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1861 Heard first Robin sing first heavy rain this spring weather been very cold most of the past three weeks Ada went to the city to visit Josephine bad raing day Sowed lettuce & Ada got home from Chicago rain all the way. A. brought news of Mrs Brewsters death Rain rain very muddy roads in a horrible condition Had three pleasant days sowed Radishes.

Got raspberries bushes of Mr. Harris

Weather very cold afew scattering flakes of snow very hard frost at night

Martha and I went to Chicago in buggy went up to <r Brewsters. the roads awful weather wet and cold Set out currant bushes and they were in blossom Had first Lettuce apple trees first in blossom made first Pie plant pie

Martha and Clark went to C took Carpet rags Dolly had a colt and it died the next day

Ada and I went to C got wall paper

Sarah came here visiting had gooseberries stewed Had the first strawberries and the sheep sheared Josephine came out here 29 went to Brickton to hear Mr. Hannah lecture in the evening

Awful hot dry weather have had no rain in a long time Ada sent her (a drawing of a girl from the neck up) to Anson

Went to Brickton Camp grounds to a Picnic Heavy showers of thunder and rain

Started for Wisconsin weather extremely warm with high south wind very uncomfortable arrived home Attended Mary (Stysces) funeral had an awful storm of thunder and lightening and rain

Noble and Elbert started for war

Martha and Clark and Marietta went to (Rasio) to meeting and then to Mr Balls visiting John Evereth called here