Scope and Contents 3/22 in New York; description of house and furnishings. 3/30 In Norfolk; explains travel from SC - NY - Va; again mentions playing chess. Went to NY on Arago. CTW's description of conditions of slavery on plantations. 4/3 News that Richmond has fallen, visit to Confederate soldiers in prison. 4/11 Lee's Surrender: glad the Yankees got Lee instead of Davis; went to church - reference to Daniel 11:30; the will of God, which must be endured, but gald others have died and won't see it, "worthlessness of presentiment" - she really didn't expect this, or so she says. 4/15 - Assassination of Lincoln and attack on Seward. Notes coincidence of Lincoln's having appointed that day (Good Friday) as day of Thanks for victories and his assassination (then excuses Lincoln because he probably wasn't Episcopalian and didn't intend to profane the day) still, his death on the day of celebration. - that it will somehow be of use to the South (doesn't approve of it) others fear it will somehow be blamed on the South and hurt them. 4/16 reports of speech of Lee to his troops - that he does not think the war over Mosby's intention to fight on. 4/19 demitilarization of Lee's army to give in worse than war - would renew it. Not a peace if it doen't end in independance for south. 4/30 surrender of Johnston. 5/22 death of her brother-in-law Horace Sims (sister Gay's husband) 5/27 Horace died from typhoid; Gay and her children to return to Norfolk. 5/29 two Union officers she met in SC call on her, question of disposition of slaves. 6/16 indictment of Lee and others. 6/30 disapproves of Southern girls marrying Yankee officers.