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Eliphalet W. Ensign diary, January 1864-August 1865

1865-02-04 -- 1865-02-09

[handwritten:]
New Hartford 1865

[bookprint: [crossout] WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1964.[/crossout]]


[handwritten:]
Saturday February 4
colder. froze last-night

Sunday February 5. 
Seanna [and?] new [illegible] [Patrick?] Mary went home. Afterwards we went to meeting. Ed. Dea. preached. illegible].

Monday 6th.  
Hannah S. Needham here last night [product?] Cedar Falls with [their?] [?odg?]. 

[bookprint: THURSDAY 4]

[handwritten:]
got my photograph taken.

Tuesday 7
Mr. Needham went home today. drew 1 sed wood. [Hannah?] went to [Converse? [Pennsylvania? Post office?]]. Sold Turner [gr? ger?] brick. Supt. Merrill here to stay all night.  Attended meeting School 1st evening.

Wednesday 8 
Mr. Merrill here. [Returned?] wheelbarrow
Ed [Gerbig?] here to oil clock.

[bookprint: FRIDAY 5]

[handwritten:]
Dr. [Goodhue?] here [noon?].
[pas?] [Gulkine?] paid part of the balance due on lot.

Thursday 9  
[side note: "woods & wells"?]
Another [lambkin? lamb born?]. drew 2 logs [for?] wood. both lambs died. [illegible? winter? to porting?] School [illegible?] [Mrs. Hanel?] [let?] [Sch.?] [from?] 2 [illegible?]

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[handwritten:] New Hartford 1865 [bookprint: [crossout] WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1964.[/crossout]] [handwritten:] Saturday February 4 colder. froze last-night Sunday February 5. Seanna [and?] new [illegible] [Patrick?] Mary went home. Afterwards we went to meeting. Ed. Dea. preached. illegible]. Monday 6th. Hannah S. Needham here last night [product?] Cedar Falls with [their?] [?odg?]. [bookprint: THURSDAY 4] [handwritten:] got my photograph taken. Tuesday 7 Mr. Needham went home today. drew 1 sed wood. [Hannah?] went to [Converse? [Pennsylvania? Post office?]]. Sold Turner [gr? ger?] brick. Supt. Merrill here to stay all night. Attended meeting School 1st evening. Wednesday 8 Mr. Merrill here. [Returned?] wheelbarrow Ed [Gerbig?] here to oil clock. [bookprint: FRIDAY 5] [handwritten:] Dr. [Goodhue?] here [noon?]. [pas?] [Gulkine?] paid part of the balance due on lot. Thursday 9 [side note: "woods & wells"?] Another [lambkin? lamb born?]. drew 2 logs [for?] wood. both lambs died. [illegible? winter? to porting?] School [illegible?] [Mrs. Hanel?] [let?] [Sch.?] [from?] 2 [illegible?]