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Friday Dec 26 1862

It has been a rainy day and damp - Belle is suffering much to day with Earache. Mrs Haywood Miss Ellen and two children came Mary Breed also called so did Mr & Mrs Henning Mrs Munn & Mrs Harrison - Belle suffered so much with earache that Ma sent for Dr Rogers - he spent a long time with us. Belle had her earache more severe than I ever saw any one -

Saturday Dec 27th

Eva Ada & Sheridan went to dancing school in the morning I went down street - at 3.Oclock Sister Virginia & I went to dancing school and took all the children. they all danced fancy dances - Belle much better to day - there was a full house fine band of music Sheridan amused all by his dancing so cunning children went to Hunts and spent the evening -

Sunday Dec 28th

Another lovely day - weather warm - I went with all the children to Mr Heywoods Church - after church went to see Mrs Page - Sewing Julia & Fredricka came to see us Josh Speid? came to see children - Mr & Mrs Danforth came to see me - my nurse Ellen sick to night - intense excitement prevails in the city to day - John Morgan - has had a fight 20 miles from here and taken many of the Federals - they are again fortifying the City - Mr Badger gone out -

Monday Dec 29th

It is glorious weather - after breakfast I took a hack and went to return visits - called on Mrs Morris - Gray - Zane - Peay Hast. Hunt. Henning . Elliott. Mason - and then returned home children went to say Good Bye to some friends my sister Mrs Faulds much to the surprise of us all - made up her mind to return with me - and in two hours she and her two children were packed - at one we got into the Omnibus and started for Chicago. My Mother was sad at parting with us - we got along nicely with our trip untill half way when baby Alpheus Shreve had the colic - after we got into the sleeping Car at Indianapolis all went right - and we reached Chicato at ten O.clock tuesday morning

Tuesday Dec 30th

The weather here is mild for the season - home looks very pleasant - our lake is not frozen. we took dinner unpacked and retired much fatigued - all well -

Wednesday Dec. 31st

this is a lovely day. just cold enough to be bracing. I started out at ten Oclock in a hack to let my friends know that I had returned. I called on many and returned late at night - inviting them to my house on Thursday - Sister went with me -