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[First five lines undecipherable] Tuesday, May 28, 1861

This is a beautiful morning - I rose at five. Eva still has croup - coughs much, all well but Eva. [Undecipherable] came for me and I went riding with her we met [undecipherable] Mary [undecipherable] Broeck Hannah Lithgow and Cousin Mattie [undecipherable] were here - the Monkey with Organ Man came to our house and played for children - Pa came to see me - Mrs. Etta Jacobs called to see me - Mr. Badger - Mr. Hunt & wife [undecipherable] arrived at 12 from New York - all well.

Wednesday, May 29, 1861 Another spring morning - I rose at five - Eva very croupy yet - [Undecipherable] Badger came to see me - so did Sister Virginia - making children fine linen aprons - Ada gone to Col. Tom Andersons to spend day - Belle at Grandma, at 3 Mr. Badger & I dined at Sister Belle [Undecipherable] - Capt. Wm. Glover & Mr. Charles Tucker were there - then we went to see Mr. John Hilton my sister in law Virginia brought us home in Carriage.

Thursday, May 30, 1861

This has been a beautiful day - at nine Sister Belle came to take breakfast with us - Eva still troubled with same cough - we all went to Ma, I to dinner - Sister Belle & Mr. [Undecipherable] went to Lexington at 2 O'Clock to see his daughter Mary [Undecipherable] [Undecipherable] - Mr. Len [Undecipherable] of [Undecipherable] went at same time - I went to [Undecipherable] house and stayed with her children until 4 - Virginia then came and will stay all night - I and children went riding - Mr. Badger went to Chicago at one O'Clock - Eva's cough very troublesome tonight - Pa will sleep with us tonight - Octavus Badger went with his brother - Eva Ferguson & little Floyd [Undecipherable] [Undecipherable] Mansfield & Sister Mr. McDonald called to see me - Lori Tompson McCladis has a son ten days old - he first child - married some years.

Friday, May 31, 1961

This has been a pretty day - at 3 O'clock I went to Dancing school with Belle Ada of [Undecipherable] - Eva spending day with Ma - went shopping then to Ma - [Undecipherable] [Undecipherable] home in [Undecipherable] we stopped [Undecipherable] tea after Tea Belle and myself went with [Undecipherable] Ellen to Catholic Church to see May celebrations with children - [Undecipherable] brought us home in Virginia's Carriage - Eva still croupy - Sister Belle Shreve returned from Lexington at six O'clock in [Undecipherable]

Saturday, June 1, 1861

It rained last night - is very damp this morning - we all well - Eva I think a little better - I wrote to Mr. Badger this morning - Belle went to Dancing school this morning - at 3 O'clock we all started for Dancing school. A severe storm of wind & rain caught us - we went into Mr. Milton's house - and then took [Undecipherable] - it poured rain - we got out and had a pleasant evening - called a Hack and sent children home. I went to see Sallie Hunt & Mr. Hunt - saw them - returned home at 6 and went to Mr.