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Wednesday Dec 11th 1861.

Today has been bright & busy with me -- at ten the children went down town with their bagbig? big brother. returned late full of presents from Cousin? Bracket Badger -- Books and blocks -- Miss Mather called to ask for money to get up a festival for the soldiers -- I gave her two dollars -- Mrs Wilder Mrs. Bentley & Daisy -- Misses Forsyth,s Mrs Gurnee? & Mrs W. R. Arthur also Sister Licinia Aunt Lizzie & Florence all called to see me to day -- Mr Wastell? I have sent to see Mrs Gurnee? about Dancing school -- and also to supper -- Mr Badger going to Tremont Hotel to the Unitarian Sociable -- Ada still with Fever -- I am anxious about her --

Thursday Dec 12th 1861.

This is a beautiful day -- we all well but Ada -- her fever still high & steady I fear she has Typhoid fever -- Mrs H?oyne called to insist on my coming to the Grasshopper Club at her house to night -- I refused on Ada,s account -- Mrs Lightburne called with her boy Dicky & Sister Blanche. children gone to Mrs Wheelers to supper -- Mr Badger gone to Club. Ada,s fever high again to night -- she very delirious at night--