Martha Ballard's Diary, Jan. 17-24, 1787 (T)

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Cloudy morn. [ ] to see mr Savages Childⁿ, find them much as they were. Levy Moore & mr Smyle here.

Clear & Cold. we Began to make Soap. Rev^d mr Foster here, going to attend funeral of Nathan^l Runels Child. Desired me to go and See his Lady & Child who were unwell; I went. I was Calld to see mr Hodges [ ] Ballard Came home with me.[ ] we found James & Eunice Stackpool here, [Echabod Pitts] also.

Clear & very Cold. mr Stackpool left here afterⁿ. mr Savage Calld [ ] Lidia, mr Brown & wife [ ]. I left her revivd. mr Gillbreath [ ].

Snowd & very Cold. Gillbreath helpt pique the mill. Cyrus unwell. I have been at home. mr Ballard got wood & went to Revd mr Fosters.

Cloudy y^s foreⁿ, Snowd afterⁿ & Evin^g. y^e girls & I Staid at home. mr Savages Children are mending. Gillb^h here yet.

Cloudy & Cold Day, Clear at Evin^g. I Combd flax. Gillbr^th went from here. mr Alin had 1/2 oz Salv. Salvina Hatch Sleeps here. mr Ballard been to Doct Coney, the Girls at mr Crages.

Clear morn, Snowd afterⁿ, & Evin^g. I have been at home kniting on mrs Fosters Stockin. mr Ballard at Doct Coneys. two of the Cragges here for keeping for y^r Teem.

Clear. I went to See mr Savages Child, tarried all night. mr Ballard Came from Doct Coneys, Carried me up on a Sled. I finisht my Stockins. a man from woolwich Sleept here y^s night.

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January 17 - 24, 1787

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