June 7th, 1859.—The wedding presents are coming in every day now, it is very interesting, such beautiful silver and jewels. I like Mr. Whitehead very much indeed. He is just a little older than sister Mag. Everybody makes jokes at them but they do not mind it. He has four brothers and they have all been to see us, (they are old friends, you know).
Last night the gentlemen in the library were having a serious talk regarding the latest news from the abolition movement and all seemed to look for trouble and agreed that they could see nothing ahead for our country but for the South to be, or to have, a government of her own; I did not hear how this was to be done.
Susan Bradford is 13 years old when this entry was made. The wedding refers to the upcoming wedding of an older sister, Mag.
Diary entries from before 1860 are included when the content is relevant to the issues that led to or framed the American Civil War. — MpG 5/22/2020