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 24, 2007, 9:10 pm Source: Larry C. Knowles-private Xerox Microfilm Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/henry/photos/documents/knowlesd13102gph.jpg Image file size: 144.0 Kb THE JOURNAL OF JAMES B. KNOWLES, 1852-1858 (page 95 of 137) March 16 to April 5, 1856 The 16th continued: "..Went back to church-came home-very plesant". The 21st: "In eve rec'd a letter from sister E. F. S.(Elizabeth) stateing that all was well-Uncle J. Allen died Jay. 12th". The 22nd: "Went to Shop-horse shod-came home-left knife-after diner went after it-Mr. 1 asked me to help him roal logs-I told him as he would not ask me sooner-I beleaved I would not help him but-with [the] intention of helping him- which I accordingly done (? ?)". The 23rd: "Pleasant morning-I took my horse & left to go to Sardis & Turners- but went to Sardice-C. C. W. preached, communed, came to T.(Thomas)J. Williamsons-dined-all eve-came home-I heard that R. J. Harpers little boy was ded-I went with Dr. M. H. B. & I. B. B.". The 24th: "At school-Dr. M. H. B(Bryans) here". The 25th: "F. M. Hail came-bot. my little horse -Elic(?)-he was a beautiful claybank-black main(e) & T.". The 29th: "M. H. B. here-at night we went to Mr. Watsons to a candy-party-he & J. R. went with me-rain-came home 11 Ocl.". The 30th: "Rain-Mr. 1 let me have a mule to ride to T.'s(Turner's) church-rain went on-Noah Smith preached in W. H. T.s House-then I went home with C. (? ? ? ?) all eve". The 31st: "I was asked to a weding at S. T.s-H. Bentley & E. F. Turner tomorrow night". April 1st: "in eve came home & me(?) & J. R. went(Mr. 1 & Hamp was there on their way from town-me & S. T. was the waiters-stade tolerable late-came home-I have about 30 schollars". The 3rd: "Barton & family came-today was the day for me to work the road-but did not do it". The 5th: "In morning went to planta.-came back-went to J. B.'s-ate dinner-we went to b(u)y a hor(se?)..". File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/henry/photos/documents/knowlesd13102gph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.6 Kb