Sharp diary 1918 page 270. Tuesday 24 September 1918 - Burnsville
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Tuesday 24th of September 1918
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Wrote to Constance and Meyrowitz directly after breakfast when Mrs Becky Mitchell called to take our washing. She sang me one good song before she went. Then we went out and called on a Mrs Angel, got no songs, but she told me all the Angel’s were dark "complected", black hair & eyes etc. Then we called on Mrs McConnell[?] and afterwards her daughter Mrs Banks but got nothing, meeting Mrs Chesebrough on the way riding. Afterwards we looked up Mrs West Angel and her daughter was the living image of Neve! West, her husband sings but was not at home. After tea called on a nice old lady Mrs Jasper Robertson whose husband hawks a patent medicine. Got some nice songs from her and then went on to Mrs Virginia Bennett whom we have now completely exhausted of songs. She told us of a Mrs Julie Boone — who is queer, i.e. crazy — but sings Cruel Mother & other songs — lives on Plum Creek. Wrote a long letter to Mrs Storrows sending her a couple of copies of the M[orning] P[ost] article. Mrs Chesebrough came to dinner & we had a long talk afterwards over the fire. Weather a trifle warmer.Location
USA : North Carolina : Burnsville [35.9173357,-82.300961]
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