John Jardine Sr. Diary, 1868-1871

Title

John Jardine Sr. Diary, 1868-1871

Creator

John Jardine Sr.

Source

Courtesy of Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph

Date

1868-1871

Language

English

Coverage

19th Century, Essex County, Tilbury West Township, Ontario

Date Created

December 1, 1868

Is Part Of

John Jardine Sr. Diary Collection

Medium

Scanned Manuscript

Transcription

Mr, John Jardins Jeffery Wed

December The 1 John, 1868


1 Tesday I maid my stable logs

2 Wedneday I drawed my stables logs and

  fetched home my shingles from James Miller

3 Thursday I bilt my shed for my cattle

4 friday I banked the house and sohoured around

 This afternoon it snowed very heavy

5 Saturday I went to sea James Mooart about timber

6 Sunday we went to here mr king, we went with the slay

7 Monday it snowed and rained we leaned a grist

8 Tuesday I went and got my horses shod cost

9 Wednesday dick and I killed to pigs in The evening

  I went up to mill with 20 bushels of wheat

10 Thurday I drawed To loads of wood for henry.

   and helped roe up To heels com back and
   went for my grist

11 friday I helped boby To kill his pigs!

12 Satuerday we went To take our place at Mckard

13 Sanday went to hear Mr Hover a the Methwoh

Chmber, too late to hear Mr Lepl

14 Monday, Went to Metart's to draw timber

15 Tuesday, I drawed timber for McCart

16 Wednesday. Ditto 6288

17 Thursday Ditto John Jardins TeWey

18 Friday Ditto

19 Satturday Ditto

20 Sunday staid at home all day

21 Monday at home & put a tirsyue in my sleigh in the after noun Went to R.Vielermam

22 Tuesday Put manure in the potato pit

23 Wednesday Went back to McCart to sleid timber

24 Thursday slidded Timber too

25 Friday I Christmas. Carmel kemi a gum I sick a little

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Citation

John Jardine Sr., “John Jardine Sr. Diary, 1868-1871,” Rural Diary Archive, accessed April 30, 2024, https://ruraldiaries.lib.uoguelph.ca/transcribe/items/show/501.
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