1862 October 6 "Eudora," near Leesburg, Va.

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

(Oct 6th)  I did not feel as well this morning as did

yesterday, took my pill last night; did not sleep well tho;
mosquitoes annoyed me.  Took my pill this morning.
Rather cold ce matin.  Miss Lizzie & James rode

over to Wheatland with the letters.  Found on get-
-ting there the Yankees were 2 miles off at  Hillsborough.
Miss Lizzie brought me from there the life of Wirt to read.
Was told last evening a good story (true) of an old gentleman
of 80 odd years, going to a neighbors wife who had a fine set
of daughters, asking her very earnestly to recommend
him a wife, etc.  Miss Annie Braden sent me over this morn-
-ing a basket of ripe tomatoes, of which am very fond, and
knowing this the ladies supply me at each meal, fixing
then up in all kinds of styles, surpassing not only the mod-
-erns, but the ancients, in all their arts of cooking.  Am fur-
-nished with valuable, practical lessons in the culinary
science every day, by my kind nurses.  Mr & Mrs Miller
were up to see me this evening, they brought me over some
beautiful grapes & very fine peaches.  Mrs Miller is very
fine looking old lady, putting one in mind of the English
Dames.  Sent James to Waterford, returned with
my pants he left to be altered.  Mr Braden has been
off all day looking for Mr Pussey’s horse the troops have ta-
-ken off.  He tells me he was informed by two, that Price
& Rosencranz had fought.  Price capturing 4 or 5,000.

also that Peace commissioners are in Washington.
Got paper this evening of the 4th inst (Baltimore) & my head
has ached terribly.  Spent a pleasant evening in conversation
with Miss Lizzie.

[transcript by Mary Roy Dawson Edwards]

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