Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation in 1838-1839

Abolitionists afternoon allowed Altamaha appeared asked baby beautiful better blossoms boat called certainly child church clothes color condition cotton course curious Darien dear dear E degradation dikes dreadful evergreen existence eyes feel fields filthy flan flogged gardinias Georgia head human intelligent Irish island Israel Jack Jack rowed labor land leave live look lovely manumission massa master means miserable missis Molly morning mother mulatto natural negress negroes neighbor ness never nigger Northern overseer owners perfectly pine barren planters poor creatures present race rattlesnakes residence rice plantation rice-island ride river rode round seems sick Simon's slaveholders slavery slaves snakes soil sort South Southern spect suppose swamp tell thing thought tion to-day told trees tremely utter walk whole wife wild woman women wonder woods wretched yesterday young