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Oct. 26-Nov. 1
A rainy Sunday ....Make my pickles Monday .... On Oct. 22nd Sam, Sally, Mary Lewis, Nannie, Mag, Met and I went on a tramp to Monticello. Got over the river in a boat and then footed it up the mountain [and then] got into the house. Went through the best rooms. Did not see anything new to me as I had been there often before. After walking over the Yard and visiting the grave yard we took down the mountain toward the river and on reaching a moss grown fountains we opened the lunch and refreshed ourselves. Got home sometime before sundown, tired and soiled stained. I met with quite an adventure; fell into the canal and got very wet. Sam thinks it all comes from a spirit of independence which he thinks it wrong for me to encourage. I get a calico dress this fall and for ten yards pay $15. Eighteen months since, $1.50 would have bought me the same. Everything is very high now. Spool cotton 50 cents per spool, cotton cloth such was we formerly paid
6 1/4 cents is now 70 cents, very brown sugar 75 cents and every thing else in proportion. Wednesday Oct. 29th Mammy comes home. She has had a nice visit to Ashland. Left Emily about again ....
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