Mary Cooper’s Diary

Mary Cooper (1714–1778) began her diary at age 54 while tending the family farm with her husband on Long Island, New York. The following entries are excerpts from 1769. The grammar and spelling have not been edited from her original diary.
January 7, 1769—Saterday. A fine clear and still morning with white frost on the ground but soone clouds over. Some hail but soone turns to a small rain and [struck out: hail] mist. Sister gone home. Evening. O, I am tired almost to death waiteing on visseters. My feet ach as if the bones was laid bare. Not one day's rest have I had this weeke. I have no time to take care of my cloths or even to think my thoughts.
March 12, 1769—Sabbath. Much warmer and like to be a fine day. I am forced to get diner and cannot go to meten atall. Alas, how unhappy and meresabel I am. I feele banished from God and all good.
May 3, 1769—Wednesday. A fine clear morning. The early songsters warbling their notes and all nature seemes to smile, but a darke cloud hangs continuly over my soul and makes the days and nights pass heavily along.
July 13, 1769—Thirsday. This day is forty years sinc I left my father's house and come here, and here have I seene littel els but harde labour and sorrow, crosses of every kind. I think in every repect the state of my affairs is more then forty times worse then when I came here first, except that I am nearer the desierered haven. A fine clear cool day. I am un well.


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