Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1859 Feby 6th Tolerable cool day —

Feby 7th Monday Sent Henry down to Aspen Grove to Hall Stocks to Millers Mill for Hh^ds Staves etc Carry wheat & Corn to grind

9th Yesterday ^^{& day before} we were Cutting fencing etc nailed boards on Jerrys Hen House, Henry has returned. him & Lowry Carried 8 Logs to Millers Mill, for Hh^ds Staves & Plank & Carried 1 Barrel Corn for us for meal ½ Barrel D^o Corn & ½ Bbl wheat for Mr. Chumbly here & Carried 1 Turn wheat for aspen Grove had it all ground & bro^t home,- this morning still Raining & we are burning brush Cutting & getting Rafters & [sheds] for Houses etc,- - Mrs Neal here, Mr. Chumbly mended Sallies Shoes & Cut out mine

10th Mr. Chumbly made me a pair of shoes Henry Claiborne & little Henry gone to aspen Grove to strip Tobacco, cleared off Cold & windy Mrs Chumbly Sick all this week

11th Halling Rails to day around corn field fence Balance Cutting & Malling at overs =eers House cloudy & Snowing a little, at 10 Oclock, Sent Jerry Smith to aspen Grove with 1 lb Cotton for Malissa to spin & get wheat she has spun etc -

12th Raining a little we are Halling Rails & fencing, weather so disagreeable I did not go to meeting to day not being well enough for such weather Jacob not come yet from Lynchg

13th I went to Meeting to day- tolerable day Jacob Came Saturday night from Lynchg for his Lugs got 4.90 Seconds $5 & upwards & for his best got $8½ -

14th Cut & Malled wood to Day Henry halled Rails, around Corn field fence -

15. Cloudy & Raining a little this morning.