DIY History | Transcribe | Iowa Women’s Lives: Letters and Diaries | Robert Walker Byington diary, April 3, 1883 - August 2, 1884 and Iowa Byington Reed diary, September 20, 1886 -December 31, 1892: Part 1

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Robert Walker Byington diary, April 3, 1883 - August 2, 1884 and Iowa Byington Reed diary, September 20, 1886 -December 31, 1892: Part 1

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158 Thursday March 17th 1887 The boys went to the timber to make posts and Mother and I did a large washing. She went to town in the afternoon. I worked on lace in the afternoon. We had a fire up in the room in the evening. Friday March 18th 1887 We got the work done very early and Mother and Father with Will and I went down to Grand-mas for the day we had a very pleasant ride and a splendid visit I knit on a skirt for myself all the evening Saturday March 19th 1887 I ironed all the forenoon and got all done. I cleaned up the kitchen after dinner and rode to town with Will he drove John & Mollie, and sold John for $125.00 Mother and Father were over all the afternoon and did not come home till after supper. I mended the clothes and put them away and knit some in the evening. Sunday March 20th 1887 It was rather a pleasant day. The folks were over all day. As it was very late when we got up we got nothing done in the forenoon but got the dinner. I read a little in the evening and went to bed early as I did not feel well. Monday March 21st 1887 Mother went to town this morning and got her a new dress and I began work on it in the afternoon. I did some baking while she was gone. I knit all the evening. Tuesday March 22nd 1887 I sewed in the forenoon and finished Mothers dress skirt In the afternoon I did some sweeping and cleaning up the house. Mother was over to Eugenie Harts for dinner. We had a letter from Lee he is at Denver. Will and the boy went to the timber and brought home a load of posts. Wednesday March 23rd 1887 Mother & Father went down to Aunt Marys for dinner and to Chalfonts for supper so they did not get home till bed-time. I washed and ironed some, watered the plants, and cleaned the porches. The boys were gone for posts all day. I did a mending in the evening.

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158 Thursday March 17th 1887 The boys went to the timber to make posts and Mother and I did a large washing. She went to town in the afternoon. I worked on lace in the afternoon. We had a fire up in the room in the evening. Friday March 18th 1887 We got the work done very early and Mother and Father with Will and I went down to Grand-mas for the day we had a very pleasant ride and a splendid visit I knit on a skirt for myself all the evening Saturday March 19th 1887 I ironed all the forenoon and got all done. I cleaned up the kitchen after dinner and rode to town with Will he drove John & Mollie, and sold John for $125.00 Mother and Father were over all the afternoon and did not come home till after supper. I mended the clothes and put them away and knit some in the evening. Sunday March 20th 1887 It was rather a pleasant day. The folks were over all day. As it was very late when we got up we got nothing done in the forenoon but got the dinner. I read a little in the evening and went to bed early as I did not feel well. Monday March 21st 1887 Mother went to town this morning and got her a new dress and I began work on it in the afternoon. I did some baking while she was gone. I knit all the evening. Tuesday March 22nd 1887 I sewed in the forenoon and finished Mothers dress skirt In the afternoon I did some sweeping and cleaning up the house. Mother was over to Eugenie Harts for dinner. We had a letter from Lee he is at Denver. Will and the boy went to the timber and brought home a load of posts. Wednesday March 23rd 1887 Mother & Father went down to Aunt Marys for dinner and to Chalfonts for supper so they did not get home till bed-time. I washed and ironed some, watered the plants, and cleaned the porches. The boys were gone for posts all day. I did a mending in the evening.