Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

Amount of cash pd in Lynchg this trip 1859 Brought forwards ————— $56.81 July 27 To cash paid James M Cobbs pRec^t 5.25 paid out $61.06

28 Hilling up fresh ground Tobacco since we went to Lynchg & framing Top of Tobacco House, look for my waggon back to day made the trip in 3 days & a little over very dry & Hot, nights cool every thing burning up hear, [here]- Henry got home time enough to Carry the waggon ^home Sent Jenny home, this evening —

29th Plowing & Hilling up Lot Tobacco To day - Dry & Hot this day — nights cool

30 Plowing & Hilling up Tobacco Sewed Guano on Lot at this time — Dry & Hot days very cool nights indeed. every things looks like drying up, - Sent Charles Allen to shop & he stayed all day nearly sent little Henry ^{in evening}after Bob worked here Tuesday & Wednesday of this week gone all the balance somewhere

31st went to Lynch Johns Funeral & the Revr^d Mr KirkPatrick, & a Poor sermon it was

Monday 1st Augt 1859. Mrs Hunt left for Bed= ford this morning, began to machine Wheat at Aspen Grove, Clem & Jerry at work in Lot Hilling up Tobacco - Hot & Dry at& No Rain for a long time, nights cool

2nd Trying to Finish mach[in]ing wheat at aspen Grove to day & get home before night finished

3rd Sent 2½ Bushels wheat to Farris s Mill this morning Fixing down machine making Table etc working our Lot Tobacco, not finished that Dry & Hot very dry- corn nearly dryed up^{on high land}

Cash paid for sundries in Lynchg this 19th May 1860 — toll paid $1.25 Horse - 75 Expenses in Lynchg - 1.00 Candy & cakes — 62 cash paid T M Simpson prBill 1.38 Cash paid J^as M Cobbs prBill 11.13

Cash pd Armstead pBill 2.00 Cash pd. AB Rucker pBill in fall 73.37 to this day Jerrys Coat - 2.00_ Cash pd for Sundries at auction 3.25 I owe Wm A Miller for Guano & Salt pr. Bill here about $77 & owe AB Rucker for Bro Hunts Est about $52 is all that I owe in Lynchg – –

19th We have nearly planted all our Hills made here to day Bob helped yesterday & to day got some plants from aspen Grove. Lowry & Buck here Henry got back this evening & went on home with waggon, Rainy trip to Lynchg all the time ——

21st Bob came here to day weeding corn Bedding Tobacco Lot. Plowing corn I went to Court got back same night.

22nd Mr John P Faris Came here to work at 12 Oclock this day. we are weeding corn Hilled up Irish Potatoes by Kitchen fixing new ground for Tobacco,- Hilling etc

23rd Mr Faris at work & so is Bob, clear morning Hilling & Coltering in new ground, Plowing corn, have not wed much corn yet, To day is JD Hunts Sale of Household Furniture, not sold, on acc^t Gloomy times

1860 No 3rd Waggon got home last night Raining very hard before I got home To cash paid toll of my waggon to Lynchg 1.25 Cash pd for Snack in Lynchg 0.25 Cakes Candy - 0.50 Cash paid for Sallies Box now Sent 0.50_2.50 Cash paid Burroughs Shafer pRec^t $8.00 Cash paid W^m A Miller pRec^t 31.54 Cash paid James M Cobbs pRec^t 11.26 Cash p^d AB Rucker pRec^t 14.22 Cash p^d Jno T Davis pRec^t 1.25 Cash p^d paid Washington Hotell half 1.12 Cash p^d Burroughs & Bro. pRec^t 4.50 Cash p^d New Hall for_{no bill} my Shoes 3.50_75.39 Sold 1 Hh^d Tobacco Frds J M Langhorn by A & Foot 886 Lugs $3.40 $28.52 sold 12 Bus. ^wheat & 10 lbs to Steptoe @1.50 - 18.25

4th went to Plantation Mrs Hunt went to Mrs Colemans yesterday & Saturday we halled wood cut etc cleared off very pretty

5. Sandy & Jacob shoemaking we are halling up stalks & commence plowing for wheat. I went to Scruggs. sold Ham Steer for $20. If paid in 3 m^os. no In^t. If not In^t from to day began to still for Est. run off only one still full to day

6th Novr I went to Election shoemaking Cutting, Plowing for wheat in Lot - My Hogs begins to Come up, except the Pigs

7th Finished sewing wheat stilling all day for Est. run out 2 still fulls - Fixed cow shelter frame -

8. Put up Greens Halling Rails for hog pen, & cow pen, etc getting p^ss to shingle office Sho[e]making all this week here & at aspen Grove, Jacob & Sandy