1862 August 29 Chapel Hill, N.C.

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

Friday 29th  Mr M___ & Eliza have gone off to take a morning
walk--I have at last received my knitting cotton--& Mrs. Watters
has commenced the sock--We have all been together to day in
my room--Sarah has at last received the long looked for
letter from Fred--He has been sick again--Had three or 4
bad fevers--They were at Bolivar 25 miles from D J Mear's
Mrs Mears sent them word she was coming to see them.

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