Monday, October 6, 2014

Tuesday, October 6, 1868 – “It was a large funeral.”

It is somewhat cool to day. I was not doing much to day. Brushland. We were all away to a funeral to day at John Millers, his wife was burryed to day.* It was a large funeral. T. Forrest had a husking bee to night. I was at it. I was into D. Blacks to night. Ann was down to D. Blacks to night. We got through husking by 10 oclock to night. All quiet on the Potomac. 
Brushland Del Co, N.Y.
Walter J. Coulter, 1868


*This was Nancy Armstrong Miller (1821-1868), who was married to John Thomas Miller in 1849. She died October 4. Her daughter Nancy married Alexander Burns.

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