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Title A name given to the resource Stephen "Marsh" Ripley Diary Collection Subject The topic of the resource 19th Century Rural Ontario Diaries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stephen "Marsh" Ripley Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Rideau Lakes History Center Archive Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1869-1871 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Leeds & Grenville County, South Crosby Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. Stephen "Marsh" Ripley Diary & Transcription, 1869 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Stephen "Marsh" Ripley Diary & Transcription, 1869 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stephen "Marsh" Ripley Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Rideau Lakes History Center Archive Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 19th Century, Leeds & Grenville County, South Crosby Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1869 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Stephen "Marsh" Ripley Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> [Black Diary Cover] </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Marsh Ripley Elgin Feb 14 1869 Marsh Ripley Elgin Jan 19^th 1869 Marsh Ripley Elgin Elgin Leeds County Canada. Marsh Ripley Elgin west County Canada West [pencil scribbles] January 20^th snows verry hard all day [NEW PAGE] Monday January 19th Father and I do the chores. Go to school. Took Lea's Coalt home Wednesday January 21 Do the chores. school all day. Go to Alberts return by Elgin. Thursday January 21. Do that chores & Go to F Hallway's after Went to Azle Guile [arrow symbol] Friday January 22 Do the chores split wood Go to Henry Ripley By Lynhurst </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> P/11- Saturday January 23^th Thrash to Henry Riples forenoon. Got a log of drywood. Come home by the Whitefish P1- Sunday January 24^th Do the chores go to Grandpas Monday January 23 Do the chores Elisha Rowswell is here split wood make nails for the school house Stove Door Marsh Ripley Elgin January's Yours [NEW PAGE] Tuesday January 26 Do the choars go to Grandpa Split wood go to TJ Halladay after cutter. go to school house Lee & Jiles no here stay all night. Wednesday January 27^th Do the choars go to Newboro to get a coat cut [illegible] to Albert Delongs Thursday January 28 Do the chores help Henry load kaz. Help Tom Freeman Thrash. Chop wood for Old Robe. Go to Samuel Ripley's </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> 1) Friday January 29 Do the choars split wood to the house Saturday January 30^th Do the choars. Help Lee clean rye go to Elgin stop to Fullers stay to Lee's all night Sunday January 31^st Do the choars Samuel Sherman Superior stays here from Saturday untill Monday morning Monday February 1^the Do the choars go to Freeman with Lonso. Draws wood out to Granpas. [NEW PAGE] Tuesday February 2^th Do the choars. Draw two loads of wood to the laker. Go to Elgin meeting with Lee & load Wednesday February 3^th Do the choars. Go to school & Clarence allso Fuller Sarah Lawn and Calista comes here we all go to Grampas Thursday February 4^th Do the choars. Go to school Friday February 5 Do the choars. Help Lee to load Rye. Go to Elgin meeting </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Saturday February 6^th Do the choars. Help Henry load hay. Lester Allyn Thomas & Lee is here Go to Fullers stay all night Sunday Februaury 7^th Comes home from Ful Go to quarlty meeting] Monday February 8^th Draw two loads of wood to the lake Alba Lee and wife stays here all night February 9^th Tuesday Draw one load of wood and two loads of Ice. Take a load of Grist to Samuel to [illegible] to prayer meeting [NEW PAGE] Wednesday February 10^th Do the choars Granpa and I take three steers to Nate Steavensy. Take Stove dinner to Eli Holmeses. Go to Elder Nicoleses Donation. Come home with Lee by Elgin Thursday February 11^th Do the choars. Draw Feb 11^th Three loads of wheat to lake Henry two. Joes Clark stay's here all night Tuday February 17^th Drew two loads of wood to lake. Henry two,. go to Elgin for male. . </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <div class="toc"> <div class="toctitle"> <h2>Contents</h2> </div> <ul><li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Saturday_Feburary_13th">1 Saturday Feburary 13th</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Sunday_Feburary_12the">2 Sunday Feburary 12the</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Feb_15the">3 Feb 15the</a> <ul><li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#NEXT_PAGE">3.1 NEXT PAGE</a></li> </ul></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Feb_17th">4 Feb 17th</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Feb_18th">5 Feb 18th</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Feb_19_Delta">6 Feb 19 Delta</a></li> <li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#Feb_20">7 Feb 20</a></li> </ul></div> <h2>Saturday Feburary 13th</h2> Do the choars {chores}. Go to Delta. Chick and I go to Luther Coons childs funeral. <h2>Sunday Feburary 12the</h2> Do the choars. Go to Delta to Baptism. <h2>Feb 15the</h2> Do the choars, Henry, Sam and I drew three loads of wood to {illegible}. of litter from Julia == Feb 16the == Do the choars Henry Clarence Sam {number 3 on top of Clarence and Sam} and I drew ten loads of wood to the lake. Me three load. <h3>NEXT PAGE</h3> <h2>Feb 17th</h2> Drew wood Sam Clarence and ^ marsh {4 on top of all three names} <h2>Feb 18th</h2> Do the choars Clarence hauls wood {2 above Clarence}. Sam takes a load for Thomas to Leeds <h2>Feb 19 Delta</h2> {Scribbled out elegible words} Feb 19th Sam and I drew six loads of wood to lake <h2>Feb 20</h2> Sam and Marsh drew light loads of wood to lake </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Feb 21th Do the choars. Go to J.K. Delongs Matilda comes back to Alberts with us Feb 22 Drew wood out to Granpas forenoon Clarence ^2 Henry ^2 and March ^2 drew wood to lake Feb 23 Clarence and Marsh drew two loads wood to lake. Snows verry hard all Day. Howard's Donation is to come tonight {second page} Feb 24th Do the choars Go to Grandpas to brake roads. Make a Snow plough Feb 25 D Do the choars Go to Granpas Henry and I brake walk Go to Elgin twice mistake {on side} Do the choars here I brake walk got to {illegible} Feb 26 Do the choars draw two loads of wood to house go to William T {illegible} Howards Donation tonight </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Go to Fullers Denvina Tilda and I Feb 28 Do the choars March 1th Do the choars Shovel roads over to Sly's corners. Go to lake to brake roads Mar 2th Do the choars Draw wood out to Grampas Mar 3th Drew nine load of wood out to Grampas {second page} Mar 4th Drew nine loads of wood out to Grampas Mar 5 Drew eight loads of wood out to Grampas Mar 6 Drew four loads of wood out to Grampas. Go to William Topping Mar 7th Do th choars Father & Mother goes to Albert Delongs Lee comes here </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mar 8th Drew light load of wood out to Grampas. Go to Dave Johnstons to a surpise Mar 9 Drew three {illegible} of loads to lake Mar 10 Thomas comes to help draw wood Drew two loads down in Smiths Fields Storns very hard all day. Thomas goes home Lee and one horse here {second page} Mar 11th Do the choars Father & I clean wheat Mar 12th Do the choars Go to Elgin Go to Wm Topping Mar 13th Do the chores Chop wood. Charles Merriman and wife W. Topping and wife is here to make an evening visit -- William Taggart comes here Stays all night </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mar 14th Do the choars Albert Delong Mary Jesse & Matilda is here stays all day Mar 15 Do the choars. Sam Seeds and Truman {illegible{sesses, Loester Alyn took dinner here. Go to Henry pop corn. Comes home on snow shoes. Go to Elgin after male. Mar 16th Do the choars Go to Fullers Go to milk meeting Mar 17th Go to Fringe Falls. Come back to Thomases. Go and See George Newek March 18th Do the choars Mary Taggart here. Elisha Sarah Minie & Herbert Lee & I goes to Elgin Mar 19th Do the chores Go to George Chesnee with Henry. Marsh Ripley </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mar 20th Do the choars Go to Vowels with Henry after Cow Mar 21th Do the choars. Lee is here Mar 22th Do the choars Father & I clean rye to go to Kingston Mar 23th Do the choars. John Murphy is here. Shovel roads to the lower Farm. McCan got a load of hay here {second page} Mar 24 Do the choars Go to horse Island after spiles. Go to Elgin Mar 25 Do the choars. Go to Whitefish after Grist. Helps Leech load hay Go to Sam Ripley after girls Mar 26 Do the choars Burn Spiles Hulk load two load of hay. Scald 150 Buckets tap 25 Trees John Taylor </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> Mar 27 Do the choars Thomas and I tap one hundred and thirty trees. Scald one hundred Buckets Mar 28th B O Neil Died Do the choars Lee & Pat Murphy is here Mar 29th Do the choars Thomas and I brake roads in the Shugar Bush Mar 30 Do the choars. Gather 25 pails of sap {second page} Tap 75 trees Thomas Goes home. Sarah goes to Kingston Mar 31th Do the choars. sugar Shuger off Clarence and Sam is down to the Shuger Bush Go to Elgin. Feb April 1th Do the choars Uncle Samuel Tod And Mary Camron Mary Taggart Sam is here. JS to Furnace Fall after a load of Lumber for William Topping {in different penmanship - "? Morton Furnace Falls} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> April 2th Do the choars help load three loads of hay. Scald one hundred and fifty buckets. Go to Fullers {different handwriting - "Fuller Stevens} April 3th Do the choars. Load one load of hay. Thom and I gather sap in Bush sap until eleven O clock April 4th Do the choars. Henry feeds I goes to Thomas Ripley. to see Uncle Joel. Lee stays here to dinner. Albert {second page} fetches Jemima homes. April 5the Do the choars. Thomas & I gather sap Joel Ripley Died today April 6the Do the choars. Gather sap. Boil until 11 Oclo April 7th Do the choars tap 25 trees. Go to Joel Ripleys Funeral. Ernest & wife comes here {in different hand in margin "Ernestus Sliter"} April 8 Do the choars. Gather sap. Henry, Sarah Tilda and I goes to William {illegible} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> April 9th Do the choars. Chop wood for the sh{illegible} Bush. Gather sap . Go to Elgin. April 10th Do the choars. Draw two loads of wood out of Smiths Field Change four bushels of barly for six of peas. With Luther Coon. Gather the sap Caroline Taggart to the shugar Bush April 11th Do the choars. Go to Albert D Delongs. {second page} April 12the Do the choars. Help Henry load a cook stove. Gather sap. April 13th Do the choars. Boil sap. Draw wood to Shugar Bush. Gather sap. April 14th Do the choars. Chop wood for the shugar bush Gather sap. Draw two loads of wood to shugar house. April 15th Do the choars. Boil sap. Draw three of wood to the sugar house Go to Elgin </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> April 16 Do the choars. Gather sap. Chop wood to house April 17th Do the choars. Strain syrup. Chop wood to the house. Go to Henry Ripleys. Move the stove. Go to sugar Bush after sugar Buy H J Ripleys Buggy April 18th Do the choars. Lee & Caroline Taggart stay here all night. Go to Grampas with Lee. William Taggart & Jessee to Sam Ripleys Go to Truman's {second page} April 19th Do the choars. Father & I drew corn. Start to plough froze Go to the sugar bush after sled Draw the stack here from the new barn. Go to HS Ripleys after Buggy April 20 Do the choars. Thomas and I drew two tons of hay Measure ten bushels of corn for James Murphy. Go to Floods rasin {in different hand "barn raising?"} April 21th Do the choars. Boil sap Clean the carriage House. Go to William Toppings {in different hand "Toppings"} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> April 22th Do the choars. William Topping and I puts up Smiths Fences where we drew wood. Tip up fences round the lower place. Drew a load of straw for bedding. Go to T J Halladays after coalt {in different hand "colt"} April 23rd Go to John Jonses. Do the choars. Pick stone of the meddow before Freeman's. Joe Mane Death April 24th Do the choars. {second page} Pick Stone. Go to the Marsh. Come home Draw the banker away from the house April 21st Do the choars. Lee and I goes to Elgin Goes to Joe Manse Funeral April 26 Do the choars. Ploughs Thomas Gather the Buckets. Mr Morton is here </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> April 29th Do the choars. Ploughs April 29th Do the choars. Plough April 30th Do the choars. Go to Henry after drag Lee sows. I drag Draw rails for HJ Ripley afternoon May 1the Do the choars. Plough for HJ Ripley Charles drags I come home after dinner and drag. May 2th Do the choars. Got to Sunday School {second page} Clarence & I goes to Sam Ripley's. May 3th Do the choars. Lee & I split rails. Go to Lorenzo Sly and got a buz saw May 4 Do the choars. Help Tom Freeman skin a cow Albert fetches James home. Rool five acres. May 5th Lee and I drew a load of hay from the Lower Barn. Drew two loads of rails from the {illegible}. Ploughs. Lee & James {illegible} </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> May 6th Do the choars. Lee and I put up fences. James Toole is here I go to Grampas with him Dr Skiner stays here all night May 7the Do the choars. Brake coalts May 8th Brake coalts. Lee and I go to Cheenes Come home. got to House Help the girls make garden. Drew one load of hay from the lower place. Help Thomas load hay Lee & I goes to Elgin. May 9th Do the choars. Lee and I goes to Elgin Sunday School. Clarence comes home with us. Go to Sunday School to CL Ripley School house. May 10th Do the choars. Granmpa and I make a bush fence. Henry and I go to Newboro with coalts & cans. come home by Elgin. William Morton child is burryed today May 11th Go to Johns Locks after Father {illegible} </div> UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed