_Tuesday 17th_, Ironed almost all the forenoon mended some stockings, dressed, went with Becca down to uncle Sheldons, Aunt was gone down to Mr. Joe Sheldons thither we directed our march and took a very pleasant walk with her to the point where the great and little rivers meet returned and drank tea at Uncle Sheldons staid all night. _Wednesday 18th_ It rained so that we couldn’t return to Aunt Hopkins. made cousin Mary a baby, she is a sweet little girl. read there an abridgement of Sir Charles Grandison _Thursday 19th_, Becca and I waded up to Aunts thro’ the mud drew a picture for Nancy & painted it in the afternoon Mrs. Fish, Emily Stilman & Julia Root spent at Aunts Emily staid in the evening I am very much pleased with her. _Friday 20th_ Sat out for home, found the roading very bad. Rode as far as Mr. Lewis’s at Farmington dined there & staid two hours. Mrs. Beardsley sent Stella over for us, Daniel & I went over, & we concluded to stay all night. Heard Mrs. Beardsley & Miss Polly Tod play on the Forte Piano, read in Helen Maria Williams letters, read in Lavater & looked at the Heads, took a walk with Miss Sally Beardsley over to the Lewis’s, returned to Dr. Tods played button & went to bed very early. _Saturday 21st_ Sat out again for home found the roading better than I expected, got home about four o’clock went to Miss Sally’s (Pierce) to carry a letter my face was so burned, I was ashamed to make my appearance any where felt tired & lazy. _Sunday 22nd_, Went in the forenoon to meeting. read in the American magazine & in the European magazine Miss Pierce’s girls spent the evening at our house & Sally[4] & Julia Tracy. _Monday 23rd_, Helped about the house all the forenoon went a shopping with the girls & read history at school got tea & washed the cups knit the rest of the evening. _Tuesday 24th_, Read & wrote to the 30th page of the history knit sewed one of the tags of the fringe onto my cloak _Wednesday 25th_, Went to school & did what I commonly do there got above 4 in spelling ironed some vandykes,[5] etc., etc. _Thursday 26th_, Studied geography at school felt very indolent, laughed & gaped the greatest part of the time, knit, finished my short gown. _Friday 27th_, Began to alter my muslin into a robe which is the most fashionable dress in Hartford read history took a run up to Miss Pierces & Mrs. Tracy’s, etc. _Saturday 28th_, Sewed on my gown all day, wrote all the evening. _Sunday 29th_, Attended meeting all day, heard two very indifferent sermons, read in the American Magazine found many good things in it & among the rest an extract from Mrs. Yearsley’s poem on the slave trade, took a walk down to the brook it was too cool to be very agreeable walking finished my gown in the evening.[6] _Monday 30th_, Washed almost all the forenoon, sewed, began to work the edges of some ruffles