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October 5, 1872 Abbie seems to have gotten some cold but I started for home. When I got off the cars at R I walked up to Mr. Russells. He carried me up to Emma. 
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October 4, 1872 Very pleasant in the morning. J drove into Sfd and I went back to Sules. Cold at night.  October 3, 1872 Cloudy. I helped Sule some about ironing, then went up to the Depot and went in cars to Wilbraham. It began to rain soon after leaving the cars. I had the stage drive me down to Libby.  October 2, 1872 Sule. Fire this morn on about Hamden block. So near pleasant. Sule rubbed in the tub about an hour then a black woman come. Sule was faint. I helped iron some. Very pleasant.
September 30, 1872 Dr. McC called and I paid him $5. I went out and got her a bottle of cologne 60 cts, 4 lemons and an orange.  September 29, 1872 Dr. McClom (?) had been called before I came down. Abbie’s throat broke in the afternoon.  September 28, 1872 Come off quite cold. H carried me up street. I got 25 cts of medicine Dr. H and went down to R in mail team. Took cars to S. Walked down to Sules, found Abbie there with a very bad throat. Lissa and ? were there. Paid Dr. N 25 cts, 50 cts to Mr. Mann, 55 cts for cars. *Translation - her son, Henry took her to where she bought medicine. She then rode with the mail team to Russell where she caught the train to Springfield where she walked to the home of her daughter Ursula where her other daughter Abbie was as well as her daughter Melissa 'Lissa.' Mary has already losyt three daughters so when a a family member gets sick it is a huge concern to her.  September 27, 1872 Rained all night and then all day, stopping in the afternoon. Mr. And Mrs. P brought the children home and the mail, in which was a letter from Lissie at Spd saying Abbie had a sore throat and wanted me to come down.  September 26, 1872 Rained hard in the night - ?. Did not rain when we milked but after it rained most all day. Dr. went down to see Helen. Sore throat.  |
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