16 Monday Ma and I went to Franks in the afternoon Ma went to get him to help with Pa's trousers when we came home I went to cleaning fish and ma went to Cretia after yeast she came home with ma then in a little while John came and they went right home Mr Sweet was gone to lodge and about ten John came for Pa to go there they had a little colt

17 Tuesday Ma and I went to town and I got me a new riding habbit and a new black Cashmere dress when we had been there a little while Will and Cretia came Cretia & John went to Kingsmill

18 Wedenesday I was over to Creties See the cold and Cretia went to town with Ella I stayed a little while

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