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March 8-10, 1863

Sunday, March 8, 1863. very rainy day i went to Church in the mor’ng mr gibbs was sick consequncely mr white held forth very few out neither of the girls were out there cousin died this morning Monday 9 Tomy came up and spent the afternoon i spent a very lonsome evening very fine day […]

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March 23-25, 1863

Monday, March 23, 1863. no one cam up to see me very fine day I was up to see Celestine and hannah Cely is quite sick again in Nellie and i went down to school we had a very nice school Tuesday 24 meeting at mr Decriss i did not go very stormy Nellie or […]

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March 29-31, 1863

Sunday, March 29, 1863. but she had a letter that liz was very sick she did not go very fine day mr gibbs still sick mr cuwar Preached this afternoon bible class was Postponed account of Confirmation Monday 30 Nellie and went it was a Perfect fair Sue was in Cristy galanted us to Church […]

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April 25-27, 1863

Saturday, April 25, 1863. [Fred] Duglass lectured last night at national hall stoped at nells to night and […] we went around to marys barker Promised me his Photograph Sunday 26 very fine day very windy I went to church in the afternoon mr gibbs gave us a very good sermon Bible class at mrs […]

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May 7-9, 1863

Thursday, May 7, 1863. Thursday raining I did not go in the morning to the school exsamination in the afternoon it was very much crowed Cristy had a […] spelling class in the afternoon for Friday 8 our benifit the exsercises this morning were very good Sue came in the morning to see wauford Nellie and […]

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May 31- June 2, 1863

Sunday, May 31, 1863. beutiful morning i went down to church great many out considering the sermon was very interesting after church we went to see mrs colegates i stoped Monday June 1 to aunt Jane in the afternoon i spent the evening alone as usall i am reading the history of Abraham and Jacob […]

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July 12-14, 1863

Sunday, July 12, 1863. quite pleasent this morning i went down to church Mr Collen preached for us he gave us quite a milatary discourse i went down to Sunday school Vincent came Monday 13 up to see me in the evening he paid quite a pleasant visit very busy all day Nellie stoped a […]

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July 18-20, 1863

Saturday, July 18, 1863. me som lunch wich was very nice it rained so hard last night i did not go to meeting to day i have bin busy helping to clean up i do not Sunday 19 feel so idle I went to church in the morning very few out in the afternoon i […]

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November 18-20, 1863

Wednesday, November 18, 1863. came hom with us Cristy was chairman for the evening he did not see us very busy today hannah brown Celestine and Sally Mathers and nelly was up here this evening Thursday 19 we had quite a lovely time quite pleasant i was busy home fixing up my things part of the afternoon Nell and i went to Mary Jane heard many cheering […] […]

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November 21-23, 1863

Saturday, November 21, 1863. very rainy day Nelly did not get up to day Mr Powel has bin quite generous to day i have bin woching the weather all the evening in hopes it stop raining so I could go home Sunday 22 liz Brown was here last night very pleasent day I went to […]

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