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Textile Production
" Theme in Martha Ballard's Diary
18
6
rainy. I have been a
t
home picking wool. Sally Coloured yarn for to make womens Cloaths. [Jam
y
] Hanskom here.
at home.
19
7
raind foren. Hanskom Thrashing wheat. Cyrus at home, killd 2 lambs for us. mr Porter, his wife & mrs
s
Foster here, they made me a pres
t
of a pair Cottne hoes that was their Dear Sisters mrs Pitts. Deryus Ballard Came here, is going to work for us.
a
t
home. mr Porters wife and mrs Foster here.
20
D
Clear and pleas
t
. Cyrus, Deryas & Sally Cocks went to meeting. Dagt Lambart Came here, her Husband Came and Dind here. it raind before they left us. mr Ballard, P. Bullin and John Putman returnd from Surveying a
t
6h pm.
a
t
home. Son & Dagt Lambar
t
here. mr Ballard Came home.
21
2
Clear till noone, raind aftern. mr Ballard wen
t
to the fort, was informd that mr Miles Expird last night and was to be interd y
s
aftern. mr James Page Dind here. Derius Ballard began to work for us. Sary Neal Came here to work again. Son Town Came here Aft
n
, his famely about house.
a
t
home. Funeral of mr Miles who Died at mr Woodwad
s
.
22
3
Clear and Cool. I went to Son Towns, find his famely well Excep
t
John, who has had a turn of Pukeing & relaxt. we Dind at mr Trobridges.
I wen
t
to Son Towns.
23
4
Clear. I was at Ditoes, help
t
my Dag
t
fix a bed Quillt
to
.
at Ditoes.
24
5
Cloudy. I helpt break the wool and put the bed quillt into the fraim. mrs Haill Calld and helpt Chalk it.
at Ditoes.
25
6
Clear. my Dag
t
invited her Neighbour Ladies to quillt. we finisht the quillt and had a Sociable meeting. mrss Haywood, widdow Haill and Dagt, Cragen, two mrs Fullers, 2 mrs Stackpols, Wiman, Dingla & Hawl and Collar were the Ladies who assisted my Dagt.
a
t
Ditoes. my Dag
t
had a Bed Quillt quillted. mr [Putn
m
] & wife there.
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