1862 July 24 Chapel Hill, N.C.

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

The day has been cloudy & unpleasantly close all the morning.  In
the afternoon it cleared off.  Mr  & Mrs Ned Davis called to see Liz--& just
as we took our seat at the tea table-Sarah & her mother arrived with dear
Little William who comes up to all my expectations--He has a lovely counte
-nance without being handsome--Has an aristocratic look--Very fine-
-ly formed--& is as straight as an arrow--He is quick in his movements
& very smart for his age--Well may his parents be proud of him--
He has no resemblance to Fred--But is exceedingly like his mother & un
-cle Pax--When I look at  him it makes me sad, to think how far his fa
-ther is away--& what a trial it must have been for Fred to leave him
& his mother--
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