Martha Ballard's Diary, May 23-27, 1788 (T)

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The May 24 entry appears in "One Rape. Two Stories."

a very rainy Day. I Comb^d flax for Jos^h Foster foreⁿ. went to mr Wilm^s aftⁿ. they are no Better. Tim^m Pages wife was there; Says mrs North is unwell. I made pills. left Some Senna for Sally wilm^s.

at mr W^s.

A very rainy Day. I have felt unwell. mr Ballard went to Esq^r Norths to hear Coart Between mr Foster & y^e Sewalls. Jona wen^t to Echabod Pitts^s for Corn. mr Childs & Craige planted the point on y^e Crick w^h Corn.

the remains of old mr Coutch were interd. I have been at home.

Clear till 1/O Clok PM, then Thunder & rain. our famely went to meeting Except Ep^m & my Self. I went to See mr Wil^ms famely, they are very unwell. mrs Pollard & mrs Porter there. I went to Bed at 10, was Calld at 11^h Evinⁿ to mr Moses Whites wife in Travil. I walkt over the String piece of y^e Bridg by mr Hoveys.

Eph^m Cowen publisht to Hannah Savage.at Wilms^s.

X. Birth mr Moses Whites Dafter. X.

Clear. mrs White was Safe Deliverd of a fine Da^t at 9^h morn. I Left there for home at noone. Calld at mr Hersey^s, mr Pollards, Col^o Norths & Capt Porters & mr Williams^s. Sally is very Sick. Came home; find Parthena Barton here. Left my patients Cleverly.

Parthena Barton Came to work for me. Hannah wentfor h^r at Wms^s.

Clear morn. I was Calld to See Sally Wil^ms who is very Sick. Doc^t Colman left her medicin. I was Calld from There to See James Weston; he remains weak. Came back; tarried all night & watch^t. Tim^y Pages wife there all day. Patty Seems a little Better. raind in y^e Evinn^g.

I watcht with Sally Wil^ms. I heard they were well at Son Towns.

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