The Journal of Sarah Haynsworth Gayle, 1827–1835: A Substitute for Social Intercourse

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The Journal of Sarah Haynsworth Gayle, 1827Ð1835 The Journal of Sarah Haynsworth Gayle, 1827Ð1835 A Substitute for Social Intercourse Edited by Sarah Woolfolk Wiggins with Ruth Smith Truss Published in Cooperation with the University Libraries, the University of Alabama, with further financial support from the Library Leadership Board, the University Libraries, the University of Alabama The Universit y of Alabama Press Tuscaloosa For my daughter Henrietta Sarah Woolfolk Wiggins For my parents Sue and Ivan Ruth Smith Truss Copyright © 2013 The University of Alabama Press Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-­ 0380 All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Typeface: Garamond and Triplex Cover photograph: Greensboro home built by Sarah and John Gayle in 1828. Cover design: James Elkin Buttram/Metanoia Design ∞ The paper on which this book is printed meets the minimum requirements of Ameri­ can National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-­ 1984. Gayle, Sarah Ann Haynesworth, 1804–1835. The journal of Sarah Haynsworth Gayle, 1827–1835 : a substitute for social intercourse / edited by Sarah Woolfolk Wiggins with Ruth Smith Truss. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8173-1333-3 (trade cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-8173-8716-7 (e book) 1. Gayle, Sarah Ann Haynesworth, 1804–1835—Diaries. 2. Women plantation owners— Alabama—Diaries. 3. Plantation life—Alabama. 4. Frontier and pioneer life—Alabama. 5. Alabama—Politics and government—To 1865. I. Wiggins, Sarah Woolfolk, 1934– editor. II. Truss, Ruth Smith, editor. III. Title. F326.G337A3 2013 976.106092—dc23 2013015137 Publication of this book was made possible in part by funds from the University ­ Libraries, the University of Alabama; the Library Leadership Board, the University Libraries, the University of Alabama; and The Society of the Order of the South­ ern Cross. ...