[from the diary of Anne Madison Willis Ambler]
I forgot to mention how intensely hot it has
been every day since I have been here--There
has not been a shower to cool the air, &
it seems to me that to day it is warmer than
any day which has preceded it this summer-
=In spite of the heat however we all
got into a visiting humour & as we
could get the carriage Ma, Bertie, Emma
& I went over to Blakely & Claymont--
found a house full of pretty young folks-
at Blakely & one poor wounded Confederate-
on parole=A Mr. Stewart from Chantilly, Fairfax
He looked dreadfully had been wounded through
the jaw, the bullet passing out at the mouth
knocking out all of his front teeth both
upper & lower;--Heard that Mr Cooke
had lost all of his servants; & Mrs Kearsley all
of hers...Many gentlemen are leaving the
neighbourhood for fear of having to take
the oath-....Poor Mrs Alexander I felt
sorry for her all alone at Claymont with her
three children Mrs W[ashington]'s two & the oldest son
of Mr. Lyle who is deaf & dumb & she is
expecting Mrs Lyles daughter & Mr L's sons from
Washington--poor little delicate woman.
What will she do with all of those
children. Surely, we all have our troubles
these days.
[transcribed in 1972 by her granddaughter Anne Willis Wright Baylor]
MSS 15406
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