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Minetta "Nettie" Walton Diary, 1883 Part 1
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over to Williams about seven. Edith Ingledew and Lizzie Carpenter were there also we had a kind of a tea in about 10 O'clock at night. came home about twelve E.W. came to bridge we met Jack Mc. Maggie Joyce & Emma going home from the Ice cream party at Jane Hinton's Saturday 23rd Jackson came after we had all the cleaning done to plaster he was here about 1 hr. All the folks ate there supper out in the yard we had strawberries for tea. Ma & I were picking when E.W. went by on horse back. Sunday 24th Ma & pa went up to Plannoe {Palermo according to Sarah's diary} Church. We were out in the strawberrie field when Mrs. & Mr Williams went
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