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Major Hogart, Major Lucas, r‘ol Mayo and ex-( ’orporal Latham.of this album of Hong, rook a the oountry Sunday. Now some peo-ple don't think we should stroll onSunday,, hut as the purpose of the*troll was to look into andgreat book of nature, whih naturally turns the inind unto channels that leadto good. we ventured anyway. Wefirst rovrc d Jacks* creek tilt we had reachen athe old Snoad burvi ug111 | *... re_»»•fjrpository of the dead was really whathad drawn us hither, brown up intree- and brhrs the several graves andK ’ *view. We pulled the briers away and studied the rough carving on thelour reflecting on tlie lave taken place in the nearly 150 .ears -i nee those bodies were placedtore this inscription, as nearly as •ould tell: —11 e reColin. Jno. Snoad.aged 52 yrs.. 5 mot.. J11 n e JO, 1744.Erected bv his sonH »*nry Snoad.There are others bearing date of1750. etc. A tier rum mating over past u- til vve were sick of it a tram p.* olinn vans* creek and along the banks cf*o an as. i r *. a d a s Old Slt; »1 w as ti e t r: o g 11 * ewes’ et u h»*ri/. u ail ot us returned and a.e our suppers at home, with thenon11's pieasure acting as a he;
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The Washington Gazette
Washington, North Carolina, US
Thu, Mar 24, 1892
Page 3
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Ray M.
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