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

Moday 1st of December–No box again from Charlotte–One letter from
Mary Wilson–Eliza & Mrs Campbell have gone to Raleigh to shop &

have Eliza’s dresses made–this has been a singular day–one hour
bright sunshine–the next as dark as night–Now & then a heavy
shower–Sarah doesn’t feel well–William as lively as a bird–The scarlet
fever is prevailing which worries Sarah very much–No letter from Liz
I cant account for her silence.

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