Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: Joseph E. Clemm began this diary in Augusta, Georgia on June 22, 1819 with the intention of making the gift of this journal to him [the reader] at some future period. The early part of this work is devoted to Clemm's activities in Augusta, Georgia. He discusses such everyday occurrences as visiting with friends and events in town (including a Fourth of July celebration) as well as such unusual events as a slave auction, which caused him to really shudder ... with inward horror when I beheld...