Wright family papers, 1861, 1865.

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Wright family papers, 1861, 1865.

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The collection consists of a diary and correspondence of the Wright family of Georgia for 1861 and 1865. Includes a diary of Gilbert M. Richardson, a farmer near Lumpkin, Stewart County, Georgia (n.d.) from March to the following February. The entries discuss work on the farm - planting, plowing and picking cotton, wheat, corn, and vegetables; hauling and splitting logs; and building outbuildings. Also mentions visits to friends and relatives, trips to town to buy supplies (lists what was purchased and price), and attending church meetings.

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