Julia A. Wilbur ALS to [Anna M. C.] Barnes, January 15 - January 17, 1863

{The following text is written in pencil in the top margin: Actually [Jan] 15, 1863}

{The following text is written perpendicularly in the top margin:
Please
write
soon.
My respects
to the ladies of
the society.
I have written
this in a dis
turbed state of
mind.
please ex
cuse what
seems strange.
With
much love
to yourself
I am as ever
truly thine,
Julia A
Wilbur}

Alexandria Dec. 15th, 1863

My Dear Mrs. Barnes

Thy letter of Jan 1st. was duly received,
& my memorandum says I have not written thee since the 24th.
of Dec, so I suppose I may wish thee a Happy New Year.
This P.M. I was completely fagged out, & I have had to stay in my
room to rest. Sister Frances intended to see you on her return
home & she will tell you some things, & Charlotte will tell you
more; but they were not here long enough to see a great
deal. They did'nt go to Fishtown & see the worst places. They
seemed afraid of contamination, & wonder how I can stay here.
Things were quiet about the time they were here, but ever so
many things have happened since. Mr. Gladwin returned on
Tuesday, he was away three weeks, & I began to think he was not
coming back. He has been sick. How much he accomplished
in the way of inducing people to send us supplies I know not.

Mr. Warwick has gone to Phila. his wife is in the insane
asylum, he has 3 small children & is out of funds, & I think
he will not come back. Mr. Whipple was the only help I had
for 3 wks, & he attended to the sick too. Dr. Ripley is worse than
nobody. He is sick now. They think he has small pox.
Mr. G. has engaged Dr. Bigelow of N.Y. to come here & we are
expecting him any day. Last evening I was very much
surprised to see Harriet Jacobs. She came to me with a
letter from Benjn. Tatham, stating that "the Com. of Reps. of
their Soc. had engaged H. Jacobs to go to Alex. to aid the Colored
Refugees as matron, & to appropriate the clothing & other things