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February 29, 1872 We washed in afternoon. C Haydens folks come. J brought up the oats. 
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February 28, 1872 J and C gone down to clean up oats. Still very cold. I walked up street, called at L Parks, at E. W. Shepards and Henrys. Was very tired.  February 27, 1872 Libbie washed out the comfortables, dried and ironed them. We put them on and tacked them. Got them off and bound them. J and C thrashing, finished the thrashing. Very windy and cold.  February 26, 1872 I made some apple pies and some doughnuts moulded the bread in forenoon. Was awful tired. Libbie two of her old comfortables and mended them. J and Charlie at the W place threshing. Mr. (?) Nye called. Very windy. Cold.  February 25, 1872 This morning it rained a little but held up, so J, Libbie, Abbie and Louise went to church. Only Louis and I at home. J come home at noon and brought Father photographs.  February 24, 1872 We have all worked on the comfortable and got it on the frame when Mrs. Haskell and her daughter called. I took them into the south room, then after they were gone we tacked it and made it up. Also the bed quilt. J and C threshed. J is all tired out.  February 23, 1872 Still cold. Libbie and Abbie are going to finish the ? and I have gone to cutting calico for another comfortable. Henry come down and staid awhile, then went to W place where J and C are threshing oats. Very cold yet.  February 22, 1872 Cold and growing cold all day. We quilted in the afternoon. J and Charlie draw wood. Got a calf to W place. I brought out his account book but the account is only what has been sold and I don’t know how much we have lived (?) out of it.  February 21, 1872 Got on the comfortable and backed it, then made it up. Libbie then prepared ? Quilt and lining of her ? And put it on the frames in the South room. I tried to color black but did not have good luck.  February 20, 1872 A very trying day. 3 men, Mr. J. C. Blair, Mr. Barber Nye, Mr. John Peebles with Henry come and appraised the property here. Were here to dinner. Libbie pieced out the outside for her comfortable. I took cows up to the other barn.  |
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. Archives
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