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14 6

 

 Clear and warm. Sons Jona & Lambart, with their wives, here to Tea. I have been at home. I gatherd Green Peas. at home. my [Childn] here.
15 7

X. Birth mr Eads Son. XX.

Clear and very warm. we killd a Lamb the quarters waid 36 lb. Mrss Cyphers Came here and brot home Some yarn. Shee and John Blunt dind here. I was Calld to See the wife of mr Eads, who was in labour,and was Safe Deld of a fine Son between the hours of 4 & 5. I returnd home at Evn. at mr Eads. Birth 33d. receivd 9/ as a reward, on ye 31 inst.
16 A

 

 Clear and very warm. my famely all attended worship at the fort foren, Expcept my Self. I was there aftern. A Gentleman by ye name of Stone performd. Sons Pollard & Lambt with their wives and Babes here after meeting, mrss Joy and her Dagt, Polly Pollard & Caty Mc Lad allso. at [meeting] and at mr Eadss, his Lady Cleverly.
17 2

 

 Clear and very warm. our men got the hay into the Barn this aftern. mr Ballard and Hoit at Jonas foren. Polly Buterfield washt and went to Ziba Halls to work. at home. Polly went [fm] here.
18 3

 

 Clear and very warm. I have Bakt and done other house work. Thankfull did her Stent at Spining and helpt me Some. mr Ballard and Hoit workt at my Sons. at [home].
19 4

 

 Clear and warm. mr Ballard and Cyrus to Son Jonas to work. I have made a new Milk Chees, Changd milk with mrss Joy. I had my Puter Can 28 times full in my Chees. Thankfull Spun 4 Skeins warp and helpt me Some. I Cleand my Sellar which was very dirty. at [home].
20 5

 

 Clear and very warm. Thankfull help me do the work. I Cleand my Chambers which were very dirty. had the Company of mrss Livermore, Joy & Dingley to Tea. our men have all been to Son Jonas to work. at [home].
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