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 30, 2007, 9:02 pm Source: Larry C. Knowles-private Xerox Microfilm Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/henry/photos/documents/knowlesd13230gph.jpg Image file size: 153.9 Kb THE JOURNAL OF JAMES B. KNOWLES, 1852-1858(page 126 of 137) May 10 to June 1, 1857 The 10th: "Me & Harris went (to) I. Sholes to meeting-by his brothers-came back by there-ate dinner-all eve-came to store-very warm day". The 16th: "I started to Sharon by W.(Willis?)Heads to R. J. Harper's to see the old man H.-thence to T. O. Martin's to see him-as both are old afflicted men-I went on to meeting-came back to Mr. 1 all night". The 17th: "Mrs. B.(Bryans) stade here last night-in the morning J. B. & the Dr. came-then Hamp.-the three [of us]-Dr. H. & me(?) left together-went to meeting- Miss E. B. was there-I intended to go see her in eve-but I came to C. C. Whites- ate din.-rain prevented me-came home". The 19th: "H.(Henry?) Skinner came to store-told me that Fan(?)had a child last night-a boy". The 20th: "I went to my Pl.-saw my little negro-went to S. T.(?)". The 21st: "I went to or with the Dr. to his Pl.-came back". The 24th: "I went to Sardis-came back-then I went to Dr. B.'s-him and family was just ready to go to Sabbath School-we went on to Wm. Gray's-came to Dr. B.'s-after supper I came home". [entries out of sequence] The 22nd: "I went to S. Turner's to cary Martha to Forsithe(?)to see J. W. Rutledge-when we got there (we?) found his wife mighty sick-I stade all night- same John(?)". The 23rd: "I came home 1/2 after 12-in eve I went to carry Mr. Willis to I. Spring-came back (? ? ? ?)". The 29th: "I went home with Dr. B. to go hunting-in eve we went". The 30th: "we again went-then we came to store". The 31st: "he sent me my horse-I went to Turner church-went to W. B. A.s dined- rain-came to Dr. Bryans all night (? ?)". June 1st: "we came to store-here all the week-W. he went or star(ted?) to go(?) to(?) [illegible]-asked me to go with him(?)". File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/henry/photos/documents/knowlesd13230gph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.6 Kb