Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

1852 sept 26th cloudy this morning, & like to Rain,- Turned cooler wind for 3 days S. E. -

27th Cutting & Hanging Tobacco on Branch in Lot & new ground Second Cutting in Lot In new ground this evening Stacking fodder at night cutting Tops in morning

28 Finished the Lot except Branch yesterday to day cutting on Branch & in new ground -

29th Sent Fed to Mill this morning 6 Bushels Wheat 2½ Bus. corn beautifull weather Began to Cut Tobacco in fresh ground this morning cutting Tops in morning Finished Stacking Blade fodder, put up 16 stacks one in House - fine weather —

30 Cutting Tobacco in fresh ground yesterday cut there to day we cut & Hung there

Oct 1st Stacking 1st stack ^{First Cutting}tops, & gatheing Rice ^Beans

2 Finished Stack & gather Peas fine weather

3. fine day went to Mrs McCullocks

4- Fixing to Stack 2nd Stacks tops worming & Succoring tobacco & succorin like for Rain

5. cleared off we are stacking the other ^topsstack this morning clear fine weather at this

6th succoring & worming & Housing prize House of Tobacco 7th Finished & sent for my yearlings at ^McHaneysMrs

8 Cutting & Halling up fresh ground corn gathering Rice Beans cotton Peas etc etc clear & fair weather warm —

9th clouded up & looks like for rain Halling up corn after filing fresh ground Barn with fine Tobacco in the evening Rain all tho Tobacco we have cut in new ground Barn –

10 went to meeting Rained in night & all the ^(morning

11th Finished Halling up fresh ground corn shucked out 5 Bbls & put it in House Mr W^m Dews altered celam this day for me

1858 Janry 2nd, Cutting in new ground Henry come home this evening with overseer went to Mill, 2 Bags Corn Halled wood & Leaves in evening - cleaned out stables

3rd Fed went to Jacobs, Jacob came here

4th Went to Mrs McHaneys Sale burning Plant Bed above House did not quite finish

5 Raining this morning a little & they finished burning the Plant Bed Sewed all burnt 4th & sewed the One burnt 1st Decembr, & put Hog Hair on it

6th Striping Tobacco somewhat injured in new prize Barn to high, cleared off I am going to Miss Sarah J McmcCullocks = 5 Lambs & 19 Pigs to this day - - Finished new prize Barn & took some in old prize Barn to day - cleared off pretty

7 went to Mrs Hunts & sent to Mrs McHaney after Our things bot there — Daubed overseers Finished plant Bed & sewed it ¬

8 Cutting & Halling wood to day ¬

9th Grinding up Cobs Corn etc etc & made, Homminy etc. I went to meeting, Mr Plunket is Pastor at Strait Stone this year 1858. Jacob came down & got 15 or 20 lbs Guano for Plant Beds Burnt & finished up there this day - moderate weather, Jacob has began to Plow, etc - let have 4 quarts meal. ¬

11th I went to Divide Mrs McHanys Land Sent 2 Bags corn to Mill & bro^t Cart from Mrs McHaneys & left them at Yates & bro^t home 3 Bags meal for us & 1 for Overseer

13 I went to Mrs McHanys to Divide Land no commissioners Came yesterday, striped out jerrys Crop Tobacco & took down old prize barn & striped to [water stain] halled out straw

1866 Novr 21st Jerry delivered 1 Cart Lo[ad …] evening 4 Bub^ls borrowed of me, Mr J M[…] Moses got my yoke steers from Jerrys yesterday & is to give me $50. for them to be paid in 6 months,

22nd I went to Mrs McHaneys to appraise property nobody Came & came home & went to Mill Carried 1 Bb^l Corn & 1 Bushel Wheat, got all & my plank & Hh^ds staves there Carri^d 2 axes for Mr Yates to [unclear] & carried the steel too

23rd Killed 6 our Hogs weighed 850 lb pulled off some Corn, Jordan helped

24, Salted out Hogs Killed Halled up Corn & finished from mountain & pulled it off fixed Bars at Cow pen etc

25 I went to meeting at Rices

26. Cutting down & Picking up Corn Little Henry pulling off about 10 Oclock that is at the stack I went up with Cart to Cedar Hill after Bellows anvil Hammers etc etc to fix up shop & to old place to see Bybee but he was not at home clear pretty weather - Jerry & Sallie went up to Kates Sunday evening & Come back this night, Ned not here to ^day

27th Halling & pulling off Corn -

28th Halling & pulling off Corn Smith here yesterday & to day - to help get up Corn Ned Ditching & cleaning out Ditch from Spring —

29 Finished pulling off Corn at stack & began to shuck Corn Raining ^{to night}a little I went to old place to see about Brandy again & divided it & it come down in the morning - warm weather for the time

30th Shucked Corn to day Fannie & Catherine helped us to day