June 3, 1865

From the 1865 Diary of Mary Ann (Knox) Herrick
Saturday, June 3, 1865
Sent Bess and Luke to ?
Inerted (or interested?) hands to raise. Made ever so many doughnuts. Raised in afternoon. Mr. Lloyd staid all night.
*I'm wondering if this might have been a barn raising. There have been numerous men there in the last few days and on Tuesday she mentioned cutting timber and sawing lumber for barn.