Sunday, March 18, 2012

1862 March 19 Chapel Hill, N.C.

[from the diary of Eliza Oswald Hill, refugee from Wilmington, N.C.]

Wednesday 19th--An arrival--Judge Person & family drove
up at 3 o'clock this afternoon--They will remain here
until the weather permits them to go to housekeeping.
Liz and i went out toyesterday--& paid 2 visits--Returned Mrs.
Malletts visit & called on Mrs Wm Davis--In the afternoon
we went to Church & got caught in a heavy rain--I heard
from Mrs. Tyler of Wiliam Anerum Lords bad accident
being crushed between the cars--cousin E. Lord gone on to see
him in Alabama--No company tonight It rained too
hard. Eliza spent the evening reading--

MSS 6960

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