1862 September 8 Chapel Hill, N.C.

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

Monday 8th  a lovely day.  I have risen earlier than usual to write
Eliza--as I never have a moment to do so after breakfast, thro'
out the day --another day of uneasiness & great anxiety--No mail
has come--& therefore no news of Tom--Eliza will be disappointed
in not getting a letter from Mr M--& Liz has gone to spend the day
with Mrs Person--Sarah is invited up to Miss Sallie Mallett's with little
William.  Her niece is to have a party, being her birthday, & William to
be one of the beaux--I have been writing Mary all the afternoon. Dr
Mallett is worse.

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