ground this day.

26th Feby. Beautiful weather allmost like May- Ja^s C. Hunt married yesterday 25th Feby 1845 — Shingling our old House this day Burning log Heaps etc etc Plowing in mountain field Mr Moon left on Thursday 27th Feby & Irby on Friday 28th without finishing

March 1 Children started to school this day -Jeremy at Stony Point & Plowing -Planted Irish Potatoes, English Peas & onions etc etc began to prize Lugs

7 I went to Rice to meeting

8 Raining & we are stripping Tobacco weather changed & a good deal cooler In Jany 1845 made a bargain Mr Ja^s Murphy to Plaster my House & white wash it to be finished off as I want it for $45. But If I think myself this work is worth $47.50$ I am to give him that sum the two Dolls and fifty cents is at my discretion which sum of $45 I am to pay said Murphy March or april 1846 - this is our contract

March [10?] Halled stacks and wood out^{& Piled up trash} of new ground

12 Halled up & getting out oats to sow

28th June 1849 replanted Tobacco over & began to cut wheat again at home weather very Hot, Keen lightening yesterday Jane Laying by^corn in fresh ground to day

29 Fed & myself cut wheat at Mr. Neals. Henry gone to Mrs Colemans to cut wheat. 3 Plows Laying by corn in fresh ground & drill corn to day ——

30 4 Plows Laying by corn this side branch Henry went to shop to have Plows sharpened Sewed Peas worked with Hoe & Plowed Pea Patch, on Branch, Planted cucumber seed in Plant Bed, weeding Tobacco in big second years ground. weather very dry & warm My wife & children going to Edge Hill

1st July quarterly meeting – – = " cloudy & likely for Rain, my wife & children 1849 gone to Edgehill meeting this day Lila & Ann^{to Green field} July 1st In the Evening we had a fine Rain

- 2nd Rained hard yesterday little cool this morning wind N. E. fine weather my wife did^{not get} home last night from Edgehill Replanting Tobacco again second or 3rd time, Corn & Tobacco Small for this time,

3 weeding second yrs ground Tobacco. Laying by corn below House & drill corn

4 Laying by corn left side Path this field, been laying by ever since friday last. weather cool at night days warm. Pulled up flax yesterday Finished weeding new ground & second yrs land laid by a p^t of branch corn yesterday — Weeding Branch Tobacco below, spring weather clear & nights cool etc etc etc

22nd clear & cool dry weather

23 Halling out manure on Turnip Patch Finished Hilling new ground & second yrs Land & Hilling up Lots = Planted snaps on Hill last Saturday - Weather clear & dry My wife & children gone to Mrs Hunts to see the Charlotte Poeple etc.

24 Hilling up Branch Tobacco & also ^newlot Stacking Oats this morning - clear & fair Catharine S. starts to Mrs Walkups school at $1½ pr month say for every 20th days ^goesshe

25. Raining this morning began Just before day then Rfull for it. very much needed. Spining & shelling Corn Mr Myers here nearly finished working with hay yesterday both lots Stacked Our Oats yesterday light Crop

21 Rained another shower last evening Toped over our Tobacco yesterday & wormed it over Thinning corn last evening & this morning, sent for waggon at shop Plowing Turnip Patch & Part of Pea Patch on Branch - cloudy like^Rain for

27 ^{Halling Logs for Barn & shrubing for corn} began to clean up on Johns branch This morning alse ann, Lila cutting down beans, yesterday we Harrowed our cotton & finished putting little dirt to our Lot Tobacco Halling Logs & shrubing in fresh ground Fed & Jane cloudy & like for rain

28. Raining a little this morning, worming Lots this morning - Raining finely to day — cleaning up on Johns branch. Lila alse & ann - Jordan & Lowry choping in corn

29th went to Mr McCullocks funeral to day pd Lewis $5 Rec^d Rob^l for 1 pr old [?eg] wheels

30. Cutting Logs & Halling for Barn, & cleaning up on Johns Branch, - fine weather,

Jacob Boarded at Mrs Colemans 7 or 8 months, 1849 & went to school to Mr Shelton

She has given me the Int on $100 over 12 months, & My Children 3$ & the Balance on Tho^s East Jr Bond for Rent $3 & [some]some cents

Kit & James cut wheat to am^t $1.87 James here 1 day & Armstead 1 day cutting Oats 3 am^t $1.50.

Dec 1850

1854^{July 1st} Weather very Hot & dry Fed gone to shop with Cart this evening Hilled up Sweet Potaotes this morning my Spungy made ½ machine sheet Laying by Corn in fresh ground choping etc etc in Corn & weeding down Tobacco — — —

8th Done Cutting Oats got up nearly all our wheat replanted Tobacco – went to Lynchg & sold all of our Tobacco, for tolerably prices only @$6Hogh^d sold for $5.50, choped in Corn this week pulled up flax, Hilled up Cotton & Greens & Pens

12 finer Rains Since last Thursday Friday & Sunday worked out Lot Tobacco yesterday & now choping in Corn & thining nearly done laying by with ploughs, my wife went to Mr Fitzgeralds & carried Mrs Neal, etc etc Very clear this morning & at little cool

19. went to meeting last Sunday & from there Me & Kate went on to CH, my wife & children went to Mrs Hunts & returned at night, & Monday evening went up to Mr Fitzgeralds & Come back a little we came from CH, fine Rain Monday about chalk Level Monday evening, we are very dry Our Folks work 3rd yrs Tobacco & new ground this I Guanoed Lot, done over once

21 clearing of wheat yard to thrash wheat very dry & Hot, here fine shower above yesterday we stacked our Oats & got 4 or 5 Loads of Good Hay Henry Sick, Jordan Harrowing in Corn by fresh ground Barn