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Oct 10 1873 Palm Sunday

Belle engaged herself to be married on April 6 and Eva April 8th

My husband A.C. Badger bought me a beautiful coupe quite large. Seat inside six comfortably. Val Foley was my coachman, we liked him very much, but one day he got drunk and smashed the buggy and injured the horse very much, we gave him up. We bought our carriage from James Hendall.

May 25

Mr and Mrs Faulds and son arrived from Louisville, Mrs T.T. Shreve and family came also.Mrs Leiter and children gone to Louisville April 2nd 1873 - returned back again April 18th (Mrs Leiter). Belle and Eva left for Louisville April 18 to say good bye to their grandparents before leaving for Europe. Our room over the library caught fire on April 13th but was soon put out, recovered 100 dollars from insurance. Maggie Walsh came to live with me Jan 6, 1873. I gave her up May 30th. Lena Franck sewed and nursed Hunt. She got sick and in her place she sent her sister Marie. She a very pretty girl 15 years old. She staid 2 years nursing Hunt then went home and got her sister Anna to take her place. They live on North Avenue.

Baby Hunt sick in Sept 1873. Dr. Small attending him. He was called away and Dr Bunt his partner took his place. Theresa a German girl I gave up today she was not smart enough.

Oct 11 1873

I took Eliza Coleman a German girl to nurse Hunt, as Annie Franck was too small. My second girl is German, she is consumptive her name Annie Neashler. She came Oct 12, 1872. Bridget Mahoney my dress maker has lived with me some time. She left Chicago the 3rd of July for Europe 1872 returned back to us Oct 11, Monday 1872 she well her sick sister she took over on a mattress? but she is now well and fat.

Mary Welch also lived with me as dining room girl. Our new cow has come April 22, 1873. She is a good cow gives rich cream, paid 50.00 for her. Hunt had a pretty black lamb, he gave it to Fred Hick and he let the boy kill it.