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August 26th. 1793
Stolen out of my Garden a fine Shirt a Stock & a Muslin Cap. at Night
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American Commifsioners that went to treat for Peace with the Northern Indians return'd here from Detroit without setting any thing with them. Gene'l I. Lincoln, Colo'l Pickering and Governor.
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Invited the Neighbours to plow had 6 Plows & Teams plow 3 Acres
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Mr. Adam Chrysler died this Morning
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Isaac Vroomans Wife died ---- Elizabeth
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Old John Reed at 10 Mile Creek Died
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James Hyett & family left this for the Colonies in a boat
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Sow'd 4 1/4 Bushels Wheat in the field that Rice Clear'd
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Sow'd 3 1/4 Bushels Wheat on Wheat Stubbles
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John Stacey 6 days work with Team 1-16-
John Collard 3 days . . . do . . 1..4-
Jefse Page Threshing 2 days . . 0..8-
to {cut off} L3..8
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Oct'r 12th. 1793
Kept no School from 7th to the 14 Lost 1 Week Threshed & Cleaned 14 3/4 Bushels Wheat &c
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No frost till 15th. Octo'r to do any harm
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Tuesday 29th Oct'r. A Soldier of the 5 Regiment was Shot at Niagara for Deserting his post, this is the first Execution known here
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Left two day Schooling. working on the Road
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Left 3 days Schooling, lag weather 1 day, at the Funeral of Mr Lampmans Child, 1 day, & working Road 1 day.
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The first Snow this Evening about Shoe dep went off in two days.
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An other snow that went away
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Sold David Secord my white faced Cow for L8..0..0.
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A Snow and beun to fodder Cattle in earnest