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February, Wednesday 9
February, Sunday 13
Cloudy went down into the wood
and cut a load of wood and
drew it up was going to Dansville
but gave it up because it was
late in the day I am forty five the
time is rapidly passing away
Soon we will all be gone from
the earth and others will take our
places
Cloudy and cold wind south Went
over to Fitchburg to prayer meeting
in the forenoon in the afternoon
read some in the evening wrote
some to Allen and so the weeks
passes away never more to return
and soon we shall be gone from
earth never more to return
February, Monday 14
February, Thursday 10
Pleasent [sic] went to Dansvill [sic] to
day Paid John West sixty
one dollars and sixty cts [cents] Paid
Marthas tax of eight dollars
seventy nine cts [cents] and settled
with Mr Strong and paid
for the boys boots eight dollars
and fifty cts [cents]
February, Friday 11
Snowed some last night wind
south thawed this afternoon
Went over to Fitchburgh to
get some things cut some
wood and done the chores
another week is past and
gone and with it many has passed
away from earth we know not
how long it we be before we shall
go
February, Saturday 12
Cold wind west blowing very hard
did not do much this forenoon but
the chores went to Dansville in the after
noon to take Martha home rieceved [received]
a letter from Allen and was glad to
hear from him Lina has been up to
her grand Prts [parents] for a few days I brough
[brought] her home to night [sic]
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Cloudy and rained before daylight
and frose [sic] but it became warmer in
the day Took the pump up in the fore
noon and fixed it and put it down
again went up to Mr Toxens after
some potatoes to send to Allen Took
a basketful out of the hole and cut
a load of wood and drew it up
and then done the chores