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Raleigh Oct: 9th 1865.

My Dear Mrs. Cameron

We had a pleasant journey
down, not more dusty than we had every
reason to Expect. Maggie & I sat beside
each other & kept in check the excitement
as well as we could. I left her in Mr. Mordecai's
keeping. Gen Grimes met me, Major Polk &
Mrs. Jones took the same, omnibus so I did
not entirely part with dear old Hillsborough
until I reached this gate. I should like
to hear from Maggie this morning but I
will see her tomorrow. Dr. Mason has
been sick - he was to leave this morning to
sit at the general convention in Philadelphia.
Mr. Marshall has been officiating & giving
much pleasure to the congregation thereby.
The same choir is in operation - the
troubled waters having been quieted.
Brother William has not yet come - I
found no sweet letter from him. Await-
ing me was a letter from a cousin in
[Charleston?]. She gives me a deplorable picture
of the state of things there. She
says "the long dreary summer is drawing
to a close - that she has not felt the heat
their sufferings have been so great, so
much more poignant is mental than