Rebecca Thompson Galloway manuscripts; diary

              January 1841                                     Rebecca T. Galloway 
16th Saturday  my horse was gone  Joseph caught me another and the boys 
went to Mrs [superscript] Cassil's  it commenced raining  I did not get home till almost night 
it rained on my coming home  Thomas came home soon after  Irenia set up 
till almost 10 oclock  we set up a while after and went to bed  Sabbth 17th [superscript]  Irenia Thomas 
and myself went to church to hear Mr [superscript] Smart preach  came home  had supper read some 
Irena went to bed soon  we set up till 10 Mon 18th [superscript]  a very cold morning  I cleaned 
up the room and helped put in a comfort  Tom went a way  we went to work and got it 
cut about 3 oclock  Mr [superscript] and Mrs [superscript] Stevenson came and set till bedtime Irena got burnt and 
went to bed Tues 19th [superscript]  Irene kept me awake till one o'clock at night with her eye  I got 
up and helped with the work  sewed some at carpet rags  Irene went to bed and laid till sup 
Wednes 20th [superscript]  cleaned up the room  Irena and I washed  Mr [superscript] Townsley went to Town came 
home and brought me a letter from Jim  I sewed some at karpet rags and am ready 
to go to bed 21st [superscript] Thurs  done up the work and Martha and I went over to Collins  I went up 
to the examination  it was to cold and they all went home  Joseph Catharine and David 
came down with me to Collins and staid till after supper and then came home  they came 
home with us  Mr [superscript] Crawford came to see Irena  they set up almost all night  Friday 22 
Irena and I cleaned up stairs and put down the Carpit  I went over to Collins and cut out a dres 
for Lidea  John Cirus and Jim came over and staid till bed time Sat 23rd [superscript]  I starched and done 
up clothes  Irena went away  I set up till late Sabbath 24th [superscript]  Jim went away and the rest of us all 
went to church  had two sermons  came home said our questions had preyrs and went to bed  Mon 25th [superscript] 
I helped get breakfast  Irena came home  I made up beds and cleaned downstairs  Grand father 
Mrs [superscript] Townsley came here and staid [t not crossed] till after dinner and went home and left Grand father 
Mr [superscript] Townsley gone to town  came home  Martha and him went over to Collins  Thomas 
Harbinson came out and staid all night  Thomas Galloway was here  Tues 26th [superscript and underlined]  I wrote in 
an Album  Mr [superscript] Russel was here  I cut out carpet rags  Martha and Irena was washing  after they 
were done I washed carpet rags and sewed from that till bed time Wednes 27th [superscript and underlined]  I cleaned up 
the room  mended my Apron fixed my Curls  starched and Ironed clothes  done up caps  Jim 
Laughead was here got his Album  I went over to Joes  nobody at home  came back  eat supper 
read some  wrote in my journal and am now ready to go to bed Thurs 28th [superscript]  I sewed some 
done up caps Friday 29th [superscript]  I cut carpet rags and then cleaned house  baked pies and helped in the 
kitchen  we were expecting company  they all came  the two Miss Jacksons the two Miss 
Laugheads and Jim and Sam Sarah Micheal and Sam Young Ried and Ann Tom and 
Jim Townsley Joseph and Catharine were all here Sat 30th [superscript]  After breakfast