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Title: A history of Rome and Floyd County, State of Georgia, United States of America; including numerous incidents of more than local interest, 1540-1922
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Battey, George Magruder, 1887-1965
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Publisher: Atlanta, Webb and Vary Co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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AS CORRESPONDENT.—The following letter to the Romeweekly shows Henry Grady in a newrole: Macon, Ga., Nov. 17, 1869. Dear Courier: Arrived here safe. Ifound it storming heavily, but soonafter our arrival it cleared off beauti-fully and at the present writing themoon finds her full face reflected froma thousand rapidly evaporating pud-dles that dot the streets. All will bedelightful in the morning. The city is jammed; every profes-sion or handicraft in the world hasmany and vigorous representativeshere, from the editorial professiondown to the profession of pickpocket-ical—especially the latter. The gam-blers, the respectable, genteel class ofgamblers, are in full force and atro-ciously energetic. In company with certain other edi-tors, we paid a visit to a fancily fur-nished saloon, wherein these old gen-try plied their craft. The fascinationthat these places are said to possesswas speedily dispelled as far as yourhumble servant is concerned. I fol- Anecdotes and Reminiscences 253
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