10th October
We went to Church on Communion Sunday and saw Miss Clemy Legg in deep black what a pity the poor thing was not married to Mr Palmer.—
Papa talks of going down to his Plantation to settle his affairs. If he has to move his negroes he will send them to Georgia to Richard. I told him if he had no further need to be on his place that we should be very glad to have him stay with us and that I had enjoyed his being with us this Summer. He said he felt very grateful for all the kindness shewn him and would always remember it.—That it was pleasant to think of.—
Elizabeth had a nice little visit to Miss Juliet and rode to Glen Springs. When she returned she took cold and had a sore throat the Dr visited her and used costic for her throat with success.—
Mr Wilkins’s man Edward went off.—Mrs & Miss Stone came to see us some time since, and when we returned the visit Miss Stone told Elizabeth the reason they visited us was they belonged to the way side Hospital, and a German of the 1st Infantry came up here on furlough for recruiting and spoke so much of Lewis’s kindness to the men. He said he bought a wagon load of chickens and gave them to the sick soldiers, and when he went to Town to purchase medicine he paid for it himself, if he had not money enough allowed.—
Lewis has now changed to Fergusons Light Battery and I think he finds it rather dull. These way side Hospitals are very great Charities. The ladies of this place hire a large room & place beds in it as many as the space will allow and 2 ladies have charge each week send every day to the Rail Road and provide 3 meals. This war has brought out all over the land beautiful instances of true charity blessing and being blessed.