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Iowa Byington Reed diary, January 1, 1872-December 31, 1874
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213th Saturday November 22nd 1873. Mrs Middleton and Em were here all day. Late in the afternoon Uncle Jim and Aunt Emma came to stay all night. Just before supper Owen and I went to town in the buggy. In the evening the boys went to the theater and us women had a grand good visit. Sunday November 23rd 1873. I snowed all the forenoon and was very disagreeable. We had dinner at two oclock and the folks started home. Hatt and I went to Folsoms in the afternoon. Wrote to Ira in the evening. Monday November 24th 1873. Mother went to town this morning. I cleaned the house all up gathered up the dirty clothes and got the dinner ready. I washed in the afternoon. The eve_ was very disagreeable, but we went to the school house for rehearsal. Tuesday November 25th 1873. I sewed in the forenoon and In the afternoon went to town and transacted business for the Troupe. In the evening I worked on a fancy suit for Owen that he will require Friday night in the exhibition
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213th Saturday November 22nd 1873. Mrs Middleton and Em were here all day. Late in the afternoon Uncle Jim and Aunt Emma came to stay all night. Just before supper Owen and I went to town in the buggy. In the evening the boys went to the theater and us women had a grand good visit. Sunday November 23rd 1873. I snowed all the forenoon and was very disagreeable. We had dinner at two oclock and the folks started home. Hatt and I went to Folsoms in the afternoon. Wrote to Ira in the evening. Monday November 24th 1873. Mother went to town this morning. I cleaned the house all up gathered up the dirty clothes and got the dinner ready. I washed in the afternoon. The eve_ was very disagreeable, but we went to the school house for rehearsal. Tuesday November 25th 1873. I sewed in the forenoon and In the afternoon went to town and transacted business for the Troupe. In the evening I worked on a fancy suit for Owen that he will require Friday night in the exhibition
Iowa Women’s Lives: Letters and Diaries
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