Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1859 Augt 17th Bob here this morning 3 days this week, began to cover barn this morning balance cutting down Pines - cloudy & like for Rain this morning - Capt Pallison Boxley Died 7th day of this month Augt 1859 at Mr Poindexters where he has lived about 2 years Rec^d letter from Cousin Jo^s C Boxley stating this -

18th went to meeting Mr Chumbly & Henry covering Tobacco House balance cutting down Pines very dry & Cool of nights,-

19th Shingling House Tobacco Barn little Henry & Jerry Smith Cutting Pines Henry went to meeting House to day Rhoda nor Lila did not want to go. claiborne & clem went Wednesday & they all went from Plantation

20 Sent Henry & claiborne to help Raise Barn at Mr Hunts place, chummy & little Henry at work on Barn finished covering & at work on Bonnetts of Barn clem spining

21. Fannie W. & Billie Jones stayed here last night & to day Mrs clements & Johns children here Chip & George Coleman also. Still dry &^cool

22nd chumney going to look for a place to live at lent him a Horse Henry toping Tobacco Balance worming & succorring fresh ground Bob came here this morning -

2 [smudge]23 Bob here again to day cutting pines Henry & overseer at work on Barn Balance cutting pine Mr Adams Stanley & Mr Lewis came but they could not get a reference, did not do any thing Nannie Mrs Hunt & Sallie started to Mrs Colemans stop at Johns place, Jerry Came home from Hargraves this 23rd Augt 1859, because

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