Saturday, January 7, 2012

1862 January 7

Up at 6--Sue called for me & I went
with her to the cars, and got her, their [or three] children
and two servants fairly started with a large
lot of baggage. Letter from Mr Robertson--want
wishing me to make inquiries of sundry articles
of freight which were sent from Abing[d]on to Charlo
-found they left here 22 ult.--about 1/2 past
10 the carrier of the Telegraph office brought
me a telegram directed to Sue saying that she
must not start that Charles was coming tomorrow.
It was dated yesterday and was recd last evening
and from neglect most culpable was not de-
livered. I was a good deal incontent and threat
-ened to hold the office responsible for the expenses
incurred in the trip. I telegraphed to charlottes
ville but the train had passed thru to Gordons
ville & Culpeper CH. It turned out that Charles
expecting, or providing against a failure had
telegraphed John Minor to arrest Sue at Charlottes
ville--In the evening went to the cars-They did
not arrive having agreed to spend the night in
Charlottesville or University. Fleming Saunders
came in very busy all day--and much harrassed.


William M. Blackford, 1804-1864, served as United States chargé d'affaires in Bogota, New Granada (now Columbia); afterwards an editor of the Lynchburg Virginian, postmaster and cashier for the Exchange Bank of Lynchburg. All five of his sons were in the Confederate Army.

MSS 4763

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