DoHistoryMartha Ballard's Diary Onlinesite maptech helpabout sitesearch

 
Browse Martha Ballard's Diary Go To A Date or
Year At A Glance
 
  < prev. page
February 18 - 26, 1808
 next page >
View Image
View Image
(111K)

Printable text version

Decoding the Diary

About the Diary

About the Online Diary

Search the Online Diary
[18] 5

 

 Clear and very Cold and windy. I have done hous work, knit Some. do not feel very wel. Son Jonas wife sent me Bitters, [fresh] Pork and Butter. at home.
19 6

 

 Clear, Cold and windy. I have done Some washing, Twisted 1 Skein yarn, ironed and knit Some. Jona and William Sleep here. at home.
20 7

 

 Cloudy and Cold. I have Brewd, knit, finisht a paer of mits for my husband and knit on his Stockin. this is the anneversary of my Birth, 73 years have I Seen, past thro many Sceins. may it pleas ye Great Parent of ye universe to Enable me to liv devoted to his Service the little time I have to Sojourn in this world. Allin Lamb brot us 23 lb Beef. at home, have Seen 73 years ys Day. Allin, [Barny] & Ephm B. Dind here. Funeral mr Edward Springer.
21 1

 

 Snowd. Cyrus Came home. we did not attend public worship this day. Son Lambd, his wife and Babe here at Evning. at home. Son & Dagt Lambd Calld in at Evng.
22 2

 

 Cloudy the most of ye day. Cyrus went to mr Cumings []. I have washt and knit 1 knot of [yn] in mr Balds Stockin. at home, washt & knit.
23 3

 

 Clear and Cold. I have washt, been ["at home" - implied] at home.
24 4

 

 Clear and Cold. I have done hous wk & knit Some, feel not very wel. a pair mits for Cyrus. at home.
25 5

 

 Clear and Cold. Son Ephm & wife here. he brot us 6 lb Beef [and] Do pork and 1 lb [Tobaco] for his Dad. he went to Sidney. Dagt Pollard Sent us 5_ lb Beef and 8 lb Pork. I began a Legin for mr Ballard. at home. Son Ephm & wife here.
26 6

 

 Clear and very Cold. I have washt Some, Twisted yarn. mrs Partridg brot me this weak 3_ lb B, 1_ [pork], _ lb Butter. at home.
< prev. page
February 18 - 26, 1808
 next page >
Go To A Date
 
  
  




home your interests who was Martha? Martha's diary book film doing history archive on your own
browse | search | stories & themes | lens | decoding | transcribing | about diary | about online diary