Biogaphy: Trip from Georgia to Louisiana in 1812 Submitted L Norman Waddell Jr 2000 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ I am typing a diary of a trip from Georgia to Louisiana in 1812. It was probably written by an ancestor of mine, a 'Faulk', or by the ancestor of the wife of Clarence Eugene Faulk's wife (Josie). The diary was possesed by Lena Grant Lunsford at Sibley, near Alabama Church. The diary beginning is in very poor condition and many of the words are simply unreadable. I am working from a typewritten copy, and where comments are handwritten in I have included them in parentheses. L Norman Waddell Jr 2000 Page 1 and traviled 17 miles and campt in Georgia 10th I traviled 10 miles to Washington on 11th I traviled (not legible) Page 2 and 17 cents for whiskey and got feridge across River at Wm. Williamson's Mill-75 cents. One dollar for corn and 20 cents meal 12th , I started at 10 oclock. We traveled 14 miles in the snow and one dollar 25 cents for Brandy and lent Wm. Coats 25 cents. I walked through Warren County and through Hancock County. Page 3 on the 13th, I started at 8 oclock and went through Sparty and traveled 15 miles and campt near Towns Creek. I spent 3 dollars and 50 cents fork corn and 1 dollar Page 4 and 75 cents for pork and 75 cents for fodder on 15th, I started at 9 oclock spent 37 1/2 cents to Black Smith and gave Wm. O Cohn? at Barr Ferry 75 cents 2 dollars for peppermint. Traveled through Miledge Mill (Milledgeville) in Baldwin County went, 16 miles and campt. Page 5 On the 16th, I started at 8 oclock and crossed Mishoness Creek at Major Peter Thomas, as I stopt and washed. Laid in corn and provition to travel through the wilderness I spent 10 dollars traveled 9 miles and campt and Jas Roaddin paid 12 1/2 for nie on the 17th, I set out at 3 oclock Evening and Wm. Pat Roadden paid 75 cents for fodder and 3 dollars Page 6 for whiskey and Wm. Pat Roadden paid dollar & 50 cents 13 3/4 cents for mugg 25 cents for Brandy traveled six miles and campt. On the 18 I started at seven oclock and went through Fort Hanson(?) and cross oakmulson(?)ds near Ft. Hanson. Spent Page 7 2 dollar 12 1/2 cents for forage and traveled 13 miles and campt in the wilderness. Ont the 19th U started at 7 oclock and traveled 14 miles and the hardest rain and thunder I ever saw for about 6 hours togther with wind and campt. On the 20th I started at 7 oclock and it snowed. I traveled 12 miles and crossed Flint River at Col. Hawkins in the Page 8 Wilderness. Spent 2 dollars for foridge and campt. On 21st I started at 11 oclock and traveled 15 miles and campt in the wilderness. On the 22nd I started at 9 oclock and traveled 18 miles spent 1 dollar 31 1/1 cents and campt in the wilderness. On the 23th I started at 9 oclock traveled 14 miles and campt in the wilderness. Page 9 On the 24th I started at 1/2 after seven oclock traveled 12 miles to Catchahueha River, paid $4-50 cents for feridge and 60 cents for Venasam hams and fodder. Traveled 15 miles and campt wilderness. Page 10 On the 26th I started at 8 oclock in the, and campt in the wilderness. On the 27th I started at 9 oclock and traveled 12 miles and camp in wilderness. It rained tgwo days and three nights and much worse roads, I never saw for 20 miles. Page 11 On the 28th I started at 7 1/2 oclock. Spent 2 dollalrs 37 1/2 cents, and traveled 6 miles and was warter bound and that night Mima smothered her boy Loyd. On 29th I lay by all day Warter Bound. On the 30th I lay by all day Warter bound and it cleared off spent 25 cents On the 31st I started at one oclock swoom one creek and bridged another Page 12 Traveled 2 miles and campt in the wilderness. Spent 37 1/2 cents for peas and chicken February 1812 The first I started at eight oclock $4 spent for corn and hams and pinders. Traveled six miles and campt in a large SW Warter Bound in the wilderness. Page 13 On 2nd I lay Warter bound and spent on Dollar for corn. On the 3rd I spent 50 cents fork potators 37 1/2 cents for potators-Lay Warter Bound On the 4th Lay Water Bound al day and spent 25 cents for ham. On the 5th Started early I spent 2 Dollars for Page 14 crossing a small horse bridge 25 cents for turkey 4 Dollars 25 cents for corn. Traveled two miles and was Warter Bound and lay Bye that day On the 6th I lay Bye All day and night and spent nothing. Page 15 On the 7th I started very early and hired a small craft to cross the Tuckafaw. Carred all over buy waggon and horses. Then I swoom and had to lite raft my waggon on the oner paid 2 Dollars 25 cents for Board- Spent one Dollar for fodder and 92 1/2 cents for corn 25 cents for ham 25 cents for meal. Traveled Page 16 4 miles and campt in the wilderness cross a small creek On the 8th I started at 7 oclock 2 miles a branch, 4 miles forwards to the Catoma. 7 miles and then Warter Bound Traveled 13 miles campt in the wilderness built a fleat and spent 50 cents for corn, 25 cents for meal 75 cents fodder, adn 56 1/2 cents for rum. Page 17 On the 9th I cross the Catoma spent 50 cents for Braking and Organ? Traveled 5 miles and campt in the prearors? firearors? On the 10th I started at 8 oclock, come 1 mile a creek bridge 3 miles a creek bridge 4 miles a creek bridge 6 miles 2 creeks Traveled 14 miles Spent 5 Dollars for meal and campt in the wilderness. I mended on buggy Page 18 On the 11th I started at 1/2 past 8 oclock came 2 miles cross two creeks and a large swamp. Came 5 miles cross reek bridge near Wm. Rotherfords half Broad? and then fokr several miles very bad road and several branches Traveled 16 miles spent 25 cents for fox farr? and campt in Wilderness. Page 19 On the 12th I started at 8 oclock I spent 2 Dollars for Borr of brine? and give Jase Coats a terrable whiping Several springs and wet weather branches Traveled 18 miles and campt in the wilderness. Went a dier hunting killed a small Doe. On the 13th I started at 8 oclock came 7 miles two creeks 2 miles, across spent 25 cents for whiskey. Page 20 6 miles a creek and 2 springs came 19 miles and campt in the wilderness and it rained very hard. On the 14th I started at 8 oclock came to the fork of the road I took the Left hand came 10 miles, the road forks I took the right cross one branch and half mile crossed 2 creeks came 5 miles cross a creek came 2 miles cross a creek spent 756 for meal one Dollar 50 cents for Traveled 20 miles and campt in the wilderness On the 15th I started at 7 oclock Traveled 10 miles Despat rough road and spent one Dollar fokr corn and Page 21 campt near to Maggests and it rained all night On the 16th I started at 9 oclock in the Rain cross two creeks and the Alabama River. Spent 1 Dollar for meal 3 Dollars for corn and 4 Dollars for firdges and traveled 3 miles and campt on the Branch of the Allabamma Page 22 On the 17th I started at 7 oclock Traveled 3 miles came to Basset creek and tied two coonoons together Give a man Page 23 one Dollar to hellp us over Spent one Dollar for meal one Dollar for corn Traveled one mile from the creek Lent one Dollar and 12 1/2 cents to Wm Coats Spent 25 cents for wiskey On the19th I started at eight oclock came one mile and crossed Rabit Creek two Page 24 oclock Traveled 4 miles Spent one Dollar 50 cents for corn and campt On 20th I started at 9 oclock Traveled 2 miles to Tom Bigbes at Capt Stringers ferry paid 2 Dollars 50 cents for feridge came six miles and campt Lent Wm. 25 cents. Page 25 Lent Jim Roadden 50 cents On the 21st I started at 1 oclock Evening Spent 7 Dollars for corn and campt. The Roads fork took Left "Brandon M" Cross a branch Page 26 On 22nd I started at 1/2 after seven came 8 miles-a creek-Traviled 17 miles and campt I took the first left and the second Right and the third Right to Hall's ferry Chickasa Whay On the 24th I started 1/2 after six came 3 miles and cross Chickasawhay Page 27 Came six miles a brach one mile a creek Traviled 11 miles and campt On the 25th I started at 7 oclock came two miles a creek cross 3 branches the roads forked took the left to Gray's ferry on Leaf River Wait County Missilppa Territory Traviled Page 28 12 miles and campt. I had to Digg down the banks of both the creeks before mentioned. When I first got out of the wilderness I cross Bassets Creek at Walkers and then 2 miles and Rabit Creek Then came to a Little Town call the Pine Flatt. Then Tombigga Balden County Page 29 On the 26th It started at before sun up came 4 miles to Leaf River Grays ferry paid one Dollar for feridge 12 1/2 cents for whiskey 5 Dollars and 50 cents for corn Traviled 5 miles and campt On the 27th I started at 7 oclock cross three branches Traviled 12 Page 30 miles and campt I broke my coach howns and that night made new ones One the 28th I started at 7 oclock Traviled and bridge across a creek two miles cross Black Creek paid one Dollar for feridge at Dearmans Traviled 11 miles to a long Bridge across the Bever Dams I had to load Page 31 my waggon and carry her over by hand on account of it being to narrow I cross some branches and campt. March 1st 1812 I started very Early cross a number of Branches with old rotting crawsways about six feet wide I trailed 13 miles and campt. Cale the post road the road forked. Yesterday I took the Page 32 right hand leadlilng to Fords ferry on Pearl River 45 miles from Dearmans 20 miles from Leaf River 25 miles from Chickasawhay 65 miles from Tombigba 30 miles from Alabama On the 2nd I started very Early had a Tolerable good Road cross two Creeks Traviled 14 miles and go through Green County and campt. Page 33 On the 3rd I started about 8 oclock cross two creeks in 9 miles and came to Purl Cross at Ford's Ferry paid 1.50 cents for pork. Traviled 11 miles and campt in the swamp On 4th I started early and spent 2 Dollats for corn and sent to mill. Page 34 and could not get untill next Day. We Traviled 3 miles and lay by untill next day. On the 5th I started at nine oclock and had to send back to the River for corn. Spent 2 Dollars for the same. Traviled 16 miles and campt I spent Page 35 25 cents for whiskepy and 2 Dollars 25 cents to William Coats On the 6th I started very early Traviled across Bigg Creek and Cross Boage Chitta. Spent 1.50 cents for corn Traviled 27 miles Forded Boage Chitta at Loue's Ford On the7th I started before sun up Page 36 I spent $1.50 cents for corn and 50 cents for peas crossed one creek came through two Harrik ones and cross two branches. Traviled 18 miles and campt near John Buckalus On the 8th I started at 9 oclock cross a creek and cross Tansapchoe Page 37 at Golmans and cross a number of Branches. And cross the Amit at channel on Eson Traviled 17 miles and campt. Spent $1.50 cents for corn. On the 9th I started 7 oclock Traviled 8 miles Livirtville Spent 12 1/2 cents for cider the cart wheel Brak Lay by half the Page 38 day spent 64 cents Blacks Mill We was campt near the court house and came Run away I went after him On the10th the waggon started 8 oclock Traviled 17 miles Spent 75 cents for Wheat mash and corn and campt it Rain Very hard Page 39 On the 11th I started I started and traviled the Auchita Spent 1.50 cents for feridge and and one Dollar for meal one Dollar Corn and campt On the 12th I started and traviled Ecceading bad road for six miles and came to James MdCown's Page 40 Spent 2 Dollars for corn Traviled 16 miles and spent 75 cents for corn and 25 cents for cider and campt near toNatches On the 14th I traviled 11 miles and past natches and came to Wm Rains Page 41 Spent 75 cents for corn and 50 cents for Brandy and cider and campt. On the 15th I turned out and got a house and moved to ir and then laid in provisions for my family. Staid one week and then I started on to morrow with my hands to Washataw to make a crop a pack horse First right 2 miles where there is a rive fall (dead pine) across the road-- about 200 yards take the left after you pass the lick keep over the hill till you come to the back warter keep up the creek til you come to the cain. # # #