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Rosamond McKenney Sweet Diary, 1881-1882

RosamondMcKenny(Sweet)_1881-1882_004.pdf

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January

I looked upside down. I was over to Misses Davises to hear how the election came off and she said so much to me She made me mad.

Wednesday John was over in the evening to let me know they were a going out to John he told him we would came out that might and he went away but we stayed the evenibng and played old maid and snap. He allow came there to ask {nellie?} and him to a suprise party whenwe came home it was a morning none of them what things I got at homefor the more heard me open the door.

Thursday when I got up in the nmorning their was good thinking I started me a log cabin rug this moring I saw a Fero Paris and Jamie go to town this afternoon own with their cutter I stayed home all day.

Ma and I was to {Trus?} Becker's and Emma

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