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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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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
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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
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R 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 T'14 15 16 17 18 19 20
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M 30 31 SE28 29 30
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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
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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
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N 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 C'14 15 16 17 18 19 20
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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
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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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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
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[?] [?] 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
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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.
pleasant and sloshy wen
to school. did not go any
where in the after noon or
eve.. was going over to A W
in the eve but father went
to class meeting
SATURDAY 15
Stormy went to school went
to the Library in the afternoon
and got a new piece to [speak?]
the name of it is the young
soldiers burial and got a
and got a book from the Library to.
SUNDAY 16
very stormy did not
go to church for all day
[Mcnion C. burne?] or lass night.
I learned my piece I hope
it is not meant for any one
I know read three book
through
MONDAY, MARCH 17, 1862.
Storny in the morn but
plesant in the after noon called
at A. W. coming home and
made a bargain 10 go down
town tomorrow with her
in the cars we shall have fun
TUESDAY 18
went down in the cars
with A W. met M. Dutton he
went to the cars with us
went to M. B. and than went
to Miss C. school and [stoyer?]
was asked to a party but did
not go
WEDNESDAY 19
[?] and did not go any
where in the after noon for
Mothr went to the circl [bu?]
in the eve wen to A W.s they
expected Mr. T would be there
Mr. [Holms?] was not there for
he has gone to war
THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1862.
went over to Mrs R in the
after noon did not go any
where in the eve for Mother
went to the B. meeting bought
a comb for mother went
to bed at 2.0 ms. of 11
FRIDAY 21
quite stormy in the after
noon didnot go any
where in the afternoon
but in the eve went over
to E. [Mayr?] was going to stay
all night but did not
SATURDAY 22
[ples?] and went to school went
up to the Library in the after
noon and staid untill
after 7 rehearsing for the
aniversary a boy hit me
in the eye comming home.
SUNDAY, MARCH 23, 1862.
plesant went to church. [al?]
day staid at noon staid to
rehears in the after noon.
got a new piece to sing it
is called the ever green
shore to W.C.M. M.E.B.[H?] Y.E
E. R. are gong to sing with [ne?]
MONDAY 24
went to school went up
to Mrs. Eatons in the eve to
rehears my piece C.W.W.W.
[?] C. L. were there had a splen-
did time H. W. is perfectly
elegant [he was going home with
me but did not?]
TUESDAY 25
Plesant went to school went
up to rehears in the eve saw
A W. had quite a talk on the
corner Willie Higgin was
there but he did not stay
long C. Wiggin is going to
sing with us.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1862.
pleasant and horrid walking
went to school didnot go
any where in the after noon for
Mother went over to Mrs. R.
and in the eve I had to write
to Cyrus so I could not go out
THURSDAY 27
pleasan went to a wedding
at 2 oclock. Belle Adie was
married to William Dyer. she
looked lovely went to M. J to
rehearse in the eve had a most
splendid time [talked with H. H.
most all the time?]
FRIDAY 28
quite plesant but windy went
to school did not go
any where for all day A. W.
had company in the eve but
I was not invited some E
officers were there.
SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1862.
very plesant went to school
called at Miss R. comming
home told her that J would
come down [to?] her house W.
afternoon. went to the vestry
W. W. did not come utill [11?]
SUNDAY 30
Went to church all day father
would not let me go in the
eve staid after church in
the afternoon W. W. did not
stop did not have a good time
got a new ti sing "The Royal.
Proclamation
MONDAY 31
plesant went down to rehears
did not have near us good
[as?] did up to Mr. J. W. H. gave
me a ring and it was broken and
I dont know whethr he knew it
as not but, I will pay him off
I bet I will
TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 1862.
pleasant went up to the
vestry went to a party in the
evening to E. Mayo did not
have a very good time did
not get fooled but once
E. Mayo
WEDNESDAY 2
plesant Mother was taken
very sick so [A.?] could not
have. her party went to the
circle in the eve went home
with [Siresi?] Higgin [she wanted
me to have Will go home with me.?]
THURSDAY 3
[stoimy?] in the morning but
clea off in the afternoon went
to sing to W. W, he was gone all
the eve he had the toothache
so he could not go home wet
out [Liu?] said he was to bed
when she got home last night
