Henry County GaArchives Photo Document.....Knowles Diary-Journal Of James B., 1852-1858 c1983 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Larry C. Knowles http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00012.html#0002854 May 12, 2007, 9:28 pm Source: Larry C. Knowles-private Xerox Microfilm Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/henry/photos/documents/knowlesd12824gph.jpg Image file size: 142.7 Kb THE JOURNAL OF JAMES B. KNOWLES, 1852-1858 (page 41 of 137) December 6-26, 1853 The 6th: "I went by to P. O. after Lucy a nease-to Mrs. M.s(Matthews?)-but she had left for home with L. M.(Lydia Matthews?)-so I came home" The 9th: "...in eve went to S. mill". The 10th: "plesent sun shiny d(a)y-I was striping cane-went to S. M.-came home". The 11th: "I wrote a letter to Allen Turner-in Mill(edgeville?)at this time- stade about home all day". The 12th: "at home-kild some hogs-S. P. Odem came for me to go with him to Starksvill Lee county". The 13th: "stade all night out of town about 5 or 6 miles-this was the first time(I) ever was at Starksville". The 14th: "Mr Cerzey(?) came with us to Starksville-came home-river up 20.F (feet?) yestody-10(feet today?)-arrived at home 3ocl.". The 15th: "cold(?)-went to G. D. Whitfield's". The 16th "at home-went to striping cane-became sick and quit-in the eve went hunting and wrote this". The 17th: "at home-went to S. mill or to G. W.". The 19th: "at home all day-kild some hogs". The 20th: "went to H. Brewers sale-cool". The 24th: "cool-in the eve S. Merphy(?) (&) J. Raney(?) & 2 other men came-I went to G. D. W.s for to get a barrel of sirup-rain-came home-went to G. R.s (Griffin Raine's?)with Mr. Raney". The 25th: "cool but plesent-at home not much excitement". The 26th: "clear-in the mo. me and Mr. M. & R. went to Wm. Lain's(or Lewis?)- after we started a cloud came up-very cold-looks like it will rain or s.(snow?)- 12 it cleared off-pretty eve-I went to the Post Office". File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/henry/photos/documents/knowlesd12824gph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb