Disunion, War, Defeat, and Recovery in Alabama: The Journal of Augustus Benners, 1850-1885Mercer University Press, 2007 - 357 halaman ""Disunion, War, Defeat, and Recovery in Alabama offers a rare look into the life of a Civil War character many would say they love to hate: the plantation owner. A slave-owning cotton grower, Augustus Benners recorded decades of his mostly gritty and unglamorous plantation life ... Deft editing, annotation, and explanatory notes by Glenn and Virginia Linden complement and elucidate Benners's historical accounts"--From publisher's description. |
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... Miss Ella went to his plantation in a buggy & returned at 6 oclock PM Last night Miss Mary Cocke took tea with us and after went to the college to Clar [ iosophic ] exhibition . Mr Watson & I played Bezique and retired about 12. Band ...
... Miss Ella went to his plantation in a buggy & returned at 6 oclock PM Last night Miss Mary Cocke took tea with us and after went to the college to Clar [ iosophic ] exhibition . Mr Watson & I played Bezique and retired about 12. Band ...
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... Miss Julia & Rosa - played whist last night . Ella & I vs Mr W & Miss Harriet . They beat 2 to 1 . August 29 .... A very pleasant day . I went to P.O. with Arthur . Mr Watson drove down in carriage and we took a nice drive to South ...
... Miss Julia & Rosa - played whist last night . Ella & I vs Mr W & Miss Harriet . They beat 2 to 1 . August 29 .... A very pleasant day . I went to P.O. with Arthur . Mr Watson drove down in carriage and we took a nice drive to South ...
Halaman 322
... Miss Avery went to depot to go to Williamsburg . Miss H & Ella & Rosa & Arthur going down with her . I played Bezique with Mr W. last night & he beat me 3 out of 4 drawing double Bezique nearly every time .... September 7. Sunday . Ther ...
... Miss Avery went to depot to go to Williamsburg . Miss H & Ella & Rosa & Arthur going down with her . I played Bezique with Mr W. last night & he beat me 3 out of 4 drawing double Bezique nearly every time .... September 7. Sunday . Ther ...
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