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"Martha never mentioned these divorces or any others in the diary. Still, her quiet entries suggest the realities of maritime marriage. After a delivery at Nathan Burges's house, she wrote drily, 'Her husband is at Sea if living.'"

"A delivery in Hallowell was a kind of muster, and Martha Ballard was both captain and clerk."

So beautiful.

I am sooo grateful to the authors who write historical fiction and for all the research they do before their writing. It is very difficult for me to read all of the analysis of the writings of Martha Ballard, and at the same time I don’t want to stop…I am fascinated by what strong women have been able to accomplish…