1 10 5 https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/d553f2855664a397c1531b2ac11f8515.pdf 754de5e0d0e4c2a2507469ac64b79fd1 PDF Text Text John Jardine Sr. (1836-1905) 1870 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers The original Jardine diaries are confusing. There are pages torn out, pages inserted, and duplicate pages that he has rewritten. The occasional page has no month or year identified. We have done our best to reorder them and present them in chronological order in this transcript. Readers wishing to work with the Jardine diaries extensively or consult the handwritten pages and their irregular arrangement should consult the original diaries in Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph. January the first 1870 1 Satuerday I was about the store most all {Above it reads: Day} 2 Sunday was a heavy snow storm 3 Monday Done the choers {chores} and went to the township meeting with boby 4 Tuesday I was choring in the afternoon I hitched up my colt 5 Wednesday I drawed cordwood out of the bush and piled it at the road side 6 Thursday I drawed wood out of the bush 7 Friday I was choring and went to Mr Pool to visit a little to day 8 Satuerday {Saturday} I choring and tok {took} home James shee {sheep} and fetched home {coler?} {collar, caller?} 9 Sunday went to hear Mr ----------10 Monday I went to henderson for the barl {barley?} and went for {potva?} to kil {kill} my pigs 11 Tusday {Tuesday} I went to tomey atkson {Tommy Atkinson} helpe kil {helped kill} pigs in the afternoon kiled my pigs comence to rain 12 Wednesday it rains all day the snow is nearly all gon {gone} the water is nearly up a foot deep 13 Thursday it has snoed {snowed} a little it freezing it is windey and cold I am choring to day 14 Friday I went to chaham {Chatham} with my hogs and sold them they weighed 9008 witch {which} fetched $77.18cts 15 Satuerday it rained hard all day 16 Sunday we went to here {hear} Mr raing agin 17 Monday moring raing agin {morning raining again} it is a lake all over the land the ditches is runing {running} all over my land the water is runing past the house �18 Tuesday I went to William henderson for two pigs John Jardine {Upside-down it reads: John Jardine Tilbury West} 19 Wednesday I went to Mr pools {illegible} 20 Thursday I was choping {chopping} and piling brush to day 21 Friday I helped boby to cut sawlogs all day 22 Satuerday {Saturday} I went down backons in the afternoon I fell a big oak in the field at home 23 Sunday we stayed home all day 24 Monday I was cuting {cutting} railcuts and sawlogs 25 Tuesday in the forenoon I was cuting railtimber in the afternoon we commence to saw cordwood 26 Wednesday we sawed wood to day 27 Thursday we sawed wood to day 28 Friday we sawed wood to day 29 Satuerday we finished sawing this forenoon in the afternoon Samuel and me split wood 30 Sunday we went to curch {church} to day 31 Monday Samuel and me split wood February 1870 1 Tuesday I went to the shop to get two shoes on my hores {horse} they ran away and broke very near every thing sam split wood 2 Wednesday Samuel and I split cordwood 3 Thursday Samuel and I split wood 4 Friday Samuel and me finished spliting {splitting} wood this forenoon in the afternoon cut a load of wood for notty 5 Satuerday Sam and I went down to baptest {baptist} creek in the afternoon sam & me took notty the wood fetched home the sleighs 6 Sunday we went to hear Mr Allen 7 Monday Samuel and me commence to chop {Above it reads: cord} 8 Tusday {Tuesday} we choped cordwood fine weather �9 Wednesday we choped cordwood no sleighing 10 Thursday sam and me quit choping wood 11 Friday sam went home and I put new pins in my bobsleighs, 12 Satuerday I fixed the bridge in front of {Above it reads: the old man} 13 Sunday home to day no minister to day. 14 Monday hugh and me went to the store I bought 1 pair of mockoson {moccasin} I fixed pins to hang up the harness Hugh and I settled up about the sawing machine paid all up 15 Thusday {Thursday} I went to goodro {Goodreau?} got my hores {horse} shod up 16 Wednesday I went up to William Alan I got a hayfork mended it is like spring weather 17 Thursday it began to rain about 8 oclock to night it is soft and sloppy 18 Friday I went to a bee at Old Mr Latrilles 19 Satuerday done my chores and hauled some rails 20 Sunday we went to hear Mr King preach 21 Monday we went to the congregation meeting 22 Tuesday I hauled 2 loads of cordwood to Bapteste {Baptist} Creek 23 Wednesday the same very poor sleighing 24 Thursday the same 25 Friday I had a bee five teames very bad roads 26 Satuerday one load for Dick and 1 load for me 27 Sunday it is raining we stayed at home 28 Monday hauled two loads again and began to cut a road through the bush with Dick & Alick O Erin {dear?}! Beyond the sea, fair country of my {fires?} March 1870 1 Tuesday finished cuting the road and took 2 loads 2 Wednesday one load for McEwan & 1 load for me 3 Thursday I took down three loads 4 Friday the same �John Jardine Tilbury West January 10th 1875 5 Satuerday {Saturday} I took three loads 6 Sunday we went to hear Mr Armstrong preach 7 Monday I took two load 8 Teusday {Tuesday} the same, very poor sleighing 9 Wednesday I took three loads 10 Thursday the last of what {Above it reads: wood} I have cut took two loads the road is almost bare the ice on the creek not very safe 11 Friday I choped {chopped} cordwood snowed some in the afternoon 12 Satuerday I choped wood snowed some and rained som sleet is turned colder to night 13 Sunday we went to here {hear} Mr armstrong in {Above it reads: the} morn 14 Monday I took two loads of wood to baptist creek 15 Tuesday I took one load for mitchel and one load for me to baptist creek 16 Wednesday I took two loads to baptist creek 17 Thursday I took 1 load and choped {chopped} in the afternoon 18 friday I took one load for Mitchel Trembly in the afternoon choped for my self two cord and a half 19 Satuerday I took to {two} loads to baptist creek it is thawing very fast this afternoon 20 Sunday we stayed home all day it is mudy {muddy} 21 Monday I went to Bapteste creek with Richardson measure my wood I had 85 3/11 22 tusday {Tuesday} I took my cow up to Taylor i got 22,50 cts 23 Wednesday I went to the sail {sale} at gorg hilmon {George Hillman?} 24 Thursday I was spliting sovewood {splitting stovewood} at the doore {door} 25 Friday I went for my new waggon and split the rest of my wood at the door 26 Saturday in the forenoon I cut a few rails in the afternoon I went to the store it rained all afternoon the roads is very mudy 27 Sunday we was home all day for it rained all day to night it is snowing 28 Monday moring {morning} there is from two to three inches of snow to night it is all gon {gone} the road is very bad it is cloudy to day �29 Tuesday I drawed railes {rails} with flora and dan in the afternoon i was choping {chopping} William Allen came I paid him $20 {Above it reads: on my waggon} and gave him my note for the balance fine weather 30 Wednesday I drawed rails with flora and dan in the afternoon I sold flora for $100 31 Thursday it is a drizzling rain very near all day in the afternoon Mr Trembly and I cleaned 36 bushels {Above it reads: of pato {potatoes}} {m ewes?} mind the weather but yet {I ut?} of double trouble April 1870 1 Friday we went up to mr pools with the waggon I think the roads is the worst I ever saw them it is raining to night 2 Satuerday I went to the store and got my money for my wood 3 Sunday we stayed home to day 4 Monday we went out to the store and bot {bought} some things 5 Tuesday I went and bot the John horse 6 Wednesday furrowed the corn field with Jo & Dan 7 Thursday I went to franks house raising 8 Friday I picked my potatoes took them into the stable 9 Satuerday we went to William Mcdowell funeral to day 10 Sunday home all day to day 11 Monday it rained a little this forenoon in the afternoon I fixed a little pice {piece} of the lane fence and sold half a tun {ton} of hay {Above it reads: it is fine night} 12 Tuesday I commenced to plow to day 13 Wednesday I plowed in the afternoon it rained a little i fixed som fence 14 Thursday I plowed killed two pigs at night 15 Friday I plowed all day 16 Satuerday I plowed to day 17 Sunday we went to here Mr Armstrong it rained 18 Monday I went to the shop with the harrows to get the teeth it is raining to day the ground is wet 19 Tuesday I choped of to cuts John Benwa comence to ditch this afternoon it is raining the ground is geting pretty wet the ditches is geting full �20 Wednesday in the forenoon John and I ditched in the afternoon I went to Stony point for Henry Richardson A load of goods that rods is very bad it is raing 21 Thursday John & I ditched all day 22 Friday John & I ditched all day 23 Saturday John & I ditched in the afternoon I went to the shop for the harow I got two shoes on John horse 24 Sunday we went to here Mr Armstrong 25 Monday John & I scraped the dirt into the old ditch 26 Tuesday John & I finished scraping this forenoon in the afternoon we drawed rails 27 Wednesday John made ditch I went to stony point for Richardson drawed a few rails 28 Thursday John drawed rails thi Old man Trembly and I put up the fence for the oat field 29 Friday I sowed 11 1/2 bushel of barley 30 Saturday we finished harrowing and furrowing the peice all up -Mr John Jardine Tilbury New Tindel P. Office John Jardine Tilbury West Nov. Nov 21th 1871 {or 1870} May 1st 1870 1 Sunday we west at home all day no church 2 Monday plowed all round the house 3 Teusday {Tuesday} finished ploughing in the feild {field} at the {house?} 4 Wednesday I sowed 7 bushels of barley and finished harrowing it and furrowed it up 5 Thursday pulled out stumps in the new field 6 Friday I plowed in the afternoon it rained 7 Satuerday I plowed all day in the new feild {field} Johny went to Chatham on his own business 8 Sunday we went to church 9 Monday I ploughed in the new field 10 Tuesday I ploughed John durt {dirt} from the ditch 11 Wednesday I ploughed John Thrawed from the {Above it reads: durt} 12 Tursday {Thursday} I finished ploughing in the new field 13 Friday John B harrowed in oats I sowed �14 Satuerday {Saturday} old Trembly and I planted my {potatoes} John B finished harrowing the oats to day 15 Sunday I took lizzey to hir {her} Mothers to {took?} Joy to the dokter {doctor} 16 Monday I furrowed the new field I ploughed about two ouers {hours} for Mr tre {trembly?} in the afternoon Mr trembly and I cleaned about 40 bushels of oats and 22 bushels of wheat 17 Tuesday I went to mill to the blacksmith shop I got two shoes on dan in the {afternoon} finished ploughing the little field at the {ashery?} sowed som flax and two bushels of oats John Benwa went to the lawtrel barn raise 18 Wednesday I commence to plough for in the old medow {meadow} 19 Thursday I ploughed for corn 20 Friday ploughed for corn 21 Saturday after dinner it rained a little show ploughed for corn 22 Sunday I went to church lizzy is in Detroit yet 23 Monday I went down to Detroit to sea {see} lizzy hugh is harrowing and plouging {ploughing} there is a very heavy shour {shower} to day 24 Tuesday I came home to day noon afternoon I went round for money for the society 25 Wednesday noon finished ploughing for corn afternoon John Benwa harrowed Mr Marchel and I cliped {clipped} the wool of the shee {sheep} 26 Thursday I finished harrowing for corn 27 Friday forenoon I forrwed {furrowed} the corn ground in the afternoon Henery Gracy and his Wife came to see me I had Just began to plant corn Lizzey is in Detroit yet 28 Satuerday forenoon we finished planting corn in the afternoon I took my plow to the shop get a new landside and the point shape{d} 29 Sunday I went to here {hear} Mr bottoms no Lizzy 30 Monday I fixed a place for the chickens an and drawed lgs {logs} for two bridges in the afternoon I made {made} the two bridges 31 Tuesday I roled my corn in the afternoon I went to Truell raising the grainrey {granary} June 1870 1 Wednesday forenoon J went to the shop for my plough in the afternoon I ploughed for Edward for corn the ground is very hard and dry 2 Thursday forenoon ploughed Edward Trembly in the afternoon I piled some manure very dry and hot �3 Friday forenoon piled manure in the afternoon I went to stoney point to meet Lizzey she has come home from Detroit 4 Satuerday forenoon playing my self in the afternoon I piled up manure washed buggy 5 Sunday we went to church it rained a nice {shower} 6 Monday forenoon piled manure in the afternoon fixed the old fence back of the wheat field 7 Tuesday I piled manure all day 8 Wednesday I went to whitewash the church it bigan {began} to rain about 9 to night it thundred and lighting {thundered and lightning} {missing} it rained a butful shour {beautiful shower} 9 Thursday I loged {logged} for Mitchel Trembly to day 10 Friday I piled alittle manure it is raining very near 11 Satuerday {Saturday} I loged for hugh Gracy 12 Sunday we went to church tt ten Oclock 13 Monday I pulled weeds & thistles out of the {barn?} 14 Tuesday I puled {pulled} weeds out of the potatoes & oats 15 Wednesday I spread dirt on the lane in the afternoon I pulled weeds out of the oats 16 Thursday I finished piling manure and pulled some weeds out of the oats rain every day the crops are looking better of the rain 17 Friday spread dirt in the afternoon cleaned wheat 18 Satuerday I spread dirt in the afternoon 4 went to Tomy {Tommy} Atksons to raise a stable 19 Sunday we went to church at 4 Oclock 20 Monday I went to mill with the last of my {Above it reads: wheat} 21 Tuesday I cultivated my potatoes and bean groud {ground} and harrowed the bean ground 3 and planted my beans 22 Wednesday I comenced to hoe my potatoes 23 Thursday I hoed potatoes to day 24 Friday I am hoeing potatoes to day 25 Saturday forenoon howed {hoed} potatoes in the afternoon we went to here {hear} Mr king preach 26 Sunday we went to church at eleven Oclock 27 Monday champaine and I howed potatoes to day John Jardine �28 Tuesday champain and I finished howing {hoeing} potatoes in the forenoon in the afternoon howed corn 29 Wednesday Tomey and I cultivted {cultivated} corn champain howed {Above it reads: corn} 30 Thursday champain edward and I howed corn to day to night it rained heavy shower July the first 1870 1 Friday it is a drizzling rain most all day I done nothing but cut alittle grace { a little grace} at the door 2 Saturday I went to help boby vickerman 3 Sunday we went to here {hear} Mr. Armstrong 4 Monday I commence to cut my hay to day 5 Tuesday I mowing hay round the fence 6 Wednesday cut hay with the machine drawed in on lode {load} of hay comence to rain to night 7 Thursday it rained this forenoon it faired a little while it rained a heavy shower about 5 Oclock 8 Friday Theodore and I {lurned?} over hay till about three Oclock we gathered up four rows of hay 9 Satuerday Theodore and I comenced to draw in hay about 10 Oclock Richard dodd com {come} with the horse rake and raked up all my hay we drawed 8 lods {loads} of hay 10 Sunday we stayed home to day no church to day 11 Monday it rained heavy all forenoon it rained some this afternoon I went up to Mr pools about my trees apple trees 12 Tuesday it is raining it is very wet this afternoon we commence to cut my wheat 13 Wednesday we Mitchel and Theodore and me cut wheat all day, Marshall finished cutting my hay 14 Thursday Theodore and I cut wheat all day 15 Friday Theodore and I finished cuting {cutting} wheat to day at supper time we put up a few hay ricks in the evening 16 Satuerday {Saturday} Theodore and I gathered hay and drawed in 4 lods {loads} 17 Sunday we went to church at 10 Oclock it came up a big shour {shower} it rained a very {missing} 18 Monday I went to east Tilbury in the forenoon in the afternoon we cut brley {barley} 19 Tuesday mowed barley and drawed in two lods {loads} of hay 20 Wednesday mowed barley til supper time after supper we gathered up two row of {barley} �21 Thursday we gathered up 4 acres of barley in winrow 22 Friday we drawed one load of wheat and two lods {loads} of barley till noon it came up a {missing} wind and rain after the rain shook up barley 23 Satuerday we gathered up barley in the fore{noon} in the afternoon we drawed in 4 ½ lods {loads} of barley and 1 load of wheat 24 Sunday we went to church it came up a heavy of rain about noon 25 Monday this morning at 2 Oclock a very heavy rain and wind storm Theodore and I got in one lode of barley after supper 26 Tuesday we raked up last of the barley we wanted to get in the last load of barley but the rain beat us it did not get dry the rest of the day another big shour {shower} to night 27 Wednesday it rains another shower about Oclock another between 4 and 5 this afternoon great deal of lighting {lightning} and thunder with the shower 28 Thursday it rains this morning another shower {Below it reads: about} 8 {oclock} 9 oclock another shour {shower} about half past eleven oclock another shour about 2 clock nothing done {Above it reads: today} 29 Friday I straitened {straightened} up the wheat and pulled weeds in the corn 30 Satuerday we untied 3 lods {loads} of wheat and drawed 4 lods of wheat 1 load and half of barley and half load of hay 31 Sunday we went to here {hear} Mr Armstrong Agust {August} the first 1870 1 Monday we finished drawing in my wheat and barley I plowed Theodore cut weeds in the corn 2 Tuesday I plowed Theodore cut weeds in the corn in the afternoon Theodore went to Mitchel to moe {mow} {Above it reads: hay} 3 Wednesday Theodore mowed for Mitchel in the afternoon cut weeds in the corn I went to the blacksmith shop got dan shod bought a {missing} from henery richarson for $15 4 Thursday I shovled {shovelled} out the roos furroes {cross furrows} Theodore worked in the corn 5 Friday I cut a few oats I comenced to {missing} agin {again} in the afternoon Theordore in the {missing} 6 Satuerday plowed agin Theodore in the {missing} 7 Sunday I went to church lizzy stayed home 8 Monday I finished powing {plowing} that pice {piece} Theodore {missing} 9 Tuesday we comenced {commenced} to cut oats to day 10 Wednesday we cut ots {oats} to day �11 Thursday reaped oats to day 12 Friday richard & mitchel & Theodore mowed to day and I reaped oats to day 13 Saturday it rained all day 14 Sunday I went to church at 4 Oclock 15 Monday Theodore & I bind oats to {missing} 16 Tuesday cut som {some} Mitchell & Theodore {missing} in oats Alik and I gathered oats 17 Wednesday Theodore went to help Mitchel stack his oats John B and I reaped {missing} 18 Thursday in the forenoon Theodore {missing} mitchel to finish his oats we reaped in {missing} 19 Friday Mitchel & Theodore & me {Above it reads: finished} cuting {cutting} all my oats we got in one load it came up a shour {shower} of rain stoped {stopped} us of geting {getting} my mare to day 20 Saturday I finished cuting my flax in the {forenoon} Theodore went to stoney point for to get som {tobacco?} 21 Sunday I went to church 22 Monday Theodore and I finished binding oats in the barn field and drawed them all in 23 Tuesday Theodore harrowed in the forenoon I bound a few oats in afternoon it was wet 24 Wednesday I went to the poling {polling?} for the {missing} Theodore cut the hay around the corn field 22 Thursday I went to Dunkens {Duncan?} for one of the {covered} I did not get one of them in the after{noon} 23 Friday in the forenoon Theodore harrowed I was looking for a girl cannot find one in afternoon we drawed in the last of the oats and 24 Theodore finished rolling the orchard field SaturdayTherodore drawed manure to day I 25 was looking for a girl all day to day got none Sunday I went to church to day Monday Theodore manure I went to 26 Ainslie for Maggie I drawed manure in the afternoon Tuesday Theodore and I drawed manure Wednesday we drawed manure 27 September 1870 �28 Thursday I plowed and Theodore drawed manure {covered} thrash afternoon Theodore drawed manure {?} Day I plowed in the forenoon and helped {John} doing thrash afternoon Theodore drawed manure Tuesday it is raing {raining} I thrashed the flax 4 Sunday we to hear Mr Armstrong 5 Monday I thrashed for maning {Manning} Theodore hauled manure 6 Teusday {Tuesday} I finished at Thrashing for Manning in the forenoon thrashed for Boby in the afternoon 7 Wednesday I thrashed for Boby Vickerman 8 Thursday I thrashed for Mitchel Trembly 9 Friday I Thrashed for Edward Trembly 10 Satuerday I thrashed for John Jardine 11 Sunday we went to church in the afternoon 12 Monday finished thrashing for me {Above it reads: at} two Oclock 13 Teusday {Tuesday} I plowed for fall wheat 14 Wednesday I plowed all day 15 Thursday I plowed again all day 16 Friday I plowed again Mr Jackson was cutting {Above it reads: corn} 17 Saturday I sowed 6 ½ bush wheat and cultivated it in Mr Jackson finished cutting the corn 18 Sunday we went to church at 10 Oclock 19 Monday I sowed 1 ½ bushels of wheat 20 Tuesday I furrowed it up 21 Wednesday I shoveled the furrowes 22 Thursday I comence {commence} to plow around the house 23 Friday I finished plowing around the house in the afternoon harrowed and in to two bushels of wheat 24 Satuerday {Saturday} I furrowed it up and shoveled it I bought two calvs {calves} from Richard dodd and fetched them home 25 Sunday we went to church 4 Oclock �26 Monday I drawed manuer {manure} to day 27 Tuesday I drawed manure to day 28 Wednesday I loged {logged} for Richard dodd 29 Thursday it rained alittle I thrashed my beens {beans} Mr Trembly and I cleaned up the beens I fixed the buggy 30 Friday it rained all day it was a splendid rain the ground was very dry October 1870 1 Satuerday I plowed all day 2 Sunday we went to church at 10 clock 3 Monday raining till 10 Oclock I plowed one land this forenoon in the afternoon I went to the society meeting 4 Thursday in the forenoon I drawed {two?} lods {loads} of manuere {manure} cleaned 6 bushels of wheat for marchel and 4 for me 5 Wednesday I sowed 3 bushels half of {missing} and harrowed it in and furrowed it and shoveled the cross furrowes 6 Thursday I went and plowed for Jacks{sons?} 7 Friday I ploughed for Jackson 8 Saturday in the forenoon boby came and altred my pigs and calvs {calves} in the afternoon I ploughed for Jackson 9 Sunday we went to church 4 O clock 10 Monday I plowed for Jackson 11 Tuesday I dug my peatchblows {Peach Blow potatoes} in the afternoon I cleaned grain for the fair 12 Wednesday we went to east Tilbury fair 13 Thursday we went to our {illegible} fair in west Tilbury 14 Friday I went and fetched home my pig in the afternoon I peened {penned?} them all up {missing} 15 Satuerday {Saturday} I commence to dig my Patoes {potatoes?} 16 Sunday we went to church 3 Oclock 17 Monday I went and plowed for Jackson 18 Tuesday I plowed for Jackson �19 Wednesday I dug potatoes it rains a little this afternoon 20 Thursday forenoon it rains a little I dug potatoes in the afternoon 21 Friday I dug potatoes and drawed one load of corn after sundown John Jardine For more information on John Jardine Sr., check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: www.ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Diary Transcription Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Wednesday I plowed in the afternoon it rained a little i fixed som fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Thursday I plowed killed two pigs at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Friday I plowed all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Satuerday I plowed to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Sunday we went to here Mr Armstrong it rained</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Monday I went to the shop with the harrows to get the teeth it is raining to day the ground is wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Tuesday I choped of to cuts John Benwa comence to ditch this afternoon it is raining the ground is geting pretty wet the ditches is geting full</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Wednesday in the forenoon John and I ditched in the afternoon I went to Stony point for Henry Richardson A load of goods that rods is very bad it is raing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Thursday John &amp; I ditched all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Friday John &amp; I ditched all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Saturday John &amp; I ditched in the afternoon I went to the shop for the harow I got two shoes on John horse</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Sunday we went to here Mr Armstrong</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Monday John &amp; I scraped the dirt into the old ditch</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Tuesday John &amp; I finished scraping this forenoon in the afternoon we drawed rails</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Wednesday John made ditch I went to stony point for Richardson drawed a few rails</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Thursday John drawed rails thi Old man Trembly and I put up the fence for the oat field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Friday I sowed 11 1/2 bushel of barley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Saturday we finished harrowing and furrowing the peice all up --</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Mr John Jardine Tilbury New Tindel P. Office John Jardine Tilbury West Nov. Nov 21th 1871</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>May 1st 1870</p> <p></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Sunday we were at home all day no church</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Monday plowed all rond the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Tuesday finished ploughing in the feild at the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Wednesday I sowed 7 bushels of barley and finished harrowing it and furrowed it up</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Thursday pulled out stumps in the new field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Friday I plowed in the afternoon it rained</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Saturday I plowed all day in the new feild Johny went to Chatham on his own buisness</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>sunday we went to church</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Monday I ploughed in the new field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Tuesday I ploughed John durt from the ditch</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Wednesday I ploughed John throwed durt from the</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Tursday I finished ploughing in the new field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Friday John B harrowed in oats I sowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Saturday old Trembly and I planted my potatoes John B finished harrowing the oats to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Sunday I took lizzey to hir mothers to goy to the dockter</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Monday I furrowed the new field I ploughed about two acres for Mr tre{cut off} in the afternoon Mr trembly and i cleaned about 40 bushels of oats and 22 bushels of wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Tuesday I went to mill to the blacksmith shop I got two shous on dan in the after finished ploughing the little field at the ashery sowed som flax and two bushels of oats John Benwa went to the lawtrel barn raising</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Wednesday I commence to ploughe for corn in the old meadow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Thursday I ploughed for corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Friday ploughed for corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Saturday after dinner it rained a little shour ploughed for corn</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Sunday I went to church lizzy is in Detroit yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Moonday I went down to Detroit to see lizzy hugh is harrowing and plouging there is a very heavy shour to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Tuesday I came home to day noon afternoon I went round for money for the society</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Wednesday noon finished ploughing for corn afternoon John Benwa harrowed Mr Marchel and I cliped the wool of the shee</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Thursday I finished harrowing for corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Friday forenoon I forrwed the corn ground in the afternoon Henery Gracy and his Wife came to see me I had just began to plant corn Lizzey is in Detroit yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Satuerday forenoon we finished planting corn in the afternoon I took my plow to the shop get a new landside and point sh{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Sunday I went to here Mr Cottoms no Lizz</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Monday I fixed a place for the chickens on and drawed lgs for two bridges in the afternoon I mad the two bridges</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>Tuesday I roled my corn in the afternoon I went to Truell raising the grainrey</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> June 1870 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Wednesday forenoon I went to the shop for my plough in the afternoon I ploughed for Edward for corn the ground is very hard and dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Thursday forenoon ploughed Edward Trembly in the afternoon I piled some manure very dry and hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Friday forenoon piled manure in the afternoon I went to stoney point to meet Lizzy she has come home from Detroit</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Saturday forenoon playing my self in the afternoon I piled up manure washed the buggy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Sudnay we went to church it rained a nice shour</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Monday forenoon piled manure in the afternoon fixed the old fence back of the wheat field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Tuesday I piled manure all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Wednesday I went to whitewash the church it began to rain about 9 to night it thundred and lighting here it rained a butful shour</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Thursday I loged for Mitchel Trmbly to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Friday I piled a little manure it is raining very near</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Satuerday I loged for hugh Gracy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Sunday we went to church at ten O clock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Monday I pulled weeds &amp; thistles out of the barley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Tuesday I puled weeds out of the potatoes &amp; oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Wednesday I spread dirt on the lane in the afternoon I pulled weeds out of the oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Thursday I finished piling manure and pulled some weeds out of the oats rain every day the crops are looking better of the rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Friday spread dirt in the afternoon cleaned wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Saturday I spread dird in the afternoon I went to Tomy Atksons to raise a stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Sunday we went to church at 4 O clock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Monday I went to mill with the last of my wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Tuesday I cultivated my potatoes and bean ground and harrowed the bean ground 3 and planted my beans</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Wednesday I comenced to hoe my potatoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Thursday I hoed potatoes to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Friday I am hoeing potatoes to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Saturday forenoon howed potatoes in the afternoon we went to here Mr king preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Sunday we went to church at eleven O clock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Monday champaine and I howed potatoes to day John Jardine</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Tuesday champain and I finished howing potatoes in the forenoon in the afternoon howed corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Wednesday tomey and I cultivated corn champain howed corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Thursday champain edward and i howed corn to day to night it rained heavy shower</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> July the first 1870 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Friday it is a drizzling rain most all day I done noghting but cut a little grass at the door</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Saturday I went to help boby vickerman at his shed to make shingels for it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Sunday we went to here Mr Armstrong</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Monday I commence to cut my hay to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Tuesday I mowing hay round the fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Wednesday cut hay with the machine drawed in one lode of hay comence to rain to night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Thursday it rained this forenoon it faired a little while it rained a heavy shower about 5 O clock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Friday Theodore and I turned over hay till about three Oclock we gathered up four rows of hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Satuerday Theodore and i comenced to draw in hay about 10 O clock Richard dodd com with the horse rake and raked up all my hay we drawed 8 lods of had</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Sunday we stayed home to day no church to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Monday it rained heavy all forenoon it rained some this afternoon I went up to Mr pools about my trees apple trees</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Tuesday it is raining it is very wet this afternoon we commence to cut my wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Wednesday we Mitchel and Theodore and me cut wheat all day Marshell finished cutting my hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Thursday Theodore and I cut wheat all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Friday Theodore and I finished cuting wheat to day at supper time we put up a few hay ricks in the evening</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Saturday Theodore and I gathered hay and drawed in 4 lods</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Sunday we went to church at 10 O clock it came up a big shour it rained a very heavy shour</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Monday I went to east tillbury in the forenoon in the afternoon we cut brley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Tuesday mowed barley and drawed in two lods of hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Wednesday mowed barley til supper time after supper we gathered up two row of barley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Thursday we gathered up 4 acres of barley in winrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Friday we drawed one load of wheat and two lods of barley till noon it came up a heavy wind and rain after the rain shook up barley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Saturday we gathered up barley in the forenoon in the afternoon we drawed in 4 1/2 lods of barley and 1 load of wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Sunday we went to church it came up a heavy of rain about noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Monday this morning at 2 Oclock a very heavy rain and wind storm Theodore and I got in one lode of barley after supper</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Tuesday we raked up last of the barley we wanted to get in the last load of barley but the rain beat us it did not get dry but the rest of the day another big shour to night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Wednesday it rains another shour about 9 O clock another between 4 and 5 this afternoon gret deal of lighting and thunder with th{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Thursday it rains this morning another shour 8 O 9 O clock another shour about 2 O clock nothing done to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Friday I straitened up the wheat and pulled weeds in the corn</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Satuerday we untied 3 lods of wheat and drawed 4 lods of wheat 1 load and half of barley and half load of hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>Sunday we went to here Mr Armstrong</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Agust the first 1870 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Monday we finished drawing in my wheat and barley I plowed Theodore cut weeds in the corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Tuesday I plowed Theodore cut weeds in the corn in the afternoon Theodore went to Mitchel to moe hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Wednesday Theodore mowed for Mitchel in the afternoon cut weeds in the corn I went to the blacksmith shop got dan shod bought a pl{page torn off} from henery richardson for $15</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Thursday I shovled out the croos furroes Theodore worked in the corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Friday I cut a few oats I comenced to {page torn off} agin in the afternoon Theodore in the co{page torn off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Satuerday plowed again Theodore in the co{page torn off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Sunday I went to church lizzy stayed home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Monday I finished plowing that pice Theodore {page torn off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Tuesday we comenced to cut oats to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Wednesday we cut ots to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Thursday reaped Oats to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Friday richard &amp; Mitchel &amp; Theodore mowed to day and I reaped ots to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Saturday it rained all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Sunday I went to church at 4 O clock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Monday Theodore &amp; I bind Oats to {page torn off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Tuesday cut som Mitchel &amp; Theodore dr{page torn off} in oats Alik and I gathered oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Wednesday Theodore went to help Mit{page torn off} stack his oats John B and I reaped oa{page torn off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Thursday in the forenoon Theodore w{page torn off} mitchel to finish his oats we reaped in {page torn off}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Friday Mitchel &amp; Theodore &amp; me finished cuting all my oats we got in one load it came up a shour of rain stoped us of geting eny more to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Saturday I finished cuting my flax in the forenoon Theodore went to stoney point for to get som tobacco</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Sunday I went to church</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Monday Theodore and I finished binding oats in the barn field and drawed them all in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Tuesday Theodore harrowed in the forenoon I bound a few oats in afternoon it was weet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Wednesday I went to the poling for the ra{cut off} Theodore cut the hay around the corn field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Thursday I went to Dunkens for one of the girls I did not get one of them in the afternoon Theodore harrowed I shook hay in the corn field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Friday in the forenoon Theodore harrowed I was looking for a girl cannot find one in afternoon we drawed in the last of the oats and Theodore finished rolling the orchard field</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Saturday Therodore drawed manure to day I was looking for a girl all day to day got none</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Sunday I went to church to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Monday Thodore manure I went to Ainslie for Maggie I drawed manure in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Tuesday Theodore and I drawed manure</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Wednesday we drawed manure</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> September 1870 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>Thursday I plowed and Theodore drawed manure</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Friday I plowed in the forenoon and helped John {page torn off} ing thrash afternoon Theodore drawed Manure</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Satuerday it is rainy I thrashed the flax</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Sunday we to hear Mr Armstrong</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Monday I thrashed for Maning Theodore hauled manure</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Teusday I finished at thrashing for Manning in the forenoon thrashed for Boby in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Wednesday I thrashed for Boby Vickerman</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Thursday I thrashed for Mitchel Trembly</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Friday I thrashed for Edward Trembly</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Saturday I thrashed for John Jardine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Sunday we went to church in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Monday finished thrashing for me at two O clock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Tuesday I plowed for fall wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Wednesday I plowed all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Thursday I plowed again all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Friday I plowed again Mr Jackson was cutting corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Satuerday I sowed 6 1/2 bush wheat and cultivated it in Mr Jackson finished cutting the corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Sunday we went to church at 10 O clock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Monday I sowed 1 1/2 bushels of wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Tuesday I furrowed it up</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Wednesday I shuvled the furrows</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Thursday I comence to plow around the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Friday I finished plowing around the house in the afternoon harrowed in to and two bushel of wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Satuerday I furrowed it up and shoveled it I bought two calvs from Richard dodd and fetched them home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Sunday we went to church 4 O clock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Monday I drawed manuer to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Tuesday I drawed manue to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Wednesday I loged for Richard dodd</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Thursday it rained a little I thrashed my beens Mr Trembly and I cleaned up the beens I fixed the buggy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Friday it rained all day it was a splendid rain the ground was very dry</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>October 1870</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Satuerday I plowed all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Sunday we went to church at 10 O clock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Monday raining till 10 O clock I plowed one land this foreanoonin the afternoon I went to the society meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Thuesday in the forenoon I drawed three lods of manuere cleaned 6 bushels of wheat for Marchel and 4 for me</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Wednesday I sowed 3 bushels half of u{torn off} and harrows it in and furrowed it and shoveled the cross furrows</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Thursday I went and plowed for Jackson</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Friday I ploughed for Jackson</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Saturday in the forenoon boby came and altred my pigs and calvs in the afternoon I ploughed for Jackson</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Sunday we went to church 4 O clock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Monday I plowed for Jackson</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Tuesday I dug my peatch blows in the afternoon I cleaned grain for the fair</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Wednesday we wnt to east Tilbury fair</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Thursday we went to our own fair in west tillbury</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Friday I went and fetched home my pig in the afternoon I peened them up to fat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Saturday I commence to dig my Tatoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Sunday we went to church 3 O clock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Monday I went and plowed for Jackson</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Tuesday I plowed for Jackson</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Wednesday I dug potatoes it rains a little this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Thursday forenoon it rains a little I dug potates in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Friday I dug potatoes and drawed one load of corn after sundown John Jardine</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>{top of page torn off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Monday I moved John Warnic</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Tuesday it rained most all day I thrashed my beans I was sick</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Wednesday I was very sick</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Thursday the same</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Friday the same Mifs Jane Gracy {written in pencil}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Satuerday Alick &amp; hugh came down and plowed and harrowed for me</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Sunday I was in bed most all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Monday Hughy &amp; Alick sowed all my fall wheat and harrowed and partily waterfurrowed it I am some better to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Tuesday Alick and I shoveling furrows</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Wednesday Alick shoveled furrows I skined the little hiefer</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Thursday we went to the picnic east</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> October October 1869 Mifs James {written in pencil} <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Friday I went to mill with a grist</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Satuerday I took bill lickman wife flour and mutton it raines hard all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Sunday went to here Mr forest</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Monday I drawed ashes for sharaw in the afternoon I drawed up some firewood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Tuesday Mitchel and I cut corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Wednesday Mitchel and I cut corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Thursday I plowed for Mitchel all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>friday I plowed for Mitchel all day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>{top of page torn away}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>I cle{torn off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Wednesday we went {torn off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Thursday I plowed for Mitchel all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>friday sharow helped me to clean a load of barley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Satuerday I went to crows with a load of barley sold for $1.29 cents 22 hundred 17 pounds</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Sunday we went to here Mr forest</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Monday Mr trembly and I cleaned a load of barley in the afternoon mary and me dug potatoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Tuesday we went to the picnic</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Wednesday dug potatoes marey and me to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Thursday I went to Chatham with a load of barley sold for $1.23 cents I had 22 hundred and 60</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>friday Mitchel and Mary and I finished diging my potatoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Satuerday it is raining and snowing to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Sunday we went to here Mr king</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Monday I fixed the hog pen</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Tuesday I tied corn straw and drawed one load of corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Wednesday I husked a little and drawed a load and a half of corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Thursday I took the last of my barley out to Mr Crow I got prise $ 1.22 cts per hundred I had twelve hundred and sixty pounds</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>friday I loged at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Satuerday I tied corn straw all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>Sunday went to here Mr forest</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> A November the 11 month of the year 1869 November 1869 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Monday Mary and I drawed to loads corn and cleaned my barley John Jardine</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Tuesday Lizzie and me went to chatham and to blenhiem for seed barley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Wednesday we stayed in blenhim all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Thursday we came home from blenhim</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>friday it rained and snowed Sam and me cleaned 25 bushels of wheat and I went to mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Satuerday I bought one hundred bushel of corn from beatise leanard prise 40 cts per bushel brought home two loads of corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Sunday we wnt to here Mr forest</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Monday I banked the house and covered my potatoes Deeper</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Tuesday I loged for William cornwell Alick and sam husked corn all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Wednesday Samuel and Alick and me husked corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Thursday Alick and I drawed in the corn straw</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>friday Alick and I drawed in two loads of corn and husked a little corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Satuerday it snowed very hard all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Sunday we stayed home all day snow agin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Monday took two logs up to the mill I fixed a place for to feed my pigs on</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Tuesday I drawed Mr Trembley hay home for him it snowed very heavy to day {in left margin - Alick commence work to day 16}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Wednesday it snowed very heavy and rained Alick and me cut of a pice of the stack</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Thursday I cut wood and Alick drawed it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>friday Alick cut a little wood and dun the chors it rained hard to day I run around</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Satuerday it rained this forenoon this afternoon Alick and me drawed in them shocks of corn to the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Sunday we stayed home</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Monday in the forenoon Alick and me cut hoop poles it snowed very heavy you could hardly see Alick and me husked corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Tuesday we took hoop poles to henery in the afternoon Alick and me cut hoop poels</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Wednesday Alick and me took another load of hoop poles to henry the hole was 1.16 poels in the afternoon fixed sheep pen and calf yard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Thursday Alick and me choped dogs of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>friday moring I went and got my horses shod in the afternoon drawed up wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Satuerday Alick drawed wood I choped</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Sunday we went here Mr forest</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Monday I went after albert to fix the stable in the afternoon A &amp; me husked corn it rained all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Tuesday the snow is gon it raines hard Alick and me finished husked corn to day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> D D December 12th month of the Year December 12th Month <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Wednesday Alick and me fixed the shed for the cows ad choped som stovewood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Thursday we drawed corn straw into the barn yard commenc to chop cord wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>friday Alick drawed up wood for the machine I choped it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Satuerday it snowes and raines very hard to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Sunday we went to here Mr King</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Monday Alick and me drawed up wood for the machine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Tuesday hugh sawed stovewood for us</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Wednesday hugh sawed stovewood for us</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Thursday we moved logs and burned brush for Shore to ditch</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>friday I nailed the batens on the Stable and the kitchen</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Satuerday we split wood in the afternoon it rained Alick and I cleaned up 25 bush of wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Sunday roads is bad it rains we stayed home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Monday shrowo Alick and I kiled to pigs split wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Tuesday alick &amp; I split wood at the dore</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Wednesday it rained all day nothing dun</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Thursday I went to mill with 25 bushels of wheat Alick stayed home and kept batch alone</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>friday I choring and spliting some wood at the door</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Satuerday I went to mill and fetched the rest of my grist home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Sunday we stayed at home all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Monday I was choring and spliting a little wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Tuesday forenoon spliting wood afternoon Alick &amp; richard edward and old Mr Trembly put up my stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Wednesday I was choring and spliting wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Thursday I put dung on my potatoes piled up wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Friday I was spliting and piling wood and choring</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Saturday Christmas day - Went to Mrs Gracey's to dinner Came home alone and after feeding the stock went to a raffle at Richardson's store</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Sunday In the evening we went to hear M King preach at 7 O clock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>E Nondurn Helped Bobby Vickerman to clean his flax seed done the Chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Tuesday afternoon helped the boys to say wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Wednesday I helped sam to split wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Thursday I was choring in the afternoon helped Edward Trembly to draw logs for the machine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>Friday I helped richard dood drawing logs For the machine to day all day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/bfa6d65779451f0edab19ed381b7e002.pdf 3083b7067181db783c4d3e773fb3bffb PDF Text Text John Jardine Sr. (1836-1905) 1872-1874 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers The original Jardine diaries are confusing. There are pages torn out, pages inserted, and duplicate pages that he has rewritten. The occasional page has no month or year identified. We have done our best to reorder them and present them in chronological order in this transcript. Readers wishing to work with the Jardine diaries extensively or consult the handwritten pages and their irregular arrangement should consult the original diaries in Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph. October the 24 1872 flour to notia the blacksmith two hundred of flour $ cts at $3 50 ahundred 7 00 a cord of wood to the blacksmith 1 00 3 50 October the 24th one hundred of flour to Godfaw Trembly and a 11 pounds of pork 66 September the 22 1873 seed wheat sowed this year is 19 x 1/2 bushels at a $ 1 x 10 cts pr bus {per bushel} $21 45 17 bushels of wheat sold $21 62 ½ 26 this bushels of wheat taken and ground for flour $1 x 10 cts $28 60 $43 75 16 October the 16 ------ 1873 took one load of wheat to Chatham and sold it there was 39 x 49 bushels it fetched my cts �January the 13 --------- 1874 I went to chatham with a load of wheat x sold it for $1.80 cts ahundred bushels 39.52 lbs came to $43.05 12. ½ bushels sold to st John came to $13.75 20 bushels ground agin {again} in flour for my one use at $1x10 cts per b comes to $22 6 bushels of wheat sold to st John agin March the 31 1874 comes to $7.20 April the 28, 1874 20 bushels of wheat I took to mill agin for my one use and got ground into flour 11 20 12 {Sideways it reads: 8.53 5.10 3.68} Sold 4 bushels agin it came to {Below it reads: $4x38 ½} May the 19 1874 I went to Chatham with a load of wheat x sold it for $1 18 per bushel bushels 27.6 came to $27.85 cts APRIL the 1, 1872 1 Monday it is a btful day cold wind James Jardine drawed out ties black ash in the forenoon. John Jardine made black ash in the forenoon in the afternoon maid white Oake ties nine at the railroad frend {friend} of old Trembly hou{illegible} 2 Tuesday James and I maid ties J John Jardine went to see Shampan in the afternoon about som {some} Oats a fine day 3 Wednesday James and J Jardine maid ties all day 12 Gold Ring in a guinea pigs nose A man without manners and wearing fine clothes is like a {illegible} {hog?} J Tilbury West April 3rd, 1872 Before you marry be sure you Tarry 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Received from John Jardine for mare The sum off {of} $125 payment in full up to date James Jardine $ March 28th 1872 Six months after date I promise to pay {Henry Richardson} or Bases the sum of $8 75 Value Received John Jardine Six months after I promise to pay the sum of value received in the day. {J.J.?} �Command you may your mind from play {every moment?} Danube is the name of a River in Turkey 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Oh! never mind the weather but get out off Double trouble Believe {illegible} Oh! never mind the weather but get out off Double Trouble {illegible} Oh! never mind the weather, but get {page torn} C Command you m {page torn} {sideways it reads: 44 ½} {Upside-down the page reads the following:} Mr John Jardine Tilbury West Trudell Post Office Mr John Jardin W. Pembroke County of Renfrew Province of Upper Canada Ont. Command You Mary Your Mind I lay every moment APRIL APRIL the first 1872 1 Monday it is a fine day cold wind James Jardine Drawed out ties black ash ties in the forenoon John Jardine Maid white oak ties in the at the railroad {brunt?} of old {word cut off} 2 Tuesday fine James and I maid {made} ties I went to se {see} Shampan for Oats 3 Wednesday James and I maid ties all day maid I 8 white oak 4 red oak 4 Thursday James Jardine and I drawed ties this forenoon 31 we maid 14 this afternoon of red oak ties 5 Friday we drawed ties in the forenoon in the afternoon we maid 12 ties it is a fine day we herd {heard} the frog sing 6 Satuerday James and I went to the mill with a grist and then plough to the shop in the afternoon we maid ties and 2 black ash and drawed them out, about half past 4 Oclock it began rain and I cut my fool this afternoon 7 Sunday morning it is raining a little all day home to {word cut off} 8 Monday forenoon James sowed grass seed I was {?????} grass seed in the afternoon I commenced to plough James went to the mill for the grist and did not get it 9 Tuesday James sowed grass seed and went to the mill this eving {evening} for the grist I ploughed to day 10 Wednesday James & Cathrine & Mary went to Chatham and I stayed home and fixed up the gats {gates} and the fence �11 Thursday we got our oats home from Champan I ploughed after supper James piled lumber at the {word cut off} 12 Friday moring {morning} there was a big thunder shower before daylight it rained a little this forenoon I plough this afternoon James got whippletree riged {rigged} for his team 13 Satuerday I ploughed with Jane & cat all day James went for shepard with the team to move his stable 14 Sunday we went to church to here Mr {blank space} fine day 15 Monday forenoon ploughed dan and black James Jardine put up the fences that blowed down with the wind on Satuerday the 14 it beings to snow at a quarter to twelve it snowed very heavey for about two hours it a little all afternoon I ploughed in the snow 16 Tuesday I ploughed and went to John Warnock a little while after dinner to put the top logs 17 Wednesday I went to James f dodd raising his driving house and stable and alean to his grainery 18 Thursday I ploughed this forenoon it rains considerable I went to the store after dinner and ploughed after supper with dan and cate round the apples trees 19 Friday I plowed to day in the orchard field fine day James Jardine is working on the railroad this is three days and a half this week one day las week 20 Satuerday I plowed in the forenoon in the afternoon I went to Mary Jane Arkson funeral 21 Sunday we went to church in the forenoon in the afternoon it rained a heavy shower 22 Monday I plowed all day finished plowing in the orchard by the house I plowed 4 loads by the barn 23 Tuesday I commenced to harrow in the lower field nixt {next?} the concession for oats I sowed 6 bushels to night 24 Wednesday sowed 9 ½ bushels of oats finished the lower field sowing and harrowing 25 Thursday forenoon I furrowed it James harrowed the orchard I in the afternoon sowed the orchard with barley twelve bushels and a peck 26 Friday I shovled the furrowes in the lower field by the concession James Jardine plowed in the field by the barn 27 Satuerday I furrow the orchard and plowed ond land in the field by the barn in forenoon in the afternoon I shoveled the orchard furrowed James plowed in the field by the barn all day 28 Sunday I stayed home James & Cathrine went to church 29 Monday I plowed in the field by the barn {Ja road?} 30 Tuesday I plowed to day James is on the railroad MAY the first 1872 �1 Wednesday forenoon it rains I went to the council meeting James plowed in the afternoon 2 Thursday I finished plowing the field by the barn in the forenoon in the afternoon I harrowed in a five bushels of barley 5 3 Friday moving we are all siting {sitting} in the house it is raining pretty heavy it fairs up about 10 Oclock it turns out a butful {beautiful} day I harrowed in the field by the barn sowed 3 bushels barley this afternoon 4 Satuerday {Saturday} I sowed 4 bushels of oats and 2 bushels of barley in the field by the barn and I furrowed about half of the field it is a butful day I have finished sowing grain this spring 5 Sunday went to church to day at half past 10 6 Monday I sowed my flax and finished furrowing the field by the barn and shoveled the furrowed and took my patoes {potatoes} out of the pit 7 Tuesday forenoon I planted my patoes in the afternoon I went down to detroit I went to Mary {Skameon?} 8 Wednesday in detroit and sandwich to day 9 Thursday I came home to day this eving {evening} I began to plow in the new field east side of the barn for corn 10 Friday plowed in the barn field to day for corn 11 Satuerday I plowed in the new pice {piece} of ground east side of the barn for corn 12 Sunday we went to church in the forenoon at half past ten Oclock 13 Monday plowed in the barn field for corn 14 Tuesday plowed again for corn it is very dry 15 Wednesday plowed in the forenoon in the afternoon it is a butful rain 16 Thursday I plowed agin {again} 17 Friday in the forenoon I finished plowing in the east field by the barn for corn in the afternoon Archey Gracy and I planted corn James harrowed for me to day 18 Satuerday Archey and I planted corn till about 4 Oclock it began to rain James finished harrowing the corn ground for me in the forenoon went and got dan shod 19 Sunday stayed home no church it all rained all. Satuerday night {O?} it is splendid rain 20 Monday it is showery James is at home to day he brot {brought} home 40 bushels of oats and helped me to clean grass seed I planted 3 & ½ lands of corn 21 Tuesday I finished planting my corn I fixing rails som the fence and drawed som stones out of the field with geney on the crutch and sowed the orchard field with grass seed it is a fine day but cloudey looks very like rain the ground is prety {pretty} sappy every thing is growing very fast �22 Wednesday it rained to day 23 Thursday James Jardine ditched for Richard dodd I ditched for Richard in the forenoon in the afternoon I went to tomas {thomas?} Jackson shop raising 24 Friday in the afternoon I went to the graveyard and fixed up lizzy grave 25 Satuerday in the forenoon I whitewashed the shed in the afternoon I went to William henderson for the sawing machine fine day 26 Sunday we went to church half past ten it came up a thunder storm in the night 27 Monday this moring {morning} the ditches is full of water the ground is very sloppy and wet James and {Potruf?} helped me to saw wood at the door for the stove there is a heavy wind from the west the water has dried up very fast the ditches is pretty low to night 28 Tuesday James {Potruf?} Me to saw wood to day 29 Wednesday James went to the railroad to day and I & Gorge cambel {George Campbell?} we split wood at the door it rained to night 30 Thursday James is home this forenoon we sawed up the skids and put the machine in the barn in the afternoon Gorge & I split wood this afternoon John Jardine 31 Friday Gorge Cambel and I split wood to day at the door we had lots of visters {visitors} to day JUNE the first 1872 1 Satuerday I went to Mr pools in the forenoon in the afternoon Gorge & I split wood at the door the store and got $10 pound of tea 2 Sunday we went to church in the afternoon at half past three Oclock 3 Monday Mr Marchel and I shore my sheep Gorge split wood at the door thee old mair foled {the old mare foaled this morning fol {foal} cant stand 4 Tuesday split a little wood planted my beens {beans} and fed the colt and examened {examined} the corn the grubs is cuting {cutting} the corn all of at the top of the ground 5 Wednesday the colt died this morning we split wood at the door to day agin {again} we burried the colt 6 Thursday this morning Gorge {George} and I split wood at the door this forenoon I in the afternoon went to Mr Jonston {Johnston?} stable raising in the afternoon it began to rain to night about 9 Oclock it rained prettey {pretty} near all night James is gon {gone} to Moldon {Malden? Neighbourhood in Windsor} 7 Friday it is raining prettey hard this morning the ground is geting {getting} very weet {wet} this afternon is fine till 6 oclock it is a heavy shower of rain thunder and lighting {lightning} this afternoon I split wood at the door ----- my wheat is begining {beginning} to head out June the 7 �8 Satuerday {Saturday} I went to the shop with my plow and harrow this forenoon James is spliting {splitting} wood at the door in the afternoon James and Gorge and I is spliting wood at the door the roads is very slopy {sloppy} and wet 9 Sunday we went to church at half past 10 Oclock 10 Monday James and Gorge and I planted the corn all over agin and pulled dockens {plant also known as bitter dock} out of the barley 11 Tuesday in the forenoon Gorge and I is weeding in the barley I in the afternoon went to James Miller barn raising 12 Wednesday Gorge cambel and I Cultivated the ptotes {potatoes} and puled {pulled} dockens out of the barley 13 Thursday began to hoe my patoes {potatoes} it came up rain so James & Gorge and my self cleaned all my wheat up there is 26 bushels there is 16 bus to goe {go} to Mill for flour and 10 I am goeing to take to chatham when I goe 14 Friday we howed {hoed} our potoes {potatoes} this forenoon I in the afternoon went to John Mcdool {Mcdowell?} shead {shed} raising 15 Satuerday {Saturday} Gorge and I piled manuer {manure} and mowed the frunt {front} walk to day 16 Sunday no church to day at home 17 Monday Gorge and I piled manuer fine 18 Tuesday went to mill with a grist Let potruf have a 11 bushels of wheat at one $1 40 cts per bushel weight 19 Wednesday I in the forenoon 6,, 60 piled manure I in the afternoon I went to Sam Millet barn raising 20 Thursday in the forenoon Gorge and I piled manuere I in the afternoon went to Jackson stable raising very hot to day 21 Friday Gorge and I finished piling up the manure – in the afternoon we began to cultivated the corn 22 Stuerday {Saturday} moring {morning} Gorge and I was looking for the read {Reid?} cow and her calf then we cultivted the beens {cultivated the beans} and howed som {hoed some} of them 23 Sunday we went to church half pa 10 24 Monday John & Gorge Camble and I howed corn this afternoon Gorge & I cultivated corn in the forenoon, it is a fine day John Jardine 25 Thesday {Tuesday} Mr Camble & Gorge & I finished cultivated the corn and got it all howed to fine wather {weather} 26 Wednesday I went to the lake for a lode {load} of sand I fixed wagon wheelels {wheels} �27 Thursday James & Gorge & I went to the lake and fetched home two loads of sand I in the afternoon went to church after supper we killed buges of the patoes {bugs off the potatoes} fine wheather {weather} hot 28 Friday James & and Gorge & and I went for two loads of sand to stony point 29 Saturday morning I plowed my patoes {potatoes} and went to church at half past 10 oclock howed them 30 Sunday we went to church sacrament sabath July the first 1872 1 Monday ground our scythe and commence to cut hay here by the house this afternoon 2 Tuesday cut hay in the forenoon James and I went to John Manan sable {stable} raising in the afternoon 3 Wednesday James & I and drawed two loads of hay in to the stable left Gorge & James drawed in hay this afternoon I went to Potruf barn raising in the afternoon 4 Thursday Gorge & I got in two lods {loads} of hay and cathrine & I went up to Mrs pools {Above it reads: to see} Mrs cantlan in the evening 5 Friday I helped James to plow over at dodds 6 Satuerday {Saturday} James & I went to chatham to day 7 Sunday we went to church to day at 3 Oclock 8 Monday Gorge & I ground our scythes this forenoon Marchel comence {commence} to cut my medow 9 Tuesday Marchel & us finished cuting {cutting} my meadow this forenoon Gorge & I covered the ashery well with new logs and bark this afternoon 10 Monday Wednesday Gorge & I raked the medow with the horse raked this forenoon I had Edward Trembly & John Cambel cocking hay all day Gorge & I drawed in this afternoon five loads of hay it is very hot and dry 11 Thursday we got in three loads of hay this draw any more to day, we have cambel to day 12 Friday Gorge & I is raking and turning over the hay this forenoon Gorge and his father & I got in all the hay out of the medow 13 Satuerday Gorge went to the sop with the cradle Mr camble & I reaped wheat this forenoon in the afternoon Gorge drove the machine in the barley and Mr camble and I folowed {followed} behind the machine pushing the barley out of the way of the horses 14 Sunday we went to church at half past 10 oclock it is very hot and dry it looks a little like rain to night James Jardine commenced work for Jonson on Wednesday at noon July the 10 1872 �15 Monday Gorge & Mr Cambel cocked barley and I went to the shop to get a peice of my machine mended drawed in two loads of barley 16 Tuesday Gorge & I drawed in 4 loads of barley and three or 4 dusson {dozen} of wheat and it came up a shower of rain and we cut the hay round the orchard field and mowed a little nixt {next} the road 17 Wednesday we mowed the next of the barley in the orchard this forenoon in the afternoon we cocked barley 18 Thursday forenoon is weet {wet} in the afternoon cocked barley and drawed in three loads 19 Friday drawed in al lthe barley out of the field orchard field dun {done} at 4 oclock cut alittle wheat this evening 20 Satuerday three of us in the wheat to day 21 Sunday morning it is raining I did not goe to church to day 22 Monday i it is a fine day I cradle wheat and bound it Gorge Camble and I drawed in two loads of wheat after supper 23 Tuesday it rains to day till about 4 Oclock this afternoon Gorge and I cut ten dusson {dozen} stocks of wheat 24 Wednesday I am cradling wheat agin {again} to day till 5 Oclock Gorge and I drawed in two loads of wheat this evening Tomas Marshaw began to bind wheat for me to day at noon 25 Thursday forenoon I finished cuting {cutting} wheat and sirprise {surprise?} oats this afternoon I bound wheat with Tom Marshaw we got in {scribble} one load wheat it came up showe {shower} of rain spoiled this evening work 26 Friday {cease?} Marshaw & Tom Marshaw & I cut the barley by the barn this afternoon 27 Satuerday Tomas Marshaw & I drawed in the wheat to day I bound the surprise oats and drawed them in after dark 28 Sunday we are at home no church to day fine day 29 Monday Gorge & I began to gather the barley it came up a big rain sorm {storm} about 10 oclock it spoilt our barley for to day 30 Tuesday forenoon I mowed the hay round the wheat field and the strip of hay at the head & I turned over the barley to dry 31 Wednesday it is raining to day dowing {doing} nothing it faired up in the afternoon a little I cut my flax seed and tie it up John Jardine AUGUST the 1 1872 1 Thursday Marshaw & I began my oats we turned over the barley at noon to dry and went at the {Above it reads: oats} rest of the day �2 Friday Tomas Marshaw & Charley shanpang & Gorge Camble & I stacked the barley to day 3 Satuerday {Saturday} us fore are at the oats to day in the lower field by the concession we cut and bound 97 sooks {stooks} 4 Sunday I at home Cathrine went to church at half past three oclock 5 Monday in the forenoon cut oats in the field by the barn in the afternoon charley champan & I drawed in 4 loads of Oats out of the field by the concession 6 Tuesday in the forenoon cut oats and drawed in one load, finished cuting oats this afternoon and bound about 10 dusson {dozen} to day 7 Wednesday election day I went to the shopwith my Cultivater in the forenoon in the afternoon I went to the town hall and give my voat {vote} for Rankin 8 Thursday Gorge & I finished drawing in my oats to day finished harvist {harvest} to day 9 Friday Gorge & I is cuting weeds in the corn to day 10 Satuerday Gorge & I was cuting weeds in the corn 11 Sunday we went to church at half past 10 12 Monday James & I cut weeds in the corn 13 Tuesday this morning it rains heavy it is showery to day we began to draw dung this eving {evening} and cut weads in the corn 14 Wednesday we finished cuting the weeds in the corn and drawed out 4 loads of dung John Jardine 15 Thursday mistake in Wednesday work in place of finishing the corn on Wednesday it was to day Wednesday there was very little dun {done} for it is a wet day it rained a good deal the ditches has conciderable {considerable} water in them and the ground is very soft 16 Friday Gorge & I hawled {hauled} manure out to day we hawled 12 loads into the wheat agin this fall 17 Satuerday {Saturday} I plowed with dan & blak & Gorge haled manuere {hauled manure} with Jane & kate James helped Gorge this afternoon to hall {haul} manure it is fine weather 18 Sunday we went to church in the afternoon at three oclock to here {hear} Mr Mcalmon 19 Monday we drawed manuere {manure} to day 20 Tuesday drawed manuer agin 21 Wednesday we went to mersey to picknic {picnic} 22 Thursday I am alone plowed to day and halowed {hauled?} three loads of manure to �23 Friday went to thrash for Shampan 24 Satuerday finished thrashing for Shampan at noon this afternoon I haled {hauled} out 8 loads of manuer fine weather 25 Sunday we went to church at half past three Oclock in the afternoon 26 Monday morning I plowed two lands and hale {hauled} manure the reast {rest} of the day it came up a thunder showe {shower} about 4 Oclock 27 Tuesday forenoon we finished halling {hauling} the manuere in the afternoon Gorge Cambel haled dirt from the asherrey in to the barn yard and I plowed for wheat 28 Wednesday Gorge is haling dirt and I am plowing to day fine weather 29 Thursday we ar dowing {are doing} the sam {same} to day 30 Friday I finished plowing the field by the ashory {ashery} a little before noon I helped Gorge to hall {haul} dirt the rest of the day in to the barn yard 31 Satuerday {Saturday} I went to thrash for boby vickerman Gorge is drawing dirt in the yard agin {again} to day SEPTEMBER has 30 days the 1 1872 1 Sunday James & Cathrine went to chu{rch} at half past 3 O I stayed home it is dry weather agin looks a little like rain this evening 2 Monday I finished thrashing for boby vickerman this forenoon in the afternoon I cultavated {cultivated} and James went to the shop with the horses to get shod and did not get it dun {done} 3 Tuesday James went and got the hores {horse} shod this forenoon I cultivated in the field by the barn to day Gorge harrowed in the field by the ashery for wheat 4 Wednesday Gorge & I fine cultivating and harrow this forenoon in the afternoon I went to the shop and got the lampers out of Jane mouth and got my cultivater fixed fine weather 5 Thursday we are doing nothing this forenoon it is raining I plowed in the after noon in the field by the barn 6 Friday morning looking for one of the cows I got one land plowed in the afternoon I went to Jackson to thrash 7 Satuerday thrashed for Trembly 8 Sunday we are at home to day 9 Monday forenoon finished thrashing for Edward Trembly in the afternoon commenced to thrash for my self A merchant not over conversant with Geography. on hearing that one of his vessels was in Jep Jeopardy coclaimed {proclaimed?}, “Jeopardy, Jeopardy, where’s that?” �John Jardine 10 Tuesday thrashed for me to day agin {again} 11 Wednesday forenoon finished thrashing fore me about 9 oclcok in the afternoon James sowd {sowed} 5 bushels of wheat and I cultivated it in Gorge is braking lumps 12 Thursday morning James got about 4 bush of wheat sowed and it came on rain and we in the field by the barn in this afternoon it is raining. to night aagin the ground is pretty soft geting to night Charley Champan is cuting corn to day and James and Gorge is helping him to cut corn this afternoon 13 Friday forenoon I plowed in the field by the barn in the afternoon I cultivated in the rest of my wheat James finished sowing the field by the ashory {ashery} 14 Satuerday I finished furrowing up the field of wheat in the forenoon in the afternoon I & Gorge shovled {shoveled} the furrows out James is thrashing for Rd Charley C Shampan finished cuting {cutting} the corn to day 15 Sunday James went up to Mr Pools I & Cathrine stayed home to day 16 Monday in the forenoon James went and helped Richard Dodd to thrash I plowed in the field by the barn Gorge is sick to day 17 Tuesday James is gon {gone} to Henery Morrice to plow I am plowing in the field by the barn for wheat Gorge is burning stumps out of my way 18 Wednesday I am plowing in the field by the barn Gorge is at the stumps John Jardine 19 Thursday it is weet {wet} this morning Gorge & I cleaned 9 bushels of wheat and then it faired I commence to plow about half past 9 Oclock I finished plowing the barn field for wheat about half past 2 Oclock I began to sow & Gorge began to harrow I sowed 5 bushels to night in the barn field 20 Friday I sowed 4 ½ of wheat to day {word cut off} finished sowing the field by the barn Gorge finished harrowing it to night it is a butful {beautiful} day very warm 21 Satuerday I finished forrwing {furrowing} my wheat field by the barn this forenoon Gorge & I shovled the furrows this afternoon and drawed in the beens {beans} in to the barn it is a butful day 22 Sunday home to day it rained this morning very heavy there was heavy lighting {lightning} and thunder about half past 4 Oclock 23 Monday showery this forenoon I thrashed my beens {beans} to day they ar {are} very tuf {tough?} 24 Tuesday James and I plowed for Edward Trembly to day for his wheat this is a fine day very like rain to night the wind is south 25 Wednesday I went to the store this forenoon James made an ax handle in the afternoon {Above it reads: I went} out and helped Mr Ricardson {Richardson} to sow wheat 26 Thursday we are fixing the skidway to day and we took the mchine {machine} to the bush we have got it readay {ready} for staking to night �What comes once a minute, twice in a moment, and once in a man’s life? The letter M. 27 Friday this morning staked the mchine {machine} and began sawing James is helping me to day and Gorge Camble fine day 28 Satuerday Gorge and I is alone to day sawing cordwood we don {done} big days sawing it rained alittle in the night 29 Sunday this moring {morning} the wind is very high this it is like to blow the house over sometimes 30 Monday Gorge & I {crossented?} som {some} hickery logs this forenoon in the afternoon James & Gorge & I sawed cordwood with the mchine {machine} OCTOBER the {Below it reads: first} 1872 has 31 days 1 Tuesday Gorge & I sawed cordwood to day with the mchine 2 Wednesday I went to the shop with cate & Jane to get them shod I got two shoes on Jane and cate shod all round it is weet {wet} to day Gorge & I cleaned 17 bags barley this afternoon for to go to chatam {chatham} 3 Thursday it is very like rain this forenoon the roads very slopy {sloppy} Gorge drawed three loads of punkins {pumpkins} & I sharp my saw, in the afternoon Gorge & I sawed cordwood 4 Friday i went to help Sameul {Samuel} Gracey to rais {raise} his graineary {granary} 5 Satuerday Gorge Cambel & I went to chatham with a load of barley 6 Sunday we went to church half past 10 Oclock this morning in the afternoon it began to rain at half past 2 Oclock rain till night the road muddy 7 Monday I did not do much to day I choped {chopped} down a hickory tree for cordwood 8 Tuesday thrashed for mr pool to day fine wheather {weather} to day 9 Wednesday thrashed for Mr pool this forenoon in the afternoon I got two shoes Jane came home and went back to Mr pool agin with James papers 10 Thursday Gorge & I cut a cord of wood and split it and took it up to the black smith and I drawed 5 loads of punkins {pumpkins} up to the fence Gorge went to bobys to a husking be this afternoon James Jardine came home to sine {sign} the papers 1 11 Friday this morning James & I went u p to mr pools and sined the papers in the afternoon James went back to kooks corner Gorge & I cleaned 21 bags of barley to go to chatham 12 Satuerday {Saturday} Mr Pool & I went to chatham and put 300 dolers {dollars} in the bank got a check for it and sent it of {off} to Toronto to Mc {blank space} and took a load barley to chatham with me Every lesson who shall willfully admire, or order other persons to admire with �13 Sunday we are at home to day no minister these times {articles?} 14 Monday moring {morning} diging {digging} potatoes for to take to the fair on the fair on the 15 in the afternoon I went to help Edward Trembly rase {raise} his stable and shed 15 Tuesday we went to the fair surprise oats first prise {prize} 50 cts barley first prise 50 cts beens {beans} 2nd pris 25 cts potatoes 2nd prise 25 cts 16 Wednesday Gorge & I cut a cord of wood with the mchine {machine} for Mr {Melegan?} and took it up to him & Go we kiled {killed} a pig this afternoon 17 Thursday forenoon Gorge & I is looking for my sheep and cleaned a grist of 25 bush Beauty tis a fading flower pull a rose & it will fade in an hour. 123456789, in the afternoon I went out to the store 18 Friday forenoon found my sheep in the afternoon I husked a little corn 19 Satuerday I went and thrashed for William Jackson with my horses to day it is a fine weather 20 Sunday this is a beautiful morning thre {there} is no church today 21 Monday I took 25 bushels of wheat to the mill in the afternoon I drawed timber for shepard for a culbart {culvert?} on Trembly 22 Tuesday I worked for shepard drawing rails on John were place 23 Wednesday plowing and scraping on William fram {farm?} place for shepard 24 Thursday plowing and scraping for shepard on Jackson crosing {crossing} and on the sideline at Gracy 25 Friday it is raining a little all day Gorge and I husked a little corn, in the afternoon we drawed in 42 bushels of corn it is mudy {muddy} to day 27 Sunday it rains alittle yet it is slopy {sloppy} and nasty about the roads this moring {morning} 28 Monday plowing & craping {scraping} for shepard 29 Tuesday plowing & craping for shepard 30 Wednesday I drawed in my corn 31 Thursday plowing & craping for shepard NOVEMBER 1872 1 Friday plowing & craping for shepard 2 Satuerday I went to chatham 3 Sunday we are at home to day I am sick �4 Monday this forenoon I am not doing much I was on the railroad looking at the men laing {laying} the tie for the iron NOVEMBER 1875 January 10-1875 Mistake Tuesday the 5 October I hade {had} a ride on the canada GTR across edward Trembly lot up to sideline 18&19 5 Tuesday I went on the railroad to see Mr Curk about a Job of wood that all I dun {done} for it bgan {began} to rain Cathrine & I cleaned up about 12 bushels of oats 6 Wednesday forenoon worked for shepard in the afternoon I went to baptis {baptist} creek with a railroad gentleman for a dollar and a half 7 Thursday I went to stoney point this morning for my appletrees and went up to Samuel Gracy to help him to thrash the machine did not goe {go} well we got nothing {done} only a little buckwheat thrashed to day 8 Friday thrashed for Samuel Gracy to day fine wheather {weather} 9 Satuerday thrashed for Sam to day 10 Sunday home to day cate went to east tilbury with Mrs Gracy 11 Monday thrashed for Sam Gracy till about 1 Oclock we finished it rains a little this afternoon 12 Tuesday plowing & craping {scraping} for Shepard to day fine weather 13 Wednesday this forenoon working for Shepard on the grade at Trembly’s crosing {crossing} in the afternoon James & I was drawing in my corn straw fine 14 Thursday forenoon James & I cut some corn hills that was left, in the afternoon we drawed it in and the remainder of the shoks {shocks} that was in the field it is dry but cold it is very like snow 15 Friday James & I is drawing ties acrose {across} the railroad for the company at home here that is in tilbury west on lot 19 in the forth {fourth} concession between a little snow to day 16 Satuerday charley champan & I drawed ties{Below it reads: to day agin} a little snow to day agin 17 Sunday it is a beautful {beautiful} day but cold & raw winds it has frose {froze} very hard these few nights back James & Cathrine has gon {gone} up to the Mrs Graceys this afternoon 18 Monday James & I drawed ties to day 19 Tuesday James & I is drawing ties to day 20 Wednesday drawing ties to day 21 Thursday drawing ties to day 22 Friday we are drawing ties to day 23 Satuerday James & I is still drawing yet �24 Sunday Cathrine Jardine & I went to chruch {church} this moring {morning} preaching at half past ten Oclock this morning 25 Monday James & I is at the ties agin {again} to day 26 Tuesday drawing ties to day 27 Wednesday William fin {fine?} & I went over to the town line to draw ties there over the railroad for the company 28 Thursday William & I is drawing ties to day 29 Friday drawing ties at the town line 30 Satuerday drawing ties to day DECEMBER 1 Sunday it is snowing very heavy all day 2 Monday this forenoon we ar {are} drawing ties at the townline came home snowed this aafternoon very heavy 3 Tuesday drawing ties James & I to day 4 Wednesday James & I is drawing ties 5 Thursday drawing ties to day 6 Friday we finished drawing ties this forenoon for good this time 7 Satuerday I went and got my horses shod at the blacksmith 8 Sunday we went to church to day 9 Monday we did nothing this forenoon In the afternoon we sawed a few blockes of wood and lifted the machine it is a very cold day 10 Tuesday sawing for Richard dodd to to 11 Wednesday sawing for dodd to day 12 Thursday doing nothing to day only my chores 13 Friday choring to day cold wather {weather} 14 Satuerday {Saturday} choring cold and dry 15 Sunday no church to day 16 Monday William fine & I went to the sale at {tebare?} 17 Tuesday finnie & I went out to see my bush farm and to se {see} Mr Mossie for a Job of timber �18 Wednesday the same 19 Thursday William & I went to see the roads where w {we} will draw lines 20 Friday John finnie & I killed a pig to day 21 Satuerday John finnie & I fixed a {???} on the lumber sleigh I went to Stoney point for Shampan bobsleighs 22 Sunday James & I went to church 23 Monday finie {finnie} and I went out to se {see} James Mossie about dawing {drawing} timber and did not se {see} him 24 Tuesday we went out to se Mossie agin {again} we saw him and maid {made} a baraan {bargain?} about the timber drawing 25 Wednesday William & John finnie & I went to the bush to began to draw timber this afternoon 26 Thursday drawing timber out of the bush to day 27 Friday drawing timber to day agin 28 Satuerday {Saturday} drawing timber to day we went to the lake this afternoon with a big stick 29 Sunday at home to day th snow is about a foot & ½ deep it looks like rain to night 30 Monday I took the pot to H Honberger to melt snow William went to the shop it snowed most all day nothing dun {done} to day 31 Tuesday John finnie & I drawed timber to the lake to day January the 1 Newyearsday {1873 presumably} 1 Wednesday we drawed to the lake to day 2 Tthursday we drawed to the lake to day 3 Friday I began to skid H Honberger timber and William finnie drawed out to the townline 4 Satuerday William & I drawed to the town line this forenoon in the afternoon I skided timber on H place Wil drawed to the townline 5 Sunday we went to church to day 6 Monday I skided {skidded} timber all day Wiliam drawed to the townline 7 Tuesday I skided {skidded} timber all day I finished skididing H Hornberger timber to day William drawed to the townline this forenoon in the afternoon James & William finnie began to draw to the lake 8 Wednesday James & Will is drawing to the lake to day I am drawing to the townline 9 Thursday James & William is drawing to the lake to day I am drawing to the townline �10 Friday James & William is drawing to the lake to day I am drawing to the townline 11 Satuerday James & William is drawing to the lake to day I am drawing to the townline 12 Sunday at home to day 13 Monday William & Samuel Moffat drawing to the lake to day James & I is drawing to the townline I went to the shop & to mill I took out 1 stik {stick?} this afternoon 14 Tuesday Wi {William?} & Samuel M drawing to the lake James is skiding Funuf {Phaneuf?} timber to day I am drawing to the townline 15 Wedensday William & Samuel is drawing to the lake James finished skiding David Dewket & Jo fanuf timber this forenoon in the afternoon James helped to finished drawing H Hongerger timber to the townline 16 Thursday we are all isle {ill?} to day it rains hard all day there is lots of water now 17 Friday John finnie & I commenced to draw funuf timber to the townline 18 Satuerday {Saturday} John & James & I is drawing funuf timber to the townline to day 19 Sunday at home to day James Jardine & John Jardine commenced to drawed timber in 1872 cristmas {Christmas} day we worked way at roadcuting {road cutting} and drawing {squaretin?} up till March the 7 in 1873 then I drawed rails cuts and wood for H Honberger and sawed wod {wood} up to March the 15 in 1873 Now I am home choreing Cl taking care of my horses & cattle I rite {write} this in March 1873 on Friday the 21 I am choring yet I have been making posts for a shed and taking care of my catle {cattle} and horses and planting apple trees and peach trees and goosberies {gooseberries} bushes and willow trees and diging {digging} around my plum trees and curn {currant?} bushes and puting {putting} manure around them here by the fraunt {front} of the house and doing a little at my walk from the fumt {front} of the door to the road and ploughed one day in the back field by the concession I have been doing work like this up to May the third 3 and it is not fit to plow yet the ground is weet {wet} spring I am feding {feeding} the cattle yet a little hay night and moring {morning} I rite {write} this the 3 day of may it is raing {raining} this morning it is cold to day it is so weet and cold and backward weather that us farmers can not do any thing to adgvantage {advantage} this spring this day is plowing that I rite about was dun {done} in April the 30 1873 I had to stop because the ground is to {too} soft to plough May the third Gorge finnie & I split cordwood in the afternoon it is fine weather this afternoon John Jardine May the 4 1873 4 Sunday Catherine Jardine & I went to church in the forenoon & in the afternoon 5 Monday Gorge finnie commenced to work on the railroad & I john Jardine loged {logged} for obby Vickerman may the 4 it is fine weather 6 Tuesday I commenced to plow in the east field by the barn it is fine weather to day plowed all day 7 Wednesday in the forenoon I plowed while I am eating dinner it is raining �8 Thursday morning it rains a little not much it is a cloudy all day now plowing to day the ground is very weet {wet} the ditches is very near full 9 Friday forenoon William Gracey & {Blle T?} & I was fixing the walk frunt {front} of aple {apple} trees & locust trees it is fine all tile night about 6 Oclock it is a heavy rain with lighting {lightning} & thunder the land is very weet no plowing yet 10 Saturday in the forenoon I went over to B Vickerman had my dinner with him in the afternoon I shoveled the furrowes acroce {furrows across} 6 lands that I had plowed to let the water of {off} the ground is very soft it is fine this afternoon 11 Sunday we are at home no church to day it came up a shour {shower} of rain {Below it reads: and hale {hail}} about 12 Oclock it maid {made} the ground weet {wet} water lays on the ground 12 Monday there is white froste this morning it is a fine afternoon the ground is very weet this afternoon i split cordood {cordwood} it looks likes ran {rain} it did rain a shoud in the night 13 Tuesday forenoon it is a butful {beautiful} forenoon I helped Edward Trembley to make two log heap and split som {some} cordwood I split wood in the afternoon to {too} 14 Wednesday the ground is very soft in the afternoon I rould {rolled?} the grace {grass} around the house 15 Thursday I went to the store and up the railroad in the forenoon in the afternoon I plowed in the field by the barn on the east side of the barn 16 Friday plowing to day the ground is very soft 17 Satuerday {Saturday} plowing to day agin {again} fine weather 18 Sunday no church to day it is a butful {beautiful} day the weather is dring {drying} up the water fast 19 Monday I have began to harrow for oats I have sowed 5 bushels & Archey Gracey afternoon I sowed 6 bushels & half & harrowed them in 20 Tuesday I cleaned the furrowes out and plowed the rest of the day & Archey Gracey shoveled the cross furrows May the twenty in 1873 The canada southrin railaod past {southern railroad passed} through the line with the first passinger {passenger} train one each way daly {daily} 21 Wednesday I finished plowing and sowing & harrowing my oats to day 22 Thursday I planted my patotes {potatoes} to day 23 Friday I roaled {rolled} my oats this forenoon in the afternoon I began to plow in the field by the concession for corn it is dry & hot 24 Satuerday plowing for corn 25 Sunday I am at home to day I am very sick to day cate went to here {hear} Mr {Sott?} �26 Monday I am scick {sick} yet not able to work H Honsberger came along & I got him to plow 27 Tuesday Mr Marchel & I share {shear?} the sheep to day H plowed in the lowe field by the {cut off} 28 Wednesday H Honsberger plowing for corn this forenoon & he is roling it the rest of the day 29 Thursday finished roling this morning with harrowing the rest of the day 30 Friday H Honsberger has finished harrowing & furrowing the corn ground he went home to day about 11 oclock and left my work for I am very sick it is fine weather cold & dry {Following four entries scratched out and scribbled over} {31?} Satuerday plowed all day it is dry weather 1 Sunday I am at home I am very sick to day it is hot & dry 2 Monday I am sick to day agin not able to work H Honsberger came along on a visit and he said he could plough for me and he did plough for me this afternoon 3 Tuesday I am prety {pretty} sick to day not able to work H Honsberger ploughs for me agin {again} to day it is hot & dry 31 Satuerday {Saturday} I am sick nothing doing at my corn ground to day June the first 1 Sunday James & I went to church to day at half past 10 oclock James took me in the buggey to church 2 Monday Tomas Vickerman came & and planted my corn to day I am geting {getting} a little beter {better} I roaled {rolled} my corn ground to day H Honsberger shovled {shovelled} the furrows H Honsberger & I cleaned 24 bushels of wheat all I have to clean 3 Tuesday I & Henry went to the mill with the grist and the blacksmith shop with the plow in the afternoon we went out to Henery with 10 bushels of oats 4 Wednesday forenoon took my old waggon to the shop to get fixed in the afternoon I took the teem {team} out to H Honsberger to plow potatoes 5 Thursday I went over to Robert Vickerman I saw a spisel {special?} train go west it went very fast I was pretty sick to day Henery has the teem {team} 6 Friday this eving {evening} I am tire & week {weak} Henery has the teem yet 7 Satuerday {Saturday} I am a little beter {better} to day I am kiling {killing} bugs on my patoes {potatoes} to day Henery has the teem yet to day �8 Sunday Catherine & I went to church this forenoon I am killing bugs on my patatoes this afternoon I went down to east tilbury where bradly was working on the railroad to sea {see} about som {some} money did not get any H. H has the horses yet 10 Tuesday this forenoon I went to the shop & got two shous {shoes} on Jane I am not very well to day we had a nice little shour {shower} this afternoon H. Honbergerhas the horses 11 Wednesday this forenoon I kiled som bugs on my potatoes in the afternoon I took Jane the yong {young} mare & drawed slepers {sleepers} & plank for a bridge acrose {across} the ditch to draw manure into the corn field by the concission {concession} H Honsberger has the horses yet 12 Thursday this morning Henery Honsberger fetched home my horses about 8 oclock I went rite {right} up to the blacksmith shop and got 4 shouse {shoes} on them & fetched home my old waggon this forenoon in the afternoon I went after Mr Marchel to com {come} and see my horse 13 Friday I got my horse dockered {docked?} & sold my steers for $97 this forenoon in the afternoon I bilt {built} a bridge acroose {across} a ditch to draw my manure 14 Satuerday Cathrine & Gorge & Mr Brite & I went to chatham it is hot and dry I bot {bought} myself a new buggy in June 1873 15 Sunday we went to church in the afternoon at half past 3 Oclock 16 Monday H Honsberger commenced to draw my manuere {manure} I am in bed most of the day with a sick feaver {fever} 17 Tuesday I am a little wors {worse} to day with the feaver H Honsberger drawing manure 18 Wednesday H Honsberger drawing manure to day I am still worse to day with the feaver 19 Thursday H Honsberger is loging {logging} for William Henery I am not so bad to day as yesterday 20 Friday henery is drawing manuer this forenoon this afternoon he is plowing two lands here in the orchard for beens {beans} I am fealing {feeling} first rate to day very little feaver only pretty week {weak} W.A.C.K {fauS?} 21 Satuerday {Saturday} H Honsberger & Gorge finnie planted my beens to day picked the bugs of {off} my patatoes & howed {potatoes & hoed} them a little to day 22 Sunday we went to church this afternoon at half past three Oclock Command You May Your mind from play every moment in the {Continues after entry below: Day John Jardine} 23 Monday H Honsberger & Gorge finnie drawed manure to day 24 Tuesday in the forenoon Henery & I went up to the mill in the afternoon Gorge & Henery drawed manuere big rain to night 25 Wednesday Henery went to the mill and this forenoon & went home in the afternoon 26 Thursday Henery & Gorge finnie helped me to loge {log} on the concission {concession} cleaning the way for the fence �27 Friday Henery & Gorge finnie are drawing manure for me to day 28 Satuerday {Saturday} Henery & Gorge finnie finished drawing out my manure to day and Gorge took my horses to Vanbusker for his trunks 29 Sunday went to church and herd {heard} the Rev H Gracey preach to day the Rev H Gracey dispence {dispense} the lord supper 30 Monday forenoon it rains it a butful {beautiful} rain in the afternoon the Rev Henery Gracey and his Lady came and paid me a visit this afternoon July the first 1873 1 Tuesday Henery Honsberger & I plowed the potatoes and I took Gorge finnie over to the tank he is bound for st tomas {St Thomas} this forenoon in the afternoon Henery & I finished howing {hoeing} my potatoes 2 Wednesday Henery & I cmenced {commenced} to draw the posts for my shead {shed} I finished drawing them this afternoon 3 Thursday in the forenoon Henery & I howed beens {hoed beans} in the afternoon we fixed the mchine {machine} and comenced to cut clover hay 4 Friday Henery he finished cuting {cutting} the strip on the southside of the appletrees this moring {morning} at 9 O {oclock} I cut hay round the fence corners and thissels {thistles} on the railroad Henery went to a ditch sail {sale?} 5 Satuerday Henery drawed rails this forenoon in the afternoon Henery & I raked up one load of clover hay and took it in the barn out Mr John Jardine Tilbury West 6 Sunday we went to church at half past 10 Oclock in the forenoon I went to the dockter {doctor} I feal {feel} worse 7 Monday I am sick Henery cut the rest of the clover in the orchard on the south side of the house and then mowed the fence corners after and around the house to day 8 Tuesday Henery began to cultivate the corn and I mowed a little patch frunt {front} of the doore {door} & shook it out this afternoon 9 Wednesday Henery is cultivatioung {cultivating} corn this forenoon in the afternoon we are raking up hay we got in two loads 10 Thursday Henery & I skined {skinned} the cow & dug a hole & put her in & buirred {buried} hin {him/her?} this forenoon in the afternoon Henery is in the corn 11 Friday Henery Honsberger finished cultivating my corn & beens {beans} to day I am geting {getting} a little beter {better} now it is fine weather 12 Satuerday {Saturday} Henery Honsberger is cradling in the wheat field by the ashery cradling a road round the field for the mchine {machine} reaper 13 Sunday I was home to day cate went to rawley {Raleigh township} with bradley to day �14 Monday there was a greadel {great deal} of thunder & lighting {lightning} & heavy showers of rain all day 15 Tuesday Henery drawing rails this forenoon in the afternoon Henery is cradling wheat 16 Wednesday wecomenced {we commenced} to cut the wheat in the field by the barn in the afternoon about 2 Oclock it came up a very heavy rain stoped {stopped} {Above it reads: us} cuting {cutting} this afternoon 17 Thursday we are cuting wheat in the field by the barn till about 5 Oclock it came up a big shower of rain 18 Friday Henery Honsberger & Henery arenell cradled wheat till to day about 10 Oclock Frank Parmer came in with the mchine {machine} he cut about one aker {acre} in the field by the barn 19 Satuerday {Saturday} we finished cuting {cutting} all my wheat to day about 10 Oclock and got it all bound & set up at noon I had Henery arenell & Henery Honsberger & Gorge finie {finnie} & robert Roland & my Self that is John Jardine baling the mchine binding & shoking {shocking} up the afternoon of this Robart Roland & H Honsberger cut the hay around the field the barn sets in that is the wheat field & oats field 20 Sunday I went to the english church to day 21 Monday robart holand {Robert Holland} & H Honsberger mowed this strip on the east side of the house down by the granary and comenced to draw in my wheat 22 Tuesday drawing wheat to day agin {again} 23 Wednesday H Honsberger took the mchine & began to cut my hay in the field by the consission {concession} for a little while this forenoon we turned in and drawed wheat we got all my wheat in to day & one load of hay in to the barn from here close to the granary 24 Thursday robart is mowing the fence corners Henery is cuting {cutting} {Above it reads: hay} with the mchine I have old dan in the horse rake rakeing the hay in winrow robart & henery is drawing in this afternoon 25 Friday Henery this morning finished cuting my hay about half past 8 Oclock I drove the buggy out to H Honsberger came back and I was Just eating my dinner when the Mr stanton came in with my wifes headstone I had to hich {hitch?} up agin I lost this days work from the harvest 26 Satuerday Henery & I was up and at it this morning by 5 Oclock we got the rouf {rest?} of the hay in the barn before the rain came up then took the hand rakes and raked the field all over and we got it all in the barn to night made a finish of the hay 27 Sunday we went to church this morning at half past 10 Oclock in 28 Monday I have no company to day I am not doing much I am howing alittle tobaco & beens {hoeing a little tobacco & beans} 29 Tuesday I commenced to cultivate corn to day 30 Wednesday cultivating corn to day �31 Thursday I went out to cultive {cultivate} & it commenced to rain I had to com {come} back it rained heavy this forenoon in the afternoon I commenced to plow for wheat in the field by the barn. August the first 1873 1 Friday plowing agin to day for wheat 2 Satuerday plowing for wheat 3 Sunday we went to church in the afternoon at half past 3 Oclock 4 Monday plowing to day agin for wheat 5 Tuesday I finished plowing to day the field by the barn west side & went & had a ride on the hand car this evening 6 Wednesday I doing much to day I went up to the blacksmith with my waggon and got the {boten?} fixed 7 Thursday I commenced to cultivated in my corn agin {again} it is very hot wheather {weather} 8 Friday it rained god shour {good shower} this morning I went to the blacksmith with my mairs {mares} and got 4 shous {shoes} on them in the afternoon I finished cultivating my corn 9 Satuerday {Saturday} I commenced to harrow in the field by the barn about half past 10 Oclock I run the harrow tooth in to my in to my big toe that laid me up the billious fevour {bilious fever} came back on me agin I was very sick 10 Sunday my toe is very painful and the fevor {fever} makes very sick to day 11 Monday forenoon I am sick yet in the afternoon I got a good deal better 12 Tuesday I am alittle beter {better} this morning I got help this morning & throwed my horse & cut that wort of {off} dan I am not able to doe {do} anything yet Septe September the 11 1873 11 Wednesday I am thrashing for my self to day 12 Thursday I finished thrashing to day for my self about 3 Oclock this afternoon 13 Friday I am thrashing for boby {Bobby} Vickerman to day 14 Satuerday thrashing for vickerman 15 Sunday I took James out as far as H Honsberger as he is going back to work to tomas mosey 16 Tuesday finished thrashing to day for John Manan 17 Wednesday thrashing to day for Tomas Atkerson John Jardine 18 Thursday finished thrashing for Tomas Atkison to day �19 Friday thrashing for E Trembly to day 20 Saturday finished thrashing for E Trembly to day at noon this afternoon I pulled my beens {beans} and cut my tobaco {tobacco} 21 Sunday we went to church 22 Monday I sowed 5 bushels this afternoon it rains to day 23 Tuesday I cultivated wheat this forenoon in the afternoon I sowed 4 ½ bushels of wheat to day agin {again} Shepperd is plowing this afternoon 24 Wednesday I finished cultivating the field of wheat on the west side of the barn and furrowing it out Alonzo plowed three quarts day to day 25 Thursday I shovled {shovelled} the croose {cross} furrowes out Alonzo ploughed to day and I 5 bushels 26 Friday I harrowed in 5 bushels of wheat to day and Alonzo ploughed to dya 27 Satuerday I dug my potatoes today and I sowed 2 bushels & a half of wheat & Alonzo ploughed & harrowed to day three quarters of a day I harrowed the rest of the day 28 Sunday we went to the en english in the forenoon in the afternoon we went here {hear} Mr Scotes {Scott’s} farewell serman {sermon} to day at three Oclock 29 Monday morning it rains it is a butfull {beautiful} rain I kiled {killed} a sheep & went to the shop with my ploughpoint this forenoon in the afternoon i finished plowing the field on the east side of the barn for wheat 30 Thoday I finished sowing my wheat & harrow harrowing & furrowing & shoveling in the field by the barn finished all complete today October the first 1873 1 Wednesday I am helping Shepherd to day to hall {haul} rails on the hancar {handcar} and Carrie {carry?} from Gracyes down to my farm for the fence on the railroad 2 Thursday helped Mr Shepherd to fence this forenoon on the railroad in the afternoon I went & helped Samuel Gracy to thrash 3 Friday thrashing for Sam Gracey to day all day 4 Satuerday {Saturday} working for Shepherd to day at the railroad fence 5 Sunday we went to church this afternoon at three Oclock 6 Monday working for Shepherd to day 7 Tuesday working for Shepherd to day �8 Wednesday worked for Shepherd this forenoon in this afternoon I got my horses shod on the forefeet 9 Thursday I went & helped Mr pool to day to thrash 10 Friday I am helping Richard dodd to thrash to day 11 Saturday I am thrashing for Richard dodd to day agin {again} 12 Sunday Mr Wardon preached here to day he came from bothwal {likely Bothwell, Ontario} 13 Monday James & I cleaned grain for to take to the fair and I thrashed my beens to day 14 Tuesday we went to the east tilbury fair to day 158 109 15 Wednesday we went to west tilbury fair I took first prixe {prize} on wheat first prixe barley first prixe oats and second prixe on carrage {carriage} horses to day 16 Thursday I went to chatham with a load of wheat 17 Friday I went and helped Richedson {Richardson?} to thrash to day 18 Satuerday {Saturday} this forenoon it rains in the afternoon helped Richerdson to finish his thrashing 19 Sunday we went to church and herd {heard} Mr brown preach 20 Monday cathrine Jardine & I went up to Mrs Pools to day it is very winday {windy} to day it beings to rain to night 6 about 6 Oclock 21 Tuesday this morning it is very stormy it rains & snows this forenoon there is two or three inches of snow fell it rains this afternoon there is a greatedeal {great deal} of water fell 22 Wednesday James & I fixed the pig pen for the little pigs & big pigs to faten {fatten} them 23 Thursday it is wet this morning James Jardine & I borded {boarded} up the cow shed & killed this afternoon the roads is muddy 24 Friday I aint doing much these times and I though {thought} I would goe {go} with John skantlen to detroit we went to detroit this afternoon 25 Satuerday I am in detroit to day 26 Sunday I am in detroit to day it rains most all day 27 Monday I am in detroit yet it is weet {wet} & cold to day agin 28 Tuesday we came home to day & it snows very heavy & rains alittle {a little} while we are in windsor the roads from stoney point home is very muddy 29 Wednesday James & I took the sawing machine to the bush & sawed alittle cordwood to day it is a fine day �30 Thursday it rained all day nothing dun {done} 31 Friday it snows very heavy this morning in the afternoon I banked the house & cut logs for a crib for the cows & drawed them to the yard November the 1 1873 1 Saturday James & I drawed the corn & straw to day into the barn & bilt {built} the cow crib fine day 2 Sunday we went to church it commenced to rain to day noon & it rained heavy till 4 Oclock cleard {cleared} up fine this evening 3 Monday James & I is cuting {cutting} cordwood to day it is a butful {beautiful} day 4 Tuesday James & I is cuting cordwood to day agin with the machine it is a butful day agin {again} 5 Wednesday James & I is cuting cordwood & stovewood to day it is fine wheather {weather} yet 6 Thursday James Jardine & I went & helped Mr Lang with the church at sheating {sheeting?} & shingling to day fine weather 7 Friday I am furrowing out my corn ground it is very soft and weet & James is helping Mr Lang at the church 8 Saturday James went to stoney point with a load of perls {pearls} for Mr Richerdson & I stayed home & put in a gate in the fence below the ashery where I have to pas {pass} through so often for wood this winter 9 Sunday we went to church to day it is fine wheather {weather} 10 Monday I commenced to plough in the field by the house in the orchard in the afternoon I went to the blacksmith and got my horses shod on the hind feet and the ploughpoint sharped & James went to the bush to make ties for Tomas Mosey 11 Tuesday I ploughed this forenoon in the afternoon it is a grate {great} snow storm I husked alittle corn in the barn 12 Wednesday I drawed stovewood out of the bush on the sleigh in the afternoon I ploughed agin there is about two inches of snow on the ground 13 Thursday it is froson {frozen} hard to day I went to stoneypoint with a load of perls for Mr Richerdson to day it is cold 14 Friday I went to stoneypoint with a load of perls for Mr Richedson & fetched back a load of shingels {shingles} & lath {lathe?} for Mr Lang for the church it is cold to day 15 Satuerday {Saturday} it is frosen {frozen} hard this morning but it is bufull {beautiful} sunshine I commenced to plough about half past 9 Oclock the ground dos {does} not plough very good this forenoon but in the afternoon the ground ploughs well the snow is nearley gon {nearly gone} this evening 16 Sunday James & cate is gon to the Methodist church it is a butful day �17 Monday i am ploughted {ploughed} the orchard to day fine wheather 18 Thusday {Thursday} i am ploughing the orchar {orchard} to day it is cloudy it looks like a storm 19 Wednesday it snows all day it is a terrible snow storm slurry there is about 10 inches of snow fell to day gorge cambel & I husking corn in the barn 20 Thursday gorge camble & I is shovling the croose {cross} furrowsing in the orchard to day 21 Friday Gorge Camble & I finishe sovling {finished shovelling} the croos furrows this forenoon this afternoon we killed a pig and filled the stall with straw in the stable 22 Saturday traided {traded} three sheep with R Marshaw for a steer took them and fetched the steer home in the forenoon in the afternoon I am visting {visiting} with Mr Pool here at home this afternoon 23 Sunday no church to day rained this afternoon 24 Monday Gorge camble & I is bilding {building} a shed for my sheep it snows a little to day but it is soft snow 25 Tuesday Gorge & I is working at the sheep shed this forenoon in the afternoon Gorge Cambel went to soneypoint {Stoney Point} & I went to a meeting of the church it is a little colder to day there is som {some} showers of snow 26 Wednesday I went out to the store and finished fixking {fixing} the sheep yeard {yard} this forenoon Gorge camble is gon home this afternoon I am spliting {splitting} wood at the door this afternoon there is a little snow flying around to day 27 Thursday in the forenoon I went to {Votta?} to se {see} if my sleghts {sleighs?} was dun {done} in the afternoon I finished spliting stovewood at the door John Jardine 28 Friday this forenoon atending {attending} to the stock in the afternoon I am spliting {splitting} cordwood in the bush 29 Saturday I am spliting cordwood to day 30 Sunday we went to church to day December the 1 1873 1 Monday I am geting {getting} a load of wood out of the bush & the cattle from E Trembly fixing for kiling {killing} my pigs tomorrow 2 Tuesday Edward Trembly & I killed 4 pigs this forenoon in the afternoon I am dowing chours {doing chores} about the place 3 Wednesday I cut up the hogs & salted the pork & husked a little corn to day it rains all day & very near all night James cut his leg this afternoon 4 Thursday this morning it began to blow about 4 Oclock I thought it would blow every thing over it blowed down a good deal of my fence {away?} I went to comber for the Docker {doctor?} for James leg to day �5 Friday i went to the store this forenoon in the afternoon I am choreing around the place & paid my taxes also it is fine weather agin 6 Satuerday {Saturday} I am working for the rail road compny {company} to day grading on Trudell crosing {crossing} by Vickerman farm on teh canada southern railroad 7 Sunday we are all home to day no church 8 Monday worked on the crosing this forenoon in the afternoon it rains I am husking a little corn in the barn 9 Tuesday morning it is very muddy weather I am choring at home & and spliting cord wood alittle to day 10 Wednesday I went to Mrs Gracey Sale to day I bouth 1 sleigh & ??? Shovel price $1 12 ½ sleigh price $6 25 11 Thursday it is raining agin {again} I am shoveling the little ditches in the barn yard & husking the last of my corn & I took my buck saw over to Robert Vickerman to be sharped I came back & put up some rails on the fence by the wheat field & cut som {some} stovewood at the doore {door} 12 Friday it is raining yet to day the land is very weet {wet} it is covered with water it is ankle deep it is {drixxelling?} {drizzling} rain very near all day I am in the bush spliting {splitting} cordwood I am pretty weet to night it is raining yet {Above it reads: it is} 7 Oclock {Below it reads: now} 13 Satuerday morning it is snowing this forenoon it clears of {off} in the afternoon and frexes {freezes} this evening this week has been a very storm one it was very disagrable {disagreeable} weather 14 Sunday I went to church to day but no minister came I suppose it was imposabil {impossible} to get here on the roads it is froxe {froze} some but not a nuf {enough} to bare a man 15 Monday I helped Edward Trembly to kill his pigs this forenoon in the afternoon I split cordwood in the bush this is a fine sunny day 16 Tuesday i am working at the railroad crossing cloos {close} to vickerman fine day 17 Wednesday i am working at the railroad croosing {crossing} to day agin fine day 18 Thursday it is thawing it is muddy to day i am working at the coosing {crossing} to day agin John Jardine 19 Friday i am working at the croosing {crossing} to day agin {again} finished it to day it is a little colder to day 20 Satuerday i am dowing {doing} choring at home to day I went to Mr henderson store this afternoon it is froxe {froze} alittle it is kind araw {a raw?} wind this afternoon but it will freexe {freeze} hard to night 21 Sunday Mr Scoot {Scott} preaches thhis forenoon half past 10 Oclock cate went to church i stayed home it is fine to day but 22 Monday I went to Edward Trembly choping be {chopping bee} to day �23 Tuesday I got my horses shod at tomas {Thomas} Jackson & went to stoney point for Cate box fine wheather {weather} hard frose 24 Wednesday choring & helping Mcadam {Between lines it reads: at my crossing} to day fine wheather hard frose 25 Thursday James & I went to Comber to day cate went to Mrs Gracey 26 Friday I am choring this forenoon in the afternoon I went and moved a culbert for Mcadam upon Richard Dodson farm close to No 12 line {Above it reads: snow?} 27 Satuerday {Saturday} I went to Tomas Jacksons choping be {Thomas Jacksons chopping bee} to day 28 Sunday James & I went to church to day at three Oclock to here 29 Monday this forenoon I went to the bush to split cordwood and hurt my back that I could not split wood to day snow this afternoon 30 Tuesday Mary Gracey & John Mckey came down here to day my back is no beter {better} yet 31 Wednesday my back is a little beter to day I am Just dowing {doing} my choresg John Jardine Tilbury West Ont Nov 20th 1873 To Miss {scratched out illegible} You will please excuse the liberty I take in writing to you, but as I have met you several times and being pleased with your acquaintence and appearance I have taken the liberty of writing to you to ask the liberty of waiting up on you. If some one more favoured has not already been granted that permission. Hoping this may meet with your approval and knowing that a knowledge of my request is in good hands and {will?} go no further, and looking for an imediate {immediate} reply either favorable or unfavorable I {will?} subsrcribe myself yours respectfully and {illegible} with respect and would be admirer J Jardine JJ You will please excuse the liberty I take in writing to you, but as I have met you several times and being pleased with your acquaintance and appearance I have taken the liberty of writing to you to ask liberty , of waiting upon you if some One; more favourable has not already, Been granted that permission. Hoping this may meet with your aproval {approval}. And knowing that a knowledge of my request Is in good hands, and I will go no further and looking for an immediate reply either favourable or unfavourable I will subscribe myself Yours With Respect and would be ---- admirer Mr John Jardine January the first 1874 1 Thursday John Mckey Alexander Gracey came to my {place?} to day in the evening I went out to Richerdson store with them �2 Friday I commenced to split wood agin it is fine weather it is thawing very fast to day no snow 3 Satuerday {Saturday} I am spliting {splitting} wood agin {again} to day it is still thawing the frost is about all out it blows pretty hard out warm it is a drying wind no rain yet 4 Sunday I went to church this forenoon I stoped {stopped} at Mr Gracy for dinner it began to rain about 2 Oclock this afternoon it was showery till evening it began to frexe {freeze} to night 5 Monday Tomas Vikerman & I is spliting wood to day and we fixed a little at my croosing {crossing} it was a little to {too} high it is a butful {beautiful} day it is thawing to day agin 6 Tuesday forenoon it snows I am in the bush a choping {chopping} down trees to skid for the Machine to make wood for the house in the afternoon cate & I went up to Mrs Graceys it is still snows it clears up about 10 Oclock to night 7 Wednesday I am choping {chopping} in the bush agin this forenoon it is raining a little after dinner I took the horses and drawed up two loads of wood it begins to rain prety {pretty} hard Alexander Gracey & Mary Gracey & John Mckey YY Miss lang all came to my house this afternoon it is raining yet and it still rains very heavy till about 11 Oclock to night it turns rite {right} around and snows it is very stormey the folks all went home this evening about half 1 Oclock it still snows there is no frost in the ground in the bush it is lots of water 8 Thursday it quit snowing this morning at 8 oclock there is 14 inches of snow & water it took me this forenoon a feeding stock & shovling {shovelling} snow from about the house in the afternoon I sawed a little stove wood at the door it is a butfull {beautiful} sunshine day it as thawed considerable to day 9 Friday I m choring around the bilings {buildings?} and sawing wood at the dore {door} for the stove it thaws a little to day the snow is setling {settling} a little there is quite a shower of snow this afternoon it is soft about half snow rain 10 Satuerday I hitched up my horses and went into the bush to brake {break} the roads to the wood piles to let them frexe {freeze} and went to the shop for my sleighs this forenoon in the afternoon cate & I went out to Henery Honsberger for James Jardine & William Spice to fetch them home it is mild to day 11 Sunday no church we are all home here to day there is some showers of snow to day it is a little colder 12 Monday William Spice & I cleaned a load of wheat this morning to take into chatham & hitched up my fly colt this forenoon for H Honsberger she went first rate Catherine Jardine & Mary Gracey & I went to chatham this afternoon with a load of wheat 13 Tuesday I sold my load of wheat for $1.80 cts a hundred and we came home this afternoon snowed all the road home 14 Wednesday morning I took Mary Gracey home & went up to Mr Pool & in the afternoon I took a load of wood into the plains below Sam arkels & throughed {throwed?} it of {off} the roads is blowed full of snow it is very cold 15 Thursday forenoon am shoveling the snow from about the machine to let it frize {freeze?} so i can saw in the afternoon i skided som {skidded some} logs �16 Friday I went & drawed ties for trudell to stoney point 17 Satuerday {Saturday} Baptist Trembley helped me to saw stovewood to day it is pleasant weather 18 Sunday I am at home to day it looks like a thaw it is a little soft, there is no frost in the bush under the snow except where it is broke up rain this evning {evening} {Above it reads: at 4 Oclock} 19 Monday this morning it commenced to rain about half past 7 O and rained all forenoon the snow has setled {settled} a grate {great} deal there is a grate deal of water the ditches is all ful {full} James & William & I took up my machine out of the bush this afternoon & put it in the old bilding {building} it is windey {windy} this evening and begining {beginning} to frze {freeze} 20 Tuesday this morning the roads is froze hard I took two loads of wood to baptist crick {Baptist Creek} and went and got a shoe on Jane at Tom Jackson shop to day Edward Trembly croosed {crossed} over baptist creek this morning at the lorer {lower} {Above it reads: side} of Shampang bridge in the plains I croosed after him Mr St John next us three was the first to croose over that crick this year 21 Wednesday I am drawing wood to day I went two trips to baptistcrick {Baptist creek} and moved one load that i had in the planes down to the crick {creek} snow turning into water to day it is very fogey {foggy} to day we cold {could} not see twenty {rod?} Ahead of the teem {team} it commenced to rain as I was on my way home, and it began to rain about 4 Oclock and now it is going on 8 Oclock the sleighing is about gon {gone} the ditches and every place is ful {full} of water 22 Thursday this morning the snow is all gon {gone} in the fields the ditches is all runing {running} over, the water is deep around the house it is running all over the land my wheat there {Above it reads: is} about 2 akers {acres} that i cannot se {see} for water 23 Friday it is snowing and raining a little to day the water is going down fast Wiliam Spice & I went over to Tomas Jackson shop & got a pair of long whipple trees fixed for my mairs {mares} and took the head pice {piece} of my mchine {machine} over to Robert Vickerman to have it fixed this evening it is frexing {freezing} hard 24 Satuerday {Saturday} it is very blustring {blustering} to day it is cold William Spice & I slit {split} wood here at the door by starts it is a wild day with snow flying around James Jardine went to stoney point 25 Sunday we are all at home to day no church 26 Monday James & William is sawing logs for me this forenoon for to draw to the house for stovewood James went out south William spice & I is cuting {cutting} logs for the same Janury {January} the 27 27 Tuesday this morning it began to snow & rain at 7 Oclock there was a butful {beautiful} exprees {express} train went west this morning at twenty minets {minutes} to 9 Oclock the cars looks to be full of peple {people} Canada Southern 28 Wednesday I am coring {choring} round the place this afternoon I took up to the house and fetched home the head pice {piece} of my sawing michan {machine} from Robar {Robert} Vickerman there is a little snow to greace {grease} the ground �29 Thursday I am cuting {cutting} cordwood on the north side of the canada southern railroad this forenoon in the afternoon I went and give my vot {vote} for Mcgriger {McGregor?} to day it is thawing 30 Friday it did not snow much last night but began to snow this morning about half past 8 Oclock snowed all day 31 Satuerday I started to hall {haul} wood to baptistcrick {Baptist creek} but could not get through the plains for water & ice I took two lods {loads} to the plains I think the ice will carry soon it is cold February 1874 1 Sunday I am home it is frixing {freezing} to day but it is a butful {beautiful} day the sun is shining a good deal to day but there is som {some} snow fallan {falling} once & a while 2 Monday I intended hall {haul} wood to baptist creek but it began to snow very heavy and I did not go I halled 4 {drages?} of wood up to the door and put my horses in for it snowed so heavy till about 3 Oclock then it did not snow so hard I cut som {some} stovewood at the door this afternoon about 5 Oclock I fetched up aload {a load} of wood to the stable ready for the morning to go to baptist creek 3 Tuesday I commenced to draw wood to baptist creek the ice carryis {carries} prety {pretty} good to day 4 Wednesday halling {hauling} to baptist creek to day agin {again} 5 Thursday Calling to baptist creek to agin 6 Friday halling to baptistcreek to day agin 3 loads it snowed most all day 7 Satuerday {Saturday} I went to the blacksmith this forenoon and in the afternoon I went to {two} trips to baptistcreek with cordwood 8 Sunday home all day no minister 9 Monday halling wood agin to baptistcreek 2 loads to day 10 Tuesday halling to baptistcreek agin to day the roads is good 11 Wednesday halling to baptistcreek agin to day the sun thoughs {thaws?} some to day 12 Thursday i got all my wood to the creek that i have cut this forenoon this afternoon Cathrine & I went up to Mr Pools with the horses & buggy it is thoughing {thawing} very fast we came home this alittle after 6 Oclock it begins to rain about 7 Oclock 13 Friday this morning the snow is all meted {melted} in water there is quite a flud {flood} of water over the land I am choring around home to day for there is lots of mud & water around F 14 Saturday I went to baptistcreek my wood to measuer {measure} my wood with Richerdson he has bot {bought} most of the wood at the creek it is a fine day it is like the month march clear sun shine 15 Sunday we are home to day no preaching it is a fine day agin {again} it is cold and winday {windy} the water is drying up very fast �16 Monday James Jardine & I went to Chatham to day by the western and came home agin the same day it is very cold and high winds but fine drying sun shine 17 Tuesday I am atending {attending} to stok {stock?} & cuting {cutting} a little stove wood at the door it is fine agin to day the water & mud is drying up very fast it is frezing {freezing} hard at nights 18 Wednesday I commenced to draw logs up to the house for stovewood in the afternoon I broke my cruch {crutch} & I had to hunt timber to make another it is another fine day sun shine 19 Thursday Cathrine Jardine went to visit at Honsburger {Honsberger} to day and I made me a cruch to day and fixed som {some} of my fences on the farm to day it is cloudy very like rain but butful wheather {beautiful weather} 20 Friday I am choring & cuting {cutting} a few logs for the mchine {machine} for stovewood for the house it is a fine softe day it is thoughing {thawing} pretty fast it began to rain to night about 8 Oclock it rains pretty near all night F 21 Saturday this morning it is raining yet it begins to snow with the rain the roads is splashing wet with water and mud it is not frezing {freezing} it is now 7 Oclock to night it is not snowing now but the ground is white with snow 22 Sunday it is fine wheather {weather} but cold and winday {windy} to day we are at home to day no church in the presbtren {presbyterian} church 23 Monday it is cold and stormey {stormy} to day snow I am cuting {cutting} a little stovewood at the door and atending {attending} to my stok {stock} in the afternoon William Spice & I went to the townline station between east & west tilbury 24 Tuesday William Spice & I is drawing logs to the door to saw in stovewood with the mchine {machine} there is no snow but the ground is frozen hard 25 Wednesday we are drawing bogs {logs} agin to day for wood it began to snow about 12 Oclock to day we did not woork {work} this afternoon i went to st frances for my boots that i got mended it is very cold and windey {windy} to day 26 Thursday William & I is drawing wood agin to day it is splended sliping {slipping} for drawing logs James Jardine is making pices {pieces} of timber for aculberts {a culvert?} at the frunt {front} of the house at the road 27 Friday this forenoon William Spice & I finished drawing logs to the door for stovewood James & William & I is maken {making} timber for my culberts 28 Satuerday this was a butful {beautiful} day Just like spring the ground this frozen hard this morning but it is thoughing {thawing} this afternoon in the forenoon William drawed chips & bloks {blocks} to the door James & I is making the last stack for my culbert ground axes & cleaned a grist to go to mill this afternoon March the first 1874 1 Sunday it is a fine day it is thawing, there is considerable mud we are at home to day there is no Minister yet �2 Monday I went out to see my farm in the eight consision {concession} Tilbury West lot 13 south half Mikel bradly {Michael Bradley?} went with me considerable water & mud this afternoon 3 Tuesday I am choring to day and went to Richerdson store it commenced to rain this afternoon about 4 Oclock and about 7 Oclock it thundred & lighting {thundered & lightning} hard & rained heavy 4 Wednesday it is a fine day after the rain the wind is quite raw & cold I am atending {attending} the choors {chores} to day agin {again} 5 Thursday I am atiending my choars Mr st John bleed {bled} my horses to day I went to day I went to Mr henderson store this afternoon for rawson {rosin?} for the mairs {mares} fine weather to day agin 6 Friday I went to see Mr Gracey & Mr Pool the roads is very mudy {muddy} it rains all day & small fine rain 7 Saturday I am atending my horses & cattle to day & I went to Goodroe for my saddle & to the shoemakers for my boots it is very winday {windy} to day it is drying up the water fast 8 Sunday it is froze to carry to day it is very high winds & cold we are at home to day 9 Monday it is winday & cold agin to day frezing {freezing} to James Jardine & William Spice & I John Jardine we are all bilding {building} rail fence to the corner of my lot on the concession fenceing {fencing} in my farm M 10 Tuesday this morning I went to Peels mill with twenty bushels of wheat got it ground into flour & got home with it at noon William Spice & James Jardine is working at the rail fence all day I in the afternoon help them it is windy and cold to day agin {again} still hard froze 11 Wednesday James & Spice & myself set the sawmchine {saw machine} at the door & began to saw stove wood it is very windy & cold to day 12 Thursday us thre {three} sawing stove wood at the door to day agin it is still very cold & windey {windy} it is frezing {freezing} cold to day I had to put on my Oil cloth to keep the wind out 13 Friday we are still sawing at the door here is a little snow this morning and it is Pierceing {piercing} cold to day fezing {freezing} all day 14 Satuerday {Saturday} it is frose {froze} hard this morning but it is a butful {beautiful} morning about 10 or 11 Oclock it begins to thaw it is like spring all at once we are still sawing wood at the door to day agin 15 Sunday we are at home to day it is a butfull wheather {beautiful weather} the roads is drying fast 16 Monday we finished sawing wood at the door and drawed manure to the appletrees and we piled chonkes {chunks?} and brush 2 or 3 by the railroad fence to day it is a butful day 17 Tuesday James & Spice & I is bilding {building} the rail fence between {reiney?} & I it is a very warm to day there is thunder & lighting but the rain past by �18 Wednesday we finished the fence this forenoon as fas as I had rails in the there was qite {quite} a shoure {shower} of rain this forenoon Me James & Spice & I went to piling brush by the railroad & I James & cate went to stoney point started from about 8 Oclock the roads is very bad for a teem {team} had to stop at the point bellriver {Belle River} to get the express for toronto 19 Thursday I came home from stoneypoint this morning the roads is very bad but it is a butful {beautiful} sun shine day the roads is drying some this afternoon spice & I is piling brush by the railroad 20 Friday William Spice & I John Jardine is piling brush agin {again} to day close by the railroad fence south side of the Canada southern railroad on lot 19 consison {concession} 4 in the township of Tilbury West in the year of our lord 1874 21 Satuerday {Saturday} Spice & I is piling brush this forenoon agin in the afternoon we dug round my appletrees and put manure around them it is fine weather the land is drying fast Mr Akson commenced to plough march the 20 22 Sunday Spice & I is home here alone to day it is abutful {a beautiful} sunshine to day but it is windy the wind is cold but drying the land fast there was quite a frost last night and a little snow anuf {enough} to make the ground white this morning 23 Monday it is cold and dry William Spice and I commenced to spred {spread} and draw that heap of manure that I had in the south east field by the consis {concession} James Jardine and Catherine Jardine is in Toronto M 24 Tuesday James Jardine came home this morning from Tronto {Toronto} on a frait {freight} train by the southern road he got here about 2 Oclock this morning William Spice & I is drawing & sprading {spreading} manure to day it is very cold the wind is so high but it is drying the country water up fast 25 Wednesday William Spice & I finished spreading & halling {hauling} the pile of manure that i had in the field by the consison {concession} this afternoon about 4 Oclock we hitced {hitched} up the plowed got 1 land this evening it is cold to day agin & windey {windy} and it came up abig shour of snow this evening about 3 Oclock this is mistake 26 Thursday William spice is plowing to day James & i commenced to make milk house timber in the bush this afternoon it came up a big storm of snow about 5 Oclock wich {which} lasted about half our {hour} it is very windy weather and cold two {too} 27 Friday William Spice is ploughing this forenoon in the afternoon he let the mairs {mares} rest for satuerday to goe {go} to chatham James & I worked at the milkhouse timber to day & spice was with us in the afternoon 28 Satuerday James & I went to chatham with the mairs {mares} & buggy the roads is prety {pretty} good all the way only a pice {piece} through the plains spice split wood at the door to day it is a cold & windy day �29 Sunday James went to Mrs Gracey & spice went to comber & I am home alone this is a butful {beautiful} sunshiney day but high winds the rods {roads} and the land is geting {getting} dry & dusty For more 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Typed Transcription Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>October the 24 1872</p> <p>flour to notia the blacksmith two hundred of flour</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>$</td> <td>cts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>at 3 50 a hundred</td> <td>7</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>a cord of wood to the blacksmith</td> <td>1</td> <td>00</td> </tr> <tr> <td>October the 24th</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>one hundred of flour to Godfaw</td> <td>3</td> <td>50</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Trembly and a 11 pounds of pork</td> <td></td> <td>60</td> </tr> <tr> <td>September the 22 1873</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>seed wheat sowed this year</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>is 19 x 1/2 bushels at a $ 1 x 10 cts pr bus</td> <td>$21</td> <td>45</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17 bushels of wheat sold</td> <td>$21</td> <td>62 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26 this bushels of wheat taken and ground for flour $1 x 10 cts</td> <td>$28</td> <td>60</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16 October the 16 ------ 1873</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>took one load of wheat to Chatham and sold it there</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>was 39 x 49 bushels it fetched my</td> <td>$43</td> <td>75 cts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>January the 13 --------- 1874</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>I went to Chatham with a load of wheat &amp; sold it for $1.80 cts a hundred</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>bushels 39.52 lbs came to</td> <td>$43</td> <td>05</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 1/2 bushels sold to St John came to</td> <td>$13</td> <td>75</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20 bushels ground agin in flour for my one use at $1 x 10cts per f came to</td> <td>$22</td> <td>{illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6 bushels of wheat sold to st John agin March the 31 1874 comes to</td> <td>$7</td> <td>20</td> </tr> <tr> <td>April the 28, 1874 ----</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>20 bushels of wheat I took to mill agin for my one use and got ground into flour</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>April the 28, 1874</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>sold 4 bushels agin it came to</td> <td>$4</td> <td>38 1/2</td> </tr> <tr> <td>May the 19 1874</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>I went to Chatham with a load of wheat &amp; sold it for $ 1 18 per bushel</td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>bushels 27.9 p came to</td> <td>$27</td> <td>85 cts</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>April the 1, 1872</p> <p>1 Monday it is a btful day cold wind James jardine drawed out ties black ash in the forenoon. John Jardine made black ash in the forenoon in the afternoon maid white Oake ties nine at the railroad frend of old Trembly</p> <p>2 Tuesday James and I maid ties J John Jardine went to see Shampan in the afternoon about som Oats a fine day</p> <p>3 Wednesday James and J Jardine maid ties all day 12</p> <p>Gold King in a guinea{illegible}</p> <p>A man without manners and wearing fine clothes is like a {illegible}</p> <p>So Tilbury West April 3rd, 1872</p> <p>Before you marry be sure you tarry 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0</p> <p>Received from John Jardine for M{illegible}</p> <p>The sum off $125 payment in full up to date</p> <p>James Jardine</p> <p>March 28th 1872</p> <p>Six months after date: promise to pay {line stroked through} or Bases the sum of Value Received</p> <p>Six months after I promise to pay</p> <p>the sum of</p> <p>value received</p> <p>in the {illegible}</p> <p>Command you may your mind from play {illegible}</p> <p>Danube is the name of a river in Turkey (1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0</p> <p>Oh! never mind the weather but get ou off Double Trouble Believe {illegible}</p> <p>Oh! you mind the weather but get it not off Double Trouble{illegible}</p> <p>Oh! never mind the weather, but get {torn off}</p> <p>C Command you n{torn off}</p> <p></p> <p>{from page turned upsidedown the following appears}</p> <p>On John Jardine Tilbury West</p> <p>Tindell Post Office</p> <p>Mr John Jardin W. Pembroke</p> <p>County of Pem{illegible}</p> <p>Province of Upper Canada</p> <p>Ont. $</p> <p>Command You Marry Your Mind</p> <p>I lay every moment</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Wednesday I plowed in the afternoon it rained a little i fixed som fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Thursday I plowed killed two pigs at night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Friday I plowed all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Saturday I plowed to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Sunday we went to here Mr Armstrong it rained</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Monday I went to the shop with the harrows to get the teeth it is raining to day the ground is wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Tuesday I choped of to cuts John Benwa comence to ditch this afternoon it is raining the ground is geting pretty wet the ditches is geting full</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Wednesday in the forenoon John and I ditched in the afternoon I went to Stony point for Henry Richardson A load of goods the rods is very bad it is raing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Thursday John and I ditched all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Friday John &amp; I ditched all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Saturday John &amp; I ditched in the afternoon I went to the shop for the harow I got two shoes on John horse</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Sunday we went to here Mr Armstrong</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Monday John &amp; I scraped the dirt into the old ditch</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Tuesday John &amp; I finished scraping this forenoon in the afternoon we drawed rails</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Wednesday John made ditch I went to Stony point for Richardson drawed a few rails</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Thursday John drawed rails Old man Trembly and I put up the fence for the oat feild</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Friday I sowed 11 1/2 bushels of barley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Saturday we finished harrowing and furrowed the peice all up --</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Mr John Jardine Tilbury New Tindel P. Office</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>John Jardine Tilbury West Nov 20th 1871</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>May 1st 1870</p> <p></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Sunday we were at house all day no church</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Monday plowed all round the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Tuesday finished ploughing in the feild at the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Wednesday I sowed 7 bushel of barley and finished harrowing it and furrowed it up</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Thursday pulled out stumps in the new field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Friday I plowed in the afternoon it rained</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Saturday I plowed all day in the new feild Johny went to Chatham on his own business</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Sunday we went to church</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Monday I ploughed in the new field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Tuesday I ploughed John durt from the ditch</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Wednesday I ploughed John throwed durt from the {cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Thursday I finished ploughing in the new field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Friday John B harrowed in oats I sowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Saturday old Trembly and I planted my potatoes John B finished harrowing the oats to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Sunday I took Lizzey to her mothers to goy to the dockter</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Monday I furrowed the new field I plowed about two acres for Mr Tre{cutt off} in the afternoon Mr Trembly and J cleaned about 40 bushel of oats and 22 bushels of wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Tuesday I went to Mill to the blacksmith shop I got two shoes on dan in the afternoon finished ploughing the little field at the ashery sowed some flax and two bushels of oats John Benwa went to lawtrel barn raising</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Wednesday I commene to plough for corn in the old meadow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Thursday I ploughed for corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Friday ploughed for corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Saturday after dinner it rained a little shour ploughed for corn</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Sunday I went to church lizzy is in Detroit yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Moonday I went down to Detroit to sea lizzy hugh is harrowing and plouging there is a very heavy shour to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Tuesday I came home to day noon afternoon I went round for money for the society</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Wednesday nooon finished ploughing for corn afternoon John Benwa harrowed Mr Marchel and I cliped the wool of the shee</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Thursday I finished harrowing for corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Friday forenoon I forrwed the corn ground in the afternoon Henery Gracy and his Wife came to see me I had just begun to plant corn Lizzey is in Detroit yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Satuerday forenoon we finished planting corn in the afternoon I took my plow to the shop get a new landslide and the point sharp</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Sunday I went to here Mr Cottoms no Lizzy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Monday I fixed a place for the chickens on and drawed lgs for two bridges in the afternoon I mad the two bridges</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>Tuesday I roled my corn in the afternoon I went to Truell raising the grainrey</td> </tr> <tr> <td>June</td> <td>1870</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Wednesday forenoon I went to the shop for my plough in the afternoon I ploughed for Edward for corn the ground is very hard and dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Thursday forenoon ploughed Edward Trembly in the afternoon I piled some manure very dry and hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Friday forenoon piled manure in the afternoon I went to stoney point to meet Lizzey she has come home from Detroit</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Saturday forenoon playing my self in the afternoon I piled up manure washed the buggy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Sunday we went to church it rained a nice sh{ower}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Monday forenoon piled manure in the afternoon fixed the old fence back of the wheat field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Tuesday I piled manure all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Wednesday I went to whitewash the church it began to rain about 9 to night it thundred and lighting here it rained a butful shour</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Thursday I loged for Mitchel Trmbly to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Friday I piled a little manure it is raining very near</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Saturday I loged for hugh Gracy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Sunday we went to church at ten O clock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Monday I pulled weeds &amp; thistles out of the barley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Tuesday I puled weeds out of the potatoes &amp; oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Wednesday I spread dirt on the lane in the afternoon I pulled weeds out of the oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Thursday I finished piling manure and puled some weeds out of the oats rain every day the crops are looking better of the rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Friday spread dirt in the afternoon cleaned wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Saturday I spread dird in the afternoon I went to Tomy Atksons to raise a stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Sunday we went to church at 4 Oclock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Monday I went to mill with the last of my wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Tuesday I cultivated my potatoes and bean ground and harrowed the bean ground and planted my beans</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Wednesday I comenced to hoe my potatoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Thursday I hoed potatoes to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Friday I am hoeing potatoes to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Saturday forenoon howed potatoes in the afternoon we went to here Mr king preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Sunday we went to church at eleven Oclock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Monday champaing and I howed potatoes to day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> John Jardine</div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Tuesday champain and I finished howing potatoes in the forenoon in the afternoon howed corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Wednesday tomey and I cultivated corn champain howed corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Thursday champain edward and I howed corn to day to night it rained heavy shower</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>July the first 1870</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Friday it is a drizzling rain most of the day I done nothing but cut a little grass at the doore</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Saturday I went to help boby vickerman at his shed to make shingels for it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Sunday we went to here Mr Armstrong</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Monday I commence to cut my hay to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Tuesday I mowing hay round the fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Wednesday cut hay with the machin drawed in one lode of hay comence to rain to night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Thursday it rained this forenoon it faired a little while it rained a heavy shower about 5 Oclock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Friday Theodore and I turned over hay till about three O clock we gatheredup four rows of hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Saturday Theodore and I comenced to draw in hay about 10 O clock Richard dodd com with the horse rake and raked up all my hay we drawed 8 lods of hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Sunday we stayed home today no church to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Monday it rained heavy all forenoon it rained some this afternoon I went up to Mr Pools about my trees apple trees</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Tuesday it is raining it is very wet this afternoon we commence to cut my wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Wednesday we Mitchel and Theodore and me cut wheat all day, Marsheal finished cutting my hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Thursday Theodore and I cut wheat all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Friday Theodore and i finished cuting wheat to day at supper time we put up a few hay ricks in the evening</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page is a duplicate of pdf 06 John Jardine journal 1870}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Saturday Theodore and I gathered hay and drawed in 4 lods</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Sunday we went to church at 10 O clock it came up a big shour it rained a vey short h{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Monday I went to east tilbury in the forenoon in the afternoon we cut brley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Tuesday mowed barley and drawed in two lods of hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Wednesday mowed barley til supper time after supper we gathered up two row of bar{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Thursday we gathered up 4 acres of barley in winrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Friday we drawed one load of wheat and two lods of barley till noo it came up a h{cut off} wind and rain after the rain shook up barley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Saturday we gathered up barley in the fore in the afternoon we drawed in 4 1/2 lods of barley and 1 load of wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Sunday we went to church it came up a heavy of rain about noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Monday this morning at 2 Oclock a very heavy rain and wind storm Theodore and I got in one lods of barley after supper</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Tuesday we raked up last of the barley we wanted to get in the last load of barley but the rain beat us it did not get dry the rest of the day another big shour tonight</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Wednesday it rains another shour about {cut off} O clock another between 4 and 5 this afternoon great deal of lightning and thunder with the shour</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Thursday it rains this morning another shour 8 or 9 O clock another shour about half past eleven O clock another shour about 2 O clock nothing done to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Friday I straitened up the wheat and pulled weeds in the corn</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{ page is a duplicate of pdf 07, John Jardine Journal 1870}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>30 Saturday</td> <td>we untied 3 lods of wheat and drawed 4 lod of wheat 1 load and half of barley and half load of hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31 Sunday</td> <td>we went to hire Mr Armstrong</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> August the first 1870 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1 Monday</td> <td>we finished drawing in my wheat and barley I plowed Theodore cut weeds in the co{indecipherable}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2 Tuesday</td> <td>I plowed Theodore cut weeds in the corn in the afternoon Theodore went to Mitchel to make hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3 Wednesday</td> <td>Theodore mowed for Mitchel in the afternoon cut weeds in the corn I went to the blacksmith shop got dan[?] shod bought a plo[cutoff]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4 Thursday</td> <td>I shoveled out the croos furroes Theodore worked in the corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5 Friday</td> <td>I cut a few oats I comenced to[cutoff] again in the afternoon Theodore in the co[cutoff]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6 Saturday</td> <td>plowed again Theodore in the co[cutoff]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7 Sunday</td> <td>I went to church lizzy stayed hom[cutoff]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8 Monday</td> <td>I finished plowing [indecipherable] rice Theodore[cutoff]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9 Tuesday</td> <td>we comenced to cut oats to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 Wednesday</td> <td>we cut ots to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11 Thursday</td> <td>reaped oats to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 Friday</td> <td>richard x mitchel x Theodore mowed to day and I reaped ots to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 Saturday</td> <td>it rained all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14 Sunday</td> <td>I went to church at 4 oclock[cutoff]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15 Monday</td> <td>Theodore x I bind oats to [cutoff]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16 Tuesday</td> <td>out som Mitchel x Theodore dr[cutoff] in oats Alik and I gathered oats[cutoff]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17 Wednesday</td> <td>Theodore went to help Mit[cutoff] stack his oats John B and I reaped o[cutoff]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18 Thursday</td> <td>in the forenoon Theodore in[cutoff] mitchel to finish his oats we reaped in [cutoff]</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page is a duplicate of pdf 08, John Jardine Journal 1870}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>19 Friday</td> <td>MitchelxTheodore xme finished cuting all my oats we got in one load it came up a shower of rain stoped us of getting to do any more</td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td>20 Saturday</td> <td>I finished cuting my flax in the [indecipherable] Theodore went to stoney pooint to get some [indecipherable]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21 Sunday</td> <td>I went to church</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22 Monday</td> <td>Theodore and I finished binding oats in the barn field and drawed them all in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23 Tuesday</td> <td>Theodore harrowed in the forenoon I bound a few oats in afternoon it was weet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24 Wednesday</td> <td>I went to the poling for the [indecipherable]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[cutoff] Thursday</td> <td>I went to Dunkens for one of the [cutoff]irls I did not get one of them in the after [cutoff]noon Theodore hrnessed I shook hay in the [cutoff]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[cutoff] Friday</td> <td>in the forenoon Theodore harrowed I was looking for a agirl cannot find one i[cutoff] [cutoff]fternoon we drawed in the last of the oats and Theodore finished rolling the orchard field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[cutoff] Saturday</td> <td>Theodore drawed manure to day was looking for a girl all day to day got none</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[cutoff] Sunday</td> <td>I went to church to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[cutoff] Monday</td> <td>Thodore manure I went to Ainslie for 1 baggieI drawed manure in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[cutoff]Tuesday</td> <td>Theodore and I drawed manure</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[cutoff] Wednesday</td> <td>we drawed manure</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> September 1870 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>[cutoff]sday</td> <td>I plowed and Theodore showed his [cutoff] [cutoff]y I plowed in the forenoon and helped for[cutoff] [cutoff]ting thrash afternoon Theodore drawed manure</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[cutoff]ursday</td> <td>it is rainy I thrashed the flax</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page is a duplicate of pdf 09, John Jardine Journal 1870}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>4 Sunday</td> <td>we to hear Mr Armstrong</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5 Monday</td> <td>I thrashed for Maning Theodore hauled manure</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6 Tuesday</td> <td>I finished atThrashing for Maning in the forenoon thrashed for Boby in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7 Wednesday</td> <td>I thrased for Boby Vickersman</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8 Thursday</td> <td>I thrashed for Mitchel Trembly</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9 Friday</td> <td>I thrashed for Edward Trembly</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 Saturday</td> <td>I thrashed for John Jardine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11 Sunday</td> <td>we went to Church in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 Monday</td> <td>finished thrashing for me at two Oclock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 Tuesday</td> <td>I plowed for fall wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14 Wednesday</td> <td>I plowed all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15 Thursday</td> <td>I plowed again all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16 Friday</td> <td>I plowed again Mifachogno was cutting corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17 Saturday</td> <td>I sowed 4 1/3 bush wheat and cultivated it in [cutoff] [indecipherable] Jackson finished cutting the corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[cutoff] Sunday</td> <td>we went to church at 10 O clock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[cutoff]9 Monday</td> <td>I sowed 1 1/2 bushels of wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20 Tuesday</td> <td>I furrowed it up</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21 Wednesday</td> <td>I shoveled the barrowes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22 Thursday</td> <td>I comence to plow around the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23 Friday</td> <td>I finished plowing around the house in the afternoon harrowed in to two bushels of wh[cutoff]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24 Saturday</td> <td>I barrowed it up and shoveled it[cutoff] I bought two calvs from Richard dodd and fetched them home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25 Sunday</td> <td>we went to church 4 Oclock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26 Monday</td> <td>I drawed manuer to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27 Tuedsay</td> <td>I drawed manure to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28 Wednesday</td> <td>I loged for Richard dodd</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29 Thursday</td> <td>it rained alittle I trhashed my beens Mr Trembly and I cleaned up the beens I fixed the buggy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[cutoff] Friday</td> <td>it rained all day it was a splendid rain the ground was very dry</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page is a duplicate of pdf 10, John Jardine Journal 1870}</p> October 1870 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1 Saturday</td> <td>I plowed all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>[blotted] Sunday</td> <td>we went to church at 10 ocloc[cutoff]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3 Monday</td> <td>raining till 10 oclock I plowed one band this forenoon in the afternoon I went to the society meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4 Tuesday</td> <td>in the forenoon I drawed th[cutoff] lods of manuere cleaned 6 bushels of whea[cutoff] for Marchel and 4 for me</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5 Wednesday</td> <td>i sowed 3 bushels half of it and harrow it in and barrowed it and shoveled the croos furrowes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6 Thursday</td> <td>I went and plowed for Licks</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7 Friday</td> <td>I ploughed for Jackson</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8 Saturday</td> <td>in the forenoon boby [indecipherable] me [cutoff] altred my pigs and calvs in the afternoon I ploughed for Jackson</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9 Sunday</td> <td>we went to church 4 O clock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10 Monday</td> <td>I plowed for Jackson</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11 Tuesday</td> <td>I dug my peatchblows in the afternoon I cleaned grain for the fair</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12 Wednesday</td> <td>we went to east Tilbury fair</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13 Thursday</td> <td>we went to our own fair in west Tilbury</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14 Friday</td> <td>I went and fetched home my pig in the afternoon I peened them all up [indecipherable]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15 Saturday</td> <td>I comenced to dig my Patoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16 Sunday</td> <td>we went to church 3 Oclock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17 Monday</td> <td>I went and plowed for Jackson</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18 Tuesday</td> <td>I plowed for Jackson</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19 Wednesday</td> <td>I dug potatoes it rains a little this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20 Thursday</td> <td>forenoon it rains a little I dug potates in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21 Friday</td> <td>I dug potatoes and drawed one load of corn after sundown</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> John Jardine</div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{this page is a duplicate of pdf 11, John Jardine Journal 1870}</p> <p>[first portion of page is cut off]</p> <p>[perhaps this page is not in the correct order? the month in the middle of the page reads "October 1869", while the previous page was in October 1870]</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>20 Meonday</td> <td>I moved John Marnie</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21 Tuesday</td> <td>I rained most all day I thrashe[cutoff] my beans I was sick</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22 Wednesday</td> <td>I was very sick</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23 Thursday</td> <td>the same</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24 Friday</td> <td>the same [indecipherable]</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25 Saturday</td> <td>Alick x hugh came down and plowed and harrowed for me</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26 Sunday</td> <td>I was in bed most all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27 Monday</td> <td>Hughy + Alick sowed all my fall wheat and harrowed and hartily waterfurrowed it &amp; am some better to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28 Tuesday</td> <td>Alick and I shoveling furrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29 Wednesday</td> <td>Alick shoveled furrowe[indecipherable] I skined the little hiefer</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30 Thursday</td> <td>we went to the picnic east</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> October October 1869 [indecipherable] <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1 Friday</td> <td>I went to mill with a grist</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2 Saturday</td> <td>I took bill lickman wife flour and mutton it raines hard all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3 Sunday</td> <td>went to here Mr forest</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4 Monday</td> <td>I drawed ashes for sharaw in the afternoon I drawed up some firewood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5 Tuesday</td> <td>Mitchel and I cut corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6 Wednesday</td> <td>Mitchel and I cut corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7 Thursday</td> <td>I plowed for Mitchel all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8 friday</td> <td>I plowed for Mitchel all day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page is a duplicate of pdf 11, John Jardine Journal 1870}</p> <p><br />{top of page is from two pages previous}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>{page torn off} Wednesday we went {page torn off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Thursday we went {page torn off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>friday sharow helped me to clean a load of barley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Satuerday I went to crews with a load of barley sold for $1.29 cents 22 hundred 17 pounds</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Sunday we went to here Mr forest</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Monday Mr trembly and I cleaned a load of barley in the afternoon mary and me dug potatoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Tuesday we went to the picnic</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Wednesday dug potatoes marey and me to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Thursday I went to chatham with a load of barley sold for $1.23 cents I had 22 hundred and 60</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>friday Mtichel and mary and I finished diging my potatoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Satuerday it is raining and snowing to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Sunday we went to here Mr king</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Monday I fixed the hog pen</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Tuesday I tied corn straw and drawed one load of corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Wednesday I husked a little and drawed a load and a half of corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Thursday I took the last of my barley out to Mr Crow I got prise $1.22 cts per h{cut off} I had twelve hundred and sixty pounds</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>friday I loged at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Satuerday I tied corn straw all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>Sund went to here Mr forest</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> A November the 11 month of the year 1869 November 1869 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Monday Mary and I drawed to loads of corn and cleaned up my barley</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>John Jardine</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{this page is a duplicate of pdf 12 John Jardine Journal 1870 - already transcribed}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Tuesday Lizzie and me went to chatham and to blenhiem for seed barley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Wednesday we stayed in blenhim all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Thursday we came home from blenhim</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>friday it rained and snowed Sam and me cleaned 25 bushels of wheat and I went to mill</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Satuerday I bought one hundred bushel of corn from beatise leanard prise 40 cts per bushel brought home two loads of corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Sunday we wnt to here Mr forest</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Monday I banked the house and covered my potatoes Deeper</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Tuesday I loged for William cornwell Alick and sam husked corn all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Wednesday Samuel and Alick and me husked corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Thursday Alick and I drawed in the corn straw</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>friday Alick and I drawed in two loads of corn and husked a little corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Satuerday it snowed very hard all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Sunday we stayed home all day snow agin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Monday took two logs up to the mill I fixed a place for to feed my pigs on</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Tuesday I drawed Mr Trembley hay home for him it snowed very heavy to day {in left margin - Alick commence work to day 16}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Wednesday it snowed very heavy and rained Alick and me cut of a pice of the stack</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Thursday I cut wood and Alick drawed it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>friday Alick cut a little wood and dun the chors it rained hard to day I run around</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Satuerday it rained this forenoon this afternoon Alick and me drawed in them shocks of corn to the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Sunday we stayed home</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{this page is a duplicate of pdf 13, John Jardine Journal 1870}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Monday in the forenoon Alick and me cut hoop poles it snowed very heavy you could hardly see Alick and me husked corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Tuesday we took hoop poles to henery in the afternoon Alick and me cut hoop poels</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Wednesday Alick and me took another load of hoop poles to henry the hole was 1.16 poels in the afternoon fixed sheep pen and calf yard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Thursday Alick and me choped dogs of wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>friday moring I went and got my horses shod in the afternoon drawed up wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Satuerday Alick drawed wood I choped</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Sunday we went here Mr forest</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Monday I went after albert to fix the stable in the afternoon A &amp; me husked corn it rained all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Tuesday the snow is gon it raines hard Alick and me finished husked corn to day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> D D December 12th month of the Year December 12th Month <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Wednesday Alick and me fixed the shed for the cows ad choped som stovewood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Thursday we drawed corn straw into the barn yard commenc to chop cord wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>friday Alick drawed up wood for the machine I choped it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Satuerday it snowes and raines very hard to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Sunday we went to here Mr King</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Monday Alick and me drawed up wood for the machine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Tuesday hugh sawed stovewood for us</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Wednesday hugh sawed stovewood for us</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Thursday we moved logs and burned brush for Shore to ditch</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>friday I nailed the batens on the Stable and the kitchen</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{page is a duplicate of pdf 14, John Jardine Journal 1870 - already transcribed)</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Satuerday we split wood in the afternoon it rained Alick and I cleaned up 25 bush of wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Sunday roads is bad it rains we stayed home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Monday shrowo Alick and I kiled to pigs split wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Tuesday alick &amp; I split wood at the dore</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Wednesday it rained all day nothing dun</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Thursday I went to mill with 25 bushels of wheat Alick stayed home and kept batch alone</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>friday I choring and spliting some wood at the door</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Satuerday I went to mill and fetched the rest of my grist home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Sunday we stayed at home all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Monday I was choring and spliting a little wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Tuesday forenoon spliting wood afternoon Alick &amp; richard edward and old Mr Trembly put up my stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Wednesday I was choring and spliting wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Thursday I put dung on my potatoes piled up wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Friday I was spliting and piling wood and choring</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Saturday Christmas day - Went to Mrs Gracey's to dinner Came home alone and after feeding the stock went to a raffle at Richardson's store</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Sunday In the evening we went to hear M King preach at 7 O clock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>E Nondurn Helped Bobby Vickerman to clean his flax seed done the Chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Tuesday afternoon helped the boys to say wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Wednesday I helped sam to split wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Thursday I was choring in the afternoon helped Edward Trembly to draw logs for the machine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>Friday I helped richard dood drawing logs For the machine to day all day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>January the first 1870</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Satuerday I was about the store most all Day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Sunday was a heavy snow storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Monday Done the choers and went to the township meeting with boby</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Tuesday I was choring in the afternoon &amp; hitched up my colt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Wednesday I drawed cordwood out o the bush and piled it at the road side</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Thursday drawed wood out of the bush</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Friday I was choring and went to Mr Pool to visit a little to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Satuerday I choring and tok home James shu and fetched home cder</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Sunday went to hear Mr --------</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Monday I went to henderson for the barl and went for potva to kil my pigs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Tuesday I went to tomey atkson helpe kil pigs in the afternoon kiled my pigs commence to rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Wednesday it rains all day the snow is nearly all gon the water is nearly up a foot deep</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Thursda it has snoed a little it freezing it is windey and cold I am choring to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Friday I went to chaham with my hogs and sold them they weighed 9008 witch fetched $77.18cts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Satuerday it rained hard all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Sunday we went to here Mr ---- raing agin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Monday moring raing agin it is a lake all over the land the ditches is runing all over my land the water is runing past the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Tuesday I went to William henderson for two pigs</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>John Jardine</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Wednesday I went to Mr pools {pen scribble ^v^v^v^v^v^}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Thursday I was choping and piling brush to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Friday I helped boby to cut sawlogs all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Satuerday I went down backous in the afternoon I fell a big oak in the field at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Sunday we stayed home all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Monday I was cuting railcuts and sawlogs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Tuesday in the forenoon I was cuting rail lumber in the afternoon we commence to saw cordwood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Wednesday we sawed wood today</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Thursday we sawed wood today</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Friday we sawed wood today</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Satuerday wefinished sawin this forenoon in the afternoon Samuel and me split wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Sunday we went to curch to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>Monday Samuel and me split wood</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> February 1870 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Tuesday I went to the shop to get two shoes on my hores they ran away and broke vry near every thing sam split wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Wednesday Samuel and I split cordwood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Thursday Samuel and I split wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Friday Samuel and me finished spliting wood this forenoon in the afternoon cut a load of wood for notty</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Satuerday Sam and I went down to baptest creek in the afternoon sam &amp; me took notty the wood fetched home the sleighs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Sunday we went to hear Mr Allen</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Monday Samuel and me commence to chop cord</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Tusday we choped cordwood fine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Wednesday we choped cordwood no sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Thursday sam and me quit chopping wood</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Friday sam went home and I put new pins in my bobsleighs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Satuerday I fixed the bridge in front of the old man</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Sunday home to day no minister to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Monday hugh and me went to the store I bought 1 pair of mockoson I fixed pins to hang up the harness Hugh and I settled up about the sawing machine paid all up</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Thusday I went to goodro got my hores shod up</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Wednesday I went up to William Alan I got a hayfork mended it is like spring weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Thursday it began to rain about 8 oclock to night it is soft and sloppy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Friday I went to a bee at Old Mr Latrilles</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Satuerday done my chores and hauled some rails</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Sunday we went to hear Mr King preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Monday we went to the congregation meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Tuesday I hauled 2 loads of cordwood to the Bapteste Creek</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Wednesday the same very poor sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Thursday the same</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Friday I had a bee five teames very bad roads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Satuerday one load for Dick and 1 load for me</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Sunday it is raining we stayed at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Monday hauled two loads again and began to cut a road through the bush with Dick and Alick</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> O Erin dear: beyond the sea fair country of my s{illegible}s {illegible}ies March 1870 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Tuesday finished cuting the road and took 2 loads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Wednesday one load for McEwan &amp; 1 load for me</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Thursday I took down three loads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Friday the same</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>John Jardine Tilbury West January 10th 1875</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Satuerday I took three loads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Sunday we went to hear Mr Armstrong preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Monday I took two load</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Tuesday the same, very poor sleighing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Wednesday I took three loads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Thursday the last of what wood I have cut took two loads the road is almost bare the ice on the creek not very safe</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Friday I choped cordwood snowed some in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Satuerday I choped wood snowed some and rained sleet is turned colder to night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Sunday we went to here Mr armstrong in the morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Monday I took two loads of wood to baptist creek</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Tuesday I took one load for mitchel and one load for me to baptist creek</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Wednesday I took two loads to baptist creek</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Thursday I took 1 load and choped in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>friday I took one load for Mitchel trembly in the afternoon choped for my self two cord and a half</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Satuerday I took to loads to baptist creek it is thawing very fast this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Sunday we stayed home all day it is mudy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Monday I went to Bapteste creek with Richardson measure my wood shad 85 3/111</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>tusday I took my cow up to taylor I got 2250 cts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Wednesday I went to the sail at gorg helmon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Thursday I was spliting sovewood at the door</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Friday I went for my new waggon and split the rest of my wood at the door</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Saturday in the forenoon I cut a few rails in the afternoon I went to the store it rained all afternoon the roads is very mudy</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Sunday we was home all day for it rained all day to night it is snowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Monday moring there is from two to three inches of snow to night it is all gon the road is very bad it is cloudy to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Tuesday I drawed railes with flora and dan in the afternoon i was choping William Allen came I paid him $20 on my waggon and gave him my note for the balance fine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Wednesday I drawed rails with flora and dan in the afternoon I sold flora for $100</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>Thursday it is a drizziling rain very near all day in the afternoon Mr trembly and I cleaned 36 bushels of oats</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> {written in pencil in a different hand -"mide the weather but yet but of double trouble"} April 1870 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Friday we went up to Mr pools with the waggon I think the roads is the worst I ever saw them it is raining tonight</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Satuerday I went to the store and got my money for my wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Sunday we stayed home to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Monday we went out to the store and bot some things</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Tuesday I went and bot the John horse</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Wednesday furrowed the corn field with Top Dan</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Thursday I went to franks house raising</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Friday I picked my potatoes took them into the stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Satuerday we went to William Mcdowell funeral to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Sunday home all day to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Monday it rained a little this forenoon in the afternoon I fixed a little pice of the lane fence and sold half a tun of hay it is fine night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Tuesday I commenced to plow to day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>APRIL</p> <p>APRIL the first 1872</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Monday it is a fine day cold wind James Jardine Drawed out ties black ash ties in the forenoon John Jardine Maid black ash ties 12 in the forenoon in the afternoon Maid white ash ties in the at the railroad frunt of old Tr{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Tuesday fine Jame and I maid ties I went to se Shampan for Oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Wednesday James and I maid ties all day maid 8 white oak 4 red oak</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Thursday James Jardine and I drawed ties this forenoon 31 we maid 14 this afternoon of red oak ties</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Friday we drawed ties in the forenoon in the afternoon we maid 12 ties it is a fine day we herd the frog sing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Satuerday James and I went to the mill with a grist and the ploughto the shop in the afternoon we maid ties 12 Oaks and 2 black ash and drawe them out, about half past 4 Oclock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Sunday morning it is raining a little all day home to a</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Monday forenoon James sowed grass seed I was riddling grass seed in the afternoon I commenced to plough James went to the mill for the grist and did not get it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Tuesday James sowed grass seed and went ot the mill this eving for the grist I ploughed to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Wednesday James Catherine &amp; Mary went to Chatham and I stayed home and fixed up the gats and the fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Thursday we got our Oats home from Champan I ploughed after supper James piled lumber at the gra{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Friday morning there was a big thunder shower before daylight it rained a little this forenoon I plough this afternoon James got whippletree riged for his team</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Saturday I ploughed with Jane &amp; cat all day James went for shepard with the teem to move is stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Sunday we went to church to here Mr fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Monday forenoon ploughed dan and black James Jardine put up the fences that blowed down with the wind on Satuerday the 14 it begins to snow at a quarter to twelve it snowed very heavey for about two hours it a little all afternoon I ploughed in the snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Tuesday I ploughed and went to John Warnock a little while after dinner to put the top logs on his house</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Mr John Jardine Tilbury West T. P. O.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Wednesday I went to James F dodd raising his driving house and stable and a lean to his grainery</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Thursday I ploughed this forenoon it rains considerable I went to the store after diner and ploughed after supper with dan and cate round the apples trees</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Friday I plowed to day in the Orchard field fine day James Jardine is working on the railroad this is three days and a half this week one day last week</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Satuerday I plowed in the forenoon in the afternoon I went to Mary Jane Arkson funeral</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Sunday we went to church in the forenoon in the afternoon it rained a heavy shower</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Monday I plowed all day finished plowing in the Orchard by the house I plowed 4 lands by the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Tuesday I commenced to harrow in the lower field next the concession for oats I sowed 6 bushels to night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Wednesday sowed 9 1/2 bushel of oats finished the lower field sowing and harrowing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Thursday forenoon I furrowed it James harrowed the Orchard I in the afternoon sowed the orchard with barley twlve bushels and a peck</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Friday I shovled the furrows in the lower fiel by the concession James Jardine plowed in the field by the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Satuerday I furrow the orchard and plowed one land in the field by the barn in forenoon in the afternoon I shoveled the orchard furrows James plowed in the field by the barn all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Sunday I stayed home James &amp; Cathrine went to church</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Monday I plowed in the field by the barn Ja ro'd</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Tuesday I plowed to day James is on the railroad</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> MAY the first 1872 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Wednesday forenoon it rains I went to the council meeting James plowed in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Thursday I finished plowing the field by the barn in the forenoon in the afternoon I harrowed in a five bushels of barley 5</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Friday moring we are all siting in the house it is raining pretty heavy it fairs up about 10 Oclock it turns out abutful day I harrowed in the field by the barn sowed 3 bushels barley this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Satuerday I sowed 4 bushels of Oats and 2 bushels of barley in he field by the barn and I furrowed about half of the field it is a butful day I have finished sowing grain this spring</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Sunday went to church to day at half past 10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Monday I sowed my flax and finished furrowing the field by the barn and shoveled the furrowes and took my patoes out of the pit</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Tuesday forenoon I planted my patoes in the afternoon I went down to detroit I went to Mary {illegible}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Wednesday in detriot and sandwich to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Thursday I came home to day this eving I began to plow in the new field east side of the barn for corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Friday plowed in the barn field to day for corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Satuerday I plowed in the new pice of ground east side of the barn for corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Sunday we went to church in the forenoon at half past ten Oclock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Monday plowed in the barn field for corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Tuesday plowed again for corn it is very dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Wednesday plowed in the forenoon in the afternoon it is a butful rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Thursday I plowed agin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Friday in the forenoon I finished plowing in the east field by the barn for corn in the afternoon Archey Gracy and I planted corn James harrowed for me to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Satuerday Archey and I planted corn till about 4 Oclock it began to rain James finished harrowing the corn ground for me in the forenoon went and got dan shod</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Sunday stayed home no church it rained all all Satuerday night D it is splendid rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Monday it is showery James is at home to day he brought home 40 bushels of Oats and helped me to clean grass seed I planted 3 X 1/2 lands of corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Tuesday I finished planting my corn &amp; fixing rails from the fence and drawed som stones out of the field with geney on the crutch and sowed the Orchard field with grass seed it is a fine day but cloudey looks very like rain the ground is prety sappy every thing is growing very fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Wednesday it rained to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Thursday James Jardine ditched with Richard dodd I ditched for Richard in the forenoon in the afternoon I went to tomas Jackson shop raising</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Friday in the afternoon I went to the graveyard and fixed up lizzy grave</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Satuerday in the forenoon I whitewashed the shed in the afternoon I went to William henderson for the sawing machine fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Sunday we went to church half past ten it came up a thunder storm in the night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Monday this moring the ditches is full of water the ground is very sloppy and wet James and Potruf helped me to saw wood at the door for the stove there is a heavy wind from the west the water has dried up very fast the ditches is pretty low to nigt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Tuesday James Potruf me to saw wood to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Wednesday James went to the railroad to day and I &amp; Gorge cambel we split wood at the door it rained to night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Thursday James is home this forenoon we sawed up the skids and put the machine in the barn in the afternoon Gorge &amp; I split wood this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>John Jardine</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>Friday Gorge cambel and I split wood to day at the door we had lots of victers to day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> JUNE the first 1872 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Satuerday I went to Mr pools in the forenoon in the afternoon Gorge &amp; I split wood at the door till suppertime it begins to rains I went to the store and got $10 pound of tea</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Sunday we went to church in the afternoon at half past three O clock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Monday Mr Marchel and I shore my sheep Gorge split wood at the doore thee old mair foled this morning fol cant stand</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Tuesday split a little wood planted my beens and fed the colt and examened the corn the grubs is cuting the corn all of at the top of the ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Wednesday the colt died this morning we split wood at the door to day agin we burried the colt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Thursday this morning Gorge and I split wood at the door this forenoon I in the afternoon went to Mr Jonston stable raising in the afternoon it began to rain to night about 9 O clock it rained prettey near all night James is gon to Muldon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Friday it is raining prettey hard this morning the ground is geting very wet this afternoon is fine till 4 O clock it is a heavy shower of rain thunder and lighting this afternoon I split wood at the door my wheat is begining to head out June the 7</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Satuerday I went to the shop with my plow and harrow this forenoon James is spliting wood at the door in the afternoon James and Gorge and I is spliting wood at the door the roads is very slopy and wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Sunday we went to church at half past 10 O clock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Monday James and Gorge and I planted the corn all over agin and pulled dockens out of the barley</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Tuesday in the forenoon Gorge and I is weeding in the barley I in the afternoon I went to James Miller barn raising</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Wednesday Gorge cambel and I cultivated the patotes and puled dockens out of the barley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Thursday began to hoe my patoes it came up rain so James &amp; Gorge and my self cleaned all my wheat up there is 24 bushels there is 10 bus to goe to Mill for flour and 10 I amd goeing to take to Chatham when I goe</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Friday we howed our potoes this forenoon I in the afternoon went to John Mcdool shead raising</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Satuerday Gorge and I piled manuer and mowed the frunt walk to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Sunday no Church to day at home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Monday Gorge and I piled manuer fine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Tuesday went to mill with a grist Let potruf have a 11 bushels of wheat at one $140 cts per bushel wheight 6"60</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Wednesday I in the forenoon piled manure I in the afternoon I went to Same Wellet barn raising</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Thursday in the forenoon Gorge and I piled manuer I in the afternoon went to Jackson stable raising very hot to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Friday Gorge and I finished piling up the manure in the afternoon we began to cultivated the corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Stuerday moring Gorge and I was looking for the read cow and her calf then we cultivated the beens and howed som of them</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Sunday we went to church half pa 10.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Monday John &amp; Gorge Camble and I howed corn this afternoon Gorge &amp; I cultivated corn in the forenoon, it is a fine day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> John Jardine</div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Thuesday Mr Camble &amp; Gorge &amp; I finished cultivated the corn and got it all howed to fine wather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Wednesday I went to the lake for a lode of sand I fixed wagon wheelels</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Thursday James &amp; Gorge &amp; I went to the lake and fetched home two loads of sand I in the afternoon went to church after supper we killed buges of the patoes fine wheather hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Friday James &amp; and Gorge &amp; and I went for two loads of sant to stony point</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Saturday morning I plowed my patoes and went to church at half past 10 O clock James &amp; Gorge picked the bugs of the patoes &amp; howed them</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Sunday we went to church sacrament sabath</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> July the first 1872 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Monday ground our scythe and commence to cut hay here by the house this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Tuesday cut hay in the forenoon James and I went to John Manan sable raising in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Wednesday James &amp; I drawed two loads of hay in the stable loft Gorge &amp; James drawed in hay this afternoon I went to Potruf barn raising in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Thursday Gorge &amp; I got in two lods of hay and cathrine &amp; I went up to Mrs pools to se Mrs cantlan in the evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Friday I helped James to plow over at dodds</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Saturday James &amp; I went to chatham to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Sunday we went to church to day at 3 O clock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Monday Gorge &amp; I ground our scythes this forenoon Marchel comence to cut my meadow this afternoon with the machine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Tuesday Marchel &amp; us finished cuting my medow this forenoon Gorge &amp; I covered the ashery well with new logs and bark this afternoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Wednesday Gorge &amp; I raked the medow with the horse raked this forenoon I had Edward Trembly &amp; John Camble cocking hay all day Gorge &amp; I drawed in this afternoon five loads of hay it is very hot and dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Thursday we got in three loads of hay this forenoon it came up a shour of rain we could not draw any more to day, we have cambel to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Friday Gorge &amp; I is raking and turning over the hay this forenoon Gorge and his father &amp; I got in all the hay out of the medow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Satuerday Gorge went to the sop with the cradle Mr camble &amp; I reaped wheat this forenoon in the afternoon Gorge drove the machine in the barley and Mr Cambl and I folowed behind the machine pushing the barley out of the way of the horses</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Sunday we went to church at half past 10 O clock it is very hot and dry it looks a little like rain to night James Jardine commenced work for Jonson on Wednesday at noon July the 10 1872</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Monday Gorge &amp; Mr Camble cocked barley and I went to the shop to get a peice of my machine mended drawed in two loads of barley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Tuesday Gorge &amp; I drawed in 4 loads of barley and three or 4 dusson of wheat and it came up a shower of rain and we cut the hay round the Orchard field and mowed a little next the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Wednesday we mowed the rest of the barley in the Orchard this forenoon in the afternoon we cocked barley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Thursday forenoon is wet in the afternoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>cocked barley and drawed in three loads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Friday drawed in all the barley and the field orchard field dun at 4 O clock cut a little wheat this evning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Satuerday three of us in the wheat to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Sunday morning it is raining I did not goe to church to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Monday it is a fine day I cradle wheat and bound it Gorge Camble and I drawed in two loads of wheat after supper</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Tuesday it rains to day till about 4 O clock this afternoon Gorge and I cut ten dusson stooks of wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Wednesday I am cradling wheat agin to day till 5 Oclock Gorge and I dawed in two loads of wheat this evening Tomas Marshaw began to bind wheat for me to day at noon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Thursday forenoon I finished cuting wheat and sirprise Oats this afternoon I bound wheat with Tom Marshaw we got in one load wheat it came up showe of rain spoiled the evening work</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Friday Cease Marshaw &amp; Tom Marshaw &amp; I cut the barley by the barn this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Satuerday Tomas Marshaw &amp; I drawed in the wheat to day I bound the surprise Oats and drawed them in after dark</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Sunday we are at home no church to day fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Monday Gorge &amp; I began to gather the barley it came up a big rain sorm about 10 O clock it spoilt our barley for to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Tuesday forenoon I mowed the hay round the wheat field and the strip of hay at the head of the Oats field in the afternoon Gorge &amp; I turned over the barley to dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>Wednesday it is raining to day dowing nothing it faired up in the afternoon a little I cut my fax seed and tie it up</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>John Jardine</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>AUGUST the 1 1872</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Thursday Marshaw &amp; I began my Oats we turned over the barley at noon to dry and went at the Oats rest of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Friday Tomas Marshaw &amp; Charley shampang &amp; Gorge Camble &amp; I stacked the barley to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Satuerday us fore are at the Oats to day in the lower field by the concession we cut and bound 97 sooks</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Sunday I at home Cathrine went to church at half past three O clock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Monday in the forenoon cut Oats in the field by the barn in the afternoon Charley Champan &amp; I drawed in 4 loads of Oats out of the field by the concession</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Tuesday in the forenoon cut Oats and drawed in one load, finished cuting oats this afternoon and bound about 10 dusson to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Wednesday election day I went to the shop with my Cultivater in the forenoon in the afternoon I went to the town hall and give my voat for Rankin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Thursday Gorge &amp; I finished drawing in my Oats to day finished harvist to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Friday Gorge &amp; I cuting weeds in the corn to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Satuerday Gorge &amp; I was cuting weeds in the corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Sunday we went to church at half past 10</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Monday James &amp; I cut weeds in the corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Tuesday this morning it rains heavy it is showery to day we began to draw dung this eving and cut weads in the corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Wednesday we finished cuting the weeds in the corn and drawed out 4 loads of dung</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>John Jardine</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Thursday mistake in Wednesday work in place of finishing the corn on Wednesday it was to day Wednesday there was very little dun for it is a wet day it rained a good deal the ditches has considerable water in them and the ground is very soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Friday Gorge &amp; I hawled manure out to day we hawled 12 loads into the wheat field intending to put wheat there agin this fall</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Satuerday I plowed with dan &amp; blak &amp; Gorge haled manuere it is fine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Sunday we went to church in the afternoon at three O clock to here Mr Mealmon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Monday we drawed manuere today</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Tuesday drawed manuer agin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Wednesday we went to Mersey to a picknic</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Thursday I am alone plowed to day and halowed three loads of manure</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Friday went to thrash for Shampan</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Satuerday finished thrashing for Shampan at noon this afternoon I haled out 8 loads of manuer fine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Sunday we went to church at half past three O clock in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Monday morning I plowed two lands and haled manure the reast of the day it came up a thunder showe about 4 Oclock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Tuesday forenoon we finished halling the manuere in the afternoon Gorge Cambel haled dirt from the asherrey in to the barn yard and I plowed for wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Wednesday Gorge is haling dirt and I am plowing to day fine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Thursday we are dowing the sam to day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Friday I finished plowing the field by the ashery a little before noon I helped Gorge to hall dirt the rest of the day in to the barn yeard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>Satuerday I went to thrash for boby Vickerman Gorge is drawing dirt in the yard agin to day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> SEPTEMBER the 1 1872 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Sunday James &amp; Cathrine went to church at half past 3 O I stayed home it is dry weather agin looks a little like rain this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Monday I finished thrashing for boy vickerman this forenoon in the afternoon I cultavated and James went to the shop with the horses to get shod and did not get it dun</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Tuesday James went and got the hores sod this forenoon I cultivated in the field by the barn to day Gorge hrrowed in the field by the ashery for wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Wednesday Gorge &amp; I fine cultivating and harrowing this forenoon in the afternoon I went to the shop and got the lampers out of Jane mouth and got my cultivator fixed fine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Thursday we are doing nothing this forenoon it is raining I plowed in the afternoon in the field by the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Friday morning looking for one of the cows I got one land plowed in the afternoon I went to Jackson to thrash</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Satuerday thrashed for Trembly</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Sunday we are at home to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Monday forenoon finished the thrashing for Edward Trembly in the afternoon commenced to thrash for my self</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>{in a different handwriting} A merchand not over conversant with Geography on hearing that one of his vessels was in Jep Jeopardy exclaimed, "Jeopardy, Jeopardy, where's that?" James Jardine</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Tuesday thrashed for me to day agin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Wednesday forenoon finished thrashing fore me about 9 Oclock in the afternoon James sowd 5 bushels of wheat and I cultivated it in Gorge is brakeing lumps</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Thursday morning James got about 6 bushels of wheat sowed and it came on rain and we got no more dun to it to day I plowed in the field by the barn in this afternoon it is raining to night agin the ground is pretty soft geting to night Charley Champan is cuting corn to day and James and Gorge is helping him to cut corn this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Friday forenoon I plowed in the field by the barn in the afternoon I cultivated in the rest of my wehat James finished sowing the field by the ashory</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Satuerday I finished furrowing up the field of wheat in the forenoon in the afternoon I &amp; Gorge shovled the furrows out James is thrashing for Rd Charley Shampan finished cuting the corn to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Sunday James went up to Mr Pools I &amp; Cathrine stayed home to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Monday in the forenoon James went and helped Richard Dodd to thrash I plowed in the field by the barn Gorge is sick to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Tuesday James is gon to Henery Morrice to plow I am plowing in the field by the barn for wheat Gorge is burning stumps out of my way</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Wednesday I am plowing in the field by the barn Gorge is at the stumps</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>John Jardine</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Thursday it is wet this morning Gorge &amp; I cleaned 9 bushels of wheat and then it faired I commence to plow about half past 9 O clock I finished plowing the barn field for wheat about half past 2 Oclock I began to sow &amp; Gorge began to harrow I sowed 5 bushels to night in the barn field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Friday I sowed 4 1/2 of wheat to day wich finished sowing the field by the barn Gorge finished harrowing it to night it is a butful day very warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Satuerday I finished forrowing my wheat field by the barn this forenoon Gorge &amp; I shovled the furrows this afternoon and drawed in the beens into the barn it is a butful day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Sunday home to day it rained this morning very heavy there was heavy lighting and thunder about half past 4 O clock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Monday showery this forenoon I thrashed my beens to day they ar very tuf</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Tuesday James and I plowed for Edward Trembly to day for his wheat this is a fine day very like rain to night the wind is south</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Wednesday I went to the store this forenoon James made a handle in the afternoon I went out and helped Mr Ricardson to sow wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Thursday we are fixing the skidway to day and we took the mchine to the bush we have got it readay for staking to night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>{in a different handwriting} What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment and once in a man's life? The letter M.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Friday this morning staked the mchine and began sawing James is helping me to day and Gorge Camble fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Satuerday Gorge and I is alone to day sawing cordwood we don big days sawing James went moving ties fine day it rained alittle in the night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Sunday this morning the wind is very high this it is like to blow the house over some times</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Monday Gorge &amp; I crosscuted som hickery logs this forenoon in the afternoon James &amp; Gorge &amp; I sawed cordwood with the mchine</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> OCTOBER the first 1872 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Tuesday Gorge &amp; I sawed cordwood to day with the mchine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Wednesday I went to the shop with cate on Jane and cate shod all round it is weet to day Gorge &amp; I cleaned 17 bags of barley this afternoon for to go to Chatam</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Thursday it is very like rain this forenoon the roads very slopy Gorge drawed three loads of punkins &amp; I sharp my saw, in the afternoon Gorge &amp; I sawed cordwood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Friday i went to help Sameul Gracey to rais his graineary</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Satuerday Gorge Camble &amp; I went to Chatham with a load of barley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Sunday we went to church half past 10 O clock this morning in the afternoon it began to rain at half past 2 O clock rain till night the road muddy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Monday I did not do much to day I choped down a hickory tree fore cordwood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Tuesday thrashed for mr pool to day fine wheather to day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{duplicate of page -036}</p> <p></p> <p></p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Thursday it is weet this morning Gorge &amp; I cleaned 9 bushels of wheat and then it faired I commence to plow about half past 9 O clock I finished plowing the barn field for wheat about half past 2 O clock I began to sow &amp; Gorge began to harrow I sowed 5 bushels to night in the barn field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Friday I sowed 4 1/2 of wheat to day wich finished sowing the field by the barn Gorge finished harrowing it to night it is a butful day very warm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Satuerday I finished forrwing my wheat field by the barn this forenoon Gorge &amp; I shovled the furrows this afternoon and drawed in the beens i to the barn it is a butful day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Sunday home to day it rained this morning very heavy there was heavy lighting and thunder about half past 4 O clock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Monday showery this forenoon I thrashed my beens to day they ar very tuf</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Tuesday James and I plowed for Edward Trembly to day for his wheat this is a fine day very like rain to night the wind is south</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Wednesday I went to the store this forenoon James made an ax handle in the afternoon I went out and helped Mr Ricardson to sow wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Thursday we are fixing the skidway to day and we took the mchine to the bush we have got it readay for staking to night</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>{in a different handwriting} What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment and once in a man's life? The letter M.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{duplicate of page -037}</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Friday this morning staked the mchine and began sawing James is helping me to day and Gorge Camble fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Satuerday Gorge and I is alone to day sawing cordwood we don big days sawing James went moving ties fine day it rained alittle in the night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Sunday this morning the wind is very high this it is like to blow the house over some times</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Monday Gorge &amp; I crosscuted som hickery logs this forenoon in the afternoon James &amp; Gorge &amp; I sawed cordwood with the mchine</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> OCTOBER the first 1872 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Tuesday Gorge &amp; I sawed cordwood to day with the mchine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Wednesday I went to the shop with cate on Jane and cate shod all round it is weet to day Gorge &amp; I cleaned 17 bags of barley this afternoon for to go to Chatam</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Thursday it is very like rain this forenoon the roads very slopy Gorge drawed three loads of punkins &amp; I sharp my saw, in the afternoon Gorge &amp; I sawed cordwood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Friday i went to help Sameul Gracey to rais his graineary</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Satuerday Gorge Camble &amp; I went to Chatham with a load of barley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Sunday we went to church half past 10 O clock this morning in the afternoon it began to rain at half past 2 O clock rain till night the road muddy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Monday I did not do much to day I choped down a hickory tree fore cordwood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Tuesday thrashed for mr pool to day fine wheather to day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Wednesday thrashed for Mr pool this forenoon in the afternoon I got two shoes Jane came home and went back to Mr pool agin with James papers</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Thursday Gorge &amp; I cut a cord of wood and split it and took it up to the blacksmith and I drawed 5 loads of punkins up to the fence Gorge went to bobys to a husking be this afternoon James Jardine came home to sine the papers</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Friday this morning James &amp; I went up to Mr pools and sined the papers in the afternoon James went back to hooks corner Gorge &amp; I cleaned 21 bags of barley to to to Chatham</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Satuerday Mr Pool &amp; I went to Chatham and put 300 dolers in the bank got a check for it and sent it of to toronto to Mc and took a load barley to chatham with {in a different handwriting} - Every person who shall willfully admise, or order other persons to admise with</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Sunday we are at home to day no minister these times {in a different handwriting} any articles</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Monday morning diging potaoes for to take to the fair on the 15 in the afternoon I went to help Edward Trembly rase his stable and shed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Tuesday we went to the fair surprise Oats first prise 50 cts barley first prise 50 cts beens 2nd pris 25 cts potatoes 2nd prise 25 cts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Wednesday Gorge &amp; I cut a cord of wood with the mchine for Mr Melegan and took it up to him &amp; Go we kiled a pig this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Thursday forenoon Gorge &amp; I is looking for my sheep and cleaned a grist of 25 bus</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>{in a different handwriting} Beauty is a fading flower a rose it will fade in an hour 123456789</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>in the afternoon I went out to the store</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Friday forenoon found my sheep in the afternoon I husked a little corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Satuerday I went and thrashed for William Jackson with my horses to day it is a fine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Sunday this is a beautful morning thre is no church to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Monday I took 25 bushels of wheat to the mill in the afternoon I drawed timber for shepard for a culbart on Trembly</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Tuesday I worked for shepard drawing rails on John were place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Wednesday plowing and scraping on William from place for shepard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Thursday plowing and scraping for shepard on Jackson crosing and on the sideline at Gracy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Friday it is raining a little all day Gorge and I husked a little corn, in the afternoon we drawed up two loads of punkins and two lods of corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Satuerday it rains a little all day agin Gorge and I husks a little and drawed in 42 bushels of corn it is mudy to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Sunday it rains alittle yet is is slopy and nasty about the roads this moring</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Monday plowing &amp; craping for shepard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Tuesday plowing &amp; craping for shepard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Wednesday I drawed in my corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>Thursday plowing &amp; craping for shepard</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> NOVEMBER 1872 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Friday plowing &amp; craping for shepard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Satuerday I went to chatham</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Sunday we are at home to day I am sick</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Monday this forenoon I am not doing much I was on the railroad looking at the men laing the ties for the iron</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>NOVEMBER 1875 January 10-1875</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>mistake Tuesday the 5 October I hade a ride on the Canada CSR across edward Trembly lot up to sideline 18 &amp; 19</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Tuesday I went on the railroad to see Mr Curk about a Job of wood that all I dun for it bgan to rain Cathrin &amp; I cleaned up about 12 bushels of Oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Wednesday forenoon worked for shepard in the afternoon I went to baptiscreek with a railroad gentleman for a dollar and a half</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Thursday I went to stoney point this morning for my appletrees and went up to Samuel Gracy to help him to thrash the machine did not goe well we got nothing dun only a little buckwheat thrashed to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Friday thrashed for Samuel Gracy to day fine wheather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Satuerday thrashed for sam to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Sunday home to day Cate went to east tilbury with Mrs Gracy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Monday thrashed for Sam Gracy till about 1 Oclock we finished it rains a little this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Tuesday plowing &amp; craping for Shepard today fine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Wednesday this forenoon working for Shepard on the grade at Trembly is crosing in the afternoon James &amp; I was drawing in my corn straw fine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Thursday forenoon James &amp; I cut some corn hills that was left, in the afternoon we drawed it in and the remainder of the shoks that was in the field it is dry but cold it is very like snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Friday James &amp; I is drawing ties acrose the railroad for the company at home here that is in tilbury west on lot 19 in the forth concession between a little snow to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Satuerday Charley Champan &amp; I drawed ties to day agin a little snow to day agin</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Sunday it is a beautful day but cold &amp; raw winds it has frose very hard these last few nights back James &amp; Cathrine has gon up to the Mrs Graceys this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Monday James &amp; I drawed ties to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Tuesday Jame &amp; I is drawing ties to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Wednesday drawing ties to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Thursday drawing ties to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Friday we are drawing ties to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Satuerday James &amp; I is still drawing yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Sunday Cathrine Jardine &amp; I went to chruch this moring preaching at half past ten O clock this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Monday James &amp; I is at the ties agin to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Tuesday drawing ties to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Wednesday William fin &amp; I were over to the townline to draw ties there over the railroad for the company</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Thursday William &amp; I is drawing ties to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Friday drawing ties at the townline</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Satuerday drawing ties to day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> DECEMBER <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Sunday it is snowing very heavy all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Monday this forenoon we ar drawing ties at the townline came home snowing this afternoon very heavy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Tuesday drawing ties James &amp; I to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Wednesday Jame &amp; I is drawing ties</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Thursday drawing ties to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Friday we finished drawing ties this forenoon for good this time</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Satuerday I went and got my horses shod at the black smith</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Sunday we went to church to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Monday we did nothing this forenoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>in the afternoon we sawed a few blocks of wood and lifted the machine it is a very cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Tuesday sawing for Richard dodd to to</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Wednesday sawing for dodd to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Thursday doing nothing to day only my chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Friday choring to day cold weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Satuerday choring cold and dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Sunday no church to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Monday William fine &amp; I went to the sale at tefare</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Tuesday finnie &amp; I went out to see my bush farm and to se Mr Mossie for a Job of timber</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Wednesday the same</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Thursday William &amp; 1 went to see the roads where w will draw lime</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Friday John finnie &amp; I killed a pig to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Satuerday John finnie &amp; I fixed a bunk on the lumber sleigh went to Stoney point for Shamp{cut off} in bobsleighs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Sunday James &amp; I went to church</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Monday finie and I went out to se James Mossie about dawing timer and did not se him</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Tuesday we went out to se Moscie agin we saw him and maid a bargan about the timber drawing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Wednesday William &amp; John finnie I went to the bush to began to draw timber this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Thursday drawing timber out of the bush to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Friday drawing timber to day agin</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Satuerday darwing timber to day we went to the lake this afternoon with a big stick</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Sunday at home to day the snow is about a foot &amp; 1/2 deep it looks like rain to nigh</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Monday I took the pot to H Honberger to melt snow William went to the shop it snowed most all day nothing dun to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>Tuesday John finnie &amp; I drawed timber to the lake to day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Januery the 1 Newyearsday <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Wednesday we drawed to the lake to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Thursday we drawed to the lake to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Friday I began to skid H Honberger timber and William finnie drawed out to the townline</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Satuerday William &amp; I drawed to the town line this forenoon in the afternoon I skided timber on H place Wi drawed to the townline</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Sunday we went to church to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Monday I skided timber all day William drawed to the townline</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Tuesday I skided timber all day I finished skiding H Honberger timber to day William drawed to the townline this forenoon in the afternoon James &amp; William finnie began to draw to the lake</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Wednesday James &amp; Will is drawing to the lake to day I am drawing to the townline</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Thursday James &amp; William is drawing to the lake to day I am drawing to the townline</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Friday James &amp; William is drawing to the lake to day I am drawing to the townline</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Satuerday James &amp; William is drawing to the lake to day I am drawing to the townline</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Sunday at home to day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Monday William &amp; Samuel Moffat drawing to the lake to day James &amp; I is drawing to the townline I went to the shop &amp; to mill I took out 1 stik this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Tuesday Wi &amp; Samuel M drawing to the lake James is skiding Funnf{Finnies??} timber to day I am drawing to the townline</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Wednesday William &amp; Samuel is drawing to the lake James finished skiding David Dewket &amp; Jo Fanuf timber this forenoon in the afternoon James helped to finish I drawed H Honberger timer to the townline</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Thursday we are all idle to day it rains hard all day there is lots of water now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Friday John finnie &amp; I commenced to draw funuf timber to the townline</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Satuerday John &amp; James &amp; I is drawing funuf timber to the townline to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Sunday at home to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>James Jardine X</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>John Jardine commenced to drawed timber in 1872 cristmas day we worked way at roadcutting and drawing squaretim up till March the 7 in 1873 then I drawed rails cuts and wood for H Honsberger and sawed wod up to March the 15 in 1873</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Now I am home choreing takeing care of my horses &amp; cattle I rite this in March 1873 on Friday the 21 I am choring yet I have been making posts for a shed and taking care of my catle and horses and planting apple</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>trees and peach trees and goosberies bushes and willow trees and diging around my plum trees and curn bushes and piling manure around them here by the fraunt of the house and doing a little of my walk from the frunt of the door to the road and ploughed one day in the back field by the concession I have been doing work like this up to May the third 3 and it is not fit to plow yet the ground is weet and soft it is a cold weet spring I am feding the cattle yet a little hay night and moring I writ this the 3 day of may it is raing this morning it is cold to day it is so weet and cold and backward weather that us farmers can not do any thing to adgvantige this spring this day is plowing that I rite about was dun in April the 30 1873 I had to stop because the ground is to soft to plough</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>May the third Gorge finnie &amp; I split cordwood in the afternoon it is fine weather this afternoon John Jardine</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> May the 4 1873 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Sunday Catherine Jardine &amp; I went to church in the forenoon &amp; in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Monday Gorge finnie comenced to work on the railroad &amp; I John Jardine loged for boby Vickerman may the 4 it is fine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Tuesday I commenced to plow in the east field by the barn it is fine weather to day plowed all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Wednesday in the forenoon I plowed while I am eating dinner it is raining</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>it has rained all afternoon and very near all night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Thursday morning it rains a little not much it is a cloudy all day no plowing to day the ground is very weet the ditches is very near full</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Friday forenoon William Gracey &amp; I was fixing the walk frunt of the house in the afternoon planting aple trees &amp; locust trees it is fine all till night about 6 O clock it is a heavy rain with lighting &amp; thunder the land is very weet no plowing yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Saturday in the forenoon I went over to B vickerman had my dinner with him in the afternoon I shoveled the furrows acroce 6 lands that I had plowed to let the water of the ground it is very soft it is fine this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Sunday we are home no church to day it came up a shour of rain and hale about 12 O clock it maid the ground weet the water lays on the ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Monday there is white froste this morning it is a fine forenoon the ground is very weet this afternoon i split cordood it looks like ran it did rain a shour in the night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Tuesday forenoon it is a butfull forenoon I helped Edward Trembley to make tow log heap and split som cordwood I split wood in the afternoon to</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Wednesday the ground is very soft in the afternoon I roald the grace around the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Thursday I went to the store and up the railroad in the forenoon in the afternoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>I plowed in the field by the barn on the east side of the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Friday plowing to day the ground is very soft</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Satuerday plowing to day agin fine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Sunday no church to day it is a butful day the weather is dring up the water fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Monday I have began to harrow for Oats I have sowed 5 bushels &amp; Archey Gracely has hrrowed them in this forenoon in the afternoon I sowed 6 bushels &amp; half &amp; harrowed them in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Tuesday I cleaned the furrows out and plowed the rest of the day &amp; Archey Gracey shoveled the cross furrows</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>May the twenty in 1873 the canada southrin raiload past through the line with the first passinger train each way daly</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Wednesday I finished plowing and sowing &amp; harrowing my Oats to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Thursday I planted my potatoes to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Friday I roaled my Oats this forenoon in the afternoon I began to plow in the field by the concession for corn it is dry &amp; hot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Satuerday plowing for corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Sunday I am at home to day I am very sick to day Cate went to here Mr Scot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Monday I am sick yet not able to work H Honsberger came along &amp; I got him to plow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Tuesday Mr Marchel &amp; I shore the sheep to day H plowed in the lowe field by the co{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Wednesday H Honsberger plowing for corn this forenoon &amp; he is roling it the rest of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Thursday finished roling this morning will harrowing the rest of the day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Friday H Honsberger has finished harrowing &amp; furrowing the corn ground he went home to day about 11 O clock and left my work for I am very it is fine weather cold &amp; dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Saturday I plowed all day it is dry weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>June the first</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Sunday I am at home I am very sick to day it is hot &amp; dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Monday I am sick to day agin not able to work H Honsberger came along on a visit and he said he would plough for me and he did plough for me this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>Tuesday I am prety sick to day not able to work H Honsberger ploughs for me agin to day it is hot &amp; dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>Satuerday I am sick nothing doing at my corn ground to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>June the first</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Sunday James &amp; I went to church to day at half past 10 Oclock James took me in the buggey to church</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Monday Tomas Vickerman came &amp; and planted my corn to day I am geting a little beter I roaled my corn ground to day H Honsberger shovled the furrows H Honsberger &amp; I cleaned 24 bushels of wheat all I have to clean</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Tuesday I &amp; Henry went to the mill with the grist and the blacksmith shop with the plow in the afternoon we went out to Henery with 10 bushels of Oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Wednesday forenoon took my old waggon to the shop to get fixed in the afternoon I took the teem out to H Honsberger to plow</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>potatoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Thursday I went over to Robert Vickerman I saw a spicel train go west it went very fast I was pretty sick to day Henery has the teem</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Friday I not well yet I went out to the store this eving I am tired &amp; week Henery has the teem yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Satuerday I am a little beter to day I am killing bugs on my patoes to day Henery has the teem yet to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Sunday Catherine &amp; I went to church this forenoon to here Mr Scot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Monday forenoon I am killing bugs on my potatoes this afternoon I went down to east tilbury where bradly was working on the railroad to sea about som money did not get any H. Honsberger has the horses yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Tuesday this forenoon I went ot the shop &amp; got two shous on Jane I am not very well to day we had a nice little shour this afternoon H. Honsberger has the horses</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Wednesday this forenoon I kiled som bugs on my potatoes in the afternoon I took Jane the yong mare &amp; drawed slepers &amp; plank for a bridge acrose the ditch to draw manure into the corn field by the concission H Honsberger has the horses yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Thursday this morning Henery Honsberger fetched home my horses about 8 O clock I went rite up to the blacksmith shop and got 4 shouse on them &amp; fetched home my old waggon this forenoon in the afternoon I went after Mr Marchel to com and see my horse</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Friday I got my horse dockered &amp; sold my steers for $97 this forenoon in the afternoon I bilt a bridge acroose a ditch to draw my manure</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Satuerday Cathrine &amp; Gorge &amp; Mr Brite &amp; I went to Chatham it is hot and dry I bot myself a new buggy in June 1873</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Sunday we went to church in the afternoon at half past 3 O clock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Monday H Honsberger commenced to draw my manure I am in bed most of the day with a sick feaver</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Tuesday I am a little wors to day with the feaver H Honsberger drawing manure</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Wednesday H Honsberger drawing manure to day I am still worse to day with the feaver</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Thursday H Honsberger is loging for William Hons{cut off} I am not so bad to day as yesterday</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Friday henery is drawing manure this forenoon this afternoon he is plowing two lands here in the orchard for beens I am fealing first rate to day very little feaver only pretty week W.A.C.K. Jaus{possibly added later}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Satuerday H Honsberger &amp; Gorge finnie planted my beens to day picked the bugs of my potatoes &amp; howed them a little to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Sunday we went to church this afternoon at half past three O clock {in a different handwriting} Command You May Your mind from play every moment in the</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Monday H Honsberger &amp; Gorge finnie drawed manure to day { in a different handwriting} Day John Jardine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Tuesday in the forenoon Henery &amp; I went up to the mill in the afternoon Gorge &amp; Henery drawed manure big rain to night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Wednesday Henery went to the mill and this afternoon &amp; went home in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Thursday Henery &amp; Gorge finnie helped me to loge on the concission cleaning the way for the fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Friday Henery &amp; Gorge finnie are</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>drawing manure for me to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Satuerday Henery &amp; Gorge finnie finished drawing out my manure to day and Gorge took my horses to Vanbusker for his trunks</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Sunday went to church and herd the Rev H Gracey preach today the Rev H Gracey dispence the lord supper</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Monday forenoon it rains it a butful rain in the afternoon the Rev Henery Gracey and his Lady came and paid me a visit this afternoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> July the first 1873 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Tuesday Henery Honsberger &amp; I plowed the potatoes and I took Gorge finnie over to the tank he is bound for St tomas this forenoon in the afternoon Henery &amp; I finished howing my potatoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Wednesday Henery &amp; I cmenced to draw the posts for my shead I finished drawing them this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Thursday in the forenoon Henery &amp; I howed beens in the afternoon we fixed the mchine and comenced to cut clover hay here in the orchard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Friday Henery he finished cuting the strip on the southside of the appletrees this moring at 9 O I cut hay round the fence corners and thissels on the railroad Henery went to a ditch sail</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Satuerday Henery drawed rails this forenoon in the afternoon Henery &amp; I raked up one load of clover hay and took it in the barn out {in a different handwriting} Mr John Jardine Tilbury West</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Sunday we went to church at half past 10 O clock in the forenoon I went to the dockter I feal worse</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Monday I am sick Henery cut the rest of the clover in the orchard on the south side of the house and then mowed the fence corners of the and around the house to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Tuesday Henery began to cultivate the corn and I mowed a little patch frunt of the doore &amp; shook it out this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Wednesday Henery is cultivating corn this forenoon in the afternoon we are raking up hay we got in two loads</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Thursday Henery &amp; I skined the cow &amp; dug a hole &amp; put her in &amp; burred hir this forenoon in the afternoon Henery is in the corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Friday Henery Honsberger finished cultivating my corn &amp; beens to day I am geting a little beter now it is fine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Satuerday Henery Honsberger is cradling in the wheat field by the ashery cradling a road round the field for the mcheine reaper</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Sunday I was home to day cate went to rawley with bradley to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Monday there was a greadel of thunder &amp; lighting &amp; heavy showers of rain all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Tuesday Henery drawing rails this forenoon in the afternoon Henery is cradling wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Wednesday we comenced to cut the wheat in the field by the barn in the afternoon about 2 O clock it came up a very heavy rain stoped us cuting this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Thursday we are cuting wheat in the field by the barn till about 5 O clock it came up a big shower of rain</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Friday Henery Honsberger &amp; Henery arenell cradled wheat till to day about 0 O clock Frank Parmer came in with the mchine he cut about one aker in the field by the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Satuerday we finished cuting all my wheat to day about 10 O clock and got it all bound &amp; set up at noon I had Henery arenell &amp; Henery Honsberger &amp; Gorge finie &amp; robert Roland &amp; my Self that is John Jardine foling the mchine binding &amp; shoking up the afternoon of this Robart holan &amp; H Honsberger cut the hay around the field the barn sets in that is the wheat field &amp; Oats field</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Sunday I went to the english church to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Monday robart holand H Honsberger mowed this strip on the east side of the house down by the granery and comenced to draw in my wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Tuesday drawing wheat to day agin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Wednesday H Honsberger took the mch &amp; began to cut my hay in the field by the consission for alittle while this forenoon we turned in and drawed wheat we got all my wheat in to day &amp; one load of hay in to the barn from here close to the granory</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Thursday robart is mowing the fence corners Henery is cuting hay with the mchine I have old dan in the horse rake rakeing the hay in winr{ows} robart &amp; henery is drawing in this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Friday Henery this morning finished cuting my hay about half past 8 Oclock</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>I drove the buggy out to H Honsberger came back and I was Just eating my dinner when the Mr Stanton came in with my wifes headstone I had to hich up agin I lost this days work from the harvest</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Satuerday Henery &amp; I was up and at it this morning by 5 O clock we got the rouf of the hay in the barn before the rain came up then took the hand rakes and raked the field all over and we got it all in the barn tonight made a finishe of the hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Sunday we went to church this morning at half past 10 O clock in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Monday I have no company to day I am not doing much I am howing alittle tobaco &amp; beens</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Tuesday I commenced to cultivate corn to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Wednesday cultivating corn to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>Thursday I went out to cultivate &amp; it commenced to rain I had to com back it rained heavy this forenoon in the afternoon I commenced to plow for wheat in the field by the barn</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> August the first 1873 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Friday plowing agin to day for wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Satuerday plowing for wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Sunday we went to church in the afternoon at half past 3 O clock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Monday plowing to day agin for wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Tuesday I finished plowing to day the field by the barn west side &amp; went had a ride on the hand car this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Wednesday I doing much to day I went up to the blacksmith with my waggon and got the boten fixed</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Thursday I commenced to cultivate in my corn agin it is very hot wheather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Friday it rained god shour this morning I went to the blacksmith with my mairs and got 4 shous on them in the afternoon I finished cultivating my corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Satuerday I commenced to harrow in the field by the barn about half past 10 O clock I run the harrow tooth in my big toe that laid me up the billious fevour came back on me agin I was very sick</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Sunday my toe is very painful and the fevor make very sick to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Monday forenoon I am sick yet in the afternoon I got a good deal better</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Tuesday I am alittle beter this morning I got help this morning &amp; throwed my horse &amp; cut that wort of dan I am not able to doe anything yet Sept</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>September the 11 1873</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Wednesday I am thrashing for my self to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Thursday I finished thrashing to day for my self about 3 Oclock this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Friday I am thrashing for boby vickerman to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Satuerday thrashing for vickerman</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Sunday I took James out as far as H Honsberger as he is going back to work to tomas Mosey</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Monday thrashing for John Manan to day it is fine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Tuesday finished thrashing to day for John Manan</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Wednesday thrashing to day for Tomas Atkerson</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>John Jardine</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Thursday finished thrashing for Tomas Atkison to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Friday thrashing for E Trembly to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Saturday finished thrashing for E Trembly to day at noon this afternoon I pulled my beens and cut my tobaco</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Sunday we went to church</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Monday I sowed 5 bushels this afternoon it rains to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Tuesday I cultivated wheat this forenoon in the afternoon I sowed 4 1/2 bushels of wheat to day agin Shepperd is plowing this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Wednesday I finished cultivating the field of wheat on the west side of the barn and furrowing it out Alonzo plowed three quarts day to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Thursday I shovled the croose furrows out Alonzo ploughed to day and I 5 bushels of wheat this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Friday I harrowed in 5 bushels of wheat to day and Alonzo ploughed to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Satuerday I dug my potatoes to day and I sowed 2 bushels &amp; a half of wheat Alonzo ploughed &amp; harrowed to day three quarters of a day I harrowed the rest of the day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Sunday we went to the en english in the forenoon in the afternoon we went here Mr Scotes farewell serman to day at three O clock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Monday morning it rains it is a butfull rain I kiled a sheep &amp; went to the shop with my plough point this forenoon in the afternoon I finished plowing the field on the east side of the barn for wheat</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Thoday I finished sowing my wheat &amp; harrow harrowing &amp; furrowing &amp; shoveling in the field by the barn finished all complete to day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Octoer the first 1873 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Wednesday I am helping Shepherd to day to hall rails on the hanacar and carrie from Gracyes down to my farm for the fence on the railroad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Thursday helped Mr Shepherd to fence this forenoon on the railroad in the afternoon I went &amp; helped Samuel Gracy to thrash</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Friday thashing for Sam Gracey to day all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Satuerday working for Shepherd to day at the railroad fence</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Sunday we went to church this afternoon at three O clock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Monday working for Shepherd to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Tuesday working for Shepherd to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Wednesday worked for Shepherd this forenoon in the afternoon I got my horses shod on the forefeet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Thursday I went &amp; helped Mr pool to day to thrash</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Friday I am helping Richard dodd to thrash to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Saturday I am thrashing for Richard dodd to day agin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Sunday Mr Wardon preached here to day he came from bothwal</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Monday James &amp; I cleaned grain for to take to the fair and I thrashed my beens to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Tuesday we went to the east tilbury fair to day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Wednesday we went to west tilbury fair I took first prize on my wheat first prize barley first prize Oats and second prize on carrage horses to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Thursday I went to chatham with a load of wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Friday I went and helped Richedson to thrash to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Satuerday this forenoon it rains in the afternoon helped Richerdson to finish his thrashing</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Sunday we went to church and herd Mr brown preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Monday Cathrine Jardine &amp; I went up to Mrs Pools to day it is very winday to day it begins to rain to night about 6 Oclock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Tuesday this morning it is very stormy it rains &amp; snows this forenoon there is two or three inches of snow fell it rains this afternoon there is a greatedeal of water fell</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Wednesday James &amp; I fixed the pig pen for the littlepigs &amp; big pigs to faten them</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Thursday it is wet this morning James Jardine &amp; I borded up the cow shed &amp; killed a sheep to day it is fine this afternoon the roads is muddy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Friday I aint doing much these time and I though I would goe with John skantlen to detroit</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Satuerday I am in detroit this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Sunday I am in detroit to day it rains most all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Monday I am in detroit yet it is weet &amp; cold to day agin</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Tuesday we came home to day &amp; it snows very heavy &amp; rains alittle while we are in windsor the roads from stoney point home is very muddy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Wednesday James &amp; I took the sawing machine to the bush &amp; sawed alittle cordwood to day it is a fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Thursday it rained all day nothing dun</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>Friday it snows very heavy this morning in the afternoon I banked the houe &amp; cut logs for a crib for the cows &amp; drawed them to the yard</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> November the 1 187 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Saturday Jame &amp; I drawed the corn &amp; straw to day into the barn&amp; bilt the cow crib fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Sunday we went to church it commenced to rain to day noon &amp; it rained heavy till 4 O clock cleard up fine this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Monday James &amp; I is cuting cordwood to day it is a butful day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Tuesday James &amp; I cuting cordwood to day agin with the machine it is a butful day agin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Wednesday James &amp; I is cuting cordwood &amp; stovewood to day it is fine wheather yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Thursday James Jardine &amp; I went helped Mr Lang with the church at sheating &amp; shingling to day fine weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Friday I am furrowing out my corn ground it is very soft and weet &amp; James is helping Mr Lang at the church to day agin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Saturday James went to stoney point with a load of ferls for Mr Richerdson &amp; I stayed home &amp; put in a gate in the fence below the ashery where I have to pas through so often for wood this winter</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Sunday we went to church to day it is fine wheather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Monday I commenced to plough in the field by the house in the Orchard in the afternoon I went to the blacksmith and got my horses shod on the hind feet and the ploughpoint sharped &amp; James went to the bush to make ties for Tomas Mosey</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Tuesday I ploughed this forenoon in the afternoon it is a grate snowstorm I husked a little corn in the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Wednesday I drawed stovewood out of the bush on the sleigh in the afternoon I ploughed agin there is about two inches of snow on the ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Thursday it is frosen hard to day I went to stoneypoint with a load of ferls for Mr Richerdson to day it is cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Friday I went to stoney point with a load of perls for Mr Richerdson &amp; fetched back a load of shingels &amp; lath for Mr Lang for the church it is cold to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Satuerday it is frosen hard this morning but it is butfull sunshine I commenced to plough about half past 9 Oclock the ground dos not plough very good this forenoon but in the afternoon the ground ploughs well the snow is nearly gon this evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Sunday James &amp; cate is gon to the Methodist church it is a butfull day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Monday i am ploughted the orchard to day fine wheather</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Thursday i am ploughing the Orchar to day it is cloudy it looks like a storm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Wednesday it snows all day it is a terrible snow storm shurry thre is about 10 inches of snow fell to day gorge Cambel &amp; I husking corn in the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Thursday gorge camble &amp; I is shovling the croose furrowing in the Orchard to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Friday Gorge Camble &amp; I finishe sovling the croos furrows this forenoon this afternoon we killed a pig and filled the stall with straw in the stable</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Saturday traided three sheep with R Marshaw for a steer took them and fetched the steer home in the forenoon in the afternoon I am visting with Mr Pool here at home this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Sunday no church to day rained this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Monday Gorge cambel &amp; I is bilding a shed for my sheep it snows a little today but it is soft snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Tuesday Gorge &amp; I is working at the sheep shed this forenoon in the afternoon Gorge Cambel went to soney point &amp; I went to a meeting of the church it is a little colder to day there is som showers of snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Wednesday I went out to the store and finished fixking the sheep yeard this forenoon Gorge Camble is gon home this afternoon I am spliting wood at the door this afternoon there is a little snow flying around to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Thursday in the forenoon I went to Not ta to se if my sleghts was dun in the afternoon I finished spliting stovewood at the door</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>John Jardine</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Friday this forenoon atending to the stock in the afternoon I am spliting cordwood in the bush</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Saturday I am spliting cordwood to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Sunday we went to church to day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> December the 1 1873 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Monday I am geting a load of wood out of the bush &amp; the cettle from E Trembly fixing for kiling my pigs tomorrow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Tuesday Edward Trembly &amp; I killed 4 pigs this forenoon in the afternoon I am dowing my chours about the place</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Wednesday I cut up the hogs &amp; salted the pork &amp; husked a little corn to day it rains all day &amp; very near all night James cut his leg this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Thursday this morning it began to blow about 4 Oclock I thought it would blow every thing over it blowed down a good deal of my fence dowy I went to combe for the Docker for James leg to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Friday i went to the store this forenoon in the afternoon I am choreing around the place &amp; paid my taxes also it is fine weather agin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Satuerday I am working for the rail crosing by Vickerman farm on the canada southern railroad</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Sunday we are all at home to day no church</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Monday worked on the crosing this forenoon in the afternoon it rains I am husking a little corn in the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Tuesday morning it is very muddy weather I am choring at home &amp; and spliting corn wood alittle to day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Wednesday I went to Mrs Gracey sale to day I bought 1 sleigh &amp; scope shovel preice $112 1/2 sleigh price $625</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Thursday it is raining agin I am shoveling the little ditches in the barn yard &amp; husking the last of my corn &amp; I took my buck saw over to Robert Vickerman to be sharped I came back &amp; put up some rails on the fence by the wheat field &amp; cut som stovewood at the doore</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Friday it is raining yet to day the land is very weet it is covered with water it is ankle deep it is drizzeling rain very near all day I am in the bush spliting cordwood I am pretty weet to night it is rainingn yet it is now 7 Oclock there is no frost this week yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Satuerday morning it is snowing this forenoon it clears of in the afternoon and frezes this evening this week has been a very storm one with wind &amp; rain &amp; snow &amp; mud &amp; water it was very disagrable weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Sunday I went to church to day but no minister came I suppose it was imposabil to get here on the roads it is froze some but not a nuf to bare a man</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Monday I helped Edward Trembly to kill his pigs this forenoon in the afternoon I split cordwood in the bush this is a fine sunny day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Tuesday i am working at the railroad crossing cloos to Vickerman fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Wednesday i am working at the railroad croosing to day agin fine day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Thursday it is thawing it is muddy to day I am working at the coosing to day agin</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>John Jardine</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Friday i am working at the croosing to day agin finished it to day it is a little colder to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Satuerday i am dowing choring at home to day I went to Mr henderson store this afternoon it is froze alittle it is kind araw wind this afternoon but it will freeze hard to night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Sunday Mr Scoot preaches this forenoon half past 10 O clock cate went to church i stayed home it is fine to day but</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Monday I went to Edward Trembly choping be to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Tuesday I got my horses shod at tomas Jackson &amp; went to stoney point for cate box fine wheather hard frose</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Wednesday choring &amp; helping Mcadam at my crossing to day fine wheather hard frost</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Thursday James &amp; I went to comber to day cate went to Mrs Gracey</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Friday I am choring this forenoon in the afternoon I went and moved a culbert for Mcadam upon Richard Dodson farm close to No 12 line snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Satuerday I went to Tomas Jacksons choping be to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Sunday James &amp; I went to church to day at three O clock to here Mr scoot</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Monday this forenoon I went to the bush to split cordwood and hurt my back that I could not split wood to day snow this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Tuesday Mary Gracey &amp; John Mckey came down here to day my back is no beter yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>Wednesday my back is a little beter to day I am Just dowing my chores</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>John Jardine</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>Tlbury West</p> <p>Ont</p> <p>Nov 20th '73</p> <p>To Mifs {name scratched out}</p> <p>You will please excuse the liberty I take in writing to you, but as I have met you several times and being pleased with your acquaintence and appearance I have taken the liberty of writing to you to ask the liberty of waiting upon you i some me more favoured has not already been granted that permission.</p> <p>Hoping this May meet with your approval and knowing that a knowledge of my request is in good hands and will go no further, and looking for an imediate reply either favorable or unfavorable I will subscribe myself your respectfully and watchful with respect and would be admirer</p> <p>J Jardine</p> <p>{in a different handwriting}</p> <p>You will please excuse the liberty J I take in writing to you, but as I have met you several times and being pleased with your acquaintence and appearance I have taken the liberty of writing to you toask liberty of waiting upon you if some one more favourable has not already been granted that permission.</p> <p>Hoping this May meet with your approval and knowing that a knowledge of my request is in good hands and will go no further, and looking for an imediate reply either favourable or unfavourable I will subscribe myself.</p> <p>Yours with respect and would be admirer</p> <p>John Jardine</p> <p>{in right hand side} Please 189w20</p> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>January the first 1874</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Thursday John Mckey Alexander Gracey came to my place to day in the evening I went out to Richerdson store with them</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Friday I commenced to split wood agin it is fine weather it is thawing very fast to day no snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Satuerday I am spliting wood agin to day it is still thawing the frost is about all out it blows pretty hard but warm it is a drying wind no rain yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Sunday I went to church this forenoon I stoped at Mr Gracy for dinner it began to rain about 2 O clock this afternoon it was showery till evening it began to freze to night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Monday Tomas Vickerman &amp; I is spliting wood to day and we fixed a little at my croosing it was a little to high it is a butful day it is thawing to day agin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Tuesday forenoon it snows I am in the bush a choping down trees to skid for the Machine to make wood for the house in the afternoon cate &amp; I went up to Mrs Graceys it is still snows it clears up about 10 O clock to night</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Wednesday I am choping in the bush agin this forenoon it is raining alittle after dinner I took the horses and drawed up two loads of wood it begins to rain prety hard Alexander Gracey &amp; Mary Gracey John Mckey &amp; Miss lang all came to my place this afternoon it is raining</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>yet and it still rains very heavy till about 11 O clock to night it turns rite around and snows @ it is ver stormey the folks all went home this evening about half 1 O clock it still snows there is no frost in the ground in the bush it is lots of water</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Thursday it quit snowing this morning at 8 Oclock there is 14 inches of snow &amp; water it took me this forenoon a feeding stock &amp; shovling snow from about the house in the afternoon I sawed a little stove wood at the door it is abutfull sunshine day it has thawed considerable to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Friday I am choring around the bilings and sawing wood at the dore for the stove it thaws alittle to day the snow is setling a little there is quite a shower of snow this afternoon it is soft about half snow rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Satuerday I hitched up my horses and went into the bush to brake the roads to the wood piles to let them freze and went to the shop for my sleighs this forenoon in the afternoon cate &amp; I went out to Henery Honsberger for James Jardine &amp; William Spice to fetch them home it is mild to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Sunday no church we are all home here to day there is some showers of snow to day it is a little colder</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Monday William Spice &amp; I cleaned a load of wheat this morning to take into Chatham &amp; hitched up my fly colt this forenoon for H Honsberger she went first rate Catherine Jardine &amp; Mary Gracey &amp; I went to Chatham this afternoon with a load of wheat</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Tuesday I sold my load of wheat for $1.80 cts a hundred and we came home this afternoon snowed all the road home</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Wednesday morning I took Mary Gracey home &amp; went up to Mr Pool &amp; in the afternoon I took a load of wood into the plains below Sam arkels &amp; throughed it of the roads is blowed full of snow it is very cold</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Thursday forenoon am shoveling the snow from about the machine to let it frize so i can saw in the afternoon i skided som logs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Friday I went &amp; drawed ties for trudell to stoney point</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Satuerday Baptist Trembley helped me to saw stove wood to day it is pleasant weather</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Sunday I am at home to day it looks like a thaw it is a little soft, there is no frost in the bush under the snow except where it is broke up rain this evening at 4 Oclock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Monday this morning it commenced to rain about half past 7 O and rained all forenoon the snow has setled a grate deal there is a grate deal of water the ditches is all ful James &amp; William &amp; I took up my machine out of the bush this afternoon &amp; put it in the old bilding it is windey this evening and beining to frze</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Tuesday this morning the roads is froze hard I took two loads of wood to baptistcrick and went and got a shoe on Jane at Tom Jackson shop to day Edward Trembly croosed over baptistcreek this morning at the lorer side of shampang bridge in the plains I croosed after him Mr St John next us three was the first to croose over that crick this year</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Wednesday I am drawing wood to day I went two trips to baptistcrick and moved one load that i had in the planes down to the crick the snow turning into water to day it is very fogey to day we cold not see twenty rod ahead of the teem it commenced to rain as I was on my way home, and it began to rain about 4 Oclock and now it is going on 8 Oclock the sleighing is about gon the ditches and every place is ful of water</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Thursday this morning the snow is all gon in the fields the ditches is all runing over, the water is deep around the house it is running all over the land my wheat there is about 2 akers that i cannot se for water</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Friday it is snowing and raining a little to day the water is going down fast William Spice &amp; I went over to Tomas Jackson shop &amp; got a pair of long whipple trees fixed for my mairs and took the head pice of my mchine over to Robert Vickerman to have it fixed this evening it is frezing hard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Satuerday it is very blustring to day it is cold William Spice &amp; I slit wood here at the door by starts it is a wild day with snow flying around James Jardine went to stoney point</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Sunday we are all at home to day no church</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Monday James &amp; William is sawing logs for me this forenoon for to draw to the house for stovewood James went out south William Spice &amp; I is cuting logs for the same</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>January the 27</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Tuesday this morning it began to snow &amp; rain at 7 Oclock there was a butful expres train went west this morning at twenty minets to 9 Oclock the cars look to be full of peple Canada Southern</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Wednesday I am coring ing round the place this afternoon I took my colts and drawed two loads of wood up to the house and fetched home the head pice of my sawing michan from Robar Vickerman there is a little snow to greace the ground</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Thursday I am cuting cordwood on the north side of the canada southern railroad this forenoon in the afternoon I went and gave my vot for Mcgriger to day it is thawing to day I thought we would have rain but it began snow this evening about 7 O</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Friday it did not snow much last night but began to snow this morning about half past 8 Oclock snowed all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>Satuerday I started to hall wood to baptistcrick but could not get through the plains for water &amp; ice I took two lods to the plains I think the ice will carry soon it is cold</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> February 1874 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Sunday I am home it is frizing to day but it is abutful day the sun is shining a good deal to day but there is som snow fallan once &amp; a while</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Monday I intended hall wood to baptist creek but it began to snow very heavy and I did not go I halled 4 drages of wood</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>F</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>up to the door and put my horses in for it snowed so heavy till about 3 Oclock then it did not snow so hard I cut som stovewood at the door this afternoon about 5 Oclock I fetched up aload of wood to the stable ready for the morning to go to baptistcreek</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Tuesday I commenced to draw wood to baptist creek the ice carryis prety good to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Wednesday halling to baptistcreek to again</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Thursday halling to baptist creek to agin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Friday halling to baptist creek to day agin 3 loads it snowed most all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>satuerday I went to the blacksmith this forenoon and in the afternoon I went to trips to baptistcreek with cordwood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Sunday haome all day no minister</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Monday halling wood agin to baptistcreek 2 loads to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Tuesday halling to baptistcreek agin to day the roads is good</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Wednesday halling to baptistcreek agin to day the sun thoughs som to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Thursday i got all my wood to the creek that i have cut this forenoon this afternoon Cathrine &amp; I went up Mr Pools with the horses &amp; buggy it is thoughing very fast we came home this alittle after 6 Oclock it begins to rain about 7 Oclock</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Friday this morning the snow is all meted in water there is quite a flud of water over the land I am choring around home to day for there is lots of mud &amp; water around</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>F</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Saturday I went to baptistcreek my wood to measure my wood with Richerdson he has bot most of the wood at the creek it is a fine day it is like the month march clear sun shine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Sunday we are home to day no preaching it is a fine day agin it is cold and winday the water is drying up very fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Monday James Jardine &amp; I went to Chatham to day by the western and came home agin the same day it is very cold and high winds but fine drying sun shine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Tuesday I am atending to stok &amp; cuting a little stove wood at the door it is fine agin to day the water &amp; mud is drying up very fast it is frezing hard at nights</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Wednesday I commenced to draw logs up to the house for stovewood in the afternoon I broke my cruch &amp; I had to hunt timber to make another it is another fine day sun shine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Thursday Cathrine Jardine went to visit at Honsberger to day and I made me a cruch to day and fixed some of my fences on the farm to day it is cloudy very like rain but butful wheather it is nic &amp; dry about the place now there is no snow yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Friday I am choring &amp; cuting a few logs for the mchine for stovewood for the house it is fine soft day it is thoughing pretty fast it began to rain to night about 8 Oclock it rains pretty near all night</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Saturday this morning it is raining yet it begins to snow with the rain the roads is splashing wet with water and mud it is not frezing it is now 7 O clock tonight it is not snowing now but the ground is white with snow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Sunday it is fine wheather but cold and winday to day we are at home to day no church in the presbtren church</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Monday it is cold and stormy to day now I am cuting a little stovewood at the door and atending to my stok in the afternoon William Spice &amp; I went to the townline station between east &amp; west tilbury</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Tuesday William Spice &amp; I is drawing logs to the door to saw in stovewood with the mchine there is no snow but the ground is frozen hard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Wednesday we are drawing logs agin today for wood it began to snow about 12 Oclock to day we did not work this afternoon i went to St frances for my boots that i got mended it is very cold and windey today</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Thursday William &amp; I is drawing wood agin to day it is splendid sliping for drawing logs James Jardine is making pices of timber for aculberts t the frunt of the house at the road</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Friday this forenoon William Spice &amp; I finished drawing logs to the door for stovewood James &amp; William &amp; I maken timber for my culberts</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Satuerday this was a butful day Just like spring the ground this frozen hard this morning but it is thoughing this afternoon in the forenoon William drawed chips &amp; bloks to the door James &amp; I is making the last stick for my culbert ground axes &amp; cleaned a grist to go to mill this afternoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>March the first 1874</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Sunday it is a fine day it is thawing, there is considerable mud we are at home to day there is no minister yet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Monday I went out to see my farm in the eight consision Tilbury West lot 13 south half Mikel bradly went with me considerable water &amp; mud this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Tuesday I am choring to day and went to Richerdson store it commenced to rain this afternoon about 4 O clock and about 7 Oclock it thundred &amp; lighting hard &amp; rained heavy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Wednesday it is a fine day after the rain the wind is quite raw &amp; cold I am atending the choors to day agin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Thursday I am atiending my choars Mr St John bleed my horses to day I went to Mr henderson store this fternoon for rawson for the mairs fine wheather to day agin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Friday I went to see Mr Gracey &amp; Mr Pool the roads is very mudy it rains all day a small fine rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Saturday I am atending my horses &amp; cattle to day &amp; I went to Goodroe for my saddle &amp; to the shoemakers for my boots it is very winday to day it is drying up the water fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Sunday it is froze to carry to day it is very high winds &amp; cold we are at home to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Monday it is winday &amp; cold agin to day frezing to James Jardine &amp; William Spice &amp; I John Jardine we are all bilding rail fence to the corner of my lot on the concession fenceing in my farm</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>M</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Tuesday this morning I went to Peels mill with twenty bushels of wheat got it ground into flour &amp; got home with it at noon William Spice &amp; James Jardine is working at the rail fence all day I in the afternoon help them it is windy and cold to day agin still hard froze</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Wednesday James &amp; Spice &amp; myself set the sawmchine at the door &amp; began to saw stove wood it is very windy &amp; cold to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Thursday us thre is sawing stove wood at the door to day agin it is still very cold &amp; windey it is frezing cold to day I had to put on my Oil cloth to keep the wind out</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Friday we are still sawing at the door here is a little snow this morning and it is Pierceing cold to day fezing all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Saturday it is frose hard this morning but it is a butful morning about 10 or 11 O clock it begins to thaw it is a butful day sunshiney day it is like spring all at once we are still sawing wood at the door to day agin</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Sunday we are at home to day it is a butfull wheather the roads is drying fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Monday we finished sawing wood at the door aard drawed manure to the appletrees and we piled chonks and brush 2 or 3 by the railroad fence to day it is a butful day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Tuesday James &amp; Spice &amp; I bilding the rain fence between reiney &amp; I it is a very warm to day there is thunder &amp; lighting but the rain past by</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Wednesday we finished the fence this forenoon as far as I had rails in the there was quite a shoure of rain this forenoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>M</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>James &amp; Spice &amp; I went to piling the brush by the railroad I &amp; James &amp; cate went to stoneypoint started from about 8 Oclock the roads is very bad for a teem had to stop at the point all night James &amp; cate went to bellriver to get the express for tornto</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Thursday I came home from stoneypoint this morning the roads is very bad but it is a butful sun shiney day the roads is drying some this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Friday William Spice &amp; I John Jardine is piling brush agin to day close by the railroad fence south side of the Canada Southern railroad on lot 19 consison 4 in the township of Tilbury West in the year of our lord 1874</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Satuerday Spice &amp; I is piling brush this forenoon agin in the afternoon we dug round my appletrees and put manure around them it is fine weather the land is drying fast Mr T Akson commenced to plough march the 20</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Sunday Spice &amp; I is home here alone to day it is abutful sunshine to day but it is windy the wind is cold but drying the land fast there was quite a frost last night and a little snow anuf to make the ground white this morning</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Monday it is cold and dry William Spice and I commenced to spred and draw that heap of manure that I had in the south east field by the consis James Jardine and Catherine Jardine is in Toronto</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>M</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Tuesday James Jardine came home this morning from Tronto on a frait train by the southern road he got here about 2 Oclock this morning William Spice &amp; I is drawing &amp; sprading manure to day it is very cold the wind is so high but it is drying the country water up fast</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Wednesday William Spice &amp; I finished spreading &amp; halling the pile of manure that i had in the field by the consision this afternoon about 4 Oclock we hitched up the plowed got 1 land this evening it is cold to day agin &amp; windey and it came up a big shour of snow this evening about 5 Oclock this is mistake</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Thursday William Spice is plowing to day James &amp; i commenced to make milk house timber in the bush this afternoon it came up a big storm of snow about 5 Oclock wich lasted about half our it is very windy weather and cold two</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Friday William Spice is ploughing this forenoon in the afternoon he let the mairs rest for Satuerday to goe to chatham James &amp; I worked at the milkhouse timber to day &amp; Spice was with us in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Satuerday James &amp; I went to chatham with the mairs &amp; buggy the roads is prety good all the way only apice through the plains Spice split wood at the door to day it is a cold &amp; windy day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Sunday James went to Mrs Gracey &amp; Spice went to comber &amp; I am home alone this a butful sunshiney day but high winds the rods and the land is geting dry &amp; dusty</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/de66cb3fe889392a2242b063114807cb.pdf 73dd9386d927596ed6570fc0d4299b1e PDF Text Text ����������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/2d3b6d365de4d2a281d57efc80590f49.pdf 58467da9ba85944ba3d2e041fa1df629 PDF Text Text ���������� https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7b30bc60b933fc7bde7180627d0292cc.pdf ff8db20cdde9c59732a5938668823fac PDF Text Text John Jardine Sr. (1836-1905) 1868 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers The original Jardine diaries are confusing. There are pages torn out, pages inserted, and duplicate pages that he has rewritten. The occasional page has no month or year identified. We have done our best to reorder them and present them in chronological order in this transcript. Readers wishing to work with the Jardine diaries extensively or consult the handwritten pages and their irregular arrangement should consult the original diaries in Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph. March 1868 23 Monday commenced to plough 24 Tuesday I Ditched on the consesion {concession} 25 Wensday {Wednesday} I Diched {ditched} on the consesion 26 Thursday I ploughed all day. 27 Friday I ploughed and Ditched 28 J. Went to. Jhn {John} Maning’s barnraising 30 I plowed till a bout three O clock and then I went to the depot and sold my wood for two dollars a cord 31 I plowed all Day April 1868 1 I ploughed in the forenoon and in the afternoon i went for lumber {Above it reads: 5.50 feet} 2 I in the forenoon it snowed in the afternoon I ploughed it is very cold to night friday I ploughed all day. 4 Satuerday {Saturday} I ploughed in the fore {Above it reads: noon} in the afternoon a big snow storm 5 sundy {sunday} was a very cold day 6 Monday I ploughed all day 7 Tuesday I ploughed all day 8 Wednesday ploughed half a day in the {Above it reads: afternoon} cleaned and sold 2.5 bushes {bushels} of oats 50 cents a bushels and went for a load of lumber 5.70 {Above it reads: feet} 9 Tursday {Thursday} I clean my seed oats in the forenoon in the afternoon I plowed �10 good friday I ploughed all day 11 Satarday {Saturday} I ploughed all day 12 Sunday it was a cold day we went to hear Mr king preach 13 Monady {Monday} I harrowed the old meadow {Above it reads: 42 wheat} 14 Tuesday I sowed my spring wheat 15 Wednesday I finished water furrowed my wheat in the forenoon - In the afternoon i sowed 4 bush {Above it reads: of barley} 16 thursday I sowed 10 bush of barley 17 friday I i finished sowing my barley {Above it reads: 1 ½ bushels} 18 Satuarday {Saturday} I sowed 13 bush of oats 19 sunday Mr king preached at 6 oclck {o’clock} 20 monday I finished sowing and oats old man trembly began to boil for black salts 21 I finished shovling {shoveling} furrows in the forenoon after dinner I drawed rails and somes gums 22 Wednesday I hauled 1046 feet of lumb {lumber} 23 thursday I hauled 1905 feet of lumber 24 friday I hauled 1974 feet of lumber 25 Satarday I hauled wood in the forenoon in the afternoon we dried down black salts 26 Sunday I was at home all day 27 Monday forenoon I took my salts out in the afternoon I hauled 1317 feet of lumber 28 tusday {Tuesday} I hauled 1942 feet of lumber 29 Wednesday I spread the manure on the meadow it is raining to night the spring wheat and barley all up nice 30 Thursday I went to Joe bowls, barn raising May 1868 1 friday I took the last of my salts and picked over my potatoes and sold 4 bushels at 5 shilings {shillings} 2 satuerday I moved the fence to make a lane 3 Sunday I was at home all day �4 Monday I went to ditched for Mitcel {Mitchell} Trembly 1876 1868 1868 1872 1876 1868 5 tuesday I was cleaning of {off} a peice {piece} of ground for potatoes we had a very heavy shower to nigt {tonight} 6 Wednesday I went to Mr Hendersons stable raising in the afternoon it is raining {Above it reads: to night} 7 Thursday I ditched on the concession all day 8 friday I ditched on the concession all day 9 Satuerday {Saturday} I ploughed all day for G trembly 10 Sunday I was at home all day 11 Monday I was cleaning up the yard 12 Tuesday I was cleaning up the yard till Super {supper} time after super I commence to plough 13 Wednesday it rained all day 14 Thursday it rained till about 4 oclock I let of water tll {till} dark 15 friday I ditched all day for Edward Trembly 16 Satuerday I went to Ledard sale it rained most all day the ground is very wet ditches is all full 17 sunday I was home it rained a little 18 Monday I piled manure to day {today} {Between lines it reads: My mare foaled last night} 19 Tuesday I finished piling manure in the forenoon after diner {dinner} I sold 238 lbs of pork to H Richardson 20 Wednesday I ploughed for potatoes 21 Thursday I was fixing a yard for the calves 22 Friday it was raining I cut my seed potatoes and choped {chopped} down the big oak in the yard 23 Saturday I went to samuel taller barn raising 24 Sunday we went to here {hear} Mr clark 25 Monday I harrowed the yard for potatoes 26 Tuesday I planted potatoes �27 Wednesday I planted potatoes 28 Thursday I went to chatham for my shingle 7 29 Friday I drawing my lumber 807 30 Saturday I drawing lumber to day 896 31 sunday we went to here mr bell June 1868 1 Monday I sawed blocks for the barn 2 tuesday I went to ask men to raise the barn 3 Wednesday I bilt {built} the fense {fence} for the calf yard 4 thusday {Thursday} raised the barn 5 Friday I fenced a peice {piece} for corn Heavy Storm of wind and rain 6 Saturday I let of {off?} water inthe fore noon in the afternoon the ground is very wet it is raining now 7 sunday we went to here {hear} mr bell 8 Monday I fenced a new peice for buck wheat 9 tuseday {tuesday} in the forenoon picked up the roots of the ground, in the afternoon I helped the boys to nail the roof 10 Wednesday I cut and drawed logs for my barn bridges 11 Thursday I helped edward 12 friday I went to chatham for a shingles. 13 Satarday {Saturday} I helped dick dood {likely Dodd} 14 Sunday we went to here {hear} mr bell 15 Monday I harowed for beens {beans} and in the afternoon I planted my beens 15 {Above it reads: teen} 16 Teusday {tuesday} I finished planting beans 17 Wednesday I ploughed for buckwheat 18 Thursday I hewed the logs for the barn bridges 19 friday I finished ploughing for buckwheat �20 Satuerday I dident {didn’t} do much of anything 21 Sunday it rained all day 22 Monday we went to the picnic 23 Teusday I in the forenoon picked chips in the afternoon I went to vinter {neighbour’s surname} to raise the shed 24 Wednesday I was making the barn bridges 25 Thursday I went to edward Trembly 26 friday I was pilling {piling} up the lumber 27 Satuerday {Saturday} I was cleaning up the chips around the barn 28 Sunday we went to hear mr bates 29 Monday I drawed the last of my lumber {Below it reads: 997 feet} 30 teusday {Tuesday} I cultivated my potatoes July 1868 1 Wednesday I was hoeing potatoes 2 Thursday I was hoeing my potatoes 3 friday I was hoeing my potatoes 4 Satuerday I was hoeing my potatoes 5 Sunday we went to here {hear} mr bats {likely Bates} 6 Monday I was hoeing my potatoes 7 tuesday I was hoeing my potatoes 8 Wednesday I sowed my bckwheat {buckwheat} and finished hoeing my potatoes 9 Thursday we went to William Allens and fetched home the wagon witch {which} cost $6.27 10 friday I picked uup around the barn and ground my to sythe 11 Satarday {Saturday} I commenced my hay 12 Sunday we went to here {hear} mr bats 13 Monday I drawed in to {two} loads of hay 14 tuesday I was cutting my fallwheat 15 Wednesday I was cutting my fallwheat �16 Thursday I began to cut my barley 17 friday I was cutting barley 18 Satarday I finished cutting my barley 19 Sunday we went to prayer meeting 20 Monday I drawed my barley in 21 Tuesday I drawed barley for mitchel trembly Orlo hill commenced for me Jardine 22 Wednesday we went and drawed my wheat 23 Thursday we mowed and drawed two load hay 24 friday we finished in the medow {meadow} 25 Satarday {Saturday} we gathered up and drawed in six loads of hay it very hot and dry 26 Sunday we stayed home all day 27 Monday we commenced to cut springwheat 28 tuesday we cut wheat all day 29 Wednesday we cut wheat and Drawed two loads of hay 30 Thurday {Thursday} I was cutting wheat all day 31 friday I finished cutting wheat in the forenoon it rained all the afternoon heavy thunder and lightning August the 1st 1868 1 Satarday I went to the shop in forenoon in the afternoon turned wheat and cut oats 2 Sunday we went to here {hear} Mr pitcher 3 Monday we commenced to plow, in the afternoon cut oats, 4 tuesday we {Above it reads: finished} cuting {cutting} my oats in the forenoon in the afternoon bound and hauled two loads of wheat 5 Wednesday I helped Boby {Bobby?} Vickerman 6 Thursday we Drawed Oats all day 7 friday we finished oats drawing And all our springwheat 8 Satuerday {Saturday} I went to see when i would get the thrashing machine and took in the last bit of my hay �9 Sunday we went to here {hear} Mr pitcher 10 Monday we commence to plow {Above it reads: M. R V} and fix the bins for the grain 11 Tuesday I finished my bins to day Orlo plowed all day 12 Wednesday I ploweds all day 13 Thursday I plowed all day I went to the rases {raising?} 14 friday Orlo plowed all day and I ditched 15 Satuerday Orlo finished plowing in the forenoon the first time I ditched, in the afternoon I helped Dick to thrash 16 Sunday we went to hear Mr king 17 Monday I helped dick to thrash and Orlo ditched 18 Tuesday Orlo harrowed I ditched 19 Wednesday we drawed manure 20 Thursday we drawed manure and fixed {Above it reads: the stack bottom} 21 friday we drawed manure all day 22 Satarday we drawed manure in the forenoon in the afternoon went to Thrash for Boby 23 Sunday we stayed home all day 24 Monday I thrashed for Boby, 25 Teusday {Tuesday} I thrashed for John Manning 26 Wednesday I thrashed for Manning in the forenoon for myself in the afternoon 27 Thursday I thrashed for my self sam {Above it reads: stayed to help me} 28 friday we cleaned up 15 bushls {bushels} of wheat and 16 bags of barley 29 Satarday {Saturday} I went to mill with a grist and filed up 16 bags of barley 30 Sunday we went to here {hear} Mr kenedy {likely Kennedy} 31 Monday I went to chatam {Chatham} with barley {Above it reads: $2.12} September 1868 1 Teusday {Tuesday} I drawed som would {some wood} this afternoon 2 Wednesday I log for boby all day 3 Thursday I drawed manure all day �4 friday I cultivated all day 5 Satarday {Saturday} I cultivated all day 6 Sunday we went to here {hear} Mr Mcconaugh 7 Monday I cultivated and went to boby {Bobby} for my seed wheat and plowed the head lands 8 Tuesdy {Tuesday} I sowed 9 bushels of wheat and cultivated it in 9 Wednesday I done nothing it rained all day 10 Thursday I went to the shop and got two shoe on dan and ditched in the afternoon 11 friday forenoon I ditched in the afternoon I tried to waterfurrow but it was {Above it reads: to wet} 12 Satarday I furrowed the wheat with on horse 13 Sunday we went to Mr pools 14 Monday I shoveled my furrowes 15 Tuesday I shoeveled my furrow {Above it reads: in the} wheat 16 Wednesday we went to the picnic 17 Thursday I pulled my beens {beans} and sowed my wheat and harrowed it in and furrowed it up and shoveled the it 18 friday I went and thrashed for hugh 19 Satarday I Thrashed for John Modouell 20 Sunday we went to here {hear} Mr Mckines 21 Monday I went to thrash for {Above it reads: John Mcd} 22 Tuesday I went to thrash for Mr holmes 23 Wednesday I cut my buckwheat 24 Thursday I cut a few poles for my pig pen 25 friday I cut and drawed som {some} poles for the pig pen 26 Satarday I went up to Mr pools and cleaned up my barley for ch 27 Sunday we went to here {hear} Mr Mckinis 28 Monday we went to poole to thrash 29 Tuesday we went to chatham with barley �30 Wednesday it rained all day October 1868 1 Thursday I choped {chopped} all day 2 friday I went and cut corn for {Above it reads: poole} 3 Satarday {Saturday} I went to chatham with the last barley 4 Sunday we went to here Mckinis 5 Monday we went to the lenard sail 6 Tuesday I thrash my beens {beans} and tried to thrash {Above it reads: my buckwheat} 7 Wednesday I ditched and cleaned 30 bushels 8 Thursday we went with ina to east Tilbury fair 9 friday we went to chatham with a {Above it reads: grist} 10 Satarday we came home from chatham 11 Sunday we went to here {hear} Mr Mckinis 12 Monday I turned my buckwheat 13 Tuesday I loged {logged} for boby vickerman 14 Wednesday I went to Jenkens sail {sale} 15 Thursday I was drawing my corn 16 friday I was drawing corn, and nails for a pig pen, and got to {two} shoes on kate 17 Satarday I loged for boby vickerman 18 Sunday we went to here {hear} Mr Mckinis 19 Monday I began to take up my potatoes 20 Tuesday in the forenoon in the Afternoon I thrashed my buckwheat 21 Wednesday it rained all day and I clean my buckwheat and gran for the fair 22 Thursday we went to the fair flora first {Above it reads: prize} buggy horse 3 prize a mare and colt 3 prize potatoes 2 prize 23 friday I digging potatoes all day 24 Satuerday {Saturday} digging potatoes all day �25 Sunday we went to here Mr Mckinis 26 Monday asked men to log and whitewashed 27 Wednesday Tuesday we loged {logged} all day for John Jard 28 Wednesday finished taking up my potatoes 29 Thursday I covered my pit of potatoes 30 friday I split and piled would {Above it reads: wood} and lizzie went to buxton with henry and agnes 31 Satuerday it rained half a day and in the afternoon we went up home with Henery and agnes November 1868 1 Sunday went to here {hear} Mr Gracy 2 Monday I draed {drawed} home wood 3 Tuesday I drawed up wood and commenced to bank {Above it reads: the house} 4 Wednesday I dawed {drawed} ashes on my meaddow {meadow} 5 Thursday I to Trudell stable raising 6 friday I drawed ashes on my meaddow 7 Satuarday I and boby cleaned up 11 bushels of wheat in the afternoon I went and got my plow fixed 8 Sunday it rained all day and all nite {night} 9 Monday I oiled my harness it rained all day 10 Tuesday I made a floor for the piges {pigs} and cleaned my {Above it reads: horses} and went out to the store and went to benwas 11 Wednesday I began to do my fall ploughing to day. 12 Thursday I ploughed all day 13 friday I ploughed all day 14 Satarday I ploughed all day and watered fow {furrowed} 15 Sunday we staid {stayed} home all day 16 Monday I ploughed all day at nite {night} it rained 17 Tuesday it rained most all day 18 Wednesday it snowed all day �19 Thursday I killed on pig in the forenoon in the afternoon I shoveled {shovelled} furrows in the wheat field 20 friday I shoveled furrowes 21 Satarday I shoveled furrowes 22 Sunday we went to here {hear} Mr caven 23 Monday I went to mill with buckwheat in the afternoon I covered my potatoes 24 Tuesday I ploughed all day 25 Wednesday I ploughed in the forenoon in the afternoon I shoveled furrowes 26 Thursday in the forenoon I shovled furrows in the afternoon I ploughed 27 friday I ploughed all day 28 Satarday I ploughed all day 29 Sunday we stayed home all day 30 Monday in the forenoon helped R dood {likely Dodd} in the afternoon I ploughed Mr, John Jardins Tilbury West 13 12 26 13 156 Hamilton Post Office White {Pine?} County Nevada $ 41-83 {James} December The 1 John, 1868 1 Tesday {Tuesday} I maid {made} my stable logs 2 Wednesday I drawed my stables logs and fetched home my shingles from James Miller 3 Thursday I bilt {built} my shed for my cattle 4 friday I banked the house and choured {chored} around this afternoon it has snowed very heavy 5 Saturday I went to sea {see} James Mccart about timber 6 Sunday we went to here {hear} Mr king, we went with the slay {sleigh} 7 Monday it snowed and rained we cleaned a grist �8 Tuesday I went and got my horses shod cost 9 7 9 Wednesday dick and I killed to {two} pigs in the evening I went up to mill with 20 bushels of wheat 10 Thurday I drawed To {two} loads of wood for henry. and helped roe {row?} up To peels com {come} back and went for my grist 11 friday I helped boby {Bobby?} To kill his pigs 12 Satuerday {Saturday} we went To take our place at Mckard 13 Sanday {Sunday} went to hear Mr Hooker a {at} the Methodist Church, too late to hear the text 14 Monday, Went to McCart's to draw timber 15 Tuesday, I drawed timber for McCart 16 Wednesday. Ditto 17 Thursday Ditto John Jardins Tilbury W 18 Friday Ditto 19 Saturday Ditto 20 Sunday staid {stayed} at home all day 21 Monday at home & put a tongue in my sleigh in the after noon Went to R.Vickerman 22 Tuesday Put manure in the potato pit 23 Wednesday Went back to McCart’s to skid timber 24 Thursday skidded Timber too 25 Friday Christmas. Came home again. I sick a little 26. Saturday; Got my boot patched and got a new pair, sent $6.00 insurance money and $1.00 for the Montreal Witness. 27 Sunday We went to the presbyterian church and heard Mr Urquhardt. 28 Monday I cut a few loads of wood 29 Tuesday I hauled it up and cut sove {stove?} wood 30 Wednesday I drawed for McCart 31 Thursday I came home agin {again} and got Timber for a woodrack For more information on John Jardine Sr., check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: www.ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca � 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 John Jardine Sr. Diary Collection Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource John Jardine Sr. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1868-1905 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 & 20th Centuries, Essex County, Tilbury West Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. 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Scanned Manuscript & Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>March 1868</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Monday commenced to plough</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Tuesday I Ditched on the consesion</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Wensday I Diched on the consesion</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Thursday I ploughed all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Friday I ploughed and Ditched</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>I went to Jhn Manings barn raising</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>I plowed till a bout three O clock and then I went to the depot and sold my wood for two dollars a cord</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>I plowed all Day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> April 1868 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>I ploughed in the forenoon and in the afternoon i went for lumber 5.50 feet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>in the forenoon it snowed in the afternoon I ploughed it is very cold to night friday I ploughed all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td>friday I ploughed all day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>satuerday I ploughed in the forenoon in the afternoon a big snowstorm</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>sundy was a very cold day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Monday I ploughed all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>tusday I ploughed all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Wednesday ploughed half a day in the afternoon cleaned and sold 25 bushes of oats 50 cents a bushels and went for a load of lumber 5.70 feet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>tursday I clean my seed oats in the forenoon in the afternoon I plowed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>good friday I ploughed all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Satarday I ploughed all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Sunday it was a cold day we went to hear Mr king preach</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Monady I harrowed the old meadow for wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>tuesday I sowed my spring wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Wednesday I finished waterfurowed my wheat in the fornoon</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td>in the afternoon i sowed 4 bush of barley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>thursday I sowed 10 bush of barley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>friday I i finished sowing my barley 1 1/2 bushels</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Satuardy I sowed 13 bush of oats I had Mick 5 days helping me to harrow this week</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>sunday mr king preached at 6 Oclck</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>monday I finished sowing and oats old man trembly began to boil</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>I finished shovling furrows in the forenoon after dinner I drawed rails and somes gums and some wood for the ashery</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Wednesday I hauled 1046 feet of lumb</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>thursday I hauled 1905 feet of lumber</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>friday I hauled 1974 feet of lumber</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Satarday I hauled wood in the forenoon in the afternoon we dried down black salts</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>4</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Sunday I was at home all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Monday forenoon I took my salts out in the afternoon I hauled 1317 feet of lumber</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Tusday I hauled 1942 feet of lumber</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Wednesday I spread the manure on the meadow it is raining to night the spring wheat and barley all up nice</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Thursday I went to Joe bowls, barn raising</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> May 1868 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>friday I took the last of my salts and picked over my potatoes and sold 4 bushels alt 5 shilings</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>satuerday I moved the fence to make a lane</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Sunday I was at home all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Monday I went to dtched for mitcel Trembly</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>1876 1868 1876</p> <p>1868 1872 1868</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>tuesday I was cleaning of a peice of ground for potatoes we had a very heavy shower to nigt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Wednesday I went to Mr Hendersons stable to nigt</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>thursday I ditched on the concession al day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>friday I ditched on the concession all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Satuerday I ploughed all day for G Trembly</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Sunday I was at home all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Monday I was cleaningup the yard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>tuesday I was cleaning up the yard till Super tme after super I commence to plough</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Wednesday it rained all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Thursday it rained till about 4 O clock I let of water tll dark</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>friday I ditched all day for Edward Trembly</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Satuerday I went to Leolard sale it rained most all day the ground is very wet ditches is all full</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>8</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>sunday I was home it rained a little</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Monday I piled manure to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Tuesday I finished piling manure in the forenoon after diner I sold 238 lbs of pork to H Richerdson</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Wednesday I ploughed for potatoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Thursday I was fixing a yard for the calves</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Fridge it was raining I cut my seed potatoes and choped down the big oak in the yard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Saturday I went to samuel taller barn raising</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Sunday we went to here Mr clarke</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Monday I harrowed the yard for potatoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>tuesday I planted potatoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Wednesday I planted potatoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Thursday I went to chatham for my shingle</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Friday I drawing my lumber 807</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>saturday I drawing lumber to day 896</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>sunday we went to here mr bell</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> June 1868 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Monday I sawed blocks for the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>tuesday I went to ask men to raise the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Wednesday I bilt the fense for the calf yard</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>thusday raised the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Friday I fenced a peice for corn heavy storm of wind and rain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Saturday I let of water in the forenoon in the afternoon the ground is very wet it is raining now</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>sunday we went to here mr bell</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Monday I fenced a new peice for buck wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>tuesday in the forenoon picked up the roots of the ground, in the afternoon I helped the boys to nail the roof</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Wednesday I cut and drawed loges for my barn bridges</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>thursday I helped edward</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>friday I went to chatham for a shingles</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Satarday I helped dick dood to plant corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Sunday we went to here mr bell</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Monday I harrowed for beens and in the afternoon I planted my beens 15teen</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>teusday I finished planting beans</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Wednesday I ploughed for buckwheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>thursday I hewed the logs for the barn bridges</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>friday I finished ploughing for buckwheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Satuerday I dident do much of anything</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Sunday it rained all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Monday we went to the picnic</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>teusday I in the forenoon picked chips in the afternoon I went to vinter to raise the shed</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Wednesday I was making the barn bridges</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Thursday I went to edward trembly barn raising</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>friday I was pilling up the lumber around the barn in the afternoon I went to help edward to put the rafters on his barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Satuerday I was cleaning up the chips around the barn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Sunday we went to hear mr bates</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Monday I drawed the last of my lumber 997 feet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>teusday I cultivated my potatoes</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> July 1868 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Wednesday I was hoeing potatoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>thursday I was hoeing my potatoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>friday I was hoeing my potatoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Satuerday I was hoeing my potatoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Sunday we went to here mr bats</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Monday I was hoeing my potatoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>tuesday I was hoeing my potatoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Wednesday I sowed my bckwheat and finished hoeing my potatoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>thursday we went to William Allens and fetched home the wagon witch cost $6.27</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>friday I picked up around the barn and ground my to sythe</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Satardy I commenced my hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Sunday we went to here Mr bats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Monday I drawed in to loads of hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>tuesday I was cutting my fallwheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Wednesday I was cutting my fallwheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>thursday I began to cut my barley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>friday I was cutting barley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Satardy I finished cutting my barley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Sunday we went to prayer meeting</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Monday I drawed my barley in</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>tuesday I drawed barley for mitchel trembly Orlo hill commenced for me Jardine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Wednesday we went and drawed my wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>thursday we mowed and drawed two load hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>friday we finished mowing in the medow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Satarday we gatherred up and drawed in six loads of hay it very hot and dry</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Sunday we stayed home all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Monday we commenced to cut spring wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>tuesday we cut wheat all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Wednesday we cut cut wheat and Drawed two loads of hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>thurday I was cutting wheat all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>friday I finished cutting wheat in the forenoon it rained all the afternoon heavy thunder and lightning</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> August the 1st 1868 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Satarday I went to the shop in the forenoon in the afternoon turned wheat and cut oats</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>13</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Sunday we went to here Mr pitcher</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Monday we commenced to plow in the afternoon cut oats</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>tuesday we finished cuting my oats in the forenoon in the afternoon bound and hauled two loads of wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Wednesday I helped Boby Vickerman</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>thursday we Drawed Oats all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>friday we finished oats drawing And all our springwheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Satuerday I went to see when I would get the thrashing machine and took in the last bit of my hay</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Sunday we went to here Mr pitcher M.R.V</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Monday we commence to plow and fix the bins for the grain</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>tuesday I finished my bins to day Orlo plowed all day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{upside down} fited 14</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Wednesday I plowed all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>thursday I plowed all day I went to the rases</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>friday Orlo plowed all day and I ditched</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Saturday Orlo finished plowing in the forenoon Don the first time ditched, in the afternoon I helped Dick to thrash</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Sunday we went to hear Mr king</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Monday I helped dick to thrash and Orlo ditched</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>tuesday Orlo harrowed I ditched</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Wednesday we drawed manure</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>thursday we drawed manure and fixed the stack bottom</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>friday we drawed manure all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Satarday we drawed manure in the forenoon in the afternoon went to thrash for Boby</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Sunday we stayed home all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Monday I thrashed for Boby</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Tuesday I thrashed for John Manning</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>15</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Wednesday I thrashed for Manning in the forenoon for myself in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Thursday I thrashed for myself sam stayed to help me</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>friday we cleaned up 15 bushls of wheat and 16 bags of barley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Satarday I went to mill with a grist</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Sunday we went to here Mr kenedy</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>Monday I went to chatam with barley $2.18</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> September 1868 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Teuesday I drawed som would this afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Wednesday I log for boby all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Thursday I drawed manure all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>friday I cultivated all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Satarday I cultivated all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Sunday we went to here Mr Mcconough</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Monday I cultivated and went to boby for my seed wheat and plowed the head lands</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Tuesday I sowed 9 bushels of wheat and cultivated it in</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Wednesday I done nothing it rained all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Thursday I went to the shop and got two shoe on dan and ditched in the afternoon</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>friday forenoon I ditched in the after to wet</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Satarday I furrowed the wheat with one horse</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Sunday we went to Mr pools</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Monday I shoveled my furrows</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Tuesday I shoveled furrow in the wheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Wednesday we went to the picnic</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Thursday I pulled my beens and sowed my wheat and harrowed it in and furrowed it up and shoveled the it</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>friday I went and thrashed for hugh</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Satarday I thrashed for John Mcdowell</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Sunday we went to here Mr Mckinis</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Monday I went to thrash for John Mcca{cut off}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Tuesday I went to thrash for Mr holmes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Wednesday I cut my buckwheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Thursday I cut a few poles for my pig pen</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>friday I cut and drawed som poles for the pig pen</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Satarday I went up to Mr pools and cleaned up my barley for Ch</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Sunday we went to here Mr Mckinis</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Monday we went to poole to thrash</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Tuesday we went to chatham with barley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Wednesday it rained all day</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> October 1868 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>thursday I choped all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>friday I went and cut corn for poole</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Satarday I went to chatham with the last barley</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Sunday we went to here Mckinis</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Monday we went to the lenard sail</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Tuesday I thrash my beens and tried to thrash my buckwheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Wednesday I ditched and cleaned 30 bushels</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Thursday we went with ina to east tilbury fair</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>friday we went to chatham with a grist</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Satarday we came home from chatham</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Sunday we went to here Mr Mckinis</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Monday I turned my buckwheat</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>Tuesday I loged for boby vickerman</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Wednesday I went to Jenkens sail</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Thursday I was drawing my corn</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>friday I was drawing corn and rails</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Satarday I loged for boby vickerman</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Sunday we went to here Mr Mckinis</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Monday I began to take up my potatoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>Tuesday in the forenoon in the Afternoon I thrashed my buckwheat</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Wednesday it rained all day and I clean my buckwheat and gran for the fair</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Thursday we went to the fair flora first prize buggy horse 3 prize mare and colt 3 prize potatoes 2 prize</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>friday I digging potatoes all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Satueurday digging potatoes all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Sunday we went to here Mr Mckinis</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Monday asked men to log and whitewashed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>Wednesday tuesday we loged all day for John Jardine</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Wednesday finished taking up my potato</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Thursday I covered my pit of potatoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>friday I split and piled would wood and lizzie went to buxton with henry and agnes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>31</td> <td>Satuerday it rained half a day and in the afternoon we went up home with Henery and agnes</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> November 1868 <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Sunday went to here Mr Gracy</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Monday I draed home wood</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Tuesday I drawed up wood and commenced to bank the house</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Wednesday I dawed ashed on my meaddow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Thursday I to truedell stable raising</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>friday I drawed ashes on my meaddow</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Satuarday I and boby cleaned up 11 bushels of wheat in the afternoon I went and got my plow fixed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Sunday it rained all day and all nite</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Monday I oiled my harness it rained all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Tuesday I made a floor for the piges and cleaned my horses and went out to the store and went to benwas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Wednesday I began to do my fall ploughing to day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Thursday I ploughed all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>friday I ploughed all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>14</td> <td>Satarday I ploughed all day and watered four</td> </tr> <tr> <td>15</td> <td>Sunday we staid home all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>16</td> <td>Monday I ploughed all day at nite it rained</td> </tr> <tr> <td>17</td> <td>Tuesday it rained most all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>18</td> <td>Wednesday it snowed all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>19</td> <td>Thursday I killed one pig in the forenoon in the afternoon I shoveled furrows in the wheat field</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>21</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td>20</td> <td>friday I shovled furrowes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>21</td> <td>Satarday I shoveled furrowes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>22</td> <td>Sunday we went to here Mr caven</td> </tr> <tr> <td>23</td> <td>Monday I went to the mill with buckwheat in the afternoon I covered my potatoes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>24</td> <td>Tuesday I ploughed all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>25</td> <td>Wednesday I ploughed in the forenoon in the afternoon I shoveled furrowes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>26</td> <td>Thursday in the forenoon I shovled furrows in the afternoon I ploughed</td> </tr> <tr> <td>27</td> <td>friday I ploughed all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>28</td> <td>Satarday I ploughed all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>29</td> <td>Sunday we stayed home all day</td> </tr> <tr> <td>30</td> <td>Monday in the forenoon helped R dood in the afternoon I ploughed</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Hamilton Post Office White Pine County Nevada $4.85 James</div> <div class="mw-parser-output"> <p>{stamped}</p> <p>SINGLE PHOTOCOPY MADE AT THE REQUEST OF THE RECIPIENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF RESEARCH {ILLEGIBLE} STUDY ONLY</p> <p>Not to be further reproduced without permission of the copyright owner.</p> <p>University of Guelph Library</p> <p></p> <p>Pleas Credit Archival Collections</p> <p>University of Guelph Library</p> <p>Jardine Family Papers</p> </div> transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/7484145d5dfb52f2377f0be3d205137a.pdf 8ce86deb7748b480ee5d42daafe9f022 PDF Text Text John Jardine Sr. (1836-1905) 1869 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers The original Jardine diaries are confusing. There are pages torn out, pages inserted, and duplicate pages that he has rewritten. The occasional page has no month or year identified. We have done our best to reorder them and present them in chronological order in this transcript. Readers wishing to work with the Jardine diaries extensively or consult the handwritten pages and their irregular arrangement should consult the original diaries in Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph. January 1869 1 friday we went to pools for dinner 2 Saturday I drawed for Mccart 3 Sunday I staid {stayed} at mccart all day com {come} home at n {night?} 4 Monday I went to the election 5 Tuesday I went to peels and W allen and albert nich 6 Wednesday boby {Bobby?} and I maid {made} my slay {sleigh} rack 7 Thursday I choped {chopped} cordwood 8 friday I shoveled furrowes in the fields at The house and choped three logs off it commence {Above it reads: to rain} This afternoon about 3 O clock 9 Saturday in the forenoon I choped stovewood in the afternoon I choped cordwood 10 Sunday we stayed home all day 11 Monday I choped cordwood 12 Tuesday I choped cordwood 13 Wednesday in the forenoon I choped cordwood in the afternoon I underbrushed 14 Thursday I underbrushed all day 15 friday I choped and {Above it reads: cord} cordwood and underbrushed 16 Saturday I choped cordwood all day 17 Sunday went to here {hear} forest. 18. Monday I choped again 19 Tuesday sam helped me to {Above it reads: 1209} chop cordwood 20 Wednesday I helped sam to chop cordwood �21 Thursday I helped boby {Bobby} to make timber for a {?} 22 Friday Boby and I cut down stable timber 23 Saturday I had a bee geting {getting} stalbe timber it has been beautiful weather for two weeks not very 24 We go to hear Mr Jemison? In the morning and Mr Forest in the afternoon 25 Monday cut rafters for the stable in the forenoon and balled? Out timber in the after noon 26 Tuesday I help Boby to get out his shed timber 27 Wednesday help Boby again to day 28 Thursday help Boby agin to day 29 friday I help boby to day it began to rain in the afternoon in the evining {evening} it thundered and lightened {lightninged?} and rained very heavy about twenty minuts {minutes} 30 Saturday I helped boby to day 31 Sunday went to here {hear} Mr Forrest {Below it reads: ??? Our to cale $25} {Margin reads: ???? Tilbury West ???} Feburary {February} 1 Monday I went and found my pig in the afternoon I helped hugh and sam to chop down trees for the machine 2 Tuesday boby helped me at stable timber {Below it reads: at 2 oclock} in the afternoon it began to snow and rain Wednesday morning rain and sleet in the afternoon snow and rain sam and me fixed the harness and cut a road {?} 4 Thursday I went to draw for. 5 friday I drawed for mccart 6 Saturday I drawed for Mccart 7 Sunday I walked home home John Jardine {Date missing edge of page missing} Monday I drawed for Mccart Tuesday I drawed for Mccart Wednesday I drawed for Mccart 1 Thursday I drawed for Mccart �12 firday I drawed for Mccart 13 Saturday I came home with the horse 14 Sunday we were at home all day it rained all day 15 Monday I choped {chopped} cordwood in the forenoon in the afternoon I went out to the store and it rained and snowed very hard mud and water is ankle deep 16 Tuesday I choped cordwood all day 17 Wednesday it has rained and snowed very nearly all day very slopy {sloppy} I choped {chopped} a little and cleaned a little grassseed 18 Thursday I choped all day began to freeze {Above it reads: to night} 19 friday I underbrushed and choped wood freezing hard {Above it reads: to night} 20 Saturday I choped stovewood all day 21 Sunday stayed home it snowed heavy 22 Monday I went to draw for McCart 23 Tuesday the same 24 Wednesday the same 25 Thursday the same 26 Friday the same 27 Satuerday the same good sleighing 28 Sunday I came and got my dinner March 1869 {Edge of page missing} Monday for I worked for McCart {Tuesday} the same {Wednesday} the same good sleighing {Thursday} the same {Friday} the same 6 satuerday {Saturday} the same came home to my {edge missing} 7 Sunday home all day �8 Monday went back to work 9 Teusday {Tuesday} the same 10 Wednesday very stormy {???} did not work 11 Thursday worked again 12 Friday the same 13 Satuerday the same come {???} with boby 14 Sunday afternoon went back 15 Monday worked for McCart 3 16 Teusday the same good sleighing 17 Wednesday the same 18 Thursday the same 19 Friday the same 20 Satuerday the same came home at night {Above it reads: for good} 27 Sunday I worked for McCart 39 ½ days this winter 21 Sunday I stayed home all day 22 Monday I went to Champain and paid cultivator it has snowed heavy all day 23 Tuesday we went to Mrs pool visiting 24 Wednesday I was drawing cordwood out of the bush pileing at the wood 25 Thursday I was drawing wood to day 26 Friday I was drawing {Above it reads: wood} hugh helped me this {Above it reads: afternoon} 27 Satuerday hugh and me drawed wood to day Richard and Alick choped cordwood to day 28 Sunday we stayed at home the roads was very muddy the snow is all gon {gone} leaves {Above it reads: the} ground and ditch full of water 29 Monday I did not do much to day 30 Tuesday it rained this forenoon I cleaned up six bushels and ½ of spring wheat in for Richardson 2 ½ for me richardson 2 bushels of beens {beans} {Written perpendicular across the page it reads: J John Jardine Tilbury West January 10 1875} Wednesday I took out Richarson wheat and beanes �April 1869 1 Thursday I went to see Mr Nichelson about back taxes on my back hundred akers {acres} of land 2 friday I Just took care of my horses 3 Saturday I took care of my hores {horses} 4 Sunday we were home all day 5 Monday we was looking after that cow 6 Tuesday I was fixing my plough and taking the cover of {off?} my potatoes and triming {trimming} my apple trees and curn {currant?} Bushes {Edge of page missing} {7} Wednesday ploughed in the forenoon and broke the iron rod in the after noon I went to the Blacksmiths and got it mended, {8} Thursday ploughed in the forenoon and went to Richard Dodd’s raising in the after noon 9 Friday I ploughed all day 10 Saturday I ploughed all day 11 Sunday we went to hear Mr Forrest 12 Monday I went to H Hendersons Barn raising 13 Teusday {Tuesday} I ploughed all day 14 Wednesday I ploughed all day {15} Thursday I ploughed all day {16} friday I ploughed all day {17} Saturday I ploughed all day {18} Sunday we went to here {hear} Mr forest {Forrest} {19} Monday it is wet {20} Teusday we picked over the potatoes in the forenoon in the afternoon I went to {???} barn raising 21 Wednesday the ground is very wet 22 Thursday Alick and me cleaned wheat and {missing} 23 friday I ploughed for E Trembley all day �24 Satuerday {Saturday} I ploughed in the forenoon in the afternoon I went and got my order for {missing} 25 Sunday we went to here {hear} Mr forest 26 Monday I cultivated my barley 27 Teusday {Tuesday} Alick is harring {harrowing?/harvesting?} barley to day. I have sowed 15 bushels of barley {Between lines it reads: ???} 28 Wednesday I sowed 1 bushels barley and pail of wheat in the little field at the {missing} and alick and me shovled {shovelled} the to {two} fields to day 29 Thursday we finished shovling about 3 oclock we went over to michel I to harrow 30 friday I sowed 6 bushels of barley and 6 bushels oats and furrow it up {illegible} May 1869 1 Satuerday it rained very near all day hugh and alick and I went to daniel sale M. 2 Sunday we went to here {hear} Mr king 3 Monday I sowed 3 bushels of wheat and 4 bushels of oats 4 Tuesday forenoon I sowed 4 bushels of {missing} in the afternoon hugh and I ploughed over at michel 5 Wednesday in the forenoon. I handed staves in the afternoon went to plough at Mitchel 6 Thursday ploughed at Mitchels 7 Friday Alick is here I sowed 8 bushels Oats and water furrowed the peice 8 Satuerday I sowed 2 bushel oats and half a bushel of wheat and a little flax seed and finish it all up Jas Jardine P.P. Office County of Renfrew 9 Sunday lizzy went to here {hear} Mr forest 10 Monday in the forenoon I plowed at Michel in the afternoon I went to charley vinter barn rain 11 Tuesday I finished plowing sowing and harrowing and shovling at Michels to day {Edge missing} {12} Wednesday I went and helped hugh to plough {13} Thursday I helped hughey to plough {14} friday I ploughed at home for corn {15} Satuerday I finished ploughing the orched {orchard?} for corn 16 Sunday we went to here {hear} Mr forest �17 Monday I ploughed for hugh to day 18 Tuesday I fixed a yard for the calves and drawed some manure in to the barnyard 19 Wednesday in the forenoon I finished drawing my manure in the afternoon I throwed {down?} my stable and drawed it into the barnyard 20 Thursday I finished cleaning my stable {missing} in the forenoon in the afternoon I ploughed for potatoes 21 Friday I finished ploughing about 4 oclock and then I cultivated a little at the corn ground 22 Satuerday I cultivated and harrowed the corn ground frost last night it is beautiful weather . 23 Sunday we went to Church Mr Forrest preached 24 Monday I harrowed and waterfurrowed corn 25 Teusday in the forenoon I marked the ground for corn in the afternoon I went to Ducats Barn raising 26 Wednesday I got Edward and {Old McKendy?} and planted all my corn got done about 3 Oclock 27 Thursday I harrow my potato patch it rained and I cut my seed potatoes 28 Friday it rained heavy in the morning. I shoveled the cross furrows in the corn ground 29 Satuerday Mr Trembly and me planted my potatoes to day 30 Sunday we stayed home to day 31 Monday I went and got two on das shoes on dan and went to see James Mccart for my money it raised a good shower {Below in large smudged script it reads: John} June 1869 1 Tuesday I began to make bridge timber 2 Wednesday I went and helped boby {Bobby?} to plant corn 3 Wednesday I finished my bridge timber about 5 O clock Mr Marchel {likely Marshall} came and commenced to shear the sheep 4 friday fornoon finished shearing the sheep in the afternoon I drawed out the bridge timber and harrowed for beans and planted cabbage {5} Satuerday {Saturday} I choped {chopped} for black salts {6} Sunday we went to hear {hear} Mr Forrest 7 Monday I went and ploughed for R dood {likely Dodd} �{8} Theusday {Tuesday} I planted my beens {beans} and corn to day {9} Wednesday I went to fish with sam & alick {10} Thursday in the forenoon I drawed stable timbe{r} in the afternoon I went to the mill with my logs for a wagon rack C And got two shoes on kate {11} friday forenoon I cut {rafters?} and {drawed} them out in the afternoon Mr Trem{bly} and I went to the crick {creek} and got blocks for my stable 12 Satuerday I bilt {built} a bridge out the road and commence to make a gate for the road 13 Sunday we went to here {hear} Mr Forrest 14 Monday I maid {made} a gait {gate} and hung it at the road 15 Tuesday forenoon I piled manure the afternoon I went to the mill my grist 16 Wednesday I piled manure all day 17 Thursday I piled manure all day 18 friday in the forenoon hauled clay in the barnyard in the afternoon I went for my cultivator 19 Satuerday {Saturday} I loged {logged?} for edward all day 20 Sunday we went to Church 21 Monday I got Tomy {Tommy?} Vickerson to ride the horse and I cultivated the corn 22 Tuesday the same 23 Wednesday finished cultivating and had 24 Thursday I had the old man and his little girl hoeing corn finished howing {hoeing} corn to day 25 friday it rained very wear all forenoon in the afternoon I went for my shoveplow {shovel plow} And rack timber 26 Satuerday forenoon it rained very heavy the ground is very wet the ditches is {full?} in the evening I was leting {letting?} water the potatoes and beens {beans} 27 Sunday we were at home all day 28 Monday I went to peels paid to him $15 for shingles to hills and hired Orlo 29 Tuesday I cut the brush on the road 30 Wednesday I {Above it reads: did} not do much to day the ground is very wet to hoe July 1869 1 Thursday I went and helped boby to frame his shed �{2} friday boby Mr cornwell & me maid timber {?} my stable John Jardine 3 Satuerday went to chatham and sold our wool 4 Sunday we went {Above it reads upside-down: 3994} to here {hear} Mr forest 5 Monday I went and fetched Mr lickman A nicolson to fram {frame} my stable {6} Tuesday Mr trembly and me hoed potatoes 7 Wednesday Mr Trembly hoed potatoes and went to stonepoint fore my shingles 8 Thursday in the forenoon I helped lickman to make the plates in the afternoon I made blocks for the stabe {stable} 9 friday I went helped boby to rase his shed {Above it reads: all day} 10 Satuerday in the forenoon raised my stable in the afternoon we went to here {hear} Mr {king} 11 Sunday we went to here Mr king sacrament 12 Monday Mr Trembly and me hoed potatoes 13 Tuesday it is wet I done nothing Bill worked the rack 14 Wednesday hauled 1000 feet of lumber from Daniel in the forenoon, after noon went to Pools for {curra?} 15 Thursday ground. Two sythes hoed some {smudge} and cut seven dozen wheat 16 Friday I had Edward, Daniel and the {Old} man reaping wheat 17 Satuerday I had Edward, {Shawn?} and the Old man reaping wheat 18 Sunday went to hear Mr Forrest preach 19 Monday I cradled for Edward and the Old man and Edward reaped for me Tuesday I cradled wheat for Edward 22 Wednesday in the forenoon I fixed the loft in the stable in the afternoon I reaped for Edward 23 Thursday I hired R Marshaw he reap for me {missing} I helped Edward cut down all his wheat had {missing} in the afternoon I worked at home and had one {missing} {24} Friday three of us worked in the wheat {25} Satuerday five of us finish cuting {cutting} my wheat 26 Sunday we went to hear Mr Forrest preach �27 Monday Marshaw and I cut Old man Tremblys wheat it rained in the afternoon 28 Tuesday half a day for the Old man inthe afternoon we mowed in the meadow 29 Wednesday Marshaw and me mowed round the fence in the medow for the mechine {machine?} in the afternoon we clean out the barn 29 Thursday we mowed round the corn field and round the house in the afternoon we shook hay and folowed {followed} the mechine 30 friday marshaw and Me drawed in wheat 31 Satuerday {Saturday} the boys and us drawed in wheat in the forenoon in the afternoon we all drawed in hay into the barn and into the stable August 1869 1 Sunday we went to here {hear} Mr forest {Forrest} 2 Monday marshaw & Joe fineaf we drawed in all my hay by supper time it came up a big shower 3 Tuesday marshaw and me mowed barley Joe raked the medow {meadow} 4 Wednesday forenoon was wet afternoon marshaw and Sam and me mowed barley Joe jauled clay to the barn yard 5 Thursday I finished cuting {cutting} barley in the forenoon Joe drawed clay in the afternoon Joe turned barley 6 friday Joe and me cocked up barley and drawed in one lode {load} at nite {night} {7} Satuerday Hugh & Alick & Marshaw & Joe and {Missing pages} 22 Sunday no church to day {Above it reads: knisley} it is freezing very hard Samuel Gracey came down 23 Monday it is snowing and blowing this forenoon {Between lines it reads: Benjamin} makes it very cold this afternoon I took 10 bushels of wheat to mill for Mr Jackson 24 Tuesday I am skiding sawlogs it is cold 25 Wednesday I am skiding sawlogs it is cold yet 26 Thursday I was choring in the afternoon I took lizzie home and took Jackson grist home 27 Friday I was cuting {cutting} sawlogs on the railroad 28 Satuerday I went to look at my farm in the eight consesson {concession} south half of lot 13 29 Sunday we stayed home no church to day �30 Monday we went to the Missionary to day 31 Tuesday it rains this forenoon in the afternoon I cut down some trees for sawlogs the snow is all gon agin {gone again} it is very war this {missing} {September begins} 20 MeondayI moved John Marnie 21 Tuesday I rained most all day I thrashe[cutoff] my beans I was sick 22 Wednesday I was very sick 23 Thursday the same 24 Friday the same [indecipherable] 25 Saturday Alick x hugh came down and plowed and harrowed for me 26 Sunday I was in bed most all day 27 Monday Hughy + Alick sowed all my fall wheat and harrowed and hartily waterfurrowed it & am some better to day 28 Tuesday Alick and I shoveling furrow 29 Wednesday Alick shoveled furrowe[indecipherable] I skined the little hiefer 30 Thursday we went to the picnic east October October 1869 [indecipherable] 1 Friday I went to mill with a grist 2 Saturday I took bill lickman wife flour and mutton it raines hard all day 3 Sunday went to here Mr forest 4 Monday I drawed ashes for sharaw in the afternoon I drawed up some firewood 5 Tuesday Mitchel and I cut corn 6 Wednesday Mitchel and I cut corn 7 Thursday I plowed for Mitchel all day 8 Friday I plowed for Mitchel all day 14 Thursday I plowed for Mitchel all day 15 friday sharone {Sharon?} helped me to clean a load of barley �16 Satuerday I went to crows with a load of barley sold for $1.29 cents 22. {scribble} hundred 17 pounds 17 Sunday we went to here {hear} Mr forest 18 Monday Mr trembly and I cleaned a load of barley in the afternoon mary and me dug {Above it reads: potatoes} 19 Tuesday we went to the picnic 20 Wednesday dug potatoes marey and me to day 21 Thursday I went to chatham with a load of barley sold for $1.23 cents I had 22 hundred {Above it reads: 60} 22 friday Mitchel and mary and I finished diging {digging} my potatoes 23 Satuerday it is raining and snowing to day 24 Sunday we went to here {hear} Mr king 25 Monday I fixed the hog pen 26 Tuesday I tied corn straw and drawed one load {Above it reads: of corn} 27 Wednesday I husked a little and drawed a load and a half of corn 28 Thursday I took the last of my barley out to Mr crow {crossed out} prise {price} $1.22 cts per bu I had twelve hundred and sixty pounds 29 friday I loged {logged} at home 30 Satuerday I tied corn straw all day 31 Sunday went to here {hear} Mr forest A November the 11 monthe of the year 1869 November 1869 1 Monday Mary and I drawed to {two} loads of corn and cleaned up my barley John Jardine 2 Tuesday Lizzie and me went to chatham and to blenhiem {Blenheim, Ontario} for seed barley 3 Wednesday we stayed in blenhim all day 4 Thursday we came home from blenhim it rained heavey when we were at welsh’s 5 friday it rained and snowed Sam and me cleaned 25 bushels of wheat and I went to {Above it reads: mill} 6 Satuerday {Saturday} I bought one hundred {Above it reads: bushel} of corn for beatise leanard {Beatrice Leonard?} �7 Sunday we went to here {hear} Mr forest 8 Monday I banked the house and covered my potatoes Deeper 9 Tuesday I loged {logged} for William cornwell Alick and sam husked corn all day 10 Wednesday Samuel and Alick and me husked corn 11 Thursday Alick and I drawed in the corn straw 12 friday Alick and I drawed in two loads of corn and husked a little corn 13 Satuerday it snowed very hard all day 14 Sunday we stayed home all day snow 15 Monday took two lgs {logs} up to the mill I fixed a place for to feede my pigs on 16 {Below sideways it reads: Alick comence work to day} Tuesday I drawed Mr Trembley hay home for him it snowed very heavy to day 17 Wednesday it snowed very heavy and rained Alick and me cut of a pice {off a piece} of the stack 18 Thursday I cut wood and Alick drawed it 19 friday Alick cut a little wood and did the chors {chores} it rained hard to day I run around 20 Satuerday it rained this forenoon this afternoon Alick and Me drawed in them shocks of corn to the barn 21 Sunday we stayed home 22 Monday in the forenoon Alick and me cut hoop poles it snowed very heavy you could hardly see Alick and me husked corn 23 Tuesday we took hoop poles to henery in the afternoon Alick and me cut hoop poels 24 Wednesday Alick and me took another load of hoop poles to henry the hole was 1;16 poels 25 Thursday Alick and me choped logs of wood 26 friday morning I went and got my horses shod in the afternoon drawed up wood 27 Satuerday Alick drawed wood I choped 28 Sunday we went here {hear} Mr forest 29 Monday I went after albert to fix the stable in the afternoon {Above it reads: it rained} A & me husked corn {Above it reads: all day} 30 Tuesday the snow is gon {gone} it raines hard Alick and me finished husked corn to day �D D December 12th month of the Year December 12th Month 1 Wednesday Alick and me fixed the shed for the cows and choped som {chopped some} stovewood 2 Thursday we drawed corn straw into the barn yard commence to chop cord {Above it reads: wood} 3 friday Alick drawed up wood for the machine I choped it 4 Satuerday it snowes and raines very hard {Above it reads: to day} 5 Sunday we went to here Mr king 6 Monday Alick and me drawed up wood for the machine 7 Tuesday hugh sawed stovewood for us 8 Wednesday hugh sawed stovewood for us 9 Thursday we moved logs and burned brush for {Shors?} to ditch 10 friday I nailed the batens on the Stable and the kitchen 11 Satuerday {Saturday} we split wood in the afternoon it rained Alick and I cleaned up 25 bush of {Above it reads: wheat} 12 Sunday roads is bad it rains we stayed home 13 Monday shours {showers} alick & I kiled to {killed two} pigs split {Above it reads: wood} 14 Tuesday alick & I split wood at the dore {door} 15 Wednesday it rained all day nothing dun {done} 16 Thursday I went to mill with 25 bushels of wheat Alick stayed home and kept batch alone 17 friday I choring and spliting {splitting} some wood at the {missing} 18 Satuerday I went to mill and fetched the rest of my grist home 19 Sunday we stayed at home all day 20 Monday I was choring and spliting a little wood 21 Tuesday forenoon spliting wood afternoon {Alick?} & richard edward & old Mr Trembly put up my stable 22 Wednesday I was choring and spliting wood 23 Thursday I put dung on my potatoes piled up wood 24 Friday I was spliting and piling wood and choring �25 Saturday – Christmas day – Went to Mrs Gracey’s to dinner. Came home alone and after feeding the stock went to a raffle at Richardson’s store 26 Sunday – In the evening we went to hear Mr King preach at 7 o’clock 27 Monday – Helped Bobby Vickerman to clean his flax seed & done the Chores 28 Tuesday after helped the booys to say {saw?} {Above it reads: wood} 29 Wednesday I helped samto split wood 30 Thursday I was choring in the afternoon helped Edward Trembly to draw logs for the machine 31 Friday I helped richard dood drawing logs For the machine to day all day For more information on John Jardine Sr., check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: www.ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca � 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 John Jardine Sr. Diary Collection Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource John Jardine Sr. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1868-1905 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 & 20th Centuries, Essex County, Tilbury West Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. John Jardine Sr. Diary & Transcription, 1868 John Jardine Sr. Diary Transcription, 1869 John Jardine Sr. Diary Transcription, 1870 John Jardine Sr. Diary Transcription, 1871 John Jardine Sr. Diary Transcription, 1872-1874 Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1868-1905 Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript 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 John Jardine Sr. Diary Transcription, 1869 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource John Jardine Sr. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource January to December, 1869 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, Essex County, Tilbury West Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. January 1, 1869 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. John Jardine Sr. Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Typed Transcription UG Transcription Progress Scripto transcription progress Done transcribed https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/files/original/84b16a33a40096743c9e1ebe46062bc4.pdf d8c6d8ca722af47d15ad634ed130e436 PDF Text Text John Jardine Sr. (1836-1905) 1871 Transcribed by Rural Diary Archive volunteers The original Jardine diaries are confusing. There are pages torn out, pages inserted, and duplicate pages that he has rewritten. The occasional page has no month or year identified. We have done our best to reorder them and present them in chronological order in this transcript. Readers wishing to work with the Jardine diaries extensively or consult the handwritten pages and their irregular arrangement should consult the original diaries in Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph. February 1871 1 Wednesday I am cuting down hickory for cordwood on the railroad line 2 Thursday forenoon I went to ask men for bee on Satuerday this afternoon {missing} cuting down hickory trees for co {missing} it is very windey it is freezing to {night?} 3 Friday I cuting down hickory on the {missing} 4 Satuerday I had a little bee to day {missing} 5 Sunday we went to church with the waggon it is very cold to day no snow 6 Monday I skided {skidded?} som {some} sawlogs 7 Tuesday I went to Jackson {Above it reads: 477} bee 8 Wednesday I skided som sawlogs freezing 9 Thursday I skided som hickory 10 Friday I went and helped boby {Bobby?} to draw hickory spoks {spokes} out of the bush M 2/11 Jardine Tilbury West Trudel 11 Satuerday I went and helped richard Dodd to make spokes it is freezing hard {weather?} 12 Sunday morning there is about 6 inches of snow it is stormy and cold to day 13 Monday I am drawing sawlogs to the mill 14 Tuesday I am drawing sawlogs to the mill 15 Wednesday I drawing sawlogs to the mill 16 Thursday I went to bapteste creek with a load of wood for edward Trembly 17 Friday forenoon choring in the afternoon a big snow storm rained in the evening �18 Satuerday very windy and snowing till about 12 Oclock it clears up freezing a little to night 19 Sunday we went to church it is very poor sleighing the snow is very near all gon {gone} to night 20 Monday I am skiding hickory logs {21} Tuesday forenoon I drawed 3 logs to the mill I don {done} nothing this afternoon {22} Wednesday skiding hickory logs to day {23} Thursday I choping on the railroad line the wood of it it is thawing fast to day {24} Friday the little bit of snow is all gon it begins to rain about 9 Oclock it rained about half a hour it turned out a butful {beautiful?} day after that the sun shines but very strong wind I did not got to the bush I split wood at the door {25} Satuerday I went to the blacksmith and I went to see Mr Goulden to get some medicine for lizzy {missing} {26} Sunday it is raining {missing} snow about 5 Oclock {missing} {27} Monday morning still snowing a little i choped cordwood in the afternoon I took the horses into the bush to skid logs {28} Tuesday I went and helped boby vicker{man} March 1871 1 Wednesday I am choping hickory {missing} down for cordwood on the railroad line 2 Thursday boby vickerman and me sawed hickory logs to day it is beautiful weather it is warm i seen a snake to day 3 Friday this morning it is raining and snowing and freezing a little this afternoon I went out to chop Kill and fix my skidway for {??} 4 Satuerday I skided hickory logs all day it is very splashing it is half up my boots Sam and {missing} 5 Sunday we stayed home the roads is very bad it commence to snow a bout 5 Oclock 6 Monday I oiled my harnes {harness} to day the snow is gon it is a beutful {beautiful} day {calculation: 60+60+60= 180} 7 Teusday I helped Mithel {Mitchel?} Trembly to saw 50 ties in the afternoon lizzy and we {wendy?} out to the store with our lard and {missing} 8 Wednesday I commence to bord {board} up the ends of the old builden {building} 9 Thursday I finished bording the ends to day 10 Friday I went and helped boby vickerman to fraim {frame} the foundation of his kitchion {kitchen} 11 Satuerday I went and got my boots mended and looking for som {some} clover seed cant get any �12 Sunday we ar {are} home it is fine day the {missing} {Above it reads: it rained} 13 Monday I was fawling {falling or felling?} trees for grainery {granery} 14 {missing} I went to the con{gregation?} {Above it reads: meeting lizzey} {missing piece of page bottom} this forenoon and ground {much of side of page missing} I dident do much this afternoon I went to the bidge {bridge?} at vickermans {missing} noon I helped vickerman to lay {foundation} of his kitchen {today} I had som {some} men helping me to {take} the timber for the grainery Satuerday I went to dick dodd choping {chopping} bee Sunday I went to church on horse back Monday I opened the pit of potatoes I sold 1 bushel and a half I took the pork out of the brine I put strings to it and hung it up Tuesday in forenoon I am triming {trimming} the apple trees th afternoon I split stovewood at the door Wednesday I finished triming my appletrees the afternoon I split stovewood at the door {Thursday} I went to William cornwill bee {Friday} I split stovewood at the door Satuerday I split stovewood at the door {Above it reads: 2/3} 26 Sunday home today no church 27 Monday I finished to split my wood and fixed up the gate post it is cold it snows a little 28 Tuesday I cleaned the mud of my horses and fixed the truck’s for drawing sawlogs 29 Wednesday I drawed sawlogs to the mill John {????} work a month he ditched 30 Thursday drawing logs to the mill 31 Friday drawaing logs to the mill April 1871 {1 Satuerday} drawing logs to the mill {missing corner of page} went to church lizzy is home JOhn and I cleaned up 29 and 36 bus of barley and till about 4 Oclock my grist the road is muddy 4 Tuesday JOhn B and I {missing} raked the manuer {manure} to pices {pieces?} in {missing} 5 Wednesday John Benwa {ditched?} {missing} oclock I went two trips to the logs took 5 logs and fetched {missing} grist it comence to rain about 3 oclock it is 8 oclock it rains very heavy �6 Thursday I ditched in the forenoon the afternoon I went to palmer raising in the forenoon John Benwa I went to church in the afternoon went to Palmar shed raising 7 Friday John B and I ditched forenoon the afternoon Benway fence I went mill with two sawlogs and shod {missing} 8 Saturday I and banway in the forenoon the botom {bottom} of the fence in the afternoon JOhn finished the fence I went to {???} shed raising to finished it butful {beautiful?} 9 Sunday no church mother came down to us 10 Monday John cultivated bearley feild {barley field} and harrowed in 1 hundred of barley and furrowed it, it rained a little to day I was fixed diging {digging} about the currant bushes 11 Tuesday in the forenoon Benwa and me drawed stones out of the oats field in the afternoon John cultivated and I went out to James atkison for my apple trees 12 Wednesday I finished sowing my barley John Benwa finished harrowing {missing} 13 Thursday I sowed 13 {bushels?} {missing} 14 Friday I planted som {some} {missing} finished harrowing this {missing} I drawed out the {field?} {missing} {Script practice alphabet on top of page} BB CCC DD EE FF G HH JJ K LL MM N OO PP QQ RR SS TT UU V WW {missing} YY ZZ {Edge of page missing} Z Commenced to work for me on {missing} noon the 5 of July this week 4 days & ½ second week 4 days and ½ Third week froze 6 days fourth week 5 days & ½ Theodore commence another month agust {August} the six at noon {Siberty?} This week This week This week This week 5 days 5 days 5 days ½ 5 days {Written upside-down in gap in table it reads: M 2/11 John Jardine Tilbury West Trudel Office} {Written upside-down below table it reads: Ont Tilbury West West W.} In a guinea pigs nose A man without {mammas?} and wearing fine cloth is like a gold ring Command you may your mind from play every moment in the day Solomon was the wisest man that ever lived John Jardine Tilbury West Trudel Post Office �{More script practice: U W H} Averei Mr Chand {??} Ai De Mar chand Henry Richard Marshaw Henry Richard Marshaw 11 11 64 {Sideways it reads: John JJ James Jardine Township of Pembroke County of Renfrew March 31st 1873 A True Sketch of Christmas I went the buisy {busy} street along Where everything was gay, For all the merry, merry throng Were keeping Christmas day. Small hands were full of costly toys Small feet to mirth kept time, Nor ever happier girls and boys Were seen in any clime. Anon their {there} came with feelbe pace A woman, pale from care, With such a patient, angle {angel?} face As gods poor sometime were With tender hand she led a child, As wan as poorly drest; Not skipping singing, laughing wild, Yet happy like the rest For see the fingers bare and slight, Their Christmas gift can boast: One stick of candy red and white, A penny it as cost. A single penny, hardly spared. Mid thousand flung away: Twas this one single child and mother shared The Joys of Christmas day {I am John?} Mr John Jardine Tilbury West Trudell P.O., Ontario Command you may your mind from {missing} Between two stools you come to the ground Go where you may birds will be found Joun Try and never throw yourself down John �For more information on John Jardine Sr., check out the “Meet the Diarists” section under “Discover” on our website: www.ruraldiaries.uoguelph.ca � 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 John Jardine Sr. Diary Collection Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource John Jardine Sr. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1868-1905 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 & 20th Centuries, Essex County, Tilbury West Township, Ontario Table Of Contents A list of subunits of the resource. John Jardine Sr. Diary & Transcription, 1868 John Jardine Sr. Diary Transcription, 1869 John Jardine Sr. Diary Transcription, 1870 John Jardine Sr. Diary Transcription, 1871 John Jardine Sr. Diary Transcription, 1872-1874 Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1868-1905 Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Scanned Manuscript 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 John Jardine Sr. Diary Transcription, 1871 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource John Jardine Sr. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy of Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource February to April, 1871 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, Essex County, Tilbury West Township, Ontario Date Created Date of creation of the resource. February 1, 1871 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. John Jardine Sr. Diary Collection Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. 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