1862 October 23 Chapel Hill, N.C.

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

Wednesday 23  Mrs Walters has just received a letter from Dr Anderson
telling of the suffering in Wilmington--He says they are really star
ving there. He has been sick--But is up again. The fever is in Mrs Walters'
[lap?] --3 servants have had it but none have died--Poor Hester I can
hear nothing of her.  My face being better I went out to breakfast
this morning--It is so cold I think we must have had a frost
Eliza being away I rise at 6 o'clock & ave my room all put in
order before breakfast--giving Kay time to sew for herself--

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