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105th Thursday September 10th 1874. I did the work, took care of Etta and made several trips up town. Aunty was down in the afternoon. I wrote a few lines to Charlie. Friday September 11th 1874. I washed and ironed both today and did the work. Etta is no better Aunty was down this afternoon. Uncle brought us some peaches this afternoon. I peeled peaches all the evening. Saturday September 12th 1874. Etta went out home this forenoon. I went up town after fruit cans and then came back and put up ten cans of peaches. I cleaned the house all up and got ready to go out home about four oclock. I had only just got out there When Tom came out he had got home on the four oclock train. We came back again. I went up town and from there over to Beechers. Owen walked over with me. Sunday September 13th 1874. I did the work. Wrote to Mother, and mailed the letter. Was to McKinstrys in the afternoon and to Beechers this evening.
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105th Thursday September 10th 1874. I did the work, took care of Etta and made several trips up town. Aunty was down in the afternoon. I wrote a few lines to Charlie. Friday September 11th 1874. I washed and ironed both today and did the work. Etta is no better Aunty was down this afternoon. Uncle brought us some peaches this afternoon. I peeled peaches all the evening. Saturday September 12th 1874. Etta went out home this forenoon. I went up town after fruit cans and then came back and put up ten cans of peaches. I cleaned the house all up and got ready to go out home about four oclock. I had only just got out there When Tom came out he had got home on the four oclock train. We came back again. I went up town and from there over to Beechers. Owen walked over with me. Sunday September 13th 1874. I did the work. Wrote to Mother, and mailed the letter. Was to McKinstrys in the afternoon and to Beechers this evening.
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