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Oct. 9-15
Do not go to church. Have diptheria for the first time; a mild case, however. Nanny acts the Good Samaritan and tends me most carefully but I can't say that her caustic felt like oil to my tender throat. A visit from my nephew Sam Eastin from Missouri. He has come to join the Army of the South. [He] is a great big man and rather good looking ....
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