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October 28 1863 & November.
Edward had the kitchen stove moved to the winter-kichn. without my assistance, Mary had planned it without my knowledge.
26°. calm, clear. 49° s e, clear. 34°. calm, clear.
[[underlined]] Thursday 29.[[/underlined]] I painted all the morning on N. 93. In the afternoon Mr. Try and I took in all the Dahlias, and Endive, seccured them in the Cellar. 
Mr. F. Hubley came from Potte. at noon. 
Edward made a purchase of 100 tons of Hay to be baled. 
Mrs. Shannan sat to Mary this morning.
25°. calm, clear. white frost. 54°. s e clear. 44°. n e clear.
[[underlined]] Friday 30.[[/underlined]] I painted all the morning on N. 93. Mrs. Peale tuck up the greater part of the Beets & had them put in the Cellar. After dinner (at Edwards Mr. & Mrs. Hubley being there) I transplanted 4 or 5 Rose bushes along the front walk.
 Edward took Mr. Hubley up Long Run to see them pressing hay with the horse-power, Mr. H. was much pleased with it. After dinner Mr.& Mrs. Hubley and Louisia went to Orwigsburg, they took supper with us and spent the evening. Mary went with Edward this afternoon to S. Haven, he went on to Long Run as they were to finish the hay, and Mary to take this evenings carrs to Potte.
35°. calm, clo 3 s. 61°. s e clo 8 s e. 56°. s e, clo 10.
[[underlined]] Saturday 31.[[/underlined]] I painted all day on N. 93. 
Edward has had the [[dash underlined]] horse power hay press [[/dash underlined]] in use all day it works admirably is a great saveing of labour, and makes the bales much more compact and of less bulk than the [[strikethrough]] had [[/strikethrough]] hand press that he has been using.
61°. calm s e rain. 62°. w clo 8 s w. 46°. w [[strikethrough]] Auroraboleallis [[/strikethrough]] Clear.
I have just finishing the interesting volume, by New York. In the [[dash underlined]] In the Tropics, by a Settler in Santo Domingo[[/dash underlined]] being a monthly journal of his proceedings in farming &c
[[double underlined ]] Sunday November 1st, 1863.[[/double underlined]] The day has been most delightful and calm with a clear sky, the roads most beautiful and yet we had no visitors, in the afternoon Mr. & Mrs. Hubley, Mrs. Peale & Louisia took a long walk with Fanny and I kept house as our maids were both away. Mr. Hubley thinks that in makeing home made wine, that the cask should not be quite full and suffer the fermentation to go on without filling up as I have been accustomed to do with fresh water, that it takes longer to settle as fine that in the old way, but is better.