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1861 Oct. 2, Girls went to Chicago to see the Wide awakes 5 Went to the Douglas invincebles Martha Got grave stones for Adela 9 Laura Irish died. was buried the eleventh, Had first frost, 23 Josephine came out and stayed till the second of November Nov 5, Had first snow, 9, Clark has not finished digging potatoes 19, Henry Chapin put blocks. under the house 20 Mr. Clay come to work on our house It Snowed all day 23, 24 Extremely cold, 25 quite comfortable weather all went up to James,s, unclear a sleigh and had some Michigan apples 26 Plastered the front room and buttery Dec 4 Went to Chicago in a sleigh with Mr. Willey 16 We all went to hear Mr. Hannah Preach 21 Anson came, here from St. Louis and made us a visit saturday night we did a candy pull and sunday night went sleigh riding 1861 Jan 1st Clark Martha and Etta went to Wisconsin first rate sleighing 2 Surprise party at John Shermans 4 Folks got home from Wisconsin very cold day 7 All went down to Meachams in a sleigh 10 Mr. Dumpheys folks came here visiting 13 All went up to our school house to hear Mr. Hannah preach. tried to have a chicken pie for supper but it was a failure 14 Mr and Mrs D Clark Matty and myself all went to Chicago in sleigh 15 Dumpheys folks started for home I went to Mill Feb 1 Excellent sleighing, within the past two weeks we have been to Mr Irish, twice to spend the evening have been spinning stocking yarn, girls go sleigh riding most every night 10 Snow fast dissapearing Clark Martha and Marietta went in a Cutter to carry Mrs. Vannattas wheel home last of sleighing 25 Heard the first frog sing Mar 1 Last day of Mr Millars school 6 Went up to Penoyers school house to Leycernes went with a four horse team some awful mind holes 11 Girls went to Chicago with Oscar Ada had her likeness taken 15 Clark got home from West Creek