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106. DIARYOF ALSON WARD August 1847 I 14.Spent the day as yesterday _Inthe. aft_ernoon Father and Moth~r Vfent to preparatory lecture in my carriage being the fi_rst time they ever road 11J 1t together ,- -_ At evening Aletta, Sarah and myself-went down to the church to try the organ Aletta staid at the Doctors .
15. Sabbath All went to church being communionMr Wile preached the day was very warm as all the last week has been rather warm 16-28 I have spent a great part of the time visiting entertainment company& The weather has been very fine and pleasant but very dry Father has been inoculating peach trees this week finished off last Friday John C. Angel_l and myself attended a dancing picnic at or near Hopewell on Wednesdayof lasst stoped at Mr Stockholms at Hopewell and Henry Sleight went with us. 28-Sept 5 On Mondaysister Aletta and Mary, Carpenter Angell and myself went to Pokeepsie stoped on our return to Mr Gia42ys and spent the evening Mr Sleight Platt and David Barnes were there. Tuesday commencedthrashing wheat and finished Thursday Saturday Mr Conklin, Henry Sleight, Carpenter and myself went to pond hills fishing to catch some perch to put in our pond but had very poor luck put seven in the pond.
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September 1847 5-12. Sabbath went to church Mr Palmer preached On MondayCarpenter and Mrs Redfield started for home I went to take Mrs Redfield to the boat in my wagon as she felt very weak after her sickness. On my return from the river I called and took Francis Canfield and Julia Mead home to spent the afternoon with us On WednesdayI went to Pokeepsie to take Mary to the dentist and to do some shopping Francis Canfield went with us Just as we were ready to come from Pokeepsie it commencedraining and rained very fast and steady until ten oclock so that we thought best to put up at the eastern house for the night Spent the rest of the week thrashing oats· 12-18 Sabbath The day was rainy all went to church except myself It rained quite fast on their return and continued during the day and most of the night to rain powerfully On Mondayspent the day in the mill Tuesday went to N.York city and staid until Saturday Sister Aletta and Mary went with me Wewisited Mr Moor and Ganse had a very pleasant visit went down on the steamer Alida for one shilling each might have went on the Troy for six pence had we chosen Sabbath all went to church except Mary and myself 19-26. I have spent most of the week helping in the mill cutting corn &finished cutting corn Thursday and dug some potatoes on Friday In the afternoon Dr Remsenand daughters came from Daniel Platts (Charles and his sister in company) and took tea with us It commencedraining about the middle of the afternoon and continues. Sabbath the rain continued so we all remained home. October 1847 From the first to the last I have spent my time mostly in the mill having put a new returning boult in the upper part for wheat first of the month Have bought considerable buckwheat this fall On the thirteenth sister Mary and Henry Sleight was married at eight oclock in the morning and started off directly or in companywith Edward and Aletta for Oswegofrom thence to Niagara
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The daily or weekly diary ends here. There follows a number of letters then a daily diary for January February 1858 followed by more letters The 1858 diary follows:
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