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Iowa Byington Reed diary, January 1, 1872-December 31, 1874
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68th Monday June 3rd 1872 I did a very large washing today Mother went to town in the afternoon While she was gone Mr Huebner came for some cream I walked down to the steps with him came back and got the supper Tuesday June 4th 1872 I did the ironing this morning and got the dinner Mother and Father went up to Aunty Walkers. In the afternoon Hattie and I took things out of the rooms up stairs and got the front one almost ready to paper. Wednesday June 5th 1872 Mother and I papered and cleaned up the front room I put on most of the paper myself Thursday June 6th 1872 It rained so we could not get the paper from town this morning to paper the back room so we went to work to sorting over the rag bags, got that done and the room ready to paper. Friday June 7th 1872 Mother did the work while I put on the paper Charlie helped me paper around the stairway we got it all
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68th Monday June 3rd 1872 I did a very large washing today Mother went to town in the afternoon While she was gone Mr Huebner came for some cream I walked down to the steps with him came back and got the supper Tuesday June 4th 1872 I did the ironing this morning and got the dinner Mother and Father went up to Aunty Walkers. In the afternoon Hattie and I took things out of the rooms up stairs and got the front one almost ready to paper. Wednesday June 5th 1872 Mother and I papered and cleaned up the front room I put on most of the paper myself Thursday June 6th 1872 It rained so we could not get the paper from town this morning to paper the back room so we went to work to sorting over the rag bags, got that done and the room ready to paper. Friday June 7th 1872 Mother did the work while I put on the paper Charlie helped me paper around the stairway we got it all
Iowa Women’s Lives: Letters and Diaries
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