sentences:  The diary relates Hunt's personal activities, concerns and beliefs.It is also a concise source of primary evidence that documents local people and events.John Hunt, the son of Robert Hunt, Jr. (April 21, 1709 – February 29, 1764) and Abigail Wood (c. 1715 – February 22, 1747), his wife, was born August 5, 1740, at the small, rural community of Mount Pleasant.