Chapter I: Youth and Manhood

1. Joseph Blount Cheshire, "Some Account of My Life for My Children," _Carolina Churchman_, March, 1934. Hereafter, this work is cited simply as "Some Account of My Life."

2. This manuscript was written on February 12, 1866. It is owned by Mr. J. B. Cheshire, Jr., of Raleigh.

3. Cheshire, "Some Account of My Life," _Carolina Churchman_, May, 1934.

4. _Ibid._, December, 1934.

5. _Ibid._

6. _Ibid._, February, 1935.

7. _Ibid._