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37° Clear N.W.
Nov: Tuesday 2nd 1880

National Election day, Wm S
Bond here for advice &c I drove
to Mechanicsville to the election
taking Jonas D Carryatt with
me, also drove to "Ashton" &
Sandy Spring - Annie Rounds
ironed for Harriet. Charley drove
to Ashton at noon. "Major" much
improved can walk around quite
well. I had the pleasure of
voting for Winfield S Hancock for
the presidency of the U.S. and
also for "local option". After tea
Charley drove to Scotts' to "practice"
for the "musical"

52° Clear & Cloudy SW & SE
Wednesday 3rd

Drove "Count" in phaeton to Fulford
& to Edwd P Thomas' forenoon
Afternoon drove to Fulford again
taken Willie with me & getting some
milk. Samuel Ellicott died
about 3 o'clock this afternoon.
I am much disappointed at the
Result of the presidential Election
having hoped "Hancock"
would have been Elected.

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62 Rain & Drizzle S.E.
Nov: Thursday 4th 1880
Drove to Edwd P Thomas' to see
Helen B Lea who seems rather better.
Afternoon sent Jonas to Fulford
with a note for Sister B and for
mil. Ernest dined with us
on his way home from Baltimore
where he had been to ship Bro: Wm's
horse "Denmark" for N.Y. Richard Jr
came over & took him home.
Rained most of the day especially
in the afternoon. Walked up to the
village & took "zinc wash" to Jno
Davis.

62° rain S.E.
Friday 5th

Drove up to Fulford & extracted
tooth for Sister B - also to Ashton &c
Afternoon took Harriet to Riverside
and to "Cemetary" to Samuel Ellicotts'
funeral home about dusk -
Frank Gilpin here: he & Charley
went to Jos. T Moores' to "Musical"
home at 10.35 - Ed: Chalfant
staid all night with Willie