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Wednesday, January 31, 1866 Don’t feel as if I could work much. Father goes twice to Russell with wood and does his chores. I am mending his old pants. No hired man. Wrote a letter to Spd. 
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Tuesday, January 30, 1866 Father done all his chores and went to Russell with wood. Got a letter from Sule. Bell is there. I am sick tonight. *Sule is Ursula (Herrick) Hawes and lives in Springfield. Bell is probably 17 year old Isabella Herrick, sister of Ursula, daughter of Mary Knox Herrick.  Monday, January 29, 1866 No hired man. Father gone to Granville to see about it. Got home about 3. Silas Burdick got home.  Sunday, January 28, 1866 Went to church. A good many out. Em went out to ? After meeting. Eli gone home.  Saturday, January 27, 1866 Hiram birthday. Girls washing. Lyman Cannon fixed the Melodion. Father drawing wood to depot. Got two gallons of molasses.  Friday, January 26, 1866 Made candles. Father drawing wood. Everyone improving the sleighing.  Thursday, January 25, 1866 Finished cutting. It snows. Eli come and helped Father. I stuffed sausages. Em staid to Mr. L. W. Shepards.  Wednesday, January 24, 1866 Cut meat again. Mr. Warfield come and borrowed 15 (dollars?)  Tuesday, January 23, 1866 Cut meat all day. Got so tired.  Monday, January 22, 1866 I cut a little meat for sausages. Em went to Mrs. Sucius L  |
AuthorMary (Knox) Herrick was born May 7, 1813 in Blandford, MA to Harry and Charlotte (Blair) Knox. She married Thomas Herrick June 11, 1836. They had ten children: Charlotte, Henry, Ursula, Emma, Mary, Isabella, Melissa, Bessie, Abbie and Hattie. Archives
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