Thanks Pat, I don't have the journal yet, a cousin has sent me just that excerpt, as soon as she sends me a copy of it I will share with all interested, I am very excited about this one! I've always known about George and that Nimrod and Mariah came with him to CA but I never imagined there would be a journal !!! I can hardly wait!!! Thanks, Jill ---------- : From: frank and pat ames <[email protected]> : To: [email protected] : Subject: Re: [HAMRICK-L] Hamrick Journal found! : Date: Saturday, October 10, 1998 4:36 PM : : Gosh, Jill, this is an exciting find! I sure would love to read it, and I : imagine others would too. I am so grateful to you for all you have shared : on these lines, and I hope you can find the time to copy the diary to the : list or your web site. : Pat : ---------- : From: "Jill C." <[email protected]> : To: [email protected] : Subject: [HAMRICK-L] Hamrick Journal found! : Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1998 13:45:26 -1000 : : WOW! : : A new cousin has found me from my websites and she has an overland trail : journal written by George Hamrick, brother of my Jesse Calvert Hamrick, as : he was travelling to California with their father in 1863!!! Her ancestor : is George Hamrick, son of Nimrod and Mariah Hamrick. : : She is going to copy it and mail me a copy!!! It is about 15 pages, she : sent me this excerpt! : She says her cousin has the original penciled handwritten copy. : Sooooo.......when I get it I will figure out what to do with it, maybe post : it on a website or? : Anyway here is an excerpt~ : : "Big Meadows Saturday August the 29th Resumed our journey and : Traveled 25 miles over good road to Murphies at the sinks to Day we : had the great Pleasure of meeting Brother Jesse and W. Prothero and an : old neighbor who have been in California ever since 1850 we were : verry glad to see them and hear from many of our old friends and : neighbors We Camped at the Murphies house had no wood and : verry poor Water and had little Grass Weather verry Pleasant" : : : This is just wonderful! : : Jill O'Neall Ching : : :