JOURNAL OF HENRY HAMILTON FLOYD
OF
CAMDEN COUNTY, GEORGIA
FEBRUARY 1852 - MAY 1853 November, 1852. Mon. 1st. Clear and pleasant.
Tues. 2d. Clear. Sister Susan arrived from Palatka. This is the day for electing the electors to vote for the Presidency, and I cast my vote for the Whig candidates, or, in other words, for Gen'l. Winfield Scott. Gen'l. Scott got 15 votes at this precinct, and his opponent, Gen'l. Franklin Pierce, 40 votes.
Wed. 3d. Clear. Busy painting my boat. Thurs. 4th. Clear. Fri. 5th. Clear. Sister Susan left for Cabin Bluff and John L. Hopkins arrived from Florida. He (forty-sixth page) brought me some hands to run in my boat. Satry. 6th. Clear.
Sun. 7. Cloudy and a shower. John left for Florida, carrying back the hands, as I had no use for them. He also took a man that he purchased from Mr. Fred Clark for $125. Mon. 8. Clear and cool. Painting my boat.
Tues. 9. Clear and cool. Wed. 10. Cloudy and cool. A messenger arrived from Bellevue bringing the news of Mothers illness and the sicknefs of Sam'l A. Floyd. I was sent for. Thurs. 11. Cloudy and rainy early in the morning, but clear about 12 o'clock when I started for
Bellevue with Mary, Rosalie and Susan Floyd in a boat loaned me by Capt. Thompson, of the vessel Advance. Arrived at Cabin Bluff at sunset and took Dr. Delaroche's carriage for Bellevue. Found Mother better. Fri. 12. Very warm and clear. Mother better. Satry. 13. Cloudy in the morning. Cool and clear in the afternoon. After
dinner, Mary, Ros., Sister Susan and myself walked to Fairfield. Mother better. Dr. Delaroche and lady came and staying a short time. Sunday, 14. Cold. Left Bellevue with the ladies for St. Marys where we arrived about ½ 3 o'clock (1/2 past 3 o'clock?). Mon. 15. Cold, but no frost. Planted flowers all day.
Tues. 16. Frost, clear weather. Wed. 17. Left St. Marys in the Gaston for St. Augustine. Cloudy and rainy all day. Arrived at Picolatta about 8 P.M. and left in the stage for the above mentioned place. Thurs. 18. Arrived at St. Augustine about daylight and obtained my contract from
Major Putnam. Weather clear. (forty seventh page) Friday, 19th. Weather clear. Left St. Augustine for Jacksonville. Sat. 20th. Won 1,000 segars (sic) from Col. Buffington. Get Mr. Fernandez and Col. Fast (Hart?) to give bonds for survey. Sunday, 21st. Very windy and cloudy. Monday 22d. Cloudy. Tuesday, 23. Left Jacksonville and arrived at St. Marys about 10 o'clock. Clear weather. Wed. 24. Clear and windy. Left for Bellevue about 4 P.M., but wind and tide so hard ahead, compelled to return to St. Marys. Thurs. 25. Rain early this
morning. Left for Bellevue at day dawn. Wind very high, and cloudy. Friday, 26th. Northeast weather. Rain in torrents all day. I left Bellevue at sunset for Cabin Bluff and waited until 12 o'clock for the Planter when I got on board and arrived at St. Marys about 2 A.M. Sat. 27th. Clear and cold. Heavy white frost.
Sun. 28th. Clear and windy. Left in the Welaka for Florida, where I expect to be absent six months. Reached Palatka at midnight. Preparing for a move up the river. Bought from Major B. A. Putnam two mules that are on Jno. McIntosh's plantation. Cost each, $110. Mon. 29. I found that Mr. M. A. Williams had here, Palatka, for me two chainmen, James Sanders
and Jacob Mickler. I hired also a young man named Ben Townsend as an axeman. Wed. 31. In the afternoon Mr. Williams' wagon and men, also the wagon of Charles Hopkins and all of our men, but Mr. Sanders crofsed the river to go up the East side of the river to Lake Monroe. (forty eighth page) | 
