It was a sight worth going miles to see.  Although the day was sunday I must confess that I enjoyed the Jubilee.  The colored people had come in for miles around, some 30 miles.  Maj Houston is in Command of the Post & partially ordered that the camp be cleared of negroes.  Capt Houston was officer of the day.  I was Officer of the Guards, & in Council with other officers we thought best to let them remain.  Many of them were quite inteligent & sung a number of hymns & songs, they were good singers.  Among  them were two almost white girls about 16 they had each been field hands, had hoed & picked cotton ever since they were large enough.  One of them said that she picked 300 lbs in one day - they with many others were dressed very well, silk capes over white dresses feathers in their hats.  (Now don't laugh because your careless husband noticed how these people were dressed, it was a day of study with me).  They were about the complexion of white girls sunburned, blue eyes.  There was a little slave boy, as white I presume as I was at 10 years straight light hair, blue eyes, who atracted a good deal of notice, he has a little sister just older than him who is very fair.  I tell you I seen more than one soldier grit his teeth & swear over the enslavement of white blood.  But I must let yesterdays Jubilee pass.  All the slaves coming in to day are sent back either to their old masters or any where else where they can get employment - To day many of their old masters are in town getting what information
