[from the diary of William M. Blackford, bank officer and former diplomat with five sons in the Confederate Army]
Monday 15. Quite a laborious day in Bank
Recd. a letter from Mary Caroline say
-ing I must meet Lizzy & Lucy Davis
at the cars this morng. I had rcd
telegram from Lewis to meet young
Tilghman, of the army, who is in
bad health & to take care of him
I went down, but too late--I repaired
then to Orange Depot, where
I found Ro. Saunders who had
come in on his way to take his seat
in the Legislature. It was a quar
ter past seven before the cars arr
ived. We took the girls to the house
where we found Mr. Tilghman &
Robert Berkeley--also Will Davis
who had come on with Robert
I was a little dismayed how we
should lodge all these, but
Lanny went home with Fanny Mi
nor and all was easy.
MSS 4763
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