1862 August 15 "Clifton," Fauquier County, Va.

[from the diary of Anne Madison Willis Ambler]

Jacque is rather better, I left  him with
Em. while Fannie & I took a short walk--
We met Capt. Sensbagh[?]  coming here & found
him sitting in the parlour amusing them all
when we returned--He is a German & a real
gentleman.  Says his time will be out in two
weeks & he will go  home for good--nothing
was said about the war, & he talked very
agreeably on any subject introduced--Mr Henry
Timberlake hearing he was here, came walking
up with three Yankees - who proved to be horse
thiefs, professed to have an order from Col
Miles but the Capt said that Col Miles said he
had given no man an order to get horses from
the people,  I am so glad they were caught &
hope they may meet their reward.
Emma & I walked to Mrs Lukes.  They
were inclined to be sarcastic about Pa being
able to go in & out Harpersferry, when no one
else could--wanted to find out whether
he had taken the oat &c=Emma told them
he had not & it had only been offered to
him once when he positively refused to
take it.  This is the thanks he gets
from Mr Luke who owes the recovery of
his horses to Pa going to the Ferry & finding
out the truth.

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

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