Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1859 Decr 3rd Mr Chumney Henry & claiborne gone to plantation to burn Plant Bed Henry gone to Mill Charles Allen gone to P.O to hear the news & send a Bundle by Mr Moor Post Carrier to Jerry, socks Books Buttons thread needles etc etc got 2 letter no Papers – It Rained last night & little sleet this morning this day it has been raining more or less all ^day They finished burning plant Bed at aspen Grove & Hoeing up etc etc we have half of the one out on Roard next to Mr Lewis s

5th Chunmey mended my shoes & Boots making Jerrys a pair to day negroes striping Tobacco in Barn over the Road succors did not get done then = Rec^t to make soap taken from Mr Roff who stayed here all night with hog munkey & Black Rabbit etc this night To 10 lb yellow Rosin soap, 6 lb salsoda put in 10 ^{or 12}Gallons Soft Rain water, put the water & salsoda on the fire & cut up the Rosin soap in pieces & put in the water slowley & let it continue awhile after the soap you put is dissolved take it off it let it cool, Cut it up, & If you want soft soap add a little warm or Rain water to thin it If its too hard & it will wash fine.–

6th Striping Tobacco at same House Raining a little this morning – Sent claiborne to Mrs Fitzgeralds to help them Kill hogs arch sick –

7 Began to Hall wood this morning & it rained & we shelled Corn worked on House some, Rained & we went & finished Striping Tobacco in House over the road, claborne returned to night