Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1859 June 20th ^{Jack & Jinny} Halling Logs & Rocks to day & 18 June My Jenny & Mr Faris Jack Replanting Tobacco etc etc — — I went to Court Sallie Came from Fannies

21st working in Tobacco & Corn to day

22nd began to Cut wheat Raining allmost every day Nanny & me went to Aspen Grove etc etc Colo Parker Came to Survey Jno D Hunts Land sold Kelley & worsham

23rd Cutting wheat & finished Lot this evening & fresh p^s lower end of field Finished Surveying Land about 10 Oclock, Barksdale Came here, my Hog Came Home thats been missing so Long, lame in one Leg -

24th Settled with worhsam & Bybee Mr W^m L Pannill helped Settle Bybee Halling up Post for yard Mrs ^Hunts Bob Worked here yesterday plowing Halling Logs to Mill Halling home timber, Hewing Logs for stable I am going to Mrs Colemans to day - I shall Give Mr Shields $1 more for his 5 Hogs as I think they are worth it making $15 for the 5 $3 a p^s Rained Tremendous hard nearly all night, very wet time now,.

25 Halling Logs to mill & Halling home Timbers from worsham, Clem spining Balance Cutting & Hewing Logs for Stable done Long Ones, 12 Oclock went to Plowing & Halling up Second yrs Land Tobacco Bob has only worked here one day to day I went to worshams mill Ja^s Harris Sarah McCullocks & aspen Grove etc, = yesterday we all went to Mrs Colemans

26th Stayed at home & rested this day being Sunday

1861 Feby 21st [Bought] of Mr Geo. Pannill 59 acres of Land including Low grounds on Creek, to be paid for as viz For the 59. acres $750. ½ to be paid in 12 m^os. & the other ½ If not paid to Carry In^t. from 22nd Mar. 1862 till paid, Mr Waller (Hampton) to make a Deed in fee for it when money p^d. to Mr P, paid 22nd Feby 1861 on said contract $1.00 pRec^t

22nd Fix water gates on Creek Land bought of Mr. Pannill Plowing Cutting to day - Drawed of Cider 5 Bb^ls. at Mr Hunts place

22nd.23 Sent to Chalk after Papers & letters & to mill

24^{Plowing & in new ground till began to rain} then striping Tobacco till night

24 went to Prayer meeting - cold day

25 been Hunting my Big white & spotted sow Cant find her, been missing 3 days fixed Cart body plows. raking in new ground Henry plowing for Corn balance in new ground cutting malling, Bob this evening digging holes to move bee House

26 Halled up 2 stacks to sew & thrashing out moved Bee House, planting I[rish] Potatoes by smoke House, Plowing Garden, Halled up stack fodder to day, Bled Ball sent to shop 1 Large dleaver to mend. plow Plate for new Plow 2 [St. ]Hoes to Lay & steel & steel to work 10 lbs I reckon - looks likely for Rain to - night

28. Cutting & malling, Halling Rails. Plowing – fine weather - about this time, –

March 1st Mr Barksdale here last night & we settled to this day, Cutting malling & Halling wood to day Claiborne gone to Mr Blanks to roll Logs, sent Charles to Aspen Grove carried Jordan & Abram ½ soles & Cap. for shoes & Coller & back band for Molley, Sent Smith to Chalk Level to -^day Winding out Oats measured up 30½ Bus.

14¹³th March 1861. I have ^^been to Charlotte Richmond & Louisa Lynchg & got back this day our folks has been working in new ground coltering on road, etc Just been to sew oats here this day my wife sent to [smudged] Mrs Cole

1861 March 26th. weather moderate, Mrs Coleman & family & fannie W Fitzgerald here to day —

27th I was writing letters to Bro Garret & Cousin Ch to day they finished Sewing Oats here & claiborne halling rails. this morning it rained Snowed & hailed a little & the wind blew tremendous hard, we set some trash heaps on fire early & thought they were about out, but about 12 Oclock the broke out & was soon nearly all over the new ground & we had hard work to save our wood & fencing, but none did not get burned, blew down some of our fencing fire also got out over at Mr Hunts place but did not do much damage. We planted our Irish Potatoes on road in wheat Lot & prepared ground in garden to plant Corn Snaps etc etc etc.

28th Went to Plantation to day nearly done breaking up Corn & Tobacco Land except new ground coltering that & Raking balance, 28 Lambs there & 39 old sheep at this time, - we have been fencing here to day & coltering new ground Crossing Halling stuff out of our new ground & raking Fine day. Went to shields Barksdales & mount airy for Mr Grastys business —

29 I went to Chalk Level to day got a letter from Toot stating he had sold my Tobacco in Lynchg 2 Hd^ds Halling out Trash out of new ground began to Hill, Plowing for Corn, paid off Tate to day for myself & Estate John D Hunt,

30 Plowing for ^^Corn Halling out Leaves out of new ground began to Hill yesterday in new ground next to road; took up our Irish Potatoes to day & Beets Kept very well Kate & Mr Moses Came here

31st March Sunday Fannie & Jacob came [faded] cloudy