Diary: Ellen Stabler, 1860

7th. A cloudy morning: cleared off at noon; father went to Rockville again; Albert Palmer died last night at ten o clock; his brother Edward and wife came up yesterday Hannah Stabler came here from meeting, Aunt Ann and Robert came to supper.

8th A thunder shower in the morning; Joe, Lucy and myself attended the funeral of Albert Palmer in the afternoon; William set up with the corpse last night. Carrie and Willie Bond, and Elleanor Hough, and Charlie Stabler here to supper; Joe, Lucy and William went with them to Lecture after supper: B. Hallowell lectured.

9th. A clear day: Lucy went to the Cottage last night from lecture; home this afternoon: Father came home from Rockville; I called at Aunt Sallys, and at Sherwood;

10th. Father and mother went to Baltimore. Joe took them to Laurel. Walter Brooke here to supper: Aunt Polly was taken sick a week ago, today, and has been quite poorly ever since.

11th. A clear day: Lucy went to the Cottage from meeting: William to Clifton: Joe at Uncle Edwards in the afternoon Debbie Stabler here from Harewood; I went to Harewood after supper.

12th. A pleasant day, until evening when it turned cold; Debbie Stabler dined here, went to Harewood again to supper and here after supper to go home with her

brother William; who was here to supper; Lucy called at W.H. Brigg's in the morning.

13th. A cold windy day; father came home from Baltimore; Joe went to Laurel. Father went to Uncle Sanuel's and the Cottage:

14th. A clear pleasant day; Father went to Rockville Lucy to William Moore's; I called to see Kate in the morning;

15th. A clear pleasant day; Father at Uncle Samuels, Clifton, Core's, Ashton and Sandy Spring store in the morning; I went to Uncle Samuel's in the afternoon; called at Robert Moores and Ashton on my way home;

Lucy staid last night at the Cottage, and went with Aunt Jane to Uncle Edward Thomas's today; Warwick Stabler here to supper, went with William to Dr. Palmer after supper.

16th. A clear pleasant day; Father went to Washington; Lizzie Tyson came for Lucy in the afternoon; Joe went to Phils after supper.

17th. A pleasant day; I went to the store in the afternoon. Father came home from Washington; A public Debate this evening.

18th. John & Alice Stabler & Mary Coffin here to dinner

Phil came to supper and took Mary Coffin home. Lucy came home from Grove Hill; Gideon Gilpin and Arthur here in the afternoon; Uncle Samuel and Aunt Lizzie called before meeting; Aunt Lizzie staid whilst the others went to meeting: William went to Alexandria this morning.

19th. A rainy day; William came home from Alexandria.

20th. A clear pleasant day: Lucy went to Grove Hill Father went to Washington; Joe to Washington; I went to Harewood after supper.

21st. Father went to Brookeville in the afternoon to Isaac Hartshornes to supper; Arthur here after supper