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Sunday Oct 11th 1863. This is a lovely day -- we all well but Sheridan & baby -- none of us went to church . last friday Julia Sullivan sent a note to me saying she was ill and wished I would come and see her. I did so and found her very low with consumption -- which she has had many years. I went twice to see her to day -- she could scarce speak -- and at twelve O. clock at night she died. poor Julia had a hard time -- sick for many years, and yet toiling for her living -- she was once seamstress for me--

Monday Oct 12

Sheridan is better to day -- but baby is very sick with Pneumonia. I was up a great deal last night with him -- and to day he is no better -- it is a bad day -- raining and damp. I wrote to Joe, Mr Badger & Pa -- Dr Casparri is coming to see the baby -- Ellen and I was up most of the night with baby again.

Teusday Oct 13th

It is very damp -- but not raining -- baby still the same -- no change Dr says he has decided Pneumonia -- Virginia & children gone to see Siss. Fredricka has brought me a very pretty basket -- she made for me -- of cows horn and paper flowers. Dr Came again to see baby -- Mr Hunt called to see me -- I wrote the invitations for Mattie Shreve,s party to day --

Wednesday Oct 14th

This is a damp day -- but does not rain -- my baby shows no signs of recovery yet -- is very much oppressed in breathing -- Sheridan has been sick every day since the party -- he is quite sick -- Sister Belle came and spent the day with her little family -- we stayed at home nursing? all day --Mrs? Harrison called to day -- I have been all day suffering with a pain in my side from nursing my fat baby --

Thursday Oct 15th 1863.

It is warm to day & sunny -- I think it is our Indian Summer. baby better to day-- but Sheridan worse -- suffering much pain in his bowels -- Mrs Hunt & Sallie called -- so did Mrs Semple & chidlren --& Mrs Barrets children and Mrs Heywood & Cochran and Fannie Henning? -- also the Morris,s -- my children out riding