Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

Bacon put in Pantry March 3rd 1852 Shoulders, 22 p^s Hams 23 p^s midlings 20 p^s in all in pantry put in last time put in first time 65 p^s 13 78

3 midlings & 5 or 6 Joles in Smoke House — — — My Henry D^r To me – 1852 aprl 29th this Due me this day — $2.28 ==== To cash lent you in Lynchg $1.50 Due May 15th 1852

1852 July to cash p^d you in Lynchg for Traves $0.50 === Decr 25 To 20 lb flour @ 2¢ $0.40 20 lb Bo. Sugar & allspice .30 Aprl 29 Whiskey Barrel 0.37½

1.07½ Cr By ths sum I was to give you 1850 $2.00 $0.28 This sum Due me $2.28 1852 June 12th By cash in full 1.50 === July By 1 pr Trace chase which he said he found $0.50

1852 Decr 25 By Fodder & Hay etc $0.38 - - Cash of Miss McMcl 0.05 - 1 Bushel Corn 40 Horse shoes Cha[?] etc 83 24 $1.07 –––––––– 1853 May 7 To cash lent you have in Lynchg 0.50 ½ Basket wheat ——— ⅔ 0.38

July 25 ½ Bushel wheat ——— ⅔ - 0.37 - 1 whiskey Barrel ⅔ - 0.38

Augt 6 Cash lent you ——— 1.00 -- -- 3 yrds C. Cloth ——— 38 3.01

Haling from Lynchg 1.20 pd you by John D. H.

Fed is paid his 2$ Lila is paid ½ alse ½ ops[?]$ I was to give them

1850 March 22nd cloudy & like for Rain

-23rd coltering in new ground & cleaning up began to take down Tobacco in new Barn but broke off so cold Hung it up again prizing out of prize Barn Hh^d nearly full — Turned out Hh^d Lugs a few days ago —

24 clear & cold cloudy in evening

25 Coltering cleaning up David neal Riving Boards Sewing oats etc -

26 Raking coltering & Plowing — Loaded waggon for Lynchg this evening —

27 Starting to Lynchg & Rob^tMcCullock failed to meet my waggon at Capt Clements & I went on myself Logan Pulled elegant commenced snowing & Hailing & continued all day & that night we got to Lynchg

28 snow about 5 Inches Deep went on & got to Lynchg that night

29 Sold Lugs for 6.60 & Returned back to Lynches that night

30 got Home soon in evening they have been fencing & at work in new ground all they could

31 Snow all gone & a fine ^{family all stayed at home} day my

Aprl 1st 1st Holliday my wife went to Mrs McCullocks, Mrs Hunt & family had pretty weather —

2nd Crossing in first ½ year new ground & expect^{to dayto begin to Hill} Plowing for corn

3 Rained nearly all day Hard have not ^{begun to Hall yet} Sent Jordan to mill got very wet. shelled corn cleaned out stables in part Fed made Catharine S shoes, prizing Tobacco —

4 cleared off last night forkin[g] up manure this morning Turned out Hh^d good tobacco. Halling Rails & wood to day, Jordan to mill my wife gone to Mrs Colemans very wiⁿdy to day I went to Mrs McCullocks

1850 May 4th Finished this evening Beding up Bottoms for corn, Lila Plowing in Oats Hilling up new ground & coltering Fine growing weather uncovered & manured ^{our Plant Beds} Planted cotton yesterday etc etc —

5th Rained moderately nearly all night & to day showery warm weather my wife & F.W gone to Mrs Hunts Tobacco Plants remarkably small for the time of year

6th Rained nearly all night - again 2 or 3 thundered clouds This morning Rather cooler & cleared off - Halling out manure waggon & cart. fencing Picking Plant Beds & then for Hilling in new ground.

7 Started to Lynchg with waggon & got there 8th stayed till Thursday evening & got home Friday 10th Having rained Twice very hard while we were gone roads very bad

11 still raining we are Beding our Second yrs Land & Hilling not near done Hilling new ground & have all our flats to Plant in corn yet Tobacco Plants small & great many have not finished Planting corn & some has not Planted any yet. we have never seen such wet weather & backward Spring, very cool indeed & Thunder cloud last night as cool as it was

12th Frost last night but cant tell yet what is bit by it, quite cool indeed

13th no frost this morning tho cool, Beding fresh ground & Hilling it Fed Halling out manure only thing looks well is wheat & oats Mourning & Red has cow calves, lately - we have only 7 Lambs^{this time} to

1850 June 4th Plowing corn second time finishing Cotton & Potatoes Fed Alse & Ann gone to shop shop this morning cool ^nights

5 Started to Lynchg with waggon & while gone weeding Corn doing some little fencing & clearing Oats & wheat gone 3½ days got back Saturday 11 Oclock & went to meeting sold Hh^d Tobacco for $8= had a good Trip weather cool & dry replanted branch this day & a little shower of rain in evening

10. cleared off cool & windy - Plowing corn & weeding, Henry Plowing Bottoms, gathered Turnip seed -

11 Plowing & weeding Bottoms on branch & also Plowing in Johns field nights very cool, at this time,-

12th Finished flat land Plowing & weeding to day & weeding in Johns field finished Plowing Once & nearly Twice,

13 Sent federick to mill this morning Plowing & weeding corn in John’s field & by Barn on left side nights very cool & weather dry & Clear

14th weeding Corn & Plowing left side Path & next to Orchard in the evening it rained a little & we planted Tobacco in new ground by Plant Beds etc light season

15 warm & a little cloudy this morning Planting Tobacco in fresh ground & new ground & expect to finish the new ground & nearly finish the second yrs land to day

16th started to Court ^{stayed at Bro Stony all night}cloudy in evening

17. went to Court & was quite sick Got home by Sun set, cut off second yrs Land Hills weeding Corn & Plowing Killed Lamb & shoat etc etc etc.

1850 July 19 we have been laying by Corn all this week, have had 2 or 3 pretty Rains & we are trying to finish Laying by with Plows tomorrow worked Greens & garden to day Silling blown down shacks wheat choping & Thining Corn —— John Compton tryed this day by Mr Miller & myself for stabing & Killing Bro. 2nd June last, Committed to Jail,

20th Plowing & choping & thinging corn Did not quite get done Layinging by

21st my wife went to Mrs Hunts —

22nd A Fine Rain this morning, we are drawing Tobacco Plants to replant Our Second years ground & new ground fine weather for every thing growing

23 Rained nearly all day finished replanting Tobacco & thining Corn & cleaning off wheat yard -

24 Sent Fed to Mill 1 Bb^l. - Henry gone to Mrs Hunts to Carry her corn home she lent me balance spining ground too wet to work

29 Halling up wheat till saturday evening when it rained Hilling up Sweet Potatoe Seed Sewed big stock Turnip Seed last week got from Doct T. Cutting Oats this morning & choping part of new ground Tobacco — Expect to sew Turnip Patch to day

31 Started to Lynchg broke a wheel the other side of Lynchg had it mended Rained every day but one got in Town soon friday morning & come back to Mr Moons, & got home Saturday evening 3rd Augt