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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161 Monday April 4th 1887 It was a dreadful cold windy day. Will went out to the Burland sale in the afternoon, he bought nothing but a harrow I was knitting what spare time I had during the day. Tuesday April 5th 1887. Weather more pleasant. I went over town in the morning I got most of Koza for the first of our account with him I finished Wills shirts in the afternoon. He was hauling corn he bought of Hiell and took Grand-ma down to Uncle Jims late in the day. I paid Mother two hundred dollars for the stock and that completes the arrangements for Will and I to own the place. I trust we will all get on happily together here. Wednesday April 6th 1887 Mother and I did a large washing in the forenoon and I was over town all the afternoon. Mother done part of the ironing and cleaned up the summer kitchen. I knit in the evening. Will helped Sangster sow the oats in the afternoon. Thursday April 7th 1887 I finished the ironing this forenoon. Mother and Father took Hatt with them and spent the day at Sanders. Will and the boy were putting in our oats. I wrote some letters after dinner. Mrs Custor and Nell called in the afternoon. Friday April 8th 1887 I gave the house a good cleaning up in the forenoon and put in most of the afternoon watching the stock as I was here alone and there was things to be looked after. Mother was in town. The boys are still sowing oats. Saturday April 9th 1887 I was busy with the house-work all the forenoon. I knit a little in the afternoon. Mother was over town. May is twelve years old today. Ott went to [Lone Tall?] to be gone all day. Weather warm. Sunday April 10th 1887 It was a warm pleasant day. I read a little in the forenoon and helped Mother get dinner. I wrote a short letter to Mrs Woolf with regret that we could not attend Emmas wedding. Will was very tired and slept awhile in the afternoon. We then took a walk down to look at the fence he is going to rebuild, home all evening.

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161 Monday April 4th 1887 It was a dreadful cold windy day. Will went out to the Burland sale in the afternoon, he bought nothing but a harrow I was knitting what spare time I had during the day. Tuesday April 5th 1887. Weather more pleasant. I went over town in the morning I got most of Koza for the first of our account with him I finished Wills shirts in the afternoon. He was hauling corn he bought of Hiell and took Grand-ma down to Uncle Jims late in the day. I paid Mother two hundred dollars for the stock and that completes the arrangements for Will and I to own the place. I trust we will all get on happily together here. Wednesday April 6th 1887 Mother and I did a large washing in the forenoon and I was over town all the afternoon. Mother done part of the ironing and cleaned up the summer kitchen. I knit in the evening. Will helped Sangster sow the oats in the afternoon. Thursday April 7th 1887 I finished the ironing this forenoon. Mother and Father took Hatt with them and spent the day at Sanders. Will and the boy were putting in our oats. I wrote some letters after dinner. Mrs Custor and Nell called in the afternoon. Friday April 8th 1887 I gave the house a good cleaning up in the forenoon and put in most of the afternoon watching the stock as I was here alone and there was things to be looked after. Mother was in town. The boys are still sowing oats. Saturday April 9th 1887 I was busy with the house-work all the forenoon. I knit a little in the afternoon. Mother was over town. May is twelve years old today. Ott went to [Lone Tall?] to be gone all day. Weather warm. Sunday April 10th 1887 It was a warm pleasant day. I read a little in the forenoon and helped Mother get dinner. I wrote a short letter to Mrs Woolf with regret that we could not attend Emmas wedding. Will was very tired and slept awhile in the afternoon. We then took a walk down to look at the fence he is going to rebuild, home all evening.