1862 December 4 Chapel Hill, N.C.

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

Thursday  Eliza & Mrs Campbell left Raleigh & went to Hills
-boro' spent the night at Mr Norwoods spent $71 in the store &
got here on Friday--Eliza found 4 letters awaiting her, but no
box--2 letters from Mr Mason-one from Mary Wilson & one
from Liz telling her Henrietta Winchester had arrived--I
have been hard at work all the week ripping & making
over Eliza's purple dress--& robe-& in washing the lining-
I had to stop with my other work waiting on Miss Bogart

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