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Tuesday Oct 20th 1863. It looks like rain. Sister Mrs unclear and my children out all day distributing party tickets for Matties? unclear party on Friday given to any children. I unclear the tickets received letters from my father who is at New Orleans. Mister Powels? called to see me. Brother unclear & Sister Mrs. Badger and I all went to Charles unclear to tea, spent a pleasant evening - returned at half past eleven. Wednesday Oct 21st It is a lovely bright day - Ada not well, with a cold - all the rest well - I am going to my dress maker and then going visiting with Mrs unclear. Mrs unclear called to see me - so we did not visit. at seven Mrs Badger & myself went to supper at Mrs Pearsons? - spent a pleasant evening. Thursday Oct 22nd It is a lovely day. My children all out walking & riding. I went visiting with my husband called on Mrs W. Newcomb, Mrs Heywood? and Mrs unclear. Took five O'clock with Mrs A. D. Hunt - after dinner went to Brother unclear. Mrs Dulaney & Mrs unclear came to see me also Mr & Mrs Bridgeford all of us there but unclear - he still has a cold. Friday Oct 23rd It has rained most of the day. I went to Sister Belle?, to assist her arrange for the party tonight - given by her daughter Mattie Belle? to my unclear - returned to Sister Virginia to dinner, and began to arrange for my children - was disappointed in my childrens new dresses - they unclear tarlatan? trimmed with white satin ribbon - at nine? their dresses came and they put them on. White tarlatan? trimmed with scarlet unclear. There was a very large company and every thing passed? off delightfully - Sister had a fine supper - we returned home at unclear. Had sister & little baby - for a day or two - Mrs unclear called. Saturday October 24th It is a lovely bright morning - Sister Virginia ordered out her carriage early. Mrs. Badger?, myself, & children all went to say goodbye to Brother Thomas unclear. We had lunch early and at one took the omnibus and left for Chicago much to our regret. [[little Tom?\\ I know is still at Mothers quite sick with cold - Dr. Lapierre attending him, at three I went to unclear Belle, and spent the evening Sunday Oct 25th Again the weather is lovely. I went to Christ Church and took all the children with me - Tom a little better. Sister Belle came and took him. We all quite well - Herman Newcomb - Henry & unclear Tucker, also Abraham Hoffman called to see Belle and Eva. Monday Oct 26th It looks like rain - and cold - Mary Tyler Johnson called to see me. Also Mrs Boules, Mrs. May & Lilly?