The following information was provided by the seller and has not been verified: "John and Nellie came down to spend Christmas. I had company today, my sisters. Kate was not able to come. Katie got to the table and was sick and went away. Had a nap and then Nellie took her home where they sent for the Dr. and he said scarlet fever.” Mary Crowell spent the day here and John came to tea. Dorcus Tucker, Susan Nye, Sallie Howland all died the last of this month. Frank and I went out to Charles Tucker’s Tuesday the 21st, to funeral. Father A. also went.” Cold and very pleasant. This morning did up my work then sit down to write up this book for I did not have my blank book until yesterday. I could not remember as much as I would like to of what transpired from day to day up to this time. Now have my book and hope to write daily. Wrote Annie a card this morning. At noon Frank brought me one from here saying Dr. Hooper of Chicago was married to Mrs. Van Arsdale of Friar Germany, widow of J. F. Van Arsdale of Frankfort on the Maine. Rev. R. Collyer married them. Nat Cannon died today. Helen came in this evening and brought me a hanky from Mother A. Played checkers with Alice before tea. Wrapped Frank up in a blanket to sleep.” “January 30th and February 1st, ……William came with a telegram from Sam saying Johnny died this morning and sends remains tomorrow. Oh dear!…….Cloudy and rained at noon. Agnes washed and put the clothes out. William down this p.m. with telegram from Sam saying Johnny died of Scarlet fever and he thought best not to have the remains at the house but carried to the tomb. I have been up home and found Nellie in bed with sore throat. Alice stayed to tea and Lucy came home with her father in the eve. Aunt H. and Aunt A. in p.m. Sarah and Carrie Seabury here this eve…….” Pleasant. Got our clothes dry. Col. Hart went to Boston. Alice seems nicely but Charlie sick and Frank went to the Dr. this eve. Dr. says he is a very sick boy and his case very critical. Frank and I are both up watching. He took cold. I fear for this morning. I found his night dress off and he in bed without any. Alice had a nice nap this noon. I laid down with C. for he was cold this noon and Frank took him from dinner table and put him on the bed and he had a nice nap then held him and read to both Alice and C…..”   Very cold but pleasant. 12 years ago today since I was married. We were married at 7 o’clock and it was warm and we had the windows open. Went to Providence from there to Boston and returned Monday Eve. Then I had both father and mother and we children were all home. Now father and mother are both dead. Annie is in Chicago, John in Providence, Kate at the homestead with the single girls………”   A very hard storm. A number of ships sunk at the wharf and other damage done. Agnes washed. Sam been to school, had one school. William C. Parkers funeral. Frank one of the pall bearers. Did not bury him on account of the storm……..” “April 29th, ……………………Aunt Ann been to see Mrs. Frank Kempton. Her husband had beaten her in a drunken fit and he was sentenced to the House of Correction for 6 months. Oh! Dear what misery rum does cause. Frank asleep in his chair. Tommy’s knee was lame and I bathed it after he took his bath…….” “May 8th, Monday very pleasant. Up street with Tommy to sit for pictures and made appointment at Dr. McLeod’s. Called at Mrs. Hunts and Sarah Seabury’s and then Sarah here in the evening. I went out to market with her and left Helen and father with Frank……Tonight the debut of Anna Dickinson upon the stage at the Globe Theatre Boston before the largest audience ever in the building.” http://josephhaworth.com/anna_dickinson.htm “July 4th, Pleasant and not so very warm. Not much sleep after 12 o’clock. Sammie and Alice and Charlie up in good season. Charlie slept until bells rung. Procession passed here. Agnes went out. Rebecca with Frank went to hear band play on Washington Square. After dinner all out to see boat race in tug. Nellie had a nice sail and over to father A. to tea. Home and saw fireworks in yard. Frank and P. to corner to see fireworks which were fine. About 9 o’clock Rebecca and I to bed but Rebecca did not sleep much for the noise at John Taylor’s. Frank and I got to sleep with all the noise. I did not hear the fire alarm.”   Cooler this morning. Bought huckleberries for the first time this season. This afternoon the balloon went up from Cannon (?). I went to garden for currents and saw it from there. Waked children up and they saw it. Then we went up Street, called at Kate’s and up home…….The Isaac Bell left tonight with Philadelphia excursion. Henry Dwight went. Sammie and Frank went on board. Tonight the death of Stephen Hathaway’s widow was in the paper. I had not known of her sickness.”   Very nice today after the rain. This afternoon we all went over to the Fort. Children in and Frank and Alice in wading. I took off stockings but did not go in the water on the beach bare footed.” This morning we started about 8 ½ o’clock. Had a nice sail. Caught fish and into Angel…? and made chowder. The boys dug quahogs and we brought home some of them. I burned my face very bad. There were 16 of the party. Got home about 7 o’clock. Aunt Alice in this evening and we got to bed in quite good season, tired and ready to go.” As stated above she mentions tons of names, some of which are; Peleg Crowell, Mary Crowell, Dorcus Tucker, Susan Nye, Sallie Howland, William Thompson, Bryant, Hunt, Mattie Mathews, Nathan Chase, Margaret and Nate Hathaway, Dr. Pierce, Sarah Seabury, Chapman, Bailey, Henry Wood, Capt. Matthews, Mary Sears, Dr. Jean Millard, Hasewell, Theodore Blackburn, Mary Bartlett, Robert Taber, DeWolf, M. Gifford, Dr. Stearns, P. Briggs, Frank Kempton, Augustus Green, Gibbs, Col. Hart, Kelley, Arden Ellis and more."