Martha Ballard's Diary, Jun. 21-26, 1788 (T)

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Clear morn. at 1^h^pm 20^m, a Shower of hail & rain with thunder. David Learned here. mr Porter & wife & Parthena went from here at 10^h 30^m. I have been at home. mr Ballard Sett plants. the Litning Struck 2 trees at Cap^t Pages.

at home.

Clear & warm. I attended public worship. Revd mr Foster preach^t from Micah 6 & 8. I Calld at mr Williams^s, he is very Low. mr Isaac Cowin & wife here for advice about her Breast which is Soar. I was Calld to Williams^s in haste, he had an ill Turn but gott better & I Came home. Anna Webb Stays there. Daniel Robbins Sleeps here. Joseph Foster here, his wife very ill.

at Jos^h Williams^s.

Clear. thee workmen Came to fraim The Saw mill. I went aftⁿⁿ to See mrs Foster; find her very Low, and mr Williams; he is more Comfortable. mrs Weston made me a pres^t of 3 lb Sugar. Jona got 3 lb of Tea. Gillb^h Came here. Robbins Sleeps here.

Began to fraim the Saw mill. At Jos^h Wilms^s & Fosters. 4 men work^t here.

Clear. I have been at home, wed flax fore nⁿ & knitt afterⁿ. Six men work^t here besides our own. Robbins Sleeps here.

at home. 6 men to work.

Cloudy & raind. the men did not work the afterⁿⁿ. I went to See mr Williams; he seems a little better. mr Dexter there; Says they are well at Son Towns. mrs King of winthrop here; informs that Wil^m Pullins wife is very ill with a broken Legg.

at mr William^ss. 4 men work^t on y^e fraim besides mr Bal^d.

Clear part of the Day; some Showers. I have been at home. we brewd 1-1/2 Barril of Beer. Dolly finish^t mrs Porters webb, 24 yds. Jon^o is gon to Raising of Cap^t Nehemi^h Getchels house. we had 5 men to work. mr Ballard got 8 lb of Sugar at Col^o Howards [ tend] on Selvenas Hatches acount which was my Due for Servis done.

I was at home. Jon^o gone to raising. its 19 years Since the Death of my Dat Triphena.

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June 21 - 26, 1788

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