Henry County GaArchives Photo Document.....Knowles Diary-Journal Of James B., 1852-1858 c1983
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THE JOURNAL OF JAMES B. KNOWLES, 1852-1858     (page 39 of 137)

November 12-21, 1853

The 12th: "after breakfast I went to W. T. T.s-he was gon to Ala-but he(his)
wife wanted to see me befor I left for home-then went back to Mr. A.s bade them 
farewell-then to the S. Shoals to B. G. H.s-then came to T. J.(Martin's ?)where 
I wrote this at night-some rain-I was in Dooly Co. Ga when I wrote this".

The 13th: "I came to S. Moor's-just eating breakfast-I was then on my way for 
home-he took me 8 of 10 miles as I was foot going to take the cars(train) a(t) 
Forsithe-35(?)miles I had to walk-when he stoped-I came on (to) Jasper 
Willson's all night-then in the mor..".

The 14th: "I came to Forsithe-stad till 1 Oclock-then lef on the freight for 
Macon-(for) Forsithe($1 1/4?)-I went to G.(Georgia?)House which was the first 
hoetell(?)I ever put up at-paid($1 1/2?)for self". 

The 15th: "came to Depot got on board of the cars-1/2 after 6 left for 
Montezuma-10 Ocl. arrived-met my father with a cart-he had come to market-came 
on 10 or 12 miles-camped-plesant wether".

The 16th: "arrived home-saw all of father's family well"

The 17th: "picked up potatoes where Abner* was plowing".

The 18th: "stade (at)the house all day-wrote a letter".

The 19th: "in the eve went to W. Bedingfield's-came to W. Posey's saw them came 
home-saw Mr. Rains(?)-he said he was coming next morning".

The 20th: "he came stade all day till eve-Mr. R. came".
[above-between lines-"wrote a letter to Mr. A. J. A."]

The 21st: "I ate breakfast then me & G. D. Whitfield went to Cork-a store & 
office-came to D. B.(Jones?)-settled my father(')s black smith account as he 
had not the chance to go himself-came home wrote some letters-went with sister 
E.(Elizabeth)to get some bark(?)-came to the house took the gun-came away out 
in the pine woods by a large pine(?)wrote this. All interesting letter
(s) 'father(?)on' will be copyed".*
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* His "book of letters" did not survive!


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