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August 1862
Wednesday 27
The Cavalry evidently came here to see if the Gun boat
was coming which they were doubless to meet at Mr Bryan’s
by arrangement. Mr Bryan attempted to carry his
Negroes away to Carys brook but some escaped & went to York
and I believe told such tales as to cause this expedition. I expect they
will make it a pretext for wholesale robbery of every thing
they want on Severn River and am in hourly expectation of
the arrival in the Rive of Gun Boats and small craft in which
they will carry every thing away not only from Mr Bryan s but
form every where else. I understand a large Yankee force
some fifteen hundred were encamped near Abingdon Church
but went away in Ev.g.to Gloster Point carrying Coleman Robins with them
as a prisoner. They also arrested Mr Curtis and several others
but release them after a short detention.
Thursday 28
Wind W Cloudy. Hauling out & scattering Manure.
Cleaning out ditches. Joshua & James at Mr Sinclair’s
The Yankees I learn released Coleman Robins from York upon the
evidence of a runaway Negro that he was not Mr A W Robins
against whom it appears they have prefered charges of some kind
doubtless founded upon & some tales told them by Negroes, deserters or spies.
