[from the diary of Anne Madison Willis Ambler]
Sunday July14, 1862
A very warm day-we all went to church-
sis B & I on horseback, -Fanny & Mary walked,--
Mother's foot is not well yet, so she staid with
the children,- Mr Duncan preached an
excellent sermon--Text--
[space left to insert chapter and verse on which sermon based, but was not filled in]
Nursed the children,-read later in
the evening- & talked about many things
which had better not be talked of on Sunday-
"Keep Holy the Sabbath Day," I always feel
that I break this commandment. -It is very
hard to restrain your thoughts when you are in
company with those who spend Sunday as
we might spend any other day,--only
they do not sew, [or "sin" word is unclear]
Cousin Jaquelin brought us some shoes from
Orleans,-I took two pair,--one at 3.50--
the other 2.75
[transcript from 1972 by her granddaughter Anne Madison Wright Baylor]
MSS 15406
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