On Friday the. 20th day of Feby. 1784 I set. Of for Georgia In Coy. [company] With. Jno. [John] Priddy Senr. & Ambrose Edwards. [9/10 JEL] It snowed in the morning but. Turnd out a good day. but. Was bad Rideing wee got. To one Sizers in Powetan [likely Powhatan, Va.] 37. Miles on Saturday the 21st, (a good day) we Started abought. An hour by Sun & at. Syleses ford wee feed our horses & Eat. Brakefast. & in crossing the ford Edwardses Horse Laid down; wee Went. On I Enquired for a Peter Claybrooks in Amelia (Brother of William) but he wold not. give us quarters But was so kind as to direct. us to a Public house in about Amile, When wee Came he had no foder & appeard to Have nothing Else wee went. of & Went by wee met. A boy about. Seven Years old, barefooted going through the Ice & snow (his name was Chamble) & had Run away from his Brothers About 2 miles above & was going to his [next page] Mothers about 4 miles below. Wee Endeverd Emitate the good Semeriatan by going to the Inn & Takeing Care of him, They agreed to take Care him but wold take no Pay for it. We Went. on his brothers & told them Where he was & went to a mr. Legs an honest. Poor but. Good man 35. Miles Sunday 22d, we started & about. Sun set. It be to Snow Veary fast. Wee got. To a Mr. Cheatley in Charlote 37. Miles Monday 23d. A small cloge snow on the ground wee Started & got. To Uncle Roben 6-8 mile by Owens Feary on Stanton River in Hallafa Veary mire in the afternoon 26 miles Tuesday 24 wee started & got. to Mr. Slaughters on Banestery. 8 miles Wensday 25th. Snowed all Day wee Lay by at Mr. Slaughters. Abought. an Hour by Sevn at. Night, It. cleard of. (snow about 6 or 8. Inches deep) Mr. Priddy & Mr. Edwards went. a Hunting & soon Came back with Each of them a Turkey, But. Wee Expect they found them in a pen & went and one of the neighbours came & said he saw them & Herd the Guns at. the pen [next page] Thursday 26th. Still Lay by & feasted on the two Turkeys. [“Mr. Priddy” crossed through] & Friday 27th. Mr. Priddy & Edwards [“lay” crossed through] went. attempting for dear & Turkers but. could find No Pen. Wee still Lay by. Saturday 28th, Wee broke Consortship. [partnership or fellowship] Mr. Priddy & my Self. Went. on to Mr. Shackeelfords (Crost. Dan River @ Boyed feary) Mr. Edwards went. up into pitselvaney & we was to meet again @ Mr. Watkins on Dan as soon as the weather Broke (12M) [miles] Sunday 29th Lay by at. Mr. Shackelford weather still Cold Monday 1st of march Lay by @ Do ___ Tuesday 2d. ditto ______ Do ___ Do. our horses got. away & Got. Down to the feary. (though) Wensday 3d, (clouday.) still Lay by A fine Evening Thursday 4th. Started from Mr. Shackelfords & went. to. Mr. Watkins on Dan 8 miles Where wee ^ was to met Ambrose Edwards But. he never Come till Friday morning [next page] friday 5th. started from Mr. Watkins About. 10 oClock & Got. into north Caroliner ^ Carwell County Near Hugh Daubenser Snow almost. Gone & Roads veary good, (frogs Began to Sing) & Spring seemed to Come on Crost. Cuntry Line Creek ^ abt. LR where we saw a Mr. Hughs from Macklenburg, moving to Georgia 16 in family Black & White, wee went. on & Encampt. out. a dors about. 2 miles above Colo. mores ^ 25 miles Where my horse got. Choakt. Here was the beginning of Trobule Saturday 6th. Started by day & [“in Gilford County” crossed through] overtook Mr. Pullum from dan R on hieway to Salude 13. in Coy. Black & White & in Gilford Past. by [illegible] match 20. Whites at work, Crost. At Pine high Rock ford on Haw River 20 miles to Ready fork of Do. 10 miles in all 30 miles Cold, Haild Raind & Snowd & in the afternoon snowd veary fast. Sunday 7th Started about. an hour by Sun ^ Road Bad Snow 2 inches Deep to Gilford Courthouse 8 miles ^ Dear plenty To Deep River at ^ sqr. Lynseys 12 mile. To Duvalls Mocks in Rowan Coy [County] A Dutchman 9 miles in all 29 miles [next page] Monday 8th. ^ Road Bad To Swareing Creek ^ Here we saw last. Snow 14 miles Here J. Priddy stopt his horse & said he was satisfyd that. The land was full good he was Willing to Stop here to. Fords orny. 3. miles to. Mores ^ feary ford on Adkin River 5. miles, the Sd. River 250 yds. Wide to Solsbery 47 miles to Gen. Locks 4 ½ miles in all 31. mls Here we pa. an Exstravegent. Bill & was the Dirtiest. place I Ever Saw Tuesday 9th. ^ It Raind in morning & Roads bad about. 10 Miles from G Lockes we met. A Duchman that had the Wrong End of the Road & told a Drole Tale to. [“Back River 17 miles” crossed through] Cordle Creek 17 m to Rocke River 4 miles to Clarke Creek 1. mile ^ here we had liht to mayke a Duch forg to Jn Mc. Nut Alex & 6 miles Here [“we saw” crossed through] the gras Began to Spring & Doves to [“Hollow” crossed through] Crye, [“in all” crossed through] To More’s mores 2 Do in all 30 Miles This was In Macklenburg Coty NB. @ Alex Do. & mores The people Lookt Like white folks [next page] Wensday 10th. March a final scim of Ice But. a fine day & good Rode but made a bad Travell To Turkey Scage ford on Catuber River 10 miles) The River wide & Rapid. Here was great. Line of the two Armys Entrenchments etc To The South Branch we went. through Lincoln County 7 miles To Mr. Olivers in South Caroliner 5 miles in all 22 miles here the woods was drye Enough to burn. Thursday 11 Mr. Oliver was amoving of to Georgia We. Travled as he did & Helped him on With his Stock etc. & Saw to our Right. hand ^ Kings mountain at. a distance Where Fargerson & The Toreys was Defeted by Campwell, we got to a Mr. Watsons about. 14 miles of the Road 12 miles Roads good (Ticks Plenty) & abt. 30 miles Below the Cowpens Where Morgan Defeted Tarlton Disagreeable warm [next page] Friday 12th. we went from Mr. Watsons to Broad River ^ at. Loves ford 25. miles, the River Broad & Rapid but not. So broad as Catawber Where we Encamp out. of Dores 10 Miles, in all 35 miles – a Good Day & warm grass Springed up Mearyley Saturday 13. Clowday & Rain to Fair ford at 10. Miles. Here we met. Sqr. Clayton from Virginia Here was the finest. Seat. for a mill I Ever saw to Tyger River 4 miles Here was another fine Mill Seat, To Enoree ^ 100 yds. wide River 7. Miles - To Duncans Creek 4 Miles. To a quakers 3 miles in all 28 mls A Rainy Evening [next page] Sunday 14th. of March 1784 a windy & rainy morning etc over Bush River & we went. out. of our way to Mr. Thoms. To Little River to Saludy River 25 Miles at Colo. Maysons feary, to ninety Six 7 Miles in all 33. Miles – from Broad River to Ninety Six their was much Line of Graves & Bones of Wigg & Torey that. Fell Dureing the Last War wee staid all night. at. Ninety Six ^ a place still known & Lost. our Horses Monday 15. We Could not. find our horses Mr. Priddy & my Self went on to Jas. Edwardses abt. 8 miles from Ninety Six on foot. & Left. A Edwds. to Look for the Horses. but. Could not. find them Staid at. Mr. Edwardses a windy Day Tuesday 16. A Hard morning Ground frozen & Ice We found our Horses & went. to take a sirvey of the. [next page] Fortifications etc of the Beseag’d etc at. Ninety Six. [“in 1781” crossed through] Still @ Mr. Edwardses Wensday 17th, still Lay by at. Do. [abbreviation for “Ditto”, apparently referring to Mr. Edwards] Thursday 18th. Lay by @ Do _______ Friday 19th. A frosty morning Started from Jas. Edwards’s In Coy. With Jno. Priddy to White Hall, 12 miles to Little River 18 miles to Bardels feary on Savener River 3 miles, in all, 33 miles – Saturday 20th. Enterd Georgia about an Hour by Sun in the morning, Peach Trees in Bloom to Wilks Court. House 25 miles to Mr. Wingfields 5 miles in all 30 miles. Miles Computed at. Random from Hanover to Georgia 503 Miles SE Butler ________ [next page] Sunday 21st. march at. Mr. Wingfields, Snowed fast. in the morning Rain’d. Hail’d & freasd etc all day Monday 22. A Frozen morning A Great. Sleet, not. Gone till 2 oclock Tuesday 23, White frost. But. fine morning, went. over Little River & Returnd to Mr. Wingfields – Wensday 24th. went. up to Mr. Terrells [next page] Thursday 25th. Went. to Mr. Jo Terrells & To the Shop & had my horse Shod Lookt. over some Lands & Returnd to Mr. Richardsons Friday 26th, Returnd to Mr. Wingfields A Hot. Day Saturday 27th. Went. over Little River – To Look at. ^ the Lands of one Stewert. fine Springs on it. a Hot. day Sunday 28th. Went. to Mr. Terrells Hot. Day Monday 29th. Went. to Look @ Bagbes Land & to the Court. House, Thunder & Showrey Veary warm Tuesday 30th. Went. to the Superer Court. @ Wilks Court. House the Court. was ^ to be Composd of A Sircut. Judge & the Justices of the Peace for the [next page] County, but. the Juge did not. Come The Court. adjornd till the next. Day Ten Oclock (a Dusty dirty place) Their was also a General Muster held at. the Same place, of five Hundred, men at. Least. Under armes & a number of Spectators, firings etc etc etc Wensday 31st. Went. to Look at Land & to the Court. House the Juge did not come but. the Court. proceeded to business A fellow was Whipt. for Steeling a cow Thursday April 1st. ^ I Went. to Look @ Land & to the Court. House Mr. Priddy went. over Little River after corn; (whiperwill Cryed @ nt.) Friday 2d. Lookt. @ Blacks Land, it. Raind about. 10. o Clock & went. up to Mr. Terrells that. Evening Mr. Priddy went. over Litle River [next page] Saturday 3d. Went. With Mr. Terrell Down to, Ganaways Martains down near Little River to Look at. Land and Returnd in the night. to Mr. Wingfields Sunday 4th, Mr. Priddy Returnd to Mr. Wingfields I went. to Mr. Terrells & Returnd to. Mr. Wingfields Monday 5th. Set. of for Agustia in company with B. Harris & was overtaken Below Rights Burgh By Mr. Degarnet. Got. in about, 12 miles of Agustia Tuesday 6th. Started before Day & Got. in ^ agustia about. a Hour by Sun in the morning Land office not. opened Wensday 7th, The council adjornd till Tuesday next. at. which time petition will be taken in & Every day in Each week after Except Thursdays [next page] Fridays & Sundays until the. 27th. of Instant [this same month] @ which time they will proseed to Ballet. [likely “Ballot”]For No. of Warrents etc & on the 17th. of may The Warrents will ^ will be Issued out. Thursday 8th, Left. Agusta & Got. up to Flukers Near Little River Friday 9th. Got. to Mr. Wingfields Saturday 10th. went. to Look at. Bohanans Land Sunday 11th. at. Mr. Wingfields Monday 12th went. to Look at. Williams Land on uptons Creek Tuesday Staid at. Mr. Wingfields Wensday 14th Went. to. Look at. Land & To Mr. Terrells Thursday 15. Went. to Hamets Land on Kittle Creek & back to Mr. Terrells Friday 16th. Came to Mr. Wingfields & went. to See peter Terrell Saturday 17th. went. to Mr. Terrells [next page] Sunday 18th. Rain Returnd to Mr. Wingfields Monday 19th Went. to Look at. Ellis’s & Hardemons Land & to Court. Ret. To Mr. Wingfields Tuesday 20th. Went. to Court. & bought a peace of Land of Joel Williams Containing 400 Acres on Uptons Creek for Which I am to pay him 3 Likely young negroes about. 12. Or 13. years of age & should one or more of the Sd. [“said”]Negroes to be older or or if one of them should be a wench with a young child the said Williams is to pay for Such Extroney Difrence in Corn stock foder etc as may best. suite the partyes, The Sd. Williams wishes one of the Sd. Three negroes to be a Girl or young wench, the Sd. Williams is also to take a wagon ^ etc of one at. prais Vallew [likely “appraised value”] & to pay for the same in Corn Deliverd on the Sd. Plantation at. prais Vallew, & sowe a patch of wheat. Turnups etc & Turn the Road. SE Butler [next page] April 20th. Gave Mr. Wingfield my Power of Attorney to act. For me During my absence from this State – SEB. 21. Left. With Mr. Wingfield to pay for Sirveying Land etc £ 13u16uC Virginia money – SEB Went. to Court. & Confirmed the bargain with Williams & went to Mr. Terrells Thursday 22d. Set. of from Mr. Terrells for Virginia & Took up camp with Mr. Burnley from Virginia, about. 10 miles from White hall friday 23d. Left . Mr. Burnleys Camp Past. By White Hall hard Labor etc to James Edwardses near 96. found Mr. Edwards Dead. Saturday 24th. Went. to 96 & down to. A Mr. Mathews 5 miles below 96. Land Veary Level & Veary good Raind in the Evening Sunday 25. Returnd to 96 & to. Mr. Edwd. [next page] Monday 26th. went. to the supream court. at. 96, the court. was composd of a supream Judge with a black gound, ^ white Bands etc.The attorney for the State and other attorneys in Black gounds, ^ white Bands etc,. a number of sheriffs, & Constables attending with Long white Staffs to conduct. the Judge from his Loging to his Seat, ^ & To keep order & for other purposes etc etc The Jurey was called etc, & the Court. adjornd till tomorrow Ten a Clock We Returned to Mr. Edwardses Tuesday 27. I sent. my horse to the Shop to have a shue put. On went. to court. met. Capt. Lawson & Mr. Shackelford from Virginia Returned to - Do – Wensday 28th Set. of for Virginia to 96. to Selude to, Duncans Creek & Lay out. in Two miles of the Eneree Thursday 29. To Eneree ^ above 100 yds. Wide to Tyger to fair forrest, To Broad River to To a meeting house & Encampt out. abt. 2 miles this side of the Same [next page] Friday 30th. to Mr. Roper to South fork of Catawber To Tirkey Seage ford on Catuber & Encampt. out. of Dores about a mile of this side Sd. Ford – Saturday, 1st. may To Alexanders To Clarke Creek to Rocke River To Cordell Creek To General Lockes, went. on & Lay out. of Dores abt. 1 ½ miles from Do. & about 3 miles from Solsbeary Sunday 2d. To Solsbeary to the Iland ford on Adkin [likely “Yadkin” river], To Fords orny. [or “Ordinary”, name for a public house/tavern] to. Mocks orny. & Staid all Night. Monday 3d, to Barnejdles orny. ^ To New Garden to Gilford about. 6 miles below Gilford I stopt & had my horse shod – we went. on and Encampt. out. about. a mile below the Ready ford of haw River Tusday 4th. To high Rock ford on haw River to Browns orny. ^ To Colo. Mores. & Encampt. out, about. 2 miles above Countrey Line Creek Wensday 5th, To Contrey Line Creek to hugh Daubins. & went. to George Aylots about. 4 miles Below Dito. Staid all Day & Night [next page] Thursday 6th, Went. on to Jno. Shackelfords about. 15 miles (Rainey) Friday 7th. I staid @ Dito Mr. Priddy Went. to Mr. falkners (Rainey) Saturday 8th. Rainey morning I went to Capt. Lawsons & Retd. at night. Mr. Priddy also Came Back @ Do. Sunday 9th. Clare. & Cool Started from Mr. Shackelfords about. Eleven a Clock in Coy. With Jno. Shackelford Jas. & Jno. Priddy To boyeds feary ^ on Dan, To Feary Do. On Banester, to bibs Do. On Stanton & Lay out. abt. a mile Below almons at. the Place Cald the parsons Barn ^ in Charlotte., 3h Monday 10th. To hendrakes to mores to Burks Store & Lay out. abt. 7 miles from the Chinkopin Church in Amelia Tuesday 11th, To Chinkopin Church to Syleses ford, 16 miles To poetan Ct. House to Juds feary on James River & Lay at Mr. Millers abt. 4 miles from the Sd. feary [next page] Wensday 12th. Started by Sun Rise to, Pearres Tavern To Nowells, Dito Here we Eate Brakefast etc Got. Home abt. Two AClock in the afternoon A veary hot Day S Butler [next page – a financial ledger – normally written in pounds, shillings and pence] 64 half Dollars £ 9 u 12 u 0 3 Taken from it. EB. 60 Crown 6/d 20 u 0 u 0 2 pintes rum 2.6 1 half Joe 2 u 8 u 0 1 mi a Joes 1 u 16 u 0 4 Gunns 5 u 12 u 0 3 half Do 2 u 2 u 0 2 newe dores 3 u 6 u 2 french pistols 2 u 15 9 Dollars 2 u 14 u 0 25 – 7 – 6 3 Half Joes 7 – 4 u 0 Small money 3 51 Dollars £ 15 u 6 u 0 [next page – more financial ledger] No – 1 – B £ 157 – 3 – 0 2 – B 60 – 0 – 0 3 – C 148 – 16 – 0 4 WG – C 13 – 5 – 0 5 – C 20 – 0 – 0 6 – C 20 – 15 – 6 [next page] March 12th – 1786 (Sunday) started for the Oakoney [possibly “Oconee”] in Coy with Wm. Fortes & son a Clouday day & Litle Rain went. up, Litle River By Majr. Beedles & Sgt. Burke good land Head of Ogeeche Do. But. Broken, Then we went. through a Large body of poore Broken & stoney Rocke Land. along Langs Rode to flat. Rockes. some good Land got. to Mr. Jones’es on the waters of Rich Land Creek, Monday 13th. went. through some good But. Veary Broken & Rockey Land by Rich Land Creek & by the millsholeson the said creek to the mouth of the Sd. Creek Land Good but. Broken & Rocke A Roman kable qty of Dog wood & got. to fosters Caben on the River 2 miles below the mouth of the Creek Land Veary Broken. but. middling good went. on the River & took a view of the Same (about. 250 or 300 yds. Over & veary Sholey [possibly “shallow” or he meant “lots of shoals”], Range Veary Good (Rain day Tuesday 14th. Rainey we started from fosters Caben & I parted with foster & took a small trale that. Led me over a Large body of poore Rocke Broken Land. To one (Winslits) on the [next page] waters of Sholder bone Land midlin good. From winslits to ^ Alexanders is on another fork of Sholder bone Land good went. through part. of the academey Land to Frank Lawson Land still good. Raind veary Hard Wensday 15th. went. in the woods & took a view of Sundray work of the antients some Supose it. to be the hand of nature, but. it. is my opinion it. was the work of hands. Many Places apeard. To ben Setled & Tended. I suppose by Indians but. Some think not. I Saw a Lightwood post. [likely a post made from the heartwood of a pine tree often called “lighter knot” or “lighter wood”] 8 feet. high with a head to it. which appeard to have been in the ground for Upward of a hundred years. & much washt by The Rains, a mount. 30 feet. high on the side of which was a Large oak 3 feet through & the top of it apeard. as if it. had been Intended for a fortification & Round it. it. was Intrencht. as Large as to Contain Several acres of Land which also appeared as a fortification & at. a distance [next page] Appeared the line of Regular aproches Redouts etc etc Now Grown up in Large Trees & the Land Lookt. as Sightly on the works as on the Level Ground & over grown with Cane 10 or 12 feet high, shot. at. a dair & mist. Snapt several times [likely gun misfired] Returnd to Lawsons Thursday 16 started in Coy. With Frank & Buck Lawson Crost. Bvever dam Creek to the old Trading path by Mcfarleys by Cowens. by the place Lately Ocqupyd by booth on Buffelow down the water of Bufelow & went. through a Large Body of Piney Poore Land found a trale followed it. over old Town Creek to Booths Near the oakeney at. the big falls at Prices. Turnd Down the River abt. a mile & took up Camp in the woods as we was told there was a camp of Indians at. the falls [next page] friday 17th. went. down the River Land broken & some veary Red to an old ford. still down the River to Candler Land. He cheated sim one out. of. Sd Land Leveleer than Comon but. not. half so good as Expected Left. the River & got. in a trale that Led in over A Large body of high mountainses Broken Poor Land to the Rocke Land in. which did not. answer my Expectations & we Returned Keeping the Waters of town Creek on our Right. & the River on our Left. over a Large body of poore Pine Barrans to. The heads of sd. Creek Saturday 18th. started & Keep our course to Shoulder bone about. a mile above the mouth. Crost fort. Creek to the Mills sholes on Sholderbone, up the Sd. Creek to Lawsons [next page] Sunday 19th. To Burnleys on Ogeeche Monday 20th. Got. Home at. night. [next page – more ledger pages] January 1st. 1787 Cr. [likely short for “Credit”] Mr. Hillhouse [David Hillhouse – moved to Washington Ga. from Massachusettts] Stuff @ store Dec. 28th By 1 Gallon Brandy 10 S. (500 – 6. Nales 4 S By Paper money – 25/u By 50 yds. Planes @ 2/10 specie ^ £ 7.1.8 By 4 yds. Narrow cloth @ 3/9. Do [“ditto”] By 9 Buttons - - - - - 1/6 Do By Hair Blankett. 6/6 Do. 3d. Pd. For Inspecting Tobo. [Tobacco]Specie 5/. Paper Pd. For Coopering Do. 6/. Do 4 Pd. For Almenack - 2/ Do. Dr. Mr. Hillhouse JF. Sims To 2 hhd. Tobo. Nect. 1037 1118 2155 5th. By an Empty Cask (40 Gall.) 6th. Mr. Hillhouse by J. Butler By ½ yd. Narrow Cloth 1/10 ½ d 17th. [These 2 entries crossed out] Dr. Michal Capp Jons. L of Handson To 2 ½ Bushells of corn – [next page] January 17th 1787 Cr. Hillhouse Gstore [“General store”] By 4 ½ yds. of Chex @ 2/10 p yd. By 2. of Resins @ p tlbs By 8. Of Shugar @ [illegible] By 1 yd. oznabrigs [or “Osnaburg” – an inexpensive linen fabric, likely used for slave clothing] @ - 1/ - 23d. Cr. Mr. Hillhouse Gstore By 1 qt. – Brandy 2/11. @ specie Paid Catchins Recording Deed 2/6 Paid Heeton for making flyer 1/6 [next two entries crossed over with an “X”] Cr. H. Mounges By warrents 4/8 By 2 Do. Before – 9/4 Gave D. Criswell warrents. Plots 24th. Cr. David Hillhouse pd order By 60. Yds. oznabrigs @ 1/ - £ 3.0.0 26th. Paid for Inspecting Tobo. [likely “tobacco”]. Etc. 5/6. Paper Sold Hhd. [or “hogsheads”, large wooden casks that held up to 1000 lbs of tobacco] Tobo. Neet. 1121. for Goods @ 1 d/d pd 6t - £10.9.2d [next 4 lines overwritten with an “X”] Cr. Peter Terrell pd Self in Tobo. By 6 weeding hoes @ 4/8. – 150. Tobo. By ½ a Bushell of Salt. 3/ - Do. Dr. Peter Terrell To d. Shugar – 8/. In Tobo. [next page] January 26th 1787 The Hhd. Tobo. Of mine, Caryed down by Hillhouse Waggon 1239#. Gross Mr. Wingfields Do. Caryd by me 29th Cr. David Hillhouse pd store By 4 Bushells & almost. A half. of Hale Salt. (Lacking about. 2 quarts at. [crossed through]pd Bushell – 22/u6 – 30th David Hillhouse Pd sims To 1 Hh. Of Tobo. Nett. 100/3., __ “ ______ “ _____ “ ____ “ ____ paid for geere the 10th. Instant. q/. in hard money. Lost. some time Before 2/6 Do. 14/8 1/2 / r 11/6 Feby. 1st 1787. [nearly all of rest of this page crossed over with an “X”] Jeremiah Shendiel paid me for 34 ½ Bushells of Corn (had for Public use - £ 4u1u6. Paper Paid Peter Terrell for ^ Paper money Lent. 10/u 3. Dr. Michael Cupp Pd Mr. Loftland To ½ a barrel of Corn Dr. Jno. Wingfield Serl. Pd Garland To 1 ¾ # of Leaf Lent. To 4d Gooss & Lott. & Good Powder Pd self. Some time before [next page – most of this pages entries crossed over with an “X”]] Feby (6th) 1787 Dr. Jno. Jones Pd self To an ordor on Hillhouse Paper In full for Rent. For 1786 £ 9 u 10 Cr. David Hillhouse Paper By Cash for the above £ 9 u 10 Dr. Jno. Danacort Pd self. Paper To a wheal some time ago 15/. To cash in full for Dito Lent. 15/. To Cash Lent - - - - - - - -- -- - 25/. (9th.) Cr. David Hillhouse Pd store By 7 yd of tea @1/. By 13#. Of Bar Iron @ 6 u 6/6 (13th. p. Taylor for Cuting cloes – 10/.) (24th.) Cr. Abraham Durham Pd wife By weaving 10 ½ yds. Cloth. March 12th. Cr. Abraham Durham Do. By Weaving 31 yds ^ of cloth. @ - At. [illegible] Colter 1/6. Cr. S Grant By Laying & Lengthing (14) Cr. D. Hillhouse Pd stoore By 6 ¼ #. Of Iron @ 6 - - - 3/2 16th Dr. Abraham Durham Pd Carters boy To 2 ½ bushels of corn @ 2/4 Pd bush. in specie [next page – most of this pages entries crossed through with an “X”] March 19th 1787. Cr. Daniel Grant. Pd hops By Laying Colter - - - - - 1/. – Dr. Daniuel Grant. Pd note To 2 days work of fellow some time Ago to cut. Cole wood @ 2/4 specie Pd day 4/8 25th. Cr. Thos. Terrell – Senr. By 3 Bushells of Potato Seed April 3rd. Pd. For pr. Leeding Lines 4/. Paper Cr. D Hillhouse Pd store By 28 # of Bar Iron @ 6, Pd pounds Dr. D. Hillhouse Porder some time ago To 1. hhd. Of Tobo. Gross wt. 1198 # 118 Tare [the weight of the empty barrel] 1080 Nett. March 29th Cr. Jno. Danacott. Pd self By Paper money in Part. for Do. Lent. Some time ago .9/6 Paid Wm. Terrell for fees pd. at. His Surveyer Generals office ^ 9./6 April 4th. Cr. D Hillhouse Pd store By 1. # of Endigo @ 7/. [next page] April 4th 1787 Cr. D Grant. Pd smiths shop, By Laying 2, Shufell Plows [likely a double-edged furrow plow] By Laying 3 Hilling hoes NB. All the above Hoes Except. One shufel Plow was not. above Half Big Enoug ([illegible] small) EB Cr. J. Danacott Pd self By Cash in pt. for Do. Lent. 9/. ^ Paper Dr. D. Grant. Pd hops To 1 Days Work of fellow – 2/4. Specie 7th. Cr. D. Hillhouse Pd store By 60. # of Brown Shugar @ 10. By qt. of Poorter 1/9 specie 10th. Cr. D. Grant. By. Sharping Colter 6z [“colter” – a sharp blade to cut the ground in advance of a plow] By sharpning – Do. - - - 6. Dr. Peter Terrell. Senr. Pd. Jno. Butler To 30# of Brown shugar @ 10d ^ specie in Tobo. 18th. Bring wt. of Robt. Middleton 177 acres of Land in discharge of Richardsons Land. & I am to allow Richardson 55 £. Virginia money in Shackelfords hands but.if there is a good spring on the Land I am to Settul five pouns more E Butler [next page] April 21st. 1787. pd. Sidwell for Cow & yearling a Doublloon - £ 4-10 [this amount circled] - £ 3u10 23 Dr. Thos. Terrell Senr. Pd self To sole Lether for pr. Wr. Shoes To half soles for yr. self – May 7th. Cr. D Hillhouse Pd store Tobo. By pan Leeding Lines ½ May 8th. 1787 Cr. D. Hillhouse Pd store By 2. # Choacklet. – 4/0 2 ½ # Coffe @ 2/4 – 4/8 1 comb @ - - - - - - -7d. Tobo. 1 Book 2/4 .1 Do. 1/9. 4/1 2. # [illegible] @ ½ - - - - 2/4 1 knife 1/. 10th. Cr. Daniel Grant. Pd shop By stroping Plow & sharp colter 2/6 By Harding & seting Eye to 9 Weeding hoes @ 6d - - - - 4/6 By Laying Hilling hoe [next page] May 17th. 1787. Dr. Abraham Durham To half a barrel of Corn – 5/10. Dr. David Hillhouse To Prising hhd. Tobo. & fetching Some Tobo. From Towne - } 30/. Paper Lent. Jno. Shackelford 20. Bushels of Corn & 25. # of Bacon} half a Crown & 1/85 a dollar & half bit. & 28 Lent. Do. 3/1 Sarling on specie & 4/8. 10th. Cr. Thos. Wingfield Jnr. By Paper Money Lent. - £ 6,,0,,0 21st. Gave Jno. Black an order on Hillhouse for 25/. Paper McLean (on acct. of Mc. Maurey. Sent. Alexn. Cummins by S. Butler £ 6. Paper for Tax. Dr. Abram Durham Pd self To 3 Bushells of Corne @ 2/4. – 7/. June 12th Cr. D. Hillhouse Pd store By oz. Three d . 1/9. 13th Paid for 4 Cowes & Calves (Specie) £ 13:1 ,,0 Vizt. 5 Half Goes. & 1 [illegible] Lent. Thos. Wingfield one Cow & Calf [next page] June 16th. 1787. Cr. Abraham Durham Pd boy, By Weaving 6 yds. Cloth @. 10th. Lent. James Shackelford Son of Jno. my Long Gun, for the use of which he is to Give me one fourth part. of What. Dear Skins he kills, or is to Sell her for, two Likely Cows & Caves Or – one Cow & Calf & two Drye Catle Cr. Jno. Danacort. Pd self, By Paper Cash - - - 7/6 24 Cr. David Hillhouse by S Butler By Paper Cash - - - 20 /. Sent. Capt. Wotrshlam by S. Butler 30/. Paper money & wase to get. Game July 28th. Dr. Mr. Dammer Schoolmaster by David Criswell, for Boties. Black, To Cash for 4 months schooling 8/. Specie 11th Aug. “ Cr. David Hillhouse Pd store By. 1 ½ yds. of Biben @ ½ - 1/9. Specie The above was for Nisbett. the Shoemaker. he is to make me shoes [next page] Aug. 26th. 1787 Dr. Abraham Durham Pd self To 4. # Bacon @ 1/. [illegible]. – specie 4/. 29. Dr. Hugh Jones Schoolmaster To A bushel of meal - - specie 3/6 Sepr. 1st. Dr. Hugh Jones Schoolmaster To 13. # Bacon Pd Jno. Butler. Specie 13/. 4th. Cr. D. Hillhouse By. 22/. Specie to Mr. Blackburne Dr. Mr. Blackburne Pd self To Hard Cash pd. Hillhouse 22/. The whole amt. of Hillhouse’s acct. Amounts in Specie to £ 22.14.2. paid Him 2470. # of Tobo. } 23:0:11 @ 18/8 Pd Cr - - - - - - - - - } .6.9 The above Ball of 6/9. Pd. For Mr. Blackburn His Paper money acct - - - - £ 10 u 15 u 0 Paid him 768. # Tobo. 18/8. 10 u 15 – His acc. In Paper money - - £ 2 u 5 . . 0 Sep. & 15/3 Hard. To Mr. Blackburn paid Him a Hhd. Tobo. suposd to be 1070. as Chd. The 3d. of April, @ 56/. Paper & 18/8 specie [next page] Sepr. 4. 1787. Setled accts. With David Hillhouse & find he owes me for a Hogs hed of Tobo. he sent to Charleston. Gross 1198. Suposd to be 1070 Neet. @ 56/ m Paper & 18/8 hard Pd Cr. & Laid Paper money in Part. as Chargd 24th. of may & 24th of June 45/. Also 15/3 Hard money to Mr. Blackburn. As pur acct from under Mr. Hillhouses Hand S Butler 13th Dr. Abraham Durham Pd Billey To a pare of Shews - - - - 9/4d. Specie 14th Dr. Hugh Jones Pd Jno. Butler To 6 ½ . # of Bacon @ 1/. Pd lt. 6/6. Specie 15. Cr. David Hillhouse Pd self By Cash pd. Henderson for Chairs 26/. Hard money or 60/ Paper Cr. Mr. Nesbett. Shoemaker By making 3 pr. Womens shoes 9/. By Do one pr. Corse mens Do - - - By Do. 1. Pr. Corse Boys Do - - [next page] Sepr. 15th 1787. Dr. Nesbet Shomaker (Specie) To Half a bushel of Corn 1/9s To making 3 pr. Of Heals – 1/6 To 1 ½ yds. Riben the 11th. augs. - - 1/9 Cr. Abraham Durham Pd By Clay By Weaving 427. yards of Cloth @ Pd [illegible] 30th. Dr. Hugh Jones Pd Billey To 15 # of Shote [or “shoat” – a young hog that has been weaned] meet. without. feet. or Head. At. 6d. P pound - - - - - 7/6 Octo. 15th. 1787 Dr. Thos. Wingfield Junr. To Paper money in p. – of Six pound borrowed in the Sumer - £ 5 u 0 u 0 To. Hard money Lent. A dobleloon full Wt. - - - - - - - £ 3 u 10 u 0 Cr. David Hillhouse Pd store, By Paper money - - - - 20/. 20th. Cr. D Hillhouse Pd store by J Butler By 3. # Brown Shugar By ½. # Ginger - - - By a book - - J Butler 4/8 [next page] Octo 21st. Dr. Wm. Mc.Maury Pd self To 3. # Brown Shugar To half a pound of Ginger To an ordor on. Hillhouse for £ 4 u. 6 Paper money after takeing out. The Price of the above Shugar etc 23d. Dr. Hugh Jones Pd Jno. Butler To 2 ½ Bushells of Corn @ 2/0 – 5/. Novr. 5th. Dr. Jno. Shackelford Pd Son John To 2 Sides of Shue Lether Lent. To 1. Side of a Hefers Skin for Uper Let- =her, [leather] 2 ½ years old [illegible] Lent. Some time in October Capt. Worsham, Pd. me £ 4 u 10 Paper money he Recd. for me of. Aples for Waggon hire. - - Pd. Him for Balif Getting Grants, 2/6 Dr. Jno. Wingfield Junr. same time To Cash pd. Worsham for Grants 7/6 15. Cr. David Hillhouse Jno. Butler By Paper money - £ 5..0 u 0 16 By Paper money - - - 1 u 1 u 0 By 80 yds. of oznabrig @ 1/. Hard specie Money - - - - - - - - [next page] Novr. 30th. 1787. Abraham Durrahm Acct. - £ 2 u 9 u 3 My acct. ags. Him - - - - - - - - 1 u 2 u Balle. Dew Him - - £ 1 u 7 u 3 Decr. 8th. [“8th” crossed through] Cr. Pain Merc. at. a [illegible] By 5 yds. cloth catten 10/6 - £ 2 u 10 u 6 By Buttons 5/. By Thred & silk 2/4_ 7 u 4 7th. £ 2 u 17 u 10 Cr. Lille Hepen Taylor By 1 ½ days work - - - - - - 7/ - 8th Dr. Hepen Taylor To 1 Hog 75. # Gross Paid Coats. my Tax - - - £ 5 . 8 u 7 My cost - - - - - - - 2 u 10 7 u 18 . 7 Thos. Wingfield - - Do. 4 . 5 . 11 Dr. Thos. Wingfield To Cash Paid oats more than you } Gave me for Tax - - - - - - - - - - - - } 2/. in Hand 10/6, SW. 7/6 - - - - - - -- } 18 20/u Dec. 20th. Bought. Of A Shana Goods To amount of - - - - - - - - - £ 50 . 11 . 3 ½ paid him 4 hhds. Tobo. Nett. 3973 #. 1 Do. Jos. Williams Do. 960 Viz. ETB 722:1438:146:1292 } 4933 XX 743:1516:145:1371 } 744:1456:146:1370 } EW 619:1118.150. 960 } 4933 [next page] Dec. 20th Bought. Of Payne Goods to amt. Of - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - £ Before - - - - - - - - - - - - - £. Dr. Jno. Danacott. To Cash pd. for Waggonage of Tobo. By Coopering – 27/4. Pd. for 2 Hides - - - - - 12/. Spent - - - - - - - - - -- - - ½ - 25. Lent. Mr. Wingfield 2 Case botles of Rum – 26th. Do. 2 Do. Lent. I Danacott. 1 Case bottle Of Rum 27. Lent. Isaac Williams 1 pint. of Rum & 1. # of Shugar – 25. Gave Samson 6. # of shugar & 1 qt. of Rum for 2 Bells. one Big One in Hand & he is to make another Litle one soon Decr. 26th. Pd self Cr. Joseph Williams By 1. hhd. Tobo. at. Augusta 960. # Nett. @ 18/0 Pd out, £ 8 u 10 u 2 ¼ NB. I don’t find the above Hhd. of Tobo. Credited. in its proper place have Therefore Enterd it. here as he has a Rect. For the deliverey of the Same, but. if fond any where Else in my acct. this to stand for nothing E Butler __________”_____________”_____________ [next 4 pages are blank in diary] [next page] Dr. Peter Terrell Sent. To E Butler 26. Jany. 1787 To 8. # Shugar @ 1/. - - - £ 0 u 8 u 0 April 10th. To 30. # Do. @ 19.d - - - - - 1 u 5 u 0 Jany. 26th – 1787 Cr. By 6 weeding Hoes @ 4/8. – 1 u 8 u 0 By 2 Bushell of Salt – 0 u 3 u 0 [next page] Wm. Mc. Murey to E Butler Dr. Octo 12th 1786 specie To 2 bushells of Wheat. @ 4/ - 8/ - June 1787 To Yr. Part. of Inspecting Tobo.} Etc Waggonage etc Hhd. 88/. Specie} £ 0 u 13 u 6 To prising - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 u 0 To 3. # Shugar & ½. # Ginger - - To pd. Black Morn ordor 25/ u paper To an ordor on Hillhouse - - Octo 9th. 1786 By 7. # Stock in Threed – “ . 4/u June 1787 By 300. # of tobo. at. 56/. Paper} & 18/8 Hard Money - - - - - - - - - } _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ “ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ “ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ Hillhouse 1070. # Tobo. @ 56/. £ 29.19 Paper money 2 u 5 15/3 Hard @ 3 for 1 – 2 u 5 u 9} £ 29.19. To pay T. W. - - - - - - - 6 u 0 u 0} 19.2.9 Do. Henderson 3 u 0 u 0} .10 16.3 Do. Mc. Mamy 5 u 12 u 0} £ 19 . 2 . 9 Will be Left £ 10 u 16 . 3 Paper Hard @ 1/3 £ 3 u 12 u 1 Mr. Hillhouse owes me 10/. Hard money for P. Tobo. [next page] Dr. Jno. Wingfield Sen April 24th 1784 To Cash Left. with you £ 13 u 16 u 0 To Cash by Wooten - - - - 50 u 2 u 0 To Do. Yr. Brother - - - - - 200 u 0 u 6 1785 To 44/6 Court. Of Clames} Cert. @ 1/3 - - - - - - is - - - } u u 14 u 10 To an order from Jno. Priddy 4 u 10 u 0 To Sundryes Pd. Sheriff - 8 u 3 u 42 To a bottle of Carter Toile . 9 u 0 To pd. Oliver his acct. 20 u 18 u 8 To Sirveying - - - - - - - 1 u 0 u 0 £ 299 u 14 u 42 {These accts is in Virginia money Dollars @ 6/ - EB} I do Certify the above accts. To be Just. & True E Butler Mr. Wingfield 13 May 1786 [next page] [illegible] Acct. With E Butler Cr. 1785 By Cas [“Cash”?]of you land for Rent 2 u 0 u 0 By Do. Of Mrs. King - - - - - - - -10 u 0 By Do - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 u 0 By an Intrest. Warrant} Of yr. Son Thos - - - - - - - - }2 u 2 u 8 By Cash of Oliver - - - - - -158 u 19 u 92 By Do. Of do. By Gr. Son - 7 u 10 u 0 171 u 4 u 52 May 13th. 1786 2 Balls. Dew Edwd.} Butler By the above} 128 u 9 u 11 Acct. - - - - - - - - - - - - } £ 299 u 14 u 42 May 13th. 1786 Sir Their is £ 128 u 9 u 11. dew from you to me, yr. acct. aggs. Me I do not. know therefor please to settul up that. & deduct. it. from it. you Have asm all acct. ags. Me since I have been out. here which you will please to Settal also & do Justice by my Wife & children as in fact. they are yours as well as mine, I think for the youse of the money you have had you must. pay Garland for his troble, & Rimber if you pay the Balls. in any thing but money you will pay it at. Half price at. Lest as that will not. make an amends in the Purchase of Land Mr. Jno. Wingfield Sr. 64th. etc E Butler [next page] (Harbing) Mr. Wingfield owes me I expect. By a rough Calculation £ 62 u 0 u 0 J. Shackelford Do. Abbott. 50 u 0 u 0 D. Msc. - - - - - - - -- - -- 4d Wmson. - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 u 0 u 0 Cash on Hand - - - - - - - - - - 26 u 0 u 0 £ 140 u 10 u 0 Decr. 24th. 1786 EB – The above if I cold put. It. wold buy alloud bit. of Land. EB – [next page] 20th Novr. 1785 Traded with Jno. Shackelford Hallafax a bond. Matthias Abbott. To me of £ 61 u 2 u 6 with some Intrust, for a bond of one Marbereys in Georgia. Both of which is to be made Good By him & my self & the Bals. of. Either side where Collected to be made up but. if EB – [next page] Wm. Grimes – Dr. To foder 12/ - - - - - £ 0 u 12 u 0 To pd. Thilmains Exr. “ 5 u 0 To accts Jd. Hill - - - - - - - - 3 u 6 To pd. Stephen Pettus - - 4 u 15 u 22 £ 5 u 15 u 82 Cr. By Cash of Wm. Kimbrough £ 1 u 0 u 0 Pelters Bagland - - - - -- - - - - 1 u 3 u 6 Wm. England - - - - - - - - - - - 1 u 14 u 9 Wm. Diracott - - - - - - - - - - - 2 u 0 Majr. Winston - - - - - - - - - - 15 u 0 u 0 £ 19 u 0 u 43 6 Gunnes £ 8 – 8 – 0} 5 u 15 u 82 1/2 Do 14 . 0} £ 13 u 4 u 62 13 dollars 3 u 18 u 0} Cash of 8 u 18 u 9 Small money 5 - } Hoopes £ 13 u 5 u 0 £ 22 u 3 u 3 ½ [next page] Octo. – 11th – 1785 Dr. Jno. Shackelford Pd self To Cash pd. for Rifell - - - £ 4 u 15 u 0 [next page] 1784 Cr.Mrs. Mary Jones ^ with E Butler Novr. 24. By 4 Negroes - - - - - - - £ 260 u 0 u 0 Decr. 6 By Cash of C. Tompkins 200 u 0 u 0 Jany. 1785 By 1 mon the Hire of fellow 1 u 0 u 0 260 20 6 / 5200 4/8.66 216 Mr. Jno. Grimes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dr. 1787 Novr. 5. To Alutto Knife lent - - - - - - - - - - £ 0 u 6 u 0 1783 June 20 To 87. # of flower @ 2d - - - - - - - - -0 u 14 u 6 To 47. # of Bacon @ 72d - - - - - - - - 1 u 9 u 4 Augt. 5 To Half a pint. tumbler - - - - - - - - - 0 u 1 u 0 Sepr. 4 To 31. # of Beef @ 20 [illegible] - - - 0 u 6 u 2 ½ - 20 To 43 ½ of Dito @ do - - - - - - - - - - 0 u 8 u 8 Octo 1. To Cash lent. 9d ¾ - - - - - - - - -- - - 0 u 0 u 3 ¾ 11. To 100. # of Indian meal or} Half a Barrell of ^ [illegible] Corn} 0 u 8 u 0 18. To 3 Bushells of wheat. 0 u 15 u 0 To 2 ½ Bushells of Do. 0 u 12 u 6 £ 5 u 1 u 6 ¼ [next page] 1784 Dr. Mrs. Mary Jones Cr. E Butler To Land etc - - - - - - - - - - - - - £ 600 u 0 u 0 To Disapointment. etc To Do.in corn & foder you} Bought. of me & was to pay} Me the 1st. of Octo. - - - - - - } To 2 pr. of shoes & 2 pr. Stockens. 0 u 14 u 0 To 2 Hats etc. 2 pr. Breaches 9/ - - - 14 u 0 To 2 Shirts - - - - - - - - 8 u 6 Pd us ------ Contra ----- Cr 1783 By Sucke Butler Bord} 132 days to go to School} £ 3 u 0 Novr. 7 To By Cash 72d £ 0 u 0 u 7 ½ £ 3 u 0 u 7 ½ Balls. dew EB ---- 2 u 0 u 10 ¾ £ 5 u 1 u 6 ¼ Pd Edwd. Butler [next page] 1784 Mr. Jno. Wingfield Ser. Dr. April 24 To Cash Left. with you £ 13 u 16 u 0 To a Blanket for george “ 10 u 0 To Cash pd. mantelow - - - - - - - - - 6 u 8 To a pr. of Shoes 6/.} D. Meriwether 1 u 2 u 6 To Store - - - - - - 6/6} To Setul This £ 1 u 9 u 2 To over pd. in money Sent} you by Mr. Meriwether} 1 u 0 Decr. 3d To Cash fur Wooton to} Buy corn etc. - - - - - - - } 50 u 2 u 0 8. To Dito by yr. Brother 200 u 0 u 6 To Court. of Clames Certificate ^ at. 1/3 Specie 4 u 6 1785 June 20 To pd. Pope [illegible] at yr.} Sute sqr. Crutchfield - - - } 7/6 - - - - - 7 u 6 Augs. 1 – To an order from J. Priddy 4 u 10 u 0 To Clerk G Court. - - - - - - - - - u 10 u 0 To Sherifs Tickets - - - - - - - - - u 13 u 1 ½ To County & parish Levie 1 u 19 u 0 To Tax on yr. Land - - - - - - - - 3 u 0 u 6 Novr. To half Tax on Do at. 1 u 10 u 3 To Court. Clames Cert. ^ 1/3 Specie 2 u 0 u 0 To Cash pd. pollard Recor} ding Deed - - - 3/1 - - - - - } 0 u 3 u 0 To a bottle of Caster Ile 0 u 9 u 0 To Oliver his acct - - - - - - - 20 u 18 u 8 To Sirveying - - - - - - - - - - - 1 u 0 u 0 [next page] 1784 Pd us Contra - Cr. By Cash of Davd. Meriwether £ 1 u 18 u 0 Jany. 9th 1785 By Cash of your land - 2 u 0 u 0 By Cash of Mrs. King - - - - - . u 10 u 0 Feby. 21.st By Do. Of Do. 2/ - - - - - - - 2 u 0 May By An Intrust Warrant} £ 2 u 2 u 8 Rec. of Son Thos. - - - } Novr. By Cash of Oliver £ 158 u 19 u 9 ½ d By Do. Of Son - - - - - - 7 u 10 u 0 171 u 4 u 45 ½ £ 287 u 9 u 0 ½ 171 u 4 u 5 £ 116 u 4 u 7 ½ 75 u 2 u 0 41 u 2 u 7 ½ Land - - - - - £ 166 u 9 u 9 ½ Oliver & tax 30 £ 136 u 9 u 9 ½ [next page – this pages contents written upside down – apparently the end of a poem later on in this ms.] 11 Now to conclude & finish my song I wish I was in Virginia If I have said any thing that’s wrong I am shure Ile forfit aGuinia 12 If I have sung any thing that’s wrong I am shure I should be sorry I have partly seen what. I have & I have made my Song in a Hurey [next page] Our critic readers must. here excuse The artless strain of our poetic muse, And kindly Listen while the sequel tell What dire fatality a Noble Land befell 1 Come saints behold what. god has done and trust. his mighty hand The Lord hath raised great. washington To Save our Bleeding Land 2 Cornwallis famd that. man of might. appeared within our Land. The Tories to him took their flight and bowd at. his command 3 Georgia was easely subdewd and Charlestown Could not. Stand Lincoln the great. the just. the good fell into Clintons hand 4 Cornwallis then marchd on with speed O’er all the sylvan plain [next page] The sons of Liberty did bleed And all their hopes ware slain 5th The friends of george no Longer hide But. boldly strut. and swell. The Rebells they with scorn deride And wish them all in hell. 6th at. Length great. General gates appeard. exaulted high in fame The British hero quckly heard. and met. him on the plain 7 No Benington Success was their nor Saratoga song Cornwallis had ^ no Burgoyne fare nor gates the Yankeys sons 8th All thunder struck the battle Lost, Some run & some Ware Slain Great. Gates escap’d upon his horse Afraid to own his name 9 Then Caroliner south & north. ware filled with pain & woe The Tories seciz’d their neighbours worth. And Wigs away must go, [next page] 10th All our dependence was then in god, He heard our pensive groan Wee knew his hand & felt. his rod And bowd before his throne 11th The warlike green, Rhode Island’s son commisioned from on high In this distressing hour did come And all our fears did fly 12th, Morgan the waggoner boldly fought, with Tarlton and his crew, Morgan made Captive all his foot, none but. his horse men flew. 13th Green met. Cornwallis in the field where blood the earth did stain and Sampson Like he wold not. yield but. Slew a thousand men 14th, The smith blew up his fire so well their Iron hard did melt, Britons his anvil their did smell and his hard hamer felt. [next page] 15. The British Lord then turned his course and green pursewd as fast, had food been plenty for his force no doubt. he’d slain the Last 16 his Lordships rout. brought. him abought, into Virginia Land the sword & bayonet then ware found in every buckskins hand 17 he marched along with raped speed with Tarlton and his crew, Our public stores could not. be freed For shurly tarlton flew. 18 Fear not. said he I’le do no harm but. Get. My horses feed you need not. Shun the dread alarm for I am brittons breed 19 Poor Tories how they’ve been deceived They thought. the Earl ‘ad been honey But. all whoever him believed have Lost their Land & money [next page] 20 Burgoyne had Indians for his aid and Lord Cornwallis slaves These ware the Chiefest friends he made and they soon Left. the knaves 21 The French boy with his yankey troops And graney Wayne appeard Cornwallis struck with pallid, Looks down to his ships he steard 22 The gallic force forbid his flight. And stopp’d his watery way Their potent. fleet. appeard in sight, And forc’d him their to stay 23d Great. Washington that. man of skill whom Europas states revere his Lordships heart. With grief did fill for he came marching near. 24 The troops together all combin’d & Lay close seage to York Without. The Loss of any time They all engaged the work [next page] 25 Cannon Like claps of thunder roar at. Washingtons Comand, The Earth all staind with Crimson gore And Brittons fanting stand 26 Cornwallis struck among the rest. Retired into his Cave But. balls still whistling round his nest no peace he there could have 27 He who Rang’d the contry oer was now confin’d in town quivering he stood upon the shore for want. of elbow room 28. Ye Clouds of heaven distill no Rain The Great Jehovah said. While haughty brittons all are slain or bow the Stubern head 29 Cornwallis Lookt. both night. & day To See a british fleet. [Next page] To drive the force of france away, that. he might. then retreat. 30 But. no deliverance Could be found, for god had fix’d his fate That he should be a prisoner bound, and yield unto the states 31 Where are my titles and my fame The second burgoyne cryes I either must. survive in shame or fall a sacrifice 32d Must buckskins yankeys france and spain All Join the Triumph sound, Upon the yankey doodle strain That I’m a prisoner bound, 33 Tarleton & Lynco satans aid’s Ware thunder struck with guilt. The Judgment. made their souls afraid For harmless blood theyd spilt 34 A Council then of war was held and all agreed as one [next page] To drop their arms upon the field and bow to washington 35 Is this the man that. man so great. Who fill’d our Land with woe who threatened vengeance to the states is he become so Low. 36 Is Lord Cornwallis over come Who made the earth to trimble Like Lucifer he’s fallen down And doth him much Resemble 37. No more Let. Brittons proudly boast of what. their arms can do Burgoyne has Lost. his alban [British]host, And Lord cornwallis too 38 No more shall france be stigmatiz’d with coward rogue & knave but. their good conduct. shall be priz’d amongst. the hero’s brave 39 Arnold now trembles in despair To hear of Brittains loss [next page] his heart. doth palpitate to hear of guineas rope and cross 40 his wounded leg will ne’er forget. but. if we catch the knave we’ll bury that. amongst. the great. The dogs the rest. may have 41 Sir Harry’s bulls no more shall roar no more shall gold be given now he may sail to brittains shore And carry arnold with him 42. The distant. nations shall Rejoice To hear of Washington And Join to sing with harts & Voice The deeds of Eighty one [1781] 43 October being big with fates Shall be Remberd well twas then burgoyne resign’d to gates & Lord Cornwallis fell 44 our Independence is our own the Lord hath so decreed [next page] king george bids fair to loose his crown and north as fair to bleed 45. No more Let. Zion heartless grow that. god rejects her prayer for he hath sav’d our Land from woe and fin’d his standerd there 46 Tho’. all the nations of the earth. should with his Church Engage and breath out. Slaughter war & death he’d blast. Them in his rage 47. Not. washington nor france nor spain Shall have our sacred Lays but. Christ. the lamb who once was slain Shall have our sacred Praise 48 Glory to god who Reihns ^ above and sends his goodness down and turns about. his wheals of Love To make his gospel known Finis [next page] Great. Mighty chief thy venerable name Ever shall shine first. on the role of fame of thee the ages yet. unborn shall sing Resound thy praise while brittain mourns her king Glory to thee great. Leader of the train Engag’d the Cause of freadom to maintain Whilst. with the blest. what. tyrants need we fear And heaven in smiles bids the a helmn appear Slavery herself with her Infernal train hartless appears, shaking her galling chain Immortal honours shall thy name secure ne’er to fall While sun & moon endure Great. Horses kings, to honor shall combine the greatest. best. & worthiest. of man kind old greece & Rome who mighty heroes Sang. ne’er produst. so. great. so good a man [next page is blank] [next page] New Georgia is a plesant. place If we could but. Enjoye it. Indians & Rogues they are so great They allmost. Have distroyd it. 2 all you that. want. to purchase wit. here you may buy a plenty & Let. Your purse be Ere’ so full You soon may have it Emty 3 Their is one thing more attends this place Which we do call an Evil When we make Corn Wheat. & Rice Its Eatin by the weavel 4 Not. only so we must. work hard & Take great Care to make it. To Let. us all with one accord Conclude for to forsake it, 5 Altho this province is so bad You may rais heaps of cattle They’l rais them selves without Expence and that. is half the battle [next page] 6 Here you may keep five hundred head as Easy as keep Twenty here you may soon fill up your dish When. that. it. doth got. Empty 7 The flies in Sumer time they are so Bad They all most. kill our Creatures They dare not. go into the Swamps for feat of the musqueaturs 8 They are best. of in winter time They have no need of feeding & I am Shure in sumer time They have no need of bleeding 9 now to new Georgia I bid farewell hoping times may alter hoping all the worst. of Rogues Soon may Get the halter 10 Could but the Indians be subdewd & Rogues could have their portion Their could not. be a better place A this side of the otion [for the apparent end of the poem see beginning of poetry section above] [next page] A Littlerod, of 300 acres of Land on the Road, To sell or trade for negroes A strait. Line from the hickory in Mrs. Cookds. Plantation to the creek Tobo. from Bunch & Burnley Fortsnatim Crutchfield. Tobo. aply to the Sheriff Radford Mr. Wingfield thinks Dismucker & Graham was to pay 30/. Pur bushels for the Salt. They had. & the flower they pd. was at. 2d. P pound Wm. Thompson owed Mr. Wingfield fifteen Pound Some o’d Shillings for which he had his bond, Dated ten or twelve years ago. for money advanct. for him in payment. Of Thompkins affairs for which he agreed to pay the Like sum To the Like afairs to overton Exm. Etc. for Execution as Sheriff on Johnsons Judgt. [next page] 1784 Thos. Wooten - - - - - - Dr. Octo. 25 To 6 Barrells of Corn £ 3 u 0 u 0 Decr. 3d. To feeding yr. mare etc.} 19 days @ 1/. P day - - } 0 u 19 u 0 24 To feeding Sorrell horse} 21 days at 1/. P day } 1 u 1 u 0 £ 5 . 0 . 0 No. 1 – B. - - - - - - - - - - £ 157 u 3 u 0 2 – B - - - - - - -- - - - 60 u 0 u 0 3 – C - - - - - - - - - - - 60 u 0 u 0 Do - - - - - - - - - - - - - 88 u 16 u 0 4 – C W Gaines 13 – 5 – 0 [next page] 1784 3d Decr. Thos. Wootten By Cash not. Pd. for salt. Etc £ 0 u I u 9 By Driving my Waggon} To Georgia - - - - - - - - } 3 u 0 u 0 £ 3 u 1 u 9 Balls. due E Butler £ 1 u 18 . 3 £ 5 . 0 . 0 [next page] Jno.Wingfield of Oliver 33 Crown 6/d - - - - - - - - -- - - - - £ 11 u 0 u 0 96 Dollars 6/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - 28 u 16 u 0 34 Half Do – 3/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 u 2 u 0 37 Half Iou 4d/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 88 u 16 u 0 Small money 5/. 5 u 0 £ 133 u 19 u 0 Pd. Oliver for Cash} Over pd. you} 20 u 18 u 8 Sirveying - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 u 0 u 0 Litlepage - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 u 2 u 1 ½ £ 158 u 19 u 9 ½ 265. acres Land} at. 12/ - - - - - - } £ 159 u 0 u 0 15. Acres More - - - - - - - - - - - - - £ 9 u 0 u 0 Pd. Sam Thos. Father etc. to buy} 1 u 10 u 0 133 – 19 £ 7 u 10 u 0 7 – 10 141. u 9 3 Half Iou - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 – 4 Small money 6 £ 7 u 10 [next page] Sent. To Georgia 3. Decr. 1784 By Thos. Wooten Cash to buy Corn etc - - - - - - - - - £ 50 u 2 u 0 Do. To Bare Expences - - - - - - - - 9 u 18 u 0 13 Negroes Vitzt, Lew, George, Sawney, mingo, Dampier, Lewa Jones, Daniel, Sol, peg, Haner, Tiller, Reuben, Rose 1 Waggon & Geen Completely fixt. With lether collars, etc & cover with 20 yds of Linen in it 1 Tent. with 25 yds. Linen in it 4 new Bags, 1 small salt. do. 4 Horses, Vizt. 1 Gray Mare 1. Bay Horse Colt. 1 old Bay Horse 1 Gray p. [next page] Tooles etc Sent. To Georgia the 3d. of Decr. 1784 by Thos. Wooton X cut. Saw & file, Hand Saw & file 1 Whipsaw file, 1 Broad ax 6 Narrow axes, 1 Hatchet. 2. Grubing Hoes, 6. Hilling Do. [hoes] 4 weeding Hoes, 1 pr. of Wedges, 1 frowe, [a cleaving tool with a wedge-shaped blade] 1 Howel, [a plane used to make barrels] 2 augors & gouge 2 Chiswils, 1 pad lock & staples etc 1 set. of Irons for Syth, 2 Irons for plow 1 Ring for ox yoak – ½ Inch Beed. 73.# of Bar Iron, 10.# of German Steel 1 duch oven, 2 Pots, 1 Iron bond Keg Rams Horn Indian Pecs for Said, Big fredricks Tobo. Seed. June peach stones, foward may Cheryes Collard Seed, Lettuc Seed, snaps Gord Seed, Good Watermillion seed, [next page] Exps. Etc from Hallafax a day 9th Forage @ Boyads - - - - - 1/9 - - - - JS___ u [“JS” likely refers to John Shackelford] Do. @ Banester - - - - - - 1/9. JS u Do. @ Biles - - - - - - - - - 2/4 u JP [“JP” likely refers to John Priddy] Pd. for pint. Rum 1/3. u JP 10th Pd. for Dito - - - - - - - - 1/6. JS u Pd. for coin - - - - - - - - 6/. u EB x [“EB” likely refers to Edward Butler] Do - - - - - - 1/u – u - JP 11.th pd. for Cakes 1/6. - - JS u Pd. for forage - - - - - - - 1/9 EB Pd. Beans - - - - - - - - - - 4/. - - - u JP 12 22/10.d 7/7.d Jno. Priddy ows me - - - 3/ - Pd. 1/3 B Dew 1.9 12th. Pd. Norvell my Self 2/8 E Butler [next page] April 20th. Spent. At. Court. 1/6. - - - - - - JP 21. Do. @ Do - - - - 1/1p - - - - - JP Pd. George - - - - 1/6 - - - - - - JP 22d. pd. @ Roasdels. - 4/6 - - - - - - EB 25th. pd. for Brakefast. 2/11 - - - - - EB 27th. pd. for Grog - - - 1/3 - - - - - - JP Do. 1 pint Rum 1/35 - - - - - JP {pd. Jno. Priday Cash 28/. He owes me now 8/. Our Exps. Not. Counted in} [The above line was crossed through] 28th I had in Cash 52/11. Pd. Mr. Shackelford 5/. Jno. Priddy pd me 6/. Owes me 2/. pd 1/6 Pd. for pint. of Rum 8d - - - - - - - - - JP 30th. pd. for Corn 9d Dito 1/6 - - - 2/3 - - - JP May 1st. pd. for corn 6/. Do. Super 1/6 JP 2d. Exps. in for & Brandy Before 1/6. JP Dito Whiskey - - - - - - - - 1/6. JP 3d. pd. Exps. at. Mocks - - 4/6 EB Pd. Whisk 1/6 EB 4th. pd. for Corn & Brakefast 3/. EB Pd. for ½ Bushel of Corn 3/. EB 5th. Sent Jno. Priddy - - - - - 3/. EB [to the side appears to be a notation of the price for a pig/s] [next page] 16 march 1784 Setled Exps. Each man £ 1 u 6 u 10 7th April Pd. for Land Warrant - - - - 18 u 0 20th Setled & Exps. Each man 1 u 13 u 4 25th march Pd. Shewing horse - - - - - 3 u 21st. april Left. with Mr. Wingfield £ 13 u 16 u 0 Pd. for putting on 1. Old Horsshew 3 u 0 27th. Pd. for Dito, - - - - - - - - - - 2 u 6 28. pd. Jno. Shackelford for mending Sadle 5 u 0 3d may pd. for Shewing horse - - - - 7 u 6 6th. Exps. To Hallafax 1 u 0 u 0 12th. Do. To Hanover u 7 u 7 Do. Pd. Norvell - - - - - - - 2 u 8 20 u 5 u 5 Jno. Priddy ows me 1 u 9 Cash on Hand 2 u 12 u 0 £ 22 u 17 . 5 £ 5 u 11 u 5} 1 u 1 u} Total Exps. £ 6 . 9 u 5 £ 4 u 10 u 5} Bill Land} 1 u 6 u Sale Etc.} £ 5 . 3 . 5 [Next page] EButler - - - - - Certifecate 1000 a cr Jno. Priddy - - dito 850 Do. Jno. Wingfield Sr. dito - - 800 Jno. Wingfield Jur. dito 900 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ “ _ _ _ _ _ _ “ _ _ _ _ Mr. Priddy pd. me Eight. Dollars - - - - -- - “ - - - - - - - - “ - - - - - 5th. April 1784 Exps. Etc. to Augustia, pd. for Fearge @ Little River 1/. H & B pd. Exps. @, 3/. H. D. B pd. for Almanack 1/3 Virginia [illegible] pd. Exps. At. Colo. Martains 3/8 starg. Cr. Degarnet. By Cash in full 1/. Hc Buckner Harris ows me 1/6 stl. 7th. April Had 2 dollars at. first. on hand 2/3. Cr. pd. Ben Citchens Twelve Dollars to. Get. out. 4 Land Warrents. Pd. for Lining 1/63/4 - - } Pd. for paper & nales 2/3} starling Pd. Exps. At. Browns 4/8. Do. Pd. Do - - - - - - - - - 2/4 - Do. 1/6. 9 Do. 1/6u { Gave George 14.d on Hand half a dolar [next page] Cr. John Priddy pd self By Cash Lent. A Round quarter of A Dollar & a Cent. Do - - - - - - 3/u Ferage [cost of a ferry]@ Little River - - 6d Expinses @ Noblins - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 u 0. almanack - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 u 0 Exps. @ martains - - - - - - - - - -- - - - 3. 8. Pd. for Lining - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1. 6 ¾ Do. Paper & nales - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2. 5. ¾ Exps. At Browns - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4. 8. Do - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 u 4. Do for Hors & Rum - - - - - - 1 u 6. Exps. @ Flukers - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 u 6 1/3 £ 1 u 2 u 22 6 u 6 u 8. ¾ £ 1 . 6 . 11 ¼ 4 ¼ Dollars - - - - 1 . 5 . 6 . 1 . 52 [next page] March 7th. 1784 Gen Locks Bill 12 Bundles foder £ 0 u 4 u 0 1 Bushl. Corn - - - - 6 u Loging - - - - - - - - - 1 u 6 £ 0 u 11 u 6 Exps. Mr. Priddy & my Self 29 March Exps. @ Bardels 5/9 JP Do. at. Wilks {1/6,} cut, 23 pd. for foder - - - - - {3/.} cut., 30. Exps. @ Court. 1/3 & {1/3. 3/.} do. April 1st pd. for Corn 42/. - - Mr. Priddys Exps etc - - - - 3./3. - JP Esps. To Agusta etc etc} 4 ¼ dollars - - } 25/6, - - EB Pd. pinkston for Corn - - - - - 9/8 - - EB Do. - - - -Do - - - - 3 ¾ - JP Pd. George - - - - - - - - - - 1/6 - - EB E Butler pd. for Exps. Etc £ 1 u 16 u 8 JP Do - - - - - - - Do. - - - 1 u 10 u 0 20th April £ 3 u 6 . 8 Each man’s part. 1 u 13 u 4 I pd. [next page] April 20th. 1784 Setled the above acc & find I am oweing Jno. Priddy As pur Acct. - - - - - £ 1 u 9 u 8. To Ambr Edwards Acct. u 9 u 8 B Dew JP - £ 1 u 0 u 0 27th. pd. – Dito 28/u April 21st, Left. with Mr. Wingfield To Run Land Etc by Mr. Priddy. fifteen Dollars £ 4 u 10 Left. with Mr. Wingfield EB. For Do. Forty Six Dollars Pd E Butler £ 13 u 16 u 0. I have Left. on hand 2 french Crowns - - - - - - - - £ 0 u 13 u 4 1 half Ioe - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 u 8 u 0 2 Guinius - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 u 16 u Dew JP. - - - - - - - £ 5, u 17 u 4 £ 4 u 17 u 4 [next page] Expences etc. 20th. Grog 3d ¾ JP. Fearage 1/6. EB. 22d. Expences 1/6 EB 23. Expences 3/9. EB. Fearage 1/6. JP (28th, fearage 1/. JP) March 2d. pd. for Stoping. Horses ¾, JP R & B. Do. for Bell 6/. P 9th. March 5th, pd. for foder 1/6 EB 7 pd. for foder & Corn & whisk 6/. E Pd. for Whiskey 1/6. EB 8 pd. for Exps. - - - 2/8 EB Do. Fearage - - - 1/9 ¾ EB 9. Exps. @ G Locks 7/9 - - JP Do [illegible] - - - 1/6 - - - EB 10 Exps. - - - - - - - - - 3/10 ½ EB Do - - - - - - 3/ ¾ . JP Had at. Dairies for which AE was to pay 1 Bushell of Corn 4B. Blades All of us Got. our Diners - - - - 12th. pd. Exps. 5/7 ½ - - - EB 13 – pd. Do. – 1/6 – Do. 2/1 ½ EB Pd for Diner - - 2/3. EB 14 pd. Exps. - - - - - 3/. EB Do - - - - - - - 3/1 EB 15. Do - - - - - - - 6/. EB** 16 March setld the above & found our Exps. to. Be 21/8 p man also JP & etc for Ball pd 5/2 Each [next page] A Blanket. for George £ 0 u 10 u 0 Cash pd. mantelo - - - - - - - 6 . 8 A pr. of Shoes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 u 0 To Store - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 u 6 £ . I . 9 u 2 Cash Recd. Of Davd.} 1 u 10 u 0 Meriwether - - - - - - } u 0 u 10 Balls. Dew £ 37 u 1 u 0} this money Sent. By Dd. 10} Meriwether to Mr. Wingfield £ 37 u 1 u 10} & Deliverd him & 1/ more 25d. March EB Taken from The Above} £ 0 u 19 u 0 In small money EB.} 3 u 10 Do £ 1 . 2 . 10 Capt. Wm. Lowe on To Deliver Thomas - - - £ 9 .. 19 . 6 16 March Left. the above} Money with Jas. Edwds. } E Butler Dr. Ambrose Edwards pd self} To cash dew me for Exps. out} 9/8. Pd settlement. this day EB.} [next page] Memorand. Of Lands to inquire for Flukers Land in Kittle Creek Ganaway Martins on Little River A Track of Land on Long Creek: The Crown name forgot aply to Collo Williamson Mr. Landeres Walker Land on Fishing Creek near Wilkes Courthouse Aply to W Ford for Collo. W Anderson Accomp. Marshels 200 Acres of Land Adjoining Jno. Grimes Do. Fish Dam ford on Broad River Nathen Glinn Jno. Thomas Seluda River (Island ford) [next page] [Top portion of this page used as a work page for addition, etc.] Waggon track 5 feet 10 Ins. Body 3 feet. 5 Ins. Damprest Vorge Vol. M, Book Page 78. No Ram in (Pease) Deuteronomy 11th Chapter 10th, 12th vs [next page] Diary of Edward Butler – 1784 Donated by John Quinn West Roger Hawes West Ava West Fleming