Was present tonight at Louisa Brockenborough's wedding at
the Episcopal Church; a beautiful affair; eight bridesmaids; one of the bride's
silk dresses cost between $500 & $600 for the unmade material. Wood is now $30 per cord; flour $100 per
barrel in Richmond, $50 here, and rising. Butter selling here by the quantity
for $3.50 per lb.
SOURCE: Elizabeth Preston Allan, The Life and
Letters of Margaret Junkin Preston, p. 171-2
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