1862 July 16 Fauquier County, Va.

[from the diary of Anne Madison Willis Ambler]

Wednesday July 16, 1862

I was in a state of excitement this morning--
Last night Fannie talked me into the notion of
going home with her now--borrow Father's horses
for the carriage & take Jack to drive - hire Mr. Feggins
wagon to carry the baggage to the river-I
thought I had it all planned nicely, spoke
to Mr. Downs to see Mr. F for me--When 
Father heard of it & said I had better not 
go that he would send after harvest any
day & Pa could meet me at the river.--I 
am afraid though something may happen to 
prevent it & still think I had better make the 
convenience of bro Charles as an escort & go I
will wait though till I hear from Mr F--
We all started to walk with bro Ca & sis 
B who were going to [?] when a tremendous
rain suddenly came up & gave us all
a good wetting, so we turned back,---
I wrote a long letter to you after supper-
intending to carry it over to Mr Brooks
whom I heard was going to Richmond early
f & I linger talking, every night. I will
miss her dreadful.
I did not read as much as usual in my
book to day.  I got id not read much in my 
book today,--I got so excited talking 
about home that I couldn't read.


[as transcribed in 1972 by her granddaughter Anne Madison Wright Baylor]


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