A bright windy day, and not cold. The President has a
reception to-day, and the City Councils have voted the hospitalities of the
city to Brig.-Gen. J. H. Morgan, whose arrival is expected. If he comes, he
will be the hero, and will have a larger crowd of admirers around him than the
President. The Councils have also voted a sword to ex-Gov. Letcher,
whose term of service ended yesterday. Gov. Wm. Smith—nicknamed Extra-Billy—is
to be inaugurated to-day.
Flour is now held at $150 per barrel. Capt. Warner has just
sold me two bushels of meal at $5 per bushel; the price in market is $16 per
bushel.
I did not go to any of the receptions to-day; but remained
at home, transplanting lettuce-plants, which have so far withstood the frost,
and a couple of fig-bushes I bought yesterday. I am also breaking up some warm
beds, for early vegetables, and spreading manure over my little garden:
preparing for the siege and famine looked for in May and June, when the enemy
encompasses the city. I bought some tripe and liver in the market at the low
price of $1 per pound. Engaged to pay $250 hire for our servant this year.
SOURCE: John Beauchamp Jones, A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the
Confederate States Capital, Volume 2, p. 122-3
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