Martha Ballard's Diary, Jun. 29-Jul. 3, 1792 (T)

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Some Showers foreⁿ. Son Town, his wife & Dagts Sett out from here a^t y^e 11^th h morn Bound for Pitts^tn. I have wed Gardin Some. Hannah is not So well as usual.

a^t home.

Clear & hott. I have been a^t home, ~~wed my Beets & Sett Cabbages~~ . Son Town, his wife & Dagts returnd from Pitts^tn; his Dad^s famely are well, his Sister M^c Causlin is more Comfortable than Shee has been, her inft is very Low. it is not Expected it will long Survive. Son Town left here & went as far as my Sons.

a^t home. have not been So well as usual. Son & Dag^t Town & Childⁿ Sett ou^t for home.

Clear. my Dag^t Hannah had a tooth Extracted this morn by mr Livermore. mr Ballard & my Self & Son Eph^m attended public Worship. mr Smith Discourst in y^e morn from John 7^th C 37:V in y^e aftⁿ f^m 1 Corinth 4^th 20^th. mr Liverm^r here after Exercise. Cyrus Came home at Evn. Hannah is not So well as I Could wish.

I attended worship. mr Joseph Slackpl had a Son Born, it was not alive.

Clear. I work^t in my Gardin Some foreⁿ. was Calld to See Georg Bollons wife who was in Labour, at 1^h pm. Shee remaind in a Linguring Situation thro y^e night.

a^t Georg Boltons.

Birth Georg Boltons 4^th Son & 5^th Child.

Clear. my Patients illness increas^t at y^e 11^th h morn & Shee was Safe Deld a^t 30m pm of a Son, both mother & inft are Cleverly. I left them at 3 & arivd at home before night, Considerably fatagud. Hannah & Patty at mr Densmores.

a^t Does. Birth 25^th. I Bot a pair Shoes for Hannah, Cost 4/8.

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