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169. Sunday March 25th 1877. I did house-work till three oclock I then changed my dress and read about an hour. Win and Ella were here a little while. I got most of the supper myself And helped do up the work as Hatt went to the lecture. Pete spent the evening here. Monday March 26th 1877. I did the washing this forenoon and as soon as I ate my dinner I cleaned up our room. And did all the ironing before supper. I did up the work in the evening as Hatt went to town. Charlie McCall was here awhile. I went to bed early. Tuesday March 27th 1877. We girls both worked up stairs till nearly dinner time and right after dinner I cleaned up the parlor. And we both peeled apples in the afternoon. Cattrell and Hatt went to the lecture in the evening and Pete came over here to go to the depot with us to meet Miss Bailey. Him and I went by the drug
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169. Sunday March 25th 1877. I did house-work till three oclock I then changed my dress and read about an hour. Win and Ella were here a little while. I got most of the supper myself And helped do up the work as Hatt went to the lecture. Pete spent the evening here. Monday March 26th 1877. I did the washing this forenoon and as soon as I ate my dinner I cleaned up our room. And did all the ironing before supper. I did up the work in the evening as Hatt went to town. Charlie McCall was here awhile. I went to bed early. Tuesday March 27th 1877. We girls both worked up stairs till nearly dinner time and right after dinner I cleaned up the parlor. And we both peeled apples in the afternoon. Cattrell and Hatt went to the lecture in the evening and Pete came over here to go to the depot with us to meet Miss Bailey. Him and I went by the drug
Iowa Women’s Lives: Letters and Diaries
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