Sharp diary 1917 page 243. Thursday 23 August 1917 - Manchester
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Thursday 23rd of August 1917
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Had a very bad night with much asthma — burnt my powder 3 times. Three separate thunder storms in the night, with deluging rain, a good deal of which poured into my room but happily missed my bed! The air so steamy & thick there seemed nothing to breathe! After breakfast we slopped through the mud & mire to Harker’s[?] creek after Ben Finlay who sang us very little alas. Got back to dinner and didn’t go out again but wrote up our books etc. Met rather an interesting man, Campbell, at the hotel who strongly advised Leslie County and agreed that Clay Co[unty] is anything but primitive. He is a deputy collector and has toured this part of the mountains for 30 years or more.Location
USA : Kentucky : Manchester [37.1537007,-83.7618641]
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