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 [[william_franklin|W. F. Seymour]] kept several journals during his life -- which have been passed down to me.
-The ones that remain date from 1876 through 1891, plus a small outlier from 1902 (the year he died).
+They date from 1876 through 1891, plus a small outlier from 1902 (the year he died).
 This page is an attempt to digitize and transcribe these journals.
-**NOTE**: These journals are not diaries (per se).  More often than not, they simply document the
+These journals are not diaries (per se).  More often than not, they simply document the
-daily transactions -- mostly financial -- from his life.  Though there are many references to family
+daily transactions -- mostly financial -- from his life.  However, there are many references to family
 and neighbors, so there is likely some genealogical benefit.
+**NOTE**: All pages were scanned at 600 dpi.  However, to save space on this website,
+each was reduced to 300 dpi before being uploaded.  If anything is unclear and you want to see the
+full-resolution images, please [[:contact me]].
+^ Year ^ Description ^
+| [[wfsj_1876|1876]] | First entry is May 21st.  He was 41 years old.\\ The first part of the book was used to record 1879 entries. |
+| [[wfsj_1877|1877]] | Full year |
+| 1878 | No journal exists for this year |
+| [[wfsj_1879|1879]] | Book was used for 1880 & 1881, as well\\ Also: See 1876 |
+| [[wfsj_1880|1880]] | (see 1879) |
+| [[wfsj_1881|1881]] | (see 1879) |
+| 1882 | No journal |
+| [[wfsj_1883|1883]] | No entries after July 4th |
+| 1884 | No journal |
+| [[wfsj_1885|1885]] | Full year |
+| [[wfsj_1886|1886]] | Full year |
+| 1887 | No journal |
+| [[wfsj_1888|1888]] | Full year |
+| 1889 | No journal |
+| 1890 | No journal |
+| [[wfsj_1891|1891]] | Entries spotty in second half of year\\ Also have a separate "pocket companion" with some transactions |
+| 1892-1901 | No journals |
+| [[wfsj_1902|1902]] | Last entry on March 17th (He died July 20th) |
+**Click on a year in the table above to see the pages from that year.**