1862 July 16 Chapel Hill, N.C.

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

Wednesday 16th--Quite warm--No letter--two papers but no news--Mr John Rensher
is off--He came to tell the girls goodbye--Mr Vermillion has left too--Mr
Marshall has returned--I paid 4 visits yesterday-& must to again
this afternoon. Governor Levine & his daughter Ella called on all
the ladies this morning--We had quite a pleasant chat with them--
Mr Rensher says the lightning yesterday struck a tree in the Cam
-pus near the college building he occupies.

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