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 64 of 137)

December 17-23, 1854

The 17th: "After breakfast G. D. W.(Whitfield)came to see(to) (see) my Pa as 
they both was about to sell there land together to Mr. Harris-as Pa then had an 
offer[for]selling his he did not wish to wate as long as H. wished-(?)he told 
my?)father that R. had sold on yestody-so directly G. R. came by going to look 
at some land-R., Pa. & W. went with him- Mr. R. asked me to go-I answered him 
kindly I did not wish to go-he said stay at home then-I did-enjoyed myself 
finely-at or about noon[they?]came back-[in]the eve went with my father to G. 
B.s(?) then to N.(?)R.s-he was a little better-came back-very (?)'.

The 18th: "When I awoke it was raining & very cloudy all the morning-but did 
not much rain-very pleasan(t)for the season-in eve me & Pa went to G. N.(?)
Bryans to see Denby if he would work for him[Pa.]a while-turned cold cl(cleared
(?)off-he was looking for Y.(Young?)to come to by his land".

The 19th: "cold-in the eve P.(picked)some cotton-in the eve a tremd(ous?)fire 
in the woods near by-very dry & windy-as we had but little rain sens August(?)".

The 21st: "at home-in eve me & Pa started to G. D. W.s-met him going to S. mill-
we came there with him-came home".

The 22nd: "very smokey as the wood(s)was all on fire-& when this is the case it 
is so smokey that (? ? ?) can not see 50 yards from (?)-but pleasant-at one 
Ocl. came here to the pon(d?)-(which was near by)-cloudy & looks like for rain 
nearby-every nig(ht)sense I came home I have drempt(?)something about Mr. 1 & 
long to see him-I feel happy".

The 23rd: "cloudy-we went to court [in] Warwick-a good many persons-at about 1 
the mail arrived...".


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