Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 12

Mr Hargrave & myself could not agree on the Terms Hargrave gave him his acc^t Rec^t $11. or 12. & $10. in cash for the time he has been there say since 16th Jany 1859.

1859 Augt 24th Last Evening about night it commenced Raining & Rained nearly all night moderate & this morning still raining, sewed Turnip Seed in Lot; Mr Chumney sewing up my Shoes & Sallies Balance & Bob chinking Tobacco House this morning clem spining Cothran has one House full of Tobacco Cut nearly at aspen Grove Owens Barn Finished the Grave yd & Raised his Stable & began to pull fodder there this evening Sewed Turnip Patch & we are sewing more seed in fresh ground,-

25th Sewed more Turnip Seed at aspen Grove ^{26 Mrs Hunt & Bob gone to Mr Browns today} Cutting down pines at work on Barns here

30th I have been to the association at Bethany near Danville, started last friday fine Rain Since I left home, they have cutting ^{Mrs Hunt left here while I was gone to association} Tobacco Toped Tobacco etc etc Some person attempted to break into our smoke house while I was gone, overseer gone to day to get corn got only half bushel meal at Whiteheads, I got back this day —

31st Began to Pull fodder till 12 Oclock then Cutting & Hewing Post for prize shelter etc clear good day memorandum of wheat From aspen Grove sent by Henry to Faris 12½ Bushels wheat for ourselves 2½ for Chummey; Bus. wheat - 5 Bushels corn from there for us

Sept 1st Pulling some fodder & Cutting Tops in Orchard, & some in Lot above Tobacco —

1859 Sept 2nd making fence in Lot Shingling negro House ^{Dr P D Steptoe Returned at Jnos place} Cutting down pines in old field Halled wood to Tobacco House — this morning, clear cool day —

3rd Sept at work on our Smoke house nearly all day fixing the inside of it clear fair day. W^m Langhorn & James C Hunts 2 Daughters Fan & Bit Stayed here last night. & Servant & Stud Horse to carry all^{or Carriage}

4th Nannie Sallie & myself went to aspen Grove to day - Jerry went with Fannie & Cate to Capt Fitzgeralds Saturday —

5th Cloudy & like for Rain Toping Worming & succoring Tobacco this morning - This is monday & ever Since last Thursday company at Johns place, Steptoe Thorn[ton?] Langhorn Jn^s Hunts 2 Daughters & Mrs Hargrave & her family -- clouday & Raining a little once in a while, Mr Stanly here & fixed upon next Friday week to settle his matters

6th Fannie Came here last night this morning Carried her Colts to aspen Grove to wean quite cool this morning, worming & succoring Tobacco to day - Jerry gone with Fannie to aspen Grove,- Returned & in evening I started with Sallie to Danville to School to Mr N. Penick, Boarding with Mr T. D Neal at $10 pr month — From 6th to 16th when I returned they have finished pulling fodder here cut 1 house Tobacco cut some Tops, etc. found them all well, Rain[in]g this morning being 16th they are firing Tobacco spining etc Mr Brown stayed here all night

17th cleared off last night wind high, sent Him to aspen Grove to get some corn & wheat to Eat & bring me a Lamb, cutting Topsgot ½ Bbl wheat ½ Bbl corn

17th Sept 1859 Firing tobacco here & Cutting Tops, windy day -

19th went to Court we are cutting Tops & finished Halled & cut wood clem worming & succoring Tobacco cloudy & like for Rain,

20th. Firing Tobacco: Halling wood etc

21 Rained all day nearly

22nd Succoring Tobacco. Rounding & Jointing Shingles - fixing scaffold etc cl[e]ared off

23rd Finished worming & succoring Tobacco gathered Peas Halled Cold wood & Rock for chimney went to Cutting & shrubing ^{Mrs Hunt left here to day gone to CH} Henry & Chumney nailing on shingles & fix Table etc - I went to aspen Grove & Mr Neals

24th Henry halling Logs to Whiteheads Mill & Halling Plank from mill Balance cutting & Shrubing for Corn - made fodder stack from yesterday -

25th went to Green field meeting to day

26 We are stacking our Tops this morning warm moderate weather We have 6 six ^{3 - for sheeting 3 for squared Edge forflooring}Logs at Whiteheads carr^d this time & had 2 there not sawed before

27th Halling Logs again to day for sheeting. worming & succoring Tobacco overseer getting rafters for stable & Joice,- warm moderate weather - We have 12 Logs at Whiteheads saw Mill to be sawed into Squared Edged full ¾ thick & some into sheeting plank. ^{Sent down to Plantation & got 2 Turns Corn & 1½ Bushels wheat for Horses}

28 & 29th Cutting Tobacco over & stack Tops this^week

30th Cutting over finished, cut first time 950 stacks here second time 1150 stacks making 2000 stacks here & they have cut about 4600 at aspen Grove

Oct 1st Saturday hanging Tobacco out of Lot.

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,

1859 Oct 20th Cutting & Plowing in Lot -

21st went to mill Halled & Cutting firing Tobacco - I went to Jonah Kelleys sale

22nd I went to Johns place, began to sew wheat here, Cutting down Seed Broom Corn & Egyptian wheat. Stoping Gullies in Lot etc

23 Cutting down new ground sewing wheat in Lot fine day for business

24 Same work,

25 Mr Keatts came here to build chimny Sewing wheat this day —

26 Mr Keatts worked 2nd day on chimney pulling Halling up Lot Corn halled 2 Loads. Mr chumney & claiborne with Mr Keatts.

27 Halling up Corn wood & Bricks & at work on chimney - Mr Keatts

28 & 29 Same work on chimney & Housed Corn this evening I went to Sarah McCullock Mr worked nearly 5 day this week -

30st Jerry went to Fannies, Sallie came home yesterday morning Saturday stayed till Monday & went back to Doct Thompsons to go to Danville

31 Halled up a Load of stacks our Load Corn on Stacks Halled 3 Loads wood & 4 Loads Rock Mr Keatts did not come to day all to day

Novr 1st Mr Keatts came after Breakfast Send after Mrs Neale for Lila, child Born about 12 Oclock a Girl. Chumney sent to Mill Halling Rock to day - fine weather

2nd Fox came 8 or Ten Oclock to Dig well & He is Complaining, Keatts Chimney is about to fall down, Arch Broke intoo [in two] in middle, I went to Plantation to day

3rd Mr Keatts at work fixing chimney that was about to fall down Sent to Yates got upwards 30 lbs Iron for chimney etc.