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Textile Production
We warpt a webb of 42 yds Linnin

 
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 April 26, 1797, Wednesday

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 Clear. I Cleand the Store, Sally warp 45 yds and drew it thro harnis and read. the Packet went past here upward. mrs North & Dagt were on Board. Phillip Sett out for Surveying. at home. the Packet went past here this day. I quilld [  ] Skeins.
 

 

 April 27, 1797, Thursday

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 Clear. mr Ballard Sett out to Lott out TownShips between this river and Penobscott. mrss Page here. Sally Sett the web to work, it broke very much. I went and got Sary Neal to Come and Show her how to do it. at mr Dingly. mr Ballard Sett out to Survey.
 

 

 May 10, 1797, Wednesday

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 Clear, A heavy frost, but we planted Beets, Parsnips & Oinions. I removd my Gardin roots. we washt 7 lb Cottne, Boild 40 Skeins Lining yarn. I feel fatagud. Son Jona here for Seeds. at home.
 

 

 May 11, 1797, Thursday

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 Clear and warm. I planted winter Squash & Beens and houghd about my Current Bushes and put my Cloath in Lee. I remoovd the wood, which was Cutt, into the door yard in the Evng. it is now 11h Evn, my famely have been in bed 2 hours. Jabish Cowens wife, her Dagt Polly & Sarah Cowen here, they took to Spin 2 lb Cottne and 7 lb Tow. at home. Jabish Cowins wife here.
 

 

 May 12, 1797, Friday

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 Clear and warm. I removd parsley and Burnit roots and planted 30 hills of Cucumbers and made a visit to mrss Joy aftern. mrss Dingley there. I went to See Sary Neall about weaving for me, Shee Came here at Evn and brot home 16 Skeins Lining yn and took 5 lb flax to Spin. at mr Joys & Dingleys.
 

 

 May 15, 1797, Monday

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 Clear. I put my Cloath out to whiten. mrs Gill & Lucy Town here, Dind and took Tea. Ruel Williams & Sally, mr Gill here to Tea. Sally Spining Tow, Polly washt. I have Carded Some Cottne. at home. mr Gill and wife & Lucy Town here.
 

 

 May 17, 1797, Wednesday

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 Clear. I put my Cloath out to whiten and watered it my Self. the Girls finisht Spining what Tow I had combd out of my flax and we Boild the yarn. I Carded some Cottne. Hoiet went to mr Devenports and Bot 1/2 peck corn for to plant and has been planting Back of the Barn. at home whitening Cloath, 40 yds.
 

 

 May 18, 1797, Thursday

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 rainy. Ephm Came here, brot Some Sashes for the Chamber and fixt them in to the old fraims. he put me up a Swing Shilf in the Seller. Hoiet put one up in the Store. I wound & Doubled 18 Skeins Tow yarn and did my house work. at home.
 

 

 May 19, 1797, Friday

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 Clear. I put my Cloath out and wet it my Self and Did my house work, and Dresst 37 Skeins Lining yarn. the Girls Spining Coten. Hoit finisht Planting Corn. at home. we finisht Planting. 20 7 rainy Morn. I was Calld to See the wife of Capt Saml Hussey who was in Labour. I found her Safe Deld of a Son, her 4th of the Sex. I was much fatagud. at
 

 

 July 3, 1797, Monday

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 Clear and very warm. I have been at home, tended about 80 yards cloath which I had out to whiten, and houghd Consedarable Part of my Gardin. Bullin here makeing a plan. at home whitening Cloath. rain at night with thunder.
 
 
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