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 20, 2007, 8:25 pm Source: Larry C. Knowles-private Xerox Microfilm Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/henry/photos/documents/knowlesd13062gph.jpg Image file size: 140.7 Kb THE JOURNAL OF JAMES B. KNOWLES, 1852-1858 (page 72 of 137) April 15-24, 1855 The 16th continued: "I started to school with surveying Inst.-m(?)-for to go to T. H. B.'s for to run one of those field(s?)over that I ran last Saturday was a week(?)-as there was some dispute about what it contained-when I started it seemed to me as if I had left some thing & (? ? ?) about it to Mrs. 1-started & in about 100 yds(?)I thought what it was-it was the was the J staff(Jacob's staff?)-went back & as it is always said that it is bad luck to go back-I will show what I have seen today-in the morning when I arrived I found that 2 of my boyes was gon to the store-directly came back-an(?) (in?)about 1 hour Speir sent me a note that he had lost a Indian-ruba(?) ball and (&)wanted me to look out for it-which I did-so(?) found the ball at recess-carred it to him-he told me I should whip (the?) (one?) (brought? it?)-I came back & done so-he denied it then owned it at last-W. H. B. son of T. H. B.(who?)was very sick-so I was disapointed in going to his father(I am now here with him at the Ac. & what else will transpire I know not-or where I will stay tonight)-Mr. B. cam(e)-I went home with him all night". The 17th: "run his land came to school". The 18th: "went to town in buggy with Mr. 1-came b.". The 19th: "Received at letter from Pa". The 21st: "I went to S. T.'s(Turner's)-Mr. & Mrs. 1 went to W. B. A.s-I then went to W. S. Fargason's-came home-all night". The 22nd: "went to S. Shoals to meeting-Peree(?) P. Text 10 C. & 35-37 V. Luke- ate dinne(r)at B. G. H.'s-came home". The 23rd: "at school-Dr. M. H. B. at Mr. 1's". The 24th: "My birth day-22 years of age". File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/henry/photos/documents/knowlesd13062gph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.5 Kb