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Darien memories and a winter of old letters
In Darien Georgia during the 1840s a diarist recalls church ties, charity to the Darien Presbyterian church, and the Civil War destruction of town landmarks. He notes the thriving pine timber trade at Darien and Dobnay, mentions Rev Henry Hallock Reed and Rev John Jones, and recounts a pastor at St Marys who died by suicide. He also describes local social ranks, notable residents, and the Episcopal church’s revival fundraising after the war.
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Arien
Shanghai
China
Presbyterian Church
Chickering
Portland
Maine
Ilinois
Darien
Altamala
Dobnay
Georgia University
J. ©. Stiles
New York City
New Haven
Connecticut
St Marys
W. Baird
St Mary’s Bank
Lieft
New England
Church
St Mary’s River
Old Dr Church
Dia
Whitefield
Episcopal Church
da Tien
Dr Troup
General Troup
Troup Co
South Carolina
Thomas Spaulding
Spaulding
Lappelo Island
Madison
Wis