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114th Tuesday, October 22nd 1872 I cleaned up the house and sat down to my sewing. Before dinner Mrs Robinson and Lizzie Lindley came over to spend the day. In the afternoon Lizzie and I went over to see Mollie Folsom a few moments In the evening I wrote a letter to Cousin Venie, Laura Felkner, and a few lines to Mr Huebner did not get to bed till quite late, Wednesday October 23rd 1872 The first thing this morning Mother and the little Boys started to the valley I did the washing and part of the ironing and then went to town to mail my letters Flora Mygatt was here to invite me to a party to their house tonight. I did not go Had a letter from Charlie today. Thursday October 24th 1872 Read early this morning I dressed and went to town was up to Mrs Huebners When I came back down town I met Mother and She gave me a letter from J.J.H. She went on down to Mrs McCalls and I went down for Sadie. We had a pleasant visit there. In the afternoon when I started from there to come home I went up to Mrs Dr Price's to the society, did not stay
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114th Tuesday, October 22nd 1872 I cleaned up the house and sat down to my sewing. Before dinner Mrs Robinson and Lizzie Lindley came over to spend the day. In the afternoon Lizzie and I went over to see Mollie Folsom a few moments In the evening I wrote a letter to Cousin Venie, Laura Felkner, and a few lines to Mr Huebner did not get to bed till quite late, Wednesday October 23rd 1872 The first thing this morning Mother and the little Boys started to the valley I did the washing and part of the ironing and then went to town to mail my letters Flora Mygatt was here to invite me to a party to their house tonight. I did not go Had a letter from Charlie today. Thursday October 24th 1872 Read early this morning I dressed and went to town was up to Mrs Huebners When I came back down town I met Mother and She gave me a letter from J.J.H. She went on down to Mrs McCalls and I went down for Sadie. We had a pleasant visit there. In the afternoon when I started from there to come home I went up to Mrs Dr Price's to the society, did not stay
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