Sunday, October 14, 2012

1862 October 15 "Eudora," near Leesburg, Va.

[from the diary of Lt. John Tyler, Letcher's Artillery]


(Oct 15th)  Do not feel well
this morning. Side pained me good deal last
night.  Jas went to Leesburg this morning for
Mrs. P - & to Hamilton for me.  Quite a pleasant
morning, though a little cloudy.  Jas. has returned,
says the shoemaker will make me a pair of
boots, & that three good horses are for sale in
Leesburg.  Miss L- brought me in this morning
a jar of peaches she put up for me, they are
perfectly beautiful, and taste as nice as they
look, as I found out after dinner, when she
very kindly brought up some for me to eat with
cream.  It has been cloudy nearly all day again
with no rain.  Miss L-, Jeannette & Mrs P – spent evening
with me.

[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

MSS 6150

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