Martha Ballard's Diary, Jan. 1-8, 1812 (T)

Go To A Date or
Year At A Glance

prev. page

January 1 - 8, 1812

View Image
(134K)

Printable text version

Decoding the Diary

About the Diary

About the Online Diary

Search the Online Diary

Cloudy and some rain. Epm Conducted his grand pah & I to Capt Pits^s, we found his famely allmost Sick with Colds. Charls Coxes wife there. we went from there to Judg Norths to an Evn^g Lecture. Revd mr Tappin performd. the Text Romans XIII C vers 11^th. we returnd home before 9h Evn.

at Judg Norths to Lecture. a mr Deans here from New Sharon.

Cloudy & rain. Dagt Ballard, James and Elis^a Came here, went home at Evng. Jona iunr Came from Clinton, all well there.

at home, Jona Junr Sleeps here.

Snowd some, Cloudy all day. I have Twisted yarn & knit Some on a Slocken for mr Ballard. A mr Hudson Sleeps here, Jona allso.

at home.

Snowd, Cleard a way at Evng. I was Calld to See mr Firbeshes infant, it has a very bad Cold and is Costive. we administred a Clistar which gave relief. I returnd home about Sun Set. I washt my husband A Shirt after.

at mr Firbishes.

[5]

Clear. I have been at home. Jonas wife and 2 Childn here at Evng. Shee informd me that mr Tappins Text was Eclesias^ts 11 C 1s^t vers, and that there was a Contribution for the relief of the poore that are Sick.

at home. Son Jonas wife here at Evng.

[6]

Clear morn, Cloudy aftn. I have done a larg wash for me to have pu^t my Linning out to drie, knit at Evng. Linda filld Sausages.

at home.

Cloudy part of the day. Ep^m Cutt his ancle. mr Ballard went to Son Ep^ms. mrs Farewel Came here, went to W^m Stones; returnd and Sleeps here. I have Cut frosen apples to Stue.

at home. mrs Farewel Sleeps here.

Cloudy and Some Snow. mrs Farewel went from here. Han^h Trask here, Mrs Bennet & mrs Smith allso. Sally Came at Evn^g.

at home. mrs Farewl left here.

prev. page

January 1 - 8, 1812

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