Martha Ballard's Diary, Feb. 11-20, 1805 (T)

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Clear and very pleast. Saml Babcocks wife and Child and his Sis^tr Mersy here and took Tea, mrs^s Pierce allso. I have knit on my husbands Stockin. Jonas Childn gone to [ ] School.

at home. mrs Babcock here.

Clear morn, Cloudy afternⁿ. I have been kniting on my husbands Stockin. Hannah, Sally & Ephm to school, and Jack to y^e Gramer School.

at home.

Clear and very pleast. I have finisht a Stockin for my husband and began another. Dagt Lambd Sent for me to go and See her bu^t I felt fatagued by bringing Some water and doing other matters and did not go. Will^m has one of his Swets this night, we put him in my bed.

at home. Dagt Ballard to mr Bonds.

Cloudy. Dagt Lambd Sent for me and I went, find Sister Barton there. Son Town & wife Came.

at Son Lambds.

raind last night and this morn. Son Town & wife went to mr Dingleys aftern.

at Ditoes.

Cloudy. Capt Stackpole and wife Calld. mr Hamlin and wife made a visit here.

a^t Ditoes.

Clear and Cold. mr Lamb^d Conducted Sist Barton to Old mr Hamlins. I have not been to meeting. they had famelys here.

at Ditoes.

Clear. I wen^t to Son Ephms. mrs Hamlin, Patridg, Sist Barton and mrs Farewel and my Self spent aftern and Evn^g there together. I Slept there.

at Son Ephms.

Clear. I went and Spent aftern at mr Crages. Old mrs Hamlin, [Pierces^s] wife, mrs Burtun, Carter, Sister Barton there. Joseph B^s wife Came a^t Evning.

a^t mr Crages & son [Lamb]

Clear. I have seen 70 years Spent y^s Day. at Son Lambds, he and wife, Dolly, Barny and Wil^m to Son Pollards.

a^t [Son Lambards].

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February 11 - 20, 1805

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