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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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November 14-16, 1864

November, MONDAY, 14, 1864. up untill late quite wintery i went to mr livelys then to school had Pretty good school Peterson came Part of the way home with me vincent did not he left to […] TUESDAY, 15. very wet and Disagreeable i went to meeting very few out i am sorry to have […]

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November 17-19, 1864

November, THURSDAY, 17, 1864. very damp and Disagreable to […] we to go up town but the weather Presented I spent quit an agreeable evening at home sewing came get vincent thre as FRIDAY, 18. usual rainy all day very fast i leaft vincent last night it was quite late almost 12 […] go SATURDAY, […]

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February 27- March 1, 1865

Monday, February 27, 1865 at Nells then went to church Shiloh very Pleasent to day Nell has the sore throat no school this evening i went to the lecture very interesting Tuesday, February 28, 1865 the last of winter we had a little snow and a little rain we have had a very serene winter […]

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March 8-10, 1865

Wednesday, March 8, 1865 beautiful morning Ellen better it comenced raining in the afternoon very busy working Marys wedding dress sewing untill after 1 oclock the beautiful Thursday, March 9, 1865 day has arrived this is Marys wedding day very rainy all the morning the sun offer and for alittle while cloudy all the evening […]

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March 26-28, 1865

Sunday, March 26, 1865 very raw and cold this morning i did not go to church in the morning we had an excellent sermon in the afternoon quite a number out i take them with me Vincent come on down 8 we went home and Monday, March 27, 1865 spent  the rest of the evening […]

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April 10-12, 1865

Monday, April 10, 1865 raining all day in the evening it […] off […] i went to mr livelys he did not come to sermon egerton come up here with Ellen Tuesday, April 11, 1865 quite pleasent i have bin very busy all day this evening i was too tired to go to meeting Vincent […]

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June 30- July 2, 1865

Friday, June 30, 1865. quite a Plesent visit we staid quite late very warm i have bin sewing all day for the evening we had quite a thunder storm it did not seem to cool the air here Saturday 1 Vincent was here he was quite affectionate to day feels like august very sultry i […]

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July 24-26, 1865

Monday, July 24, 1865. Spoke for us vincent came up he is very […] very busy all day in the evening i went to the annul meeting of the association we elected our old President changed three Tuesday 25 of our offerces very warm and very busy meeting at elises i had a hard work […]

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August 2-4, 1865

Wednesday, August 2, 1865. quite warm to day i have bin busy sewing all day Nell came up in the evening gorge Freeman came in with his guitar and enlivened the evening Thursday 3 quite warm Julie and i started for toprerdale this morning but did not put off unitll the af ternoon un had […]

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