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 114 of 137)

January 13-19, 1857

The 13th continued: "..he could buy this negro woman from him- [beneath line-
 "and she was cheap at nine hn.(?) Dol.s"]- that I was wanting to buy-I came 
home-I asked him again if he had told it to any person-he said no-I then told 
him what (what)Hamp said and told him I would be off-(in eve or at night)-in 
eve we went threw the woods to new ground-on our way we lay down and talked 
about many things-came home at night-I did not give him any satisfaction about 
our trade-so I will not start to Pa's tomorrow-[above line, something about J. 
D. & perhaps a horse trade?- "he swapt"]

The 14th: "I went to S. T.s-he went to J.B.s-when I came home he was here".

The 15th: "I went to S. T.s-came home-(in eve he went to J. B.s-came ho. said M.
(?) H. B. had come". [first of two 15th day entries; should perhaps be the 14th 
instead]

The 15th: "I stade here all day-in eve C. O.(?) & J. B. came-then Dr. M. H. B.-
I went with him to Dr. Jas. H. B.(Bryans) all night-very cold".

The 16th: "morning came back-very cold-Mr. 1 & H. in eve went to store-then to 
T. T.s-I went to store-rec'd(?) a letter from Wallnut Grove-came home".

The 17th: "We went to meeting-We was taking about our negro trade & c.-and what 
C. said about him-came home-he talks(?) of sending off said negro-Dr. M. H. B. 
came-they are going [to] J. B.s-just before they started-I asked him which he 
had drother do-send her off or sell her to me-I [he?] said he wanted to sell 
her-he came home- W(e)traded-I recon we lay together".

The 18th: "commensed snowing-he went to J. B.s for his family-snowing all day 
till 1 O clock-which is now-they came home-there is a snow storm today-the 
first I ever saw".

The19th: "he gave me a bit of sale to a negro woman-9 hundred Dollars-then he 
left for to go to J. B.s to see M. H. B. start.."


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