Martha Ballard's Diary, Dec. 1-7, 1799 (T)

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Clear and Cool. mr Ballard, Cyrus & Jona been to meeting. we, with Son and Dagt Lambd and Cyrus, Ephm & Hepsy took Super with Son Jona. Son Lamb^d and Ephm and Thomas wen^t to Son Pollard to work. Saml Trask Came and Conducted my Dagt home. Lydia Densmore Published to mr Smith.

at son Jonas, we Supt there. Dag^t Lambd here at Evn^g.

Clear and Pleast. mr Ballard got wood, Cyrus went and brote 33 of our Sheep home. Hepsy Did house work and Sewed on a Shir^t. I have been Clearing the Chambers and mended Small Cloaths for Cyrus. Son Jona and wife Spent y^e Evn^g here, Shee Doubling yarn.

at home. Jona and wife here at Evng.

Clear and Pleasant Day, Snowd at 7h Evn. I have been regulateing my things. mr mr [sic] Ballard got Some wood, Cutt up his Beef &C. Cyrus help^t Saml git Some Sheep home. he Bought a new Tea Kettle and bro^t home. Old mr Pollard Calld to See us.

at home. Old mr Pollard here.

Clear, Cold and very windy. mr Ballard and Jon^a been makeing Slead Tongue. I have been doing about house & knitt some.

at home.

Clear till Evn when it began to Snow. I have been at home. mrs Peirce & S. Tole Spent y^e Evn^g here. I knitt on mr Bal^ds Buskin.

at home.

X. Birth mr Whealors Dagt. XX.

Snowd. I was Calld by mr Whealor at day Break to go and see his wife in Labour. Shee was Safe deld of a Daug^t, her first Born, at 10h m. I tarried and Dined, then returnd as far as Son Lambds, tarried and Sup^t there and Saml Conducted me home at 7h Evn.

at mr Whealors and Son Lambds. Birth 50th. recd 9/.

Snowd. I have been at home, not So well as I Could wish. Son Lambd brot Allin and left him here, then went and Conducted Dagt Pollard to his house. Hepsy and I prepareing to make Some Pies. A Stag of Son Jonas hookt a mare So that Shee Expired Soon.

at home. Peris Hamlins wife Deld by mrss Mosier.

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