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     Sarah L. Ladd
       Willis School
       Portland
       ME

                    DIARY
                    AND
           MEMORANDUM BOOK
                    FOR
                    1862.

PUBLISHED ANNUALLY
FOR THE TRADE.
1862.

Counting-House Almanac.

1862.

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Y 5  6   7  8   9  10 11  Y  6  7   8   9  10 11 12
N'12 13 14 15 16 17 18 L 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
A 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 U 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
J 26 27 28 29 30 31 J 27 28 29 30 31
. 1 . 1 2
Y 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 T 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
B'9 10 11 12 13 14 15 S 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
E 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 GU17 18 19 20 21 22 23
F 23 24 25 26 27 28 U 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
1 A 31
. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 . 1 2 3 4 5 6
CH9 10 11 12 13 14 15 R 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
R 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 T'14 15 16 17 18 19 20
A 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 P 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
M 30 31 SE28 29 30
. 1 2 3 4 5 . 1 2 3 4
L 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
RI13 14 15 16 17 18 19 T'12 13 14 15 16 17 18
P 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 C 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
A 27 28 29 30 0 26 27 28 29 30 31
1 2 3 1
. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 . 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Y 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 R 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
A 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 V'16 17 18 19 20 21 22
M 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 0 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
N 30
. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 . 1 2 3 4 5 6
E 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 R 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
N 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 C'14 15 16 17 18 19 20
JU22 23 24 25 26 27 28 DE21 22 23 24 25 26 27
29 30 28 29 30 31

LIST OF SUNDAYS

-IN-

THE YEAR 1862.
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D N O S A J J M A M F J
E O C E U U U A P A E A
C V T P G L L Y R R B N
E E O T U Y E . I C R U
M M B E S . . L H U A
B B E M T . . A R
E E R B . R Y
R R . E Y .
. . R .
.

7 2 5 7 3 6 1 4 6 2 2 5

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
4 9 2 4 0 3 8 1 3 9 9 2

2 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1
1 6 9 1 7 0 5 8 0 6 6 9

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
8 3 6 8 4 7 2 5 7 3 3 6

3 3 2 3
0 1 9 0

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lar rates.

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inces, when not over 3000 miles, 10 cents for each 1-2 oz. When over 3000 miles, 15 cents. Prepayment optional.

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other articles of printed matter (except Books), when sent to any part of the United States, and weighing not over 3 ounces, 1 cent, and for every additional ounce, or part thereof, 1 cent. If within the State, and not weigh- ing over 1 1-2 ounces, 1-2 cent.

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Subscribers within the County where printed and pub- lished, free.

 PRINTED BOOKS, bound or unbound, not weighing over

4 lbs., for any distance over 3000 miles, 1 cent per oz.; over 3000 miles, 2 cents per oz. The above must be pre- paid.

 DAGUERREOTYPES will be charged with letter postage

by weight.

 NO PACKAGE will be forwarded (except books) which

weighs over 3 pounds.

for March.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1862.
Cash [Amount?] $1. [?]
[Saturday?] [M?] [?] 0 .0 [?]
[Tuesday?] [?] [?] [?] 0 .02
" " [?] 0 .01
[Wed?] " [?] [Diary?] 0 .12 1/2
[Mon?] " [11??] Beard 0 .10
" " [Card?]0.0[4?]
THURSDAY 2
Wed 12.[7?] Candy 0.06
" " " 0.01
" " T Limes 0.01
" " Tickets 0.01
[Thu?] 13" SlippereS 0.75
" " [Card?] 0. .04
" " M.[Candi?] 0. 01
FRIDAY 3
[?] [?] 0 .03
" ". Canvass 0. .1[4?]
Thur 21. Comb. 0 25
Thurs 27. [?] 0 .08
[?] 28. Button. 0 08
on 31st [?] 0 .02
_______
[?] [?] 1.[79 1/2?]

   SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1862.
Cash acount for April
Friday 21st. [?]           0 .01
Sat.    2[?]  [?].          0 01
Monday [?]   Collar.     0 10
Tuesday[?] [Y6?]Shirt  0 75
[?]  [?]15th "   "          0 [?]0
                 Yarn
"  "        SUNDAY 5
"  "            B.[Stamps?] 0 .15
"  "            [Cord?]        0. 08
"  "            Rubbers.      0 75
                                 _______
                                    2.35

MONDAY 6

TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1862.

WEDNESDAY 8

THURSDAY 9

FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1862.
Cash account for [?]

SATURDAY 11

SUNDAY 12

SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 1862.
Cash account for Dec
begining with the 13th
                         $1 [cts?]
13.  [Worsted.?]    0  .44
 "   [T. Loime?]      0  .01
 "   Buttons           0   06
 "   [?] book          0. [7?]5

MONDAY 20

TUESDAY 21



MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1862.
1st week. Gram [2ab.?]
2nd " [Arith 21ad.?]
2nd " [Geog. 1be.?]
2nd " [Fead?]
2nd " Gram.
3rd " [Arith 21 be.?]
3rd " Geog.

TUESDAY 4
3rd " Read [18 b.?]
3rd " Gram, [2ab.?]
      drith 3[at.?]

WEDNESDAY 5



THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1862.
Tis a true story I now relate
                  in the [piny trees?]
If something that hap pened
                    [abound?]
In the city of B [-?] which does so
In lads and lasses for their
                  beauty renowned.

FRIDAY 7

SATURDAY 8



THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1862.

FRIDAY 28

SATURDAY, MARCH 1
Pleasant and sloshy went down
town in the after noon went into
A Wilsons comming and
got one of [Ricks?] pictures he is
going to war I hope he wont [get?]
[Killed?] went to the library [?]
                    with me
the eve Mill Reg came home



SUNDAY, MARCH 2, 1862.
[Was a wet and?] sloshy went
church in the forenoon and
in the evening [Awibon?] [?] as
not these so I could not sea or
then diary I am going to
school tomorrow to the Willis

MONDAY 3
I got into the Millis school
and this is the firss day I
have been there went to
[Aforty di A Wilson?] in the eve
some & officers were ther Mr.
Holmes an officer in the [?]
wen home with me.

TUESDAY 4
It rains very hard Annie dist
not go to school I missed her
very much did not see any
any of the soldiers that I knew.
[?] Mr. [Colgecomb?] and
did not know him untill I
passed him did not go any where eve



WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1862.
went to school A. W was over
[to?] our house in the afternon
I went to the circle in the eve
called to A Wilson and stay [?]
some time Mr. H. was there
                     went;
than I called for [J. W.?] and we

THURSDAY 6
Pleasant
went to school we have but
one sesion a day the 15th Reg
went on board of the [G. N] and
                           or
got out as far as the fort and [?]
on account of the [wind?] had
company in the eve Mrs. R
and her neice [M. T is norris?]

FRIDAY 7 Pleasant
went to school went over to Mrs
R spent the after noon and [?]
called to A W. comming
home and stayed a few
minutes had a splendid
time went to bed at 20
minutes past 11



SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1862. noon
went to school in the fore
went out in the afternoon
wish [A W?] to make some
[clalls?] did not go up to the
Library in the evening
A. W. went to a party down to
the [L1-Andrew?] afternoon

SUNDAY 9
went to church all day
and to sabbath school very
pleasant went to a sabbath
           [26 C?]
school concert in the eve
no one went home with me
for father was with me

MONDAY 10
went to school had [coin?]
in th afternoon M. R went
over to the store and called
to A W. and stayed a few
minutes went over agan
in the eve and called
very blowy day.



TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1862.
went to school [?] W. was dow
to my house in the afternoon
we [carved?] fathers slippers
[to?] be soled went to the [vesty?]
at [?] called at [?]
                         hom
called there when I came

WEDNESDAY 12
very pleasant and sloshy
did not go any where in
the after noon but in the ev
I went to the tea party to Mr
J. M. J had a very nars
[cafe?] lo C. H. R. [?] W. Arm.
were there

THURSDAY 13
went to school in the fore noon
I was so cross this morning
so father told me that I
could not go any where [for?]
a week so I did not go
any where in the afternoon
or eve



FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1862.