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May 1st 1862 - Mr Abe Badger back from new York with many gifts for us - School May unclear Tuesday 29 - April 1862 A. Beautiful day - at 12 I went riding with children - then went visiting called on Mrs Beecher, Mrs Cobb, Mrs Dunham Mrs Whitney unclear Mrs Porter Miss King - Waller - Ella & unclear here - I went shopping with them - after Tea called with Albert on unclear [[unclear] & Miss Brown. Mr Alcott boards at Mrs Swift,s - I wore my new bonnet to day - received a letter from Mr Badger - Wednesday April 30th. 1862 Another lovely day - Ella stayed all night with us and here again to night children took a ride in horse cars to day - unclear unclear called to see me to day - dancing class met at 3 here - Ella & I took a walk and did some shopping - I bought a pair of black kids & a pair of linen gloves - Also I ordered a cloth sack short for walking also bought some silk - Ada,s cough much better she scarcely whoops to day - they have brought by sick soldiers to Mrs Walkers to night from Pittsburgh landing - they were wounded there - Thursday May 1st. 1862 It has rained all day until 5-O. clock - we all well - Ada,s cough much better - Sheridans foot still sprained - while sitting in my room with baby in my arms- Mr Badger walked in - quite well- be brought a lot of nice things for us - some beautiful Photograph Albums for myself and children - 2 handsome point lace setts for me collars for children paint boxes for them combs all and dolls - three fans - buttons - real thread lace veil net gloves 1 dozen kid gloves Friday May 2nd, It has looked like rain all day - I went at four O. clock to Mrs Hobsons to have childrens hats altered and unclear received a letter from Virginia it rained when I returned home Saturday May 3rd. 1862 Went shopping - found Miss Skkinner at the oOffice who is to teach my children - Sister unclear & myself went shopping together I bought a cloth sack for myself short - dancing school met here I went out to walk - Sunday May 4th Lovely weather - went to Unitarian Church with Belle & Eva - John Spud & Albert Badger came to see us - Mrs Fisher called - Mr Badger and children went to their Grandfathers at the next unclear I went alone out there after Mrs Fisher left - Ella came home with us to spend some days - X Monday May 5th. Cough gone More lovely weather - Mr Badger took Belle & Eva to school this morning at nine - first time in their lives - I have instructed them at home their teacher,s name is Skinner - her school is in the Vestry of the Universalist church - they are much pleased - one session from 9 to two - I went shopping with Ella & unclear - bought sheridan a sack black & white check - I bought myself a wrapper of the same all of us at home - to night - all well - Ada,s whooping cough all gone Brother had it so mild - that he only coughed five days - very little - Ella Goodridge goes to Belle,s school -