1862 May 30 Chapel Hill, N.C.

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

Friday the 30th  warmest day we have had this season--Eliza
has just received a letter from Mr M---n he has been
very sick--& is still too weak to join his Regiment--I feel
quite anxious about him--& wish he was here--No letter
from Tom--I am still hard at work on summer dresses
for Eliza--Have not yet commenced my own--Eliza, Susy
Wingfield & Milly Cornick--Escorted by Mr Gorrell Mr Adams
& Mr Bunting went off this morning on a PicNic & to fish
We are my family I mean all to take tea at Mrs Sam Phillips.

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