Friday, December 21, 2012




I posit that the excerpt below is from  CT State Representive's, Francis Foote's diary.
The entry is for Christmas Day, 1865.




It is Christmas day. Took Mary down to Hillmans (?) then went down to Fair Haven. Ruby (?) went with me. When we came back went for (?) dinner. Sarah went up to (?) A very pleasant day overhead, a bit muddy underfoot...