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Hancock family diary, 1879
1879-09-05 -- 1879-09-06
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Lena & I spent eve at home, but Anna & others in Friday September 5 Weather remains about same till clouds up & sprinkled little just after noon, & later in P.M. some quite long showers, enough to settle dust. We let fruit rest for today, & swept & cleaned up chambers instead in A.M. Rose in of errand in A.M. & I was over there for an hour just before dinner (?) patterns, & after, I went into Mrs Howe's & stayed some time on account of rain. September 6 Colder this morning after rain, but pleasant & roads dried over so Mrs Howe & self went "shopping", & visiting nearly every store for (vanilty?), gone couple hours, Lena had grape jelly ready to make up when got home, & let her finish it. Charlotte & Estelle both called last of P.M. After getting chores done in P.M. Lena & Anna (from Rose's) went home, I was over to Rose an hour or so with Estelle. Millie W_ here to tea & spend night with me. E_ out
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Lena & I spent eve at home, but Anna & others in Friday September 5 Weather remains about same till clouds up & sprinkled little just after noon, & later in P.M. some quite long showers, enough to settle dust. We let fruit rest for today, & swept & cleaned up chambers instead in A.M. Rose in of errand in A.M. & I was over there for an hour just before dinner (?) patterns, & after, I went into Mrs Howe's & stayed some time on account of rain. September 6 Colder this morning after rain, but pleasant & roads dried over so Mrs Howe & self went "shopping", & visiting nearly every store for (vanilty?), gone couple hours, Lena had grape jelly ready to make up when got home, & let her finish it. Charlotte & Estelle both called last of P.M. After getting chores done in P.M. Lena & Anna (from Rose's) went home, I was over to Rose an hour or so with Estelle. Millie W_ here to tea & spend night with me. E_ out
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