Martha Ballard's Diary, Nov. 26-Dec. 2, 1798 (T)

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Clear and Pleast. I have been at home. we had a Swine Butchered, w^d 202.

at home.

Clear and Pleasant. I was Calld a^t 10h Evn to See the wife of mr Philip Norcross who was in Labour. mrss Randal & Hankerson there.

at mr Phillip Norcross.

Birth Phillip Norcrosses Dag^t.

Cloudy, raind at Evng. mrss NorCros was Safe Deld at 2h morn of her Sixth Daughter & 8th Child. I left mother and infant Cleverly and returnd home at 10 forn. Sally and I have been Bakeing Pies.

at Ditoes. Birth 31st.

Cloudy morn, Cleard of foren. we all attended worship Excep^t Sally. Shee wen^t to her Fathers. this observd as a day of Thanksgiving in this Commonwealth. Son Lamb^d with his wife & Childⁿ, Cyrus and Eph^m & Saml Trask here. mr Moses Patridg & Ruth Rockwood were published.

at Meeting. part of my Childⁿ here. Moses Patridg Publisht. Janee Welch was married.

Cloudy. mr Ballard Conducted Dag^t Lambard and her Childn home. Phillip Bullin Dind here. Sally returnd from her Dads. I have been at home, Did my housework and knit on my Stockin.

at home. Dagt Lambd & Childn went home. Bullinhere.

Cloudy. I have been helping do my house work. we made our Sausages. mr Ballard went to mr Pitts^s, had his hors Sho^d. he went to Hallowell allso.

Cloudy morn, Snowd before night. mr Ballard only of my famely a^t meeting. mr Dingley Calld me to See his wife who has a very Soar throat. we bathd and put on Mullin. Cyrus Came home to [Towns].

at mr Dingleys.

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