Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

3 May 1856 Sent to Mill 3 Turns Corn for meal Henry Halling wood & halling out manure Hilling in new ground, Lowry very sick

3rd Clem & Pal & Fanny & Jerry Smith getting better Fine weather for every thing – — Sent Sallie to Mr Moseley - got an answer from Post Master in Georgia about ED Johns Teller for money Sent him, but no Rec^d yet Last 3 or 4 shoats from spaying & another Black Sow missing 2 days may be she is Dead Too, – – – – – Doct Thompson came again to see Lowry very sick making 9 or 10 times in all this time or spring

4 My wife & Jerry went to Mr Jno Hunts Jacob went to Greenfield Rained a little

5. Planted Cotton Irish Potatoes etc & then halled Out manure Doct Thompson came this morning - to see Lowry - who is getting better Striped Tobacco in morning

6th Raining this morning striping Tobacco from middle Barn – – –

7th Rained last night Striping Tobacco this morning Turned Steers & Fillmore in Pasture Fed making Jacob a pair of shoes Jordan Complaining balance getting better

8th Finished striping old prize House & done Striping all but House back of Garden & fresh ground barn & mountain Spring Barn - quite Cool Halling Out manure Hilling & want to plant cabbage plants this evening or tomorrow

9th Halled out manure halled wood & Hilled in new ground, changeable weath I went to Miss S. McCullocks & Mr Faris but done nothing

10 Will Finish Halling new ground this evening & then will Plant Collard Plants in ^Garden