Life as a Quaker Family: The Brookes

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Eliza Brooke, 1852-1856

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Left hand page 22 Lives of the three Moses Judson 23 Part of Mary L Man 24 Commenced The old Brewer April 3rd - Autobiography 25 of Haydon 2 Vol 26 Several of Sharks [feared] played 27 Charmber Miscellany 28 2 Vol 1st Vol Autobi ography Leigh Hunt 27 [Amernook] 30 Life Aaron Bun 37 2nd Volume Leigh Hunt 32 4th Vol Byson Cordass Lora

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Left hand Page January 1855

1 Hearts of Mia Lothian 2 Recollections of a Southern Matron - 3 [Deleted Text: Kahlar] Korlorlah 4 Paul and Virginia 5 Fern Leaves 6 Life of Earl Chatar 7 Several days reading in the Encyclopedia 8 Also Analectic Magazine Drayton-

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9 Lives of Famous men of 11 Mo discontinued 11 A good deal in Spectators 12 Intelligencies etc [?] 13 Botts's American Revolution 14 Tempest & Sunshine 15 Channing's Life and character of Napoleon 16 Commenced 1st Vol Spectator 17 The Tahoman 18 Harperd Magazine 19 Second Vol Botta 20 Periscopied Elder 30th april Second Vol Spectator ammend

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All Page in Shorthand Writing

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This Page is Written in Shorthand

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January 1st 1855

December 1st 1855 my birthday Very busy all day expected Charley & Lizzie but they did not come. In the evening Brother Chas. was not very well but went down to Fiar Hill not-with-standing [crossed out: 2nd Mo Margaret and I] April I went Alexandria 2nd Mo 4th May 19th 1856 August 2nd August 29th

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1st week in far a sleet snowed the 5th . 6th Uncle WHF & Cady spent the day here - 7th Wm Cook Brother C a little ride to Alney - 8th Loe S & Anna F called I went down with them dined at Olney went to Riverside in afternoon. Very Cold 9th Went to Cousin Rogers with Willy Ellen with Howard F S spent night 10th W H S came & took me to Fair Hill called at Olney 11th Brother C stay at night- Auburn Anna Deley Marg &c &c there 12th Snowed Edward I & Anna Pierce called took Sister to Cousin Jo 13th Went- Meeting in Uncle S's sleigh dined at Wetheralds 14th Brother C took Mother down to Cedar Lawn went to Auburn [he--e] Joe went on the River- Anna Deley &c &c 15th [ deleted: Went] Bod & Nelly called went Uncle T's surprise 16th Ellen & Joe came went down to Olney-

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[deleted: April 26th Very busy in the morning in the afternoon M & I walked down to Brookville called to see Lady Pierce]

ride to Riverside 18th Phil went to Uncle T's in afternoon on his way down 19th Mary Coffir called. Fred S came to tea we went to T.W.L 20th Marg went to meeting - C.E. Iddings came stayed al night Willy S & Ellen F spent the - 21st Sister went down with E. Brother C went to Rockland for Mother - 22nd Went to Tom Leas' party. 23rd party at Halls 24th Spent day at Rockland- 26th Party at Cousin Rogers - 27th Snowy went to Meeting with Uncle TP.S. Russells 29th Party at Ridg - Bs & M.E. Thomas's - 30th Party at Wash's 31st Cousin Js. Joe & Cousin Tom R took tea Lea [quineatype]

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February 3rd Went to Meeting with Uncle T.P.S. from there with C.A. Iddings to Sharon then to Cousin W.P Mr Henry Reese [Deley Mam. ] [?] called at Olney - Cold 4th Sister went to Alnean [due] - Frances Cousin & James spent evening- Invited to spend day at Auburn 5th Surprise party at Sharon was to have been 7th Party at Rush Roberts's - S 8th Learned expect to have gone to Auburn 9th Went to Cousin W H T's spent day Chas Porter's after tea10th Went to Meeting Joe brough me home 11th Brother C went to Phils Cousin Alvin & Florence spent the day here. W P.M wife & Mother came by and took Mg to T.P.Y 12th Cousin I B from [ght ] M home in the evening 13th Mother went to meeting with Uncle T.P.S. Wm S came up to take me to

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Clifton - Went over to [Cattund] and called After tea to Uncle T's Tom Roger Johnson &c &c were there - 14th Magruders came spent evening 15th Party at S.W.'s - 16th Mary Hall & children Ridge & Wm spent afternnon in the evening Bob & Brother C came 17th Went to Meeting with Robt came back with him dined at Olney very cold. 19th [ R & afnoon ] at Rockland 21st Warwick L & S Ma M dine here Party at F.H. Mt Pleasant 22nd Cousin Ann S spent the day very quiet week nothing of merrit occured rode down to Sharon - was in a Great State about something I have said that had been misunderstood Wrote a letter March 1st Snowing very much. Brother C came home from Alexandria

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2nd Very quiet 1st day 3rd In the afternoon went to Uncle T's Debay had dreadful tooth ach stayed until 11 o clock next day Dr Rigg extracted it - 4th Came home went down to Rockland to call on Anna after tea called at Olney [ o ] 5th Marg went Meeting6th 7th 8th Nothing of importance 8th R.B. F. spent night here 9th Went to Meeting= Wm S came up and spent the afternoon 10th Elgar Anna &c &c took tea Joe came too 11th Cousin Sarah F took with us 1[deleted:3]2th Moved Machine 1 [deleted: 4] 3th commence Threshing Chaf wheat Went down to Lea Delly & Ellen Hough called at Sharon found to Library

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