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May 1862
Wednesday 14th Wind N.E. Cloudy & rained a little, Weeding Corn.
Taking dirt with three ploughs. Shelled Corn in Evening.
Sold & delivered 3 Bbls Corn to Jas Thomas yesterday at $3
per Bbl
Sister Ann Mr Sheldon & Martha Page dined here yesterday -
Her Old man Robin & his son John went off Sunday night
and carried Jack Page's best horse with them to Gloucester
Point
Mr Curtis went to York yesterday to [try?] to recover it but
of course failed,
The "Puritans" dont surrender any thing they may get, be it
stolen or otherwise,
I found Mr Bryans Mule which my boy Tom stole, in the road
yesterday with
a broken halter on, I had it sent to his house (Our Mules
have
better taste than some of our people) they dont like Yankee
association,
Sister Anns man Harry went off Monday night with Fifteen of
Dr Byrds
Negroes-Nine of Jm Nieolson's have gone, 8 of Mrs Harwoods &
I dont know how many besides -
Mr Curtis brought some NY Heralds from York, Such accounts of
of the "Great & Glorious Victory" they gained at
Williamsburg on Monday 5
where They were really & truly terribly thrashed was never
seen,
"Good Lord how this world is given to lying"!!! They also
claim
a great victory at West Point on Wednesday where there was
nothing
but a slight fight in which they were worsted and soon took
shelter under cover of their Gun Boats
May 1862
Thursday 15 Wind NE. Rained nearly all day. Began to plough.
& weed corn in mg but soon had to stop. Three Yankee
Soldiers, evidently deserters (tho they said not.) came over
here in the
m.g. from Guinea on their way to the Rappahannock. They behaved
Themselves very well & indeed were making apologies for coming
to the
South as Soldiers, said they were tired of it & that they were
cheated into
enlisting by the "Big Men"s speeches, about the Flag & the
Union etc. which they
have since found to be all humbug. They crossed Ware River at
Selden's
Friday 16 Wind E. Clear after the mg. Replanting Corn, Taking
1st furrows with two Ploughs - Maria & the children spent the
day at Wilsons Creek. Tis said that Jackson certainly
whipt Banks badly is driving him out of the Valley.
Saturday 17 Wind SE. Clear, Weeding Corn, Taking dirt with three ploughs,
I started to go to the CH. & had Richard & Charley with me, but
when I got
near White Marsh I was arrested by a detachment of Yankee
Cavalry and
and carried to that place, It seems that they wished to arrest
Dr [Prosser?]
Tabb & took me for him - I was soon discharged & again started
for
the C.H. but was met & turned back by Mr Curtis who had heard
that
the Yankees had gone to my house, which was a mistake
Norfolk has been evacuated & the Virginia blown up