Journal (January 1, 1843 – December 31, 1844)
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~ Saturday
16th Sister Foss family appears some better to day
Sarah Elizabeth appears some on the mend she may
yet live. Mrs Woodruff spent the day with them
~ Sunday
17th Sunday Sister Foss family are about the same
to day A number of friends called to see them
Luther & Rhoda Scammans & Ezra Carter Jr
was among the number I spent part of the day with
them
I mailed two letters to day one to M Holmes
stating that I should start on Thursday Nov. 21 & I
mailed one letter to Father & mother Woodruff
~ Monday
18th I spent most of the day at father Carters called
at Sister Fosses in the evening they were all on the
mend a little
~ Tuesday
19th I had some Thomsonian medicine of George
Sewell for which he charge me {four dollars} I spent
most of the day at father Carters Sister Foss &
family are still on the mend
~ Wednesday
20th Nov 1844. Took the parting hand for the
last time for some years with Father and
Mother Carter & the family Left our little
girl Phebe Amelia with them I wrote a
letter to Sister Shuah Moulton before we left
& inclosed in it a portion of the lock of hair
of Sarah Emma Woodruff which she sent
us we divided it & returned a part. Father
Carter took us in the wagon to Saco. on the
way we stoped to take our farewell of Sister
Foss & her family who were sick. Sister foss
was better but not able to set up much. Sarah
Elizabeth was not so well her sickness was turning
into the Lung fever Ira was sum better they appeared
excited at parting with us we rode to Saco & spent the night
~ Saturday
16th Sister Foss family appears some better to day Sarah Elizabeth appears some on the mend she may yet live. Mrs Woodruff spent the day with them
~ Sunday
17th Sunday Sister Foss family are about the same to day A number of friends called to see them Luther & Rhoda Scammans & Ezra Carter Jr was among the number I spent part of the day with them [FIGURE] I mailed two letters to day one to M Holmes stating that I should start on Thursday Nov. 21 & I mailed one letter to Father & mother Woodruff
~ Monday
18th I spent most of the day at father Carters called at Sister Fosses in the evening they were all on the mend a little
~ Tuesday
19th I had some Thomsonian medicine of George Sewell for which he charge me {four dollars} I spent most of the day at father Carters. Sister Foss & family are still on the mend
~ Wednesday
20th Nov 1844. Took the parting hand for the last time for some years with Father and Mother Carter & the family Left our little girl Phebe Amelia with them I wrote a [FIGURE] letter to Sister Shuah Moulton before we left & inclosed in it a portion of the lock of hair of Sarah Emma Woodruff which she sent us we divided it & returned a part. Father Carter took us in the wagon to Saco. on the way we stoped to take our farewell of Sister Foss & her family who were sick. Sister foss was better but not able to set up much. Sarah - Elizabeth was not so well her sickness was turning into the Lung fever Ira was sum better they appeared excited at parting with us we rode to Saco & spent the night
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