[The Association is indebted to the Hon. R. T. Bennett, of Wadesboro, N. C., for the Journal which follows. The original is a book six inches long by three and a half inches wide and contains thirtytwo pages, of which five in the center are entirely blank, the first nineteen being his personal diary and the last eight memoranda of his law transactions. It looks as though two people wrote it as there is a small difference in the writing between the first and last parts. The first part is easy to read but the ink used for the last part has faded and the writing is cramped. It has no cover and is stitched through the center with very coarse thread.

In a letter to the Editor Mr. Bennett very kindly furnishes the accompanying introductory sketch:

"James Auld, whose diary you are printing, died in Mecklenberg County, Virginia, on his way to or from Maryland in 1780, though Colonel Harrington states that James Auld died in Maryland, May 8th, 1782, but his letter was written when away from the first sources of information. The last will of James Auld is of record in Anson County. It recites that he is of the State of Pee-Dee in the County of Anson in North Carolina and is dated December 9, 1780.

"The destruction of our courthouse here and many of the court records by fire April 2, 1868, imposes upon those who strive to keep touch of the past many perplexities. John Auld, son of James, was clerk of our Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions several years, and Michael Auld, another and younger son, was the incumbent of the same office many years.

"I have not found in our Anson County Records any evidence that James Auld acted as clerk of the old county court in his own name. I believe his service in that office was in the name of his chief, Samuel Spencer, who was an astute thinker and had the 'sap' and smell of the country in him. John Auld served Anson County in the Senate and House of our Legislature several terms.

"I think it unnecessary to cite original sources for the information I am giving. The Record of Wills and the Registry of Deeds of Anson County supply much of it. These Aulds were influential people in their generation-stout-hearted in their devotion to the