March, Wednesday 16, 1864<\/p>\n
Went up Street directly after Breakfast to finish a little job I forgot on yesterday. At one o’clock Mrs. Facklen, Mrs. Kirk and I began to fix my articles for smugling , we made a balmoral of the Grey cloth for uniform, pin’d the Hats to the inside of my hoops\u2014tied the boots with a strong list, letting them fall directly in front, the cloth having monopolized the back & the Hats the side\u2014All my letters, brass buttons, money, &c in my bosom\u2014left at 2 o’clock to meet Anna at Mr. Barbie’s\u2014started to walk, impossible that\u2014hailed a hack\u2014rather suspicious of it, afraid of small-pox, weight of contrabands ruled\u2014jumped in, with orders for a hurried drive to Cor Main & Vance\u2014arrived, found Anna not ready, had to wait for her until 5 o’clock, very impatient\u2014started at last\u2014arrived at Pickets, no trouble at all, although I suffered horribly in anticipation of trouble. Arrived at home at dusk, found Mr. Wilson & Harbut, gave them late papers and all news. Mrs. Harbut here to meet her Bro. bro’t Mr. Wilson a letter from Home in Ky. Worn out. 8 yds. Long cloth, 2 Hats, 1 pr Boots, 1 doz. Buttons, letters, &c. 2 Cords, 8 tassels.<\/p>\n
Laura, Beulah & Tippie Dora, all in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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