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Size | 1 item |
Abstract | James M. Paul was a farmer and widower who lived near the city of Waynesboro in Augusta County, Va. The collection consists of a diary kept by James M. Paul with detailed daily entries recording his errands, purchases, sales, visitors, incoming and outgoing correspondence, and farming activities. He wrote about cultivating several types of grain and hay crops and keeping livestock and fruit orchards; described chores he assigned to his live-in hired hand and other employees; wrote about his relationships with neighbors and others from the surrounding area; and noted significant events, including a June 1883 account of a duel and the May 1883 funeral and burial an employee's daughter. |
Creator | Paul, James M., 1818?-1891. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
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James M. Paul (1818?-1891) was a farmer who lived near the city of Waynesboro in Augusta County, Va. Paul became a widower in 1880 when his wife Susan Paul died. He had five children: Lamartine H. Paul, Louisa S. McComb, Virginia V. Mosby, James W. Paul, and John H. Paul.
Back to TopThe collection consists of a diary kept by James M. Paul with detailed daily entries recording his errands, purchases, sales, visitors, incoming and outgoing correspondence, and farming activities. He wrote about cultivating several types of grain and hay crops and keeping livestock and fruit orchards; described chores he assigned to his live-in hired hand Jesse and other employees, including a Mr. Hughes and several male and female members of the neighboring Davies family; wrote about his relationships with neighbors and others from the surrounding area; and noted significant events, including a 30 June 1883 account of a duel and, in entries dated 1-2 May 1883, the funeral and burial an employee's daughter.
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