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4th mo.
11th. 2thday.
Clear day; Joe went away early in the morning, he and
Arthur: Kate here awhile in the morning ; [crossed out word: Gilpin] father at the
store several times during the day:many reoports about the
Rebels; this much we know, they are in the Rockville road at Rock
creek some were at Rockland and Stanmore and Mechanicsville
one taken prisoner at M.ville:
[crossed out date: 12th].

12th.3d.day.
Cloudy part of the day, a slight shower in the afternoon;
Aunt Lizzie, Grace and Annie here awhile early in the
morning. Arthur called twice; William stacking wheat at
his place. Charlie Stabler here in the afternoon. Bradley
Johnson with several thousand Rebels came down the
Westminster Road through Mechanicsville, on toward Washington,
some went down the pike, some came down by
Stanmore, [Wellers?] and Dr. Palmers, with Ben Canby at
their head, some called at Rockland, took B. Hallowells
house, took one of Frank Millers houses and him too, as
far as a mile or two, and let him go; some 8 or 10 Rebels
called at Sandy Spring and Ashton, took R.R. Moore's house
and Charlie [Luckers?]; the advance of the Rebels got as
far down as Blair's place yesterday, today they cut
the Rail Road to Laurel: five hundred of our Cavalry
came up to Brookeville yesterday afternnon and
down to [Ianne?] last night.