1862 December 8 Lynchburg, Va.

[from the diary of William M. Blackford, former diplomat of Lynchburg, Va., with five sons in the Confederate Army]

Monday 8. Weather moderated about a
degree --Recd Saturday night by Mr
Payne a package from Strother
containing $200,000-I sent him
down for it, our currency running
very low-Various calls upon my
time and attention.  did a good deal
of business. Dr. & Mrs. Williams di
-ned with me to day.  No news-I
forgot to mention that while I was
gone Crimon, of 5Ala. sent for me
He had been removed from the Hospital
to the house of Mr Pettus, when I visi
ted him before I went to the University.
I called to see him  [?] morg.
and saw at a glance that he was dy-
ing.  He did not recognize me. He
died at 2. P.M.--I wrote to day to his
aunt in Alabama- He had no fa-
ther or mother- I felt much in
terest in him & nursed him when
sick in May last--Worked at
repairs on electric machine-and
found it very [?]  Edmund
seemed fond of the shocks, taking
several


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