J[ulia] A. Wilbur ALS to [Anna] M. C. Barnes, November 12, 1862

the Camp for paroled prisoners, & an encampment near of Conn.
men fit for duty. They looked fine as they were drilling yesterday.
We can look on all these at once, & it is a remarkable sight.
It is worth a journey to Alex, I think, to see what is in the vicinity of this city.
No wonder people are getting sick of war. When I got back to day
I found Mr. Channing had been here, & he left a note saying "I wd. hear from Dr.
Breed today or tomorrow. I am sorry I did not see Mr. C. - He has
a Chaplaincy in a new hospital. - I think I have told you about the Wolfe
St. Hospital on the opposite cor. I can't look up without looking into it.
The two large confiscated houses, [?] on another corner is a large 2 story old brick
house which they call the Quaker Church, this is full too, & these 3 buildings
constitute one hospital, suffering & misery meet me at every turn.
A young man from Erie Co. has been here a few days to get the discharge of some of
his friends, a Vt. man is here to get his son discharged from this Hos. A lady is
here to see her husband who has been in this Hos. all summer, & they will not let him go - I think there are more colored people here than white people.
Very few white women in the st. Houses are full, cant get a room for anything.
An aggravated case of enforcement of Fugitive Slave Law occurred in W.
last Friday. Now Gen. Wadsworth has gone they feel as if there is no one to help
them. If they get a pro slavery gov. there will be a terrible state of things there.
I'll not tell you about my boarding place yet, but I cant stay here if I can get
another. - I wrote thee on the 7th. inst, & take it for granted thee
have got it. - I may have to send more money back, several bills have been
returned to me. I think they are good & wd. pass readily in W. & I wanted to see Mr.
Channing about it. - Oh, what a place this is. - I have had a good deal
of experience within the last few days. I wish I had room & time to tell thee
all of it. - Please do write, or has thee written & do I not get letters?
I hope the Rochester Ladies Anti Slavery Society will flourish as never
before. - Please ask Douglass to send his paper to me, & will thee pay him a
dollar for me, my subscription was out in Oct. I think. Put all the Anti Slavery read
ing in the box you send that you can. with respect to all the ladies.

J. A. Wilbur