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Teusday Oct 20th 1863.

It looks like rain - Sister Mrs Shreve and my children out all day - distributing party tickets for Mattie Shreve's party on Friday - given to my children - I wrote the tickets - received letters from my Father - who is at New Orleans. Misses Powell called to see me. Brother Faulds & Sister - Mr Badger I all went to Charles Tuckers to tea, spent a pleasant evening - returned home at half past eleven -

Wednesday Oct 21st

It is a lovely bright day - Ada not well, with cold 0 all the rest well - I am going to my Dress Maker and then going visiting with Mr Badger - Mrs Sturgeon called to see me. so we did not visit. at seven Mr Badger & myself went to dinner? at Mr Rawsons - spent a pleasant evening -

Thursday Oct 22nd

It is a lovely day. my children all out walking & riing. I went visiting with my husband called on Mrs W. Newcomb - Mrs Heywood and Mrs L. . Shreve. took five O clock with Mrs A.D. Hunt - after dinner went to Brother Shreve's house. Mrs. Dulaney & Mrs Downs came to see me also Mrs & Miss Bridgeford all of us well but baby - he still has a cold.

Friday Oct 23rd

It has rained most of the day. I went to Sister Belle's to visit her arrange for the party to night - given by her daughter Mattie Belle to my Belle & Eva returned to Sister Virginia to dinner and began to arrange for my children - was disappointed in my childrens new dresses - they unclear Tartelans trimmed with white satin ribbon - at nine their dresses came and they put them on - white Tartelans trimmed with scarlet unclear. There was a very large company and everything passed off delightfully - Sister had a fine supper - we returned home at two

Saturday Oct 24

It is a lovely brignt morning - Sister Virginia ordered out her Carriage early - Mr Badger and myself & children all went to say Good bye to Brother Thomas & Hunts. we had lunch early and at one took the Omnibus and left for Chicato - much to our regret. little Tom Shreve is still at Mothers quite sick with cold. Dr Gasparri attending him. at three I went to Ssiter Badger's and spent the evening -

Sunday Oct 25th

Again the weather is lovely - I went to Christ Church and took all the children with me - Tom a little better - Sister Belle came and took him home we all quite well Herman Newcomb - Henry & Siss, Tucker, also Abraham Huffman called to see Belle & Eva -

Monday Oct 26th

It looks like rain and it cold - Mary Tyler Johnson called to see me - also Mrs Bowles - Miss May & Lilly - Mrs Marchall, Mrs Eaches * Mrs Wright - at eleven O clocke I went to Brother Shreve's house with my family - to stay two weeks and have taken with Sister Belle & baby to sleep with me it is six weeks old. it is raised by the bottle. Mr Hunt returned from Nashville.

Teusday Oct 27

This has been a lovely day - I went visiting - called on Mrs Morris - Miss Breed - Mrs Bell -Mrs Buknap - Mrs Merriwether - Mrs Tindell & Mrs Looney - Mrs Hunt came to see me - Mr Tucker & Virginia took dinner with us - Sisters black girl Emma fell down the steps to night - we all quite well -

Wednesday Oct 28th

Again it is lovely weather. we all well. I went visiting - called to see Mrs Robt Bell - Miss unclear Zane - Mrs Downs, Mrs Dulaney - Mrs Sturgeon - returned to dinner - went to see Ma. Hattie Grant called to see children.

Thursday Oct 29th

I received three letters from Mr Badger - I went again visiting - called on Mrs Bridgeford - Mrs Chamberlain & unclear - Mrs Major Wright Mrs Robt Hunt. Mrs Barret - Mrs Benedict - Mrs Gault, Mrs Tyler - Mrs Reardon. Miss Thompson & Misses Hilton. Mrs Floyd