Friday March 31. 1865

Rainey morning but pleasant in the afternoon.  Kate & Lucy went to town on the P. M. train.  This is Nancy Carlins birthday I gave her a silver butter knife —

Maggie Voris here & took Sarah & Annie M^cLean up to the meeting-house —

Thursday March 30. 1865

Emeline went away after breakfast.  Lucy Dawes came on the accommodation train.  Very hard rain in the afternoon.  Hattie Bailey got very wet coming from the train the wind blew her hat off — We were all invited to W. D. Baileys to tea — and between showers Kate, Lucy, Anna M^cLean, Sarah & Hattie Bailey & I went up —  Mrs Bailey had a very nice supper, four kinds of cake.  She had invited several to meet Kate but the rain kept them away — We had a very pleasant visit —

Wednesday March 29 1865

We had company from town invited to dinner, the train was late nearly twelve before they got here.  Mrs. Giles from Harmar, Mrs. Graves, Mrs Stone and her two little girls & Mrs. S. C. Dawes from Marietta, Mrs. Burgess and Mrs W. D. Bailey & Mrs M^cClure & Emeline were here — We had roasted chickens, mashed potatoes, turnips, beans, Applesauce, jelly, pickles, cherry pie & custard pie & canned strawberries &c — for dinner.  A pleasant time —  Emeline spent the night here.

Tuesday March 28. 1865

Kate, Miss Anna M^cLean, Mrs Cutler Sarah & I went to Mrs. Burgess’s to dinner.

Monday March 27 1865

Kate and Mr. M^cLean’s daughter Anna came on the 11 o’clock train —  Little Sarah has been so anxious to see Kate that she counted the hours till her arrival —  This afternoon Mr. Burgess, Mrs W. D. Bailey & Maggie called.

Peggy's note:

Kate Dawes M^cLean is Julia's niece and the daughter of Sarah Cutler Dawes.  She had lived at the Old Stone House with the Cutler family for many years but married Rev. Samuel M^cLean in February, 1864 and moved to West Alexander, Pennsylvania.  He was a widower with several children.  It seems that Kate spent much of her time caring for her husband and his children who were often ill.

Sabbath March. 26. 1865

Martha went to sabbath school with Sarah, I was not able to go — am suffering with rheumatism in my left shoulder, arm, and side, it has troubled me several weeks, but is more painful than usual lately, keeping me awake at night —

William has arranged to have a car come up every sabbath after noon to accommodate the railroad people who are too far from the Belpre Church to go there, or can more conveniently come here under this arrangement.  It is also a great convenience to Mr. Curtis now that the bridges are gone — Some ten or a dozen come with him.

Nancy came back this evening.

Saturday March 25. 1865

William went to town to-day. twice.  He says that Kate and Anna M^cLean came to Marietta last night.  They will be here Monday.  Little Sarah can scarcely wait.  Nancy went home to spend the Sabbath —