Martha Ballard's Diary, Sep. 19-25, 1788 (T)

Go To A Date or
Year At A Glance

prev. page

September 19 - 25, 1788

View Image
(136K)

Printable text version

Decoding the Diary

About the Diary

About the Online Diary

Search the Online Diary

Related Links:

The Sep. 21 entry appears in "One Rape. Two Stories."

Cloudy. I was Calld to see mrs Colman; tarried all day. her Sister Left her bound for Nuberg. the Bridg over this Crick was finish^t y^s Day. Elisabeth Knowland Came to the Doc^t s to Nurs mrs Colman.

I was at Doct Colmans.

Clear. mr Page here makeing rates. mr Hains & David Learned Dind here. I have been at home. Taytor finish^t Spreading our flax.

I was at home.

Clear & pleast. I attended public worship. the revd mr Foster Deliv^d 2 fine Discoarses from Romans 10 & [ ].

I attend^d pb^c worship &was at wido Wims^s.

Clear foreⁿ, Cloudy aftⁿ. Cyrus went from home Bound for winslow. I have been at home. my Girls wash^t. Thomas Smyle Came here to work. David Learned Sleeps here. Leut John Shaw paid me 6/ for attending his wife in travil augs^t y^e 7^th.

I have been at home.

Cloudy morn. Cap^t Dean here. Brot me a Letter from Bro^th Jon^a. Cyrus returnd from Son Towns & Hannah with him. Cap^t Coxes Lady & mrs Hannah North here, mrs Harris also. mr Danys Child Expired at 7 Evⁿ.

receivd a Letter from Bro^th Jon^aof June 17^th. I was at home.

Clear. mr Ballard went to y^e hook. mr Page & he here af^t. I went to mr Danys. Sherb^h Town Sleeps here.

I was at mr Danys.

X. Birth Welches Son. XX.

Clear. mr Ballard & the other men went to Pitts town to help rais a mill. Shere Town & James Stackpool & mr Learned Dind here. I was Calld to See mrs Welch in travil. Shee was Del^d at 9 pm. I Came home at 11.

at mr Welches.

prev. page

September 19 - 25, 1788

home	your interests	who was Martha?	Martha's diary	book	film	doing history	archive	on your own
browse \| search \| stories & themes \| lens \| decoding \| transcribing \| about diary \| about online diary