DIY History | Transcribe | Iowa Women’s Lives: Letters and Diaries | Iowa Byington Reed diary, January 1, 1935-January 31, 1936 | Page 77 Written by Mahaska ""Hattie"" Byington Whetstone from I.B. Reed notebook entry

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Iowa Byington Reed diary, January 1, 1935-January 31, 1936

Page 77 Written by Mahaska ""Hattie"" Byington Whetstone from I.B. Reed notebook entry

For the year 1974 [a "typo," should be 1874]
Just a record of house work,
company, sociables and school
exhibition - for diversion. Late
in July we went to Burlington
to visit Brother Charley. who was
located there from there to Delavan,
Ill for a visit. Oct 11th she began
teaching a country school - staying in
the home of Uncle Jacob McCallister
where there was a large family of
young people this school extended
into the next year --
For the year 1975 [a "typo," should be 1875]
thru the winter. she spoke of much
snow and sleigh riding. [with?] a
company of neighbors the school
was finished May 20th of this
year - soon afterward work came
that Father and Mother had been
exposed to smallpox and Iowa
came home immediately. the
same [iilg] of housework of 
company and good times together
in the family. In July she speaks of
Mother and Hattie making a visit on
Burlington and Delavan.

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For the year 1974 [a "typo," should be 1874] Just a record of house work, company, sociables and school exhibition - for diversion. Late in July we went to Burlington to visit Brother Charley. who was located there from there to Delavan, Ill for a visit. Oct 11th she began teaching a country school - staying in the home of Uncle Jacob McCallister where there was a large family of young people this school extended into the next year -- For the year 1975 [a "typo," should be 1875] thru the winter. she spoke of much snow and sleigh riding. [with?] a company of neighbors the school was finished May 20th of this year - soon afterward work came that Father and Mother had been exposed to smallpox and Iowa came home immediately. the same [iilg] of housework of company and good times together in the family. In July she speaks of Mother and Hattie making a visit on Burlington and Delavan.