Sat 16th Aug Have been to work on my white loose dress
that Julia cut out some time since and it is ready for
the washtub Frank and Oliver came from Bridgewater about
three and brought home Charles Mitchell & Sister Harriet
Mr Brett two Miss Tolmans from New Bedford Jane & William
Howard & Orinthia came & went to the shop about 5 Oclock
The party at Robbins Pond in Bridgewater may have ended, but the festive mood continued. Oakes Angier Ames headed into Boston, but his brothers Oliver (3) and Frank Morton returned from Bridgewater with their Aunt Harriett and her brother-in-law, Charles Mitchell and, perhaps, others. At the same time or maybe just a short while later, Orinthia Foss and a spill of friends to whom Evelina had been introduced only a few days earlier arrived and went to the factory.
Why this sociable group visited the shovel factory at the end of the day is a mystery. Were they delivering the Ames brothers back to work? Were they visiting someone else there? Did Oakes or Oliver Jr. find it amusing? Was Old Oliver privy to this after-party?
Evelina, meanwhile, was working on her wardrobe and was ready to put a new dress into the washtub. She might have looked up from her sewing to see the young people drive by.
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