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, 9:13 pm Source: Larry C. Knowles-private Xerox Microfilm Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/henry/photos/documents/knowlesd13103gph.jpg Image file size: 138.1 Kb THE JOURNAL OF JAMES B. KNOWLES, 1852-1858 (page 96 of 137) April 5-27, 1856 The 5th continued: "..horse for me-but did not-came home went to store-I went to S. T.s came home". The 6th: "Went to Wm. Capes-heard from Pa-all well-but sister E. had her rist strenned-came home-very pretty day". The 7th: "this week made a pair of block haims & c.-G. (??)". The 12th: "We went fishing-came back-shaved & went to court-several there-to Pl. and from there to C. Zackery's as it was trimendeous windy & fire out-I went to Jas. Buntyns-came home". The 13th: "At home all day-in eve commensed a letter to Widow Stallswort(h)-but did not send this-at night the principal conversation was on religion". The 14th: "To school-to S. T.s-30 schollars-Br. White came to see me-came home- warm for the season-everything is germinating very fast:. The 17th: "bought me a horse 150 dol.s- (He is a large Sorrel horse-blaze in face-7 years old". The 19th: "Here at home-wrote a deed for the land on which Sharon Church stands- Mr. & Mrs. 1 went to church-then he came home-I went to J. B.s-ate dinner and wrote another deed-went to W. Greers for him to sign it-cool & turning colder-I came home-felt very bad with hurting in brest". The 20th: "I went to church-came [back?]-J. R. went to Bartons-we all came home- all eve". The 21st: "cool some frost-I am not well". The 22nd: "Me & Mr. 1 went to town-we talked about 1(st.) day of Jay.-some rain- came home-I love to be with him-worked my horse-worked well". [day & date conflicts] The 24th: "My Birthday-23 years old-I went to Jas. Buntyns-told him to keep his son at home-came home-to school". The 26th: "Hope (helped) Mr. 1 spay some hogs-then went to Pl.-came back-he went to J. B. all night-then to I. H. B." The 26th: "I went (to) Sardi(??)-went to W.(Wesley?)Welch's-B. W.-many others (?)". File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/henry/photos/documents/knowlesd13103gph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.7 Kb