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Rebekah 10th

Friday Feb 6th 1863

It is very warm & Sunshiny to day -- snow fell fast yesterday -- but it is now melting fast. Ella still with us -- Belle has had another small boil in her ear -- but still goes to school -- Mrs Field & Mr Hunt spent evening with us last night -- we played cards -- I will write home to day -- Mrs Beecher & Mrs Updike called. Misses Forsyths party to night -- we attended had a nice time -- I danced all the time Octave went with us -- Invited to a party of the M?ite society at Briggs house --

Saturday Feb 7th 1863

It is warm to day -- snow melting -- busy all morning seeing children have their bath -- I also took mine -- Mrs Horton & daughters called -- in the afternoon I went and took all the children to Father Badgers to a candy pulling -- stayed untill eleven O.clock -- received a letter from home -- Mr & Mrs Feild called last night -- invited to Mrs Daniel Thompsons party

Sunday Feb 8th 1863

It snows and thaws to day -- I did not go to church -- Mr Badger did -- we all in health-- Mr Badger gone to his Fathers -- and will go to church to night -- I wrote to day to Virginia & Siss -- and will write to Pa -- will also write to Pauline Myers of Switzerland our french girl

Monday Feb 9th

Mrs William Johnson called also Mrs D. Gurnee & daughters -- it has rained almost all day -- I sent my regret to the Masquerade at Mrs Franklins -- also to the Briggs House -- we all well --

Teusday Feb 10th

I took a Carriage and went visiting -- called to see Miss Tucker Mrs Gurnee -- Mrs F G Adams -- Mrs Goodridge. Miss Morse -- Miss Rice Mrs Bronson -- Mrs Burton -- Mrs Fred Tuttle -- Mrs Dolittle -- Miss ? Cunningham & Miss Mack -- returned at four O.clock -- Mrs Howard Mrs Skinner & Mrs Stone called -- also Mrs F Fleetwood & Mrs Hosmer -- Mrs Hilton took tea with us -- Rebekah our black girl left to day wanted higher wages

Wednesday Feb 11th

It is mild to day -- we all well -- Miss Flint called to see me I went to see Mrs Feild and Mrs Thomas -- children all went skating this afternoon first time this winter -- Mr Bigelow called to see us to night -- we played cards untill late --Ella & Ariannia came with Father Badger to see Octave & Bracket dressed for Masquerade -- Octave was dressed handsomely in velvet & satin -- Don [[A Court Jape in different handwriting]] Bracket went as old Monk -- they looked well --

Thursday Feb 12th

It snowed last night -- and there is on a level three inches of snow sleighs are out in number -- they are still cutting ice in the basin -- the street is blocaded up with wagons -- we are going to night to Mrs Daniel Thompsons party -- I think we will take Mr & Mrs Feild with us -- Mr Hunt took dinner with us -- we are all well -- I received a letter from home --