Jeremiah White Graves Diaries

11th May 1860 We cut Spayed & marked at aspen Grove yesterday & day before, my old Bull & 1 Calf. Mr Roach Cut Tom mule Cothran spayed 4 shoats & cut 1 Boar Marked all, Cut & ma^rked ^{Mr Bybee altered calf for me} 8 Rams lambs Ewe Lambs

12. 7 not Cut,- cloudy damp weather Mrs Hunt Jaw hurts very much

12th Mrs Hunt did not rest well last night Weeding & Plowing Corn in fresh ground Sent Bob for Doct Thompson to see Mrs Hunt he came. - We Planted a little Tobacco last Thursday I went to meeting yesterday SS. Not many person about 5 or 6 members.

13th Mrs Hunt still very much compla[in]ing

14th Coltering in new ground & replanting Corn next to Cap^t Whiteheads, Nannie & myself went over to Mrs Hunts place & arrange for the sale of his property in the House

15th scattering Manure Plowing lot Replanting Corn, & Hilling in new ground Mr. Faris came here to do some little work yesterday Monday a little before 12 Oclock. & this morning Tuesday he is at work @ $1½ pr day sold 2 Hd^ds Tobacco sold by Clark & []

18th May 1860 vz pBill

M^r Rucker & another gentleman stay in all in Novr. ¹⁸⁵⁹ & several others since, last night the 22^nd Jan^y 18

Stranger stayed here table cloth Pedlar in first week in Jan^y - Jan^y 22^nd 2 Pedlar stayed ^{named [Hail?] & Mclancey} all night here this night One had no money & we had to take some of her goods that cared not to get

M^r Jones & [Ecchols?] stayed all night here in June from Lynchg. also a man came here called himself Majr. Lee [He?] & when I came home could not pay his Bill. He [is?] went off. stayed 3 days & then returned & paid his Bill & took his Bundle.

M^r Jones & another man from Lynchg. here ^{in July 1st} M^r Richard Jones stayed with us 22^nd July 59

M^rs Street & her Brother stayed here all night

^{Mr Noel} 2 Children & 1 negro man carriage in July 1859

M^r Dodson & son stayed all night in Aug^t.

M^r Lipscomb from ^Campbell stayed all night in Aug^t. 1859

Aug^t. 11^th Watson stayed all night -- -- Isaac Overby stayed here same night

Oct^r 18 Several has stayed here all night S[un?]

Aug^t a man by the name of Daynes.

Dec^r A man stayed here last night by the name of Roff with St Vitus's - Dance had a hog a Rabbit & monkey to show tho he was the greatest show himself.

23 M^r Simpson stayed all night.

Jan^y 1^st M^r Hutchison & Boy & 6 Horses stayed all [...]

Feby [Durranty?] & Bro. & Miller M^r Legran[...Mar...] sister. Mar. Legrand & Martins, [...] I Bot a roan mare for M[...] & Miller, 10^th April 1860. [Brothers?] [...] Pearcy & Duken [...]

Bacon sent to Aspen Grove From 1^st Feb^y 1859 Bacon ]??????] Let them last week 12^th Feby 6^th Sent by Buck _ 11^th Pork Hung [???] 13, sent & given them 11 up to smoke Mar 2^nd sent Do __ 10. about 1^st Feby 1859 -- 8 sent Do __ 11 Midlings 35 13 sent Do --- 10 Shoulder 38 20 sent Do __ 11 Hams 38 _________ 27 sent Do __ 10 111 Aprl 3 sent Do 10 [chin?] 6 p^s - 10 sent Do --- 11 Jo,les _____ 17 -- 17 sent Do [??] Buck 15 [lbs] --- 10 Hung 9^{th Feby} 1859 125 -- 24 sent by Buck -- 10 Midlings ___________8 May 1 sent by Buck 10 Hams _____________8 -- 8 sent by Do 11 -- 11 Shoulds____________7 -- 15 sent by Do - 12 Joles -- 4 27 -- 22 sent by Do_ 11 ______________________152 -- 29 sent by Do ^{used 5 midlings} 11 2 shoulders June 5 sent by Do 10 3 Joles 13 sent by Do 10 [1] Do sent down to Aspen Grove 20 Sent by Do 11 -- [1] Do Eat 27 sent by Do 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ July 4 sent by Do 10 - am^t of Bacon bro^t up 11 Sent by Do 10 - Sept 12 ¹⁸⁵⁹ sent by buck 11 [lbs] 17 Sent by Do 12 " 19 sent by Do ---- 10 24 Sent by Do 10 " 26 Sent by Do --- 10 31 Sent by Do 10 Oct 3 Sent by Do -- 10[??t] 8 sent by Do 9 - 10 sent by Do 9 15 sent by Do 9 1/2 18 sent by Do --- 9 22 Sent by Do 10 24 Sent by Do --- 9 29 Sent by Do 10 _ [???^t 5. Sent --- by 10 31 Sent by Do -- 9 [??oi?al] times he would [???] go [off] If I did ⁶ [Novr - 12 Sent [22 lbs]__Beef give his portion of my property 3 or four before ___ June 15 Carried 3 stocks to Worshams Mill " 16 Carr^d 6 stocks Do Do (the page is torn here-- difficult to transcribe)

1859 March 10. Jacob P Graves set in work for me this morning, Plowing.

11^th. At work very well

12 At work, 13^th went to meeting did not come home rode m^r Moses horse & kept him till Monday morning & then went off again

14 Gone again with M^r Moses.

17^th. Jacob returned last night all dissatisfied & this morning doing nothing, -

March 22^nd He has concluded again to go to work. done but Little on Saturday. On acc^t of weather yesterday 21^st he help work. last night he went to set up with [Dort?] Johns who is very [Gorv.?], doing nothing for...

23 & 24 been at Johns, &tc &tc -

25 at work to day. 26^th at work but [dipatied & ^{dont stick close}?]

27^th at Bro Hunts place, 2 nights & Sunday

28^th Came home about One Hour by Sun & Went to Plowing for Corn On fur Branch.

29^th Jacob went to Bro Hunts place last night after supper has not come back, returned & rode up to Cape Dillards & in about lost the day. went where they are at work one or 2 Hours. [be Gun?] just trimed 2 or 3 Tree

30^th Went to Plowing this morning 1 1/2 hours [by Gun?]

31^st Plowed to day - tolerable, -

April 1^st done nothing 2^nd Apr^l Do. in - Running ^everything here : Jacob stop working for me & been from home 3^rd Jacob has done nothing of any consequence since - the 11 & 12^th March & not best for days the [...] & he orders beats the negroes & stops them from [th...] & seems to want to Rule me & I told him this about it & he told me him & me [[never?] ...] agree & I told ^him then we We [ha...] & not be disagreeing all [ ...] not work but Grumbling & [thr...] he Bundled up[...]

1861 Jan^ry 21^th Sent by Pallison 14 Pork first of the meat used, Heads livers all gone $ 14^lb say this day 26^th Jan^ry 14.^lb

[illegible] Buck at 14⁰⁰ Aprl 5. Sent by 14 Do Buck

[illegible] [Lowry?] 13. " 19. Sent by Jordan 14⁰⁰

[illegible] [Lowry?] 14. May 3. Sent by Lowry 14

[illegible] 14. -- 17. Sent by Jordan 14

[illegible] -- 30. Sent by Lowry. 13

[illegible] [Jordan?] 14. Sent 21^[ea?] 13⁰⁰ by Jordan

[On right side of page, from bottom to top, is written, "Carried to another place back of book"]

1860 December memorandum of hogs killed here. this fall December near Christmas

my own kill at Aspen Grove dec 20 1860 1 hog weighing 129 1 do. doe 225

Memorandun of Things Bot & now this 22^nd Dec 1857 33 1/2 Barrels good corn, cultery knife Hhds & Barrels, & Plank bot of Fayett Clement & 1 pot Rack 1 Manure Shovel, — Car^d from home this day Shucks Fodder, 1 Bedstead Bed & furniture, 1 Bureau, & Glass, broke, Hulling Hoe 1 Grubing [stod] 21 oven & skillet. 1 Bucket for water 1 Hamm Hammer, some meat meal & flowers 3 pecks meal & 2 Gallons flour sent, = Claiborne carries his axe, 1 meal sifter, — 2 cups & saucers 2 plates 1 Dish 2 Knives & forks 1 salt cellar, — 2 Teaspoons 1 Table & cloth, 2 Towels = Sent 23^rd Dec^r Coffee Pot & Some Sugar & cofee — & 1 Pad Lock by Jerry — Jacob carr^d some butter —

1858 Jan^ry 1^st Sent the waggon after Overseer car^d to Jacob 1 axe 1 Plow Singletree & [cl???red] & pen shucks straw & some Fodder, some sugar coffee & 1 ps meat 10 ^lbs some nails little grind stone 1 Dutch Plow 1 Silt Plow Gear, some Cracklings, 1 Bushel wheat

Jan^ry 12^th Jacob got 1/2 cake Butter & 1 Bottle Honey — 15 ^lb or 20 ^lb Guano for Plant Bed — Jan^ry 16^th Sent this morning waggon to Hall to day 10 ^lb Meat. little bucket Lard, Shucks & fodder & tools charged —

Sept 27 Sent Lard Twice this Summer & Bacon several times to Cedar Hill

1863 Aug^t 8^th wrote to Miss S. J. M^cCullock wrote to J H Graves Culpeper CH.

1858 March 24^th Took down our bacon made at home & put 21 pieces in Hhd in new house say 8 midlings 8 hams & 5 shoulders 6 joles & some other pieces in boxes in smoke house 1858 Apr^l 14 Took bot meat put Barrel in new House 21 shoulders 8 & 1 ps of middlings in Barrel or Hhd in Smoke House 18 middlings. in Box 10 Whole Middlings & 2 ps, & 1 middling Hanging up

D^r. [Mg Landg] to me 1863 May 1 Balance for wheat 3/— —1 runlet W. B. in [C??] 8 ps Bacon 1 large Jug my own & 3 of Estate in S O & 1 Runlet Molasses & 1 [my] I gave ^{to Henry} Grain Sent to Millers Mill Feby 25^th 1858

Number of times sent for Doct J C. Thompson since 1^st Jan^y 1857 Setttled up to that time & Rec^t given -

July 1^st 1857 He has been 2 times to see Henry & I think he came to Jerry Smith once making I think 3 times to this day this year.

1858 Feby 9 come to see Pal, this & look for him again this 10 -- came making 2 times.

1859 March 30 Doct Thompson has been 3 times to see Lila - at this place Cedar Hill got some Calomel (& Pills for Rhoda) & some Cal[iamed?] Magnesia

April 14^th went at night to see Kelly at Aspen Grove.

Been Once to see Sandys foot when^[smelled?]

Oct 1859 came to see me once this month & Once in Dec^{r or Novr.} I wrote to him to go to Nancy Lewis's wife at Wallers.

1860 May 30^th Sent for Doct Thompson to see Ed this day -- June 3^rd Doct Thompson came again

1861 Jan^y 28^th Sent for Doct A W Thompson to see Malissa & got some Blue Moss

Nov^r 14 Doct Wooding was called here to see Sally a day or Two & last night Came to her again making 2 times & I have got him to examine old Billy & Sally & gave Sally so[me] medicine; - one or Two visits over the[...]

Oct 2 & 3. Doct Perrow & Estes has been to see Jerry 3 times apieces - -

4 Doct Estes been this evening -

6^th Doct Estes been to see Jerry 5 times -

8^th Doct Perry here to day Jerry a[...]

Feby 10^th Settled with Dr Estes up to the [...]

Visit to day to see Filly wh[...]

Sept Doct Estes & M^rs Stanley with [...]

Doct Estes here [...]

Memorandum of days [Hounlains?] worked here beginning on The 25th Aug Monday 1856 1856 Saturday Aug. 30th. Worked every day This week Come Monday about 9. it rained on [?] his days a little making I think about 5 1/2 days $18 per hour 5 1/2 days getting [?] all the [work?]

Sept 2 Tuesday come again to mark - 5 worked til 12 {?] Saturday making 4 1/2 days. 4 1/2- 8th at work this morning - [worked til ? short] - 13 worked thisweek 5 3/4 days it rained one day (in right margin) 5/34 days -16 Come again to work This morning. -18 Worked 1 day This week _ _ _ . . 2-

Oct 20th Began this morning at work on Barn Paid him sometime ago $10- - 25 worked 5 days This week on Barn --- 6 28 - [Mr. ?] ate here this day -

Nov 1st worked the Saturday after Dinner [?] over nearly 5 days nearly

Nov 3 Came again worked very little this day 1 or 2 hours & left - - -5 Cleaned off & [Mr.] ate at work - -7 worked [?] little over 3 days & I kept count at 3 as it was not quite 5. [above] days (in right margin) 3. (in right margin) [3 / 3/4]

Nov 17th Mr. [ & Mr ?] all came to work a little before 12 Oclock on Monday -22 Worked 4 1/2 days This week a little over 4 1/2 -24 Came to work this morning -25 worked 1 day Monday & [?] 10 Oclock this day [?] -[?] a little over 1 1/4 days (in right margin) 1 1/4 -26 [illegible] here -27 came & worked all day ..... 1 [gap] nearly them rained & they stopped - [illegible] Mr. [?] left This morning, still raining [illegible] this morning to work, worked this day - 1[illegible] fast & left it was raining all day [illegible] morning [?] off [illegible] this day.... (in right margin) 2 - [illegible] days 41 1/2