September 7, 1848 ~ Thursday

7^th Father Carter walked with me to Sister Foss & we
spent the day

September 8, 1848 ~ Friday

8^th I wrote A letter to Br Wm H Wilson at So St Georg
And spent the day at Sister Foss

September 9, 1848 ~ Saturday

9 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

September 10, 1848 ~ Sunday

10^th Sunday we recieved A visit from Ilus & Martha we
spent the day toat Sister Foss & had an agreeable time we
spent the night at Father Carters. Phebe Rhoda &
Olive Foss was At home. Sister Foss has brought up her
children well And they possess not ownly education but
true accomplishments

September 11, 1848 ~ Monday

11^th Father Carter Attended town Meeting I stayed at home
And read the Young Lady^s Aid by Jason Whitman which
contained much good council

September 12, 1848 ~ Tuesday

12^th I recieved two letters from W. J. Appleby &
J. Gibson I Ascertained that Br Appleby thwas
quite sick. In the Afternoon In company with
Father Carter, S B. Foss, Rhoda Foss, & Mrs Woodruff
I left Scarborough & rode to Gray left Rhode continue on
to Glocester & spent the night. A heavy frost at night 30 miles

September 13, 1848 ~ Wednesday

13^th A cool morning ground coverd with frost we
passed through Auburn, Turner Livermore Jay bridge
to Wilton, to Freedom Moulton whare swe spent the
night we came for the purpose of visiting them.
Here Sarah B. Foss Phebe W. Woodruff And Shuah C
Moulton all own sisters had the prividlege of once
more meeting together it had been 8 years since they
had met before it was A happy meeting distance 45 m

September 14, 1848 ~ Thursday

14^th I went with A boy fishing I cought 21 trout & he
cought 7 it made us A good meal. we went over
Freedom Moultons Farm he has A good one of about
100 Acres. Mr Moulton has taught school 120 months
equal to 10 years. We had A rainy night

September 15, 1848 ~ Friday

15^th It rains hard And cold I spent the day reading

September 16, 1848 ~ Saturday

16^th I took A walk with Father, Moulton, Phebe & Sarah
to the top of Spruice Mountain We looked through
our glasses & had A good view of all the surrounding
country. we also rode [to] Wilton & back 6 m

September 7, 1848 ~ Thursday

7th Father Carter walked with me to Sister Foss & we spent the day

September 8, 1848 ~ Friday

8th [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Br Wm H Wilson at So St George and spent the day at Sister Foss

September 9, 1848 ~ Saturday

9 FIGURES I recieved a letter from J. Gibson and wrote one to W. J. Appleby I spent the day to Father Carters He retains his 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 guide 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

September 10, 1848 ~ Sunday

10th Sunday we recieved a visit from Ilus & Martha we spent the day at Sister Foss & had an agreeable time we spent the night at Father Carters. Phebe Rhoda & Olive Foss, was at home. Sister Foss has brought up her children well and they Possess not ownly education but true accomplishments

September 11, 1848 ~ Monday

11th Father Carter attended town Meeting I stayed at home and read the Young Ladys Aid by Jason Whitman which contained much good council

September 12, 1848 ~ Tuesday

12th [FIGURE] I recieved two letters from W. J. Appleby & J. Gibson I ascertained that Br Appleby was quite sick. In the afternoon In company with Father Carter, S B. Foss, Rhoda Foss, & Mrs Woodruff I left Scarborough & rode to Gray left Rhode continue on to Glocester & spent the night. A heavy frost at night 30 miles

September 13, 1848 ~ Wednesday

13th A cool morning ground coverd with frost we passed through Auburn, Turner Livermore Jay bridge to Wilton, to Freedom Moulton whare we spent the night we came for the purpose of visiting them. Here Sarah B. Foss Phebe W. Woodruff and Shuah C Moulton all own sisters had the privilege of once more meeting together it had been 8 years since they had met before it was a happy meeting distance 45 m

September 14, 1848 ~ Thursday

14th I went with a boy fishing I cought 21 trout & he cought 7 it made us a good meal, we went over Freedom Moultons Farm he has a good one of about 100 Acres, Mr Moulton has taught School 120 months equal to 10 years. We had a rainy night

September 15, 1848 ~ Friday

15th It rains hard and cold I spent the day reading

September 16, 1848 ~ Saturday

16th I took a walk with Father, Moulton, Phebe & Sarah to the top of Spruice Mountain we looked through our glasses & had a good view of all the surrounding country, we also rode to Wilton & back 6 m