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170 July 11 1864 [[underlined]] Monday 11th [[/underlined]] I painted the greater part of the day on N. 104. Mrs. Peale is much better today she sat up in the morning some time. It has been a trying day with her as well as myself. [[left margin note]] hot [[/margin note]] 77°. calm s w, clo 4 w 90° calm w clo 3 s w. 79° calm w lightning n w. [[underlined]] Tuesday 12. [[/underlined]] Mrs. Peale was taken very ill this morning about 5 oclock, in all probabillity accasioned by her eating tomato last evening late. We were all engaged with her until Dr. Shannan came near 9 ocl who was sent for, soon after she was taken ill. By injections, mustard plasters and medicine had releaved her very much before the Dr. came. He came a seccond time and again this afternoon. He found her much better than when he left this morning. I painted a part of the day on N. 102 and 103. Took in some of the Rye and commenced cutting the wheat today. 72°. calm, clear. 87°. calm, clo 3 n w. 79°. calm clo [[?]] w. [[underlined]] Wednesday 13.[[/underlined]] I have been repairing the latches, putting on a lock and hinges &c to dining room and outer kitchen fixing window blind &c &c and weeding up the grass and weeds at the back of the house &c. Mrs. Peale is better than yesterday. finished the Rye and begun with the wheat. This afternoon Miss Sarah Levan came with Rev. Mr. Wolf I.N.O. Gomberger D.D. & Lady. 70°. calm, clo 2 w. 85°. calm w clo 1 w. 72°. calm, clear. [[underlined]] Thursday 14.[[/underlined]] All the morning I was engaged in removing weeds from the walk at the back door and trimming the long shoots of the grapevine &c. After dinner Julia & I took the parlour stovepipe down, after cleaning it I put it in the garret. We then put up the one in the outer kitchen &c &c. Mrs. Peale is better than she was this morning. 64° calm, mackrell-back clo 3 s w. 87° n e clo 4 n e. 76° s e clo 3 s.e. [[underlined]] Friday 15.[[/underlined]] I painted a little this morning on N. 104. and worked about the back door. Mrs. Peale is rather better today than yesterday. Got 50 Lb of brow sugar @ 25 c. from Mr. Levan. 63°. calm n e, clear. 85° n e clear. 71°. calm e clear.