Alexander C. Geddes Diary, 1834-1836

Title

Alexander C. Geddes Diary, 1834-1836

Creator

Alexander C. Geddes

Source

Courtesy of Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph

Date

1834-1836

Language

English

Coverage

19th Century, Waterloo County, Woolwich Township, Ontario

Date Created

1834

Medium

Scanned Manuscript

Transcription

{front page of diary, dark green cover with brown binding}

Alexander C. Geddes

{opening page - some scribble, some sketches, some Calligraphy, some script}

womankind womankind

Womankind G G Goderich

Horsemanship G. Goder Alexander C Geddes

Qnadalaniver John Martin Upper Canada

By Town By Town Up Canada

Upper Canada By Town Upper Canada

Grokoagirlx XXXVIII Bill York's Toronto.

XXXII XXX XXX Hamlton

RLL RSCarm. By Town

By To

{series of calligraphy strokes}

{sketch of the end of a house with chimney} Hamilton

Sunday 1. S.W. 36.30 Warm day {illegible} cloudy Esq

QII Marmadnlee {sketch of a house and a castle beside it}

Ye Castle of Drum, Aberdeenshire

N.B.

Dundee

{detailed pen and ink sketch of several buildings and a church}

Burnside the Ravenshood

{simple sketch of the front of a building}

{four side profiles of a man, pencil sketches}

Frat Hincles Esquire

M.P.P.

{detailed drawing of a castle on the cliffside of a body of water - black and blue ink detail}

Ellangawan Height (Caerlaverock?)

In Ancient Fortalies

{several more side profile sketches of people, one with glasses, front view of a woman}

{sketch of two gateposts?}

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feet

1/2 Inch to foot

Tuesday Coldstream of Crain - 11 March 1834 Arrived her this day at Noon..After dinner ploughing in the "Auld Town". Horrid work by reason of old walls and dykes - made it all out and completed very nearly a park which was incomplete before in her. When the plough cannot turn a corner, the spade must be used. At Barnyards of Drum in the Evening and also at the Garden seeking a {illegible} to supply the place of Robt Kitch who is laid up with sore eyes...
Wednesday Threshing in the morning - forenoon ploughing in the Turnip field East ... at Blacksmiths after getting the Harrows "tined" and the plough shares and Nogles sharpt Afternoon in Turnip Filed ploughing. - sent to turn the Beasts who had got out of their park and they rebelled against me and went in among the heaps and if it had not been for Jamie the Herd destruction must have been unavoidable. - wew: always get behind cattle before you cry hollo: - very time to day
Thursday 13 March 1834 - The Bull castrated to day. - a very dangerous operation for he has been mad for five days past. He was thrown in the Byre where was his stall his legs being strongly bound with ropes and his head secured by rops from the nose and the neck, held out side of the Byre. the poor brute in this case made no resistance. a ploughing & Harrowing in Peters Croft. Here the harrow was used before the plough because the field had been in hay short the year before, and this required to be laid down that the corn might get up before the grass and weeds. In all lands where rank grass and weeds prevail the plough must first be used, then the Harrow to turn down the weeds and cover them thoroughly, and as soon after this as possible the plough again.
must be in force, that the land may irrigated in a proper manner.
Friday Cauldy went to Town today (14 March 1834) so as particular business coudl be done. Went over and saw the Horseman Robie Kilch who had been laid up for ten days with sore eyes. -
Saturday 15 March 1834 - No word from town today. All forenoon thrashing, pulling and drawing turnip & Sundrys. --
Sunday -16 March 1834 - Went over to church to day at twelve O'Clock - distant three miles - a horrid hole as ever God was worshipped in - the floor covered with Gravel and the walls hailed with Lime and Sand - Got an excellent sermon from Mr Strachan from John 3-16. Mr Corbet being very unwell. home to Coldstream at two.
Monday 17 March 1834 - This morning commenced sowing oats at Six O'Clock and by 1/2 past nine had sown a park of seven acres.. say No.1. Bells Hopetown Oats. -- The Harrows on all day till twelve noon say one yoke of two mares = 3 Harrows - Steer and auld Jean = two Harrows Winnowing and measuring seed oats all forenoon and afternoon - Sent up to Mills of Culter 7 1/2 Balls Seed Oats @ sfb $ Ball. Thrashed half a rick of Scotch Barley
Tuesday 18 March 1834. -- Field No.2 - 9 1/2 Acres - sowed this morning 1 1/2 Acres Balance of the Hopetown Oats - very frosty and could not begin till the sun came over the Hill. -- Think cauldies seed oats (Scotch Barley) fully as good as the minister's Hopetowns - may be wrong - experience and Harvest will decide. All forenoon Winnowing and measuring Seed Oats. -- Thrashing in the afternoon -- Went over with Cauldie and the Grieve of Culter to Glashmore (Mr Ruth's farm) - said to be a first rate farm and excellently managed. -- afterwards went with his Brother Alexander, who is to be married in a fortnight to Blackhall of Culter, of which he intends becoming the new tenant. -- saw here the difference between Good & Bad farming: - Even very inexperienced eyes saw that this place has be badly managed. - see other side for a sketch or diagram of this place. It contains as fine land as any farm in Aberdeenshire.

Any person at all acquainted with the details of a farm will at once see that this place has been ill used. The proportion of land for turnips is out of all proportion.

=== Wednesday 19 March 1844. === Harrowed out Field No. 2 with Scotch Barley say 7½ Acres or about 7 Bolls. Winnowing wheat was thrashed yesterday - say 14 Bolls. I filled the fanners with the whole - very hard work Harrows going all day - finished both the parks sown.

=== Thursday 20 March 1844. === Tired today that I have over worked myself yesterday - very unwell and stiff in all my limbs worked home today. Afternoon went over to Anguston - who was at the Cairns - Queen Anne went to Mart Mill of Cruden and got a load of meal from that to the maes where we found Laugabow and Bogton very merry - drank a glass of grog with them and called to see Robt. Welsh who was gone into town for advice about his eyes. Thence called on the Schoolmaster and at 8 P.M. arrived at home very very weary.

=== Friday 21 March 1844 === Tired myself worse today having slept scarcely any all night - walked over to the Castle Garden, but quite unable to work. Candler and the Carts into town for lime

=== Monday 24. March === Out at the plough on Peter Crofts. Sowing by Caulet in the evening. Lay 3 Rolls Oats. Ploughed a little myself.

=== Tuesday === Go to Town

=== Tuesday 1. April 1834. === Walked from town this morning - Found the Oat sowing all over the Clear Land 21: the ground which was in Turnip last year. Were gathering stones and preparing for the plough. This field contains 13½ acres, four of which are intended for Barley Beer. In the afternoon the Harrows going over it in order that the ploughing may be more uniform. The first fine showers which have fallen this spring.

=== Friday 4th April. === Since Tuesday continues ploughing. Now Harrowing down the Oats which have been sown this morning on the lower or North end of the Park. - N. B. From its size called the Long Croft. Fine showers all day.

=== Tuesday 8 April. === Ploughed part of the Long Croft today. Went Employee taking up Turnips. There will hardly be enough to sow till the grass be ready. Thin parts of Oats shewing briers today.

=== Monday 14 April. === All the Turnips sown today. Thrashed out half a rick of Potato Oats and Winnowed and Cleaned 10 Rolls for the market on Friday. Sold at 15/s a Boll. In the afternoon Harrowing and ploughing for the last of the Oats for the BarleCleaning Turnip seeds. It is impossible to be too positive on this point. It ought to be winnowed & sifted until no vestige of any other matter be seen amongst the seed.

Saturday 19. April 1834. Commenced sowing the upper part of the Long Croft with Oats (common). Sold two 3 year old Meers or young Stots, to Mr. Calves, Butcher Aberdeen @ 12£ 10s each - a very good price, but very good cattle. There are now three of our Cows Calved - very late.

Monday 21. April. Harrowing the Long Croft - Rolling Field No. 1. Bair looking well in consequence of some nice showers which fell on Saturday & yesterday. Sowed 4 Acres of the Long Croft with Barley Beer. He a Boll to the acre. The whole of this field now sown. Miscellaneous sowing & Croft seeds and rolling & Harrowing every body busy being the last day of the Lent Season.

on this farm. -

Tuesday 22nd April - Men turning & driving dung, and slaking lime shells. - Ploughed a part of the potatoe field. - Ploughed ten furrows myself. - Eggs in the Tewheet's nest. -

Wednesday 23rd April 1834. Go to town today

Thursday 1 May 1834. Returned to Coldstream from Aberdeen. Potatoes planting. - Ploughing land for turnips with 4 Horses yoking.


Saturday 10 May 1844 From 1st till this date the general routine of farm work. Yesterday the cattle were put upon the grass, which is looking very bare and dry, but the few heavy showers which came on last night will make a great difference on it soon. The poor animals, who for the last 10 days have had nothing but straw looked wery melancholy all that time for want of green food, the turnips being all done. Went with Cauldie to my brother James's over to Mr. Sanderson's roof at Swain. Three milch cows sold here as high as twelve pounds six on average.

Monday 12 May 1844. Sold Mr Gibb at Bridge of Die, seven stott at nine pounds a head. To be sent over on Wednesday 14th for the roup at Kilduthie which takes place on Thursday.


Wednesday 14 May - Went to Tillyoch, Parish of Echt, to Mr Strachan's roup of displenish. - a very dull sale, and terrible rains - cattle giving not near their value. Returned home at 7 P.M. soaked to the skin.


Thursday 15 May 1844. Kilduthie's roup took place today. - A perfect antipodes to that at Tillyoch. Everything sold very high particularly Cauldie's stotts - none of which sold under nine and some above twelve pounds. Mr Thomson, Kincrigford judge at both of these roups. The country since yesterday is quite changed in its appearance all things looking green and fruitful, and every prospect of plenty for man and beast. - the calves were this day

put out for the first time. It is necessary to have a person in the field with them and to tether them with a rope, as their heads are very light through confinement and are in consequence apt to hurt themselves in running round.


Saturday 17 May 1844. Yesterday & today very rainy. Finished ploughing the park for turnips beside the Clachan, & commenced ploughing the park on the head of the hill. All the weeds were burnt on Thursday. Mem: Weeds cannot be too carefully picked off, and all hands should be employed for a day or two in dry weather after the Brackets arrow has been going in collecting. Fallowing the land is excellent in destroying weeds, but great care must be taken in the operations on it - see Fallow.

1834 September 20

Quebec - arrived here this day at 8 A.M. Same evening sailed for Montreal in the Splendid Steam Ship "Canada" and arrived there on Sunday morning the 22nd at 3 o'clock A.M.

=== 22 === We encountered a severe storm of wind, lightning & thunder with rain on Sunday evening and during all that morning, were detained in Lake St. Peter by thick weather.

23

At Montreal

24

Left Montreal at 5 in morning for the West Country by the Ottawa Route and arrived at Lachine at 7.--

26

Arrived at Bytown U Canada and were prevented proceeding up Country by the sickness of children & the want of a boat.

30

Removed to Lower By Town to a house rented from Mr. Cleggs.


October 16

James Davidson's family arrived this evening, having had a passage of 7 weeks and two days to Quebec.

=== 18 === Saturday. The Davidsons departed to day for Toronto, on their way to the farm which their Brothers have purchased at Coxes Creek 45 miles from Hamilton. The appearance of the sky to day has been most extraordinary. The sun during the forenoon was of a blood red color, and about one O'Clock it became as dark as gloaming, the clouds of dingy copper color, and at times, hot and sulphurous breaths of wind came from N.W. The darkness continued till 4 P.M. when the evening again cleared up. It had all the appearance of an Eclipse of the Sun.

=== 23 === Wednesday. The stove arrived to day from Montreal and was fitted up and lighted - smoked abominably at first.

A Daily Meteorological & General Journal kept at Ravenswood, Tiship of Woolwich county Halton, Gore District U. Canada, in Latitude 43°.36 N. Long: 80°.40 W.

Friday 27 - 11.S.N. Intensely cold, clear sunshine Frost . New Moon

Saturday 28 - O.W. do do Cloudy

February, 1835. Second Month. 28 days.

Thermom. Winds
Sunday 1 32.0 F. N.W. Stormy, Snow & strong frost. Stars at night very brilliant
Monday 2 30.0 F. N.W. Clear all day, very severe frost
Tuesday 3 31.0 F N. & W6N. Clear & sunshine all day. Strong frost. Rode to P. Office.
Wednesday 5 19.0 F N. Intence frost all last night & continues. Clear & Cloudy throughout
Thursday 5 24 WSW Fine day. Sunshine wt.. strong frost. {sketch of half moon} first Quarter.
Friday 6 30 W&N Clear & Sunshine in morning, Forenoon cloudy wt Snow. Afternoon clear, Strong frost
Saturday 7 33 N Fine morning. Clear. Intense cold in afternoon 1st wind & Snow
Sunday 8 25{17} 10 W.N.W. N.W. Clear day intensely cold - wind gusty & snow in afternoon morning and evening mercury in Ball
Monday 9 18 W.& N. Fine Clear day, not so cold
Tuesday 10 25 WSW. Beautiful clear winter day. - walked to P.Office - James & John returned from Hamilton wt. Luggage where they went on Sunday
Wednesday 11 11 W&S. Snow showers throughout, very cold. New Sow took John Davidson's Boar to day.
Thursday 12 21 SW Clear Sunshiny day - Frost.
Friday 13 23 WSW. do do do. - at Night strong gale of Wind {ink blot}full
Saturday 14 20 S.W. Cloudy mg mercury in Ball (0.F.) Clear throughout remainder
Sunday 15 14 N.W. Cloudy day throughout, mild mg colder rest of day
Monday 16 17 WN.W. Clear throughout
Tuesday 17 34 S.E. Dull cloudy day. Fresh.
Wednesday 18 38 ESE do do do . Evening Showery
Thursday 19 32 E&S Fair in the forepart of the day - Aftern'n..cloudy wt. Snow Showers
Friday 20 35 E&S Cloudy day throughout. {sketch of quarter moon} Last Quarter yesterday
Saturday 21 50 WSW Cloudy Forenoo warm wt.. rain. After clear.. Snow much gone
Sunday 22 48.31 W do throughout, fresh & cold - last night much wind and very heavy rain - Snow nearly gone - Frost in the evening
Monday 23 31 SW. Beautiful Sunshiny day. Frost, cattle in the fields. warm
Tuesday 24 43 ESE Fine day. Frost. at Post Office Emigrant N.Y came up today wt. some numbers of Toronto Patriot.--
Wednesday 25 30 W&S Cold and Cloudy - Frost. High wind last night.
Thursday 26 10 W Intensely cold day - Frost. Clear Sunshine..

March 1835. 3rd Month. 31 days.


Thermom'tr
8a.m. 2P.m.
Sunday 1 0. 23 SW. Clear frosty day, very cold
Monday 2 0 10 SSW do Intensely cold & Frost.
Tuesday 3 0. 15 SW. Sunshine all day. Frost very cold. Last night intense cold throughout
Wednesday 4 0 28 E.&S Beautiful sunny day. Warm. Frost.
Thursday 5 3 36 S.W. Fine war sunny day, Frost.
Friday 6 9 47 S.W Beautiful clear day. Sun fresh.
Saturday 7 5 43 N.E.E&S Fine clear day. fresh till evening. {sketch of quarter moon} first quarter
Sunday 8 33 50 S.S.E. Clear warm day. Fresh from 9 A.M. throughout. A halo round the moon wt flury clouds at night
Monday 9 44 56 NE Snow showers throughout. Fresh & warm. Snow melting as it fell
Tuesday 10 35 58 Calm N.E. Cloudy & Fresh all day - Evg clear. warm throughout
Wednesday 11 37 57 S.E do wt. occasional sunshine, warm & fresh - calm
Thursday 12 36 50 S.S.E. Fresh day - cloudy wt. occasional rain
Friday 13 34 46 W. Cloudy morning - After noon sunshine. warm & fresh.
" " " full moon - in Evening large halo round the moon. clear
Saturday 14 36 49 S.W. Clear throughout. Fresh & warm.
Sunday 15 30 48 WSW Sunshine all day, warm & fresh.
Monday 16 33 49 E.SE Clear, & cloudy occasionally, strong frost.
Tuesday 17 20 31 WSW. Sunshine throughout, strong frost. This morning Pet calved a male. at P.O.
Wednesday 18 30 51 SSW. Fine clear Frosty days Mr O'Reilly, who arrived here on Sunday, & Mr Gilkison of Elora set off home
Thursday 19 34 58 W. Clear Sunshiny day - warm fresh
Friday 20 31 52 N.W. do do fresh but chilly
Saturday 21 18 38 ESE disagreeable chilly day. - fresh
Sunday 22 10 27 SE this morning a severe snow storm, which commenced about midnight. - very cold wt. gusts of wind snow
Monday 23 17 36 N.W. Storm & frost still continues. Snow very deep. wt frost.
Tuesday 24 30 59 W.&N. Fine warm day. Sunshine fresh. snow nearly gone. Mr Gilkison arrived upward today at Berlin & P.O.
Wednesday 25 27 56 ESE Fine sunshiny day. Strong frost all last night. fresh all day.. Spend it in dark red masses of clouds. - cold Evening
Thursday 26 58 62 Morning warm, wt. Indian Summer sky. fresh throughout. at P.M. heavy rain came on warm this aft. Black cloudy scudding
Friday 27 58 61 SW. Warm fresh day, generally cloudy.
Saturday 28 60 58 N.W. Strong frost in the morning wt.. sunshine. after chilly & cloudy - in evening rain.
Sunday 29 40 51 N.E. Cloudy & cold day throughout
Monday 30 52 61 S.W. Sunshine throughout. Wind blowing strong & fresh
Tuesday 31 53 66 WSW. Fine sunny day fresh throughout.

April 1835

Wednesday 1 56 68 SSE very warm sunny day, fresh.
Thursday 2 58 70 NNW. At 5 AM. Thunder & Rain... morning sultry & cloudy Forenoon gusts of wind wt. heavy drops of rain & cold Afternoon warm & sunshine
Friday 3 56 68 SE Warm sunshiny day. Frost in morning
Saturday 4 52 65 N.E Dull and cloudy, morning Frost afternoon rains
Sunday 5 32 56 SE cloudy & cold throughout. afternoon rain . This was a day of misfortunes in the morning all milk spilt: the Pig destroyed the young Cabbages: the chimney took fire & & &
Monday 6 30 42 WNW cloudy wt a heavy fall of snow - cold - fresh afternoon - at School meeting appointed teacher
Tuesday 7 43 34 E&N cloudy wt. snow in mg. after: fine
Wednesday 8 36 48 N.N.E. do do all day
Thursday 9 39 52 S.W. Clear sunshiny day wt Frost.
Friday 10 46 68 WSW do do very warm
Saturday 11 63 79 S.W. do do do
Sunday 12 49 62 E.&S morning clear till 10. after wind & rain all day
Monday 13 50 59 ESE cloudy wt. rain at intervals. cold.
Tuesday 14 49 63 SW. do mild rain in Evening
Wednesday 15 54 64 WSW. clear morning. cloudy afternoon warm.
Thursday 16 40 52 N.E Snow showers generally throughout. cold
Friday 17 38 62 N.EN. do A intervals - seven frost. aftern: fine
Saturday 18 44 61 N.W. Frost strong morn: aftern: mild
Sunday 19 46 64 N.N.W. do do day throughout mild
Monday 20 49 60 SW. Fine clear day - Frost in the morning.
Tuesday 21 50 59 N.W. do do do do Cloudy evening & windy
Wednesday 22 48 64 W.NW Frosty morning. warm day. clear throughout
Thursday 23 50 68 W&S do clear day & warm. cloudy towards evening
Friday 24 52 66 WNW do cloudy forepart. clear afternoon
Saturday 25 46 69 N.W. Strong frost in morning - day warm throughout
Sunday 26 49 67 W. Frosty morning mild day & cloudy.
Monday 27 54 69 SE do warm clear day. evening cloudy & warm
Tuesday 28 51 70 S do do windy evening - in gusts at night
Wednesday 29 54 69 SW. do cloudy warm day. evening clear.
Thursday 30 51 68 W. Strong Frost in morning. Pools frozen thick. day warm and clear. evening cloudy & sultry

May 1835

Fahr: Thermom:
Weekday Mv: day 8 am. 2 P.M. Wind
Friday 1 39 69 SW. Frosty morning. Warm day throughout. Evening sultry
Saturday 2 47 66 SW do do . Warm day wt. wind. evening cloudy
Sunday 3 64 71 S do do do very sultry. evening warm & clear.
Monday 4 56 77 WSW Fine day throughout, warm wt. occasional slight rain
Tuesday 5 52 75 SW. do do do sultry, Evening windy
Wednesday 6 59 78 W&S do do do do Evening sultry & cloudy
Thursday 7 60 76 SW Frosty morning. Warm throughout with wind. drought.
Friday 8 57 78 WSW do day warm & sultry. Evening windy & clear
Saturday 9 56 74 S.S.E. Warm throughout, Evening very hot. Thr: 79.
Sunday 10 49 70 N.W. Cold morning but no frost. day cold windy. Evening cold
Monday 11 47 56 N.E. do cold windy day and cloudy evening clear.
Tuesday 12 49 60 N.W. Frosty morning. day pleasant & cloudy.
Wednesday 13 61 78 WNW do very warm. day Evening sultry
Thursday 14 60 74 SW. do . day through very warm. night oppressive heat.
Friday 15 57 80 W&S do do do evening very hot.
Saturday 16 67 76 N.W. Day droughty wt. wind. Evening calm & hot.
Sunday 17 56 78 W&N Warm but pleasant day. Evg calm & mild.
Monday 18 72 85 WSW Very warm throughout. Night sultry & opperfsive
Tuesday 19 74 86 SW. very hot... slight rain last night. cloudy appearance of rain
Wednesday 20 70 84 N. very sultry. cooler. last night thunder & rain came on from North. at 10 P.M. Lightning very vivid bot sheet & fork. heavy rain at 11 A.M. Thunder came on again. distant but unremitted - rain
Thursday 21 61 83 NW sultry calm day. Thunder generally throughout - Evg rain
Friday 22 52 70 SE Cooler to day. cloudy throughout. occasional rain.
Saturday 23 68 83 W very warm and sultry. at night soft showers.
Sunday 24 62 84 SE. at 10 A.M. very heavy rain. Afterwards very hot & Sultry For these few days past, immense flocks of Pigeons have been flying about the neighbourhood. It is a beautiful kind the of Linneus, and is very delicate eating, resembling very much, I think, the Partridge at home

May 1835. 5th Month. 31 days.

8 A.M. 8 P.M.
Monday 25 64 93 SW. Intensely warm throughout. more so than any day I remember of at house. Al animated Nature is now full of joy, and the fields have also begun to put on their summer drefs "The shade need cover us with their shadow. the willows of the brook compass us round about."
Tuesday 26 69 95 W. Hot and sultry day throughout. Not a breath of wind till 4 P.M.-
Wednesday 27 66 84 SW. Very warm day throughout. distant thunder
Thursday 28 64 76 NW. warm & cloudy throughout. A right thunder lightning & rain which continued all night
Friday 29 69 68 W Hot and clear. Evening rather chilly
Saturday 30 71 69 SW. very warm day throughout
Sunday 31 70 59 N.W. Warm day wt. occasional rain - afternoon heavy rain at Preston (Waterloo) to day wt. Mr Ferrie.

June 1835. 30 days.

8A.M. 8 P.M. Wind
Monday 1 71 76 calm very warm day throughout
Tuesday 2 74 79 NE very warm day
Wednesday 3 74 80 N.W. Excessively hot day. Evening cloudy & warm & at night thunder in the distance. wt. heavy rain.
Thursday 4 75 89 N.NW very sultry throughout & cloudy - generally showery at night thunder
Friday 5 72 70 N.W. warm cloudy day, wt. heavy falls of rain
Saturday 6 71 72 SE very warm day
Sunday 7 72 69 E do do whit Sunday
Monday 8 71



1830

Monday 16

75° W Very warm day. In the afternoon a thunderstorm came on, with heavy rain. Thermom: 73.

Tuesday 17

64° SW Fine day, in the morning cold. Walked to the Post Office & took home despatches.

Wednesday 18

70° NW Fine warm day. Cold morning.

Thursday 19

Left Woolwich at 6 A.M. and arrived at Hamilton at 7 P.M. Rain all day.

Sunday 22

In Hamilton in the Steamer Cobourg and arrived at Niagara same day.

Monday 23

Arrived at Toronto and left on

Tuesday 24

For Kingston when I arrived at 10 A.M. on Wednesday, sailed for and on

Wednesday 25

Arrived at Prescott from Kingston at 8½ P.M.

Thursday 26

Arrived at Brockville from Prescott at 7½ P.M.

Friday

Started from ditto for Smith’s Falls where I arrived at 5½ P.M.

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Alexander C. Geddes, “Alexander C. Geddes Diary, 1834-1836,” Rural Diary Archive, accessed July 26, 2025, https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/items/show/470.
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