Martha Ballard's Diary, Mar. 3-10, 1787 (T)

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The Mar. 8 entry appears in "One Rape. Two Stories."

Clear morn. I finisht mrs Fosters [dress], help^t Brue & went to See mrs Williams afterⁿ. Shee paid me 6/ for attending her at the Birth of her Daughter. it Snowd before morn^g & was windy. 36th Snow.

A Clear Cool Day. we Dind on Spair rib. Dolly Rode to meeting on Eph^m Cowans hors. Jon^o is 24 years old this Day.

Snowd part of the Day. the girls washt and washt the East room. Anne Web & Nabby Pollard & Amos here. mr Ballard & Dicky getting timber for Mr Fosters well. I fitted Some Tow yⁿ to Knit & Began a Stockin.

X Birth. widow Mary Shepherds Dafter. X.

A Cold morn. I was Calld to See the widow Mary Shepherd in Travil. Left home at five, put her Safe to Bed with a Daughter about 4 PM. returnd home at 8 Evinng. mr Ballard been to mr Stephens and to the Hook. it Snowd Some. mr Winslow moovd this Day passt by mr Hainses.

Clear & Cool. I went to mr Pollards & Doubled Some yarn. his wife & I went to Revd mr Fosters, mrs Weston there.

Clear & pleast. Jon^o & y^e Girls Sett out for winslow at 9^h & 30^m this morn. Revd mr Foster & Lady Dind here Es^qr Petingale & Asa Williams also. informs his wife was Delivrd of a Dafter the 1st inst. Rufus Ballard came here.

A snow Storm. Capt Suall here, and mr Ballard went home with him. he informs of the Death of Cap^t Howards Dafter Polly.

it raind this morn. Capt Suall & mr Ballard went to mr Woodwards to See Georg Stone who is Confind with Lameness. Dicky Set out for home or to go to his Dads.

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