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[[Page 1/]] [[printed]] DECEMBER 24 Sunday good day all day. I went to [[Waldref?]] in morning & got [[Bit?]] of candy for [[Ayuna Mae?]]. Put Window [[printed]] DECEMBER 25 Monday good day all day. We all went to church. Aunt Lucy & [[Vive Chudey?]] & [[Henny?]] came for Christmas dinner. [[??]] gave Mary an engraved ring for a Christmas present. Called [[Admia Mae?]] up at night & wnet up tp see her for a little while. [[printed]] December 24 - 1784 - Methodist Episcopal Church organized in the U.S. 1815 - Treaty of Ghent signed, ending the War of 1812 1851 - Fire destroyed 35,000 volumes in the Library of Congress [[printed]] December 25 - CHRISTMAS DAY. 1776 - Washington crossed the Delaware. 1865 - Union stockyards opened at Chicago [[end of Page 1]] [[Page 2]] [[printed]] DECEMBER 26 Tuesday good day all day [[???]] in folder in the [[??]]. [[??]] shucked 4 ballers of corn for me, paid him 300 c a ball. He owed me $200 . Mr & Mrs [[???]] & Adnia Maye up here in afternoon. Went walking with her & had good time. [[printed]] DECEMBER 27 Wednesday good day all day. Daddy Robert & I to [[???]] in morning to see about land for Billigsely. Went to Havevill in afternoon to R.E.A. to get contract & then to [[??]] up to see Adnia Mae [[?]] at night and got home 10:30 [[??]] [[printed]] December 26 - 1805 - Venice annexed to the kingdom of Ital. 1817 - General Jackson sent out against Creek and Seminole Indians. 1831 - Stephen Girard, eminent philanthropist, died. [[printed]] December 27 - 1834 - Charles Lamb, English essayist, died. 1882 - House of Hapsburg's 600th anniversary celebrated. 1892 - Cornerstone of the Cathedral of St. John the Devine laid in New York. [[end of Page 2]]
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Dec 24 Ayuna Mae has been written as Admia Mae by previous transcriber