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Mary Snyder came 12/17 [1851] She is the Daughter
of James Forest who lives in Center [Street] [below] Walnut
[above] 12th - She was married at 16 to John
Snyder Carpenter - When she had been married
9 months her husband failed and for 13 years
they had a struggling time owing to his having no
management in his business - Sometimes she had
to go home to her Father, & Sometimes she had a well
furnished house, & then again the furniture was seized
and there was little more than the bare walls -
Within 2 years she commenced drinking, and when
in liquor would walk off for days - Her husband
had been unfaithful, and three times became
diseased, and this with her other trouble induced
her to drink - He put her in prison, and sent
her to the Lunatic Asylum of the Almshouse -
When she came from there she went to her Mothers
and staid awhile - Her husband then
sent her word he was going to be divorced,
this put her all wrong, and she went off
again on a drinking spree and went down
to Mullens house of Industry from which place
they sent her up to Rosine