Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

In prize Barn this morning & covered it this evening, fine weather to day —

13th. Burning plant Bed in woods left hand side of Road to day. Bob here, finished it except Sewing & fencing & covering, put [Him] manure & Guano on it,- cloudy this evening -

14 Bob gone after Mrs Hunt Nannie gone to Mrs Colemans & Dawsons, Fencing Plant Bed & sewed it & covered Harry plowing with new Two Horses for Corn, - Sewed clover seed here & at aspen Grove at this time,

15. Burnt Plant Bed at aspen Grove yester day,- Rained on it last night, Killed Hog down there & salted it to day we are malling & carried 2 Turns Corn for us & got one from mill, Chumney sent 1 & got it. Cleared off Mrs Hunt not come yet. I went to old place & Sam^l worsham this evening also - -

16 Burning plant Bed here on road, Rained in evening, & caught it not finished - Rained & & hailed & wind blew hard, Thundered & lightened & very disagreeable evening indeed —.

17th I started to court Jerry stayed all night

18. Come back from Court, cut malled & halled wood to day & began new ground fence

19th Finished planted Bed & Sewed it on the road & malled & put up new ground fence & halled Boards to Cider House & Barn — snowed this day

20th Rained last night. Cleared of[f] this morning Plowing & Covering Cider House etc Cutting & malled pine wood. Mr Geo. Pannill here;

21st Went to aspen Grove made 2 pr plow lines then went to mount airy, our folks fixed & chinked Cider House Cutting & malling Plowed till Dinner Bob here, very windy Cool day –

1861 Feby 21st [Bought] of Mr Geo. Pannill 59 acres of Land including Low grounds on Creek, to be paid for as viz For the 59. acres $750. ½ to be paid in 12 m^os. & the other ½ If not paid to Carry In^t. from 22nd Mar. 1862 till paid, Mr Waller (Hampton) to make a Deed in fee for it when money p^d. to Mr P, paid 22nd Feby 1861 on said contract $1.00 pRec^t

22nd Fix water gates on Creek Land bought of Mr. Pannill Plowing Cutting to day - Drawed of Cider 5 Bb^ls. at Mr Hunts place

22nd.23 Sent to Chalk after Papers & letters & to mill

24^{Plowing & in new ground till began to rain} then striping Tobacco till night

24 went to Prayer meeting - cold day

25 been Hunting my Big white & spotted sow Cant find her, been missing 3 days fixed Cart body plows. raking in new ground Henry plowing for Corn balance in new ground cutting malling, Bob this evening digging holes to move bee House

26 Halled up 2 stacks to sew & thrashing out moved Bee House, planting I[rish] Potatoes by smoke House, Plowing Garden, Halled up stack fodder to day, Bled Ball sent to shop 1 Large dleaver to mend. plow Plate for new Plow 2 [St. ]Hoes to Lay & steel & steel to work 10 lbs I reckon - looks likely for Rain to - night

28. Cutting & malling, Halling Rails. Plowing – fine weather - about this time, –

March 1st Mr Barksdale here last night & we settled to this day, Cutting malling & Halling wood to day Claiborne gone to Mr Blanks to roll Logs, sent Charles to Aspen Grove carried Jordan & Abram ½ soles & Cap. for shoes & Coller & back band for Molley, Sent Smith to Chalk Level to -^day Winding out Oats measured up 30½ Bus.

14¹³th March 1861. I have ^^been to Charlotte Richmond & Louisa Lynchg & got back this day our folks has been working in new ground coltering on road, etc Just been to sew oats here this day my wife sent to [smudged] Mrs Cole

14th Went to Meeting pretty day Mr H went Mr Moses & Kate Came here last night, -

15th working on Road to day & Hilling I went to court Rained before got back

16th Raining this morning, cutting wood in woods after morning, dont rain much Cut down Pines in evening to stop Gulleys

17th ground too wet to do any thing with Cutting down Pines in field next to Cap^t Whiteheads for another year, I am going to Plantation to day

18. Hilling Halling out manure & Coltering in new ground, took up Bybees Sweet Potatoes Sweet Seed,

19th this morning taking up balance Sweet Potatoe Seed, working on Carriage House & Coltering & Hilling etc

20 Planted Sweet Potatoe Patch, Seed Keep prime, & Irish too, Coltering in fresh ground & Hilling in new ground, claiborne halling out manure, very cool Sal & me & Doran went to Fannies yesterday & to Mr worshams & vaughans & mrs Hunt went up to Kates & Mr Moses

22nd Began to Plant Corn down below new Barn, claiborne & Smith Halling out Manure, little Henry & Clem Hilling in new ground, I planted Snaps myself & Simblings fine day Planted p^s Corn by Shop

23rd Nannie & all going to Mrs Colemans I am going to Chalk Level Laying off for corn & expect to Plant on to day^{Chick Corn} ^ Halling & Coltering in new ground to day –

24 Planting Corn to day & finished Chick Corn I went to Mr Pannills, & Settled up with Geo.