July 5, 1862. In the afternoon Tina & I went to see Mrs Hopkins who is here for a few days from Marion.

[Rebecca] July 5, 1862. The morng. warm & showery. Unpacking and cleaning my large chest from insects. Tivie salting and smoking beef. George not well. In the afternoon Tivie goes over to see Mrs Hopkins who has come for a couple of days, to look after her furniture &c. I write a long letter to Julia in reply to hers respecting William [Rebecca always refered to her husband, James William Bryant, as William rather than James.