Martha Ballard's Diary, November 19 - 22, 1795

19 5
Clear, warm and very pleasant. I Came from mr Hamlins, Shee Seems more Comfortable. Dagt Pollard and her Childn, Son & Dagt Lambart, mr Gill & wife & Harnon, Barton, Cyrus, Derius, Ephm, Sally Cocks and Sarah Neall all Dind with mr Ballard and my Self. this day is observd as a public Thanksgiving. Phillip Bullin and a mr Jones have Brot News yt the unruly gang have Burnt 2 Barns, 59 Tons of hay, one hors, Two Swine whict was the property of mr Jones, Father to this young Gentleman. that they may be Detected and brot to Justice is my real wish. at mr Hamlins, Son Pollards. a mr Jones informd us of the horrid Crime Commited against his Father by a riotus Gang.  
20 6
Clear and pleast. mr Ballard Surveying for Colo Duttun. young mr Jones Dind here. I was Calld to See David Pollards youngist Child. I Gave it Some Senna, Manna & Seeds. I went to See mrss Hamlin, find her much more Comfortable. Cyrus Carried Rhoda home. we are informd that mr Poore has been robd by those rufans who robbed mr Ballard. at David Pollards & mr Hamlins, his wife is better.  
21 7
Clear and very pleasant. Son Pollard Came here, his wife and infant went home with him. Cyrus went to take our hors home. I reckoned with Sally Cocks and paid her all I owd her. Shee went to her Dads. mrs Dingly here, took Tea with me. mr Ballard went to ye fort. we have a Stranger here to Sleep. at home. mrss Dingly here. Dagt Pollard went home.  
22 D
Cloudy foren. I was Calld to See Mary Densmore, find her Exercised with great pain. I administred a Clister and returnd home. mr Ballard and Cyrus went to meeting. we lodgd a Stranger. it began to Snow at noon. Sarah Came here. at mr Densmores. Mary is not So well as Shee has been of late.  

Source: www.doHistory.org. Transcription courtesy of Robert and Cynthia McCausland.