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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207 Friday March 2nd 1888 I finished the ironing before time to get dinner and in the afternoon I sewed a little. Weather cold and windy after last nights rain. Will and I will remember this day for some time. Saturday March 3rd 1888 I was very much hurried with my work all the forenoon Mollie Stevens came just before I had dinner ready. The girls came soon after dinner and stayed till about five oclock. We spent the greater part of the time they were here talking on a subject that greatly grieves us After they went home May and I cleaned up the kitchen and dining room nice for sunday. I knit in the evening. Sunday March 4th 1888 I was all the forenoon getting the dinner and just as I finished doing up the work John & Ott came and we talked with them all the afternoon. I did not feel well and went to bed early. Weather cold and wintry. Monday March 5th 1888 It was a cold day so did not wash. I got up in a better state of mind than for the past three days. Albert left this morning. I was busy about the house all forenoon and in the afternoon finished some aprons I was making Will went to town awhile in the evening and I had a talk of a serious nature with May, she is very obedient. The girls here in the afternoon. Tuesday March 6th 1888 Before we had the work done up this morning Mother came home from Uncle Jims where she has been for nearly two weeks and glad enough she was to get here. Fanny was over in the morning to see Willie who is not well and in the afternoon the girls were both over and had Robbie with them. May and I washed out a lot of sheets & table linin today. Wednesday March 7th 1888 We washed again this morning all the wearing clothes. Fanny was over all forenoon and Ott came for dinner I went to town with Fanny in afternoon, was at Hatts till after supper and Will came after me. I got some new napkins. Will paid part of taxes and all my personal tax today. John McCallister paid me $100.00 borrowed money.

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207 Friday March 2nd 1888 I finished the ironing before time to get dinner and in the afternoon I sewed a little. Weather cold and windy after last nights rain. Will and I will remember this day for some time. Saturday March 3rd 1888 I was very much hurried with my work all the forenoon Mollie Stevens came just before I had dinner ready. The girls came soon after dinner and stayed till about five oclock. We spent the greater part of the time they were here talking on a subject that greatly grieves us After they went home May and I cleaned up the kitchen and dining room nice for sunday. I knit in the evening. Sunday March 4th 1888 I was all the forenoon getting the dinner and just as I finished doing up the work John & Ott came and we talked with them all the afternoon. I did not feel well and went to bed early. Weather cold and wintry. Monday March 5th 1888 It was a cold day so did not wash. I got up in a better state of mind than for the past three days. Albert left this morning. I was busy about the house all forenoon and in the afternoon finished some aprons I was making Will went to town awhile in the evening and I had a talk of a serious nature with May, she is very obedient. The girls here in the afternoon. Tuesday March 6th 1888 Before we had the work done up this morning Mother came home from Uncle Jims where she has been for nearly two weeks and glad enough she was to get here. Fanny was over in the morning to see Willie who is not well and in the afternoon the girls were both over and had Robbie with them. May and I washed out a lot of sheets & table linin today. Wednesday March 7th 1888 We washed again this morning all the wearing clothes. Fanny was over all forenoon and Ott came for dinner I went to town with Fanny in afternoon, was at Hatts till after supper and Will came after me. I got some new napkins. Will paid part of taxes and all my personal tax today. John McCallister paid me $100.00 borrowed money.