Day in the Life

Sep 9, 1848

Journal Entry

September 09, 1848 ~ Saturday

9 A folded letter/box A hand pointing to the right I recieved A Letters from J. Gibson And wrote
one to W. J. Appleby I spent the day to Father Carters
He retains hims memory & faculties of mind well he has
brought up one of the best families of sons & Daughters
that can be found in the state of Maine.

During the
day I read A work called the young mans guidge by Wm A
Alcott
seventeenth Edition which contains many excellent
morrals that are worthy of imitation & practice upon A great
variety of subjects it is A valuable work I have one error in
reading ie I read much more than I digest the Above work is
one of the best Gentile works I ever saw

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Carter, Ezra, b. 1773
18 Mar 1773 - 10 Mar 1868
288 mentions
Family
Gibson, Jacob
1 Jan 1814 - 1 May 1882
Appleby, William Ivins
13 Aug 1811 - 20 May 1870

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Sep 9, 1848