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Iowa Byington Reed diary, January 1, 1872-December 31, 1874
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126th Sunday December 1st 1872 We were till late doing up the morning work I read some before dinner We had turkey roasted and Winnie was over. In the evening I wrote a letter to Mr Huebner and one to Lorna Felkner It has been a very misty drizzling kind of a day Monday December 2nd 1872. I washed this morning and got all done by noon and every thing cleaned up in the afternoon I almost finished my sacque in the evening I finished running my embroidery. The boys started to school. Tuesday December 3rd 1872 I ironed this forenoon and finished my sacque in the afternoon I went to town got me a new cloak and left it to be cut I was into the Pinney House awhile Father came home from Kansas tonight In the evening I worked on me a white apron. Wednesday December 4th 1872 Hattie came home this morning. I made me a dress skirt today, and it took me all the evening to write a letter to Dr Harrington, had a letter from Mr H_ also from Cousin Vene Weather quite pleasant
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126th Sunday December 1st 1872 We were till late doing up the morning work I read some before dinner We had turkey roasted and Winnie was over. In the evening I wrote a letter to Mr Huebner and one to Lorna Felkner It has been a very misty drizzling kind of a day Monday December 2nd 1872. I washed this morning and got all done by noon and every thing cleaned up in the afternoon I almost finished my sacque in the evening I finished running my embroidery. The boys started to school. Tuesday December 3rd 1872 I ironed this forenoon and finished my sacque in the afternoon I went to town got me a new cloak and left it to be cut I was into the Pinney House awhile Father came home from Kansas tonight In the evening I worked on me a white apron. Wednesday December 4th 1872 Hattie came home this morning. I made me a dress skirt today, and it took me all the evening to write a letter to Dr Harrington, had a letter from Mr H_ also from Cousin Vene Weather quite pleasant
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