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Iowa Byington Reed diary, January 1, 1882-December 31, 1882

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Friday May 12th 1882. It was still rainy I worked on my dress all day and some in the evening Hatt and Mrs Carney were over to spend the afternoon and stayed till after supper. Saturday May 13th 1882 It stopped raining this afternoon I sewed all the time I could spare finished my dress skirt and made a couple of aprons. Sunday May 14th 1882. I helped with the work in the morning and went to church. Went down to Hatts from there and found she had come over home with the baby. We had other company in the afternoon. I wrote a letter to Mifs Lewis and Bird Harris in the evening. Monday May 15th 1882. I went to town early in the forenoon, did a lot of trading and took dinner at Hatts, had my teeth pulled before I came home and sewed some on a dress for Mother late in the afternoon  A letter from Mary Briggs.

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Friday May 12th 1882. It was still rainy I worked on my dress all day and some in the evening Hatt and Mrs Carney were over to spend the afternoon and stayed till after supper. Saturday May 13th 1882 It stopped raining this afternoon I sewed all the time I could spare finished my dress skirt and made a couple of aprons. Sunday May 14th 1882. I helped with the work in the morning and went to church. Went down to Hatts from there and found she had come over home with the baby. We had other company in the afternoon. I wrote a letter to Mifs Lewis and Bird Harris in the evening. Monday May 15th 1882. I went to town early in the forenoon, did a lot of trading and took dinner at Hatts, had my teeth pulled before I came home and sewed some on a dress for Mother late in the afternoon A letter from Mary Briggs.