Martha Ballard's Diary, Aug. 4-8, 1794 (T)

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Cloudy morn, Clear afterⁿ. mr Ballard is gone to Survey for mr Wesson & Esq^r Howard. I have gatherd Safron, radish pods & parsnip Seed, Done my house work & made Some Pills for my Dag^t Dolly. Sally weaving. Eph^m wounded his foot. Dolly Came home, informs me that Hannah & her Babe are not So well as Could be wisht.

at home, heard mrs Pitts was not so well.

Clear & very warm. I have workt in my Garden all Day, wed it all over where there were beds. Sally washt, Dolly wove 3_ yds. mr Ballard went to Esq^r Conys, the boys pulld flax. I hear that mrs Pitts is much the Same.

a^t home. wed Gardin.

Clear. mr Ballard Sett out for Farmingtⁿ. Dolly went to Jon^as. I was Calld to mr Hamlins to See his Babe, it has a Disentary; his wife is mending. Calld to See Dagt Pollard, Shee is better. mrs Pitts is more Comfortable this Day. Sally wove 3_ yds, y^e Boys finish^t pulling our flax.

at mr Hamlins, Pitts^s & mr Pollards & Sons. Hannah 25 y^r old y^s Day.

Clear. the Boys wen^t to fince the Stacks of hay. Sally wen^t to See mrs Pitts, finds her more unwell. I had been to work in my Gardin & was fatagud, but went & watcht. Shee has a Disentary and much grip.

a^t Shubal Pitts^s, his wifevery Sick. I watcht. wrote to Doc^t Barton.

Clear. I have been with mrs Pitts all Day, Shee has been very Sick. her husband returnd home, brot her Some Port wine. I left her at Sun Sett. Calld at Son Pollards, took Tea. Dolly is there.

a^t Ditoes. mrs Pitts very ill.

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