Wednesday, December 19, 2012

1862 December 20 [Clarke County?]. Va.

[from the diary of Matthella Page Harrison as transcribed at a later date]

Saturday, December 20--God has this day rescued us from a fearful loss.  while
seated at dinner a man rode up and told us the house was on fire.  We ran out and
the dining room end was blazing.  At first I thought there could not possibly be any
hope of saving the house, but God's merciful kindness and the kindly aid of servants
and kind friends saved us with the loss of one end of the roof.  Princess Alice of
England married Prince Louis of Hesse

MSS 9759

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