Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1898-03-15

W. 11s 1HIu Y X OaValtYs ana ten p0-
iitical prisoners. Ny SON came into
my room. All the officers and Purvis
came into our mess. The remainder
joined mess No. 2. All settled down
and soon became very sociable.
Feb. 25.-Have added to my bed
and taken George with me. No news
to-day. Everyone very sociable.
Feb. 26.-CoI. Perkins, Adjutant
Commel and Qdarter-Master Clarke
visited our rooms. Col. Perkins was
very polite and accommodating He
requested me to act as inspector of
the rooms and see that they were
properly cleaned. We are getting
along quite comfortably and cheer
fully.
Feb, 27.-All hands cleaning out
and securing rooms.
Feb. 2S.-Ready for inspection
Col. Perkins, Capt. Stephenson,
Capt. Young, Adjutant Commel and
Quarter-Master Clarke came up and
Inspected our quarters and pronounc-
ed them clean and in good order
John o. Murray received two boxes
from Baltimore, containing hams,
bread, apples, &c. The old clerk,
JAS. r, Gemmil, returned to his post,
having been absent for ten days on a
visit to Pittsburg, his home.
Sunday, March 1.-Col. Perkins
absent and Major Burton commands
ing post.
March 2.-Received letter from
wife and wrote to Margaret Aisquith
and Miss Maria Cheeseborough.
March 3.-Wrote to Col. Perkins
TO permit us to walk out to-day
Wrote to my son Richard at Peters
burg, per flag of truce. Col. Per-
kins kindly granted permission and
we walked out on the beach for an
hour under an escort of two soldiers.
We had permission to remain three
hours, but, it being raw, we only re-
mained one. Received letter from
Miss Cheeseborough to-day, also one
from DIR. Worrel, with a box ofthread,
tape, buttons, &C., sent to me by
lady, Miss Annie Com
gys, Kent county. Wrote to Miss
Cheeseborough, DIR. Worrell and
VIM. Sewers. Drew draft on Wm.
K. Sewers, in favor of Miss E. B.
Cheese6orough, for $4,000. Sent
DR.. Worrell $500, to pay for En-
quirer.
March New order this morn
lug, requiring Us to give up all our
money. 1 handed over to clerk
Sl6.O0, and George $1,000.
March 5.-George wrote to Maggie
and enclosed note to wife. All in
good spirits, expecting to hear of
general defeat of Yankee army be-
fore Vicksburg.
March 6.--Wrote to Miss Annie
Comegys, Kent Co., Nd, thanking
her for box. Received letter from
Mrs. Egerton, Baltimore, notifying
me of box of eatahles sent prisons
ers. An accident occurred yester-
day, resulting in the death of one
dutch abolitionist and wounding an
other, by the discharge of a gun in
the hands of sentinel.
March New order to-day: in
stead of butcher selling us such
things as we needed, as has been the
custom, it must now be handled by
Lieut.. Harris, the Provost Marshal.
Presume they think us overfed, and
would have him Inspect our provi-
slons to reduce them. Nothing in
ereases by handling ,and am sure our
will not. Received a box
from Mr.. Egerton to-day, the Pro-
Vost Marshall having detained it
since yesterday. The clothing,in the
box was all retained by order of Col.
Perkins. The eatables weremoreor less
mutilated. A nice cold turkey came
TO US shorn of its breast, it having
been amputated by the cormorant
Provost. Some of our pies and deIica-
cies also went into his pouch. Had
a good supper on the things sent us
by the ladies. Col. Perkins sent ALL
The clothes over.
March 9.-Had interview with Col.
Perkins relative to clothing. Found
him disposed to accommodate and
grant reasonable requests.
March 9.-Wrote to Mrs. Egerton
and DIR. E. S. Sharpe. Washed out
out room and cleaned up generally.
Walked ont on the island this evening
for an hour. Capt. Shearer, Rison,
League, Pilot and Pritchet ordered
% Washington. What is their fate,
We cannot conjecture.
March 10.-Shearer and party left
his morning and George fell heir to
Shearer's bed. The number in our
'oom now reduced to tIiree-Murray,
George and myself. Received letters
rom my wife, Misses Essie and Ma
ia Cheeseborough. Had addition to
,ur number in the arrival of two
Jews from Philadelphia, jackson and
Solomon, arrested as contrabandists.
We played joke on them, by per-
'onattng Col. Perkins, making them
disclose the whole affair, ordering
hem to cells and to take the oath. "
On this occasion referred to in nv
fathers diary, my father was dressed
IS Col. Perkins, Murray was his adju-
ant, and some six or seven of us
the Colonel's escort. The
Jews room was entered, their block
lde business extorted from them un-
Ter threat of immediate death, unless
livulged. The oath of allegiance
vas then offered them. Solomon at
'nce offered to take it, but Jackson
'efused, saying he was Southern
nan. Solomon was so unstable, we
1ame6 kip, Rsnbnu htIf IaoLeoy, mn