1862 October 13 Fauquier County,Va.

Monday, October 13, 1862

Awakened as usual, with the best determination
but was kept in bed by Margaret being late
about makeing the fire.  (I would have gotten up
but it was too cold for Jacque.) Margaret seems
to be very much troubled about makeing my fire--After
she was told to do it, ask if Charity could not--said
she couldn't get up time enough, never had gotten
up before six o clock=injured her eyes to make
fires &c.  I talked to her about her duty--but she
evidently is determined not to be made a servant
out of: But she made the fire this morning & I
hope it will be the last I will hear on the
subject--I have a horror of white servants if
we have got to be explaining their places to
them all the time.  I cant bear to
be exacting, but surely it must be right
not to give up to them about such things.
-What will we do when they are all white-
I should prefer even Nancy & her [?]
to such an event=
Read an hour, dined & nursed
as usual=wrote a long letter to
you. So am tired & sleepy--Good
night, love, good night.

[as transcribed in 1972 by her granddaughter,  Anne Madison Wright Baylor]

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