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1
7
A Clear Day. mr Ballard, Son Town, Jon
o
& Ephn Cowen gone to asist Brot
h
Moore Rais his hous. the Girls went to mr Westons. Polly Hamlin Came home with y
m
, & sleeps h
r
. Mr Sual here, paid me 6/ for attendin
g
his wife in Travil with her Last Child. Cap
t
Springer paid 4/ for my Servis, it being what remaind my Due. mr Hollow
y
Sleeps here y
s
night. the anavercery of y
e
Death of my Dater Dorothy.
2
A
A hott day. Son Town, Betsy & Polly Left here for home. Jon
o
went w
h
them. we Dind on veal hazlet. mr Brooks, Theop
s
, Polly Haml
n
& Sally Pr
e
here after
n
. Cap
t
Nichols here Directly from oxford, informs our friends are well. his Daft
r
Campbel has had her 7
th
Son.
3
2
Clear. the girls washt. Mr Ballard wint to mr Sualls foren
n
, to town meating after
n
. mrs Copelin & mrs Hodges here. I feel unwell. Cowen Moed y
e
gardin. we pick
t
some Cotten.
4
3
a Cloudy day. mr Ballard & 12 men wrk
d
on y
e
Road up y
e
hill North of our hous. mr Smily here, Dind. Jon
o
Came home from Son Towns, they are well. we Bak
d
a quart
r
of Veal & Began to Spin our Cottne. Jon
o
Bro
t
home Some herrin fish f
m
Towns.
5
4
Clear. mr Ballard work
d
about home. I went to Mr Williams
s
. mrs Page there. James Slacpool Sleeps here. the anaversery of the Death of my Daug
t
Martha who Deceas
t
in 1769 aged 8 years & 2 months & 28 Days.
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