1862 August 6 Lynchburg, Va.

[from the diary of William M. Blackford, bank officer and former diplomat with five sons in the Confederate Army]

Wednesday 6.  Another day of the heated tem
returning to Bank about 10 found two young
ladies in the Directors room awaiting
my arrival.  They proved to be Miss Delia
Willis's daugher of Col Geo W. and Miss
Taliaferro daughter of Laurence, of Culp
-eper--both refugees--Miss W. brought
money & papers to deposit with me--and
seven or eight hundred dollars to put in
Bank--promised to look out for board
for them--Letter from Mary by mail
--She thinks Eugene better--but I dont
like her specification.  The telegram
I sent on Monday to request Mr. Gwat
kins to meet her was not recd and
she found herself in an aswkward
fix at the Depot, but got at length
to Mr. Gs--Letter  also from Lanty
written in better spirits--He thinks
Jackson has 30,000 men and 100 guns
Find I have a very bad cold.

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