Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1859 Mr Fox at work on Well 2nd day Henry halling Rock etc Ja^s Shields Bro^t me 9 Barrels Corn, fine day -

Novr. 4th Mr Keatts finished chimney & left - Mr Fox at work on well, fine day. Johns Estates Pleasant & charles Halled Rocks to day & Henry all day

= 5th Fox at work on well chumney gone to the store, 2 Boys Cutting Henry Halling wood, sent Robin to shop to be shod before, Fox & Horse been here since 9 Oclock Thursday^Wednesdayleft Saturday evening fine weather Mrs Hunt came back here this morning but going to Johns again. Fox left ½ after 2 Oclock this evening & horse went to Plantation in evening. No Fox, Hewed p^s for Ice House in morning Killed little Beef weighted 142 lbs Halled up ½ stack Oats, cutting in new ground, Isaac overby here to day quite cool —

8 no Fox yet I went to Pannills & Tan yard got no Leather Sent for waggon fixings for Lynchg in morning chumbly shingling Henry, House claiborne & Jerry Smith Cutting malling Rails & wood & Piling –

9th Mr Fox has not come. Henry went after waggon & started to Lynchg this morning malling Mr Chumbly & little Henry at work Negro House

10th Nails gave out this evening I got back in Two days from Lynchg

1859 Decr 12th Mr Fox came again to Dig well & his Horse, came about 12 Oclock - Mr Chumney went to store & staid till Evening I went to Fannies to see Arch, chumney at work on stables Henry & claiborne with Fox Digging well, weather moderated some, Henry bro^t from Mill 1 turn wheat Meal, for us & chumneys Turn Corn meal = Bot of Mr J Tucker 1565 shingles bro^t by Mr Blanks paid him to day for them, - -

14¹³ Come to water in well this morning & began to wall in about 11 Oclock, & got it walled about 10 feet. chumney fixed rafters to day & Halled 2 Loads Sand in evening & took till night, pretty cool day — Mr Fox has been here one day & a half to night

14th Working on well to day all hands Since morning, got a little over ½ wallked Mr Chumney Halled up Some Oats p^s Stack this morning & then framed bottom sills etc, I went to aspen Grove & little after the Cross Cut Saw, — Still cloudy & like for falling weather. Cothran has burnt 3 plant Bed, one of which next to Mr Lewis one road we have part of it. = they are plowing down there

15. Finished walling in well, to night Halling Rocks all day got to the Top I halled 8 Loads myself before dinner, & 4 or 5 afterwards –

16th working on well Layed down Stills, Hewed Corner Post. Plates etc chumny been nearly all day getting the Pieces, Layed the floor this evening have done nothing to stable this week, but my Horse to Nannie to day sent Phil to Yates Shop shod before, bot 536 Shingles of John Tucker pd him 2.15 cents for them

17th desperate morning doing nothing raining & freezing wind blowing hard etc etc.

1859 Decr 17th Mr Fox here yet - left about 10 or 11 Saturday self – & Horse worked on well in evening & Layed Hath in negroes House Piled shingles etc stoped Raining in evening

18th Stayed at home to day - -

19 went to Court. Chumney at work on well House & Jerry Smith Henry Halling wood claiborne & little Henry cutting & malling Rails & wood

20th Raining a little this morning working on Stable to day putting up rafters Sawing out doors facing of etc = I went down to Mrs Hunts with her Sent my horse to shop this evening by Charles,

21st worked on Stable, claiborne Jointing shingles little Henry & Smith Dawbing House in evening I went to Sale of Mrs Hunts Land, no Sale, at all, Mr Tompkins here on my return Fox came at night Mr T stayed all night

22. Mr T. left. Fox Finished well, Henry & claiborne with him till Dinner cleaning out & finished well Henry^{Little Henry}& chumbly at work on Stable claiborne & Henry & Smith went to new ground malling & cutting, Jerry went down to Plantation aspen Grove Kelley carried my hog home & got 3¼ ^VinegarGallons

23 working on Stable. Sent Henry to Mill Turn ^wheat for us 2½ & 2 Bus for chumny. bro^t back plank & bag Corn meal bro^t back — I have had sick head ache all day

24 Sent Henry to mill got Plank his own flour & Bens. worked on stable & negroe House & Rounding & Jointing Shingles I went down to warranting at Mr Millers about Irbys & W^m Yates Debts done nothing –