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January 1-3, 1865

Sunday, January 1, 1865. beautiful morning very cold i feel very thankful that i have bin spard while so many have bin called to their long hour i have bin spard to see the beginning of of the new year i spent this evening with Nell Monday 2 lovely day home all morning very busy […]

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January 4-6, 1865

Wednesday, January 4, 1865. was up he goes away today Sue was here this morning she seemes very glad to stop in Pitty her much the Mrs. […] called to see me this evening Vincent stopped in Thursday 5 very damp i went down to Mr livelys had a very nice lesson I went home […]

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January 7-9, 1865

Saturday, January 7, 1865. quite stormy all day raining in the morning snowing in the afternoon very cold Mr gibbs came home to day very sick Mr. White went down this morning Sunday 8 fine day cold i am sory to say that we had our meeting not so much as a prayer meeting this […]

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January 10-12, 1865

Tuesday, January 10, 1865. raining fast all the morning it slushed toward evening i went down home then to meeting we had a very good meeting Nell did not go Wednesday 11 clear and cold the girls came for me to go to the practicing we all went up to the hall it was very […]

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January 13-15, 1865

Friday, January 13, 1865. Mary Nell and John and i spent the evening at aunt Janes lovely day but i have not bin out mary has been more turse today she seems quite worried in mind i am discontent but she is more so Saturday 14 very sormy has bin stormy these three Saturday i […]

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January 16-18, 1865

Monday, January 16, 1865. esting [interesting] very pleasent quite cold I was up to see Hannah Brown this afternoon went to Mr livelys had a very good lesson went to see Vincent and he came reconciled to each other snowing Tuesday 17 all day cleared up of in the evening Nell came up i went […]

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January 19-21, 1865

Thursday, January 19, 1865. very cold i went down to Mr livelys had a very nice lesson in the afternoon i went out with […] stoped at Elizas and Nell and i went down To bustils we spent Quite an agreeable evening with Mary Vincent Friday 20 was there clear and calm Mary came up […]

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January 22-24, 1865

Sunday, January 22, 1865. cloudy very bad walking i went to church morning and afternoon stoped to belle robisson Vincent come up and spent quite agreeable evening Nell did not go out when it was not my […] Monday 23 very wet and rainy the streets allmost impassable i went to mr livelys then to […]

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January 25-27, 1865

Wednesday, January 25, 1865. clear and little cold we the rev martin lectures to night expected to go but was disapponted Vincent […] could not go Nell did not go Thursday 26 exceedingly cold i went to Mr livelys had a very nice lesson in the after noon we went up town we spent quite […]

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January 28-30, 1865

Saturday, January 28, 1865. last evening i went to hear John Smith read Vincent taken me i was quite delighted but i cought a severe cold from wich i have bin sick to day Sunday 29 beautiful morning not quite so cold my hand is aching so badly i can hardly write in the afternoon […]

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