Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

19th april 1860 Striping Tobacco, Raining nearly all day

20 I went to Sarah McCullock & aspen Grove & told Cothran to let negroes eat 10 Bus. wheat more than leaving upwards of 20 BusHalling out Manure here & hilling – moved Cows to day ¬– fine weather

21st Sent Turn Corn to Mill & bro^t back what^wheat Planting Corn next to Cap^t whiteheads

22nd We went to aspen Grove & I went on to Strait Stone M. H. to prayer meeting

23rd Finished Planting Corn except Lots this day Haling Out Straw & stacking it by new Stable, scattering manure & fencing Lot next to woods. — Mrs Lucy Ann Clements Broke up from Johns D Hunts place this day give me up the Keys. John P Hunt Matty & Alice all came here to day & L A Clement ^{Hunt came Saturday –}takes Doran, @ $6 pr month ^{& she gave me the Keys & delvd up every thing}

24th Fencing & Plowing Lots for Corn Nannie went over for Mrs Worsham to Cut Out Estates negroes clothes –

25. Sent Henry down to aspen Grove to Hall 4 Heart Logs 2 for me & 2 for sawing Palings for yard & Hall plank from mill saw for me last fall, got 3 Loads 2 [m?] at aspen Grove 1 Halled up here & more at Mill besides the Palings, yesterday I went to Mr Hunts Plantation, they were fencing here & Hilling.

26 Henry got home with a Load of Por[ch] flooring soon, & they are raking here I went to aspen Grove

27 Finished Planting corn to day wed out Irish Potatoes Halled leaves out new ground to day

29 Striping Tobacco Raining all day.

9th Halled rails made cow & Hog, Halled some wood shelled Corn, Raining nearly all day a little cut some wood etc

10 Halled wood malled & cut. Halled & put up fatten hog Pen cleared of cool & windy Kate & Mr Moses here to night.

11th Went to meeting at Strait Stone. Mr H

12. Sent to Whiteheads saw mill got 200 feet sheeting, Sent 1½ Barrel screan wheat for chop 2 Bushels corn for meal then Halled 5 Loads corn from field next to Whiteheads. Pulling corn there. I am Stilling for Estate of JDH.

13 Stilling again to day all day Halling up corn from far field, Halled up 15 Loads in waggon from there 1 more to hall in morning - fine weather — Sent Jacob 5 last & sent another little one for Doran over there,

14 Halled one Load corn up to day here 1 stack oats & little fodder stack,- pine Brush to cover greens. Loaded waggon with 2 Hh^ds Tobacco & started Henry to Lynchg give him for toll $1..25 shucking corn here, Hogs are put up at aspen Grove 11. & 1 Beef to Kill they are getting up corn there,

15. Shucking corn Nannie went with Mrs Hunt to Whiteheads a little while Mrs Worsham here cutting out negroes clothes for JDH Est. I am stilling & finished Cider for Est. Mr Wyatt came here this morning to shingle office Henry helps him for $4.00 clear fine weather to day —

16th Finished shucking corn halled up & housed 2 waggon Loads

11th I went down to Plantation monday Henry went to Millers Mill got all my plank there, we have one Log at Yates

12th Began to Plow finished stilling only made last time about 15 Galls Sent Bob to Yates to get my Buggy mended Cutting Pines etc in old field to day – 3½ Gallons Brandy in runlet for FWF Cider Turned out very little - apples rotten The mare I Bot for Mr Hunts Est Died sometime the 1st of the fall

13 I went to Chalk Level to see Cap^t Tate but did not see him, got Blankets etc for myself & Est JD Hunt Due Henry went after waggon to move Mr Doss Plowing here rounding & Jointing Shingles Cutting down Pines Bob gone to Hubbards after corn for Rent

14 Gave Out negroes Blankets Little^Big Henry Smith claiborne & Clementina Milly Ann had^{Rhoda had one too} one in house here, Malissa Abram & Kitty at Plantation aspen Grove Little ^Henry Had a Hat, here & Lowry & Sandy at Plantation cold sure enough to night

15th. Snowed last night & till after 12 Oclock to day nearly ½ leg deep Sent Henry & claiborne after my Pigs got some of them Cap^t Tate & Jerry come here to day & Jerry went to Mrs Worshams to get his coat cut & made Bybee come to see about Plank Jerry staid all night still very cold & cloudy

16 at home all day cold snow near one foot Deep melted but little

17th. getting wood Bob has not been here more than one day in 10 days. halling

[ …] to Cedar Hill bro^t home 1 Milch [cow] … 1 steer Bull & 2 Hiefers & 2 Hogs [… w]e eat & some Joles 150 lbs is for Sally [… ] 3 waggon wheels, 1 Grubbing Hoe & my [ …] & Box Sundries out of shop Henry claiborne & Henry went up there & shucked out 4 Barrels corn for Jordan Sandy Lowry & Abram, - Give Henry & the fellows that work at home I give them there finding this year as they live with me

12th. moderate weather Halling rails to fence in Oats stacks balance malling I am going to Banks to day old plack[place] & home Susan Roarks etc went & fixed my business left my acc^ts and Rec^ts with Mr Banks acc^ts to 9th april from last settlement & from april to 4 Janry 1866 to Settle

13^{Halled up leaves to day & malling in new ground} we are going to meeting to day, went meeting

14 all of us went to meeting. Tax Saturday Redeeming the time because the days are evil, Sunday Create in me a right Spirit, 5 Chapter Ephesians 16 V & 51st Pslam[Psalm]10 Verse I think – Preached very well & the poeple attentive moderate weather

15. Sent Henry to Mill Yates Mill, Gathering up manure for Plant Beds. Cloudy Cold rainy & Hailing this morning very cold, - lent Jerry Bill Saturday & he is gone to Court. his Horse here

16th. cl[e]ared off this morning, Smart Hail very slippery Hail melting some, weather more moderate getting off sorghum seed for Cows to be ground getting some p^s for Bars

17th. cloudy again our folks are malling in new ground

18th. Tolerable good day malling in new ground weather more moderate,

19 Malling, Ground Hominey & Chop for cows

20- Malling nannie went to Mr Lewis s Rained about 11 Oclock & wind blew hard Nannie Just got home before ^it

21. very cold day & clear windy

22nd tolerably good morning Sent little Henry to Mill ½ Bb^l Corn for me & ½ Bb^l D^o for his daddy, & 1½ Bus. wheat for flour, & 2 Blocks or pieces for Step to meeting Edd Fitzgerald came here yesterday & Doran went with him home & Pride gone to Mrs Worsham