DIY History | Transcribe | Iowa Women’s Lives: Letters and Diaries | Robert Walker Byington diary, April 3, 1883 - August 2, 1884 and Iowa Byington Reed diary, September 20, 1886 -December 31, 1892: Part 1

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Robert Walker Byington diary, April 3, 1883 - August 2, 1884 and Iowa Byington Reed diary, September 20, 1886 -December 31, 1892: Part 1

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Sunday June 24th 1888
I was busy all the forenoon helping with the work
Mother and Father took a ride after dinner. Will and I
went up to look at a farm up past Coralville. We
talked with Ott about it when we come back. We were
all over in town after supper. Ott and Fan rode and the
rest of us walked. Was very tired and went to bed early.
Monday June 25th 1888
We had a very large washing this morning. It took all the
forenoon to do that and get the dinner. Hatt was at work over
to the house all day. I ironed some in the afternoon.
Tuesday June 26th 1888
Ott stored to Dakota today for a trip and Fanny
went home for a visit. I finished the ironing in
the forenoon and sewed a little after dinner. Hattie
was working over to the house all day. Mother and Father
[the following is written in the right margin of this entry]
to the valley
Wednesday June 27th 1888
I took a ride with Father this morning to look at
the farm. It rained on us some as we came home. Hatt
was over to the house all day. Mother was over in the 
afternoon. I ironed some shirts in the afternoon.
Thursday June 28th 1888
Father and Mother went down to Aunt Ellens to spend
the day. I was busy putting the house in order. In the
afternoon May took the children over to home and left
them. After supper Will and I rode over town.
Friday June 29th 1888
We did quite a large washing this morning. Father and
Mother were out to Dentons awhile in the afternoon.
I was busy sewing. weather growing warm again.
Saturday June 30th 1888
We ironed this morning and cleaned the house all up
besides doing baking. Mother prepared some goose berries
to can in the afternoon before going to town. I was sewing most of
the afternoon doing mending. Father and Mother were in town
awhile and Will and I went after supper. Hattie has the
furniture nearly all in her house and it looks splendid.

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Sunday June 24th 1888 I was busy all the forenoon helping with the work Mother and Father took a ride after dinner. Will and I went up to look at a farm up past Coralville. We talked with Ott about it when we come back. We were all over in town after supper. Ott and Fan rode and the rest of us walked. Was very tired and went to bed early. Monday June 25th 1888 We had a very large washing this morning. It took all the forenoon to do that and get the dinner. Hatt was at work over to the house all day. I ironed some in the afternoon. Tuesday June 26th 1888 Ott stored to Dakota today for a trip and Fanny went home for a visit. I finished the ironing in the forenoon and sewed a little after dinner. Hattie was working over to the house all day. Mother and Father [the following is written in the right margin of this entry] to the valley Wednesday June 27th 1888 I took a ride with Father this morning to look at the farm. It rained on us some as we came home. Hatt was over to the house all day. Mother was over in the afternoon. I ironed some shirts in the afternoon. Thursday June 28th 1888 Father and Mother went down to Aunt Ellens to spend the day. I was busy putting the house in order. In the afternoon May took the children over to home and left them. After supper Will and I rode over town. Friday June 29th 1888 We did quite a large washing this morning. Father and Mother were out to Dentons awhile in the afternoon. I was busy sewing. weather growing warm again. Saturday June 30th 1888 We ironed this morning and cleaned the house all up besides doing baking. Mother prepared some goose berries to can in the afternoon before going to town. I was sewing most of the afternoon doing mending. Father and Mother were in town awhile and Will and I went after supper. Hattie has the furniture nearly all in her house and it looks splendid.