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STRICKLAND PLACE—built in 1821, when Indians were still roaming over the forest— by Dr. James M. Thomson whose daughter, Mildred, became the first wife of Major William Matthew Strickland, Confederate Officer, distinguished Lawyer and Statesman.
Mrs. Gerard Badow—Perle Strickland—is the daughter of Major Strickland and his second wife, Janie Leake, daughter of Col. Francis Terry Leake, one of the Confederacy's strongest supporters and one of the South's leading Cotton Planters, a descendant of Governor Walter Leake, first territorial Governor of Mississippi.
The house contains handsome heirlooms— furniture, pictures, silver, china, needlework, etc., of rare historical interest; also priceless souvenirs, presented by German Royalty to Mr. Badow's family, members of which served as court chaplains for three generations. Visitors have called it a veritable "Treasure-Trove"!
(Taken from Pilgrimage Year Book 1948)
SOUTHERN HISTORICAL COLLECTION UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA LIBRARY CHAPEL HILL, N. C.
# 1095, FRANCIS TERRY LEAK Typed volume 7, composed of Ms. volume V, part 2 May 7, 1861 - Nov. 3, 1862
DIARY OF FRANCIS TERRY LEAK (1803-1864) Mississippi
Francis Terry Leak (1803-1364) was the son of Walter and Hannah Pickett Leak of Rockingham, North Carolina. He was admitted to the North Carolina bar in 1824 and later moved to Mississippi where he engaged in planting. At the time of this diary he was in the Benton County and Tippah County area.
Two typed volumes, of which this is the second, cover the period from January 1859 to November 1862 and represent the fifth manuscript volume in a series of five. The pages 373-658 contained in this volume cover the dates May 7, 1861 to November 3, 1862.
Copied from the original manuscript volume now in the Southern Historical Collection at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C. -1947-
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Rec*d a l e t t e r from Donna to dry asking to be allowed
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o r e t u r n home, as many of the r i r l s h d left. College ~eef
Killed a small beef t h i s evening tfrote to J. c- Smith asking if he had received the bacon
& m i l l e t seed shipped t o hfi. about t J C smith
20th ,.pril; k t e l l i n g
him that he should elweys n o t i f y me immediately of the reception of any goods shipped to him Toto t h i s morning to E ^ S t r i c k l i n , enclosing for D* K.8S.
lititlow, my draft on : « A 1 co,
on the Doctor, &, a
r e c e i p t for a rsyaent on another note :•:** Robinson want t o p.lowl:;r L e c r n r i n g a f t e r dinner V
the rround was e n t i r ' ' l y tco wet Tuesday 1 4 t h Hay 1861
wrote to Donne pursuading her to endeevor to become poena
reconciled to remain at college
scraping
Robinson is running 13 scrapers In the cotton, 4, 9 bull tongue plows in the- corn
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**he rice birds have been in the wheat for a few d« ys rest GOT»r Matthews criled upon me to dey to enquire whether
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b i s subscrl : tion t o Back's comirny wes t o be paid to me, & If not, t o whoa
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I Alexander dated 4*h. saying t h a t
he could not pay me any thing before the f e l l ; 9c l n t i m e t i n g C.g. t h a t he hen enrolled himself in a volunteer company. Replied Alexander t h a t I would Indulge him with pleasure, ft* every i n d i v i d u a l who i s ready to fight for his country WSE e n t i t l e d t o the jno tf lee ftXSfl
forbearance of h i s c r e d i t o r s &.c e e ' d a l e t t e r from Jno u Rea, Randolph Miss, enclosing a recel
t the taxes (60 cts) on tie • :. 1/4 36.10,1 ;
