Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1861 West & Mr Panill about money coming to J D Hunts Est. & W^m Smiths Est under Deeds of Trust from James B Faris property sold 31st March 1860 & Due in Six months. say 31st Augt 1860 & Geo West is to pay me for the above Estates awarding to Statement, Rained this evening, Mrs Hargrave came here this evening, great excitement & men are starting to Richmond to War with the North. Many are gone, many are going, Halled up stack fodder this evening & last in far field ¬next to Whiteheads Coltering Hilling & planting Corn finishing all at home to day ¬– fine weather Sent to Mill for Chumney & 1 Turn Corn for Ourselves this day – ours at mill yet

25 Hilling in new ground & Coltering Henry Harrowing Corn Land here by cow Pen & finished planting at home Planted snaps etc Put Guano on our Plant Beds

26 Halling out manure this morning & coltering with steers in evening & hilling, Henry halling rails down on creek to day –¬ etc I went to aspen Grove to day they wont get done planting corn this week –¬ they are hilling there they have 30 Lambs to this time

27 Halling out manure & Rails on creek next to McHaneys coltering in new ground till 10 Oclock Hilling in new ground, I went to Riceville Settled with Doct Thompson for Est & nearly paid my account too,- 28 Raining this morning

28th Showery this morning, put my old Sow in pen

29 Finished Coltering & laying off new ground Beding up Creek Land for Corn, Hilling halling out manure & nearly done, overseer [faded] digging holes for Post at Carriage House did not finish there