To day I settled with Williams for the use of the mill. still at work in the cotton. weather clear & warm. The wagon went for the balance of the corn, and under the care of Sam Sharp. weather clear & warm.
Thus closes my notes for the month of December and also for the year just passed and gone and now numbered with the things that were. Whether the Almighty will spare me to chronicle the daily events of the incoming year is more than I know but trusting in Him I shall enter upon the pleasing task, which is useful as a reference and may be profitable to those who have an interest in me.
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Tuesday, May 1st, 1860
Friday, April 30, 2010
Monday, April 30th, 1860
To day I went to the Mill to settle with Williams. The hands went to work burring off & chopping out the cotton. weather clear & warm.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Saturday, April 28th, 1860
To day I went to the mill. The hands went to hoing over the corn. weather changeable & warm.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Friday, April 27th, 1860
To day Sam Sharp & myself left Dailey's and arrived home safe & sound where I found my dear little woman well but on a "light tight" she having heard of my acquittal before I reached home. hands still at work in the cotton. weather clear & warm.
Monday, April 26, 2010
Thursday, April 26th, 1860
Today I left Sumpter in company with Daniel Dailey and Guy Stokes and came as far as Dailey's residence where I was overtaken by Sam Sharp and remained all night. The remains of M. H. Bracken were interred in their last resting place. at home still at work in the cotton. weather clear & warm.
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Wednesday, April 25th, 1860
Still in Sumpter. To day the jury in my case came into Court with a verdict of "not guilty" thus setting me free again. on the occasion I treated ? to all the champagne wine that the town of Sumpter did afford. And for the balance of the day and night myself & friends got into as comfortable a little "tight" as it ever befell man's lot to encounter with every thing passing off to the entire satisfaction of all concerned. The remains of Madison Hall Bracken started for Crockett in the control of his father, to be interred in the grave yard at Crockett. at home hands still in the cotton. weather clear & rather cool.
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