Martha Ballard's Diary, May 12-16, 1803 (T)

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Clear. I have done Some matters in my Sellar, have mead wheat Bread and Brown. I feel very unwell y^s aftern. my Sympathy is great for my Son Town and his Dear wife and famely in their present afliction. they are this day attending y^e Solemnity of intering the only Child of his present marriage. may the Great paren^t of the Univerce giv them Comfort and be more to them than wha^t he has taken from them, and may all the famely hear the Call be ye allso ready. may we all be Excited to the Same.

at home. Funeral of Son Towns Child. Genl Sewall Calld here.

Clear part of y^e day, raind forenⁿ. Dagt Pollard Came here forenⁿ. Dagt Lambard, Son Jona & wife & part of y^r Childⁿ Dind & took Tea with us. funeral of a mrs Pray, Hollowel.

a^t home, my Childⁿ here.

Clear. Rufus Ballards wife, mrs^s Jackson and mrs Bradford Dind here. Dagt Pollard and my Self took Tea at Son Jonas, mrs Farewell allso. Son Pollard here and Conducted his wife home.

at my Sons. Company Dind here.

Cloudy part of y^e day. mr Ballard to meeting at y^e for^t. Jona & wife, par^t of their Childn, Ephm & Lydia, to mr Ingerhams Barn. the Melhodis^t quarterly meeting held there. I am informd that Sam^l Parker partook at the Ordinance of y^e Supper with them. Cyrus Conducted Rhoda and Hannah to Son Lambds.

a^t home. mr Ballad to meeting.

Clear. I have been feeble. mr Moody here, his wife remains very unwell. mrs Crocket here to Spin and Bake. I have bakt whiat B^d for my Self & brown for mr Purington.

at home.

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May 12 - 16, 1803

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