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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