Sharp diary 1918 page 237. Thursday 22 August 1918 - Rennet Bag Creek, Virginia
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Thursday 22nd of August 1918
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Breakfast at 8 and then taking our lunch we make for Hurd’s Creek. We draw several cabins but get nothing of value. When we get to the head of the Branch we decide to cross the mountain & return by Runninghog creek. We got up the mountain all right but missed the path going down and had a terrible job battling our way through the forest. Eventually we reached the bottom and found a small cabin the old man & his wife who lived there giving us water and shade to sit in but no songs alas! Then we tramped 4 or more miles down the creek in a hot sun back to our house where we arrived about 4. Had some tea which largely restored us and then went downstairs & tackled Mrs Cannady & her mother in law an old lady well over 70. Between them we got some very good songs — about a dozen! It so often happens that we get nothing when we work hard & a lot when we work not at all. Weather rather warmer but quite cool mornings & evenings. Shall probably move on to Shooting Creek tomorrow.Location
USA : Virginia : Rennet Bag Creek [0,0]
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