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}