Martha Ballard's Diary, Dec. 31, 1787 (T)

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Clear. Mr Kenny Conducted me home. we arivd at 4^h morn. I made a fire & hett my feet then went to Bed & Lay till Ten, then rose & feel much Beter than my fears. mr Ballard is gon to mr Pollards. I let mrs Porter have 10 skeins of [ ]. Receivd 10-1/2 knots of Doubled & 7 of [ ] yⁿ w^t 10 oz, part of it Coloured Blue. in this year 1787, I have Extracted 12 sons & 15 Daughters; been Calld to 7 women which were Deliverd before my arival. Hallowell December 31, 1787 Martha Ballard Her Diary Doc^t Stephen Barton, with his Famely, Left our hous bound to Boston Oct^r 25^th, 1787. My Hon^d Mother Moore Deseast December 4 of a Palsy.

now 1787 is Ended, it happy is if we are mended. God grant if not we may be.

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