Julia [A. Wilbur] ALS to [Anna M. C.] Barnes, March 10, 1863

includes what I sold wh. amounts to $25. I have never taken in
so much money before in one day, & perhaps never shall again.
At the close of this month I mean to send you a report for February
& March. Mrs. Jacobs has been giving out things all day too.
The 1st. 2 months I was here, I had not much to give out, & as I sold nothing, I
kept no account of the number of pieces. I now wish I had done so
from the first. But how could I anticipate such an extensive
business? It takes me an hour or two every evening to post my
accounts. I suppose thee will see that the Mendon barrel
is duly acknowledged. There were 5 or 6 quilted skirts. these always
go off at once. (They are called 'wads') Every thing in the bbl. was acceptable,
& but few of the contents are at our room now. Please thank them for us.

Mrs. Jacobs & I have been very much tried of late.
Did I tell you in my last that Dr. Bigelow says he means to take all the orphans
to the smallpox hos? Of course Mrs. J. felt feels as indignant as I do. I told her
that I had concluded that it was not my duty to remain quiet & see
this outrage go on. So last Saturday for the first time we called on
Gen. Slough. Mrs. J. asked him "if we might gather all the little orphans
& put them in a room at the barracks & we wd. employ a woman to take
care of them." He said, "Yes, it was a very laudable object." Then I told him
why we asked it, & that Dr. B. said he should take them to the pest house.
Said he "Dr. Bigelow has no right to do any such thing." Then I told him that
I wished to have the guard removed from the room they use at the barracks,
& he said they need not be quartered there. - My friend, this was really
a great undertaking for us; we were in such a state of nervous excite
ment, that we were all of a tremble, & we had such a head ache too!