JOURNAL OF HENRY HAMILTON FLOYD
OF
CAMDEN COUNTY, GEORGIA
FEBRUARY 1852 - MAY 1853 Original Transcribed & typed by:
MARMADUKE HAMILTON FLOYD
Re-typed for the web by Tara D. Fields Both the original Journal and the original typed version are in the GA Historical Society Library in Savannah, GA. This copy has been placed in the Bryan-Lang Historical
Library in Woodbine, GA by Marguerite Marree Mathews - great great granddaughter of Henry Hamilton Floyd. I felt that it was appropriate for a copy to be available in the area where Henry H. Floyd actually wrote his daily log and where he lived his entire life. October 14, 1928. (Handwritten at top: Citation: GA Historical Soc. Lib. - Savannah, GA. Floyd File # 1308. Folders 190+191.) Dear Mrs. Colquitt: The
accompanying, sheets, numbered I to 85, inclusive, were copied by me from my grandfather's journal. The small part I have was handed to me by a friend several years ago. It was in the posession (sic) of my uncle, James Boog Floyd, the little Jimmy who often had fits, as convulsions from the terrible fevers were called in those days. My grandfather was a civil engineer, and after the period covered in this part of his journal, he surveyed much land for the Government in Florida. The rest of
the journal is lost. My notations are in parentheses. I did not attempt to keep each page of the journal on a seperate (sic) sheet. I made a mistake in the numbering of my sheets, but it will not cause any confusion. I also, several times, made a mistake in putting the entries in proper order, but these little errors show for themselves as not of the original. I have punctuated where necessary, to make the reading easier, but no meaning has been changed: but most of the
punctuation is like the original. Later, I will write for you a sort of sketch of the characters, or a sort of introduction, that will make journal more interesting. I see a quaint thread of drama running through this journal kept by a fever ridden gentleman, the somewhat bored head of a numerous, fever ridden family. I hope I can successfully unveil what I think I see, so it will be interesting to you and to those who are interested in the ethnology of this section
of this period. Sincerely yours, Marmaduke Floyd.
(Handwritten Citation at the top: GA Historical Society Lib. - Savannah, GA. Floyd File #1308. Folders #190+191. Transcribed and typed by Marmaduke Floyd.) [Note from Tara Fields: Spelling is "as is" in the original journal. Where there may be some confusion I have placed (sic) after words that are misspelled in the journal. In addition, this journal was
written when it was common to use the letter "f" in place of the first in a series of "s". For example, "passed" would be spelled "pafsed." Pronunciation would be the same.] Copy of a journal kept by Henry Hamilton Floyd. Journal commenced February 23, 1852. | 
