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90th Saturday August 10th 1872 We did up the work this morning and I sewed some, just before noon Jim Anderson Aunt Em and May Briggs came they stayed till nearly five oclock It has been a disagreeable day I helped do the work and sewed what time I had. Wrote a few lines to Mr Huebner. Sunday August 11th 1872 Did not feel very well in the forenoon Laura was over here and stayed till after dinner. In the afternoon I wrote a letter to Bertie was over to Laura's but did not stay long Milt Moon and the Robinson girls were here for supper. Monday August 12th 1872 It looked like rain so we did not wash today I sewed all day got both of my polonaise almost done Mother was over to town and Hatt to Givens. It rained in the afternoon I had a letter from Mr Huebner today wrote to him this evening. Tuesday August 13th 1872 Mother and Hatt did the washing this morning I was sewing all the forenoon got my work done In the afternoon I went to town got linin to make me a
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90th Saturday August 10th 1872 We did up the work this morning and I sewed some, just before noon Jim Anderson Aunt Em and May Briggs came they stayed till nearly five oclock It has been a disagreeable day I helped do the work and sewed what time I had. Wrote a few lines to Mr Huebner. Sunday August 11th 1872 Did not feel very well in the forenoon Laura was over here and stayed till after dinner. In the afternoon I wrote a letter to Bertie was over to Laura's but did not stay long Milt Moon and the Robinson girls were here for supper. Monday August 12th 1872 It looked like rain so we did not wash today I sewed all day got both of my polonaise almost done Mother was over to town and Hatt to Givens. It rained in the afternoon I had a letter from Mr Huebner today wrote to him this evening. Tuesday August 13th 1872 Mother and Hatt did the washing this morning I was sewing all the forenoon got my work done In the afternoon I went to town got linin to make me a
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