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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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July 9-11, 1865

Sunday, July 9, 1865. very Pleasant this morning i went to Church Mr white exorted in the after noon we had Preaching the Public has met with a sad loss in the Dea Monday 10 th [death] of Dr Wilson he Died yesterday at 6 o clock in the morning lizzie sent for me this […]

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July 12-14, 1865

Wednesday, July 12, 1865. saturday meeting last night at millers very intresting Nell or Liz was not out i received a note from my Darling today the first i have recieved since i […] very Plesent this evening not so warm Thursday 13 Pleasent all day i went out shoping a little stoped at lizzies […]

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October 31- November 2, 1865

Tuesday, October 31, 1865. raining all Day it cleared off toward evening i went to meeting we had quite a refreshing time quite a number out Wednesday, November 1 beautiful Day last wednesday went to a funeral this evening we are going to Miss Coles wedding st Thomases church was litterly [literally] Packed the guest […]

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November 15-17, 1865

Wednesday, November 15, 1865. quite warm this morning the harrisburg folks arrived to Day they were quite Disapponted in the reception vincent Did not come Down Thursday 16 very much like spring today Nell and i took a little Prom made several visits spent the time quite agreeably spent Part of the evening at home […]

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1865 Miscellaneous 1

MISCELLANEOUS Jan 1 1865 mr gibbs Preached his farewell sermon to day his text was from 2v of acts 32 verse and now brethren i commend you to god A grand reception was given on the 11th of Jan for mr pierson the antislavery sufferer vincent went to harrisburg on the 7th of Feb to […]

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