Mr. P. came home, and at once decided that we were entitled
to the rooms. By this arrangement we are greatly relieved. The family who
occupied them have moved off, and Mr. ––– having convinced the third party of
his mistake, has taken off his hands the coal and flour which he had stored
away, and now all is straight. The “Colonel” and ourselves moved our goods and
chattels to these rooms yesterday. The M's will be here in a day or two. We
have a long walk to our offices, but it is very near my hospital. Mr. –––’s
hospital is very far from every point, as it is on the outskirts of the city;
but he thinks the walk is conducive to his health, so that we are, upon the
whole, very comfortable.
SOURCE: Judith W. McGuire, Diary of a Southern
Refugee, During the War, p. 309-10
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