Diary: Ellen Stabler, 1860

Uncle Tom and Debbie, Uncle Caleb and William Stabler here to dinner: James Brooke called in the afternoon.

19th. Cold and cloudy most of the day; I went to Uncle Samuels a while in the afternoon: Mother and I went to Uncle Edwards after supper; father went to Rockville. Aunt Sally Gilpin called in the morning.

20th. A pleasant day: Clear. I put Henrietta's crib quilt in frame. Went to Sherwood after supper; father came home from Rockville; William from Alexandria.

21st. A cool day: I went to the store before Meeting: found Annie Marshall and her Aunt Mary there, I took Annie a ride, and brought her back to the store; father went from Meeting to Rockville: finished the quilt.

22d. A beautiful clear day: Caroline Sedgwick here dipping candles: I called to see Cousin Isabel in the afternoon, then went to Sharon; William went for me. father came home in the evening, from Rockville.

23d. A rainy day; Darling here early, to breakfast; father went with him to Phils; father and Mother at Uncle Samuels in the afternoon; Caroline Sedgwick here again dipping candles.

24th. 100 biscuit A cold windy day; father went to Rockville again; I went to Cherry Grove in the afternoon: Joe to Brooke Grove to set up; father came home.

25th. A cold day: Uncle Caleb and Aunt Ann here before Meeting; Charlie Stabler and Aunt An Sarah Thomas here to dinner: William went home with Sarah in the afternoon.

26th. A pleasant day: Father went to Rockville. Mother and I went to Sherwood after supper.

27th. A rainy day: Kate called here on her way home from her father's; I finished Franks jacket, begun yesterday.

28th. Cloudy morning: cleared off after dinner: A meeting of the Library Directors here; Esther Witherald, Aunt Jane and Ellen Farquhar here father came home.

29th. A pretty day; father went to Rockville; Joe to Williams Stabler's sale: I went to see Cousin Isabel in the afternoon, and to see Aunt Sally a while; Sherwood after supper, to stay during lecture;

30th. A cloudy rainy morning; Aunt Lizzie called in the afternoon for me to go with her to see cousin Isabel; Joe went to W. P. Millers and to

Frank Thomas's husking, after supper. Phil here after supper:

12th. mo. 1st. A cold windy day: Father came home from Washington, where he went yesterday from Rockville: Joe to Brooke Grove at night

2d. A cold windy day; at meeting. Phil here to dinner. William at Mary Chandlee's to dinner, and Samuel Turners to supper: James Brooke here in the afternoon: father at Aunt Sallys after supper.

3d. 80 biscuit A clear pleasant day: father called at Uncle Samuel's in the morning; he and Joe and Hallowell Farquhar at Joe's place putting up a threshing Machine; Hallowell here to dinner; R. and G. Tucker here at work William Stabler and Bennie Miller here to supper, went with our boys to Frank Thomas's husking; William here all night; I put a quilt in frame

4th Snowed all morning; cleared off about noon; Annie Porter, Sarah Thomas and Ella Gilpin here helping quilt; William Kinnard came after supper: William took Ella home.

5th. A cool raw day: At meeting. Father went to Scholeys after dinner, then to Uncle Samuels to supper to clean his clock; Kate here awhile in the afternoon; Sarah Stone came, and helped me quilt; James came after supper; we got the quilt out: young Dr. Magruder came to see father whilst he was away.

6th. A cool day; father went to Brooke Grove in the afternoon and mother to James Brooke's; William Stabler here to supper: William and I at Harewood awhile after supper.

7th. Cloudy most of the morning: William started early for Baltimore on his way to Q. M. father started at noon by way of Laurel; Aunt Lizzie went with him. I called awhile at Sherwood after dinner: Joe threshing at his place.

8th. A rainy day. Fred Stabler here to supper: he and Joe went to Brooke Grove to set up; William Stabler came here on his way from Baltimore; rode father's horse up from Laurel.