April 12th, 1860.—We are going to have a May Party at Greenwood. Florence Holland will be our Queen. She is the prettiest of all our girls. I am Maid of Honor and we have ever so many different ones in it. It will be pleasant no doubt, but I have been so happy all the winter and spring, having Grandpa and Grandma in Florida, that I really begrudge the time given to anything else. They do not stay at Live Oak any more. Grandpa gave Live Oak to Uncle William (his youngest son) and he lives at Waverly. The house is not the splendid mansion that he left but it is pretty and comfortable and it sits in the midst of the most magnificent grove of oaks in Leon County.
Henry and Dan (my step uncles) and Johnnie Branch came with Grandpa and we have the best times. We each have a horse and Grandpa lets us ride whenever we like. He is not nervous and isn’t always looking out for us to get hurt, which is very gratifying, for we think we are big enough and old enough to take care of ourselves.
Susan Bradford is 14 years old when this entry was made.