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Wednesday, April 18, 1866 Father ? and we put up the ashes and wet down.  Tuesday, April 19, 1866 Father took Bess and Abbie to gather buckets. One come to be hired but our hired man come.  Monday, April 16, 1866 Finished making sugar. Made 40 and got some ? syrup. No hired man. Bell went down to Mr. Griswold. Two ? the funerals today.  Sunday, April 15, 1866 Went up with Burdick to schoolhouse but no minister coming so all went to Methodist church. Went down with Mr. ? at noon. Rode with Mr. ?  Saturday, April 14, 1866 Father gone to depot to get his hay for his wood. Fred run over home. Em come home but going back tomorrow.  Friday, April 13, 1866 Begins to rain. Man gone back, to come Monday. Boiling syrup. Father went down and got the last. Mr. Dayton come.  Thursday, April 12, 1866 Boiling sugar. Pretty warm. I spun a little flax. Another hired man come from Westfield. Bell gone.  Wednesday, April 11, 1866 Liss carried up the letter to Henry. Bell washing. I washed flannels. Lucia and Eunice come to have Bell go with them tomorrow to Mr. ?  Tuesday, April 10, 1866 Boiling down sugar. Billy come in evening to see Bell about teaching school. Father is so so. Got a letter from Libbie.  |
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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