1862 July 9 Fauquier County, Va.

[from the diary of Anne Madison Willis Ambler as transcribed by her granddaughter Anne Madison Wright Baylor in 1972]

Wednesday, July 9 1862
[The men] spent the day & are here again
tonight-thought it better not to go home as the letters
might have been found, & they would be sent after.
We are glad to have them as they have made themselves
very agreeable all day telling Yankee proceedings &c
-  Three Yankees came by & asked for something to
eat- said McClellan had been cut all to pieces-
Father says if he had chosen he might have taken
them prisoners that they were heartily sick & tired of the
war. F[annie] & I wrote home as Mr. A. promised to send
the letters to Winchester- Mr. Duncan called to
tea- Mother is not able to walk about yet- she
hobbles along but her foot is a good deal swollen, &
we beg her to stay in bed altogether. She is
restless however, & curious to hear all that is
going on- put her stocking on & sat before the
gentlemen with her foot sticking out & to tell
the truth, It was not free from holes--
- Tom is more obedient- I have not whipped
him since Saturday for disobedience--I think
I will [?] [?] sometimes how often I whip
him, but - I forget it- I only hope it may
be of service to him.

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