Scope and Contents First page gives his address as New Town, California and his permanent address as Crawford County, Ohio. January Begins diary on January 1, 1851 by saying he is lonely, tired and sick and may never see his family again. March “This day one year ago, I left my dear family…to commit the most foolish act of my life, a trip to California…I am scarce able to crawl.” “Health very bad.” Begins temporary employment at Hodges and Company. April Saw an old friend from Maryland. “Have tried all day for...

Scope and Contents Note on first page (loose): “Dr. P.J. Hines Bible – 1828” and “For Richard Frank Hines from Aunt Eva, January 30, 1939. Great-Great GrandFather Hines.” Note on back page: Births P.J. Harris born August the eleventh…eighteen hundred seventeen. Deaths Susanna Hines dies April 39, 1835, aged 28 years, 8 mths and 22 days. V.T. Hines died …1848…18 months and 22 days. Page 852, before beginning of New Testament. Births of children: Jacob Arthur Hines was born…1842. Margaret A. Hines was born...