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Tuesday Oct 20th 1863. It looks like rain . Sister Mrs unclear and my children out all day distributing party tickets for Mattis? unclear party on Friday given to any children. I unclear the tickts received letters from my ffather who is at New Orleans. Mister Powels? called to see me. Brother unclear & Sister Mrs. Badger? and I all went to Charles unclear to tea, spent a pleasant evening - returned at half past eleven. Wednesday Oct 21st It is a lovely bright day - Ada not well, with a cold - all the rest well - I am going to my dress maker and then going visiting with Mrs unclear. Mrs unclear called to see me - so we did not visit. at seven Mrs Badger? & myself went to supper at Mrs Pearsons? - spent a pleasant evening. Thursday Oct 22nd It is a lovely day. My children all out walking & riding. I went visiting with my husband called on Mrs W. Newcomb, Mrs Heywood? and Mrs unclear. Took five o'clock with Mrs A. D Hunt - after dinner went to Brother unclear, unclear Mrs Dulaney & Mrs unclear came to see me also Mr & Mrs Bridgeford all of us there but unclear - he still has a cold. Friday Oct 23rd It has rained most of the day. I went to Sister Belle?, to assist her arrange for the party tonight - given by her daughter Mattie Belle? to my unclear - returned to Sister Virginia to dinner, and began to arrange for my children - was disappointed in my childrens new dresses - they unclear tarlatan? trimmed with white satin ribbon - at nine? their dresses came and they put them on. White tarlatan? trimmed with scarlet unclear there was a very large company and every thing passed? off delightfully - Sister had a fine supper - we returned home at unclear had sister & little baby - for a day or two - Mrs unclear called