[from the diary of Eliza Oswald Hill, refugee from Wilmington, N.C.]
Tuesday 26th A bright beautiful day---& so cool that Sarah & I
availed ourselves of it to walk up to the shoe makers & have our
measures taken for a pr. of shoes. He is to mak[e] them for the
small sum of $6 a piece--& for little William $2.50cts a pr
From there we returned home after a pleasant walk--Sarah
to rest--& I to make a few visits with Liz--But we missed
each other as she went off first to make a visit while I got
ready--& not finding the lady Mrs Ransom at home she paid
another--So I went to Mrs Hargrave's by myself--was politely
received by Miss Mallie & spent a pleasant half hour with her-
Mr Hargraves having left some days ago for the Mountains
after paying that visit I went to see Mrs Elliot & Harvey-& there
Liz found me--When we returned home we found a gentleman
& three ladies had arrived--Mr McPhetus from Raleigh. His
daughter--Miss Badham & Miss Haywood--all apparently very
wild girls--After tea Mrs Fetter & her half grown daughters
came down & sat with us until after 10 Oclock--No War
news to day--except some skirmishing on the Rappahannock--
& that rather confused--Two Canadians have deserted McClennan's
army--They represent his force as small & in a very demoralized
state. Moving fro m "Harrison's landing"- Our troops have been
sent from Richmond to reinforce Stone Wall Jackson-
Received a letter from Mr Jewett--& a long one from Ellen--All well
MSS 6960
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