Diary: Ellen Stabler, 1864-1867

2d. mo.

9th. 3d. day

Clear and cool: I went to Sharon awhile in the afternoon Jow plowing int he orchard in the afternoon.

10th. 4th. day

Clear and cool: Lucy came home & before meeting, came from Olney this morning, Cousin Sarah and Eliza came with her and staid "till meeting time & father came from Baltimore Emily Thomas her to dinner. Lucy at Ashton in the afternoon. William at the store after supper.

11th. 5th. day

Clear and cold: mercury 11 in the morning. Joe, William and George at William's place cleaning wheat all day. Lucy at Gideons awhile in the afternooon, she, Joe and I at - Harewood after supper: Emily at home all morningwith toothache. Gideon /\ here [?] for butter in the afternoon.

12th. 6th. day.

Clear early morning, clouded up about nine oclock, clear -ed off again in the afternoon. killed a beef, father took some of it to Frank Millers after dinner: Lucy went to Uncle Samuel's in the morning, came home in the afternoon, and took Lucy [ deleted] Emily to Uncle E. Thomas's to stay all night:William at the cottage after supper.

13th. 7th. day.

Clear day: Joe went to Laurel for Guona: I went to Sharon awhile in the afternoon; Lucy came home from Uncle E. Thomas's in the afternoon; William went to Roger Brooke's to stay all night.

2d.mo. 14th. 1st.day. Clear, windy, day: Emily came to Meeting from Uncle E. Thomas's and home: Uncle Tom and Debbie called here before Meeting; Mother went to Meeting, I staid at home; Charlie Stabler dined here; William at Uncle Samuel's and Clifton in the afternoon.

15th. 2d.day. Clear when we got up, soon clouded up, begun to snow about 3 o'clock, snowed 'till bed time: father and mother went to Clifton in the afternoon: father went to see B. Downes: William staid all night at Ashton.

16th. 3d.day Cleared off in the morning, windy and cold: some snow flurries in the morning: Gideon and Sarah Gilpin and her sister here to tea. My birth day.

17th. 4th.day Windy, cloudy and cold: Mercury down to 7 and staid so all day: Charlie Brooke here to dinner.

18th. 5th.day Clear, except a few hours about the middle of the day: Mercury down to 3 1/2 in the morning, got up to 17 in the afternoon. Cousin Sarah and Edith Farquhar dined here, Pattie & Mary Brooke came after dinner, staid 'till time to go to the Sanitary Meeting: Lucy went with them she - Joe and William all went to Frank Millers lecture.

2^d mo. on "Emancipation" after supper. Joe hauling wood this morning.

19^th 6^th day Clear and cole: Mercuery 6 this morning: got up to 20 in the afternoon: Lucy called at Sharon and Fulford in the afternoon, at Gideon's to tea: Joe went to Washington with Lucy: I went to Sherwood after dinner to get vaccinated Wilson at the Reading Circle in the evening.

20^th 7^th day Clear and cold. Mercury 12 in the morning got up to 38 in the afternoon. father and mother at Uncle Samuels in the afternoon: Joe came home from Washington. William at Burnside after supper.

21^st 1^st day Mercury 24 in the morning. Clear mornings, clouded up in the afternoon: I went to Falling Green from meeting. Margaret and I called at Spring Garden awhile in the afternoon Anna Bentley came to see Emily awhile in the afternoon.

22^d 2^d day Clear morning and evening, cloudy most of the day Eliza and I called at John's and Uncle Tom's awhile in the morning: Debbie at Falling Green at supper.

23^rd 3^d day Clear day, Mercury up to 61 at noon: came down to Olney early in the morning: went to Rockland Ann tea Anna F. went with me: Joe went to Washington: Lizzie Lea

2_d mo called here. Aunt Nancy here too.

24^th 4^th day Clear day, windy. I came from Olney to meeting then home. Hannah Anna Oakford fained in meeting: Lucy went to Burnside in the afternoon: I went to the store.

25^th 5^th day Cloudy most of the day: father took mother to Avondale, he came home to supper: Henrietta Briggs dined here, Annie Porter spent the day here: William and Joe both went to Brady's sale, Fred and Asa Stabler came home with them to supper, they with Annie and Lucy went to the Debate after supper: Joe went down to the Dutch Sail[ore?] in the morning.

26 6^th day Clear and windy: father went to Bakers and Marlowes, Lucy at Harewood to supper:

27^th 7^th day Clear and pleasant: Lucy and Emily went to James Stone's in the afternoon: I went to the store: Joe plowing at Ingelside in the afternoon, went to Falling Green after supper to stay all night.

28^th 1^st day Lea is day. Uncle Caleb and Charlie Brooke called here before meeting: Tom Lea here to dinner: William at Uncle Samuel's to supper: Hazy all day, cloudy part of the day

2d. - 3d. mo.

29th. 2d. day. Cloudy all day: Father went for mother, got home before 5 oclock: Joe and William plowing at their places:

3d.mo, 1st. 3d.day The ground covered with snow when we got up in the morning, snowed most of the day. William at the [Delite?] after supper.

2d. 4th, day. Clear day: Father and other at Uncle Samuel's in the afternoon : William staid all night at Ashton.

3d. 5th, day. Clear day: Willian took me to Spring Garden, in the morning: he dined at [Fealling?] Green, came home to supper; he and Joe both at the Reading circle.

4th. 6th, day. Clear morning, cloudy afternoon: Joe went to Washington: I was in D