Camilla Cash was the daughter of Isaac Jarratt of Huntsville, Surry County, North Carolina.
In 1842 May 12, the Rev. Aldert Smedes, an Episcopal priest, opens the doors of Saint Mary's School on the site of the North Carolina Episcopal School for Boys, which existed from 1834-1838. The doors to Saint Mary's have been opened continuously during every year since. Smedes always insisted that his institution be called simply "Saint Mary's School." He writes, "There is significance in its name. It is not an Institute, nor a Hall, nor a College. It is simply a school...." In 1862 Robert E. Lee enrolls his favorite daughter, Mildred, at Saint Mary's, where he believes she will be safe during the Civil War. Saint Mary's is one of the few schools to remain open throughout the war and is a safe haven for the relatives of both Union and Confederate generals and the family of Jefferson Davis. In 1865 Gen. Sherman's Union troops camp on Saint Mary's front lawn as the war draws to an end. St. Mary's School (Raleigh, NC) website. http://www.saint-marys.edu (Retrieved February 21, 2009)
From the description of Camilla Cash letter, 1847. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 310216158
