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Iowa Byington Reed diary, January 1, 1875-December 20, 1877

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33 Friday March 12th 1875. I rode to school and back today. In the evening I sewed on an apron I am braiding. Cousin Ira went down to the Universalist social. weather warm. Saturday March 13th 1875 I helped Laura do up the morning work and did the ironing today. In the afternoon Will went down and brought Ettie and her father in law out home to spend the afternoon. Tom came out to supper. When they took them down home I went along and went to Mrs Works to get my dress fitted. The roads are very bad. It was bed time before we got home. I had a letter from Charlie today. Sunday March 14th 1875. It was a lovely day, so warm and pleasant. I helped Laura do up the morning work and during the day wrote Mother and Charlie a letter. In the afternoon we were all out walking around. The boys went to church in the evening. It stormed just after they got home. Laura and I sang some after supper and I wrote a little. Monday March 15th 1875. It was so stormy that I could not go to school today. and the boys helped us girls wash

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33 Friday March 12th 1875. I rode to school and back today. In the evening I sewed on an apron I am braiding. Cousin Ira went down to the Universalist social. weather warm. Saturday March 13th 1875 I helped Laura do up the morning work and did the ironing today. In the afternoon Will went down and brought Ettie and her father in law out home to spend the afternoon. Tom came out to supper. When they took them down home I went along and went to Mrs Works to get my dress fitted. The roads are very bad. It was bed time before we got home. I had a letter from Charlie today. Sunday March 14th 1875. It was a lovely day, so warm and pleasant. I helped Laura do up the morning work and during the day wrote Mother and Charlie a letter. In the afternoon we were all out walking around. The boys went to church in the evening. It stormed just after they got home. Laura and I sang some after supper and I wrote a little. Monday March 15th 1875. It was so stormy that I could not go to school today. and the boys helped us girls wash