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June 3-5, 1865

Saturday, June 3, 1865 very warm i have bin out in the sun a great deal Mrs Powel received news that mrs norse was dead the hous is very mournful i was home a minute Sunday, June 4, 1865 Pleasent i fell very soe i will not be able to go to church to day […]

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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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August 8-10, 1865

Tuesday, August 8, 1865. quite Pleasent Nell stoped in this morning […] a few minutes i answered maryes letter yesterday mr ashe was buried this afternoon very large furneal i went to meeting at mr Wednesday 9 […] vincent left for harrisburge this morning i was out this morning made several calles home all the […]

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August 29-31, 1865

Tuesday, August 29, 1865. Cloudy all morning the grand picnic came off to day i did not attend we received the sad news of the Death of Petrson this evening Meeting at riders very happy meeting not a great many there Wednesday 30 quite warm busy as usal Jake stoped in here a minute this […]

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September 13-15, 1865

Wednesday, September 13, 1865. not well to day busy to day the festival comes off for the children vincent down about 7 o quite a number of children and adults were thy all seemed to enj Thursday 14 oy [enjoy] them selves very much i did not go out untill evening Julia and i went […]

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September 19-21, 1865

Tuesday, September 19, 1865. Duglasses funeral beutifull morning after the rain Nell was up this morning liz stoped in the evening we went down to Mr livelys then to meeting Wednesday 20 we had a very interesting meeting last night mr amos lead connie was there very Pleasent home all day in ther afternoon Nell […]

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October 25-27, 1865

Wednesday, October 25, 1865. Beutiful Day the girls and i went over Jersey to Petersons funeral it was a very solemn funeral he was buried with military honors the baneker [Banneker] was represented Thursday 26 very fine Day i did not get out untill late in the evening Nell and i went to bustils and […]

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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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December 18-20, 1865

Monday, December 18, 1865. Cold and Dull school in the evening very nice lesson quite a number out Tuesday 19 wet and disagreale meeting at Browns few out Nell did not go stoped there after meeting vincent was down Wednesday 20 Cold i received very sad news today my Dear Brother Alfred Died at 10 […]

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December 21-23, 1865

Thursday, December 21. 1865. before he Died very Cold to Day i started for harrisburg this after noon found father nell and the rest of the family i had a very sad journey Friday 22 Very Cold this Day i have looked forward to with Dead [dread] Poor Alfred was buried this afternoon no one […]

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