Martha Ballard's Diary, Mar. 18-24, 1795 (T)

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Clear and very Pleasant. I Came home from mr Boltons, left my patients Cleverly. Calld at Son Pollards, all well there. my Dagt and mrs Gill Came here. mr Ballard has been to Winthrop.

at [Savage] [Boltons].

A S Easter, Cleard off afterⁿ. Son Pollard Came and Conducted his wife home. I was Calld to See a mrss Gordin who resides at mr N. Shaws, tarried there all night.

a^t [mr] [Gordins].

Clear and Pleasant. I was Calld from mr Gordins to See the wife of Capt James Springer who was in Labour, and her Case was Supernatural. I tarried there y^s night.

a^t [Ditoes] & at [Capt Springers].mr [Day ] house [ ] & all [ ] in it.

X. Birth Capt James Springers Dagt. XX.

Clear and pleast. mrs Springer was Deld at 7h morn of a Dagt. I left her and infant Cleverly and returnd to mr Gordins, find her about. from there I returnd home, find my famely all well. mr Ballard is gone from home. Sally Cocks is gone to her Dadys. Shee went yesterdy.

at [Capt] [Springers] and [Gordins]. Birth 13[th].

Cloudy. mr Gill here last night and this Day & night. Silva & Ephm went to meeting at y^e hook. Jessy Bullin Conducted Sally Cocks home. mr Lambert here at Evng.

a^t [home].

Cloudy. Town meeting held at the hook, our men all went. I have been fiting raggs for Coverled. Silva Moore and Sally Cocks gone to a Daunce at y^e hook.

a^t home. the [ ] to [Town] [meeting].

Cloudy. mr Ballard, Silva & mr Morril gone to Survey at Bodinham. I have been at home. we began to quillt a Bed quillt for Dolly [at ].

at [ ].

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