Aug 29, 1861.  Ma & the girls got off at Magnolia about 12 o'clock.  Jessup was there to take them to Middleburg.  Mr. Fleming and Mary got on the boat at Hibernia, & Mrs Douglas, Mrs Reed and Lou at their place. A rain came up just as the boat reached Jacksonville, the boys came on board to meet me and we had to wait awhile until the rain was over, when we got to the house found Mother and Aunt Julia looking out the window for up & we came the other way. Tina went to her brother’s. After tea Mrs. Douglas, Mrs. Reed, Mrs. Burritt Campbell, Mrs. Foster, Mr. & Mrs. Hewitt, Mr. John Hewitt & Mr. Denny, Mrs. Gower came.