Cecil Sharp Diary 1918

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Document date

Saturday 28th of September 1918

Transcription Notes

Directly after breakfast we tramped off to try & find Mrs Sina Boone of Shoal Creek, sister of Mrs Willard Boone of Plum Branch. The creek branches off at Wisdom[?] and Mrs Sina lives at the head about 2_ miles up the creek. We found her at home and quite ready to sing much to her own delight and that of her husband. She sang two good songs and then we adjourned for dinner — we having fortunately had our dinner already got off with cups of coffee! Then she sang a lot more and we had a long talk with the family on the porch her son and his wife joining the party. The latter told us that Mrs Ivey was very ill and that Dr Reay pronounced it Appendicitis and doubted whether she would get over it. I took several photos of the family and the Sorghum boiling which was going on and then we walked home — about 10 miles altogether. After dinner we went round to Dr Reay who evidently refuses to see patients who have no money! He said Mrs Ivey might have appendicitis, pleurisy, pneumonia, colic or gall stones! Made friends with his invalid daughter Lucille and then spent the evening with Mrs Chesebrough.

Location

USA : North Carolina : Burnsville [35.9173357,-82.300961]

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