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Tuesday, January 16, 1872 He rather fails. Henry Tull come to see him to get some boards up in the pines. Mr. David Bates called to see him. Henry come to watch. He had a dreadful turn in the night. 
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Monday, January 15, 1872 I don’t feel very well. Pain in side. Didn’t sleep much. Was called by Father. Seeming so bad about his heart. James didn’t go to Goddard place. George come to watch. He had real bad time in the night. G called up James. G went home.  Sunday, January 14, 1872 George came over. Lissa was real sick after she got home. James B called. Father is very weak. Wm and Emma went home. Henry come to watch.  Saturday, January 13, 1872 George, Lissa and baby come and spent the day. They went home just before night. Charlotte come and Rose. They went home and Wm and Emma come. J takes care tonight. Dr. come twice. *Lissa is Melissa, the daughter of Mary and Thomas, married to George Nye. *Charlotte is the oldest daughter of Mary and Thomas, widow of Emerson Oatley who died in 1867. Rose is the daughter of Charlotte and Emerson, born in 1865. *Emma is another daughter of Mary and Thomas, married to William Nye.  Friday, January 12, 1872 Have to give him morphine all of the time, there being a pain in the region of the heart. Burdett called to see him. Henry took care of him.  Thursday, January 11, 1872 James and Charles gone to W. place to thrashing. Father has pain about the heart. Julius come and staid an hour. Gave Julius $25 to pay Dr. Clark. Dr. comes twice a day and draws off the water. Got a letter from Sule. James watched. *Sule is their daughter, Ursula (Herrick) Hawes, married to Emery Hawes and living in Springfield, MA.  Wednesday, January 10, 1872 George went early and called Dr. He came twice and drew off the water. Henry watched.  Tuesday, January 9, 1872 Charlotte and Libbie washed and big wash. Dr. H drawed off his water. George carried C home then came down and watched.  Monday, January 8, 1872 He is in so much distress and I went for Dr. He was over to Haydens. He come, tried to draw the water but couldn’t get it. Henry ? for Dr. Goddard. Dr. H staid with him. Dr. G succeeded in getting it off. C Hayden come for him. Before he got away Charlotte and Rosa come. James watched.  Sunday, January 7, 1872 I called up Charles and sent for Dr. He is in great distress. Dr. says grave (?). C come down a little while. George come and Henry watched with him. Takes lots of morphine.  |
AuthorWe have now transcribed the diaries of Mary (Knox) Herrick from 1865 and 1866, the two earliest of hers that we have. The next diary of Mary that we have is from 1872 and we will be transcribing and posting from that diary every day this year. ArchivesCategories |
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