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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