Martha Ballard's Diary, Jan. 9-19, 1812 (T)

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Clear. Son Jonas wife & 2 Childⁿ Came here. I have done hous work & knit Some.

at home, Jonas wife [here].

Clear. I have been at home, knit & did my hous work. Linda went to See her Sist Sands, 3 other Girls with her & Slept here; Fields allso.

at home,

Clear. I have mended a Shirt & part did [a] Coat for my husband. Stephen Lathrop here.

at home.

Cloudy day, Snowd at night. mr Lankester & wife here at Evng. Shee gave me flower and Tea. Becky Fletcher & Georg Andrus allso here. we have not been to meeting.

at home. mr Lankester & wife here at Evng.

Clear part of the day. Beck here all day. Ab^m Fields & Hanh Glidon Came at Evng. Ran^s Pierce, Jona Ballard & Wilm all Sleep here.

at home, Company here.

Clear part of the day & Cloudy part. Fields & Hannah left here afler Breakfast, Becky Fletcher after dinner. Jon^a & Ranus Sleep here.

at home.

Clear part of the day, Snowd Some. I have done hous work & knit some.

at home. Death old mrs^s Shaw.

Clear the most of the day. old mrs Stone here, informd that old mrs Shaw departed this life last night. A mr Hammond and mrs Mason here a^t Evng.

at home. Funeral mr Pipers Son.

Clear. Funeral of Old mrs^s Shaw. Bets^y Wiman Calld here. Revd mr Tappin here, gave mr Ballard 8 Dolars of the money Contributed for the relief of the poore. I was Calld by mr Livermore to go and See his wife who was in Labour, her women were Calld at 9^h Evn. old mrs^s Hamlin, Nichols and 2 mrs^s Heartfords.

at home till Evng. Revd mr Tappin here. Funeral Old mrs^s Shaw. I went to mr Livermores at Evng.

Birth mr Livermores Dagt.

Clear and Cold. mrs Livermore Deld at 10^h am of a Dagt after a very Dangerous Labour. I returnd home a^t 2h pm very much over Come with the Cold. found Dagt Ballard here. mr Field Conducted his Bride home to hous keeping.

at mr Livermores. Birth 1 st. Funeral mrs Baxter.

[X]. Birth mrs^s Wilms Son, first Born. XX.

Clear part of the day, Snowd some & very Cold. Luke Barton here. Isaac [Farewel], H. Pollard & Sopha Ballard Calld here. I was Calld to See mrs Williams, Shee was Safe Deld of a Son, her first Born at 9h [20]m pm. I tarried all night, Slept a little.

Birth 2nd. receivd 1 Dolr at Jobe Springers. receivd 1 Dolr March 20th.

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January 9 - 19, 1812

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