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February 27- March 1, 1863

Friday, February 27, 1863. A Cristian linfe and he died like a Cristian oh that i may be calm in my last moments and Prepared sue spent the evening with me how i will miss her when she Saturday 28 goes to germantown very fine day mary gertrude and i went down to see tomy […]

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March 2-4, 1863

Monday, March 2, 1863. a nice class lovely day Nellie and Sue were here mary and her friend Sue went out to germantown today i went down to school tonight no teacher yet the fair comences tonight Tuesday 3 John simson came home with me last night meeting out to Clayes very few out quite […]

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April 27-29, 1864

April, WEDNESDAY, 27, 1864. rainy day busy as usal Sue was here but I did not see her Nell came up and spent the evening with me she was trying to sew in […] her hand band THURSDAY, 28. i am so busy i can not help her fine day i went up to mr […] stoped […]

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April 30- May 2, 1864

April, SATURDAY, 30, 1864. did not lovely day i went out to germantown to Mrs Wister and engageed to go to her the first of June i did not get […] to is the last of April SUNDAY, 1. rather cloudy this morning i went to church we had a stranger to speak for us after […]

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June 5-7, 1864

June, SUNDAY, 5, 1864. this is a very solemn day it is communion we have had a very rainy day mr gibbs baby was Crisened this morning Eugene Jolly was down to church MONDAY, 6. beutiful morning i have bin busy geting ready to go to Germantown but it come up a shower since i […]

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July 2-4, 1864

July, Saturday, 2, 1864. quite cloudy all the morning i expect to go to twon this afternoon i started for town at 2 o it comenced raining Just as i got out of the car Sunday, 3. lovely day i went to church in the morning heard a good sermon we stoped at aunt Janes […]

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July 8-10, 1864

July, FRIDAY, 8, 1864. very warm this morning i had a talk with mrs about the all absorbing topic i went to nell and liz today I see i will not be able to spend the sumer in germantown SATURDAY, 9. rather cloudy and warm we were all called up this morning to receive our […]

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Memoranda 1864 2

June Saturday […] I visited the with mrs Wister it certainly was worth going to we visited all the Principle Places of interest when i cam [came] out i had seen so much i hardly could recolect who i had seen I saw a perfect deal of handsome work but i did not see any done […]

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February 9-11, 1865

Thursday, February 9, 1865 rather better walking than yesterday too cold to go to germantown i went to Mr livelys spent the afternoon at home in the evening Nell and i called on Mr Jontson Friday, February 10, 1865 we spent the evening with beck very blustery i sent my book to Maggie […] Nell […]

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April 4-6, 1865

Tuesday, April 4, 1865 the city is wil with excitement flags are flying everywere busy day i have bin running errands in the evening i went to meeting at mrs gibbs Wednesday, 5 we had a lovely meeting quite a number out Cloudy to day home all day Nell come up in the evening we […]

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