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Tuesday Sept 24 1861 | Tuesday Sept 24 1861 | ||
It is a lonely day. I have been much engaged setting closets to | It is a lonely day. I have been much engaged setting closets to rights and house cleaning. Mr Badger's cold is no better he can scarce talk but he has gone to the Office. At 4 o'clock the children went down town to get some [[worsted?]] I feel very lonely without my Sisters. Mrs H Whitney Harlin and [[mifs Shoofinbeng]] called to see. | ||
Wednesday Sept 25 1861 | Wednesday Sept 25 1861. | ||
This is a beautiful day the weather now is perfect. We are all well this morning. Mr Badgers cold a little better. | This is a beautiful day - the weather now is perfect. We are all well this morning. Mr Badgers cold a little better. he went to his Fathers house last night this is Belle's | ||
birthday she was born at | birthday she was born at nine o'clock. I wrote a letter to day to Virginia - will try and make childrens blue Plaid silks to day - Eva wrote to Aunt Belle - Mifs Tucker & a friend called to get me to take part in [[Tableaus?]] given for the benefit of the Orphans of the killed soldiers - I think I will not take part. Mr Badger gone to the Adams house to see Capt Ingersoll. | ||
Thursday Sept 26. 1861 | |||
Another lovely day - this day is set apart as a day of Thanksgiving & Prayer the churches will be [[opened]] for worship - we all attend the Unitarian Church - heard a glorious Union discourse Capt Ingersoll called to see us at 4 Oclock we all went to Father Badgers to dinner came home at nine - had all the children with me - I wrote a letter to Siss to day - Union force getting very strong in Kentucky - Confederate Army at Elisabethtown thirty miles from Louisville Gen Anderson well entrenched at [[Marlrough?]] Hill. | |||
Friday Sept 27 1861. | |||
This is a dark looking morning - we rode late this is the day I promised to go to Mr. Harrisons Club and also to Miss Tuckers meeting at Bryan Hall - to assist in Tableau's. I went down town and arranged about the childrens Turbans - their new gray cloth cloaks trimmed with Plaid velvet came home last night - at 8 Oclick I and Mr. Badger went to Col. [[Adrian's??]] to arrange for Calico Ball. instead of Tableau's it was decided that was best - there were many people there Mr Badger and I are of the Committee - we returned home at 11. O'clock - | |||
Saturday Sept 28 1861. | |||
It is very cold this morning. my baby boy felt sick and Nauseated by the chill weather. We are all well. Mr. Badgers cold much better - childrens Hat. Cloaks and Gaiters came home this evening Mrs. [[Wrist]] Dexter & Mrs [[blank]] Mr. Walker Park now came to see me - we had steam for the first time this winter - baby well to night. | |||
Sunday Sept 29 1861. | |||
It looks this morning like rain - we are all in the enjoyment of good health, and will go to Church. We all went and it rained. Mr. Hilton came on Cars just as we came from Church. from Louisville. he left my Sisters well. We went to Father Badger and took Tea - it rained when we returned. Holy Low of Louisville is expected to die of Rheumatism of the heart. She is Mrs. Emery Low's daughter - her only daughter - there is great activity in Kentucky in Millitary matters - there are many soldiers - | |||
Latest revision as of 18:02, 31 March 2020
Tuesday Sept 24 1861 It is a lonely day. I have been much engaged setting closets to rights and house cleaning. Mr Badger's cold is no better he can scarce talk but he has gone to the Office. At 4 o'clock the children went down town to get some worsted? I feel very lonely without my Sisters. Mrs H Whitney Harlin and mifs Shoofinbeng called to see. Wednesday Sept 25 1861. This is a beautiful day - the weather now is perfect. We are all well this morning. Mr Badgers cold a little better. he went to his Fathers house last night this is Belle's
birthday she was born at nine o'clock. I wrote a letter to day to Virginia - will try and make childrens blue Plaid silks to day - Eva wrote to Aunt Belle - Mifs Tucker & a friend called to get me to take part in Tableaus? given for the benefit of the Orphans of the killed soldiers - I think I will not take part. Mr Badger gone to the Adams house to see Capt Ingersoll.
Thursday Sept 26. 1861
Another lovely day - this day is set apart as a day of Thanksgiving & Prayer the churches will be opened for worship - we all attend the Unitarian Church - heard a glorious Union discourse Capt Ingersoll called to see us at 4 Oclock we all went to Father Badgers to dinner came home at nine - had all the children with me - I wrote a letter to Siss to day - Union force getting very strong in Kentucky - Confederate Army at Elisabethtown thirty miles from Louisville Gen Anderson well entrenched at Marlrough? Hill.
Friday Sept 27 1861. This is a dark looking morning - we rode late this is the day I promised to go to Mr. Harrisons Club and also to Miss Tuckers meeting at Bryan Hall - to assist in Tableau's. I went down town and arranged about the childrens Turbans - their new gray cloth cloaks trimmed with Plaid velvet came home last night - at 8 Oclick I and Mr. Badger went to Col. Adrian's?? to arrange for Calico Ball. instead of Tableau's it was decided that was best - there were many people there Mr Badger and I are of the Committee - we returned home at 11. O'clock -
Saturday Sept 28 1861. It is very cold this morning. my baby boy felt sick and Nauseated by the chill weather. We are all well. Mr. Badgers cold much better - childrens Hat. Cloaks and Gaiters came home this evening Mrs. Wrist Dexter & Mrs blank Mr. Walker Park now came to see me - we had steam for the first time this winter - baby well to night.
Sunday Sept 29 1861. It looks this morning like rain - we are all in the enjoyment of good health, and will go to Church. We all went and it rained. Mr. Hilton came on Cars just as we came from Church. from Louisville. he left my Sisters well. We went to Father Badger and took Tea - it rained when we returned. Holy Low of Louisville is expected to die of Rheumatism of the heart. She is Mrs. Emery Low's daughter - her only daughter - there is great activity in Kentucky in Millitary matters - there are many soldiers -