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 Clear. mr Ballard went to mr Browns for his mare, had her Bled in ye mouth. Shee bled all the way home & Continued to bleed an hour or two after Coming home. we at length filld ye incision with fur & it Ceast. mrs Livermr & I went to mr Saml Norcrosses, their Marm & mr Phillips wife there. mrs Barton & my Dagt Hannah went to mr Densmores. at mr Saml Norcrosses. our Mare Bled Excessively.
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 Cloudy foren. mrs Barton Left here, homeward Bound. Dolly went to mr Wicksoms. I was Calld at Evn to See Jeremy Whites inft, gave it manna, annis Seed & Safron; it revivd. I tarried all night. I Scolt my pickles ys day. Cyrus Came here at Evn. at Jery Whites, his inft unwell.
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 Clear & pleast morn. I tarried at mr Whites till noon, then returnd home and went to mr Densmores. Spent the aftn. mr Ballard is gone to work at ye mill at pitts town. at Does & mr Densmrs.
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 Clear. I have been at home, pickt wool. Jona went to green Lodg. Ephm & mr Densmrs Sons finisht giting our potatoes in to the Seller. at home.
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 Clear. mr Porter here, tarries ys night. Ephm went to Pitts town with ye mare for his Daddy to ride home. Cyrus Came here at Evng. I have been at home, pickt wool. old mrs Cowen brot me 1/2 lb Sage. at home. mrs Porter here, informs meCapt [Fairbanks] Lady Deceast Septr 28th,Shee was at ye westwd.
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 Cloudy & Some rain. mrs Porter went from here, Cyrus went away with her Bound for Washington. Doct Colman & Coney & mr Livermore been here. I have been at home. at home. Esqr Coney informs me mrs Goodin is near ye Close of life as he thinks.
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X. Birth Benn Whites Dagt. XX.

Clear. mr Walker Calld me at 2 h morn to Benn Whites wife in Labour. Shee was Safe Deld at ye 7th of a Dagt, and I returnd home at 12 O Clok. Calld at mr Walkrs, JackSons & Devenports. I took a nap after I returnd. Cyrus returnd from Gillbreaths & went to Pitts town, his Daddy is there. at mr Benn Whites. Birth [26]th.
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