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Thursday Jan 16. 1862 This is a lovely day- sun very bright - but snow still on the ground - Emily Gilman came in a two horse sleigh and took Belle & Eva to ride for two hours - Amelia Mathers came to invite children there to Tea they went - all of us well - Mrs unclear - Miss Clause unclear & Ms Flemmner also Mr D Charles White came to see me - Mr Badger gone to a party at Mr Rogers - after Tea Mr & Mrs Walker came over to see us - Mother Badger has to white girls - black Luisa gone to keep home for herself - I will write to ma to night- Friday Jan 17th. 1862 Every thing is covered with snow - and last night it snowed again - the children are out walking - Miss Mather called to see me, so did little Annie Wilder Mr & Mrs Murray Nelson called after Tea to see us - I never saw anything to compare with the sleighing - they unclear here in three & four hours - Saturday Jan 18th. 1862 It is cloudy to day and looks like rain - it snowed last night - the dancing school meets at Mrs. Gilmans this afternoon - we all well but baby still with cold - it affects his hearing to day - sleighing all day long - children went to Mrs Gilmans to dancing school - Ada was quite sick all night from something she ate - Mr Badger went last night to the skating club with John Killan & Unclear - Sunday Jan 19th 1862 It sleeted last night - and this morning looks like it would rain - we are all well this morning - ground still covered with snow - gone sleighing - Mr Badger will go to Church and Sunday School - I will not go to day - I woke to Ma & Siss to day- Mr Badger has gone to see his Father & family - after Tea Mr Badger went to church - Mrs Hilton & Mrs Hilton. Ella. Octave & Father Badger all came to see me - Monday Morning Jan 20th. 1862 It snowed again last night - the ground is covered with snow this morning so there will still be fine sleighing - we rode early this morning - it is very cold - I wrote to Pa this morning I spent a bad night last night. Mrs & Mr Honore and the children came in a large sleigh to see us to day to invite us to their house to morrow to the club - Mrs unclear came to see me from the north side - our new cow came home to night - in exchange for Tea - I made Ada a black bombazine apron to day - Mr Badger gone to a concert - Tuesday Jan 21st. 1862 The sun shone beautifully this morning but unknown again - we are all well children out shovelling off snow - baby & Ada out in all the snow playing I went to see Mrs. Bentley - I was disappointed in making a call to night which I promised to do - it was a card party - received a letter from Pa - he says that Rhoda & Mattie has been in Louisville a few days A battle has taken place at Somerset unclear - the Federals victorious - report that unclear is killed a rebel General - children invited to a party at Mr Ely,s Friday night - Mr Badger & I also invited - I am making children black velvet Basques - Mr. Badger did not go to Mr Honone,s to night - he is at home