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 Clear Except a Sprinkleing of rain. I have been at home. mr Burtun & wife, mr Partrage & mrs Rockwood, & mr Livermore Drank Tea. Polly Livrmr here at Evng. at home.
2 2

 

 Clear. I Sowd Peas, mr Ballard went to Town meeting. mrss Savage & Benjamin here. my Girls washt. my throat is Soar. at home. mrs Savage here.
3 3

 

 Clear. I was very unwell ys foren, finisht Sowing my Gardin Pees aftn. Old mrs Norcross Calld here. mr Ballard & Ephm Drove our old Cow Down here, Shee Calvd ys Day. at home. mrs Norcross here.
4 4

 

 Cloudy, raind Before night. old mrs Norcross & mrs Livermore here on a visit. Hannah has been very unwell. at home, had Company.
5 5

 

 Cloudy & Some rain. mr Lankester Dind here. I have been at home. Hannah is better, Dolly not so well as Shee has been. mr Ballard been makeing fence. at home.
6 6

 

 Clear Except a Squall of Haill & rain. mrss Dorcas & Polly Pollard here, mr Savage allso. I have been at home. at home, had Company.
7 7

 

 Clear part of ye Day. Esqr Coney here, Juett Foster allso, Directly from the westward. I have been at home. Ephm went to mr Joness, brot a hen & Chicks. Shee hatcht 16, Eleven of ym perisht for want of proper Care. at home. Cyrus Came here.
8 B

 

 Clear. Capt Daviss Brigg & two other vessels went up ys Day, Jona was here aftern. mr Ballard & I went in at mr Livirmors ys Evng. Parthenia went to mr Burtuns to work for them. at mr Livermors.
9 2

 

 Clear. my girls washt & went to mr Voces. I planted Potoes foren, was Calld to mr Shaws aftn, his oldest Child Sick. I watcht with it. at mr Shaws.
10 3

 

 Clear & warm. Naby Shaw Expird at 3 h pm & I returnd home at Evn. Son Town here. at Ditoes. Son Town here. Death.
11 4

 

 Clear. Dolly was Sick, mrs Livermore to See her. I was Calld to See James Moores wife. mrs Shaws Dagt interd aftern. at James Moores, mrs Welman allso.
12 5

 

 At mr Moores, his wife So ill her women were Calld. we were all there thro the night. at Ditoes.
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