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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 Sheve, s party on Friday -- given to my children -- I wrote the tickets -- received letters from my Father -- who is at New Orleans -- Misses Powels called to see me -- Brother Faulds & Sister -- Mr Badger and I -- all went to Charles Tuckers to tea, spent a pleasant evening --

Wednesday Oct 21st

It is a lovely bright day -- Ada not well, with cold -- 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 supper at Mr Rawsons -- 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 L L Shreve. took five O clock with Mrs A. D. Hunt -- after dinner went to Brother Shreve,s horde. Mrs D u?lancy & 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 assist her arrange for the party to night -- given by her daughter Mattie Belle to night? Belle & Eva -- returned to Sister Virginia to dinner, and began to arrange for my children -- was disappointed in my childrens new dresses -- they went in Tarletans trimmed with white Satin ribbon -- at nine their dresses came and they put them on -- white tarletans trimmed with Scarlet girdlings?. there was a very large Company and everything passed off delightfully -- Sister had a fine supper -- we returned home at two Ma had Sisters little baby -- for a day or two -- Mrs Shotwel called --

Saturday Oct 24

It is a lovely bright morning -- Sister Virginia ordered out her Carriage early -- and Mr Badger 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 Chicago much to our regret. little Tom Shreve is still at Mothers quite sick with cold. Dr Casparri attending him. at three I went to Sister Belle,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 & L? Tucker, also Abraham Huffman called to see Belle & Eva --

Monday Oct 26th

It looks like rain -- and is cold -- Mary Tyler Johnson called to see me -- also Mrs Bowles -- Miss May & Lilly -- Mrs Marshall, Mrs Eaches & Mrs Wright -- at eleven. O clock I went to Brother Shreve,s house with all my family -- to stay two weeks and have taken Sister Belle,s 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 Belknap Mrs Merriwether -- Mrs Pindell & Mrs Looney -- Mr 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 --