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June 1862

Tuesday 2[5][written over]4th

                                           this Evening

Wind S.W. Cloudy rained a great deal last night & ^ Wed out some Corn in New Ground. Put some of the Wheat cut yesterday in Wind Shocks. Mr Curtis & Mr AW Robins

                                        returned

came here & went over the River to Capt Gafs ^ & dined here. Hally came with Mr Curtis and spent the night.

Wednesday 2[6][over written]5

Wind NW clear. Wed Corn in new Ground. Planted Irish Potatoes in Orchard. Sat out Sweet Potatoe slips. Planted Black Peas in Orchard & in Corn near Potatoe Patch.

A small detachment of Confederate Cavalary came to this

          counties 

& to Mathews ^ a few days since. They took and carried to Richmond about thirty deserters from one army [and carried them][crossed out] Yankee A ^ detachment consisting of Cavalry Artillery & Infantry [went in][over written] from Gloster Point went in persuit of them yesterday but they were gone. Bob Sinclair, Bob Selden & Chas Curtis were in the Confederate detachment.

Thursday 26

Wind W & SW Clear. Throwing first furrows to Corn and weeding it. Matilda & Carter went to Gloster Point & York Town after James. They returned at night and for a wonder succeded in getting him & bringing him with them. Carter got a New York Herald of the 25th (yesterday) with some cheering news in it for us.

[Pg2]

June 1862

Friday 27th

Wind SW Clear. Wm & Nick throwing first furrows to Corn and James throwing second furrows. Weeding Corn.

The Foreign news in the Herald is to the effect that France has determined to inter pose in the American war and that she will be backed by both England & Spain. She intends to propose terms of a settlement simultaneously to both the Washington & Richmond Governments and if rejected by either, they will be enforced by [Armed intervention][underlined]. The basis intimated is [that our Independence shall be acknowledged by the United States][underlined] as a starting point as they consider the reconstruction of the Old Union [utterly impossible][underlined]. Minor matters are to be settled by subsequent negotiation. The Herald is furious and says

                                     but 

that the Yankee Nation wont stand it [and][crossed out] can and will “Whip all Creation” Take Canada & Cuba &c [after “first][underlined] Crushing the Rebelion’][underlined] May be it may? [but not until: which will be][underlined] [never][underlined]. The affairs of the Northern armies must be in a terrible strait. Lincoln made a flying trip from Washington to West Point (NY.) last Monday night in Eleven hours to

                                     “Have come to grief” &

consult Gel Scott. His “Young Napoleons if seems ^ are in

                                            therefore

disgrace [and][crossed out] they have to fall back ^ on poor Old Scott again to relieve them from their difficulties. he cant do it. Nor any body.