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27 3

 

 Clear and pleast. mr Ballard went to Son Jon as. at home.
28 4

 

 Reuben Fairfield and Selva Hatch here. mrs Gillman and mrss Hinkley here on a visit. at home, had Company.
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 Clear and pleasant. mr Finney and Crosby helpt us git wood. mr Ballard went to Son Jonas. mrs Dingley here at Evng. I have been Sewing raggs. Hepsy finisht making me a Cottne Shift, her father dind here. friend Fairfield here aftern. at home. mrss Dingley here at Evng.
2 6

 

 Cloudy morn, Snowd before noon. mr Ballard and Crosby got home 3 loads of wood at 4h pm and Crosby went home. old mrss Kenny here, Eat dinner. I have been Sewing old pieces of Cloath together. Hepsy making me a Shift. at home.
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X Birth Timy Pages Dagt. XX.

Clear and pleasant. I was Calld by Willm White at 4h 20m morn to go to See the wife of Timy Page. we took Capt Coxes Lady in at his house. the pateint Deld of a fine Dagt which wd 11 2/2 lb at 5h 50m. I was Conducted home by Leut Jessy Bullin where we arivd at 4h 30m pm. I left my Patients Cleverly. mr Page Sent mr Ballard 2/2 bushl wheat in part of what is due for Taxes. at Timothy Pages. Birth 6 th. Sept 28th1799 receivd 6/ in weaving Done by his wife.
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 Clear. my famely all attended public worship Except my Self. my Son Jonathan has seen 35 revolutions of ye sun, Just half the number of ye days of man. at home.
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 Clear and Cold. Cyrus went to Pittstn. I have been mending Legins and Glovs and &c. Hepsy washt. at home.
6 3

[ Birth Seips Dagt.]

Clear. I was Calld to See Lidia Sips wife at 3h pm. Shee was Deld at 8 Evn of a Dagt. I tarried all night, mrs Cain & Ben Whites wife allso. we had no where to Sleep so we Sett up. at Seips. Birth 7th. all Cleverly.
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