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Textile Production
We warpt a webb of 42 yds Linnin

 
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 July 12, 1797, Wednesday

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 Clear and warm. I have been makeing Shirts and Boiling my Cloath. our men been mowing and geting in hay. mr Ballard returnd from ye point. at home. Polly Came home. mr Carters inft Expird.
 

 

 July 22, 1797, Saturday

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 Clear. I left mrss Waid Early this morn, have been Doing my work about house. I washt the East Chamber and Stairs and many other things, and feel very much falagud at Evng. Thankfull has been to Son Jon as. Polly Jakens Came home with her. at Ditoes. Thankfull went to Son Jonas. Polly Jakins Came home with her. Allin Lambt is 1 year old.
 

 

 July 23, 1797, Sunday

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 Clear and warm. our men attinded public worShip. Polly Jakins left here aftern. Sela Pitts here after meeting. I feel fatagud with my work. I made a Chees this day. at home. Sela Pitts here.
 

 

 September 2, 1797, Saturday

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 Clear and very pleasant. Dagt Ballard went from here, my Husband attended her. mr Benn Porter here, Dind. Rufas Ballard and Patty Moore Sleep here. I am informd that mr Bunker Farewell Expird last Evn. I have finisht me a Tow Shift and made the boddy of another. at home. Dagt Ballard went from here. Dagt Lambart is 25 years old ys Day.
 

 

 September 22, 1797, Friday

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 Clear and pleast. I wound my yarn for Thread and went to mr Densmores and did Some house work & pikt wool. at mr Densmrs.
 

 

 September 23, 1797, Saturday

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 Clear and very pleast. I Did Some Gardin matters and doublid my Thread. Hepsy Twisted 28 knots. Thankfull here to Spool a web, Nansy Dingly with her; they took Tea here. at home.
 

 

 October 3, 1797, Tuesday

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 Clear and very pleast. mr Ballard went to New france. I have been Doing things about house and tending thread to whiten. Old Lady Coutch here, Shee tarries all night. at home. Old Lady Coutch Came and Sleeps here.
 

 

 October 10, 1797, Tuesday

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 Cloudy part of ye Day. mrss Patridg here. our men finisht giting our Corn in & huskt Some. I have been at home, began to knitt a pair of hoes for mr Ballard. at home.
 

 

 October 30, 1797, Monday

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 Clear. Cyrus went to winthrop for our Cloath, 16_ yds. Cost of Dresing 2/31. Coal & Hoit left here bound for home. mr Ballard paid them all he owed ym. at home.
 

 

 October 31, 1797, Tuesday

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 Clear. mr Ballard went to Jonas, Cyrus to mr Moores to tend mill. Hepsy washt. we got in 70 Cabages, Churnd and made a Chees. Revd mr Gillit Calld here. mr Allin, the Cloather Calld and I paid him what was Due for Dresing our Cloath. Ezra Allin left acount of taxes. at home, it is now 11h Evng.
 
 
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