Martha Ballard's Diary, Mar. 9-16, 1800 (T)

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Clear and not so Cold. Son & Dagt Pollard, with their two oldest Childn, Calld here y^s morn, Fanny Hodges with them. mr Ballard, Cyrus and my Self, Jona, his wife and Lefaett went to meeting. Revd mr Stone Discorsed from psalm 19, 7 and 8 v. Dagt Ballard and I Calld to See Abigail Andrews who has pased thee operation of Taping for the Dropsy, find her Comfortable. after take Some refreshment, my Dagt went to visit Neigr Parkers famely who are Sick. find Sally very unwell. they put a blister on her side acording to the Doc^ts direction.

at meeting, at mr Andress and at mr Parker. at Son Lambds at the intermition.

Clear and very Pleas^t. I have been at home. mr Ballard and Cyrus to Anual meeting.

at home.

Cloudy morn. Son Jona and wife Sett out at 8h y^s morn for winslow, Cyrus to the Settlement below for Some things for our Selves and Jona. Cyrus and my Selfe Sett out for Son Pollards between ten and Eleven, arivd there a^t twelve. find y^m as well as Could be Expected. Son Pollard, mr Black and his wife and Babe sett out yesterday for Seven mile Brook to See their Father Pollard who is very Sick. Doct Cony went on 9 ins^t to see him.

at Son Pollards.

Clear. I am at Son Pollards.

at Son Pol^ds.

Clear and Cold. I have been at Son Pollards and at James Boltons, my Dagt went with me.

at Ditoes & James Boltons.

Clear. I have been at my Sons, he returnd at Evn; informs his Father is no better. Son Lambard Came there, he Conducted me home. we arived at 11h 30m. mr Ballard has had a Collic Complaint sinc I have been absent.

at Son Pollards. he returnd from his Fathers.

Clear. I have been at home. Dagt Ballard and three younges^t Childn here. Shee is not so well as Could be wisht. I have knitt two pair hoes and pair Socks and futed one pair hoes sinc I left home on Tuesday.

at home. Dagt Ballard here. John Shaws wf Deld of a Dagt by mrs [ ].

Clear. mr Ballard only of our famely went to meeting. I went to See Sally Parker after meeting, find her Seting up and Some better than Shee has been.

at mr Parkers.

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