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Wednesday Dec 11th 1861 To day has been bright & busy with? me - at ten the children went down town with their big? brother - returned late full of presents from Cousier? Brackett Bulger? - Books and blocks - My mother called to ask for money to get up a festival for the soldiers - I gave her two dollars - Mrs Wilder? , Mrs. Bentley & Daisy - Mifred? Forsyth, Mrs Gurnee? & Mrs W. R. Arthur also Sister Livnia? Aunt Lizzie &? Florence all called to see me to day - Mrs Mastell? I have sent to see Mrs Gurnee about Dancing school - my two children Belle & Eva gone to Mrs Walkers? to dancing school - and also to supper - Mr Badger going to Tremont? House? to the Unitarian Sociable - Ada still with Fever - I am anxious about her -

Thursday Dec 12th 1861.

This is a beautiful day - we all well but Ada - her fever still high & steady? I fear she has Typhoid fever - Mrs Hoyne? called to insist on my coming to the Grasshopper Club at her house to night - I refused on Ada,s account - Mrs Lightburne? called with her boy Dicky & Sister Blanche children gone to Mrs Wheelers to supper - Mr Badger gone to Club Ada,s fever high again to night - she very delirious at night -

Friday Dec 13th 1861. It is a very pretty day Mrs Trureman? called - Ada still very feverish - no change she keeps her bed - poor appetite Ella Walker & Amelia Matthews? spent evening with children - Miss? Heywood & Mrs Ed Taleott called after Tea - Mr Badger has gone to see Mr [[Gev Seaverins?}} family - [baby?] boy took a long walk today-

Saturday Dec 14th Another warm beautiful day - I still see no change in Ada - we have not called a Physician yet because we were anxious not to give medicine Mrs M.O. Walker called to day with her two little boys - Mrs O. Le Wheelock & little daughter called to day - dancing school met here to day - Mrs Hastell? commenced teaching a new dance to Belle & Eva called the Paris? hope

Sunday Dec 15th 1861. This is a beautiful day - it is like a day in May - it is so balmy - Mr Badger has gone to Church and Sunday school - I think Ada is a little better to day - we are giving her quinine - Col Buckner &? of? the rebel side has lost? his only child - Father Budger? carried home last night some Arsenic to kill rats and Sister L? unclears baby boy Charles got the paper and sucked of the corner of the paper that the poison was in - it alarmed the family very much and they gave the baby an emetic - but they suppose he did not get any - this morning he is quite well - Father Badger Sister Licinia? And Ella came to see us before going to night church - Mr Bleason? of Louisville also came in - Rev Thomas came in after church - I wrote to Sister Belle to day -

Monday, Dec 16th 1861 This is a beautiful day - Ada a little better - I still think she has the Typhoid fever - Mrs W. M. Tureman called - I cut out to day the childrens black velvet basques? - children out walking - there is a report to night that Charleston, S.C. is all in flames. and a large insurrection among the slaves - they have the engines? and burning the City - Mr Badger sick to night with high fever - I don't think Chicago agrees with him -