Martha Ballard's Diary, Oct. 23-28, 1798 (T)

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Cloudy morn, raind after noone and night. I went to Son Lambards and Pollards, I find them all about, heard that my Dagt Town was very ill first day night.

at my Sons Poll^d & Lamb^ts.

Cloudy foren, Cleard of aftern, a very Pleas^t Evn^g. mr Densmore & wife, mrs Thomas, Mary and the Widdow Forbes took Tea with me. Esq^r Wesson Calld here.

at home, had Comp^y.

Clear and Pleasant. Jane Welch left me. I paid her for her Labour when Shee gets her Shoes f^m Child^s. Eunice went to Doct Colmans and promised to get here on Thurdsday next. I went to mr Dingleys at Evn. Joseph White Expired.

at mr Dingley^s. Death of Joseph White.

Clear. Watson workt at Son Jonas yesterday & this day. I have been Doing my hous work, washt Some and pikt Some wool. Betsy Page here, informd me mr White Expired last Evn^g, and was interd this morn.

At [ ] Dingleys.

Clear. Watson workt for mr Densmore with the oxen. I have been unwell but wen^t to mr Livermors at Evng and Churnd after I Came home. mr Ballard returnd from his Tour of Surveying.

at mr Livermors & Dingleys. Mr Ballard returndhome.

Cloudy, raind at night. Son and daug^t Pollard, Daug^t Lamb^d & Son Cyrus took Tea with us after meeting. Cyrus tarries all night. I attended meeling aftern.

at Meetg. I receivd Letter f^m Bror Collins & Barton the 8 & 10^th inst.

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