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 40 of 137)

November 22 to December 5, 1853

The 22nd: "went(to) post office-but missed the mail-came back all day at the 
house-and where Pa (&) Abner was splitten rails"

The 23rd: "G. D. W.(Whitfield)sent for Pa to go & help him work on a sugarmill-
I stade with Abner-at noon Pa asked me to where he was".

The 25th: "at home where A. was digging pot.(potatoes?)-in the eve I went to G. 
D. W.-it was cloudy looked like rain".

The 26th: "A. was working some yearlings-I went with him when I("he")came back 
to dinner".

The 27th: "I went and stade all day with G. Rains(Griffin Raines?)-we was there 
by our selves-A. came".

The 28th: "Pa & Abner went to G. W.(Whitfield's)to work-I stade at home and 
wrote a letter to G. W. W.-started to cary it to O.(office)but it rained-came 
back".

The 29th: "when I got up it was cloudy-stade at home all day-Pa went to Wm. P.
(Posey?) to get him to go with him to Cork-for (to look at?) a lot of land-no. 
201/ 14 Dist. Dooly Co Ga.".*

December 1st: "...went to G. D. W.s-came home at noon-striped cain(stripped 
cane)in the eve as my(father) lived wher it could be made".

The 2nd: "I went to Vienna to have a deed recorded-got it done-some other 
little things-came home just at sunset".

The 3rd: "at home-s. cane(?)-noon went to G. D. W.s-came back-Lydia Matthews 
was here-stade till next eve-L. G. Messer went...".

The 5th: "at home all day-sprinkles of rain-S. Sugar cane".
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* James Knowles Sr. owned this Dooly Co. parcel. A deed was recorded in Henry 
Co. in 1834.


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