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feet deep. Your sister Elizabeth could not return home from the wed-
ding till the following Wednesday and they were obliged to go through
fences and fields to get along: Since then we have had 3 snows several
inches deep. Both our lanes and many others, have not yet been passed
through by any person since the snows fell. The weather has also been
extremely cold, but has now moderated and become more mild and
pleasant.
Financial, agricultural, and religious conditions are de-
picted, in a letter written by Joseph Funk, October 2, 1842,
as follows:
Times with us are very pressing in the money way; of which, how-
ever, our county has felt less weight than any of the adjacent. But in
many respects the times are good. The season has, the past summer,
been very good; heavy crops of wheat oats and corn were produced, so
that we abound in the provisions of life. But, with regret I mention,
that I fear there is too little of true and unfeigned religion among us;
which in a great measure, may be owing to the Clergy. If in the room
—of a pious life good examples—and warmly preaching the Word of God
to our hearts, the preachers read their sermons, and live in conformity
to the world, and its vain fashions, I think the church committed to their
charge, of course, cannot grow and thrive.
The California gold fever of 1848-9 seems to have affected
Rockingham only slightly. Says Mr. Mauzy:
"If any persons from this county went, at that time, to
California, I do not know it, though it is probable that a few
did so. I know of two who went from Woodstock— John
Anderson and a friend of his named Harrison."^
Says Mr. Liggett:
"As to gold seekers: On conference with Mr. John Ken-
ney, whose memory of ancient occurrences is more tenacious
than mine, the following are recalled: John Higgins, Thomas
—Fletcher, Jacob Jones, Benj. Miller (probably), Britt, and
John Williams; the last a lawyer. . . . Mr. William Dainger-
field emigrated too at an early date, and achieved distinction
and fame, ultimately being elevated to the judicial bench.
He was a brother of Capt. Daingerfield and Leroy, soldiers
celebrated for gallantry in the Confederate army."^
5- Letter of February 25, 1912.
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feet deep. Your sister Elizabeth could not return home from the wed-
ding till the following Wednesday and they were obliged to go through
fences and fields to get along: Since then we have had 3 snows several
inches deep. Both our lanes and many others, have not yet been passed
through by any person since the snows fell. The weather has also been
extremely cold, but has now moderated and become more mild and
pleasant.
Financial, agricultural, and religious conditions are de-
picted, in a letter written by Joseph Funk, October 2, 1842,
as follows:
Times with us are very pressing in the money way; of which, how-
ever, our county has felt less weight than any of the adjacent. But in
many respects the times are good. The season has, the past summer,
been very good; heavy crops of wheat oats and corn were produced, so
that we abound in the provisions of life. But, with regret I mention,
that I fear there is too little of true and unfeigned religion among us;
which in a great measure, may be owing to the Clergy. If in the room
—of a pious life good examples—and warmly preaching the Word of God
to our hearts, the preachers read their sermons, and live in conformity
to the world, and its vain fashions, I think the church committed to their
charge, of course, cannot grow and thrive.
The California gold fever of 1848-9 seems to have affected
Rockingham only slightly. Says Mr. Mauzy:
"If any persons from this county went, at that time, to
California, I do not know it, though it is probable that a few
did so. I know of two who went from Woodstock— John
Anderson and a friend of his named Harrison."^
Says Mr. Liggett:
"As to gold seekers: On conference with Mr. John Ken-
ney, whose memory of ancient occurrences is more tenacious
than mine, the following are recalled: John Higgins, Thomas
—Fletcher, Jacob Jones, Benj. Miller (probably), Britt, and
John Williams; the last a lawyer. . . . Mr. William Dainger-
field emigrated too at an early date, and achieved distinction
and fame, ultimately being elevated to the judicial bench.
He was a brother of Capt. Daingerfield and Leroy, soldiers
celebrated for gallantry in the Confederate army."^
5- Letter of February 25, 1912.
-126-
