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Tape number: V46

Name: Elsie Carter & William Mattingly, Lucille Hurst Parrish, Suzanne and Marybeth Mattingly

Location: Ditechly Virginia

Date of Birth: Elsie 1899, William 1896, Lucille unknown, Suzanne 12/20/44, Marybeth 5/75

Date of Recording: 7/17/1983

Recorded By: Grayson Mattingly

Log Sheet by: Grayson Mattingly

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00/00 R Lucille, William and Elsie talk about Wharton Grove, a Camp meeting grounds located in Lancaster County that they all went to in the summer.

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2/25  L Elsie talks about using horse and buggy to get to high school in Kilmarnock.

 03
 5/15  L  Lucille describes recent attempt at fishing crab float

 04
7/28  ST William and Elsie talk about taking steamer from Baltimore to Ditchley.

 05
 10/13  ST Calves would make noise during entire trip, $1.25 for a meal however they usually packed a lunch of fried chicken.

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11/44  L  Elsie and William talk about train travels around the US.

 07
 13/25  L  William describes driving Motel T down to Ditchley from Washington DC in 1920. All dirt roads - lots of mud, car broke down in Fredericksburg.

 08
 19/35  SW  Story about Goldsboro Hall, Elsie's great uncle - how he rowed out into Dividing Creek to stop steamer and get it back to the wharf to pick up calf he had.

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 23/41  C  In response to question by Marybeth, William talks about spending summer on the Northern Neck as a child and what he did - Fishing catching eels, flounder, oyster toads, spot, dog sharks - learning about farming.

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 28/05  C  Elsie talks about games she played as child also about sewing experiences

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 31/42  F  William and Elsie talk about Grayson and Doris's birthday parties.

 12
 33/41  L  William talks about building Washington DC house in 1935 - cost of land and house $15,000.00

 13
 40/08  F  William and Elsie talk about Christmas at their 17th street DC house.

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 46/34  SW  William describes what it was like when Piakatank Steamer would come into Ditchley Wharf.

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 48/07  SW  Story about man losing eggs overboard at steamboat wharf.

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