Resident of Richmond, Va. Diary purchased in 2002. Posted from the holdings of Special Collections, University of Virginia Library. Transcribed by Mary Roy Edwards. Additional information on Mrs. Shafer appreciated. The University of Virginia Library reserves the right to decline to post a comment or to discontinue the comments feature at any time.
The Special Collections Dept. of the University of Virginia Library holds over 25 Civil War diaries and thousands of letters of both Union and Confederate soldiers. Noted holdings include letters of Robert E. Lee, papers of "Gray Ghost" John S. Mosby and Confederate Generals Thomas L. Rosser, Elisha F. "Bull" Paxton, and Philip St. George Cocke, and William S. Hillyer of Ulysses Grant's staff.
bought 4 lbs. [-] $14. pr lb. Sister spent the day will stay until Monday. Fannie Bernard is with us tonight is looking very well -- Rained very hard this morn --- but cleared off beautifully about nooon.
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